Lawton K A, Friedrich L, Hunt M, Weymann K, Delaney T, Kessmann H, Staub T, Ryals J
Ciba-Geigy Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2257, USA.
Plant J. 1996 Jul;10(1):71-82. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1996.10010071.x.
Benzothiadiazole (BTH) is a novel chemical activator of disease resistance in tobacco, wheat and other important agricultural plants. In this report, it is shown that BTH works by activating SAR in Arabidopsis thaliana. BTH-treated plants were resistant to infection by turnip crinkle virus, Pseudomonas syringae pv 'tomato' DC3000 and Peronospora parasitica. Chemical treatment induced accumulation of mRNAs from the SAR-associated genes, PR-1, PR-2 and PR-5. BTH treatment induced both PR-1 mRNA accumulation and resistance against P. parasitica in the ethylene response mutants, etr1 and ein2, and in the methyl jasmonate-insensitive mutant, jar1, suggesting that BTH action is independent of these plant hormones. BTH treatment also induced both PR-1 mRNA accumulation and P. parasitica resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing the nahG gene, suggesting that BTH action does not require salicylic acid accumulation. However, because BTH-treatment failed to induce either PR-1 mRNA accumulation or P. parasitica resistance in the non-inducible immunity mutant, nim1, it appears that BTH activates the SAR signal transduction pathway.
苯并噻二唑(BTH)是烟草、小麦及其他重要农作物中一种新型的抗病激活剂。本报告表明,BTH通过激活拟南芥中的系统获得性抗性(SAR)发挥作用。经BTH处理的植株对芜菁皱缩病毒、丁香假单胞菌番茄致病变种DC3000和寄生霜霉具有抗性。化学处理诱导了与SAR相关基因PR-1、PR-2和PR-5的mRNA积累。在乙烯反应突变体etr1和ein2以及茉莉酸甲酯不敏感突变体jar1中,BTH处理既诱导了PR-1 mRNA积累,又诱导了对寄生霜霉的抗性,这表明BTH的作用不依赖于这些植物激素。在表达nahG基因的转基因拟南芥植株中,BTH处理也诱导了PR-1 mRNA积累和对寄生霜霉的抗性,这表明BTH的作用不需要水杨酸积累。然而,由于BTH处理在非诱导性免疫突变体nim1中未能诱导PR-1 mRNA积累或对寄生霜霉的抗性,因此似乎BTH激活了SAR信号转导途径。