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Sung YW, Kim J, Yang JW, Shim D, Kim YH. Transcriptome-Based Comparative Expression Profiling of Sweet Potato during a Compatible Response with Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita Infection. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2074. [PMID: 38003017 PMCID: PMC10671793 DOI: 10.3390/genes14112074] [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: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
M. incognita, a root-knot nematode (RKN), infects the roots of several important food crops, including sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.), and severely reduces yields. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying infection remain unclear. Previously, we investigated differential responses to RKN invasion in susceptible and resistant sweet potato cultivars through RNA-seq-based transcriptome analysis. In this study, gene expression similarities and differences were examined in RKN-susceptible sweet potato cultivars during the compatible response to RKN infection. Three susceptible cultivars investigated in previous research were used: Dahomi (DHM), Shinhwangmi (SHM), and Yulmi (YM). Of the three cultivars, YM had the highest number of genes with altered expression in response to infection. YM was also the cultivar with the highest susceptibility to RKN. Comparisons among cultivars identified genes that were regulated in more than one cultivar upon infection. Pairwise comparisons revealed that YM and DHM shared the most regulated genes, whereas YM and SHM shared the lowest number of regulated genes. Five genes were up-regulated, and two were down-regulated, in all three cultivars. Among these, four genes were highly up-regulated in all cultivars: germin-like protein, anthranilate synthase α subunit, isocitrate lyase, and uncharacterized protein. Genes were also identified that were uniquely regulated in each cultivar in response to infection, suggesting that susceptible cultivars respond to infection through shared and cultivar-specific pathways. Our findings expand the understanding of the compatible response to RKN invasion in sweet potato roots and provide useful information for further research on RKN defense mechanisms.
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- Yeon Woo Sung
- Department of Biology Education, IALS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Crop Cultivation & Environment, Research National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Suwon 16429, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology Education, IALS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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Hassanaly-Goulamhoussen R, De Carvalho Augusto R, Marteu-Garello N, Péré A, Favery B, Da Rocha M, Danchin EGJ, Abad P, Grunau C, Perfus-Barbeoch L. Chromatin Landscape Dynamics in the Early Development of the Plant Parasitic Nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:765690. [PMID: 34938734 PMCID: PMC8685519 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.765690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In model organisms, epigenome dynamics underlies a plethora of biological processes. The role of epigenetic modifications in development and parasitism in nematode pests remains unknown. The root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita adapts rapidly to unfavorable conditions, despite its asexual reproduction. However, the mechanisms underlying this remarkable plasticity and their potential impact on gene expression remain unknown. This study provides the first insight into contribution of epigenetic mechanisms to this plasticity, by studying histone modifications in M. incognita. The distribution of five histone modifications revealed the existence of strong epigenetic signatures, similar to those found in the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. We investigated their impact on chromatin structure and their distribution relative to transposable elements (TE) loci. We assessed the influence of the chromatin landscape on gene expression at two developmental stages: eggs, and pre-parasitic juveniles. H3K4me3 histone modification was strongly correlated with high levels of expression for protein-coding genes implicated in stage-specific processes during M. incognita development. We provided new insights in the dynamic regulation of parasitism genes kept under histone modifications silencing. In this pioneering study, we establish a comprehensive framework for the importance of epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of the genome expression and its stability in plant-parasitic nematodes.
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- IHPE, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Montpellier, Perpignan, France.,Laboratory of Biology and Modeling of the Cell, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, ISA, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, ISA, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, ISA, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, ISA, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- IHPE, Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ Montpellier, Perpignan, France
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Sellers GS, Jeffares DC, Lawson B, Prior T, Lunt DH. Identification of individual root-knot nematodes using low coverage long-read sequencing. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253248. [PMID: 34851967 PMCID: PMC8635404 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Root-knot nematodes (RKN; genus Meloidogyne) are polyphagous plant pathogens of great economic importance to agriculturalists globally. These species are small, diverse, and can be challenging for accurate taxonomic identification. Many of the most important crop pests confound analysis with simple genetic marker loci as they are polyploids of likely hybrid origin. Here we take a low-coverage, long-read genome sequencing approach to characterisation of individual root-knot nematodes. We demonstrate library preparation for Oxford Nanopore Technologies Flongle sequencing of low input DNA from individual juveniles and immature females, multiplexing up to twelve samples per flow cell. Taxonomic identification with Kraken 2 (a k-mer-based taxonomic assignment tool) is shown to reliably identify individual nematodes to species level, even within the very closely related Meloidogyne incognita group. Our approach forms a robust, low-cost, and scalable method for accurate RKN species diagnostics.
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- Graham S. Sellers
- Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (GSS); (DHL)
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- Department of Biology and York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Fera Science Ltd, Sand Hutton, York, United Kingdom
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- Fera Science Ltd, Sand Hutton, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (GSS); (DHL)
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Montarry J, Mimee B, Danchin EGJ, Koutsovoulos GD, Ste-Croix DT, Grenier E. Recent Advances in Population Genomics of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:40-48. [PMID: 33151824 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-20-0418-rvw] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Plant-parasitic nematodes are a costly burden of crop production. Ubiquitous in nature, phytoparasitic nematodes are associated with nearly every important agricultural crop and represent a significant constraint on global food security. Population genetics is a key discipline in plant nematology to understand aspects of the life strategies of these parasites, in particular their modes of reproduction, geographic origins, evolutionary histories, and dispersion abilities. Advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies have enabled a recent but active effort in genomic analyses of plant-parasitic nematodes. Such genomic approaches applied to multiple populations are providing new insights into the molecular and evolutionary processes that underpin the establishment of these nematodes and into a better understanding of the genetic and mechanistic basis of their pathogenicity and adaptation to their host plants. In this review, we attempt to update information about genome resources and genotyping techniques useful for nematologists who are thinking about initiating population genomics or genome sequencing projects. This review is intended also to foster the development of population genomics in plant-parasitic nematodes through highlighting recent publications that illustrate the potential for this approach to identify novel molecular markers or genes of interest and improve our knowledge of the genome variability, pathogenicity, and evolutionary potential of plant-parasitic nematodes.
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- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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- IGEPP, INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ Rennes, 35650, Le Rheu, France
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