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Feng L, Wei S, Li Y. Thaumatin-like Proteins in Legumes: Functions and Potential Applications-A Review. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1124. [PMID: 38674533 PMCID: PMC11055134 DOI: 10.3390/plants13081124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) comprise a complex and evolutionarily conserved protein family that participates in host defense and several developmental processes in plants, fungi, and animals. Importantly, TLPs are plant host defense proteins that belong to pathogenesis-related family 5 (PR-5), and growing evidence has demonstrated that they are involved in resistance to a variety of fungal diseases in many crop plants, particularly legumes. Nonetheless, the roles and underlying mechanisms of the TLP family in legumes remain unclear. The present review summarizes recent advances related to the classification, structure, and host resistance of legume TLPs to biotic and abiotic stresses; analyzes and predicts possible protein-protein interactions; and presents their roles in phytohormone response, root nodule formation, and symbiosis. The characteristics of TLPs provide them with broad prospects for plant breeding and other uses. Searching for legume TLP genetic resources and functional genes, and further research on their precise function mechanisms are necessary.
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- Lanlan Feng
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
- Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
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Massa AN, Sobolev VS, Faustinelli PC, Tallury SP, Stalker HT, Lamb MC, Arias RS. Genetic diversity, disease resistance, and environmental adaptation of Arachis duranensis L.: New insights from landscape genomics. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0299992. [PMID: 38625995 PMCID: PMC11020403 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024] Open
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The genetic diversity that exists in natural populations of Arachis duranensis, the wild diploid donor of the A subgenome of cultivated tetraploid peanut, has the potential to improve crop adaptability, resilience to major pests and diseases, and drought tolerance. Despite its potential value for peanut improvement, limited research has been focused on the association between allelic variation, environmental factors, and response to early (ELS) and late leaf spot (LLS) diseases. The present study implemented a landscape genomics approach to gain a better understanding of the genetic variability of A. duranensis represented in the ex-situ peanut germplasm collection maintained at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which spans the entire geographic range of the species in its center of origin in South America. A set of 2810 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers allowed a high-resolution genome-wide characterization of natural populations. The analysis of population structure showed a complex pattern of genetic diversity with five putative groups. The incorporation of bioclimatic variables for genotype-environment associations, using the latent factor mixed model (LFMM2) method, provided insights into the genomic signatures of environmental adaptation, and led to the identification of SNP loci whose allele frequencies were correlated with elevation, temperature, and precipitation-related variables (q < 0.05). The LFMM2 analysis for ELS and LLS detected candidate SNPs and genomic regions on chromosomes A02, A03, A04, A06, and A08. These findings highlight the importance of the application of landscape genomics in ex situ collections of peanut and other crop wild relatives to effectively identify favorable alleles and germplasm for incorporation into breeding programs. We report new sources of A. duranensis germplasm harboring adaptive allelic variation, which have the potential to be utilized in introgression breeding for a single or multiple environmental factors, as well as for resistance to leaf spot diseases.
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- Alicia N. Massa
- National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Dawson, Georgia, United States of America
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- National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Dawson, Georgia, United States of America
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- National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Dawson, Georgia, United States of America
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- Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, USDA-ARS, Griffin, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Dawson, Georgia, United States of America
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- National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Dawson, Georgia, United States of America
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Hunter RMS, Manchester AD, Gremillion SK, Cantonwine EG. Use of image analysis to assess radial growth of Passalora arachidicola and Nothopassalora personata on solid media. Mycologia 2024; 116:213-225. [PMID: 38085557 DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2023.2280434] [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: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Despite significant research on early and late leaf spot diseases of peanut, in vitro study of the respective causal agents, Passalora arachidicola and Nothopassalora personata, has been limited due to cultural challenges that make growth of these fungi difficult to quantify with traditional methods. Studies were conducted to evaluate the practicality of image analysis to assess radial growth and tissue volume by correlating these assessments to dry mass. Image analysis was also used to estimate radial growth rates for these fungi over time. Tissue area and volume were significantly correlated to dry mass for P. arachidicola in two separate experiments, and for N. personata when medium had been removed from tissues prior to dry mass assessments. Tissue area densities were the same for P. arachidicola and Pseudocercospora smilacicola, evaluated as a nonstromatal cercosporoid comparison, whereas tissue volume densities were greater for P. archidicola and N. personata than P. smilacicola. A quadratic relationship was observed between radial growth and incubation time for all isolates evaluated. Growth rates of P. arachidicola isolates were 2 to 4 times faster than N. personata during the first week of incubation and slowed over time. Growth rates of NP18R, a phenotype variant of N. personata, increased after neighboring colonies met and was nearly 2.5 times faster than the fastest rates observed for P. arachidicola. These experiments demonstrate that when fungal tissues are observable, image analysis is a useful assessment tool for P. arachidicola and N. personata. Care should be taken to monitor fungal phenotypic changes in these species because phenotype degeneration can affect growth rates.
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- Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, 1500 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31698
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Arias RS, Dobbs JT, Stewart JE, Cantonwine EG, Orner VA, Sobolev VS, Lamb MC, Massa AN. First draft genome and transcriptome of Cercosporidium personatum, causal agent of late leaf spot disease of peanut. BMC Res Notes 2023; 16:58. [PMID: 37085927 PMCID: PMC10122357 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06331-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Two main fungal leaf spot diseases occur in peanut, namely early leaf spot (ELS) and late leaf spot (LLS), these cause a yearly average of $44 million losses. Limited genetic information, 3534 bp of sequencing, exists about the causal agent of LLS, Cercosporidium personatum (syn. Nothopassalora personata, syn. Phaeoisariopsis personata). The extremely slow growth of this fungus, approximately 1 cm colony in 6 months, and challenges in nucleic acid extractions have hindered research on LLS. Our goal in this work is to provide a reference genome for research on this pathogen. RESULTS Whole genome and transcriptome sequencing of the LLS fungus were obtained. A total of 233,542,110 reads of the genome were de novo assembled resulting in 1061 scaffolds, and estimated genome size 27,597,787 bp. RNA sequencing resulted in 11,848,198 reads that were de novo assembled into 13,343 contigs. Genome annotation resulted in 10,703 putative genes. BUSCO analysis of the genome and annotation resulted in 91.1% and 89.5% completeness, respectively. Phylogenetic dendrograms for 5442 bp and 4401 bp of RNA Polymerase II largest and second largest subunits, and for 5474 bp of the ribosomal RNA cistron of C. personatum are presented in relation to closely related fungi.
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- Renee S Arias
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Peanut Research Laboratory (NPRL), 1011 Forrester dr. S.E., Dawson, GA, USA.
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Peanut Research Laboratory (NPRL), 1011 Forrester dr. S.E., Dawson, GA, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Peanut Research Laboratory (NPRL), 1011 Forrester dr. S.E., Dawson, GA, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Peanut Research Laboratory (NPRL), 1011 Forrester dr. S.E., Dawson, GA, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Peanut Research Laboratory (NPRL), 1011 Forrester dr. S.E., Dawson, GA, USA
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