Paper · 2025 · Molecular Plant Pathology

The Valsa mali Effector VmSR1 Accelerates the Degradation of Tudor‐ SN2 to Suppress RNA Silencing and Plant Immunity

Tao Jiang; Chengli Wang; Mian Zhang; et al.

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Abstract

The apple Valsa canker caused by Valsa mali is one of the most destructive trunk diseases in apple production and disease management. Understanding the interaction between the pathogen and host is a critical foundation for developing durable disease control technologies. In this study, we showed that VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response and promote pathogen infection. VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana, promotes degradation of TSN2 proteins, and suppresses the abundance of multiple miRNAs an Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. These findings expand the understanding of the function of effectors as RNA silencing suppressors during host-pathogen interactions and deepen the understanding of effectors regulating host immunity.

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response.

Interactor
V. maliCytospora malie0pathogen
Gene
VmSR1e0
Outcome
plant immune responsee0
Direction
suppresse0

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“In this study, we showed that VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response and promote pathogen infection”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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VmSR1 from V. mali can promote pathogen infection.

Interactor
V. maliCytospora malie0pathogen
Gene
VmSR1e0
Outcome
pathogen infectione0
Direction
promotee0

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e0

“In this study, we showed that VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response and promote pathogen infection”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 272–390 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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VmSR1 associates with TSN2 proteins in apple (Malus domestica).

Taxon
Malus domesticaMalus domesticae0
Gene
VmSR1e0
Outcome
associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteinse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e0

“VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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VmSR1 associates with TSN2 proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana.

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Arabidopsis thalianaArabidopsis thalianae0
Gene
VmSR1e0
Outcome
associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteinse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabidopsis thaliana · TaxonOriginal uploader was Brona at en.wikipedia . User:Roepers at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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VmSR1 associates with TSN2 proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana.

Taxon
Nicotiana benthamianaNicotiana benthamianae0
Gene
VmSR1e0
Outcome
associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteinse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana benthamiana
Nicotiana benthamiana · TaxonCharles Andres · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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VmSR1 promotes degradation of TSN2 proteins.

Outcome
degradation of TSN2 proteinse0
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promotese0

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“promotes degradation of TSN2 proteins”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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VmSR1 suppresses the abundance of multiple miRNAs.

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abundance of multiple miRNAse0
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suppressese0

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“suppresses the abundance of multiple miRNAs”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs.

Treatment
Silencing of TSN2e0
Gene
TSN2e0
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abundance of miRNAse0
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reducede0

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“Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 632–804 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Silencing of TSN2 weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali.

Organ / stage
leavese0
Treatment
Silencing of TSN2e0
Interactor
V. maliCytospora malie0pathogen
Gene
TSN2e0
Outcome
resistancee0
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weakenede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 632–804 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Silencing of TSN2 weakened the resistance of N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

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N. benthamianaNicotiana benthamianae0
Treatment
Silencing of TSN2e0
Interactor
Sclerotinia sclerotiorumSclerotinia sclerotiorume0pathogen
Gene
TSN2e0
Outcome
resistancee0
Direction
weakenede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana benthamiana
Nicotiana benthamiana · TaxonCharles Andres · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum · InteractorRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 632–804 · show in text ↑

loss of function · Sclerotinia sclerotiorum · Nicotiana benthamianaPositive and negative results

6 papers: 4 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. positive
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loss of function · Cytospora mali · Malus domestica (apple)Positive and negative results

19 papers: 10 positive, 9 negative or no effect

8 papers in the same direction as this paper · 10 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. negative

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