Diverse and strain-specific metabolites patterns induced by fungal endophytes in grape cells of different varieties

Authors

  • Xiao-Xia Pan School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Kunming, China and School of Chemistry and Environment, Yunnan MinZu University, Kunming, China
  • Ming-Quan Yuan School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
  • Jing-Chao Chen School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
  • Man Yu School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
  • Jin-Zhuo Qu School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
  • Fang Liu School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
  • Si-Yu Xiang School of Life Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
  • You-Yong Zhu School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Kunming, China and School of Agronomy, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
  • Ming-Zhi Yang School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/vitis.2020.59.155-162

Keywords:

endophytic fungi; grape cells; co-cultivation; secondary metabolites; high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Abstract

The potential for endophytes to initiate changes in host secondary metabolism has been well documented. However, the mechanisms underlying endophyte-plant metabolic interactions are still poorly understood. Here, we analysed the effects of fungal endophytes on the metabolite profiles of grape cells from two cultivars: 'Cabernet Sauvignon' (CS) and 'Rose honey' (RH). Our results clearly showed that co-culture with endophytic fungi greatly modified the metabolic profiles in grape cells of both varieties. Treatments with endophytic fungal strains caused the numbers of detected metabolites to vary from 10 to 19 in CS cells and from 8 to 14 in RH cells. In addition, 5 metabolites were detected in all CS cell samples, while 4 metabolites were detected in all RH cell samples. Some endophytic fungal strains could even introduce novel metabolites into the co-cultured grape cells. The metabolic profiles of grape leaves shaped by endophytic fungi exhibited host selectivity and fungal strain specificity. In this assay, the fungal strains RH32 (Alternaria sp.) and MDR36 (Colletotrichum sp.) triggered an increased response of the detected metabolites, including the greatest increase in the metabolite contents in grape cells of both cultivars. No obvious effects in terms of metabolite numbers and contents in grape cells when co-cultured with fungal strains RH7 (Epicoccum sp.) and RH48 (Colletotrichum sp.) were observed. The results of this experiment suggest that endophytic fungi could be used to control the metabolic profiles of grapes and thus increase grape quality.

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2020-10-29

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Vol. 59 No. 4 (2020): Vitis

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