Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
12-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Dr. Nirakar Sahoo
Second Advisor
Dr. Rupesh Kariyat
Third Advisor
Dr. Bradley Christoffersen
Abstract
Chapter 2: In this chapter, I have provided an update on recent developments and advances on early signaling events in plant-herbivore interactions, with a particular emphasis on the membrane potential changes (Vm), calcium (Ca2+), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and plant ion channels involvement in early signaling events initiation and propagation of defense signaling cascade.
Chapter 3: In this chapter, we show that tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) caterpillar oral secretion (OS) induces ROS in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) protoplasts. By using a dye-based ROS imaging approach, our study showed that the application of Plant-Fed (PF) M. sexta OS generates significantly higher ROS while artificial Diet-Fed (DF) M. sexta OS failed to induce ROS in isolated tomato protoplasts.
Chapter 4: In this chapter, we demonstrate that hemolymph from M. sexta also induce ROS and Ca2+ and thereby act as an herbivore associated elicitor (HAE). Using a dye-based imaging technique, our study showed that the application of crude M. sexta hemolymph potently increased ROS as well as Ca2+ production in isolated tomato protoplasts.
In summary, our results demonstrate that M. sexta OS and hemolymph induces cellular defense signals by modulating intracellular ROS and Ca2+ in tomato protoplast.
Recommended Citation
Gandhi, Akanksha, "Role of Herbivore Associated Elicitors in Plant Defense Signaling" (2020). Theses and Dissertations. 662.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/662
Comments
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