Enhancement of disease resistance to Magnaporthe grisea in rice by accumulation of hydroxy linoleic acid

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 May 30;370(2):344-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.03.083. Epub 2008 Mar 26.

Abstract

Linoleic acid (18:2) and linolenic acid (18:3) are sources for various oxidized metabolites called oxylipins, some of which inhibit growth of fungal pathogens. In a previous study, we found disease resistance to rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea enhanced in 18:2-accumulating transgenic rice (F78Ri) in which the conversion from 18:2 to 18:3 was suppressed. Here, we demonstrate that 18:2-derived hydroperoxides and hydroxides (HPODEs and HODEs, respectively) inhibit growth of M. grisea more strongly than their 18:3-derived counterparts. Furthermore, in F78Ri plants, the endogenous levels of HPODEs and HODEs increased significantly, compared with wild-type plants. These results suggest that the increased accumulation of antifungal oxylipins, such as HPODEs and HODEs, causes the enhancement of disease resistance against M. grisea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hydroxides / metabolism
  • Hydroxides / pharmacology
  • Linoleic Acid / metabolism*
  • Linolenic Acids / genetics
  • Lipid Peroxides / metabolism
  • Lipid Peroxides / pharmacology
  • Magnaporthe* / drug effects
  • Magnaporthe* / physiology
  • Oryza / genetics
  • Oryza / metabolism*
  • Oryza / microbiology*
  • Oxylipins / metabolism*
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / microbiology
  • Spores, Fungal / drug effects

Substances

  • Hydroxides
  • Linolenic Acids
  • Lipid Peroxides
  • Oxylipins
  • Plant Extracts
  • Linoleic Acid