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- Title
Probing the contractile vacuole as Achilles' heel of the biotrophic grapevine pathogen Plasmopara viticola.
- Authors
Tröster, Viktoria; Setzer, Tabea; Hirth, Thomas; Pecina, Anna; Kortekamp, Andreas; Nick, Peter
- Abstract
The causative agent of Grapevine Downy Mildew, the oomycete Plasmopara viticola, poses a serious threat to viticulture. In the current work, the contractile vacuole of the zoospore is analysed as potential target for novel plant protection strategies. Using a combination of electron microscopy, spinning disc confocal microscopy, and video differential interference contrast microscopy, we have followed the genesis and dynamics of this vacuole required during the search for the stomata, when the non-walled zoospore is exposed to hypotonic conditions. This subcellular description was combined with a pharmacological study, where the functionality of the contractile vacuole was blocked by manipulation of actin, by Na, Cu, and Al ions or by inhibition of the NADPH oxidase. We further observe that RGD peptides (mimicking binding sites for integrins at the extracellular matrix) can inhibit the function of the contractile vacuole as well. Finally, we show that an extract from Chinese liquorice ( Glycyrrhiza uralensis) proposed as biocontrol for Downy Mildews can efficiently induce zoospore burst and that this activity depends on the activity of NADPH oxidase. The effect of the extract can be phenocopied by its major compound, glycyrrhizin, suggesting a mode of action for this biologically safe alternative to copper products.
- Subjects
PLASMOPARA viticola; GRAPES; NADPH oxidase; CONTRACTILE vacuole; CONFOCAL microscopy
- Publication
Protoplasma, 2017, Vol 254, Issue 5, p1887
- ISSN
0033-183X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00709-017-1123-y