1. Variation in the genome of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici facilitates rapid evolution through mechanisms like gaining virulence mutations, chromosomal rearrangements that result in gene loss or gain, and transposable element activity providing a source of evolutionary novelty.
2. Analysis of multiple Z. tritici genomes revealed a large flexible pan-genome with a small conserved core and many lineage-specific genes, facilitating adaptation to different wheat cultivars and environments. Recent losses of core genes were enriched for secreted effectors.
3. Signatures of recent strong positive selection were detected in pathogen populations, indicating adaptive evolution in response to pressures like new resistant wheat cultivars.
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How genomic variation accelerates pathogen evolution in Zymoseptoria tritici
1. How variation in the genome
speeds up the evolution of
Zymoseptoria tritici
Daniel Croll
University of Neuchâtel
Zymoseptoria community meeting 2017
5. The complexity of the wheat-Z. tritici interaction
Bulgaria
Israel
Kavkaz
M3
Shaphir
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1A5
1E4
3A1
3A4
3A5
3B2
3B4
3B8
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7
3D
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3D
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3D
7
3F1
3F3
3F4
3F5IPO
323
Fungal isolate
Wheatcultivar
0
25
50
75
100
Sporulation %
Apache
Courtot
Estanzuela
M6
Solamouni
Synthetic
Tadinia
Taichung
Veranopolis
(Plissonneau, Marcel, Croll)Single Swiss population
6. Investigating the genetic basis of pathogen evolution
Availabledatasets
Genotype
only
Genotype +
Phenotype
Genotype +
Ecology
QTL mapping
Pathogen reproductive mode
Selection scans
SexualAsexual
Genome-wide
association mapping
(GWAS)
Environmental
association studies
Genome
comparisons
&
selection
analyses
among lineages
Plissonneau et al. 2017
7. Investigating the genetic basis of pathogen evolution
Availabledatasets
Genotype
only
Genotype +
Phenotype
Genotype +
Ecology
QTL mapping
Pathogen reproductive mode
Selection scans
SexualAsexual
Genome-wide
association mapping
(GWAS)
Environmental
association studies
Genome
comparisons
&
selection
analyses
among lineages
Plissonneau et al. 2017
8. Oregon, USA Switzerland
Israel
Australia
Mapping loci underlying adaptation to cultivar Toronit
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20
40
Population
Pathogenreproduction
[%leafareacoveredbyspores]
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Israel
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9. Complex genetic basis for adaptation to Toronit
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ThiopurineS-
methyltransferase
Reticulon
AMPbinding
PeptidaseC19
Zn-finger,MYNDtype
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unknownprotein
unknown
protein
Phosphatidylserine
decarboxylase
Significance threshold
(Hartmann et al. The ISME Journal 2017)
Genome-wide association study (n = 106 strains)
10. Chromosomal rearrangements facilitated gene loss
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1
2
3
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7
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9
10
-log10(p-value)
Bonferroni (α = 0.05)
Chromosomal position (in kb)
1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940
Genes
Reference
genome
Transposable
elements
Transposable
elements
Genes
Genomeof
Swissisolate
candidate effector gene
(Hartmann et al. The ISME Journal 2017)
Effector gene
11. Chromosomal rearrangements facilitated gene loss
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
-log10(p-value)
Bonferroni (α = 0.05)
Chromosomal position (in kb)
1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940
Genes
Reference
genome
Transposable
elements
Transposable
elements
Genes
Genomeof
Swissisolate
candidate effector gene
(Hartmann et al. The ISME Journal 2017)
Effector gene
16. Telomeric Avr-Stb6 encodes a small secreted protein
M R SILQG LLA FA LAVGVQAR V SCGG IGD LC KAGD SCCN YP GTDC FQDGQ Y PRCHTACGH F Q FG FCHDGKQ CNCQV ILGCG CV *
M R SILQG LLA FA LAVGVQAR V SCGG IGD LC KAGD SCCN YP GTDC FQDGQ Y PRCHTACGH F Q FG FCHDGKQ CNCQV ILGCG CV *
M R SILQG LLA FA LAVGVQAR VVCGG IGD LC KAG PSCCN YP ITNC FQDGQ Y PRCHTACGNW N FG FCHDGKQ CNCQT IPGCG CV *
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Chromosome 5 Chromosome position (kb)
Chromosome position (kb)
IPO323
1E4
1A5
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Transposable elements
Genes
(Zhong et al. New Phyt 2017)
21. Conservation of core genome in species-level analysis
127 Illumina sequenced genomes
(Plissonneau et al, under review)
22. Conservation of core genome in species-level analysis
0
25
50
75
100
Deletionspergene(%)
Singleton Accessory Core
Pangenome category
127 Illumina sequenced genomes
(Plissonneau et al, under review)
23. Number of genes
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain
Z. tritici
Z. pseudotritici
Z. brevis
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain
Z. ardabiliae
Z. passerinii n.d. n.d. n.d.
Gene presence-absence
Gene presentOrtholog found
Ortholog missing
0 2’000 4’000 6’000 8’000 10’000
n=8’866 n=1’024 n=5
Origin of gene presence-absence polymorphism
last split
~11’000 ybp
Number of genes
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain. tritici
. pseudotritici
. brevis
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain
. ardabiliae
. passerinii n.d. n.d. n.d.
Gene presentOrtholog found
0 2’000 4’000 6’000 8’000 10’000
n=8’866 n=1’024 n=599
Species-
specific genes
Shared among species
(Grandaubert et al. G3 2015) (Hartmann & Croll, MBE 2017)
24. Number of genes
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain
Z. tritici
Z. pseudotritici
Z. brevis
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain
Z. ardabiliae
Z. passerinii n.d. n.d. n.d.
Gene presence-absence
Gene presentOrtholog found
Ortholog missing
0 2’000 4’000 6’000 8’000 10’000
n=8’866 n=1’024 n=5
Origin of gene presence-absence polymorphism
last split
~11’000 ybp
Number of genes
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain. tritici
. pseudotritici
. brevis
C
onserved
Incom
plete
loss
Incom
plete
gain
. ardabiliae
. passerinii n.d. n.d. n.d.
Gene presentOrtholog found
0 2’000 4’000 6’000 8’000 10’000
n=8’866 n=1’024 n=599
Species-
specific genes
Shared among species
(Grandaubert et al. G3 2015) (Hartmann & Croll, MBE 2017)
25. Conserved protein
domain
Secreted
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
All genes Yes No Cell wall
degrading
enzymes
Secondary
metabolite
backbone
Small
secreted
proteins
Yes
Protein functions
Coregenesaffectedbyrecentlosses(%)
Incomplete losses
Recently lost core Zymoseptoria genes
Z. tritici
Z. pseudotritici
Z. brevis
Z. ardabiliae
Z. passerinii n.d. n.d. n.d.
(Hartmann & Croll, MBE 2017)
26. Conserved protein
domain
Secreted
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
All genes Yes No Cell wall
degrading
enzymes
Secondary
metabolite
backbone
Small
secreted
proteins
Yes
Protein functions
Coregenesaffectedbyrecentlosses(%)
Incomplete losses
Recently lost core Zymoseptoria genes
Z. tritici
Z. pseudotritici
Z. brevis
Z. ardabiliae
Z. passerinii n.d. n.d. n.d.
(Hartmann & Croll, MBE 2017)
27. Z. tritici-specific genes not having reached fixation
Conserved protein
domain
Secreted
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
All genes Yes No Cell wall
degrading
enzymes
Secondary
metabolite
backbone
Small
secreted
proteins
Yes
Protein functions
Coregenesaffectedbyrecentlosses(%)
Orphangenesnotfixedinspecies(%)
Incomplete losses
Incomplete gains
(Hartmann & Croll, MBE 2017)
32. Acknowledgements
@danielcroll web: www.pathogen-genomics.org
Funding agencies
Marcello Zala
Gerrit Kuhn, Philip Lobb
Andrea Patrignani
Grant 12-03
Bruce McDonald
Pathogen genomics group
Fanny Hartmann
Norfarhan Mohd Assa’ad
Simone Fouché
Clémence Plissonneau
Andrea Sánchez-Vallet
Alessandra Stürchler
Juliana Benevenuto
Javier Palma Guerrero
Nikhil Kumar Singh, Leen Abraham,
Ursula Oggenfuss
33. Are there genetic factors that constrain
pathogen adaptation from cultivar to cultivar?
What environmental factors constrain
pathogen adaptation?
(Host mixtures, fungicides, agricultural practices, etc.)