Linked, if not the same, Mi-1 homologues confer resistance to tomato powdery mildew and root-knot nematodes

Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2011 Apr;24(4):441-50. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-06-10-0145.

Abstract

On the short arm of tomato chromosome 6, a cluster of disease resistance (R) genes have evolved harboring the Mi-1 and Cf genes. The Mi-1 gene confers resistance to root-knot nematodes, aphids, and whiteflies. Previously, we mapped two genes, Ol-4 and Ol-6, for resistance to tomato powdery mildew in this cluster. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Ol-4 and Ol-6 are homologues of the R genes located in this cluster. We show that near-isogenic lines (NIL) harboring Ol-4 (NIL-Ol-4) and Ol-6 (NIL-Ol-6) are also resistant to nematodes and aphids. Genetically, the resistance to nematodes cosegregates with Ol-4 and Ol-6, which are further fine-mapped to the Mi-1 cluster. We provide evidence that the composition of Mi-1 homologues in NIL-Ol-4 and NIL-Ol-6 is different from other nematode-resistant tomato lines, Motelle and VFNT, harboring the Mi-1 gene. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the resistance to both nematodes and tomato powdery mildew in these two NIL is governed by linked (if not the same) Mi-1 homologues in the Mi-1 gene cluster. Finally, we discuss how Solanum crops exploit Mi-1 homologues to defend themselves against distinct pathogens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aphids / immunology
  • Aphids / pathogenicity
  • Aphids / physiology
  • Ascomycota / immunology*
  • Ascomycota / pathogenicity
  • Ascomycota / physiology
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Chromosomes, Plant
  • Cladosporium / pathogenicity
  • Cladosporium / physiology
  • Genes, Plant / genetics
  • Genetic Linkage*
  • Host-Parasite Interactions
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Immunity, Innate / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family
  • Nematoda / immunology*
  • Nematoda / pathogenicity
  • Nematoda / physiology
  • Plant Diseases / genetics
  • Plant Diseases / immunology
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology
  • Plant Diseases / parasitology
  • Plant Immunity / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / physiology
  • Solanum lycopersicum / genetics*
  • Solanum lycopersicum / immunology
  • Solanum lycopersicum / microbiology
  • Solanum lycopersicum / parasitology
  • Tylenchoidea / immunology
  • Tylenchoidea / pathogenicity
  • Tylenchoidea / physiology

Substances

  • MI-1 protein, Lycopersicon esculentum
  • Plant Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HQ259295
  • GENBANK/HQ259296
  • GENBANK/HQ259297
  • GENBANK/HQ259298
  • GENBANK/HQ259299
  • GENBANK/HQ259300