Comparative effects of auxin transport inhibitors
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Comparative effects of auxin transport inhibitors
Tree Physiology 23, 785–791 © 2003 Heron Publishing—Victoria, Canada Comparative effects of auxin transport inhibitors on rhizogenesis and mycorrhizal establishment of spruce seedlings inoculated with Laccaria bicolor ANA RINCÓN,1 OUTI PRIHA,1 BRUNO SOTTA,2 MAGDA BONNET 2 and FRANÇOIS LE TACON 1,3 1 Unité Mixte de Recherches Interactions Arbres-Microorganismes, INRA Centre de Nancy, 54280 Champenoux, France 2 UMR de Physiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS et Université PARIS VI, 4 place Jussieu, Tour 53, 75005 Paris, France 3 Author to whom correspondence should be addressed ([email protected]) Received April 10, 2002; accepted January 11, 2003; published online July 1, 2003 Summary We compared the effects of two auxin transport inhibitors (2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) and 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA)) on rhizogenesis and mycorrhizal establishment of Picea abies L. (Karst.) seedlings inoculated with Laccaria bicolor S238N (Maire) Orton. Inoculation of seedlings with L. bicolor under in vitro conditions strongly increased host root and shoot growth. Although TIBA had no effect on taproot growth, NPA decreased taproot growth and deformed the root apex into a globular shape in both non-inoculated seedlings and seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor. Inoculation with L. bicolor strongly increased lateral rhizogenesis of the seedlings, and application of 100 µM indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) partially reproduced this effect. Although TIBA completely inhibited the stimulatory effect of L. bicolor on lateral root formation, NPA inhibited it only partially. Both TIBA and NPA counteracted the effect of exogenous IAA on lateral rhizogenesis. Inoculation with L. bicolor significantly increased shoot growth and seedling dry biomass, whereas application of exogenous IAA had no effect on either parameter. There was no effect of NPA on shoot growth and biomass production. The presence of TIBA completely prevented the development of ectomycorrhizal structures (mantle and Hartig net). In the presence of NPA, the number of seedlings colonized by the fungus was reduced and the degree of development of ectomycorrhizal structures was variable, but not completely prevented. In medium lacking tryptophan, neither TIBA nor NPA inhibited the release of IAA produced by L. bicolor in pure culture. When 100 µM tryptophan was added to the medium, TIBA significantly increased the amount of IAA released by the fungus, whereas NPA had no significant effect. We conclude that fungal IAA plays an important role in plant rhizogenesis and in the establishment of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. Keywords: ectomycorrhizas, NPA, TIBA. Introduction Auxin, one of the most widely studied phytohormones, is involved in important developmental processes such as cell elongation, cell division, differentiation of vascular tissues and lateral root formation (Lomax et al. 1995). Lateral roots initiate from founder cells in the pericycle, the layer surrounding the vascular cylinder of the root. In response to stimulation by an auxinic signal, these cells undergo dedifferentiation and proliferate to form the lateral root primordium (Goldsmith 1993, Reed et al. 1998). Transport of auxin is polar from the sites of synthesis in the shoot tips toward the roots (Lomax et al. 1995). Although auxin transport in roots is less clear, two directions of transport have been reported: an auxin flow in the central cylinder toward the root apex (acropetal transport) and an opposite flow in the epidermal and cortical cells to the root–shoot junction (basipetal transport) (Jones 1998). Auxin influx into the cells takes place by proton motive force, whereas auxin efflux is mediated by a complex auxin carrier comprising at least two polypeptides (Morris et al. 1991, Palme and Gälweiler 1999) and localized at the basal end of the plasma membrane (Swarup et al. 2000, Parry et al. 2001). This auxin transport system has been demonstrated by using auxin antagonists that interfere with the influx mechanisms (Parry et al. 2001) and by using auxin transport inhibitors (2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) and 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA)) that interfere with the action of the efflux carriers (Estelle 2001). The existence of a lateral indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) transport system, proposed by Epel et al. (1992), has been confirmed recently by Friml et al. (2002), who have identified the auxin transport regulator PIN3 as a component of the lateral IAA transport system in Arabidopsis roots. Auxin transport inhibitors can also affect other plasma-membrane proteins (H+-ATPase and a syntaxin) as well as membrane-trafficking processes (Geldner et al. 2001, Rashotte et al. 2001). Although these so-called specific inhibitors of auxin efflux appear to have a broader action on membrane trafficking than previously thought, they continue to be used to study 786 RINCÓN, PRIHA, SOTTA, BONNET AND LE TACON how ectomycorrhizal fungal auxin is involved in lateral rhizogenesis and in ectomycorrhizal establishment. Because most ectomycorrhizal fungi synthesize and excrete auxin (Ulrich 1960, Ek et al. 1983, Frankenberger and Poth 1987, Gay et al. 1989), it has been assumed that they influence plant root morphology, particularly through the stimulation of lateral root formation. Several authors have demonstrated that auxin and ethylene induce the formation of ectomycorrhizallike structures in Pinus species (Rupp and Mudge 1985, Gruhn et al. 1992, Kaska et al. 1999). Furthermore, fungal auxin probably plays an important role as a signaling molecule in the formation of typical ectomycorrhizal structures (mantle and Hartig net). Gay et al. (1994, 1995) showed that auxin overproducing mutants of Hebeloma cylindrosporum increased mycorrhizal activity and formed a multi-seriated Hartig net on Pinus pinaster Ait. roots. On the other hand, Hampp et al. (1996) showed that ectomycorrhizas formed in vitro by aspen seedlings that over-expressed bacterial auxin synthesis genes did not differ from those formed by wild plants. Based on the finding that an auxin transport inhibitor (TIBA) blocks mantle and Hartig net formation in different ectomycorrhizal associations, it has been suggested that fungal auxin transport has a significant role in ectomycorrhizal establishment (KarabaghliDegron et al. 1998, Rincón et al. 2001, Niemi et al. 2002). Together, these results indicate the important role of fungal auxin delivery and transport in the host root in the establishment of ectomycorrhizas (Barker and Tagu 2000). Our objective was to determine the effect of another auxin transport inhibitor, 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA), on Picea abies L. (Karst.) growth and mycorrhizal colonization by the fungus Laccaria bicolor S238N (Maire) Orton. The effect of NPA was compared to that of TIBA in an attempt to elucidate the role of fungal auxin on host development and ectomycorrhizal establishment. Materials and methods Biological material Picea abies seeds were surface disinfected by shaking for 35 min in 30% (v/v) H2O2 and rinsed in several changes of sterile distilled water. Disinfected seeds were germinated in 15% (w/v) water–agar medium at 25 °C in the dark. Strain S238N of L. bicolor was cultured on Pachlewski agar medium (P5) at 25 °C (Pachlewski and Pachlewska 1974). Four weeks before inoculation, plugs of actively growing mycelium collected from the edges of the colonies were transferred individually to fresh P5 medium covered by a cellophane sheet. Seedling culture and inoculation Once germinated, P. abies seedlings (2–3 cm root length) were transferred to petri dishes (14-cm diameter) containing 60 ml of Shemakhanova medium (Shemakhanova 1962, modified by Duponnois and Garbaye (1991)) covered by a cellophane sheet. Roots were covered with a damp filter paper to avoid desiccation, and two cotton rolls were put in each petri dish to prevent water accumulation. In all experiments, seedlings were grown in a climate chamber with a 16-h photoperiod of 50 W m –2 and a day/night temperature of 20/24 °C. The bottom half of each petri dish was wrapped in aluminum foil to protect roots from direct light. Seedlings were inoculated with a 4-week-old L. bicolor S238N colony that was placed in direct contact with the taproot. Application of auxin transport inhibitors (ATIs) and experimental designs Effects of NPA and TIBA on the development of non-inoculated P. abies seedlings and seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor S238N were studied in two experiments. Experiment 1, which lasted 7 weeks, consisted of four treatments: (1) non-inoculated control; (2) control + NPA; (3) L. bicolor S238N; and (4) L. bicolor S238N + NPA. In Experiment 2, which lasted 6 weeks, effects of TIBA and NPA were compared only on inoculated P. abies seedlings. There were three treatments: (1) L. bicolor S238N; (2) L. bicolor S238N + TIBA; and (3) L. bicolor S238N + NPA. In both experiments, a minimum of 25 replicates was analyzed per treatment. The TIBA and NPA were dissolved in absolute ethanol (0.02 and 0.01 M, respectively) and added to sterilized culture medium to obtain a final concentration of 10 µM. Control treatments received the same volume of absolute ethanol without inhibitor. In both experiments, taproot length, number of lateral roots, lateral root elongation, epicotyl length and number of needles of the seedlings were measured weekly. At the end of the experiments, the number of mycorrhizas formed was assessed with a stereomicroscope, and seedling root and shoot dry masses were determined. In treatments inoculated with L. bicolor (with or without ATI), mantle and Hartig net development was determined by light microscopy studies of a root segment (3–4 mm long) sampled in the elongation zone of the taproot. A minimum of 10 root samples was studied per treatment. Root segments were embedded in EPON resin and semi-thin sections (0.4 µm) were contrasted with toluidine blue before microscopic observation. To mimic the effect of the fungus and determine whether IAA counteracted the effect of NPA, we conducted an experiment with the following treatments: (1) control; (2) control + NPA; (3) L. bicolor; (4) L. bicolor + NPA; (5) exogenous IAA; and (6) IAA + NPA. Each treatment had 25 replicates. The IAA was dissolved in absolute ethanol (0.2 M) and added to the autoclaved medium to obtain a final concentration of 100 µM. All control treatments received the same volume of absolute ethanol without inhibitor. Chemicals were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). Taproot length, number of lateral roots, epicotyl length and number of needles of the seedlings were measured weekly during the 6-week experiment. At the end of the experiment, seedling root and shoot dry masses were determined. Measurement of IAA production by L. bicolor S238 N in the presence of ATIs and tryptophan Four-week-old colonies of L. bicolor S238 N were floated on TREE PHYSIOLOGY VOLUME 23, 2003 AUXIN TRANSPORT INHIBITORS AND MYCORRHIZAS 787 the surface of 15 ml of Shemakanova liquid medium placed in 85-mm diameter petri dishes in the presence and absence of 10 µM TIBA or NPA and with and without 100 µM tryptophan. The control media without inhibitors were supplemented with 0.5 ml l –1 of absolute ethanol. The fungal cultures, four per treatment, were incubated in darkness at 25 °C for 3 weeks and then analyzed for IAA and pH. Samples were filter-sterilized and stored at –30 °C. After tritiated IAA was added to estimate recovery rate, samples were purified by reverse-phase HPLC (0.2% (v/v) formic acid:methanol gradient) and methylated with diazomethane. They were then subjected to ELISA using specific antibodies as described by Julliard et al. (1992). The competition step was performed at 4 °C for 12 h with polyclonal anti-IAA rabbit antiserum obtained as described by Maldiney et al. (1986). After washing, anti-hormone antibodies bound to the wells of the microtitration plates were labeled with goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin peroxidase reagent, and 0.5 mg ml –1 of 2,2′-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (Sigma-Aldrich) was added in perborate buffer (pH 4.6) as an enzyme substrate. The coloration resulting from the enzymatic reaction was measured spectrophotometrically at 405 nm. Calculations were made by referring to a calibration curve established for each microtitration plate with a curvilinear regression of magnitude four obtained from the mean of four standard curves. There were five replicates per sample of medium. Results were expressed in pmol ml –1 of medium. Statistical analysis Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and differences among treatments were separated by Bonferroni’s test (P = 0.05). Figure 1. Effects of Laccaria bicolor S238N inoculation and 1-Nnaphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) application on Picea abies seedlings during 7 weeks of growth: (A) taproot elongation and (B) mean number of lateral roots per seedling. At each time, means with the same letter were not significantly different according to the Bonferroni test (P = 0.05). Symbols: 䉬 = control; 䊏 = control + NPA; 䉱 = L. bicolor; and × = L. bicolor + NPA. Results Effects of L. bicolor S238N on seedling development Seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor showed significantly slower taproot growth than non-inoculated seedlings, but there were no significant fungal effects on taproot length at the end of the experiment (Figure 1A). Seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor had more lateral roots than non-inoculated seedlings (Figure 1B), and this effect became significant 2 weeks after inoculation. At the end of the experiment, seedling shoot growth and dry biomass were significantly increased by L. bicolor (data not shown). Effects of NPA on seedling development Application of NPA significantly reduced taproot length of non-inoculated seedlings (Figure 1A) and the root apex was deformed into a globular shape. The NPA treatment had no significant effect on the number of lateral roots produced by non-inoculated seedlings (Figure 1B). Inoculation with L. bicolor S238N attenuated the deformation of the root apex in NPA-treated seedlings, but did not entirely prevent it. The stimulatory effects of the fungus on taproot elongation and lateral root formation were significantly decreased by NPA (Fig- ures 1A and 1B). In seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor, 30% of the lateral roots formed were less than 2 mm in length, 50% were between 2 and 5 mm long, 10% were between 0.5 and 1 cm long and 10% were longer than 1 cm (data not shown). Elongation of lateral roots of seedlings in the L. bicolor + NPA treatment was inhibited, so that all lateral roots were less than 2 mm long. Moreover, most of the lateral roots formed in seedlings in the L. bicolor + NPA treatment were distributed in clusters along the main root in the zones colonized by the fungus (Figure 2). Application of NPA had no significant effect on shoot growth of non-inoculated seedlings, but it slightly reduced the stimulatory effect of the fungus on shoot growth (data not shown). Seedling dry biomass was unaffected by NPA. Effects of exogenous IAA and NPA application on seedling development Similar to the effect produced by L. bicolor, exogenous application of 100 µM IAA significantly slowed taproot growth during the first 3 weeks, but no significant treatment differences were detected at the end of the experiment (Figure 3A). Exogenous IAA significantly increased the number of lateral TREE PHYSIOLOGY ONLINE at http://heronpublishing.com 788 RINCÓN, PRIHA, SOTTA, BONNET AND LE TACON Figure 3. Effects of Laccaria bicolor S238N inoculation, exogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA, 100 µM) and 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA, 10 µM) application on Picea abies root development after 6 weeks of growth. (A) Taproot length and (B) mean number of lateral roots per seedling. Means with the same letter were not significantly different according to the Bonferroni test (P = 0.05). Bars indicate standard errors of the means. among seedlings. In some cases, the mantle and the Hartig net were overdeveloped, whereas other seedlings showed only an incipient mantle (Figure 4). Figure 2. Distribution pattern of lateral roots and mycorrhizas of Picea abies seedlings inoculated with Laccaria bicolor S238N in the absence (A) and presence (B) of 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid. Asterisks denote the mycelium of L. bicolor. roots, but not as much as the fungus (Figure 3B). Exogenous IAA did not increase epicotyl length or shoot or root biomass, whereas L. bicolor increased all of these parameters (data not shown). The NPA treatment significantly reduced taproot length of seedlings in all treatments (Figure 3A), and significantly inhibited the stimulation of lateral root production due to IAA or L. bicolor (Figures 3A and 3B). Proportionally, the decrease was significantly lower in inoculated seedlings than in non-inoculated seedlings. Effects of NPA on mycorrhizal formation In our in vitro system, the taproot cortex of inoculated P. abies seedlings was colonized by L. bicolor S238N with a well-developed mantle and Hartig net. At the end of the experiment, all inoculated seedlings were mycorrhizal, but in the presence of NPA, the number of mycorrhizal seedlings was reduced to 39%. The percentages of mycorrhizal lateral roots in seedlings in the L. bicolor and L. bicolor + NPA treatments were 56 and 35%, respectively. In the L. bicolor + NPA treatment, great variability in mantle and Hartig net development was observed Comparison of effects of TIBA and NPA on the development of inoculated seedlings After 6 weeks of growth, the taproot cortex of inoculated control seedlings was colonized by L. bicolor S238N with a well-developed mantle and Hartig net. Application of TIBA completely inhibited Hartig net formation and mantle development. In contrast, some inoculated seedlings treated with NPA showed well-developed ectomycorrhizal structures after 5 weeks of growth (Figure 4). Although TIBA had no effect on taproot length, NPA slightly decreased taproot length, resulting in a deformed root apex. The number of lateral roots was decreased more by TIBA than by NPA (Figure 5). Application of TIBA or NPA slightly reduced shoot growth, whereas seedling root and shoot dry masses were unaffected (data not shown). Production of IAA by pure cultures of L. bicolor in the presence of ATIs and tryptophan In medium lacking tryptophan, the amount of IAA released by the fungus into the medium was unaffected by TIBA or NPA (Figure 6). When 100 µM tryptophan was added to the culture medium, the release of IAA by the fungus increased 100-fold (Figure 6). In medium containing 100 µM tryptophan, NPA had no significant effect on fungal IAA excretion, whereas TIBA significantly increased it. TREE PHYSIOLOGY VOLUME 23, 2003 AUXIN TRANSPORT INHIBITORS AND MYCORRHIZAS 789 Figure 4. Colonization of Picea abies taproot by Laccaria bicolor S238N for (A) control seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor, (B) seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor + 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid and (C–F) seedlings inoculated with L. bicolor +1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid. Abbreviations: Cc = cortical cells; rh = root hair; m = mantle; and Hn = Hartig net. Arrows point to isolated hyphae (20×). Figure 5. Effects of 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) and 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) on the mean number of lateral roots produced by Picea abies seedlings inoculated with Laccaria bicolor S238N during 6 weeks of growth. Means with the same letter were not significantly different according to the Bonferroni test (P = 0.05). Symbols: 䉬 = L. bicolor; 䊏 = L. bicolor + TIBA; and 䉱 = L. bicolor + NPA. Discussion Inoculation of P. abies seedlings with L. bicolor S238N under in vitro conditions greatly increased host root and shoot growth. Although TIBA had no effect on taproot length, NPA decreased it and usually deformed the root apex into a globular shape. Similar root apex deformation has been described for Arabidopsis roots grown on medium containing NPA (Ruegger et al. 1997, Mattson et al. 1999). The NPA may alter the structure of the root apex by inhibiting IAA basipetal transport (Casimiro et al. 2001) and modifying the IAA distribution gradient in the root (Mattson et al. 1999, Berleth et al. 2000). We observed an effect of NPA on root apex deformation in non-inoculated as well as inoculated seedlings, implying that NPA affects the distribution of endogenous auxin in P. abies seedlings. Shoot growth and biomass accumulation were significantly increased in seedings inoculated with L. bicolor S238N. Exogenous IAA did not reproduce this fungal effect, whereas NPA slightly affected shoot growth but not biomass production. These results indicate that the fungal-induced growth enhancement of the host is related mainly to nutritional processes. Inoculation of seedlings with L. bicolor S238N strongly increased lateral rhizogenesis, as previously described by Karabaghli-Degron et al. (1998). These authors also showed that the presence of 100 µM IAA in the culture medium partially reproduced the effect of L. bicolor on lateral root formation. We confirmed that TIBA inhibited this fungal-induced stimulation of lateral root formation. Similar to TIBA, NPA counteracted the stimulatory effect of exogenous IAA on lat- TREE PHYSIOLOGY ONLINE at http://heronpublishing.com 790 RINCÓN, PRIHA, SOTTA, BONNET AND LE TACON Figure 6. Effects of 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) and 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) on the production (nM) of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) by pure cultures of Laccaria bicolor S238N in the absence (A) and presence (B) of 100 µM tryptophan. Means with the same letter were not significantly different according to the Bonferroni test (P = 0.05). Bars indicate standard errors of the means. eral root production. The NPA, however, only partially inhibited the fungal-induced stimulation of seedling rhizogenesis. Some lateral roots were formed in the presence of NPA, but they were organized in clusters along the taproot and their elongation was inhibited. Casimiro et al. (2001) showed that, in Arabidopsis roots, NPA did not affect acropetal transport, but inhibited basipetal transport. Reed et al. (1998) suggested that only acropetal auxin transport was involved in lateral root formation. In our experiments, reorganization of the sites where lateral roots were initiated indicates that NPA could disturb the auxin concentration gradient in the root. We speculate that the presence of NPA blocks auxin transport, causing accumulation of IAA at sites in the root close to the central cylinder and subsequent local division of several pericycle cells, leading to lateral root initiation in the area. Furthermore, the NPA-induced increase in IAA concentration in the zone of root initiation could prevent the later elongation of lateral roots. The addition of ATIs did not significantly affect the release of IAA by pure cultures of L. bicolor. When tryptophan, a precursor of IAA synthesis, was added to the medium, the presence of TIBA significantly increased the amount of IAA produced by the fungus, whereas NPA had no effect. Fungal IAA could be released by passive diffusion or by a carrier-mediated process. Because passive diffusion is unlikely to occur on account of the difference in pH between the fungal cytoplasm (neutral) and the exocellular medium (~3 at the end of the experiment) (Gay 1986), we hypothesize that the release of fungal IAA is mediated by a carrier. However, this hypothetical carrier was unaffected by TIBA and NPA. Because neither TIBA nor NPA inhibited the release of fungal IAA, and TIBA actually stimulated it, the effects of these ATIs may be restricted to the transport of fungal IAA to the seedling root. Our results suggest that, without an additional source of auxin provided by the fungus, the host cannot transport enough auxin to the roots to allow the differentiation of pericycle cells and subsequent lateral root initiation. Fungal auxin has to be transported by a lateral pathway through the plant root cortex toward the vascular tissues. Once in the central cylinder, fungal auxin could be incorporated into the acropetal IAA stream responsible for lateral root formation (Reed et al. 1998) or could reach the target cells directly. Application of TIBA or NPA significantly reduced the stimulatory effect of the fungus on plant rhizogenesis. Similar to TIBA (Karabaghli-Degron et al. 1998), NPA neutralized the stimulatory effect of exogenous IAA on lateral root production. These results support the hypothesis that fungal IAA is actively transported through the root cortex. As reported by Niemi et al. (2002), the formation of ectomycorrhizal structures (mantle and Hartig net) was completely prevented by TIBA. In the presence of NPA, the number of seedlings colonized by fungus and the percentage of mycorrhizas were greatly reduced. The degree of development of ectomycorrhizal structures was variable, but not completely prevented by NPA. In several samples, mantle and Hartig net were overdeveloped, perhaps indicating a localized accumulation of IAA (Gay et al. 1994) in response to NPA, which disturbs the auxin concentration gradient. Geldner et al. (2001) showed that auxin transport inhibitors affected other plasmamembrane proteins. So we cannot exclude the possibility that TIBA and NPA had other effects on rhizogenesis and mycorrhizal establishment besides inhibiting IAA transport and modifying the IAA gradient. For example, these compounds may inhibit the production of elicitors from the host toward the fungus. Rincón et al. 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