Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca disease

Esca is a grapevine trunk disease spreading in vineyards worldwide, and of rising concern since no efficient treatment is available to mitigate its impact. Trunks, grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Aragonês vines were collected at harvest stage to characterise plant responses assoc...

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Main Authors: Florent Weiller, Inês Diniz, Diana Pimentel, Alexander Erban, Pedro Reis, Flávio Soares, Cecília Rego, Joachim Kopka, Ana Margarida Fortes
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Inês Diniz
Diana Pimentel
Alexander Erban
Pedro Reis
Flávio Soares
Cecília Rego
Joachim Kopka
Ana Margarida Fortes
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Diana Pimentel
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Flávio Soares
Cecília Rego
Joachim Kopka
Ana Margarida Fortes
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description Esca is a grapevine trunk disease spreading in vineyards worldwide, and of rising concern since no efficient treatment is available to mitigate its impact. Trunks, grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Aragonês vines were collected at harvest stage to characterise plant responses associated with this fungal disease. Presence of Esca associated fungi in the trunks was confirmed by molecular methods using ITS region. Metabolomics of grapes and leaves was analysed by Gas chromatography coupled to electron impact ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-EI/TOF-MS) and GC coupled to an EI/quadrupole MS (GC-EI/QUAD-MS and showed that both organs from symptomatic plants exhibited a different metabolic reprogramming than those from asymptomatic. Symptomatic leaves present lesser content in tricarboxylic and polyhydroxy acids, and this metabolic adjustment may involve salicylic acid metabolism. On the other hand, symptomatic fruits accumulate long-chain fatty acids probably related with cuticle reinforcement to mitigate changes in water transport caused by trunk damage, and defence-related metabolites such as α-tocopherol. Symptomatic berries also presented alterations in volatile aroma compounds such as C6-volatiles, and acetic acid suggesting an impact on subsequent wine quality. Altogether this study, identified putative metabolic markers associated with Esca disease in plants with different symptomatology and contributed to a physiological understanding of this fungal disease that could help in the development of mitigation strategies for its spread.
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spelling doaj-art-6a99f2835f3d4212992ed2c5cbfe78792025-08-20T02:50:27ZengElsevierCurrent Plant Biology2214-66282024-12-014010037810.1016/j.cpb.2024.100378Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca diseaseFlorent Weiller0Inês Diniz1Diana Pimentel2Alexander Erban3Pedro Reis4Flávio Soares5Cecília Rego6Joachim Kopka7Ana Margarida Fortes8BioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalCIFC - Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalBioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalMax-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm, GermanyLEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associated Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalBioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalLEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associated Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalMax-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm, GermanyBioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Corresponding author.Esca is a grapevine trunk disease spreading in vineyards worldwide, and of rising concern since no efficient treatment is available to mitigate its impact. Trunks, grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Aragonês vines were collected at harvest stage to characterise plant responses associated with this fungal disease. Presence of Esca associated fungi in the trunks was confirmed by molecular methods using ITS region. Metabolomics of grapes and leaves was analysed by Gas chromatography coupled to electron impact ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-EI/TOF-MS) and GC coupled to an EI/quadrupole MS (GC-EI/QUAD-MS and showed that both organs from symptomatic plants exhibited a different metabolic reprogramming than those from asymptomatic. Symptomatic leaves present lesser content in tricarboxylic and polyhydroxy acids, and this metabolic adjustment may involve salicylic acid metabolism. On the other hand, symptomatic fruits accumulate long-chain fatty acids probably related with cuticle reinforcement to mitigate changes in water transport caused by trunk damage, and defence-related metabolites such as α-tocopherol. Symptomatic berries also presented alterations in volatile aroma compounds such as C6-volatiles, and acetic acid suggesting an impact on subsequent wine quality. Altogether this study, identified putative metabolic markers associated with Esca disease in plants with different symptomatology and contributed to a physiological understanding of this fungal disease that could help in the development of mitigation strategies for its spread.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214662824000604GrapevineVitis viniferaEsca diseaseMetabolomicsFruitsLeaves
spellingShingle Florent Weiller
Inês Diniz
Diana Pimentel
Alexander Erban
Pedro Reis
Flávio Soares
Cecília Rego
Joachim Kopka
Ana Margarida Fortes
Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca disease
Current Plant Biology
Grapevine
Vitis vinifera
Esca disease
Metabolomics
Fruits
Leaves
title Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca disease
title_full Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca disease
title_fullStr Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca disease
title_full_unstemmed Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca disease
title_short Metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic Vitis vinifera grapevines with Esca disease
title_sort metabolomic analysis of grapes and leaves from symptomatic and asymptomatic vitis vinifera grapevines with esca disease
topic Grapevine
Vitis vinifera
Esca disease
Metabolomics
Fruits
Leaves
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214662824000604
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