Suppression of NGB and NAB/ERabp1 in tomato modifies root responses to potato cyst nematode infestation.

ABSTRACT: Plant-parasitic nematodes cause significant damage to major crops throughout the world. The small number of genes conferring natural plant resistance and the limitations of chemical control require the development of new protective strategies. RNA interference or the inducible over-expression of nematicidal genes provides an environment-friendly approach to this problem. Candidate genes include NGB, which encodes a small GTP-binding protein, and NAB/ERabp1, which encodes an auxin-binding protein, which were identified as being up-regulated in tomato roots in a transcriptome screen of potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) feeding sites. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and in situ hybridization confirmed the localized up-regulation of these genes i

SUBMITTER: Dabrowska-Bronk J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6638365 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature