title: Maize-Pathogen Interactions: An Ongoing Combat from a Proteomics Perspective.
abstract: Maize (Zea mays L.) is a host to numerous pathogenic species that impose serious diseases to its ear and foliage, negatively affecting the yield and the quality of the maize crop. A considerable amount of research has been carried out to elucidate mechanisms of maize-pathogen interactions with a major goal to identify defense-associated proteins. In this review, we summarize interactions of maize with its agriculturally important pathogens that were assessed at the proteome level. Employing differential analyses, such as the comparison of pathogen-resistant and susceptible maize varieties, as well as changes in maize proteomes after pathogen challenge, numerous proteins were identified as possible candidates in maize resistance. We describe findings of various research groups that used mainly mass spectrometry-based, high through-put proteomic tools to investigate maize interactions with fungal pathogens Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium spp., and Curvularia lunata, and viral agents Rice Black-streaked Dwarf Virus and Sugarcane Mosaic Virus.
authors.affiliation: Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. opechanova@mscl.msstate.edu.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pechanova
authors.affiliation: Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA. pechan@ra.msstate.edu.
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pechan
mesh_terms: D060467:Disease Resistance; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods; D003313:Zea mays / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D020543:Proteome
keywords: Aspergillus flavus; Curvularia lunata; Fusarium spp.; defense; interaction; maize; mycotoxin; pathogen; pathogenesis-related; plant virus; proteomics; resistance