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- Title
Hsp90 Gene Is Required for Mi-1 -Mediated Resistance of Tomato to the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
- Authors
Pascual, Susana; Rodríguez-Álvarez, Clara I.; Kaloshian, Isgouhi; Nombela, Gloria
- Abstract
The Mi-1 gene of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) confers resistance against some nematodes and insects, but the resistance mechanisms differ depending on the harmful organism, as a hypersensitive reaction (HR) occurs only in the case of nematodes. The gene Rme1 is required for Mi-1-mediated resistance to nematodes, aphids, and whiteflies, and several additional proteins also play a role in this resistance. Among them, the involvement of the chaperone HSP90 has been demonstrated in Mi-1-mediated resistance for aphids and nematodes, but not for whiteflies. In this work, we studied the implication of the Hsp90 gene in the Mi-1 resistance against the whitefly Bemisia tabaci by means of Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-based virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS). The silencing of the Hsp90 gene in tomato Motelle plants carrying the Mi-1 gene resulted in a decrease in resistance to whiteflies, as oviposition values were significantly higher than those on non-silenced plants. This decrease in resistance was equivalent to that caused by the silencing of the Mi-1 gene itself. Infiltration with the control TRV vector did not alter Mi-1 mediated resistance to B. tabaci. Similar to the Mi-1 gene, silencing of Hsp90-1 occurs partially, as silenced plants showed a significant but not complete suppression of gene expression. Thus, our results demonstrate the requirement of Hsp90 in the Mi-1-mediated resistance to B. tabaci and reinforce the hypothesis of a common model for this resistance to nematodes and insects.
- Subjects
SWEETPOTATO whitefly; HEAT shock proteins; ALEYRODIDAE; INSECT nematodes; GENE silencing; PLANT gene silencing; TOMATOES
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2023, Vol 12, Issue 3, p641
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants12030641