Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants 1 of 8Published by Polish Botanical Society Acta Mycologica REVIEW Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants Anita Kowalczyk1,2, Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz1,2* 1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland 2 Center of Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Wileńska 4, 87-100 Toruń, Poland * Corresponding author. Email: hrynk@umk.pl Abstract A constantly changing environment is challenging for all organisms on Earth, espe- cially for terrestrial plants, which face several environmental stresses despite their static way of life. In attempts to understand the mechanisms responsible for plant growth and development, scientists have recently focused on a small group of carotenoid derivatives called “strigolactones” (SLs), which are synthesized mostly in the roots in response to a variety of external factors. Strigolactones are compounds that define plant plasticity towards many environmental factors, including the establishment of mycorrhizal symbiosis under nutrient-deficient conditions. As exogenous signals, they can stimulate the branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) hyphae and as endogenous signals they adjust a plant architecture, including changes within the roots, allowing host plant and fungi to meet. SLs can also function as signaling molecules that allow colonization and establishment of the later stages of mutual- istic symbioses between organisms such as AMF. SLs act on AMF metabolism by stimulating its mitochondrial respiration. Genes encoding enzymes crucial for SL biosynthesis – CCD7 and CCD8 – are also found in gymnosperm genomes, which encourages speculation that strigolactones may also be part of a host-plant and ectomycorrhizal fungi signaling pathway during the establishment of symbiosis. Nevertheless, SLs impact on ectomycorrhiza formation remain unknown. The broad spectrum of SL bioactivity has made these compounds valuable from an industrial perspective. In the future, SLs may be commercialized in plant protection products, biostimulants, or as substances used in genetic engineering to allow the creation of crops capable of growing under disadvantageous conditions. Keywords plant–microbial interactions; symbiosis; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF); ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM); pathogenic fungi Strigolactones (SLs): a new class of plant hormones Strigolactones (SLs) are evolutionarily old signaling molecules that affect plant growth and development. Strigolactones belong to a group of naturally synthesized secondary metabolites with a butenolide ring in their structure (called the D-ring) connected by an ether enol bridge to a second moiety [1,2]. The first indications of the presence of SLs were found while studying the interactions between parasitic plants and their hosts. It was suggested that there may exist a factor that has the ability to stimulate the germina- tion of parasitic plants from the genus Striga. Strigol was isolated for the first time in 1966 from cotton root exudates (Gossypium hirsutum L.) [3]. Strigolactones participate in the modification of root and shoot architecture and also in the establishment of the symbiosis between plants and microorganisms, e.g., arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This is the basis for the inclusion of SLs in the phytohormone family. SLs have DOI: 10.5586/am.1110 Publication history Received: 2018-04-09 Accepted: 2018-06-19 Published: 2018-09-24 Handling editor Dorota Hilszczańska, Forest Research Institute, Poland Authors’ contributions AK wrote the manuscript; KH supervised this work Funding This research was financially supported by a grant from the National Science Center (Poland) (2016/23/B/ NZ9/03417). Competing interests No competing interests have been declared. Copyright notice © The Author(s) 2018. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits redistribution, commercial and noncommercial, provided that the article is properly cited. Citation Kowalczyk A, Hrynkiewicz K. Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants. Acta Mycol. 2018;53(2):1110. https:// doi.org/10.5586/am.1110 Digital signature This PDF has been certified using digital signature with a trusted timestamp to assure its origin and integrity. 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If the certificate is missing or invalid it is recommended to verify the article on the journal website. mailto:hrynk%40umk.pl?subject=Strigolactones%20as%20mediators%20between%20fungi%20and%20plants https://doi.org/10.5586/am.1110 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://doi.org/10.5586/am.1110 https://doi.org/10.5586/am.1110 2 of 8© The Author(s) 2018 Published by Polish Botanical Society Acta Mycol 53(2):1110 Kowalczyk and Hrynkiewicz / Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants recently been shown to be active in the following processes: (i) photomorphogenesis, secondary growth, (ii) leaf senescence, (iii) and plant response to stress factors, such as a lack of nutrients or water [4–6]. The wide range of plant–SL interactions, both systemic and environmental, is the reason for the growing scientific and commercial interest. In the future, SLs may be used in plant protection products, e.g., herbicides, or as biostimulators that can boost the efficiency of nutrient intake [7]. The role of strigolactones in symbiotic interactions between arbuscular fungi (AMF) and plants Mycorrhiza is a widespread phenomenon in the plant kingdom, which relates to more than 90% of terrestrial plant species. The formation of symbiotic radical associations is extremely significant for the physiology of both symbionts and ecosystem stability, which depends on the functionality of the symbiosis [8]. Establishment of arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in plant roots may involve the same factors regulating the recognition of symbionts and further symbiotic actions. Such factors may undoubt- edly include strigolactones because the genes responsible for their biosynthesis have been shown to be present in almost all plants that exist in mutualistic relationships with fungi. Currently, research on the secretion of strigolactones is far more advanced in the case of arbuscular mycorrhiza. The main reason for this is the numerous similarities between the early stages of arbuscular mycorrhiza development and the symbiosis between Rhizobium bacteria and legumes. The following subsections will present the current knowledge on arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal systems and their SL synthesis activity. The branching of AMF hyphae towards the roots of its host is considered to be the most important stage in the entire formation of arbuscular mycorrhizae. How does it happen and what kind of role do strigolactones play when released into the rhizo- sphere? AMF spores can germinate in the soil even when no potential host is nearby, but germinated spores die in the absence of root exudates. This leads to the conclusion that there must be some kind of presymbiotic communication among the symbionts, as is the case in the Rhizobium–legume symbiosis, where flavonoids released by the plants are the signal for the transcription of genes vital for the production of bacterial Nod factors. Legume plants are also hosts for AMF, and Becard et al. [9] conducted an experiment in 1995 in which they studied maize mutants that were unable to produce flavonoids. The authors used exudates from transformed carrot roots (because the car- rot was the model plant used in the fungal interaction studies) that induced branching in both mutated and wild-type maize at the same level [9]. Before SLs earned their name, they were called branching factors (BFs). In 2005, Akiyama et al. [10] identified a compound called 5-deoxystrigol in Lotus japonicus exudates, which is similar to other natural SLs (sorgolactone, strigol, or synthetic SL GR24) caused intensive hyphal branching of Gigaspora margarita, a fungus belonging to the AMF family. Furthermore, the characteristics of 5-deoxystrigol conformed with the criteria of the Nagahashi and Douds [11] biotest for chemical analysis and identification of SLs. In 2003, Tamasloukht et al. [12] used partially purified fractions of carrot exudates to show that SLs could induce the expression of mitochondrial fungal genes, along with an intense stimulation of mitochondrial respiration and effects on mitochondrial reorganization prior to the onset of branching. Three years later, Besserer et al. [13] applied the synthetic analogue of SL – GR24 – and noticed an intense and sudden increase in cell proliferation and changes in the shape and amount of mitochondria. Subsequently, Besserer et al. [14] and Besserer and Roux [15] demonstrated that these effects were accompanied by a rapid increase in cell respiration in mitochondria, increased NADH concentration, and an increase in ATP levels in the fungal cells. This kind of mitochondrial activa- tion could lead to the oxygenation of lipids, which are the carbon source found in the AMF spore reserve materials. Thus, SLs may be the key components in root exudates that are capable of triggering lipid catabolism in the presymbiotic stage of plant–fungi interactions. The data discussed above support the hypothesis that SLs participate in specific mechanisms of recognition and signal transduction between the host plant and AMF [16]. 3 of 8© The Author(s) 2018 Published by Polish Botanical Society Acta Mycol 53(2):1110 Kowalczyk and Hrynkiewicz / Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants Strigolactones play a crucial role in AMF root colonization processes. They are involved in the recognition stage, thus increasing the probability of encountering a root zone that is well adapted to colonization [17]. Inoculation of pea mutants that were unable to produce SLs with AMF spores exhibited significantly lower levels of root colonization compared to that of wild-type plants. GR24 application partially reversed the observed effect [18]. These studies provide the first direct evidence of the essential role that SLs play in the process of hyphae branching, as well as host root colonization. Nevertheless, as García-Garrido et al. [19] rightly pointed out, in the case of mutated plants, that mycorrhization should not occur at all. However, if it takes place, it may indicate that the mutants have a reduced level of SL synthesis, or that these compounds have the ability to stimulate AMF branching and root colonization and the plant can produce other substances that control the mechanisms allowing interaction between the symbionts. In addition, AMF spores can germinate independently, and therefore symbiosis may form in the vicinity of the roots. The effect of GR24 is enigmatic and it is difficult to determine whether it is the result of induction of spore germination or stimulation of hyphae branching. Mutated plants inoculated with GR24 should display a profuse branched fungi phenotype, regardless of the distance between the hyphae and the roots [19]. Hence, an explanation for the mechanisms involved in the interaction of SLs with AMF in the presymbiotic and colonization stage is necessary to answer these emerging questions. An interesting issue of the previously mentioned study area was the discovery of the diffusible factor from AMF, called Myc factor (or Myc-LCO). Myc factors are lipochitooligosaccharides that are able to activate the early plant response to the fol- lowing mycorrhization (Fig. 1) through the induction of gene expression related to the transduction pathway and biogenesis of the plant’s prepenetration apparatus (PPA) allowing fungi to grow inside the host cells [20]. Despite the suggestions emerging from various studies, the Myc factor transduction is independent of Nod factor transduction. Kosuta et al. [21] conducted a study in which they separated Gigaspora rosea spores and transformed Medicago truncatula roots (a plant that has the ability to establish symbiosis with both mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia) with a cellophane membrane that allowed their growth in proximity and signal exchange. The fungal mycelium of M. truncatula secreted substances smaller than 3.5 kDa that activated expression of the MtENOD11 gene. The expression was also synchronized with the induction of hyphae branching. This result could not be observed in the dead spores of AMF or mycelium of pathogenic strains. Another factor confirming this pathway’s independence was that M. truncatula mutants, unable to form a mycorrhizal or nodule symbiosis, begin the wild-type MtENOD11 activation when exposed to the AMF [22]. The main challenge of contemporary research is to identify the Myc factors, recognize their signaling pathways, and distinguish plant responses. The existence of Myc factors is not the only indicator of AMF and rhizobia interactions with plants. In 2000, Vierheilig et al. [23] demonstrated the existence of a plant regula- tory mechanism called autoregulation of mycorrhization, which inhibits mycorrhization after a certain level is reached, which was similar to the autoregulation of nodulation (AON) that prevents nodule overgrowth in roots. Autoregulation of mycorrhization is not related to phosphorus availability [24] or to carbon-access competition [25]. The data collected thus far indicate that SL levels in mycorrhizal plants vary over time. According to the Lendzemo and Kuyper [26] research, plants such as sorgo and maize show a high tolerance to plant–parasite infections compared to nonmycorrhizal control plants, which may be associated with the aforementioned autoregulation. It also may be related to the reduced stimulation of parasitic plant germination as a result of reduced SL secretion into the rhizosphere. Thus, mycorrhization can negatively regulate SL production, af- fecting the branching processes and general progress of AMF colonization. Although only the SLs effect on autoregulation of mycorrhization has been documented, it may not be the only plant mechanism to prevent AMF colonization outgrowth that could cause the mutualistic relation to turn parasitic [19]. 4 of 8© The Author(s) 2018 Published by Polish Botanical Society Acta Mycol 53(2):1110 Kowalczyk and Hrynkiewicz / Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants Strigolactones and ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) Although there are seven types of mycorrhizal [27] associations, it is the previously mentioned arbuscular mycorrhiza (endomycorrhiza) and ectomycorrhiza that are considered the most ecologically and economically important. However, the arbuscular mycorrhiza is the most widely studied type and consequently, the mechanisms associ- ated with arbuscular mycorrhiza establishment in host plants and fungi are far better understood than those of ECM symbiosis. The initial stage of ectomycorrhiza formation includes a signal exchange between the two symbionts. Plants secrete primary and sec- ondary metabolites, along with sugars, hormones, and enzymes that can affect the root microbiome. In 1987, Fries et al. [28] showed that abietic acid present in Pinus sylvestris root exudates stimulated Suillus spp. spore germination. The molecules responsible were flavonoids – rutin secreted by Eucalyptus globulus spp. bisocata stimulated the growth of Pisolithus spp. hyphae [29]. When data confirming the positive activity of SLs towards AMF was published [10], researchers realized a new possibility regarding the Fig. 1 Schematic summary of the possible root–fungi interactions involving SLs. (A) Ectomycorrhiza. The initial stage of ECM symbiosis establishment is the signal exchange between the host and the fungi. Plants secrete a variety of substances with the flavonoids responsible for the stimulation of spore germination [29] and fungi release of the still poorly studied lipochitooligosaccharides (LCO), chitooligosaccharides (CO), and small secreted proteins (SSP). The current lack of research conducted on the SL–ECF relationship makes it impossible to assume with certainty that SLs are not involved in the signaling mechanisms, as they can act on pathways other than recognition symbiosis pathways or interact with fungal effectors [31]. (B) Arbuscular mycorrhiza. SLs are proven to act in the presymbiotic stage as triggering spore-germination signals when released into the soil in the proximity of AMF spores. Secreted SLs along with other plant exudates induce the expression of fungal mitochondrial genes followed by an intense stimulation of mito- chondrial respiration with increased NADH and ATP concentration in the fungal cells [12,14,15]. This is the proposed way in which lipid catabolism allowing spores to germinate is activated through host–fungi signaling. After germination, SLs allow fungal hyphae to branch towards the roots prior to the proper recognition of symbionts, leading to the activation of the fungal signaling pathway and the release of Myc lipochitooligosaccharides (MycLCOs). Subsequently, MycLCOs induce the expression of NOD genes that is correlated with the induction of hyphae branching [22]. (C) Pathogenic fungi interactions. In the preliminary data, SLs were not found to induce hyphal branching or respiration processes of the examined plant pathogens [30,34]. Even though there is no clear evidence that SLs are or are not a part of a host–pathogen signaling relation, it is an area that is interesting and undoubtedly tempting to explore, with some indications that SLs may be engaged in this process as signals preventing infection by promoting AM symbiosis. 5 of 8© The Author(s) 2018 Published by Polish Botanical Society Acta Mycol 53(2):1110 Kowalczyk and Hrynkiewicz / Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants possible roles of SLs with respect to both types of mycorrhiza. Steinkellner et al. [30] conducted a study that included the ectomycorrhizal fungi Paxillus involutus, Laccaria bicolor, Amanita muscaria, and Cenococcum geophilum. None of these expressed any changes in branching patterns after the application of exogenous GR24. Nevertheless, this preliminary data should be confirmed. Furthermore, SLs may activate symbiosis pathways or positively affect the production of effectors or fungal chitin signals (Fig. 1) [31]. There are still many questions regarding whether fungal compounds, such as lipochitooligosaccharides (LCO), chitooligosaccharides (COs), small secreted protein (SSP), and plant hormones, affect the early stages of ECM symbiosis formation [32]. SLs are found in almost all terrestrial plants, they are synthesized at lower concentrations even in nonhost plants, and CCD7 and CCD8 enzymes were found to play a key role in SL biosynthesis in genomes and transcriptomes of gymnosperms. Consequently, research on the relationship between ECM symbiosis and strigolactone should be continued. Strigolactones and pathogenic fungi In the section focused on AMF it was stated that the stimulating effect of SLs on AMF spore germination has been documented, but do SLs work in a similar way for plant pathogens? In research by Steinkellner et al. [30], the authors sought to establish whether the SL synthetic analogue GR24 could stimulate the microconidia germination of Fu- sarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. The results were negative, suggesting that SLs may act as specific signals for AMF. GR24 effects on hyphal branching patterns were also examined for soil-borne pathogens (Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Verticil- lum dahlia) and aerial plant-part pathogens (Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium sp.) with the same result, indicating no effects on their growth [30]. Another study conducted in 2001 by Martinez et al. [33] showed that fractions of maize root exudates could induce the transition of yeast to a hyphal form. In later research, Sabbagh [34] analyzed the transcriptome expression of a haploid strain of S. reilianum using different concentrations of GR24, and most of the expressed sequence tag (EST) after SL application was related to genes taking part in cell respiration processes. Exogenous GR24 effects on Ustilago maydis, a fungus causing smut on maize, induced genes involved in cell respiration at 1 h, increased the process at 5 h, and stopped it at 8 h postsupplementation; further analysis of cells induced at 8 h showed the lack of any candidate gene transcripts [34]. Even if strigolactones do not affect the pathogenicity pathway of other fungi, they can still be used as compounds to prevent host plants from being infected through the promotion of arbuscular mycorrhiza formation. Possible uses of strigolactones in industry SLs are characterized by high activity and effectiveness in biological systems. Thus, research into their potential use is being intensified. SLs may be used as biofertilizers thereby indirectly promoting the initiation and establishment of AMF symbiosis or Rhizobium–legume symbiosis because microorganism associations are the primary way plants cope with a lack of nutrition [7]. However, there are numerous problems standing in the way of commercialized products based on SL bioactivity. High SL production costs exist primarily because the method of their laboratory synthesis has not yet been optimized. The high lability of SLs hampers the processes to isolate and purify them. The isolation is exceptionally hard to perform because the natural synthesis of SL is very limited. For example, cotton synthesizing two naturally occurring strigolactones – strigol and strigol acetate – can secrete 15 and 2 pg/plant/day, respectively [35]. Consequently, their mass production would require appropriate laboratory equipment and a specially developed methodology. Attempts to accumulate SLs in a culture medium failed because of their rapid degradation. Strigol and its analogues are highly susceptible to hydrolysis in alkaline media because of the high reactivity of their enol ether bridge. In the most recent studies, a mixture of a synthetic SL analogue – GR24 – can last up to 10 days in a 6 of 8© The Author(s) 2018 Published by Polish Botanical Society Acta Mycol 53(2):1110 Kowalczyk and Hrynkiewicz / Strigolactones as mediators between fungi and plants neutral pH, whereas 5-deoxystrigol only lasts 1.5 days. The stability of SLs in the soil is one of the most important aspects of their future use because of the DDT effect, which is known to this day. On the other hand, their chemical structure needs to be refined, so it could prevent their rapid hydrolysis. Therefore, plant cultures are not the most efficient method for SL acquisition and organic synthesis is complicated because of the lack of knowledge regarding some of the natural biosynthesis stages of SLs [7]. There are still many unknowns that need to be identified before we will be able to synthesize SL products for the market. Summary Plants exhibit a high degree of plasticity towards environmental conditions. SLs may be molecules that play a key role in plant reactions because they act as (i) exogenous signals perceived by microorganisms in their vicinity and (ii) endogenous compounds regulating the shoot and root architecture according to plant needs. In both cases, the SL signaling pathways are a response to environmental factors, such as nutrient avail- ability, temperature, light, or biotic stress. Interactions occurring with SLs and other phytohormones that allow plants to respond correctly have yet to be investigated at the cellular and molecular level. One very interesting yet poorly understood issue is that of SL interactions with microorganisms other than AMF. The predicted ubiquity of SLs in a variety of land plants and numerous questions related to their activity indicate the enormous need for further research in this area. 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