FERONIA restricts Pseudomonas in the rhizosphere microbiome via regulation of reactive oxygen species.

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Maintaining microbiome structure is critical for the health of both plants and animals. By re-screening a collection of Arabidopsis mutants affecting root immunity and hormone crosstalk, we identified a FERONIA (FER) receptor kinase mutant (fer-8) with a rhizosphere microbiome enriched in Pseudomonas fluorescens without phylum-level dysbiosis. Using microbiome transplant experiments, we found that the fer-8 microbiome was beneficial. The effect of FER on rhizosphere pseudomonads was largely independent of its immune scaffold function, role in development and jasmonic acid autoimmunity. We found that the fer-8 mutant has reduced basal levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in roots and that mutants deficient in NADPH oxidase showed elevated rhizosphere pseudomonads. The addition of RALF23 peptides, a FER ligand, was sufficient to enrich P. fluorescens. This work shows that FER-mediated ROS production regulates levels of beneficial pseudomonads in the rhizosphere microbiome.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Song, Y; Wilson, AJ; Zhang, X-C; Thoms, D; Sohrabi, R; Song, S; Geissmann, Q; Liu, Y; Walgren, L; He, SY; Haney, CH

Published Date

  • May 1, 2021

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 7 / 5

Start / End Page

  • 644 - 654

PubMed ID

  • 33972713

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2055-0278

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2055-0278

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/s41477-021-00914-0

Language

  • eng