Open AccessThe barley HvSTP13GR mutant triggers resistance against biotrophic fungi
Author(s) -
Skoppek Caroline Ines,
Punt Wilko,
Heinrichs Marleen,
Ordon Frank,
Wehner Gwendolin,
Boch Jens,
Streubel Jana
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
molecular plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1364-3703
pISSN - 1464-6722
DOI - 10.1111/mpp.13161
Subject(s) - biology , pathogen , mutant , fungus , biotic stress , hordeum vulgare , plant disease resistance , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , botany , poaceae , abiotic stress
High‐yielding and stress‐resistant crops are essential to ensure future food supply. Barley is an important crop to feed livestock and to produce malt, but the annual yield is threatened by pathogen infections. Pathogens can trigger an altered sugar partitioning in the host plant, which possibly leads to an advantage for the pathogen. Hampering these processes represents a promising strategy to potentially increase resistance. We analysed the response of the barley monosaccharide transporter HvSTP13 towards biotic stress and its potential use for plant protection. The expression of HvSTP13 increased on bacterial and fungal pathogen‐associated molecular pattern (PAMP) application, suggesting a PAMP‐triggered signalling that converged on the transcriptional induction of the gene. Promoter studies indicate a region that is probably targeted by transcription factors downstream of PAMP‐triggered immunity pathways. We confirmed that the nonfunctional HvSTP13GR variant confers resistance against an economically relevant biotrophic rust fungus in barley. Our experimental setup provides basal prerequisites to further decode the role of HvSTP13 in response to biological stress. Moreover, in line with other studies, our experiments indicate that the alteration of sugar partitioning pathways, in a host–pathogen interaction, is a promising approach to achieve broad and durable resistance in plants.