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SESSION 4: GENETICS OF HOSTS – PLANT RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM,<br />

VARIETY DEVELOPMENT<br />

Identification <strong>of</strong> wheat susceptibility factors to<br />

Fusarium graminearum<br />

C. Chetouhi, L. Bonhomme, F. Cambon, P. Lecomte, D. Biron, T. Langin<br />

E-mail: cherif.chetouhi@clermont.inra.fr<br />

Among the most damaging fungal pathogens <strong>of</strong> wheat, Fusarium graminearum,<br />

main causal agent <strong>of</strong> Fusarium head blight (FHB), reduces significantly yield<br />

worldwide, and affects grains quality by mycotoxins contamination. During the<br />

past years, numbers <strong>of</strong> FHB resistance QTL with moderate effects against this<br />

pathogen have been identified in very genetically diverse wheat collections.<br />

However the lack <strong>of</strong> diagnostic markers as well as detrimental linkage drag<br />

associated with some <strong>of</strong> these QTL (QTL governing the yield and grain quality)<br />

limit breeding for resistance. Understanding the molecular basis <strong>of</strong> FHB<br />

susceptibility can provide alternative tools to improve the control <strong>of</strong> this disease in<br />

fields. To decipher the molecular crosstalk involved during compatible interaction<br />

between F. graminearum and its host, and to gain information about susceptibility<br />

host factors, we analyzed a time course infection <strong>of</strong> the susceptible French wheat<br />

cultivar Recital by F. graminearum through transcriptomics and proteomics<br />

approaches. Microarray data showed that 1,453 genes exhibit differential<br />

accumulation between F. graminearum-infected and mock-inoculated plants<br />

whereas a total <strong>of</strong> 74 proteins displayed contrasting abundances on 2DE gels. All<br />

these host genes/proteins identified were classified into three functional groups:<br />

(i) plant defense, (ii) primary, secondary and energy metabolism and (iii)<br />

regulation and signaling. These results strongly suggest that F. graminearum<br />

manipulates its host during a compatible interaction. Its infection strategy relies on<br />

the suppression <strong>of</strong> basal plant defense and subtle changes in nutrient availability<br />

related-processes. A detailed picture <strong>of</strong> the potential host pathways involved<br />

during susceptibility will be described along with interesting targets for improved<br />

resistance.<br />

Keywords: Fusarium head blight (FHB), wheat, susceptibility<br />

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