Identification of differentially expressed genes in tolerant and susceptible potato cultivars in response to Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea tuber infection
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ABSTRACT: We report the application of RNA- sequencing technology for high-throughput profiling of histone modifications in mammalian cellsor identification of expressed genes upon infection by Spongospora subterranea. Using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq), 2058 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified from two potato cultivars (tolerant and susceptible) in response to Sss infection. Analysis of the expression patterns of ten selected defense-response genes was carried out at two different stages of tuber growth using RT-qPCR to validate the RNA-seq data. Several defense related genes showed contrasting expression patterns between the tolerant and susceptible cultivars, including marker genes involved in the salicylic acid hormonal response pathway (StMRNA, StUDP and StWRKY6). Induction of six defense related genes (StWRKY6, StTOSB, StSN2, StLOX, StUDP and StSN1) persisted until harvest of the tubers, while three other genes (StNBS, StMRNA and StPRF) were highly up-regulated during the initial stages of disease development. The results of this study suggested that the tolerant potato cultivar employs quantitative resistance and salicylic acid pathway hormonal responses against tuber infection by Sss. The identified genes have the potential to be used in the development of molecular markers for selection of powdery scab resistant potato lines in marker assisted breeding programs.
Project description:Potato virus YNTN (PVYNTN), causing potato tuber ring necrosis disease, dramatically lowers the quantity and the quality of the potato yield all over the world. While cultivar Igor is one of the most susceptible cultivars, developing severe disease symptoms on plants as well as on tubers, cv. Sante is resistant and thus not affected by the virus. Finding genes differentially expressed in the early response to infection, when the host response is more defense- than infection- related, could improve our understanding of the potato - PVYNTN interaction. Moreover, the differences in the response of the sensitive and resistant cultivar can pinpoint the genes involved in differential sensitivity of the cultivars. Differential gene expression in the early response of potato cvs. Igor and Sante to PVYNTN infection was studied using potato TIGR cDNA-microarrays. Expression was compared between mock inoculated and virus infected plants 0.5 and 12 hours after inoculation.
Project description:Potato virus YNTN (PVYNTN), causing potato tuber ring necrosis disease, dramatically lowers the quantity and the quality of the potato yield all over the world. The cultivar Igor is one of the most susceptible cultivars, developing severe disease symptoms on plants as well as on tubers. Finding genes differentially expressed in the early response to infection, when the host response is more defense- than infection- related, could improve our understanding of the potato - PVYNTN interaction. Differential gene expression in early response of potato cv. Igor plants to PVYNTN infection was studied using potato TIGR cDNA-microarrays. Expression was compared between mock inoculated and virus infected plants 12 hours after inoculation, in four biological replicates. Keywords: direct comparison
Project description:Potato virus YNTN (PVYNTN), causing potato tuber ring necrosis disease, dramatically lowers the quantity and the quality of the potato yield all over the world. While cultivar Igor is one of the most susceptible cultivars, developing severe disease symptoms on plants as well as on tubers, cv. Sante is resistant and thus not affected by the virus. Finding genes differentially expressed in the early response to infection, when the host response is more defense- than infection- related, could improve our understanding of the potato - PVYNTN interaction. Moreover, the differences in the response of the sensitive and resistant cultivar can pinpoint the genes involved in differential sensitivity of the cultivars. Differential gene expression in the early response of potato cvs. Igor and Sante to PVYNTN infection was studied using potato TIGR cDNA-microarrays. Expression was compared between mock inoculated and virus infected plants 0.5 and 12 hours after inoculation. Each microarray was hybridized with a virus inoculated sample and mock inoculated sample from the same biological replicate. At least three biological replicates were analyzed.
Project description:Potato virus YNTN (PVYNTN), causing potato tuber ring necrosis disease, dramatically lowers the quantity and the quality of the potato yield all over the world. The cultivar Igor is one of the most susceptible cultivars, developing severe disease symptoms on plants as well as on tubers. Finding genes differentially expressed in the early response to infection, when the host response is more defense- than infection- related, could improve our understanding of the potato - PVYNTN interaction. Differential gene expression in early response of potato cv. Igor plants to PVYNTN infection was studied using potato TIGR cDNA-microarrays. Expression was compared between mock inoculated and virus infected plants 12 hours after inoculation, in four biological replicates. Keywords: direct comparison Each microarray was hybridized with a virus inoculated sample and mock inoculated sample from the same biological replicate. Four biological replicates were analyzed.
Project description:Time series response of potato cv. Désirée, which is tolerant to PVY infection, was analysed in both inoculated as well as upper non-inoculated leaves. Additionally, transgenic plants deficient in accumulation of salicylic acid (NahG- Désirée) were studied in the same setting.
Project description:The causal agent of bacterial wilt is Ralstonia solanacearum (Rs) with an unusually wide host range including potato. Bacterial wilt is the most destructive bacterial disease of plants that seriously reduce crop yield word-wide. Control of Rs through resistance breeding and biotechnology is considered to be very important and necessary. Rs resistance has been reported in a few potato cultivars and hybrids. Identification of defense mechanism underlying resistance is a prerequisite of biotechnological approaches. In this study, two resistant cultivars, ‘Calalo Gaspar’ (CG) and ‘Cruza 148’ (CR), and a sensitive cultivar, ‘Désirée’, were analysed and compared to each other at molecular level before-, and a few days after Rs infection. The transcriptome analysis of roots revealed up-regulation of chitin interaction and cell wall related genes in CR and DES. The phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and glutathione metabolism pathways were induced only CR. Microscopic analysis detected lignification over the whole stele in CR roots. In CG roots, concentrations of chlorogenic acid and quercetin derivatives were highly increased upon Rs infection. A characteristic increase at the transcript level of MAP kinase signalling pathway genes and concentrations of jasmonic-, salicylic-, abscisic and indoleacetic acid was detected in DES roots. These results indicate a different mechanism of defence both in the two tested resistant and the sensitive potato cultivar.
Project description:For many potato cultivars, tuber yield is optimal at average day time temperatures in the range of 14-22 ⁰C. Further rises in ambient temperature can reduce or completely inhibit potato tuber production, with damaging consequences for both producer and consumer. In our previous work we observed that the steady-state expression level of the core circadian clock gene, TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 (TOC1), in potato tubers increased at moderately elevated temperature, whereas expression of the tuberisation signal gene StSP6A decreased along with tuber yield. In this study we investigated the potential roles of StTOC1 in linking environmental signalling and potato tuberisation. We show that transgenic lines with decreased expression of StTOC1 exhibit enhanced StSP6A transcript levels in tuberising stolons, and show changes in gene expression consistent with elevated tuber sink strength.
Project description:Time series response of potato cv. Désirée, which is tolerant to PVY infection, was analysed in both inoculated as well as upper non-inoculated leaves. Additionally, transgenic plants deficient in accumulation of salicylic acid (NahG- Désirée) were studied in the same setting.
Project description:Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is a natural host of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) which can cause characteristic symptoms on developing plants including stunting phenotype and distortion of leaves and tubers. PSTVd is the type species of the family Pospiviroidae, it can replicate in the nucleus and the viroid RNA moves systemically in infected plants. Its KF440-2 strain can cause severe symptoms in potato. It is not well understood how the viroid can affect host genes for successful invasion and which genes show altered expression levels upon infection. In this study, we used a high-scale method to identify differentially expressed genes in potato. We have identified defence, stress and sugar metabolism related genes having altered expression levels upon infection. Additionally, hormone pathways connected genes showed up- or down-regulation. Our primary focus is on the identification of genes which can affect tuber formation as the viroid infection can strongly influence tuber development, especially tuber shape is affected. DWARF1/DIMINUTO, Gibberellin 7-oxidase and BEL5 protein were identified and validated which showed differential expression in viroid infected tissues suggesting that gibberellin and brassinosteroid pathways have a possible role in tuber development upon PSTVd infection.