Project description:Dormant grapevine buds from 4 genotypes were collected over a variable time series after being exposed to growth room temperatures. Buds were collected from the field during winter and assessed for the loss of cold hardiness (deacclimation) in tandem with analysis of gene expression changes. DEGs are examined for various enriched pathways. Wild grapevines deacclimate faster than cultivated grapevines and the entire gene regulation cascade was also faster in wild grapevines. No keystone genes were identified that could explaint he faster phenotype, suggesting all the regulatory pathways are tuned faster in wild grapes.
2020-01-01 | GSE124820 | GEO
Project description:TrunkBioCode - Metagenomic analysis of the trunk microbiome of GTD affected grapevines
| PRJNA1081177 | ENA
Project description:Biocontrol of Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Project description:Purpose and strategy: Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) causes variable symptoms in most vineyards worldwide. To better understand GFLV-grapevine interactions in relation to symptom development, field and greenhouse trials were conducted with a grapevine genotype that exhibits distinct symptoms in response to a severe and a mild strain of GFLV. Results: After validation of the infection status of the experimental vines by high throughput sequencing, the transcriptomic and metabolomic profiles in plants infected with the two viral strains were tested and compared by RNA-Seq and LC-MS, respectively, in the differentiating grapevine genotype. In vines infected with the severe GFLV strain, 1,023 genes, among which some are implicated in the regulation of the hypersensitive-type response, were specifically de-regulated, and a higher accumulation of resveratrol and phytohormones was observed. Interestingly, some experimental vines restricted the virus to the rootstock and remained symptom-less. Our results suggest that GFLV induces a strain- and cultivar-specific defense reaction similar to a hypersensitive reaction. This type of defense leads to a severe stunting phenotype in some grapevines whereas others are resistant. This work is the first evidence of a hypersensitive-like reaction in grapevine during virus infection. Conclusion: Our results suggest that GFLV induces a strain- and cultivar-specific defense reaction similar to a hypersensitive reaction. This type of defense leads to a severe stunting phenotype in some grapevines whereas others are resistant. This work is the first evidence of a hypersensitive-like reaction in grapevine during virus infection.
Project description:WRKY genes are transcription factors involved in plant response to pathogen attacks in many plant species. These proteins have been shown to activate expression of defence genes in a salicylic acid- and/or jasmonic acid-dependent signalling pathway. To understand the molecular mechanisms involved in grapevine defence, we previously identified a WRKY gene, VvWRKY1, which was able to enhance tolerance to fungal pathogens when overexpressed in tobacco. To elucidate its role in grapevine, we generated transgenic grapevines that overexpress VvWRKY1. Microarray analyses were performed to compare global gene expression in leaves of the transgenic and wild-type lines. Results showed that expression of genes encoding defence-related proteins was enhanced in the transgenic 35S::VvWRKY1 line. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis confirmed that three genes putatively involved in jasmonic acid signalling pathway, two genes encoding JASMONATE ZIM-domain (JAZ) proteins and one lipoxygenase, are over-expressed. The ability of VvWRKY1 to trans-activate their corresponding promoters was confirmed by transient expression assay in grape protoplasts. After challenging with the downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara viticola, resistance was enhanced in the transgenic line compared to the wild-type line. These results suggest that VvWRKY1 transcription factor is able to control plant disease resistance to one of the main grapevine pathogen by activating jasmonic acid signalling pathway in grapevine.
Project description:Lasiodiplodia theobromae is one of the causal agents of Grapevine trunk diseases, which becomes a tremendous threat to the grapevine production worldwide. Plant pathogens secrete diverse effectors to suppress host immune responses or regulate the host metabolism to promote diseases. Our results suggest that L. theobromae LtCre1 targets host VvRHIP1 to manipulate the sugar signaling pathway, through disrupting the association of VvRHIP1 and VvRGS1 complex.
2023-05-12 | GSE189162 | GEO
Project description:WGS and RNAseq of grapevines infected with trunk diseases
Project description:Study of gene expression during Plasmopara viticola infection in the resistant Vitis vinifera cultivar 'Regent'. The oomycete fungus Plasmopara viticola (Berk. et Curt.) Berl. et de Toni is responsible for grapevine downy mildew disease. Most of the cultivated grapevines are sensitive to this pathogen, thus requiring intensive fungicide treatments. The molecular basis of resistance to this pathogen is poorly understood. We have carried out a cDNA microarray transcriptome analysis to identify grapevine genes associated with resistance traits. Early transcriptional changes associated with downy mildew infection in the resistant Vitis vinifera cultivar ‘Regent’, when compared to the susceptible cultivar ‘Trincadeira’, were analyzed. Transcript levels were measured at three time-points: 0, 6 and 12 hours post inoculation (hpi). Our data indicate that resistance in V. vinifera ‘Regent’ is induced after infection. This study provides the identification of several candidate genes that may be related to ‘Regent’ defense mechanisms, allowing a better understanding of this cultivar's resistance traits.
2012-04-06 | GSE28439 | GEO
Project description:Grapevine trunk-associated ascomycetes ITS metabarcoding dataset