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NMR-based metabolomics of transgenic and non-transgenic sweet orange reveals different responses in primary metabolism during citrus canker development

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Introduction

Citrus canker, a disease caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac) bacteria, has been responsible for extensive economic losses in citriculture. In this work, we report the metabolic responses of citrus plants during disease development. This information can be useful for understanding the natural mechanism of plant defense beyond helping design new varieties and/or genetically modified genotypes for tolerance/resistance against citrus canker.

Objectives

To understand how primary metabolism is affected in two sweet orange genotypes during citrus canker development.

Methods

1H NMR spectroscopy together with chemometrics was used to evaluate the metabolic changes caused by Xac infection at various time points (days 4, 12 and 20) in Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck leaves from non-transgenic and transgenic plants expressing the antibacterial peptide sarcotoxin.

Results

The results revealed a high level of metabolic similarity between the studied genotypes without Xac infection. However, after Xac infection, the plants responded differently to disease development. The non-transgenic genotype showed altered early precursors of some secondary metabolites (tryptophan, tyrosine and putrescine) in addition to signaling metabolites of biotic stress (putrescine and dimethylamine), and the drastic reduction of gluconeogenesis was the overall metabolic cost for defense. The transgenic genotype suffered late metabolic changes due to the protective stoichiometric role of sarcotoxin. In addition, the oxidative stress response was more balanced in transgenic than in non-transgenic plants.

Conclusion

An NMR-based metabolomic approach was useful for understanding plant–pathogen interactions in citrus canker. Our findings provide valuable preliminary insights into different stages of citrus canker development.

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Acknowledgements

This work received financial support from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul (FUNDECT).

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  1. Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Filinto Müller, 1555, Campo Grande, MS, 79074-460, Brazil

    Rafael do Prado Apparecido & Glaucia Braz Alcantara

  2. Instituto Agronômico do Paraná (IAPAR), Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, CP 481, Londrina, PR, 86001-970, Brazil

    Eduardo Fermino Carlos

  3. Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Av. Esperança, s/n. Campus Samambaia, Goiânia, GO, 74690-900, Brazil

    Luciano Morais Lião

  4. Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado em Agronomia, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, UNOESTE, R. José Bongiovani, 700, Presidente Prudente, SP, 19050-920, Brazil

    Luiz Gonzaga Esteves Vieira

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do Prado Apparecido, R., Carlos, E.F., Lião, L.M. et al. NMR-based metabolomics of transgenic and non-transgenic sweet orange reveals different responses in primary metabolism during citrus canker development. Metabolomics 13, 20 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-017-1163-5

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