A time-resolved metabolomics study of potato cultivar responses to Pseudomonas syringae
Abstract
Introduction: The bacterial plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae poses a threat to various crops, including potato (Solanum tuberosum). Its pathogenicity and virulence are enabled by, among other factors, its type III secretion system, which delivers effectors into the host plant. While differences in cultivar responses offer a sustainable control strategy, the underlying temporal metabolic mechanisms in potatoes remain poorly characterised.
Methods: This study employed an untargeted LC-MS metabolomics to investigate dynamic metabolic reprogramming in contrasting potato cultivars, Sifra and Valor, following inoculation with P. syringae. The metabolomic analysis was conducted at three intervals: 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours post-inoculation.
Results: Our results revealed distinct, genotype-specific response kinetics. Neither cultivar exhibited significant pathogen-responsive metabolomic reprogramming at 24 hours post-inoculation. At 48 hours post-inoculation, levels of 14 metabolites were elevated in the inoculated Valor samples, while Sifra showed minimal reprogramming. The Valor responses were not sustained and had subsided at the 72 hour time point. Meanwhile, by 72 hours, a spike in 11 metabolites was observed in the inoculated Sifra, with almost no upregulation of these in Valor. Among the spiked metabolites in Valor and Sifra were metabolites with a proven role in pathogen response. In total, there were 5 overlapping heightened metabolites between Valor and Sifra.…
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