A type II secreted subtilase from commensal rhizobacteria cleaves immune elicitor peptides and suppresses flg22-induced immune activation

Summary: Plant roots grow in association with a community of microorganisms collectively known as the rhizosphere microbiome. Immune activation in response to elicitors like the flagellin-derived epitope flg22 restricts bacteria on plant roots but also inhibits plant growth. Some commensal root-asso...

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Main Authors: Samuel Eastman, Ting Jiang, Kaeli Ficco, Chao Liao, Britley Jones, Sarina Wen, Yvette Olivas Biddle, Aya Eyceoz, Ilya Yatsishin, Todd A. Naumann, Jonathan M. Conway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724014141
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Summary:Summary: Plant roots grow in association with a community of microorganisms collectively known as the rhizosphere microbiome. Immune activation in response to elicitors like the flagellin-derived epitope flg22 restricts bacteria on plant roots but also inhibits plant growth. Some commensal root-associated bacteria are capable of suppressing the plant immune response to elicitors. In this study, we investigated the ability of 165 root-associated bacteria to suppress flg22-induced immune activation and growth restriction. We demonstrate that a type II secreted subtilase, which we term immunosuppressive subtilase A (IssA), from Dyella japonica strain MF79 cleaves the immune elicitor peptide flg22 and suppresses immune activation. IssA homologs are found in other plant-associated commensals, with particularly high conservation in the order Xanthomonadales. This represents a novel mechanism by which commensal microbes modulate flg22-induced immunity in the rhizosphere microbiome.
ISSN:2211-1247