PMID- 27007252 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160826 LR - 20190202 IS - 1553-7374 (Electronic) IS - 1553-7366 (Print) IS - 1553-7366 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 3 DP - 2016 Mar TI - Activation of Plant Innate Immunity by Extracellular High Mobility Group Box 3 and Its Inhibition by Salicylic Acid. PG - e1005518 LID - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005518 [doi] LID - e1005518 AB - Damage-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs) signal the presence of tissue damage to induce immune responses in plants and animals. Here, we report that High Mobility Group Box 3 (HMGB3) is a novel plant DAMP. Extracellular HMGB3, through receptor-like kinases BAK1 and BKK1, induced hallmark innate immune responses, including i) MAPK activation, ii) defense-related gene expression, iii) callose deposition, and iv) enhanced resistance to Botrytis cinerea. Infection by necrotrophic B. cinerea released HMGB3 into the extracellular space (apoplast). Silencing HMGBs enhanced susceptibility to B. cinerea, while HMGB3 injection into apoplast restored resistance. Like its human counterpart, HMGB3 binds salicylic acid (SA), which results in inhibition of its DAMP activity. An SA-binding site mutant of HMGB3 retained its DAMP activity, which was no longer inhibited by SA, consistent with its reduced SA-binding activity. These results provide cross-kingdom evidence that HMGB proteins function as DAMPs and that SA is their conserved inhibitor. FAU - Choi, Hyong Woo AU - Choi HW AD - Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United States of America. FAU - Manohar, Murli AU - Manohar M AD - Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United States of America. FAU - Manosalva, Patricia AU - Manosalva P AD - Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United States of America. FAU - Tian, Miaoying AU - Tian M AD - Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United States of America. FAU - Moreau, Magali AU - Moreau M AD - Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United States of America. FAU - Klessig, Daniel F AU - Klessig DF AD - Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York, United States of America. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20160323 PL - United States TA - PLoS Pathog JT - PLoS pathogens JID - 101238921 RN - 0 (Arabidopsis Proteins) RN - 0 (Cyclopentanes) RN - 0 (Ethylenes) RN - 0 (Oxylipins) RN - O414PZ4LPZ (Salicylic Acid) SB - IM MH - Arabidopsis/genetics MH - Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Botrytis/*immunology/metabolism MH - Cyclopentanes/metabolism MH - Disease Resistance MH - Ethylenes/metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Plant MH - Oxylipins/*metabolism MH - Plant Diseases/*parasitology MH - Plant Leaves/genetics MH - Plants/*immunology MH - Pseudomonas syringae/metabolism MH - Salicylic Acid/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects PMC - PMC4805298 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2016/03/24 06:00 MHDA- 2016/08/27 06:00 PMCR- 2016/03/23 CRDT- 2016/03/24 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/08/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/03/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PPATHOGENS-D-15-02146 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005518 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS Pathog. 2016 Mar 23;12(3):e1005518. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005518. eCollection 2016 Mar.