title: PIRIN2 stabilizes cysteine protease XCP2 and increases susceptibility to the vascular pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in Arabidopsis.
abstract: PIRIN (PRN) is a member of the functionally diverse cupin protein superfamily. There are four members of the Arabidopsis thaliana PRN family, but the roles of these proteins are largely unknown. Here we describe a function of the Arabidopsis PIRIN2 (PRN2) that is related to susceptibility to the bacterial plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. Two prn2 mutant alleles displayed decreased disease development and bacterial growth in response to R.  solanacearum infection. We elucidated the underlying molecular mechanism by analyzing PRN2 interactions with the papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs) XCP2, RD21A, and RD21B, all of which bound to PRN2 in yeast two-hybrid assays and in Arabidopsis protoplast co-immunoprecipitation assays. We show that XCP2 is stabilized by PRN2 through inhibition of its autolysis on the basis of PLCP activity profiling assays and enzymatic assays with recombinant protein. The stabilization of XCP2 by PRN2 was also confirmed in planta. Like prn2 mutants, an xcp2 single knockout mutant and xcp2 prn2 double knockout mutant displayed decreased susceptibility to R. solanacearum, suggesting that stabilization of XCP2 by PRN2 underlies susceptibility to R. solanacearum in Arabidopsis.
authors.affiliation: Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tremousaygue
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Denancé
authors.forename: H Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: van Esse
authors.forename: Anja C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hörger
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dabos
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goffner
authors.forename: Bart P H J
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Thomma
authors.forename: Renier A L
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: van der Hoorn
authors.forename: Hannele
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuominen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020171:Botrytis / Q000502:physiology; D057056:Cysteine Proteases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D055786:Gene Knockout Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D044224:Pseudomonas syringae / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits; D043368:Ralstonia solanacearum / Q000502:physiology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D020172:Verticillium / Q000502:physiology; D016959:Xanthomonas campestris / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C478977:At3g59260 protein, Arabidopsis; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D057056:Cysteine Proteases; C000597997:XCP2 protein, Arabidopsis
keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; PIRIN2; Ralstonia solanacearum; XCP2; papain-like cysteine protease; vascular pathogen