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  • Title: Developmental regulation of Mi-mediated aphid resistance is independent of Mi-1.2 transcript levels.
    Author: Goggin FL, Shah G, Williamson VM, Ullman DE.
    Journal: Mol Plant Microbe Interact; 2004 May; 17(5):532-6. PubMed ID: 15141957.
    Abstract:
    Mi-1.2, a member of the intracellular, nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat family of resistance genes, confers resistance in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) against both root-feeding nematodes and leaf-feeding aphids. Nematode resistance is effective in all life stages of the plant; in contrast, Mi-mediated aphid resistance is developmentally regulated, and protects mature plants but not seedlings against aphid infestation. To determine if the onset of aphid resistance is regulated by Mi-1.2 transcript abundance, we compared aphid resistance and Mi-1.2 transcript levels in seedlings and flowering plants. Paired bioassays and RNase protection assays revealed that Mi-1.2 is transcribed in the leaves prior to the onset of aphid resistance, and that transcript levels are comparable in seedlings and flowering life stages. Furthermore, constitutive overexpression of Mi-1.2 in transgenic plants did not hasten the onset of aphid resistance in seedlings, or boost the level of resistance observed in flowering plants. These data demonstrate that Mi-1.2 transcript levels do not modulate the degree of aphid resistance in tomato leaves, or control the differences in regulation between aphid and nematode resistance.
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