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Description: Learn a double-staining method to detect pectin in plant-fungus interactions using light microscopy with cotton blue and ruthenium red. This technique visualizes fungal structures in coffee leaves infected with Hemileia vastatrix without expensive equipment.

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The authors wish to thank Dr. Hudson W. P. de Carvalho for the support to develop this work. The authors are also grateful to the Laboratory of Electron Microscopy &#39;&#39;Prof. Elliot Watanabe Kitajima&#39;&#39; for providing the light microscopy facility. The authors thank&#160;Dr. Fl&#225;via Rodrigues Alves Patr&#237;cio for supplying the plant material with lesions.

1. Preparation of the buffering solution and reagents
<ol>
	<li>Prepare 2 M cacodylate buffer by adding 4.28 g of sodium cacodylate to 100 mL of distilled water and adjust the pH to 7.25 with 0.2 N HCl.</li>
	<li>Prepare 100 mL of the Karnovsky fixative solution by mixing 10 mL of 25% aqueous glutaraldehyde, 10 mL of 10% aqueous formaldehyde, 25 mL of 2 M cacodylate buffer, and 0.5 mL of 0.5 M CaCl226. Make up the volume to 100 mL with distilled water. 
	NOTE: The solution can be kept in a refrigerator for 6 months. 
	CAUTION: The cacodylate buffering solution is toxic; therefore, handle the fixative solution in a fume hood or an open area. Avoid inhaling the solution vapors and wear gloves while handling.</li>
	<li>Prepare aqueous Hoagland nutrient solution by mixing the following: 3 mM Ca(NO3)2.4H2O, 2 mM NH4H2PO4, 5 mM KH2PO4, 2 mM MgSO4.7H2O, 9.07 mM MnSO4, 0.765 mM ZnSO4.7H2O, 46.4 mM H3BO3, 0.09 mM Na2MoO4.H2O, 0.01 mM CuSO4, and 36 mM FeSO4.7H2O as iron-EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid)27.</li>
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2. Plant samples and fungus inoculation
NOTE: For experiments on leaves affected by coffee rust, five 2-month-old seedlings of Coffee arabica cv. Catua&#237; were grown and kept in a greenhouse at the Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) of the University of S&#227;o Paulo, Piracicaba, S&#227;o Paulo State, Brazil.
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	<li>Grow coffee plants in 500 mL plastic pots filled with aqueous Hoagland nutrient solution (pH of ~5.5) for 4 months in a growth chamber kept at 27 &#177; 3 &#176;C with a 12 h photoperiod created by LED lamps at the photon flux of 250 &#181;mol photons s-1 m-2. Replace the Hoagland nutrient solution every week for 4 months.</li>
	<li>Inoculate four expanded leaves from five plants on their abaxial surfaces with 1 x 103&#160;H. vastatrix uredospores following the method described in reference28. After inoculation, keep the plants for 48 h in the dark by covering them with a black plastic bag. Harvest the lesions 30 days after inoculation.</li>
	<li>Harvest characteristic lesions caused by Cercospora coffeicola from Coffea arabica cv. Obat&#227; plants located (coordinates: -22.906506126269942, -47.015075902025266) at the Biological Institute, Campinas, S&#227;o Paulo State, Brazil. Before processing the sample, analyze the lesions in a stereomicroscope to verify the presence of coffee C. coffeicola conidia. Then, mount some slides with the conidia to confirm the disease etiology22.</li>
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3. Sample harvesting, fixation, and dehydration
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	<li>Using a scalpel and tweezer, harvest a ~10 mm2 leaf sample at the middle region of the lesion (yellow spots; Figure 1) and immerse it in 30 mL of Karnovsky fixative solution (Figure 1&#160;and Figure 2A). The fixation step can take place in a refrigerator for 48 h.</li>
	<li>For at least four times, subject the leaf sample to a low vacuum (500-600 mBar) using an oil pump for 15 min each to increase the permeability of the fixative solution in the leaf tissue. Perform this step with sample rotation (Figure 1).</li>
	<li>After fixation, wash the leaf sample three times in 0.5 M cacodylate buffer (pH 7.2) diluted in distilled water for 5 min each and then transfer it to a graded ethanolic series (30%, 50%, 70%, 90% (2x), and 100% (2x)) for 15 min at each ethanol concentration (Figure 1 and Figure 2B).</li>
</ol>
4. Historesin embedding procedure
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	<li>Gradually transfer the samples to glycol methacrylate (GMA) in three steps, following the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. First, make Solution A by mixing the GMA powder (1 g) with 100 mL of basic resin (historesin kit; Table of Materials) under magnetic agitation, and then follow the below steps.
	<ol>
		<li>Immerse the samples in 1:2 Solution A: 100% ethanol for 3 h.</li>
		<li>Immerse the samples in 1:1 Solution A: 100% ethanol for 3 h.</li>
		<li>Immerse the samples in a pure basic resin for 2-4 days. During this step, subject the samples to a low vacuum at least four times a day for 15 min followed by rotation.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
5. Polymerization
NOTE: The polymerization process requires 1.2 mL plastic molds, basic resin, and hardener (see Table of Materials for the details of the commercial kit).
<ol>
	<li>Mix 15 mL of Solution A (step 4.1) with 1 mL of the hardener in a beaker with rotation for 2 min to produce the polymerization solution (Solution B).</li>
	<li>Put 1.2 mL of the polymerization solution (Solution B) in plastic molds. Using a wooden pick, transfer the lesioned leaf samples from pure basic resin to Solution B (Figure 2C). Avoid using tweezers as they can cause tissue crushing.</li>
	<li>Ensure to quickly orient leaf samples perpendicular to the plastic molds as solution B quickly becomes viscous within 5 min. More than one lesioned leaf sample can be placed in a single mold. 
	NOTE: It is recommended to practice the above step several times before applying for many samples. When there are many samples, the polymerization time is different among the molds and the perpendicular orientation of the leaf samples may be difficult to achieve.</li>
	<li>When the perpendicular orientation of the leaf samples is achieved, wait for 30 min, and then transfer the plastic mold to a plastic or glass chamber containing silica gel to prevent humidity. Wait for 2-3 h for polymerization.</li>
	<li>Once the resin and the leaf sample are polymerized after the 2-3 h period, detach the resulting block from the plastic mold by sanding the block base with a sanding file. Then, glue the block to a piece of wood (Figure 2D).</li>
</ol>
6. Sectioning
<ol>
	<li>Using a rotative microtome equipped with 8 cm steel blades (Figure 2E), cut the block into 5 &#181;m thick sections. Place the sections onto glass slides covered with distilled water. Transfer the slides with the sections floating over water to a hot plate at 40 &#176;C to dry and promote the adhesion of the sections to the glass slides.</li>
	<li>After drying (Figure 2F), label the glass slides with the block reference name and the slide number.</li>
</ol>
7. Double staining process
<ol>
	<li>Cover the sections with 2 mL of 5% cotton blue in lactophenol (40% glycerol, 20% phenol, and 20% lactic acid in water) and heat them on a hot plate at 45 &#176;C for 5 min (Figure 3A).</li>
	<li>Remove the excess dye by washing the slide three times in a beaker filled with distilled water (Figure 3B-D).</li>
	<li>Stain with 2 mL of 0.01% ruthenium red in water for 1 min (Figure 3E).</li>
	<li>Remove the excess dye by washing the slide three times in a beaker filled with distilled water (Figure 3F,G).</li>
	<li>Put a drop of distilled water over the sections and cover the sections with a 24 mm x 60 mm coverslip for performing light microscopy analysis.</li>
</ol>

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The present work introduces an alternative double-staining histochemical test to investigate the pectin composition of cell walls that encapsulates haustoria in a biotrophic pathosystem. The aim is also to demonstrate the efficacy of the method to detect necrotrophic fungus and cell wall changes induced by it. Here, pectin of coffee parenchyma cell walls can encapsulate both the neck and the haustorium of the rust fungus Hemileia vastatrix. Silva et al. have also described encapsulation by cellulose and callose ...

Cell wall defense mechanisms in plants are crucial to restrain fungal infection. Studies have reported changes in cell wall thickness and composition since the 19th century1,2. These changes can be induced by a fungal pathogen that stimulates the formation of a papilla, which prevents fungi from entering the cell or could be used to encapsulate the hyphae to isolate the host cell protoplast from the fungal haustoria. The production of a dynamic cell wall barrier (i.e., papillae and a fully encased haustorium) is important to promote plant resistance3. Histopathological studies on fungus-related diseases have investigated the occurrence of these mechanisms and have described the cell wall polymers, cellulose, hemicellulose (arabinoxylans), and callose as resistance mechanisms to fungal attack4,5,6,7.
The cell wall is the first barrier against microorganismal attack, impairing the plant-fungal interaction. Pectic polysaccharides compose the cell wall and account for about 30% of the cell wall composition in primary cells of eudicot plants in which homogalacturonans are the most abundant polymer (roughly 60%)8. The Golgi secretes complex pectin compounds that comprise the galacturonic acid chains, which may or may not be methylated8,9. Since 2012, the literature has pointed out that the degree of pectin methyl esterification is critical to determining the compatibility during infection by microbial pectic enzymes10,11,12. Thus, protocols are required to verify the presence and distribution of pectic compounds in plant-fungal pathosystems.
Various techniques have been used to detect the encapsulation of papillae or haustoria. The reference methods used are transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of fixed tissue and light microscopy of living and fixed tissues. Regarding TEM, several studies have demonstrated the structural role of cell wall appositions in fungal resistance13,14,15,16, and that the use of lectins and antibodies is an intricate method to locate carbohydrate polymers16. However, studies show that light microscopy is an important approach and that the histochemical and immunohistochemical tools allow a better understanding of the composition of papillae and haustorium encasement6,7.
Pathogenic fungi show two main types of lifestyles: biotrophic and necrotrophic. Biotrophic fungi depend on living cells for their nutrition whereas necrotrophic fungi kill the host cells, and then live in the dead tissues17. In Latin America, coffee leaf rust, caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix, is an important disease in coffee crops18,19. Hemileia vastatrix presents a biotrophic behavior and, among the structural changes observed in resistant coffee species or cultivars, a hypersensitivity response, deposition of callose, cellulose, and lignin on the cell walls, as well as cell hypertrophy14&#160;have been reported. To the authors&#39; knowledge, the literature does not report information on the importance of pectin in coffee rust resistance. On the other hand, necrotrophic fungi that cause cercosporiosis target pectin via a set of enzymes associated with cell wall degradation, such as pectinases and polygalacturonase20. Cercosporiosis in coffee, caused by the fungus Cercospora coffeicola is also a major threat to coffee crops21,22. This fungus causes necrotic lesions in both leaves and berries. After penetration, C. coffeicola colonizes plant tissues through intracellular and intercellular pathways23,24,25.
The present protocol investigates the presence of fungal structures and pectin on cell walls. This protocol is useful to identify the plant response associated with pectin (stained with ruthenium red dye, which is specific to acidic groups of polyuronic acids of pectin), induced by the host in a biotrophic interaction with fungus. It also helps to verify the effect of necrotrophic fungi on the degradation of pectic cell walls. The present results indicate that the double staining method is effective to discriminate structures and the reproductive phase of fungi.

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double-staining method to detect pectin in plant-fungus interaction

Double-Staining Method to Detect Pectin in Plant-Fungus Interaction

Plant cells use different structural mechanisms, either constitutive or inducible, to defend themselves from fungal infection. Encapsulation is an efficient inducible mechanism to isolate the fungal haustoria from the plant cell protoplast. Conversely, pectin, one of the polymeric components of the cell wall, is a target of several pectolytic enzymes in necrotrophic interactions. Here, a protocol to detect pectin and fungal hyphae through optical microscopy is presented. The pectin-rich encapsulation in the cells of coffee leaves infected by the rust fungus Hemileia vastatrix and the mesophyll cell wall modification induced by Cercospora coffeicola are investigated. Lesioned leaf samples were fixed with the Karnovsky solution, dehydrated, and embedded in glycol methacrylate for 2-4 days. All steps were followed by vacuum-pumping to remove air in the intercellular spaces and improve the embedding process. The embedded blocks were sectioned into 5-7 &#181;m thick sections, which were deposited on a glass slide covered with water and subsequently heated at 40 &#176;C for 30 min. Next, the slides were double-stained with 5% cotton blue in lactophenol to detect the fungus and 0.05% ruthenium red in water to detect pectin (acidic groups of polyuronic acids of pectin). Fungal haustoria of Hemileia vastatrix were found to be encapsulated by pectin. In coffee cercosporiosis, mesophyll cells exhibited dissolution of cell walls, and intercellular hyphae and conidiophores were observed. The method presented here is effective to detect a pectin-associated response in the plant-fungi interaction.

The cotton blue lactophenol staining on the GMA-embedded section revealed the presence of several fungal structures between and inside coffee mesophyll cells in both biotrophic and necrotrophic fungal interactions.
In the biotrophic pathosystem, when stained using the double-staining method, Hemileia vastatrix hyphae containing cell walls and the dense protoplast content appear in dark blue in both spongy and palisade parenchyma (Figure 4A,B</stro...

This protocol describes a microscopical method to detect pectin in coffee-fungus interaction.

Plant cells use different structural mechanisms, either constitutive or inducible, to defend themselves from fungal infection. Encapsulation is an ...

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