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Ustilago maydis PR-1-like protein has evolved two distinct domains for dual virulence activities

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  • Yu-Han Lin

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

  • Meng-Yun Xu

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

  • Chuan-Chih Hsu

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

  • Florensia Ariani Damei

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

  • Hui-Chun Lee

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

  • Wei-Lun Tsai

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

  • Cuong V. Hoang

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

  • Yin-Ru Chiang

    (Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica)

  • Lay-Sun Ma

    (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)

Abstract

The diversification of effector function, driven by a co-evolutionary arms race, enables pathogens to establish compatible interactions with hosts. Structurally conserved plant pathogenesis-related PR-1 and PR-1-like (PR-1L) proteins are involved in plant defense and fungal virulence, respectively. It is unclear how fungal PR-1L counters plant defense. Here, we show that Ustilago maydis UmPR-1La and yeast ScPRY1, with conserved phenolic resistance functions, are Ser/Thr-rich region mediated cell-surface localization proteins. However, UmPR-1La has gained specialized activity in sensing phenolics and eliciting hyphal-like formation to guide fungal growth in plants. Additionally, U. maydis hijacks maize cathepsin B-like 3 (CatB3) to release functional CAPE-like peptides by cleaving UmPR-1La’s conserved CNYD motif, subverting plant CAPE-primed immunity and promoting fungal virulence. Surprisingly, CatB3 avoids cleavage of plant PR-1s, despite the presence of the same conserved CNYD motif. Our work highlights that UmPR-1La has acquired additional dual roles to suppress plant defense and sustain the infection process of fungal pathogens.

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  • Yu-Han Lin & Meng-Yun Xu & Chuan-Chih Hsu & Florensia Ariani Damei & Hui-Chun Lee & Wei-Lun Tsai & Cuong V. Hoang & Yin-Ru Chiang & Lay-Sun Ma, 2023. "Ustilago maydis PR-1-like protein has evolved two distinct domains for dual virulence activities," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-41459-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41459-4
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