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Prathi NB, Durga Rani CV, Prakasam V, Mohan YC, Mahendranath G, Sri Vidya GK, Neeraja CN, Sundaram RM, Mangrauthia SK. Oschib1 gene encoding a GH18 chitinase confers resistance against sheath blight disease of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 114:41. [PMID: 38625509 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-024-01442-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Sheath blight disease of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA, is a major fungal disease responsible for huge loss to grain yield and quality. The major limitation of achieving persistent and reliable resistance against R. solani is the governance of disease resistance trait by many genes. Therefore, functional characterization of new genes involved in sheath blight resistance is necessary to understand the mechanism of resistance as well as evolving effective strategies to manage the disease through host-plant resistance. In this study, we performed RNA sequencing of six diverse rice genotypes (TN1, BPT5204, Vandana, N22, Tetep, and Pankaj) from sheath and leaf tissue of control and fungal infected samples. The approach for identification of candidate resistant genes led to identification of 352 differentially expressed genes commonly present in all the six genotypes. 23 genes were analyzed for RT-qPCR expression which helped identification of Oschib1 showing differences in expression level in a time-course manner between susceptible and resistant genotypes. The Oschib1 encoding classIII chitinase was cloned from resistant variety Tetep and over-expressed in susceptible variety Taipei 309. The over-expression lines showed resistance against R. solani, as analyzed by detached leaf and whole plant assays. Interestingly, the resistance response was correlated with the level of transgene expression suggesting that the enzyme functions in a dose dependent manner. We report here the classIIIb chitinase from chromosome10 of rice showing anti-R. solani activity to combat the dreaded sheath blight disease.
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- Naresh Babu Prathi
- Institute of Biotechnology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India
- ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India.
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- ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, SV Agriculture College, Tirupati, 517502, India
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- ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 500030, India.
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- ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 500030, India.
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Gandikota M, Krishnakanth Yadav T, Maram RR, Kalluru S, Sena MB, Siddiq EA, Kalinati Narasimhan Y, Vemireddy LR, Ghanta A. Development of activation-tagged gain-of-functional mutants in indica rice line (BPT 5204) for sheath blight resistance. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:381. [PMID: 38430361 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-09194-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND The development of sheath blight (ShB) resistance varieties has been a challenge for scientists for long time in rice. Activation tagging is an efficient gain-of-function mutation approach to create novel phenotypes and to identify their underlying genes. In this study, a mutant population was developed employing activation tagging in the recalcitrant indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cv. BPT 5204 (Samba Mahsuri) through activation tagging. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we have generated more than 1000 activation tagged lines in indica rice, from these mutant population 38 (GFP- RFP+) stable Ds plants were generated through germinal transposition at T2 generation based on molecular analysis and seeds selected on hygromycin (50 mg/L) containing medium segregation analyses confirmed that the transgene inherited as mendelian segregation ratio of 3:1 (3 resistant: 1 susceptible). Of them, five stable activation tagged Ds lines (M-Ds-1, M-Ds-2, M-Ds-3, M-Ds-4 and M-Ds-5) were selected based on phenotypic observation through screening for sheath blight (ShB) resistance caused by fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani (R. solani),. Among them, M-Ds-3 and M-Ds-5 lines showed significant resistance for ShB over other tagged lines and wild type (WT) plants. Furthermore, analysed for launch pad insertion through TAIL-PCR results and mapped on corresponding rice chromosomes. Flanking sequence and gene expression analysis revealed that the upregulation of glycoside hydrolase-OsGH or similar to Class III chitinase homologue (LOC_Os08g40680) in M-Ds-3 and a hypothetical protein gene (LOC_Os01g55000) in M-Ds-5 are potential candidate genes for sheath blight resistance in rice. CONCLUSION In the present study, we developed Ac-Ds based ShB resistance gain-of-functional mutants through activation tagging in rice. These activation tagged mutant lines can be excellent sources for the development of ShB resistant cultivars in rice.
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- Mahendranath Gandikota
- Institute of Biotechnology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranaga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Tirupati, 517502, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranaga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Tirupati, 517502, India.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, India.
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Yang M, Gao P, Guo J, Qi Y, Li L, Yang S, Zhao Y, Liu J, Yu L. The endophytic fungal community plays a crucial role in the resistance of host plants to necrotic bacterial pathogens. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2024; 176:e14284. [PMID: 38618747 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Konjac species (Amorphophallus spp.) are the only plant species in the world that are rich in a large amount of konjac glucomannan (KGM). These plants are widely cultivated as cash crops in tropical and subtropical countries in Asia, including China. Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Pcc) is one of the most destructive bacterial pathogens of konjac. Here, we analyzed the interactions between Pcc and susceptible and resistant konjac species from multiple perspectives. At the transcriptional and metabolic levels, the susceptible species A. konjac and resistant species A. muelleri exhibit similar molecular responses, activating plant hormone signaling pathways and metabolizing defense compounds such as phenylpropanoids and flavonoids to resist infection. Interestingly, we found that Pcc stress can lead to rapid recombination of endophytic microbial communities within a very short period (96 h). Under conditions of bacterial pathogen infection, the relative abundance of most bacterial communities in konjac tissue decreased sharply compared with that in healthy plants, while the relative abundance of some beneficial fungal communities increased significantly. The relative abundance of Cladosporium increased significantly in both kinds of infected konjac compared to that in healthy plants, and the relative abundance in resistant A. muelleri plants was greater than that in susceptible A. konjac plants. Among the isolated cultivable microorganisms, all three strains of Cladosporium strongly inhibited Pcc growth. Our results further elucidate the potential mechanism underlying konjac resistance to Pcc infection, highlighting the important role of endophytic microbial communities in resisting bacterial pathogen infections, especially the more direct role of fungal communities in inhibiting pathogen growth.
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- Min Yang
- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- College of Agronomy, Yunnan Urban Agricultural Engineering and Technological Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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Rodríguez VM, Velasco P, Cartea ME, Poveda J. Systemic biochemical changes in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) against Rhizoctonia solani by kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala L.) green manure application. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:515. [PMID: 37880578 PMCID: PMC10601221 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04525-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the search for new alternatives to avoid the problems associated with the use of synthetic chemical fungicides in agriculture, the use of green manure (GrM) could help combat fungal diseases of crops, such as those produced by the necrotrophic pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. In the case of the use of Brassica tissues as GrM, it could have an elicitor capacity for systemic plant resistance. RESULTS We used kale leaves as a GrM and applied it to pepper plants infected with R. solani. The application of freeze-dried kale tissues to the roots of pepper plants produced a systemic activation of foliar defences via the salicylic acid (SA) and ethylene (ET) pathways, significantly reducing pathogen damage. In addition, this systemic response led to the accumulation of secondary defence metabolites, such as pipecolic acid, hydroxycoumarin and gluconic acid, in leaves. Remarkably, pepper plants treated with lyophilised kale GrM accumulated glucosinolates when infected with R. solani. We also confirmed that autoclaving removed part of the glucobrassicin (85%) and sinigrin (19%) content of the kale tissues. CONCLUSIONS GrM kale tissues can activate systemic defences in bell pepper against foliar pathogens through SA/ET hormonal pathways, accumulating secondary defence metabolites.
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- Víctor M Rodríguez
- Group of Genetics, Breeding and Biochemistry of Brassicas. Mision Biologica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Pontevedra, 36143, Spain
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- Group of Genetics, Breeding and Biochemistry of Brassicas. Mision Biologica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Pontevedra, 36143, Spain.
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- Group of Genetics, Breeding and Biochemistry of Brassicas. Mision Biologica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Pontevedra, 36143, Spain
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- Recognized Research Group AGROBIOTECH, Consolidated Research Unit 370 (JCyL), Department of Plant Production and Forest Resources, Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering of Palencia, University Institute for Research in Sustainable Forest Management (iuFOR), University of Valladolid, Avda. Madrid 57, Palencia, 34004, Spain.
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Yang X, Yan S, Li Y, Li G, Sun S, Li J, Cui Z, Huo J, Sun Y, Wang X, Liu F. Comparison of Transcriptome between Tolerant and Susceptible Rice Cultivar Reveals Positive and Negative Regulators of Response to Rhizoctonia solani in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14310. [PMID: 37762614 PMCID: PMC10532033 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the world's most crucial food crops, as it currently supports more than half of the world's population. However, the presence of sheath blight (SB) caused by Rhizoctonia solani has become a significant issue for rice agriculture. This disease is responsible for causing severe yield losses each year and is a threat to global food security. The breeding of SB-resistant rice varieties requires a thorough understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved and the exploration of immune genes in rice. To this end, we conducted a screening of rice cultivars for resistance to SB and compared the transcriptome based on RNA-seq between the most tolerant and susceptible cultivars. Our study revealed significant transcriptomic differences between the tolerant cultivar ZhengDao 22 (ZD) and the most susceptible cultivar XinZhi No.1 (XZ) in response to R. solani invasion. Specifically, the tolerant cultivar showed 7066 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), while the susceptible cultivar showed only 60 DEGs. In further analysis, we observed clear differences in gene category between up- and down-regulated expression of genes (uDEGs and dDEGs) based on Gene Ontology (GO) classes in response to infection in the tolerant cultivar ZD, and then identified uDEGs related to cell surface pattern recognition receptors, the Ca2+ ion signaling pathway, and the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) cascade that play a positive role against R. solani. In addition, DEGs of the jasmonic acid and ethylene signaling pathways were mainly positively regulated, whereas DEGs of the auxin signaling pathway were mainly negatively regulated. Transcription factors were involved in the immune response as either positive or negative regulators of the response to this pathogen. Furthermore, our results showed that chloroplasts play a crucial role and that reduced photosynthetic capacity is a critical feature of this response. The results of this research have important implications for better characterization of the molecular mechanism of SB resistance and for the development of resistant cultivars through molecular breeding methods.
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- Xiurong Yang
- Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Crop Research, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Crop Research, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Crop Research, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Crop Research, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Crop Research, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Crop Research, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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Jimmy JL, Karn R, Kumari S, Sruthilaxmi CB, Pooja S, Emerson IA, Babu S. Rice WRKY13 TF protein binds to motifs in the promoter region to regulate downstream disease resistance-related genes. Funct Integr Genomics 2023; 23:249. [PMID: 37474674 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-023-01167-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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In plants, pathogen resistance is brought about by the binding of certain transcription factor (TF) proteins to the cis-elements of certain target genes. These cis-elements are present upstream in the motif of the promoters of each gene. This ensures the binding of a specific TF to a specific promoter, therefore regulating the expression of that gene. Therefore, the study of each promoter sequence of all the rice genes would help identify the target genes of a specific TF. Rice 1 kb upstream promoter sequences of 55,986 annotated genes were analyzed using the Perl program algorithm to detect WRKY13 binding motifs (bm). The resulting genes were grouped using Gene Ontology and gene set enrichment analysis. A gene with more than 4 TF bm in their promoter was selected. Ten genes reported to have a role in rice disease resistance were selected for further analysis. Cis-acting regulatory element analysis was carried out to find the cis-elements and confirm the presence of the corresponding motifs in the promoter sequences of these genes. The 3D structure of WRKY13 TF and the corresponding ten genes were built, and the interacting residues were determined. The binding capacity of WRKY13 to the promoter of these selected genes was analyzed using docking studies. WRKY13 was considered for docking analysis based on the prior reports of autoregulation. Molecular dynamic simulations provided more details regarding the interactions. Expression data revealed the expression of the genes that helped provide the mechanism of interaction. Further co-expression network helped to characterize the interaction of these selected disease resistance-related genes with the WRKY13 TF protein. This study suggests downstream target genes that are regulated by the WRKY13 TF. The molecular mechanism involving the gene network regulated by WRKY13 TF in disease resistance against rice fungal pathogens is explored.
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- John Lilly Jimmy
- School of Bio Science and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India.
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- School of Bio Science and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- School of Bio Science and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Bio Science and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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- VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India
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Selection of reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis of rice with Rhizoctonia solani infection and biocontrol PGPR/KSi application. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:4225-4237. [PMID: 36894770 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08361-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rhizoctonia solani (AG1 IA) is an important pathogen of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that causes rice sheath blight (RSB). Since control of RSB by breeding and fungicides have had limited success, novel strategies like biocontrol with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can be an effective alternative. METHOD AND RESULTS Seven commonly used reference genes (RGs), 18SrRNA, ACT1, GAPDH2, UBC5, RPS27, eIF4a and CYP28, were evaluated for their stability in rice-R. solani-PGPR interaction for real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis. Different algorithms were examined, Delta Ct, geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper, and comprehensive ranking by RefFinder, to evaluate RT-qPCR of rice in tissues infected with R. solani and treated with the PGPR strains, Pseudomonas saponiphilia and Pseudomonas protegens, with potassium silicate (KSi) alone or in combination with each PGPR strain. RG stability was affected for each treatment and treatment-specific RG selection was suggested. Validation analysis was done for nonexpressor of PR-1(NPR1) for each treatment. CONCLUSION Overall, ACT1 was the most stable RG with R. solani infection alone, GAPDH2 with R. solani infection plus KSi, UBC5 with R. solani infection plus P. saponiphilia, and eIF4a with R. solani infection plus P. protegens. Both ACT1 and RPS27 were the most stable with the combination of KSi and P. saponiphilia, while RPS27 was the most stable with the combination of KSi and P. protegens.
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Xiong W, Liao L, Ni Y, Gao H, Yang J, Guo Y. The Effects of Epicuticular Wax on Anthracnose Resistance of Sorghum bicolor. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043070. [PMID: 36834482 PMCID: PMC9964091 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Cuticular waxes are mixtures of hydrophobic compounds covering land plant surfaces and play key roles in plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses. However, it is still not clear whether the epicuticular wax could protect the plants from infection by anthracnose, one of the most important plant diseases worldwide, which seriously infects sorghum and causes great yield loss. In this study, Sorghum bicolor L., an important C4 crop with high wax coverage, was selected to analyze the relationship between epicuticular wax (EW) and anthracnose resistance. In vitro analysis indicated that the sorghum leaf wax significantly inhibited the anthracnose mycelium growth of anthracnose on potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium, with the plaque diameter smaller than that grown on medium without wax. Then, the EWs were removed from the intact leaf with gum acacia, followed by the inoculation of Colletotrichum sublineola. The results indicated that the disease lesion was remarkably aggravated on leaves without EW, which showed decreased net photosynthetic rate and increased intercellular CO2 concentrations and malonaldehyde content three days after inoculation. Transcriptome analysis further indicated that 1546 and 2843 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were regulated by C. sublineola infection in plants with and without EW, respectively. Among the DEG encoded proteins and enriched pathways regulated by anthracnose infection, the cascade of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling pathway, ABC transporters, sulfur metabolism, benzoxazinoid biosynthesis, and photosynthesis were mainly regulated in plants without EW. Overall, the EW increases plant resistance to C. sublineola by affecting physiological and transcriptome responses through sorghum epicuticular wax, improving our understanding of its roles in defending plants from fungi and ultimately benefiting sorghum resistance breeding.
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- Wangdan Xiong
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Specialty Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization in Saline Soils of Coastal Beach, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Grassland Resources and Ecology in the Yellow River Delta, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- College of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Specialty Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization in Saline Soils of Coastal Beach, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Specialty Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization in Saline Soils of Coastal Beach, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Grassland Resources and Ecology in the Yellow River Delta, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- College of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Specialty Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization in Saline Soils of Coastal Beach, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Grassland Resources and Ecology in the Yellow River Delta, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- College of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Specialty Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization in Saline Soils of Coastal Beach, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Grassland Resources and Ecology in the Yellow River Delta, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- College of Grassland Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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Francis A, Ghosh S, Tyagi K, Prakasam V, Rani M, Singh NP, Pradhan A, Sundaram RM, Priyanka C, Laha GS, Kannan C, Prasad MS, Chattopadhyay D, Jha G. Evolution of pathogenicity-associated genes in Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA by genome duplication and transposon-mediated gene function alterations. BMC Biol 2023; 21:15. [PMID: 36721195 PMCID: PMC9890813 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01526-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Rhizoctonia solani is a polyphagous fungal pathogen that causes diseases in crops. The fungal strains are classified into anastomosis groups (AGs); however, genomic complexity, diversification into the AGs and the evolution of pathogenicity-associated genes remain poorly understood. RESULTS We report a recent whole-genome duplication and sequential segmental duplications in AG1-IA strains of R. solani. Transposable element (TE) clusters have caused loss of synteny in the duplicated blocks and introduced differential structural alterations in the functional domains of several pathogenicity-associated paralogous gene pairs. We demonstrate that the TE-mediated structural variations in a glycosyl hydrolase domain and a GMC oxidoreductase domain in two paralogous pairs affect the pathogenicity of R. solani. Furthermore, to investigate the association of TEs with the natural selection and evolution of pathogenicity, we sequenced the genomes of forty-two rice field isolates of R. solani AG1-IA. The genomic regions with high population mutation rates and with the lowest nucleotide diversity are enriched with TEs. Genetic diversity analysis predicted the genes that are most likely under diversifying and purifying selections. We present evidence that a smaller variant of a glucosamine phosphate N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) protein, predicted to be under purifying selection, and an LPMP_AA9 domain-containing protein, predicted to be under diversifying selection, are important for the successful pathogenesis of R. solani in rice as well as tomato. CONCLUSIONS Our study has unravelled whole-genome duplication, TE-mediated neofunctionalization of genes and evolution of pathogenicity traits in R. solani AG1-IA. The pathogenicity-associated genes identified during the study can serve as novel targets for disease control.
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- Aleena Francis
- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India ,grid.8250.f0000 0000 8700 0572Present address: Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- grid.464820.cICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030 India
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- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- grid.464820.cICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030 India
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- grid.464820.cICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030 India
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- grid.464820.cICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030 India
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- grid.464820.cICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030 India
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- grid.464820.cICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030 India
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- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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- grid.419632.b0000 0001 2217 5846National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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Liu S, Wang T, Meng G, Liu J, Lu D, Liu X, Zeng Y. Cytological observation and transcriptome analysis reveal dynamic changes of Rhizoctonia solani colonization on leaf sheath and different genes recruited between the resistant and susceptible genotypes in rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1055277. [PMID: 36407598 PMCID: PMC9669801 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1055277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sheath blight, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is a big threat to the global rice production. To characterize the early development of R. solani on rice leaf and leaf sheath, two genotypes, GD66 (a resistant genotype) and Lemont (a susceptible genotype), were observed using four cytological techniques: the whole-mount eosin B-staining confocal laser scanning microscopy (WE-CLSM), stereoscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and plastic semi-thin sectioning after in vitro inoculation. WE-CLSM observation showed that, at 12 h post-inoculation (hpi), the amount of hyphae increased dramatically on leaf and sheath surface, the infection cushions occurred and maintained at a huge number from about 18 to 36 hpi, and then the infection cushions disappeared gradually from about 42 to 72 hpi. Interestingly, R. solani could not only colonize on the abaxial surfaces of leaf sheath but also invade the paraxial side of the leaf sheath, which shows a different behavior from that of leaf. RNA sequencing detected 6,234 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for Lemont and 7,784 DEGs for GD66 at 24 hpi, and 2,523 DEGs for Lemont and 2,719 DEGs for GD66 at 48 hpi, suggesting that GD66 is recruiting more genes in fighting against the pathogen. Among DEGs, resistant genes, such as OsRLCK5, Xa21, and Pid2, displayed higher expression in the resistant genotype than the susceptible genotype at both 24 and 48 hpi, which were validated by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR. Our results indicated that the resistance phenotype of GD66 was the consequence of recruiting a series of resistance genes involved in different regulatory pathways. WE-CLSM is a powerful technique for uncovering the mechanism of R. solani invading rice and for detecting rice sheath blight-resistant germplasm.
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- Sanglin Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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Lu Y, Dong X, Huang X, Zhao DG, Zhao Y, Peng L. Combined analysis of the transcriptome and proteome of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (Duzhong) in response to Fusarium oxysporum. Front Chem 2022; 10:1053227. [PMID: 36311432 PMCID: PMC9606346 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1053227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (Duzhong), a valued traditional herbal medicine in China, is rich in antibacterial proteins and is effective against a variety of plant pathogens. Fusarium oxysporum is a pathogenic fungus that infects plant roots, resulting in the death of the plant. In this study, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses were used to explore the molecular mechanism of E. ulmoides counteracts F. oxysporum infection. Transcriptomic analysis at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after inoculation identified 17, 591, 1,205, and 625 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), while proteomics identified were 66, 138, 148, 234 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs). Meanwhile, GO and KEGG enrichment analyses of the DEGs and DEPs showed that they were mainly associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER), fructose and mannose metabolism, protein processing in the ER, type II diabetes mellitus, the ribosome, antigen processing and presentation, and the phagosome. In addition, proteome and transcriptome association analysis and RT-qPCR showed that the response of E. ulmoides to F. oxysporum was likely related to the unfolded protein response (UPR) of the ER pathway. In conclusion, our study provided a theoretical basis for the control of F. oxysporum.
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- Yingxia Lu
- College of Tea Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- College of Tea Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
- *Correspondence: Xuan Dong, ; Yichen Zhao,
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- College of Tea Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
- Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Science, Guiyang, China
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- College of Tea Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
- *Correspondence: Xuan Dong, ; Yichen Zhao,
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- College of Tea Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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“KRiShI”: a manually curated knowledgebase on rice sheath blight disease. Funct Integr Genomics 2022; 22:1403-1410. [DOI: 10.1007/s10142-022-00899-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wei J, Zhang Z, Zhang P, Wu B. Regulation of ethylene biosynthesis and signal transduction by nitric oxide leading to resistance against Alternaria alternata in Hami melon. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022; 102:3535-3542. [PMID: 34854489 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hami melons are tasty and nutritive, but susceptibility to the fungus Alternaria alternata is one of the main problems leading to the postharvest loss of this fruit. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of nitric oxide (NO) on regulation of ethylene biosynthesis as well as signal transduction against black spot disease caused by A. alternata in the Hami melon. RESULTS Nitric oxide reduced the growth of lesion diameter and lesion depth in melons inoculated with A. alternata. Ethylene production was significantly inhibited by NO, which was supported by the reduction of 1-aminocyclopropene-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase (ACS) activity and the deferment of ACC content and ACC oxidase (ACO) activity. Nitric oxide treatment also significantly regulated the expression of four ethylene biosynthesis genes CmACS1, CmACS2, CmACO1, and CmACO2, and eight signal ethylene transduction genes CmETR1, CmETR2, CmCTR1, CmEIN2, CmEIL1, CmEBF1, CmERF1B and CmERF2. The modes of NO regulating these genes can be divided into five categories: promotion (CmEIN2, and CmEIL1), delay (CmACS1, CmETR2, CmCTR1 and CmERF2), up-regulation (CmETR1, CmEBF1 and CmERF1B), down-regulation (CmACS2), and first inhibition and then induction (CmACO1 and CmACO2). CONCLUSION The NO treatment enhanced the postharvest disease resistance of Hami melon attacked by A. alternata, possibly by postponing ethylene biosynthesis and signal transduction. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jia Wei
- Institute of Agro-products Storage and Processing, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Forestry and Horticulture, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China
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- Institute of Agro-products Storage and Processing, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Xinjiang, China
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- Institute of Agro-products Storage and Processing, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Xinjiang, China
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Das A, Moin M, Sahu A, Kshattry M, Kirti PB, Barah P. Time-course transcriptome analysis identifies rewiring patterns of transcriptional regulatory networks in rice under Rhizoctonia solani infection. Gene X 2022; 828:146468. [PMID: 35390443 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Sheath Blight (SB) disease in rice is caused by the infection from the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani (R. solani). SB is one of the most severe rice diseases that can cause up to 50% yield losses in rice. Naturally occurring rice varieties resistant to SB have not been reported yet. We have performed a Time-Series RNA-Seq analysis on a widely cultivated rice variety BPT-5204 for identifying transcriptome level response signatures during R. solani infection at 1st, 2nd and 5th day post infection (dpi). In total, 428, 3225 and 1225 genes were differentially expressed in the treated rice plants on 1, 2 and 5 dpi, respectively. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis identified significant processes and pathways differentially altered in the rice plants during the fungal infection. Machine learning and network based integrative approach was used to construct rice Transcriptional Regulatory Networks (TRNs) for the three time points. TRN analysis identified SUB1B, MYB30 and CCA1 as important regulatory hub transcription factors in rice during R. solani infection. Jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, ethylene biogenesis and signaling were induced on infection. SAR was up regulated, while photosynthesis and carbon fixation processes were significantly down regulated. Involvement of MAPK, CYPs, peroxidase, PAL, chitinase genes were also observed in response to the fungal infection. The integrative analysis identified seven putative SB resistance genes differentially regulated in rice during R. solani infection.
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- Akash Das
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Assam 784028, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad 500030, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Assam 784028, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Assam 784028, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Assam 784028, India.
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Li D, Zhang F, Pinson SRM, Edwards JD, Jackson AK, Xia X, Eizenga GC. Assessment of Rice Sheath Blight Resistance Including Associations with Plant Architecture, as Revealed by Genome-Wide Association Studies. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 15:31. [PMID: 35716230 PMCID: PMC9206596 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-022-00574-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sheath blight (ShB) disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, is one of the most economically damaging rice (Oryza sativa L.) diseases worldwide. There are no known major resistance genes, leaving only partial resistance from small-effect QTL to deploy for cultivar improvement. Many ShB-QTL are associated with plant architectural traits detrimental to yield, including tall plants, late maturity, or open canopy from few or procumbent tillers, which confound detection of physiological resistance. RESULTS To identify QTL for ShB resistance, 417 accessions from the Rice Diversity Panel 1 (RDP1), developed for association mapping studies, were evaluated for ShB resistance, plant height and days to heading in inoculated field plots in Arkansas, USA (AR) and Nanning, China (NC). Inoculated greenhouse-grown plants were used to evaluate ShB using a seedling-stage method to eliminate effects from height or maturity, and tiller (TN) and panicle number (PN) per plant. Potted plants were used to evaluate the RDP1 for TN and PN. Genome-wide association (GWA) mapping with over 3.4 million SNPs identified 21 targeted SNP markers associated with ShB which tagged 18 ShB-QTL not associated with undesirable plant architecture traits. Ten SNPs were associated with ShB among accessions of the Indica subspecies, ten among Japonica subspecies accessions, and one among all RDP1 accessions. Across the 18 ShB QTL, only qShB4-1 was not previously reported in biparental mapping studies and qShB9 was not reported in the GWA ShB studies. All 14 PN QTL overlapped with TN QTL, with 15 total TN QTL identified. Allele effects at the five TN QTL co-located with ShB QTL indicated that increased TN does not inevitably increase disease development; in fact, for four ShB QTL that overlapped TN QTL, the alleles increasing resistance were associated with increased TN and PN, suggesting a desirable coupling of alleles at linked genes. CONCLUSIONS Nineteen accessions identified as containing the most SNP alleles associated with ShB resistance for each subpopulation were resistant in both AR and NC field trials. Rice breeders can utilize these accessions and SNPs to develop cultivars with enhanced ShB resistance along with increased TN and PN for improved yield potential.
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- Danting Li
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rice Genetics and Breeding, Rice Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- USDA Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, 2890 Highway 130 East, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA.
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- USDA Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, 2890 Highway 130 East, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA
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- USDA Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, 2890 Highway 130 East, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rice Genetics and Breeding, Rice Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- USDA Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, 2890 Highway 130 East, Stuttgart, AR, 72160, USA.
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Senapati M, Tiwari A, Sharma N, Chandra P, Bashyal BM, Ellur RK, Bhowmick PK, Bollinedi H, Vinod KK, Singh AK, Krishnan SG. Rhizoctonia solani Kühn Pathophysiology: Status and Prospects of Sheath Blight Disease Management in Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:881116. [PMID: 35592572 PMCID: PMC9111526 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.881116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Sheath blight caused by necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani Kühn is one of the most serious diseases of rice. Use of high yielding semi dwarf cultivars with dense planting and high dose of nitrogenous fertilizers accentuates the incidence of sheath blight in rice. Its diverse host range and ability to remain dormant under unfavorable conditions make the pathogen more difficult to manage. As there are no sources of complete resistance, management through chemical control has been the most adopted method for sheath blight management. In this review, we provide an up-to-date comprehensive description of host-pathogen interactions, various control measures such as cultural, chemical, and biological as well as utilizing host plant resistance. The section on utilizing host plant resistance includes identification of resistant sources, mapping QTLs and their validation, identification of candidate gene(s) and their introgression through marker-assisted selection. Advances and prospects of sheath blight management through biotechnological approaches such as overexpression of genes and gene silencing for transgenic development against R. solani are also discussed.
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- Manoranjan Senapati
- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Marwein R, Singh S, Maharana J, Kumar S, Arunkumar KP, Velmurugan N, Chikkaputtaiah C. Transcriptome-wide analysis of North-East Indian rice cultivars in response to Bipolaris oryzae infection revealed the importance of early response to the pathogen in suppressing the disease progression. Gene 2022; 809:146049. [PMID: 34743920 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.146049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Brown spot disease (BSD) of rice (Oryza sativa L.) caused by Bipolaris oryzae is one of the major and neglected fungal diseases worldwide affecting rice production. Despite its significance, very limited knowledge on genetics and genomics of rice in response to B. oryzae available. Our study firstly identified moderately resistant (Gitesh) and susceptible (Shahsarang) North-East Indian rice cultivars in response to a native Bipolaris oryzae isolate BO1. Secondly, a systematic comparative RNA seq was performed for both cultivars at four different time points viz. 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours post infestation (hpi). Differential gene expression analysis revealed the importance of early response to the pathogen in suppressing disease progression. The pathogen negatively regulates the expression of photosynthetic-related genes at early stages in both cultivars. Of the cell wall modification enzymes, cellulose synthase and callose synthase are important for signal transduction and defense. Cell wall receptors OsLYP6, OsWAK80 might positively and OsWAK25 negatively regulate disease resistance. Jasmonic acid and/or abscisic acid signaling pathways are presumably involved in disease resistance, whereas salicylic acid pathway, and an ethylene response gene OsEBP-89 in promoting disease. Surprisingly, pathogenesis-related proteins showed no antimicrobial impact on the pathogen. Additionally, transcription factors OsWRKY62 and OsWRKY45 together might negatively regulate resistance to the pathogen. Taken together, our study has identified and provide key regulatory genes involved in response to B. oryzae which serve as potential resources for functional genetic analysis to develop genetic tolerance to BSD of rice.
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- Riwandahun Marwein
- Biological Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat 785006, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Biological Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat 785006, Assam, India
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- Distributed Information Centre (DIC), Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India; Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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- Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMER&TI), Lahdoigarh, Jorhat 785700, Assam, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India; Biological Sciences Division, Branch Laboratory-Itanagar, CSIR-NEIST, Naharlagun 791110, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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- Biological Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat 785006, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India.
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Peng T, Wang Y, Yang T, Wang F, Luo J, Zhang Y. Physiological and Biochemical Responses, and Comparative Transcriptome Profiling of Two Angelica sinensis Cultivars Under Enhanced Ultraviolet-B Radiation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:805407. [PMID: 34975996 PMCID: PMC8718920 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.805407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, we explored the adaptive mechanism of two varieties of Angelica sinensis exposed to enhanced Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation. The radiation had different effects on the biomass, photosynthetic performance, oxidative damage, antioxidant defense system, and levels of bioactive compounds of Mingui 1 (C1) and Mingui 2 (C2). C2 outperformed C1 under enhanced UV-B radiation, compared to natural light. Using the Illumina RNA-seq, we obtained 6,326 and 2,583 DEGs in C1 and C2, respectively. Under enhanced UV-B radiation, the mRNA levels of genes involved in photosynthesis, antennae protein synthesis, carbon fixation, chlorophyll synthesis, and carotenoid synthesis were decreased in C1 but stable in C2, involving few DEGs. TFs were widely involved in the response of C1 to enhanced UV-B radiation; almost all bHLH and MYB coding genes were downregulated whereas almost all genes encoded WRKY22, WRKY50, WRKY72, NCF, and HSF were upregulated. These results indicate that enhanced UV-B radiation was not conducive to the synthesis of flavonoids, while disease resistance was enhanced. Regarding the ROS scavenging system, upregulated DEGs were mainly found in the AsA-GSH cycle and PrxR/Trx pathways. Remarkably, DEGs that those encoding biosynthetic key enzymes, including ferulic acid (CHS, CHI, DFR, and ANS) and flavonoid (CHS, CHI, DFR, and ANS), most upregulation in C2, leading to increased accumulation of ferulic acid and flavonoids and adversely affecting C1. Genes encoding key enzymes involved in the synthesis of lactone components (ACX, PXG) were mostly up-regulated in C1, increasing the content of lactone components. Our results reveal the DEGs present between C1 and C2 under enhanced UV-B radiation and are consistent with the observed differences in physiological and biochemical indexes. C1 was more sensitive to enhanced UV-B radiation, and C2 was more tolerant to it under moderate enhanced UV-B radiation stress. In addition, the large amount of A. sinensis transcriptome data generated here will serve as a source for finding effective ways to mitigate UV-B enhancement, and also contribute to the well-established lack of genetic information for non-model plant species.
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- Tong Peng
- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
- Northwest Chinese and Tibetan Medicine Collaborative Innovation Center, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Exploitation and Application, Institute of Biology, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Dingxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dingxi, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
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Li D, Li S, Wei S, Sun W. Strategies to Manage Rice Sheath Blight: Lessons from Interactions between Rice and Rhizoctonia solani. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 14:21. [PMID: 33630178 PMCID: PMC7907341 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-021-00466-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Rhizoctonia solani is an important phytopathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution. The anastomosis group AG1 IA of R. solani has been identified as the predominant causal agent of rice sheath blight, one of the most devastating diseases of crop plants. As a necrotrophic pathogen, R. solani exhibits many characteristics different from biotrophic and hemi-biotrophic pathogens during co-evolutionary interaction with host plants. Various types of secondary metabolites, carbohydrate-active enzymes, secreted proteins and effectors have been revealed to be essential pathogenicity factors in R. solani. Meanwhile, reactive oxygen species, phytohormone signaling, transcription factors and many other defense-associated genes have been identified to contribute to sheath blight resistance in rice. Here, we summarize the recent advances in studies on molecular interactions between rice and R. solani. Based on knowledge of rice-R. solani interactions and sheath blight resistance QTLs, multiple effective strategies have been developed to generate rice cultivars with enhanced sheath blight resistance.
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- Dayong Li
- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, 110866, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, 110866, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China.
- Department of Plant Pathology, the Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China.
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Yang YH, Yang H, Li RF, Li CX, Zeng L, Wang CJ, Li N, Luo Z. A Rehmannia glutinosa cinnamate 4-hydroxylase promotes phenolic accumulation and enhances tolerance to oxidative stress. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2021; 40:375-391. [PMID: 33392729 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02639-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
RgC4H promotes phenolic accumulation in R. glutinosa, activating the molecular networks of its antioxidant systems, and enhancing the tolerance to oxidative stresses exposed to drought, salinity and H2O2 conditions. Rehmannia glutinosa is of great economic importance in China and increasing R. glutinosa productivity relies, in part, on understanding its tolerance to oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is a key influencing factor for crop productivity in plants exposed to harsh conditions. In the defense mechanisms of plants against stress, phenolics serve an important antioxidant function. Cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) is the first hydroxylase in the plant phenolics biosynthesis pathway, and elucidating the molecular characteristics of this gene in R. glutinosa is essential for understanding the effect of tolerance to oxidative stress tolerance on improving yield. Using in vitro and in silico methods, a C4H gene, RgC4H, from R. glutinosa was isolated and characterized. RgC4H has 86.34-93.89% amino acid sequence identity with the equivalent protein in other plants and localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. An association between the RgC4H expression and total phenolics content observed in non-transgenic and transgenic R. glutinosa plants suggests that this gene is involved in the process of phenolics biosynthesis. Furthermore, the tolerance of R. glutinosa to drought, salinity and H2O2 stresses was positively or negatively altered in plants with the overexpression or knockdown of RgC4H, respectively, as indicated by the analysis in some antioxidant physiological and molecular indices. Our study highlights the important role of RgC4H in the phenolics/phenylpropanoid pathway and reveals the involvement of phenolic-mediated regulation in oxidative stress tolerance in R. glutinosa.
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- Yan Hui Yang
- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Street 100, Zhengzhou High-Technology Zero, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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Ali A, Chu N, Ma P, Javed T, Zaheer U, Huang MT, Fu HY, Gao SJ. Genome-wide analysis of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase gene family expression in response to biotic and abiotic stresses in sugarcane. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 171:86-107. [PMID: 32909626 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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To systematically analyze mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase gene families and their expression profiles in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids; Sh) under diverse biotic and abiotic stresses, we identified 15 ShMAPKs, 6 ShMAPKKs and 16 ShMAPKKKs genes in the sugarcane cultivar R570 genome. These were also confirmed in one S. spontaneum genome and two transcriptome datasets of sugarcane trigged by Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Aaa) and Xanthomonas albilineans (Xa) infections. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that four subgroups were present in each ShMAPK and ShMAPKK family and three sub-families (RAF, MEKK and ZIK) presented in the ShMAPKKK family. Conserved protein motif and gene structure analyses supported the evolutionary relationships of the three families inferred from the phylogenetic analysis. All of the ShMAPK, ShMAPKK and ShMAPKKK genes identified in Saccharum spp. R570 were distributed on chromosomes 1-7 and 9-10. RNA-seq and qRT-PCR analyses indicated that ShMAPK07 and ShMAPKKK02 were defense-responsive genes in sugarcane challenged by both Aaa and Xa stimuli, while some genes were upregulated specifically by Aaa and Xa infection. Additionally, ShMAPK05 acted as a negative regulator under drought and salinity stress, but served as a positive regulator under salicylic acid (SA) treatment. ShMAPK07 plays a positive role under drought stress, but a negative role under SA treatment. ShMAPKKK01 was negatively modulated by both salinity stress and SA treatment, whereas ShMAPKKK06 was positively regulated by both of the two stress stimuli. Our results suggest that members of MAPK cascade gene families regulate adverse stress responses through multiple signal transduction pathways in sugarcane.
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- Ahmad Ali
- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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