Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Indole derivatives enhance resistance against the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

  • Disease Control
  • Published:
Journal of General Plant Pathology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In leaves pretreated with an indole derivative [indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) tryptamine, or tryptophan], blast lesion formation was suppressed compared to those treated with distilled water (DW) as a control. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity and PAL expression were significantly enhanced in the IAA- or tryptophan-pretreated leaves, but not in tryptamine-pretreated leaves. This induction of resistance was inhibited by pretreatment with a PAL inhibitor, α-aminooxyacetic acid, in IAA- and in tryptophan-treated leaves, but not in tryptamine-treated leaves. This study strongly shows that the indole derivatives IAA tryptamine and tryptophan can enhance a disease resistance mechanism that is supported by different metabolic pathways.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Arase S, Fujita K, Uehara T, Honda Y, Isota J (2000) Light-enhanced resistance to Magnaporthe grisea infection in the rice Sekiguchi lesion mutants. J Phytopathol 148:197–203

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Arase S, Ueno M, Toko M, Honda Y, Itho K, Ozoe Y (2001) Light-dependent accumulation of tryptamine in the rice Sekiguchi lesion mutant infected with Magnaporthe grisea. J Phytopathol 149:409–413

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dixon RA, Lamb CJ (1990) Molecular communication in interactions between plants and microbial pathogens. Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol 41:339–367

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Erdmann N, Schiewer U (1971) Tryptophan-dependent indoleacetic acid biosynthesis from indole, demonstrated by double-labeling experiments. Planta 97:135–141

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Fujita K, Arase S, Hiratsuka H, Honda Y, Nozu M (1994) The role of toxin(s) produced by germinating spores of Pyricularia oryzae in pathogenesis. J Phytopathol 142:245–252

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hahlbrock K, Scheel D (1989) Physiology and molecular biology of phenylpropanoid metabolism. Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol 40:347–369

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Iwata M, Sekizawa Y, Iwamatsu H, Suzuki Y, Watanabe T (1981) Effects of plant hormones on peroxidase activity in rice leaf and incidence of rice blast. Ann Phytopathol Soc Jpn 47:646–653

    Google Scholar 

  • Matsuo H, Taniguchi K, Hiramoto T, Yamada T, Ichinose Y, Toyoda K, Takeda K, Shiraishi T (2001) Gramine increase associated with rapid and transient systemic resistance in barley induced by mechanical and biological stresses. Plant Cell Physiol 42:1103–1111

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Miyagawa H, Toda H, Tsurushima T, Ueno T, Shishiyama J (1994) Accumulation of tryptamine in barley leaves irradiated with UV light. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 58:1723–1724

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Silva MC, Nicole M, Guerra-Guimarães L, Rodrigues CJ Jr (2002) Hypersensitive cell death and post-haustorial defence responses arrest the orange rust (Hemileia vastatrix) growth in resistant coffee leaves. Physiol Mol Plant Pathol 60:169–183

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sticher L, Mauch-Mani B, Metraux JP (1997) Systemic acquired resistance. Annu Rev Phytopathol 35:235–270

    Google Scholar 

  • Thomas JC, Adams DG, Nessler CL, Brown JK, Bohnert HJ (1995) Tryptophan decarboxylase, tryptamine, and reproduction of the whitefly. Plant Physiol 109:717–720

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tomiyama K (1963) Physiology and biochemistry of disease resistance of plants. Annu Rev Phytopathol 1:295–324

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ueno M, Shibata H, Kihara J, Honda Y, Arase S (2003) Increased tryptophan decarboxylase and monoamine oxidase activities induce Sekiguchi lesion formation in rice infected with Magnaporthe grisea. Plant J 36:215–228

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Verwoerd TC, Dekker BMM, Hoekema A (1989) A small-scale procedure for the rapid isolation of plant RNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 17:2362

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe T, Sekizawa Y, Shimura M, Suzuki Y, Matsumoto K, Iwata M, Mase S (1979) Rice blast controlling agent of benzisothiazole analogs III. Effects of probenazole (Oryzaemate®) on rice plants with reference to controlling rice blast. J Pestic Sci 4:53–59

    CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (No. 21780037) from the Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, 690-8504, Japan

    Makoto Ueno, Yumiko Kumura, Kana Ueda, Junichi Kihara & Sakae Arase

Authors
  1. Makoto Ueno
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yumiko Kumura
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Kana Ueda
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Junichi Kihara
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Sakae Arase
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Makoto Ueno.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ueno, M., Kumura, Y., Ueda, K. et al. Indole derivatives enhance resistance against the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae . J Gen Plant Pathol 77, 209–213 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-011-0300-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-011-0300-7

Keywords

Search

Navigation