Submitted by Reginaldo Soares de Freitas (reginaldo.freitas@ufv.br) on 2018-04-19T16:19:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2766887 bytes, checksum: 6f8f01cd7e538b366f3e29fab1e9c82c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-19T16:19:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2766887 bytes, checksum: 6f8f01cd7e538b366f3e29fab1e9c82c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O Brasil é o segundo produtor mundial de soja. Porém, estresses bióticos e abióticos tem limitado a expansão da produtividade. Nosso grupo de pesquisa do LBMP, BIOAGRO-UFV, tem observado que plantas transgênicas superexpressando BiP (Binding protein), chaperona com atividade associada à via UPR (unfolded protein response) e à modulação de eventos de PCD (programmed cell death), são mais tolerantes à seca pela manutenção da homeostase celular e retardo do acionamento da PCD. Dos fitopatógenos, a Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato provoca reação de hipersensibilidade na soja, uma vez que a interação planta-bactéria é incompatível. Neste trabalho, foi caracterizado o perfil metabólico dos genótipos transgênico superexpressando BiP (C9) e selvagem (WT) por GC-MS. Foram também avaliados por LC-MS, a abundância de fito-hormônios e alguns metabólitos secundários alvos em resposta à interação de soja com P. s. pv. tomato para determinar alterações metabólicas nestes genótipos relacionadas com o fenótipo de morte celular e reações de hipersensibilidade. O acúmulo de aminoácidos, açúcares e ácidos orgânicos pode estar relacionado ao controle de danos ocasionado pelo estresse biótico, sendo menor em C9 devido à capacidade de BiP em manter a homeostase celular. Compostos como di- hidroesfingosina (DHS) e gama-aminobutirato (GABA) podem estar envolvidos com mecanismos de PCD em células visando restringir a colonização do tecido foliar por bactérias. Além disso, observou-se uma tendência para o aumento de ácido salicílico (SA) e ácido jasmônico (JA), embora os níveis de ácido abscísico (ABA) em C9 tenham sido menores, indicando o papel antagonista do ABA na via de sinalização mediada por SA/JA e síntese de fitoalexinas ao longo da infecção bacteriana. A considerável importância do SA e JA, que disparam vias de sinalização de controle microbiano, em C9 possivelmente está no controle negativo da PCD por BiP, que impede a contenção do patógeno por esta via. As concentrações de metabólitos secundários, por sua vez, sofreram o maior incremento ao longo do tempo, sobretudo daidzeína e genisteína, sendo maior em C9. Este acréscimo pode estar associado com as propriedades antimicrobianas das isoflavonas. Por isso, em plantas C9, a superexpressão de BiP atrasa a via de PCD, impedindo a contenção da colonização bacteriana em tempo hábil, sendo a ação antimicrobiana o mecanismo de resposta predominante em C9, ao passo que em WT predomina a via de PCD. / Brazil is the world's second largest soybean's producer. However, biotic and abiotic stresses have limited productivity expansion. Our research group at the LBMP, BIOAGRO-UFV, has observed that transgenic plants overexpressing BiP (Binding protein), chaperone with activity associated with pathway UPR (unfolded protein response) and modulation of PCD (programmed cell death) events, are more tolerant to drought by the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and retarding the activation of PCD. Plant pathogens, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato provokes hypersensitivity reaction in soybean, since it is an incompatible interaction. In this work, the metabolic profile of the transgenic genotypes overexpressing BiP (C9) and wild type (WT) by GC-MS. We also evaluated by LC-MS, the abundance of phytohormones and some target secondary metabolites in response to the interaction of soybean with P. s. pv. tomato to determine metabolic changes in these genotypes related to cell death phenotype and hypersensitivity reactions. The accumulation of amino acids, sugars and organic acids may be related to damage control caused by biotic stress, being lower in C9 due to BiP's ability to maintain cellular homeostasis. Compounds such as dihydrosphingosine (DHS) and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) may be involved with PCD mechanisms in cells with the aim of to restrain the colonization of foliar tissue by bacteria. Furthermore, there was a tendency for increased salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA), although abscisic acid (ABA) levels have been lower in C9 plants, indicating the ABA antagonist role in the SA-mediated or JA-mediated signaling pathway and phytoalexin synthesis throughout the bacterial infection. The considerable importance of SA and JA, which trigger pathways of microbial control signaling, in C9 is possibly in the negative PCD control by BiP, which prevents the containment of the pathogen for this pathway. Concentrations of secondary metabolites suffered the greatest increase over time, especially daidzein and genistein, being higher in C9 plants. This increase may be associated with the antimicrobial properties of isoflavones. Therefore, in C9 plants, the overexpression of BiP delays the PCD pathway, preventing bacterial colonization in a timely manner, and the antimicrobial action is the predominant response mechanism in C9, whereas in WT, the PCD pathway predominates.

Strains of the well-studied plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae show large differences in their ability to colonize plants epiphytically and to inflict damage to hosts. Additionally, P. syringae can infect some sap-sucking insects and at least one P. syringae strain is highly virulent to insects, causing death to most individuals within as few as 4 days and growing to high population densities within insect hosts. The likelihood of agricultural pest insects coming into contact with transient populations of P. syringae while feeding on plants is high, yet the ecological implications of these interactions are currently not well understood as virulence has not been tested across a wide range of strains. To investigate virulence differences across strains we exposed the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, and the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, both of which are cosmopolitan agricultural pests, to 12 P. syringae strains. We used oral inoculations with bacteria suspended in artificial diet in order to assay virulence while controlling for other variables such as differences in epiphytic growth ability. Generally, patterns of pathogenicity remain consistent across the two species of hemipteran insects, with bacterial strains from phylogroup II, or genomospecies 1, causing the highest rate of mortality with up to 86% of individuals dead after 72 h post infection. The rate of mortality is highly variable across strains, some significantly different from negative control treatments and others showing no discernable difference. Interestingly, one of the most pathogenic strains to both aphids and whiteflies (Cit7) is thought to be nonpathogenic on plants. We also found Cit7 to establish the highest epiphytic population after 48 h on fava beans. Between the nine P. syringae strains tested for epiphytic ability there is also much variation, but epiphytic ability was positively correlated with pathogenicity to insects, suggesting that the two traits may be linked and that strains likely to be found on plants may often be entomopathogenic. Our study highlights that there may be a use for epiphytic bacteria in the biological control of insect crop pests. It also suggests that interactions with epiphytic bacteria could be evolutionary and ecological drivers for hemipteran insects.

Plants defence responses are often associated with the development of the so-called hypersensitive response (HR), a form of PCD that confines the pathogen to the infection site. The sharp boundary of the HR suggests the existence of efficient mechanisms that control cell death and survival. The Arabidopsis transcription factor AtMYB30 positively regulates plant defence and HR responses by enhancing the synthesis of sphingolipid-containing Very Long Chain Fatty Acids (VLCFA) after bacterial infection. The activity of AtMYB30 is tightly controlled inside plant cells through protein-protein interactions and post-translational modifications. During my PhD, we identified a protease of the subtilase family (AtSBT5.2) as a AtMYB30-interacting partner. Interestingly, we have shown that the AtSBT5.2 transcript is alternatively spliced, leading to the production of two distinct gene products that encode either a secreted [AtSBT5.2(a)] or an intracellular [AtSBT5.2(b)] protein. The specific interaction between AtMYB30 and AtSBT5.2(b), but not AtSBT5.2(a), leads to AtMYB30 specific retention outside of the nucleus in small intracellular vesicles. atsbt5.2 Arabidopsis mutant plants, in which both AtSBT5.2(a) and AtSBT5.2(b) expression was abolished, displayed enhanced HR and defence responses. The fact that this phenotype is abolished in an atmyb30 mutant background suggests that AtSBT5.2 is a negative regulator of AtMYB30-mediated disease resistance. Importantly, overexpression of the AtSBT5.2(b), but not the AtSBT5.2(a), isoform in the atsbt5.2 mutant background reverts the phenotypes displayed by atsbt5.2 mutant plants, suggesting that AtSBT5.2(b) specifically represses AtMYB30-mediated defence.

Aquatic environments contain a great diversity of microorganisms, some of which may be aerosolized and transported long distances through the atmosphere. The bacterium Pseudomonas syringae can be found in aquatic environments and in the atmosphere and may express an ice nucleation protein (bacteria expressing the protein are Ice+ and bacteria not expressing the protein are Ice-). Ice+ bacteria may be involved in cloud formation and precipitation processes due to their ability to freeze water at warmer temperatures. Freshwater aerosolization processes are not well understood, particularly the role the Ice+ phenotype may play. Water samples were collected from Claytor Lake, Virginia, USA and screened for Ice+ P. syringae. Results indicated that between 6% and 15% of Pseudomonas colonies assayed were Ice+. Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of cts (citrate synthase) sequences from strains of P. syringae showed a surprising diversity of phylogenetic subgroups present in the lake. A Collison nebulizer was used to aerosolize an Ice+ and an Ice- strain of P. syringae under artificial laboratory conditions. The aerosolization of P. syringae was not influenced by water temperature between 5° and 30°C. In general, the culturability (viability) of P. syringae in aerosols increased with temperature between 5 and 30°C. The Ice+ strain was aerosolized in greater numbers than the Ice- strain at all temperatures studied, suggesting a possible connection between the Ice+ phenotype and aerosol production. A quantitative empirical assessment of aerosolized droplets was generated using a laboratory flume and high-speed video. Droplet diameter and initial velocity upon leaving the water surface were examined at four wind speeds (3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 m/s), and the results showed that droplet diameter and velocity had a gamma distribution and droplet mass flux increased exponentially with wind speed. An estimate of the potential amount of bacteria capable of aerosolizing was made for each wind speed. An interdisciplinary unit for advanced high school students has been developed presenting biological aerosolization and ice nucleation. This interdisciplinary work combines modeling and experimental approaches across biology and engineering interfaces, with the goal of increasing our understanding of microbial aerosols from aquatic environments that may impact our planet's water cycle. / Ph. D.

Les réactions de défense végétales sont souvent associées au développement de la réponse hypersensible (HR), une forme de mort cellulaire programmée qui confine l'agent pathogène au niveau du site d'infection. La frontière nette de la HR suggère l'existence de mécanismes efficaces qui contrôlent la frontière entre mort cellulaire et survie. Le facteur de transcription d'Arabidopsis AtMYB30 régule positivement la HR et les réponses de défense de la plante en augmentant la synthèse des acides gras à très longue chaîne (VLCFA) après infection bactérienne. L'activité d’AtMYB30 est étroitement contrôlée à l'intérieur des cellules végétales par des interactions protéine-protéine et des modifications post-traductionnelles. Au cours de mes travaux de thèse, nous avons identifié une protéase de la famille des subtilases (AtSBT5.2) en tant que partenaire protéique d’AtMYB30. Chose intéressante, nous avons montré que le transcrit d’AtSBT5.2 est épissée de façon alternative, conduisant à la production de deux produits de gènes distincts codant soit pour une isoforme sécrétée [AtSBT5.2 (a)] soit une isoforme intracellulaire [AtSBT5.2 (b)]. L'interaction spécifique d’AtMYB30 avec AtSBT5.2(b), mais pas avec AtSBT5.2(a), conduit à une rétention d’AtMYB30 à l'extérieur du noyau au sein de petites vésicules intracellulaires. Des plantes d’Arabidopsis mutantes atsbt5.2, ne montrant ni expression d’AtSBT5.2(a) ni d’AtSBT5.2(b), présentent des réactions de défense et de HR accrues. Ce phénotype étant abolie dans un fond génétique mutant atmyb30, AtSBT5.2 est donc un régulateur négatif de la résistance aux maladies induites par AtMYB30. Fait important, la surexpression de l’isoforme AtSBT5.2(b), mais pas celle de l’isoforme AtSBT5.2(a), dans le fond mutant atsbt5.2 rétablit les phénotypes présentés par les plantes mutantes atsbt5.2, ce qui suggère qu’AtSBT5.2(b) réprime spécifiquement la réponse de défense induite par AtMYB30. / Plants defence responses are often associated with the development of the so-called hypersensitive response (HR), a form of PCD that confines the pathogen to the infection site. The sharp boundary of the HR suggests the existence of efficient mechanisms that control cell death and survival. The Arabidopsis transcription factor AtMYB30 positively regulates plant defence and HR responses by enhancing the synthesis of sphingolipid-containing Very Long Chain Fatty Acids (VLCFA) after bacterial infection. The activity of AtMYB30 is tightly controlled inside plant cells through protein-protein interactions and post-translational modifications. During my PhD, we identified a protease of the subtilase family (AtSBT5.2) as a AtMYB30-interacting partner. Interestingly, we have shown that the AtSBT5.2 transcript is alternatively spliced, leading to the production of two distinct gene products that encode either a secreted [AtSBT5.2(a)] or an intracellular [AtSBT5.2(b)] protein. The specific interaction between AtMYB30 and AtSBT5.2(b), but not AtSBT5.2(a), leads to AtMYB30 specific retention outside of the nucleus in small intracellular vesicles. atsbt5.2 Arabidopsis mutant plants, in which both AtSBT5.2(a) and AtSBT5.2(b) expression was abolished, displayed enhanced HR and defence responses. The fact that this phenotype is abolished in an atmyb30 mutant background suggests that AtSBT5.2 is a negative regulator of AtMYB30-mediated disease resistance. Importantly, overexpression of the AtSBT5.2(b), but not the AtSBT5.2(a), isoform in the atsbt5.2 mutant background reverts the phenotypes displayed by atsbt5.2 mutant plants, suggesting that AtSBT5.2(b) specifically represses AtMYB30-mediated defence.

Une analyse du transcriptome d’Arabidopsis thaliana soumis à différents stress biotiques a révélé l’activation de certains membres de la famille CYP76, particulièrement celle de CYP76C2 (≈ 50 fois). La caractérisation fonctionnelle de la famille CYP76, et plus particulièrement celle de CYP76C2 a donc fait l’objet de cette thèse. Après confirmation de l’activation sélective de CYP76C2 en réponse aux pathogènes par qRT-PCR, le phénotype de ses mutants d’insertion et de surexpression a été caractérisé sous différentes conditions d’infection par: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 avrRpm1 et par Botrytis cinerea. Afin d’identifier la voie métabolique faisant intervenir CYP76C2, un profilage métabolique ciblé et non ciblé a été entrepris, centré sur le(s) métabolite(s) différentiellement accumulés dans les différents mutants en condition d’infection. Alors que des différences subtiles de sensibilité des mutants de CYP76C2 aux pathogènes semblent confirmer son rôle dans la réponse aux pathogènes, les lignées affectées dans son expression ne présentent pas de phénotypes clairement différents de ceux des plantes sauvages. Une analyse non–ciblée en UPLC-MS (Orbitrap) a permis d’identifier un composé absent dans le mutant cyp76c2 qui pourrait correspondre à un dérivé conjugué en C11, sans que sa structure ne puisse pour l’instant être identifiée (formule brute C17H28O9). CYP76C2 ne semble pas impliqué directement dans la synthèse d’une molécule cruciale pour la mise en place du processus de défense, mais exerce plus probablement une fonction spécialisée ou partiellement redondante de défense ou de détoxication. / A transcriptome analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana subjected to biotic stresses has revealed the activation of members of the CYP76 family, especially of CYP76C2 (≈ 50 times). The functional characterization of CYP76C2, has been the objective of this thesis. After confirmation of the selective activation of CYP76C2 by pathogens, the phenotype of its insertion and overexpressor mutants was characterized under infection by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 avrRpm1 and Botrytis cinerea. In order to identify the metabolic pathway involving CYP76C2, targeted and non-targeted metabolic profiling was focused on differentially accumulated compounds in the different mutants after infection. Whereas subtle differences of response of the CYP76C2 mutant lines in response to pathogens seemed to confirm its involvement in response to biotic stress, phenotypes strikingly different from those of wild-type plants were not observed. A non-targeted analysis by UPLC-MS (Orbitrap) identified a compound absent in the cyp76c2 line that may correspond to an oxygenated C11 conjugate (raw formula C17H28O9), but its structure was not identified. CYP76C2 thus does not seem directly involved in the synthesis of a molecule crucial for defense responses, but more likely has a role in the synthesis of a potentially redundant specialized defense compound or in a detoxification process.

L'induction du métabolisme secondaire fait partie du système de défense des plantes lors d’une attaque par un microorganisme pathogène. Les propriétés antimicrobiennes ou de signalisation des métabolites secondaires (MS) peuvent être régulées par un processus majeur et efficace, la glycosylation. Cette réaction est catalysée par les glycosyltransférases (UGTs) qui assurent le transfert d’une molécule de sucre sur un MS. Mon travail de thèse a porté sur l’étude de trois UGTs d’Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), UGT76E12 d’une part, et UGT73B3 et UGT73B5 d’autre part, et a montré que 1) UGT76E12 est impliquée dans la mise en place de la résistance basale à la souche virulente de la bactérie Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, Pst DC3000, et participe au dialogue entre les voies de signalisation hormonale de l’acide jasmonique (JA) et de l’acide salicylique (SA). Des analyses par clustering hiérarchique ont révélé une co-expression forte entre le gène UGT76E12, et deux gènes codant une terpène synthase (TPS4) et un cytochrome P450 (CYP82G1), impliqués dans la biosynthèse d’un diterpène, le TMTT ((E,E)-4,8,12-triméthyletridéca-1,3,7,11-tetraène), suggérant un rôle pour UGT76E12 dans la régulation de la voie de biosynthèse des terpènes ; 2) UGT73B3 et UGT73B5 sont impliquées dans la mise en place de la résistance spécifique d’Arabidopsis à la souche avirulente Pst DC3000-AvrRpm1, notamment par la régulation de MS intervenant dans le maintien de l’état redox cellulaire au cours de la réaction d’hypersensibilité (HR). Ces deux gènes appartiennent à la classe des « SA-early induced-genes » et présentent un profil co-expression avec le gène TOLB-related et deux gènes codant des glutathion S-transférases (GSTU7 et GSTU24) impliqués dans la réponse au stress oxydant et la détoxication des MS. Nos résultats suggèrent un rôle pour UGT73B3 et UGT73B5 dans la glycosylation de métabolites oxydants associés à la mise en place de la HR. / Plant secondary metabolism induction is part of an integrated defense system after pathogen infection. Signalling and antimicrobial properties of secondary metabolites (SM) can be regulated by an efficient process named, glycosylation. This reaction is ensured by glycosyltransferases (UGTs) which catalyze the transfer of a sugar moiety on a SM. My PhD work was divided in two parts, the first on UGT76E12 and the second part on UGT73B3 and UGT73B5, three UGTs of Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) and it demonstrated that 1) UGT76E12 is involved in basal resistance establishment during plant challenge with the virulent strain of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst DC3000), and participates to the hormonal crosstalk between jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA). Clustering analyses revealed a strong co-expression between UGT76E12 and two genes encoding a terpene synthase (TPS4) and a cytochrome P450 (CYP82G1), both involved in the biosynthesis of a diterpene named TMTT ((E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-1,3,7,11-tetraene), which suggests a role for UGT76E12 in terpene biosynthesis pathway regulation. 2) UGT73B5 and UGT73B3 are involved in the establishment of Arabidopsis specific resistance against the avirulent strain of Pst DC3000-AvrRpm1, especially in the regulation of MS playing a role in redox homeostasis status during the hypersensitive response (HR). These two genes are part of SA-early induced-genes and showed co-expression patterns with the TOLB-related gene and two genes encoding glutathione S-transferases (GSTU7 and GSTU24) involved in oxidative stress responses and in MS detoxification. Our results suggest a role for UGT73B3 and UGT73B5 in the glycosylation of oxidant MS associated with HR establishment.

Atualmente, o HLB é considerado a principal doença que acomete as plantas cítricas. Diante desse fator, pesquisas por cultivares resistentes a esta doença são necessárias. A transformação genética via Agrobacterium, juntamente com o uso de plantas modelos, tem sido uma alternativa para verificação do funcionamento dos genes em resposta a patógenos, isto porque as plantas modelos possuem como característica ciclo de vida curto e alto poder de regeneração. Assim sendo, objetivou-se com o presente trabalho, a transformação genética via Agrobacterium tumefaciens, de tomate Micro-Tom (Solanum lycopersicum L.) e de laranja doce, com os genes que codificam as proteínas PR-8 e CDR-1, isolados a partir de Citrus simensis. Os cotilédones provenientes de sementes germinadas in vitro de tomate Micro-Tom foram utilizados como fonte de explante para os experimentos de transformação genética com os genes PR-8 e CDR-1. Esses explantes foram subcultivados até o aparecimento de brotos regenerantes e posteriormente plantas transgênicas, as quais foram aclimatizadas e levadas a casa-de-vegetação. A transgenia foi confirmada por PCR e o número de inserções do gene por Southern blot. As plantas foram cultivadas até a obtenção da geração T1. Simultaneamente, foram realizados experimentos de transformação genética em segmentos de epicótilo, provenientes de sementes de laranja ‘Hamlin’ germinadas in vitro, com o gene CDR-1, a fim de se obter plantas transgênicas e sua caracterização. Paralelamente, foi realizada a construção da curva padrão pela análise de qPCR para identificação de Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. Foram obtidas treze plantas transgênicas de tomate Micro-Tom com o gene PR-8 e três com o gene CDR-1. As eficiências de transformação foram em torno de 0,38 a 1,98%. Três plantas de tomate Micro-Tom transgênicas com o gene PR-8 foram caracterizadas por Southern blot e o número de inserções variou de 1 a 3. Dezenove plantas transgênicas de laranja ‘Hamlin’ com o gene CDR-1 foram obtidas através dos experimentos de transformação genética. A eficiência de transformação foi de 2,06 a 5,96%. Dessas, apenas uma foi caracterizada por Southern blot apresentando 1 número de cópia do DNA no genoma da planta. / HLB is currently considered the main disease affecting citrus plants. Given this factor, research for cultivars resistant to this disease is needed. Genetic transformation via Agrobacterium with the use of model plants has been an alternative for checking the gene function in response to pathogens, because these model plants have as characteristic a short life cycle and high power of regeneration. Therefore, the aim of this work was to produce transgenic plants, via Agrobacterium tumefaciens, of Micro-Tom tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), and sweet orange, with the genes encoding the PR-8 and CDR-1 proteins isolated from Citrus sinensis. The cotyledons from in vitro germinated Micro-Tom tomato seeds were used as explants source for genetic transformation experiments with PR-8 and CDR-1 genes. These explants were subcultured until the appearance of regenerating shoots and after transgenic plants, which were acclimatized and taken to a greenhouse. The transgenic plants were confirmed by PCR and the number of gene insertions by Southern blot. The plants were grown until T1 generation was obtained. Simultaneously genetic transformation experiments were performed with epicotyl segments from \'Hamlin\' sweet orange seeds germinated in vitro with CDR-1 gene in order to obtain transgenic plants and their characterization. Simultaneously, the standard curve construction was performed by qPCR analysis for identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. Thirteen transgenic plants of Micro-Tom tomato with PR-8 gene and three with CDR-1 gene were obtained. The transformation efficiencies were around 0,38 to 1,98%. Three transgenic plants of Micro-Tom tomato with PR-8 gene were characterized by southern blot, and the number of inserts ranged from 1 to 3. Nineteen transgenic \'Hamlin\' sweet orange plants with CDR-1 gene were obtained through genetic transformation experiments, and the transformation efficiency was 2,06 to 5,96%. One plant was characterized, by Southern blot and has one DNA copy number in the plant genome.

Parmi les Prunus, genre botanique d’intérêt économique important, l’abricotier (Prunusarmeniaca L.) est une culture emblématique du Bassin Méditerranéen. Il y est soumis à des contraintes biotiques importantes, parmi lesquelles le dépérissement bactérien, causé par Pseudomonas syringae (Psy), peut mener à des phénomènes de mortalité en verger au niveau des régions à hivers froids et humides. La mise en évidence de différences variétales en verger offre potentiellement des perspectives de contrôle de la maladie à travers le levier génétique. Aussi, ce travail de thèse avait pour principaux objectifs (i) d’identifier chez la plante des régions génomiques liées à la résistance partielle à la bactérie et (ii) d’étudier un plan factoriel d’interaction entre les diversités de la plante et de la bactérie (GxG) afin d’apprécier la généricité de la résistance et sa durabilité. Afin de répondre au premier objectif, deux approches complémentaires ont été mobilisées : une cartographie de QRLs (Quantitative Resistance Loci) sur quatre populations biparentales dont trois sont issues du croisement avec un géniteur commun ainsi qu’une analyse d’association sur une core-collection. Les données phénotypiques mobilisées correspondent à des symptômes issus d’inoculations contrôlées ainsi que des notes de mortalité obtenues suite à infection naturelle en verger. Ces deux approches (analyse de liaison et d’association) ont permis de mettre en évidence 22 QRLs de résistance, parmi lesquels seuls 2 QRLs sur les chromosomes 6 et 7 colocalisent entre les deux approches. Deux régions majeures détectées en étude d’association sur les chromosomes 5 et 6 se sont révélées être en déséquilibre de liaison et contrôlent près de 26 et 43% de la variation des symptômes. Deux mécanismes complémentaires reposant sur le blocage de l’infection de Psy et sur la limitation de la progression locale de la bactérie dans les tissus ont été mis en évidence à travers la détection de QRLs sur les chromosomes 3, 6, 8 d’une part et 1,4et 6 d’autre part. Le second objectif a été abordé grâce à une étude d’un plan factoriel d’interaction entre 20 accessions d’abricotier et 9 souches de Psy, échantillonnées d’après la connaissance de l’épidémiologie de la maladie en verger. L’analyse statistique de ce dispositif mis en œuvre à la fois en verger et en laboratoire a démontré la prédominance de l’effet du facteur souche dans la variabilité des symptômes étudiés et la très faible importance du facteur d’interaction GxG, indiquant une potentielle généricité des facteurs de résistance et des perspectives favorables à leur durabilité en verger.Les résultats issus de cette thèse contribuent à offrir une meilleure compréhension des mécanismes de résistance partielle au dépérissement bactérien de l’abricotier et fournissent des marqueurs et haplotypes, potentiellement mobilisables dans le cadre de programmes d’innovation variétale. / Within the genus Prunus, that contains highly valuable species, apricot (Prunusarmeniaca L.) is an emblematic Mediterranean crop. But apricot cultivation is constrainedby many biotic stresses, among which bacterial canker caused by Pseudomonas syringae(Psy) is particularly severe and can lead to the death of the trees in regions with humidand cold winters. Differences of susceptibilities have been observed between cultivars inorchards and create opportunities for disease management through genetic improvement.This thesis aimed to (i) identify genetic determinants linked to partial resistance to thebacterium and to (ii) study a factorial interaction design between both diversities of theplant and the pathogen (GxG interaction) in order to assess resistance genericity anddurability. With regard to the first objective, two complementary approaches were used :QRL (Quantitative Resistance Loci) mapping over four biparental progenies, amongwhich three were obtained with a cross involving a common genitor, and a genome-wideassociation study on a core-collection. The phenotypic data mobilized in this work rely onsymptoms issued from controlled inoculations and on mortality notations followingnatural infections in the orchard. These approaches led to the detection of 22 QRLs amongwhich only 2 QRLs, located on chromosomes 6 and 7, co-localized between the twomethods. Two main regions detected in the association study, over the chromosomes 5and 6, appeared to be in linkage disequilibrium and controlled 26 and 43% of the variationof the symptoms. A complementarity between two mechanisms, one that involves blockingthe infection of Psy and the other that limits bacterial mobility in the tissues has beenrevealed through the detection of QRLs over chromosomes 3, 6, 8 for one mechanism and1,4, 6 for the other, respectively. The second objective was fulfilled with a study of afactorial interaction design between 20 apricot accessions and 9 Psy strains, which weresampled according to the previous knowledge of the disease epidemiology in the orchard.Statistical analyses of phenotypic data obtained both from the orchard and a laboratorytest showed a clear predominance of the strain effect on symptom variability and a weakimportance of the GxG interaction factor. This last result highlighted a potentialgenericity of the resistance factors and favorable perspectives of durability in the orchard.The results issued from this thesis contribute to a better understanding of the mechanismsunderlying partial resistance of apricot to bacterial canker. Moreover, it provide markersand haplotypes of interest which could be mobilized in breeding programs.

La capacité des plantes à répondre aux stress de l'environnement, qu'ils soient de nature biotique ou abiotique, tient au fait qu'elles sont capables d'intégrer les signaux perçus grâce à des mécanismes de transduction du signal rapides et efficaces. La perception, le décodage et la mise en place de réponses biologiques adaptées font appel à de nombreux acteurs moléculaires tels que le calcium (Ca2+), second messager majeur de la signalisation Eucaryote. Parmi les "senseurs de calcium", la calmoduline (CaM) est la protéine la plus connue. Il existe des protéines apparentées à la CaM, spécifiques aux plantes, les Calmodulin-like (CMLs). Les CMLs sont très peu étudiées et la caractérisation de leurs rôles ouvre de larges perspectives sur l'identification des réseaux de régulation. L'objectif de ce travail de thèse a concerné un partenaire nucléaire d'une de ces CMLs, AtCML9, le Pseudo-Response Regulator 2 (PRR2), une protéine atypique contenant un domaine de liaison à l'ADN de type GARP et de fonction inconnue. Au cours de ce travail, des analyses moléculaires et biochimiques ont permis de caractériser le rôle de PRR2 dans l'immunité végétale, et en particulier en réponse à Pseudomonas syringae. L'étude de lignées perte ou gain de fonction a permis de mettre en évidence que PRR2 agit comme un régulateur positif des défenses lors de l'infection par la bactérie pathogène hémibiotrophe Pst DC3000 à travers la modulation de l'acide salicylique, de composés de défense tels que la protéine PR1 et la camalexine. Les analyses phénotypiques réalisées en réponse à différentes souches de Pseudomonas ont permis de préciser que PRR2 contribue à la mise en place des défenses à travers la signalisation dépendante de l'acide salicylique et de l'injection des effecteurs bactériens. Dans une deuxième partie, l'interaction entre PRR2 et des facteurs de transcription spécifiques aux plantes, les TCPs (Teosinte Branched 1, Cycloidea and PCF), a été étudié. Ces analyses ont montré une spécificité d'interaction entre PRR2 et TCP19 ou TCP20. Ces interactions stabilisent et relocalisent PRR2 dans des domaines nucléaires spécifiques. Ces données suggèrent une forte régulation post-traductionnelle de la protéine PRR2 qui pourrait s'avérer nécessaire à sa fonction biologique. / Plants are able to perceive and respond to diverse biotic or abiotic environmental cues. This ability relies on efficient signalling pathways that are ultimately associated with genetic reprograming. These responses involve various actors of the signalling pathways such as calcium (Ca2+) transients which act as a second messenger in eukaryotic cells. The variations in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations are perceived by calcium sensors. The calmodulin (CaM) is an ubiquitous Ca2+ sensor well studied both in animal and plant cells. Comparatively, plants also possess CaM-related proteins called Calmodulin-like (CMLs) which are less studied and their role in plant physiology are emerging. The objective of this PhD work was to perform the functional analysis of PRR2 (Pseudo-Response Regulator 2), a plant specific transcription factor (with a GARP DNA binding domain) previously identified as an AtCML9-interacting partner. Using diverse genetic tools, we were able to study the role of PRR2 in plant immunity using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and a phytopathogenic bacteria, Pseudomonas syringae. Our study has shown that PRR2 acts as a positive regulator of plant defenses upon bacterial infection. We show that PRR2 could act by modulating the biosynthesis of the salicylic acid (SA), and the production of defense-associated compounds such as PR1 and camalexin. Collectively our data indicate that PRR2 acts as a positive regulator of plant defense associated with SA. In the aim to better understand how PRR2 could be involved in different physiological responses, we search for PRR2-interacting partners. We have more precisely worked on the interactions between PRR2 and the TCPs (Teosinte branched 1, Cycloidea and PCF) which are also plant specific transcriptions factors involved in different biological processes. We showed that PRR2 specifically interact with TCP19 or TCP20. As consequences, these interactions stabilize PRR2 and relocalize the complex in specific nuclear subdomains.