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  • Infection of Alfalfa Cotyledons by an Incompatible but Not a Compatible Species of Colletotrichum Induces Formation of Paramural Bodies and Secretion of EVs
Title: Infection of Alfalfa Cotyledons by an Incompatible but Not a Compatible Species of Colletotrichum Induces Formation of Paramural Bodies and Secretion of EVs
Hemibiotrophic fungi in the genus Colletotrichum employ a biotrophic phase to invade host epidermal cells followed by a necrotrophic phase to spread through neighboring mesophyll and epidermal cells. We used serial block face-scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) to compare subcellular changes that occur in Medicago sativa (alfalfa) cotyledons during infection by Colletotrichum destructivum (compatible on M. sativa) and C. higginsianum (incompatible on M. sativa). Three-dimensional reconstruction of serial images revealed that alfalfa epidermal cells infected with C. destructivum undergo massive cytological changes during the first 60 h following inoculation to accommodate extensive intracellular hyphal growth. Conversely, inoculation with the incompatible species C. higginsianum resulted in no successful penetration events and frequent formation of papilla-like structures and cytoplasmic aggregates beneath attempted fungal penetration sites. Further analysis of the incompatible interaction using focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) revealed the formation of large multivesicular body-like structures that appeared spherical and were not visible in compatible interactions. These structures often fused with the host plasma membrane, giving rise to paramural bodies that appeared to be releasing extracellular vesicles (EVs). Isolation of EVs from the apoplastic space of alfalfa leaves at 60 h postinoculation showed significantly more vesicles secreted from alfalfa infected with incompatible fungus compared with compatible fungus, which in turn was more than produced by noninfected plants. Thus, the increased frequency of paramural bodies during incompatible interactions correlated with an increase in EV quantity in apoplastic wash fluids. Together, these results suggest that EVs and paramural bodies contribute to immunity during pathogen attack in alfalfa. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license .  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2141969 1842685 1645745
PAR ID:
10573398
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Phytopathological Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
Volume:
37
Issue:
10
ISSN:
0894-0282
Page Range / eLocation ID:
721 to 735
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Colletotrichum destructivum Colletotrichum higginsianum extracellular vesicles focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) IMOD Medicago sativa multivesicular bodies (MVB) paramural bodies serial block face-scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) three-dimensional-electron microscopy (3D-EM).
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Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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