Detection of the plant parasite Cuscuta reflexa by a tomato cell surface receptor

Hegenauer V, Fuerst U, Kaiser B, Smoker M, Zipfel C, Felix G, Stahl M, Albert M (2016)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Science American Association for the Advancement of Science

Book Volume: 353

Pages Range: 478-481

Journal Issue: 6298

DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf3919

Abstract

Parasitic plants are a constraint on agricultureworldwide. Cuscuta reflexa is a stem holoparasite that infests most dicotyledonous plants. One exception is tomato, which is resistant to C. reflexa.We discovered that tomato responds to a small peptide factor occurring in Cuscuta spp. with immune responses typically activated after perception of microbe-associated molecular patterns.We identified the cell surface receptor-like protein CUSCUTA RECEPTOR 1 (CuRe1) as essential for the perception of this parasite-associated molecular pattern. CuRe1 is sufficient to confer responsiveness to the Cuscuta factor and increased resistance to parasitic C. reflexa when heterologously expressed in otherwise susceptible host plants. Our findings reveal that plants recognize parasitic plants in a manner similar to perception of microbial pathogens.

Authors with CRIS profile

Markus Albert

Additional Organisation(s)

Lehrstuhl für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie

Involved external institutions

University of East Anglia GB United Kingdom (GB) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Hegenauer, V., Fuerst, U., Kaiser, B., Smoker, M., Zipfel, C., Felix, G.,... Albert, M. (2016). Detection of the plant parasite Cuscuta reflexa by a tomato cell surface receptor. Science, 353(6298), 478-481. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf3919

MLA:

Hegenauer, Volker, et al. "Detection of the plant parasite Cuscuta reflexa by a tomato cell surface receptor." Science 353.6298 (2016): 478-481.

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