Host-Specific Effects of Toxin from the Rough Lemon Pathotype of Alternaria alternata on Mitochondria 1
AUTOR(ES)
Akimitsu, Kazuya
RESUMO
Host-specific toxin from the rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush) pathotype of Alternaria alternata (ACR toxin) was tested for effects on mitochondria isolated from several citrus species. The toxin caused uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation and changes in membrane potential in mitochondria from leaves of the susceptible host (rough lemon); the effects differed from those of carbonylcyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone, a typical protonophore. ACR toxin also inhibited malate oxidation, apparently because of lack of NAD+ in the matrix. In contrast, the toxin had no effect on mitochondria from citrus species (Dancy tangerine and Emperor mandarin [Citrus reticulata Blanco], and grapefruit [Citrus paradisi Macf.]) that are not hosts of the fungus. The effects of the toxin on mitochondria from rough lemon are similar to the effects of a host-specific toxin from Helminthosporium maydis (HMT) on mitochondria from T-cytoplasm maize. Both ACR and HMT toxins are highly selective for the respective host plants. HMT toxin and methomyl had no effect (toxic or protective) on the activity of ACR toxin against mitochondria from rough lemon.
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