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Nonhost resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana against Colletotrichum species

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Arabidopsis thaliana exhibits a durable resistance called nonhost resistance against nonadapted fungal pathogens. A. thaliana activates preinvasive resistance and terminates entry attempts by nonadapted fungi belonging to the genus Colletotrichum, which cause anthracnose disease in many plants. In the interaction between A. thaliana and nonadapted C. tropicale, the preinvasive resistance involves the PENETRATION 2-related antifungal secondary metabolite pathway and the ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE 1-dependent antifungal peptide pathway. The development of invasive hyphae by C. tropicale owing to the reduction of preinvasive resistance then triggers the blockage of further hyphal expansion via the activation of the second layer of resistance, i.e., postinvasive resistance, which guarantees the robustness of the nonhost resistance of A. thaliana against Colletotrichum pathogens. Both the tryptophan-derived metabolic pathway and glutathione synthesis play critical roles in the postinvasive resistance against C. tropicale, although the molecular mechanism of postinvasive resistance remains to be elucidated. In this review, we describe the current understanding of the molecular background of the Arabidopsis nonhost resistance against Colletotrichum fungi and discuss perspectives for future research on this durable resistance.

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This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) (15H05780, 18H02204 and 18H04780), by grants from the Project of the NARO Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (research program on development of innovative technology), and by the Asahi Glass Foundation.

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Kosaka, A., Takano, Y. Nonhost resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana against Colletotrichum species. J Gen Plant Pathol 84, 305–311 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-018-0799-y

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