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Partap M, Verma V, Thakur M, Bhargava B. Designing of future ornamental crops: a biotechnological driven perspective. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhad192. [PMID: 38023473 PMCID: PMC10681008 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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With a basis in human appreciation of beauty and aesthetic values, the new era of ornamental crops is based on implementing innovative technologies and transforming symbols into tangible assets. Recent advances in plant biotechnology have attracted considerable scientific and industrial interest, particularly in terms of modifying desired plant traits and developing future ornamental crops. By utilizing omics approaches, genomic data, genetic engineering, and gene editing tools, scientists have successively explored the underlying molecular mechanism and potential gene(s) behind trait regulation such as floral induction, plant architecture, stress resistance, plasticity, adaptation, and phytoremediation in ornamental crop species. These signs of progress lay a theoretical and practical foundation for designing and enhancing the efficiency of ornamental plants for a wide range of applications. In this review, we briefly summarized the existing literature and advances in biotechnological approaches for the improvement of vital traits in ornamental plants. The future ornamental plants, such as light-emitting plants, biotic/abiotic stress detectors, and pollution abatement, and the introduction of new ornamental varieties via domestication of wild species are also discussed.
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- Mahinder Partap
- Floriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, 176 061 (HP) Palampur, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Floriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, 176 061 (HP) Palampur, India
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- Floriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, 176 061 (HP) Palampur, India
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- Floriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, 176 061 (HP) Palampur, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Westerdahl B, Riddle L, Giraud D, Kamo K. Field test of Easter lilies transformed with a rice cystatin gene for root lesion nematode resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1134224. [PMID: 37035051 PMCID: PMC10081024 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1134224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Easter lilies, Lilium longiflorum cv. Nellie White are a staple of the floral industry. In the U.S. most of the Easter lilies are grown in Oregon and California along the coast where there is a micro climate that is favorable to growth of lilies. The main pest when growing lilies in the field is Pratylenchus penetrans, the root lesion nematode. Easter lilies are one of the most expensive crops to produce because of the cost of chemicals used to control P. penetrans and other pathogens that infect the lilies. Our previous study had shown that transgenic Easter lilies containing a rice cystatin gene (Oc-IΔD86 that has a deleted Asp86) were resistant to P. penetrans in vitro. This study examined growth characteristics of five independently transformed lines of the cystatin Easter lilies compared to non-transformed Nellie White for three seasons in the field in Brookings, Oregon. Liles grown in three soil chemical treatments 1) preplant fumigation, 2) preplant fumigation plus at plant organophosphate, and 3) at plant organophosphate were compared to those grown in nontreated soil. Growth characteristics evaluated included: time of shoot emergence, survival of plants, size of plants, visual ratings of plant health, basal roots and stem roots, weight of foliage and roots, and number and size of bulblets that developed on stems. Nematodes were counted following their extraction from the roots. While not totally resistant, when planted in the field, transformed lines demonstrated and maintained a degree of resistance to lesion nematode over two growing seasons and displayed desirable growth and quality characteristics similar to non-transformed lilies.
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- Becky Westerdahl
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Easter Lily Research Foundation, Brookings, OR, United States
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- University of California Cooperative Extension, Eureka, CA, United States
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- Floral & Nursery Plants Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Beltsville, MD, United States
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Boutigny AL, Dohin N, Pornin D, Rolland M. Overview and detectability of the genetic modifications in ornamental plants. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2020; 7:11. [PMID: 32025314 PMCID: PMC6994484 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-019-0232-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The market of ornamental plants is extremely competitive, and for many species genetic engineering can be used to introduce original traits of high commercial interest. However, very few genetically modified (GM) ornamental varieties have reached the market so far. Indeed, the authorization process required for such plants has a strong impact on the profitability of the development of such products. Considering the numerous scientific studies using genetic modification on ornamental species of interest, a lot of transformed material has been produced, could be of commercial interest and could therefore be unintentionally released on the market. The unintentional use of GM petunia in breeding programs has indeed recently been observed. This review lists scientific publications using GM ornamental plants and tries to identify whether these plants could be detected by molecular biology tools commonly used by control laboratories.
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- Anne-Laure Boutigny
- Anses, Plant Health Laboratory, Bacteriology Virology GMO Unit, 7 rue Jean Dixméras, 49044 Angers, cedex 01, France
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- Anses, Plant Health Laboratory, Bacteriology Virology GMO Unit, 7 rue Jean Dixméras, 49044 Angers, cedex 01, France
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- Anses, Plant Health Laboratory, Bacteriology Virology GMO Unit, 7 rue Jean Dixméras, 49044 Angers, cedex 01, France
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- Anses, Plant Health Laboratory, Bacteriology Virology GMO Unit, 7 rue Jean Dixméras, 49044 Angers, cedex 01, France
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Dozens of studies have assessed the practical value of plant cystatins as ectopic inhibitors of Cys proteases in biological systems. The potential of these proteins in crop protection to control herbivorous pests and pathogens has been documented extensively over the past 25 years. Their usefulness to regulate endogenous Cys proteases in planta has also been considered recently, notably to implement novel traits of agronomic relevance in crops or to generate protease activity-depleted environments in plants or plant cells used as bioreactors for recombinant proteins. After a brief update on the basic structural characteristics of plant cystatins, we summarize recent advances on the use of these proteins in plant biotechnology. Attention is also paid to the molecular improvement of their structural properties for the improvement of their protease inhibitory effects or the fine-tuning of their biological target range.
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Rasoolizadeh A, Goulet MC, Guay JF, Cloutier C, Michaud D. Population-associated heterogeneity of the digestive Cys protease complement in Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 106:125-133. [PMID: 28267460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Herbivorous insects use complex protease complements to process plant proteins, useful to adjust their digestive functions to the plant diet and to elude the antidigestive effects of dietary protease inhibitors. We here assessed whether basic profiles and diet-related adjustments of the midgut protease complement may vary among populations of the insect herbivore Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). Two laboratory colonies of this insect were used as models, derived from insect samples collected in potato fields ∼1200km distant from each other in North America. Synchronized 4th-instar larvae reared on potato were kept on this plant, or switched to tomato or eggplant, to compare their midgut cathepsin activities and content of intestain Cys proteases under different diet regimes. Cathepsin D activity, cathepsin L activity, cathepsin B activity and total intestain content shortly after larval molting on potato leaves were about two times lower in one population compared to the other. By comparison, cathepsin D activity, cathepsin B activity, total intestain content and relative abundance of the most prominent intestain families were similar in the two populations after three days regardless of the plant diet, unlike cathepsin L activity and less prominent intestain families showing population-associated variability. Variation in Cys protease profiles translated into the differential efficiency of a Cys protease inhibitor, tomato cystatin SlCYS8, to inhibit cathepsin L activity in midgut extracts of the two insect groups. Despite quantitative differences, SlCYS8 single variants engineered to strongly inhibit Cys proteases showed improved potency against cathepsin L activity of either population. These data suggest the feasibility of designing cystatins to control L. decemlineata that are effective against different populations of this insect. They underline, on the other hand, the practical relevance of considering natural variability of the protease complement among L. decemlineata target populations, eventually determinant in the success or failure of cystatin-based control strategies on a large-scale basis.
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- Asieh Rasoolizadeh
- Département de phytologie, CRIV-Biotechnologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Département de phytologie, CRIV-Biotechnologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Département de phytologie, CRIV-Biotechnologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Molecular Cloning, Recombinant Expression and Antifungal Activity of BnCPI, a Cystatin in Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.). Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8100265. [PMID: 29019965 PMCID: PMC5664115 DOI: 10.3390/genes8100265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Phytocystatins play multiple roles in plant growth, development and resistance to pests and other environmental stresses. A ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) phytocystatin gene, designated as BnCPI, was isolated from a ramie cDNA library and its full-length cDNA was obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full-length cDNA sequence (691 bp) consisted of a 303 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a protein of 100 amino acids with deduced molecular mass of 11.06 kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point (pI) of 6.0. The alignment of genome DNA (accession No. MF153097) and cDNA sequences of BnCPI showed that an intron (~104 bp) exists in the coding region. The BnCPI protein contains most of the highly conserved blocks including Gly5-Gly6 at the N-terminal, the reactive site motif QxVxG (Q49V50V51S52G53), the L79-W80 block and the [LVI]-[AGT]-[RKE]-[FY]-[AS]-[VI]-x-[EDQV]-[HYFQ]-N (L22G23R24 F25A26V27 D28D29H30 N31) block that is common among plant cystatins. BLAST analysis indicated that BnCPI is similar to cystatins from Glycine max (77%), Glycine soja (76%), Hevea brasiliensis (75%) and Ricinus communis (75%). The BnCPI was subcloned into expression vector pSmart-I and then overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) as a His-tagged recombinant protein. The purified reBnCPI has a molecular mass of 11.4 kDa determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS–PAGE). Purified reBnCPI can efficiently inhibit the protease activity of papain and ficin toward BANA (Nα-benzoyl-L-arginine-2-naphthyamide), as well as the mycelium growth of some important plant pathogenic fungi. The data further contribute to our understanding of the molecular functions of BnCPI.
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Parmar N, Singh KH, Sharma D, Singh L, Kumar P, Nanjundan J, Khan YJ, Chauhan DK, Thakur AK. Genetic engineering strategies for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance and quality enhancement in horticultural crops: a comprehensive review. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:239. [PMID: 28702937 PMCID: PMC5507805 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0870-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Genetic engineering technique offers myriads of applications in improvement of horticultural crops for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and produce quality enhancement. During last two decades, a large number of transgenic horticultural crops has been developed and more are underway. A number of genes including natural and synthetic Cry genes, protease inhibitors, trypsin inhibitors and cystatin genes have been used to incorporate insect and nematode resistance. For providing protection against fungal and bacterial diseases, various genes like chitinase, glucanase, osmotin, defensin and pathogenesis-related genes are being transferred to many horticultural crops world over. RNAi technique has been found quite successful in inducing virus resistance in horticultural crops in addition to coat protein genes. Abiotic stresses such as drought, heat and salinity adversely affect production and productivity of horticultural crops and a number of genes encoding for biosynthesis of stress protecting compounds including mannitol, glycine betaine and heat shock proteins have been employed for abiotic stress tolerance besides various transcription factors like DREB1, MAPK, WRKY, etc. Antisense gene and RNAi technologies have revolutionized the pace of improvement of horticultural crops, particularly ornamentals for color modification, increasing shelf-life and reducing post-harvest losses. Precise genome editing tools, particularly CRISPR/Cas9, have been efficiently applied in tomato, petunia, citrus, grape, potato and apple for gene mutation, repression, activation and epigenome editing. This review provides comprehensive overview to draw the attention of researchers for better understanding of genetic engineering advancements in imparting biotic and abiotic stress tolerance as well as on improving various traits related to quality, texture, plant architecture modification, increasing shelf-life, etc. in different horticultural crops.
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- Nehanjali Parmar
- Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP, 173 230, India.
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- ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, 321 303, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, 321 303, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, 110 067, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Wellington, The Nilgiris, Tamilnadu, 643 231, India
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- Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, PUSA Campus, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha, Jammu, J&K, 180 009, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, 321 303, India
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Ali MA, Azeem F, Abbas A, Joyia FA, Li H, Dababat AA. Transgenic Strategies for Enhancement of Nematode Resistance in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:750. [PMID: 28536595 PMCID: PMC5422515 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are obligate biotrophic parasites causing serious damage and reduction in crop yields. Several economically important genera parasitize various crop plants. The root-knot, root lesion, and cyst nematodes are the three most economically damaging genera of PPNs on crops within the family Heteroderidae. It is very important to devise various management strategies against PPNs in economically important crop plants. Genetic engineering has proven a promising tool for the development of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. Additionally, the genetic engineering leading to transgenic plants harboring nematode resistance genes has demonstrated its significance in the field of plant nematology. Here, we have discussed the use of genetic engineering for the development of nematode resistance in plants. This review article also provides a detailed account of transgenic strategies for the resistance against PPNs. The strategies include natural resistance genes, cloning of proteinase inhibitor coding genes, anti-nematodal proteins and use of RNA interference to suppress nematode effectors. Furthermore, the manipulation of expression levels of genes induced and suppressed by nematodes has also been suggested as an innovative approach for inducing nematode resistance in plants. The information in this article will provide an array of possibilities to engineer resistance against PPNs in different crop plants.
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- Muhammad A. Ali
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of AgricultureFaisalabad, Pakistan
- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of AgricultureFaisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College UniversityFaisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of AgricultureFaisalabad, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of AgricultureFaisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing, China
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Tripathi L, Atkinson H, Roderick H, Kubiriba J, Tripathi JN. Genetically engineered bananas resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease and nematodes. Food Energy Secur 2017; 6:37-47. [PMID: 28713567 PMCID: PMC5488630 DOI: 10.1002/fes3.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Banana is an important staple food crop feeding more than 100 million Africans, but is subject to severe productivity constraints due to a range of pests and diseases. Banana Xanthomonas wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum is capable of entirely destroying a plantation while nematodes can cause losses up to 50% and increase susceptibility to other pests and diseases. Development of improved varieties of banana is fundamental in order to tackle these challenges. However, the sterile nature of the crop and the lack of resistance in Musa germplasm make improvement by traditional breeding techniques either impossible or extremely slow. Recent developments using genetic engineering have begun to address these problems. Transgenic banana expressing sweet pepper Hrap and Pflp genes have demonstrated complete resistance against X. campestris pv. musacearum in the field. Transgenic plantains expressing a cysteine proteinase inhibitors and/or synthetic peptide showed enhanced resistance to a mixed species population of nematodes in the field. Here, we review the genetic engineering technologies which have potential to improve agriculture and food security in Africa.
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- Leena Tripathi
- International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNairobiKenya
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- National Agricultural Research LaboratoriesPO Box 7084KampalaUganda
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Noman A, Aqeel M, Deng J, Khalid N, Sanaullah T, Shuilin H. Biotechnological Advancements for Improving Floral Attributes in Ornamental Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:530. [PMID: 28473834 PMCID: PMC5397496 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Developing new ornamental cultivars with improved floral attributes is a major goal in floriculture. Biotechnological approach together with classical breeding methods has been used to modify floral color, appearance as well as for increasing disease resistance. Transgenic strategies possess immense potential to produce novel flower phenotypes that are not found in nature. Adoption of Genetic engineering has supported the idea of floral trait modification. Ornamental plant attributes like floral color, fragrance, disease resistance, and vase life can be improved by means of genetic manipulation. Therefore, we witness transgenic plant varieties of high aesthetic and commercial value. This review focuses on biotechnological advancements in manipulating key floral traits that contribute in development of diverse ornamental plant lines. Data clearly reveals that regulation of biosynthetic pathways related to characteristics like pigment production, flower morphology and fragrance is both possible and predictable. In spite of their great significance, small number of genetically engineered varieties of ornamental plants has been field tested. Today, novel flower colors production is regarded as chief commercial benefit obtained from transgenic plants. But certain other floral traits are much more important and have high commercial potential. Other than achievements such as novel architecture, modified flower color, etc., very few reports are available regarding successful transformation of other valuable horticultural characteristics. Our review also summarized biotechnological efforts related to enhancement of fragrance and induction of early flowering along with changes in floral anatomy and morphology.
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- Ali Noman
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
- Department of Botany, Government College UniversityFaisalabad, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Science, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Science, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China
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- Department of Botany, Government College Women University SialkotSialkot, Pakistan
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- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
- National Education Minister, Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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Masler EP, Chitwood DJ. Evaluation of proteases and protease inhibitors in Heterodera glycines cysts obtained from laboratory and field populations. NEMATOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1163/15685411-00003035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Proteases and protease inhibitors were evaluated in preparations ofHeterodera glycinescysts (nHglCE) obtained from glasshouse cultures (GH) and a field (LR) population. Using a FRET-peptide library comprising 512 peptide substrate pools that detect four endoprotease types (aspartic, cysteine, metallo- and serine), we found that the relative distributions of six endoproteases within the four catalytic types were similar among GH and LR preparations. However, levels of mean protease activity ( s−1(μg nHglCE)−1) across all 512 pools varied nearly eight-fold among the preparations. This variation was not related to cyst source. These qualitative (type distribution) and quantitative relationships persisted when analysis was restricted to the top 40% (activity) pools. Analysis of the top 4% of activity pools revealed some substrate cleavage site preferences between the GH and LR proteases. GH and LR preparations also differed significantly in digestion rates of trypsin and matrix metalloprotease (MMP) substrates, with LR rates two-fold greater than GH rates for each protease. By contrast, inhibition of trypsin activity inMeloidogyne incognitaextracts by heat-denatured preparations (hHglCE) was 1.6-fold greater with GH hHglCE than with LR hHglCE. Inhibition of MMP activity was the same (>60%) for each hHglCE. Fractionation of GH and LR hHglCE preparations by RP-HPLC (CH3CN/0.1% TFA system) yielded protease inhibition profiles that were similar for GH and LR. MMP inhibitors eluted at 35-40% CH3CN, and trypsin inhibitors eluted at both 5% and 35-40% CH3CN, suggesting the possibility of peptide as well as other small molecular weight inhibitors. These discoveries illustrate the importance of examiningH. glycinescysts as a source of materials for novel nematode controls.
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Rasoolizadeh A, Munger A, Goulet MC, Sainsbury F, Cloutier C, Michaud D. Functional proteomics-aided selection of protease inhibitors for herbivore insect control. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38827. [PMID: 27958307 PMCID: PMC5153846 DOI: 10.1038/srep38827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Studies have reported the potential of protease inhibitors to engineer insect resistance in transgenic plants but the general usefulness of this approach in crop protection still remains to be established. Insects have evolved strategies to cope with dietary protease inhibitors, such as the use of proteases recalcitrant to inhibition, that often make the selection of effective inhibitors very challenging. Here, we used a functional proteomics approach for the ‘capture’ of Cys protease targets in crude protein extracts as a tool to identify promising cystatins for plant improvement. Two cystatins found to differ in their efficiency to capture Cys proteases of the coleopteran pest Leptinotarsa decemlineata also differed in their usefulness to produce transgenic potato lines resistant to this insect. Plants expressing the most potent cystatin at high level had a strong repressing effect on larval growth and leaf intake, while plants expressing the weakest cystatin showed no effect on both two parameters compared to untransformed parental line used for genetic transformation. Our data underline the relevance of considering the whole range of possible protease targets when selecting an inhibitor for plant pest control. They also confirm the feasibility of developing cystatin-expressing transgenics resistant to a major pest of potato.
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- Département de phytologie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec City QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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Lu CJ, Tian BY, Cao Y, Zou CG, Zhang KQ. Nuclear receptor nhr-48 is required for pathogenicity of the second stage (J2) of the plant parasite Meloidogyne incognita. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34959. [PMID: 27762328 PMCID: PMC5071846 DOI: 10.1038/srep34959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Nuclear receptors (NRs) are a diverse class of transcription factors, which are involved in regulating a large number of physiological events in metazoans. However, the function of NRs is poorly understood in plant-parasitic nematodes. Here, members of the NR1J+K group of NRs in nematodes, including the free-living and plant parasites, were examined and phylogenetically analyzed. We found that the number of members of the NR1J+K group in plant-parasitic nematodes was less than that in the free-living nematodes, suggesting this reduction of NR1J+K group members in plant parasites maybe arose during the separation of the free-living and intermediately plant parasitic nematodes (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus). Interestingly, the DNA-binding domain (DBD) and ligand-binding domain (LBD) of NR1J+K members were separated into two gene locations in the plant parasites. Knockdown of Meloidogyne incognita WBMinc13296, the ortholog of Caenorhabditis elegans nhr-48 DBD, reduced infectivity, delayed development, and decreased reproductivity. J2 of M. incognita subjected to silencing of WBMinc13295, the orthologs of B. xylophilus nhr-48 LBD, exhibited developmental lag within the host and reduced reproductivity. This study provides new insights into the function of NRs and suggests that NRs are potential targets for developing effective strategies for biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes.
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- Chao-Jun Lu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, Guizhou 550081, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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Bakhshaie M, Khosravi S, Azadi P, Bagheri H, van Tuyl JM. Biotechnological advances in Lilium. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2016; 35:1799-826. [PMID: 27318470 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-2017-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Modern powerful techniques in plant biotechnology have been developed in lilies (Lilium spp., Liliaceae) to propagate, improve and make new phenotypes. Reliable in vitro culture methods are available to multiply lilies rapidly and shorten breeding programs. Lilium is also an ideal model plant to study in vitro pollination and embryo rescue methods. Although lilies are recalcitrant to genetic manipulation, superior genotypes are developed with improved flower colour and form, disease resistance and year round forcing ability. Different DNA molecular markers have been developed for rapid indirect selection, genetic diversity evaluation, mutation detection and construction of Lilium linkage map. Some disease resistance-QTLs are already mapped on the Lilium linkage map. This review presents latest information on in vitro propagation, genetic engineering and molecular advances made in lily.
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- Mehdi Bakhshaie
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 31587-11167, Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), P.O. Box 31535-1897, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), P.O. Box 31535-1897, Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Bu Ali Sina University, 65174, Hamedan, Iran
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- Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Fosu-Nyarko J, Jones MGK. Advances in Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Root Lesion Nematode Host Interactions. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 54:253-78. [PMID: 27296144 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080615-100257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Root lesion nematodes (RLNs) are one of the most economically important groups of plant nematodes. As migratory endoparasites, their presence in roots is less obvious than infestations of sedentary endoparasites; nevertheless, in many instances, they are the major crop pests. With increasing molecular information on nematode parasitism, available data now reflect the differences and, in particular, similarities in lifestyle between migratory and sedentary endoparasites. Far from being unsophisticated compared with sedentary endoparasites, migratory endoparasites are exquisitely suited to their parasitic lifestyle. What they lack in effectors required for induction of permanent feeding sites, they make up for with their versatile host range and their ability to move and feed from new host roots and survive adverse conditions. In this review, we summarize the current molecular data available for RLNs and highlight differences and similarities in effectors and molecular mechanisms between migratory and sedentary endoparasitic nematodes.
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- John Fosu-Nyarko
- Plant Biotechnology Research Group, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Western Australian State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia 6150, Australia; ,
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- Plant Biotechnology Research Group, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Western Australian State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia 6150, Australia; ,
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Papolu PK, Dutta TK, Tyagi N, Urwin PE, Lilley CJ, Rao U. Expression of a Cystatin Transgene in Eggplant Provides Resistance to Root-knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1122. [PMID: 27516765 PMCID: PMC4963396 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKN) cause substantial yield decline in eggplant and sustainable management options to minimize crop damage due to nematodes are still limited. A number of genetic engineering strategies have been developed to disrupt the successful plant-nematode interactions. Among them, delivery of proteinase inhibitors from the plant to perturb nematode development and reproduction is arguably the most effective strategy. In the present study, transgenic eggplant expressing a modified rice cystatin (OC-IΔD86) gene under the control of the root-specific promoter, TUB-1, was generated to evaluate the genetically modified nematode resistance. Five putative transformants were selected through PCR and genomic Southern blot analysis. Expression of the cystatin transgene was confirmed in all the events using western blotting, ELISA and qPCR assay. Upon challenge inoculation, all the transgenic events exhibited a detrimental effect on RKN development and reproduction. The best transgenic line (a single copy event) showed 78.3% inhibition in reproductive success of RKN. Our results suggest that cystatins can play an important role for improving nematode resistance in eggplant and their deployment in gene pyramiding strategies with other proteinase inhibitors could ultimately enhance crop yield.
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- Pradeep K. Papolu
- Division of Nematology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi, India
- SRM UniversityChennai, India
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- Division of Nematology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi, India
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- Division of Nematology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi, India
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- Division of Nematology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research InstituteNew Delhi, India
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Azadi P, Bagheri H, Nalousi AM, Nazari F, Chandler SF. Current status and biotechnological advances in genetic engineering of ornamental plants. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:1073-1090. [PMID: 27396521 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cut flower markets are developing in many countries as the international demand for cut flowers is rapidly growing. Developing new varieties with modified characteristics is an important aim in floriculture. Production of transgenic ornamental plants can shorten the time required in the conventional breeding of a cultivar. Biotechnology tools in combination with conventional breeding methods have been used by cut flower breeders to change flower color, plant architecture, post-harvest traits, and disease resistance. In this review, we describe advances in genetic engineering that have led to the development of new cut flower varieties.
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- Pejman Azadi
- Department of Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture Science, Buali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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Masler EP, Chitwood DJ. Heterodera glycines cysts contain an extensive array of endoproteases as well as inhibitors of proteases in H. glycines and Meloidogyne incognita infective juvenile stages. NEMATOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1163/15685411-00002972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Heterodera glycinescysts contain proteases, and inhibitors of protease activities in various nematode species. In this investigation, proteases inH. glycinescysts were identified using a commercially available FRET-peptide library comprising 512 peptide pools qualified to detect up to four endoprotease types (aspartic, cysteine, metallo- and serine). Native cyst content (nHglCE) digested peptides in over 96% of the pools with all four protease types identified. Serine and metalloproteases represented nearly 70% of all proteases detected and were examined further. Trypsin (serine) and matrix metalloprotease (MMP) activities were compared among nHglCE, andH. glycinessecond-stage juvenile (J2) andMeloidogyne incognitaJ2 extracts. The relative levels of activity were different for all three enzyme sources. Trypsin activity was up to 60-fold greater inM. incognitathan in eitherH. glycinessource, while MMP activity was highest in nHglCE and lowest inM. incognitaJ2. Heat-denatured cyst content (hHglCE) inhibited proteases in all three nematode preparations and was generally greater inM. incognitathan inH. glycines. Largest differences (5.2- to 6.4-fold) were observed betweenM. incognitaand nHglCE trypsin and MMP inhibition. In infective juveniles, hHglCE inhibitedM. incognitaJ2 trypsin (IC50 = 0.64 hHglCEeq reaction−1) and MMP (IC50 = 0.54) more potently than eitherH. glycinestrypsin (IC50 = 1.34) or MMP (IC50 = 1.84). Use of three MMP substrates (73, 74 and 80) revealed clear species differences as well as complex associations between activity and inhibition. MMP73 digestion rates were the same inH. glycinesandM. incognitabut responses to hHglCE inhibition were different. MMP80 digestion rates were different but inhibition was the same. MMP74 digestion rates and inhibition levels were each different between species. These experiments provide further evidence that theH. glycinescyst should be examined as a source of compounds useful for developing nematode control methods.
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Yu Y, Zeng L, Yan Z, Liu T, Sun K, Zhu T, Zhu A. Identification of Ramie Genes in Response to Pratylenchus coffeae Infection Challenge by Digital Gene Expression Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:21989-2007. [PMID: 26378527 PMCID: PMC4613293 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160921989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Root lesion disease, caused by Pratylenchus coffeae, seriously impairs the growth and yield of ramie, an important natural fiber crop. The ramie defense mechanism against P. coffeae infection is poorly understood, which hinders efforts to improve resistance via breeding programs. In this study, the transcriptome of the resistant ramie cultivar Qingdaye was characterized using Illumina sequence technology. About 46.3 million clean pair end (PE) reads were generated and assembled into 40,826 unigenes with a mean length of 830 bp. Digital gene expression (DGE) analysis was performed on both the control roots (CK) and P. coffeae-challenged roots (CH), and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. Approximately 10.16 and 8.07 million cDNA reads in the CK and CH cDNA libraries were sequenced, respectively. A total of 137 genes exhibited different transcript abundances between the two libraries. Among them, the expressions of 117 and 20 DEGs were up- and down-regulated in P. coffeae-challenged ramie, respectively. The expression patterns of 15 candidate genes determined by qRT-PCR confirmed the results of DGE analysis. Time-course expression profiles of eight defense-related genes in susceptible and resistant ramie cultivars were different after P. coffeae inoculation. The differential expression of protease inhibitors, pathogenesis-related proteins (PRs), and transcription factors in resistant and susceptible ramie during P. coffeae infection indicated that cystatin likely plays an important role in nematode resistance.
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- Yongting Yu
- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China.
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China.
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China.
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China.
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China.
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China.
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China.
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