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Yin L, Zhang G, Zhou C, Ou Z, Qu B, Zhao H, Zuo E, Liu B, Wan F, Qian W. Chromosome-level genome of Ambrosia trifida provides insights into adaptation and the evolution of pollen allergens. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 259:129232. [PMID: 38191104 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129232] [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: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) is an invasive plant that can cause serious damage to natural ecosystems and severe respiratory allergies. However, the genomic basis of invasive adaptation and pollen allergens in Ambrosia species remain largely unknown. Here, we present a 1.66 Gb chromosome-scale reference genome for giant ragweed and identified multiple types of genome duplications, which are responsible for its rapid environmental adaptation and pollen development. The largest copies number and species-specific expansions of resistance-related gene families compared to Heliantheae alliance might contribute to resist stresses, pathogens and rapid adaptation. To extend the knowledge of evolutionary process of allergic pollen proteins, we predicted 26 and 168 potential pollen allergen candidates for giant ragweed and other Asteraceae plant species by combining machine learning and identity screening. Interestingly, we observed a specific tandemly repeated array for potential allergenic pectate lyases among Ambrosia species. Rapid evolutionary rates on putative pectate lyase allergens may imply a crucial role of nonsynonymous mutations on amino acid residues for plant biological function and allergenicity. Altogether, this study provides insight into the molecular ecological adaptation and putative pollen allergens prediction that will be helpful in promoting invasion genomic research and evolution of putative pollen allergy in giant ragweed.
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- Lijuan Yin
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China; College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics of MARA, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory for Biological Invasions and Global Changes, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Science, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics of MARA, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China.
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China.
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China.
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Castel B, El Mahboubi K, Jacquet C, Delaux PM. Immunobiodiversity: Conserved and specific immunity across land plants and beyond. MOLECULAR PLANT 2024; 17:92-111. [PMID: 38102829 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Angiosperms represent most plants that humans cultivate, grow, and eat. However, angiosperms are only one of five major land plant lineages. As a whole lineage, plants also include algal groups. All these clades represent a tremendous genetic diversity that can be investigated to reveal the evolutionary history of any given mechanism. In this review, we describe the current model of the plant immune system, discuss its evolution based on the recent literature, and propose future directions for the field. In angiosperms, plant-microbe interactions have been intensively studied, revealing essential cell surface and intracellular immune receptors, as well as metabolic and hormonal defense pathways. Exploring diversity at the genomic and functional levels demonstrates the conservation of these pathways across land plants, some of which are beyond plants. On basis of the conserved mechanisms, lineage-specific variations have occurred, leading to diversified reservoirs of immune mechanisms. In rare cases, this diversity has been harnessed and successfully transferred to other species by integration of wild immune receptors or engineering of novel forms of receptors for improved resistance to pathogens. We propose that exploring further the diversity of immune mechanisms in the whole plant lineage will reveal completely novel sources of resistance to be deployed in crops.
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- Baptiste Castel
- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales (LRSV), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse INP, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales (LRSV), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse INP, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales (LRSV), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse INP, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales (LRSV), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse INP, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Hao Y, Pan Y, Chen W, Rashid MAR, Li M, Che N, Duan X, Zhao Y. Contribution of Duplicated Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) Genes to Wheat Disease Resistance. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2794. [PMID: 37570947 PMCID: PMC10420896 DOI: 10.3390/plants12152794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Wheat has a large and diverse repertoire of NLRs involved in disease resistance, with over 1500 NLRs detected in some studies. These NLR genes occur as singletons or clusters containing copies of NLRs from different phylogenetic clades. The number of NLRs and cluster size can differ drastically among ecotypes and cultivars. Primarily, duplication has led to the evolution and diversification of NLR genes. Among the various mechanisms, whole genome duplication (WGD) is the most intense and leading cause, contributing to the complex evolutionary history and abundant gene set of hexaploid wheat. Tandem duplication or recombination is another major mechanism of NLR gene expansion in wheat. The diversity and divergence of duplicate NLR genes are responsible for the broad-spectrum resistance of most plant species with limited R genes. Understanding the mechanisms underlying the rapid evolution and diversification of wheat NLR genes will help improve disease resistance in crops. The present review focuses on the diversity and divergence of duplicate NLR genes and their contribution to wheat disease resistance. Moreover, we provide an overview of disease resistance-associated gene duplication and the underlying strategies in wheat.
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- Yongchao Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rice Genetics and Breeding, Rice Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences/Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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Liu Y, Zhang YM, Tang Y, Chen JQ, Shao ZQ. The evolution of plant NLR immune receptors and downstream signal components. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 73:102363. [PMID: 37094492 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Along with the emergence of green plants on this planet one billion years ago, the nucleotide binding site leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene family originated and diverged into at least three subclasses. Two of them, with either characterized N-terminal toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) or coiled-coil (CC) domain, serve as major types of immune receptor of effector-triggered immunity (ETI) in plants, whereas the one having a N-terminal Resistance to powdery mildew8 (RPW8) domain, functions as signal transfer component to them. In this review, we briefly summarized the history of identification of diverse NLR subclasses across Viridiplantae lineages during the establishment of NLR category, and highlighted recent advances on the evolution of NLR genes and several key downstream signal components under the background of ecological adaption.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing, 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Dai C, Qu Y, Wu W, Li S, Chen Z, Lian S, Jing J. QSP: An open sequence database for quorum sensing related gene analysis with an automatic annotation pipeline. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 235:119814. [PMID: 36934538 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Quorum sensing (QS) has attracted great attention due to its important role in the bacterial interactions and its relevance to water management. With the development of high-throughput sequencing technology, a specific database for QS-related sequence annotation is urgently needed. Here, Hidden Markov Model (HMM) profiles for 38 types of QS-related proteins were built using a total of 4024 collected seed sequences. Based on both homolog search and keywords confirmation against the non-redundant database, we established a QS-related protein (QSP) database, that includes 809,721 protein sequences and 186,133 nucleotide sequences, downloaded available at: https://github.com/chunxiao-dcx/QSP. The entries were classified into 38 types and 315 subtypes among 91 bacterial phyla. Furthermore, an automatic annotation pipeline, named QSAP, was developed for rapid annotation, classification and abundance quantification of QSP-like sequences from sequencing data. This pipeline provided the two homolog alignment strategies offered by Diamond (Blastp) or HMMER (Hmmscan), as well as a data cleansing function for a subset or union set of the hits. The pipeline was tested using 14 metagenomic samples from various water environments, including activated sludge, deep-sea sediments, estuary water, and reservoir water. The QSAP pipeline is freely available for academic use in the code repository at: https://github.com/chunxiao-dcx/QSAP. The establishment of this database and pipeline, provides a useful tool for QS-related sequence annotation in a wide range of projects, and will increase our understanding of QS communication in aquatic environments.
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- Chunxiao Dai
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education) and Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education) and Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education) and Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Aquatic EcoHealth Group, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education) and Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education) and Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education) and Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Yin T, Han P, Xi D, Yu W, Zhu L, Du C, Yang N, Liu X, Zhang H. Genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression profile ofNBS-LRRgene family in sweet orange (Citrussinensis). Gene 2023; 854:147117. [PMID: 36526123 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.147117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The NBS-LRR (nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat gene) gene family, known as the plant R (resistance) gene family with the most members, plays a significant role in plant resistance to various external adversity stresses. The NBS-LRR gene family has been researched in many plant species. Citrus is one of the most vital global cash crops, the number one fruit group, and the third most traded agricultural product world wild. However, as one of the largest citrus species, a comprehensive study of the NBS-LRR gene family has not been reported on sweet oranges. METHODS In this study, NBS-LRR genes were identified from the Citrus sinensis genome (v3.0), with a comprehensive analysis of this gene family performed, including phylogenetic analysis, gene structure, cis-acting element of a promoter, and chromosomal localization, among others. The expression pattern of NBS-LRR genes was analyzed when sweet orange fruits were infected by Penicillium digitatum, employing experimental data from our research group. It first reported the expression patterns of NBS-LRR genes under abiotic stresses, using three transcript data from NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information). RESULTS In this study, 111 NBS-LRR genes were identified in the C. sinensis genome (v3.0) and classified into seven subfamilies according to their N-terminal and C-terminal domains. The phylogenetic tree results indicate that genes containing only the NBS structural domain are more ancient in the sweet orange NBS-LRR gene family. The chromosome localization results showed that 111 NBS-LRR genes were distributed unevenly on nine chromosomes, with the most genes distributed on chromosome 1. In addition, we identified a total of 18 tandem duplication gene pairs in the sweet orange NBS-LRR gene family, and based on the Ka/Ks ratio, all of the tandem duplication genes underwent purifying selection. Transcriptome data analysis showed a significant number of NBS-LRR genes expressed under biotic and abiotic stresses, and some reached significantly different levels of expression. It indicates that the NBS-LRR gene family is vital in resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in sweet oranges. CONCLUSION Our study provides the first comprehensive framework on the NBS-LRR family of genes, which provides a basis for further in-depth studies on the biological functions of NBS-LRR in growth, development, and response to abiotic stresses in sweet orange.
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- Tuo Yin
- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation in Southwest China, National Forest and Grassland Administration, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation in Southwest China, National Forest and Grassland Administration, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation in Southwest China, National Forest and Grassland Administration, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation in Southwest China, National Forest and Grassland Administration, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
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Liang X, Dong J. Comparative-genomic analysis reveals dynamic NLR gene loss and gain across Apiaceae species. Front Genet 2023; 14:1141194. [PMID: 36936422 PMCID: PMC10017999 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1141194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Introduction: Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) genes play a crucial role in green plants' responding to various pathogens. Genome-scale evolutionary studies of NLR genes are important for discovering and applying functional NLR genes. However, little is known about the evolution of NLR genes in the Apiaceae family including agricultural and medical plants. Methods: In this study, comparative genomic analysis was performed in four Apiaceae species to trace the dynamic evolutionary patterns of NLR genes during speciation in this family. Results: The results revealed different number of NLR genes in these four Apiaceae species, namely, Angelica sinensis (95), Coriandrum sativum (183), Apium graveolens (153) and Daucus carota (149). Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that NLR genes in these four species were derived from 183 ancestral NLR lineages and experienced different levels of gene-loss and gain events. The contraction pattern of the ancestral NLR lineages was discovered during the evolution of D. carota, whereas a different pattern of contraction after first expansion of NLR genes was observed for A. sinensis, C. sativum and A. graveolens. Discussion: Taken together, rapid and dynamic gene content variation has shaped evolutionary history of NLR genes in Apiaceae species.
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Chelliah A, Arumugam C, Suthanthiram B, Raman T, Subbaraya U. Genome-wide identification, characterization, and evolutionary analysis of NBS genes and their association with disease resistance in Musa spp. Funct Integr Genomics 2022; 23:7. [PMID: 36538175 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-022-00925-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Banana is an important food crop that is susceptible to a wide range of pests and diseases that can reduce yield and quality. The primary objective of banana breeding programs is to increase disease resistance, which requires the identification of resistance (R) genes. Despite the fact that resistant sources have been identified in bananas, the genes, particularly the nucleotide-binding site (NBS) family, which play an important role in protecting plants against pathogens, have received little attention. As a result, this study included a thorough examination of the NBS disease resistance gene family's classification, phylogenetic analysis, genome organization, evolution, cis-elements, differential expression, regulation by microRNAs, and protein-protein interaction. A total of 116 and 43 putative NBS genes from M. acuminata and M. balbisiana, respectively, were identified and characterized, and were classified into seven sub-families. Structural analysis of NBS genes revealed the presence of signal peptides, their sub-cellular localization, molecular weight and pI. Eight commonly conserved motifs were found, and NBS genes were unevenly distributed across multiple chromosomes, with the majority of NBS genes being located in chr3 and chr1 of the A and B genomes, respectively. Tandem duplication occurrences have helped bananas' NBS genes spread throughout evolution. Transcriptome analysis of NBS genes revealed significant differences in expression between resistant and susceptible cultivars of fusarium wilt, eumusae leaf spot, root lesion nematode, and drought, implying that they can be used as candidate resistant genes. Ninety miRNAs were discovered to have targets in 104 NBS genes from the A genome, providing important insights into NBS gene expression regulation. Overall, this study offers a valuable genomic resource and understanding of the function and evolution of NBS genes in relation to rapidly evolving pathogens, as well as providing breeders with selection targets for fast-tracking breeding of banana varieties with more durable resistance to pathogens.
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- Anuradha Chelliah
- ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli - 620 102, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli - 620 102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli - 620 102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli - 620 102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli - 620 102, Tamil Nadu, India
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Yang J, Xiong C, Li S, Zhou C, Li L, Xue Q, Liu W, Niu Z, Ding X. Evolution patterns of NBS genes in the genus Dendrobium and NBS-LRR gene expression in D. officinale by salicylic acid treatment. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:529. [PMID: 36376794 PMCID: PMC9661794 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03904-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo, which contains rich polysaccharides, flavonoids and alkaloids, is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with important economic benefits, while various pathogens have brought huge losses to its industrialization. NBS gene family is the largest class of plant disease resistance (R) genes, proteins of which are widely distributed in the upstream and downstream of the plant immune systems and are responsible for receiving infection signals and regulating gene expression respectively. It is of great significance for the subsequent disease resistance breeding of D. officinale to identify NBS genes by using the newly published high-quality chromosome-level D. officinale genome. RESULTS In this study, a total of 655 NBS genes were uncovered from the genomes of D. officinale, D. nobile, D. chrysotoxum, V. planifolia, A. shenzhenica, P. equestris and A. thaliana. The phylogenetic results of CNL-type protein sequences showed that orchid NBS-LRR genes have significantly degenerated on branches a and b. The Dendrobium NBS gene homology analysis showed that the Dendrobium NBS genes have two obvious characteristics: type changing and NB-ARC domain degeneration. Because the NBS-LRR genes have both NB-ARC and LRR domains, 22 D. officinale NBS-LRR genes were used for subsequent analyses, such as gene structures, conserved motifs, cis-elements and functional annotation analyses. All these results suggested that D. officinale NBS-LRR genes take part in the ETI system, plant hormone signal transduction pathway and Ras signaling pathway. Finally, there were 1,677 DEGs identified from the salicylic acid (SA) treatment transcriptome data of D. officinale. Among them, six NBS-LRR genes (Dof013264, Dof020566, Dof019188, Dof019191, Dof020138 and Dof020707) were significantly up-regulated. However, only Dof020138 was closely related to other pathways from the results of WGCNA, such as pathogen identification pathways, MAPK signaling pathways, plant hormone signal transduction pathways, biosynthetic pathways and energy metabolism pathways. CONCLUSION Our results revealed that the NBS gene degenerations are common in the genus Dendrobium, which is the main reason for the diversity of NBS genes, and the NBS-LRR genes generally take part in D. officinale ETI system and signal transduction pathways. In addition, the D. officinale NBS-LRR gene Dof020138, which may have an important breeding value, is indirectly activated by SA in the ETI system.
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- Jiapeng Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Technical Industrialization for Dendrobiums, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Technical Industrialization for Dendrobiums, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Technical Industrialization for Dendrobiums, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Technical Industrialization for Dendrobiums, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Technical Industrialization for Dendrobiums, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
- Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Technical Industrialization for Dendrobiums, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Guo L, You C, Zhang H, Wang Y, Zhang R. Genome-wide analysis of NBS-LRR genes in Rosaceae species reveals distinct evolutionary patterns. Front Genet 2022; 13:1052191. [PMID: 36437946 PMCID: PMC9685399 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1052191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The nucleotide-binding site and leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes, one of the largest gene families in plants, are evolving rapidly and playing a critical role in plant resistance to pathogens. In this study, a genome-wide search in 12 Rosaceae genomes screened out 2188 NBS-LRR genes, with the gene number varied distinctively across different species. The reconciled phylogeny revealed 102 ancestral genes (7 RNLs, 26 TNLs, and 69 CNLs), which underwent independent gene duplication and loss events during the divergence of the Rosaceae. The NBS-LRR genes exhibited dynamic and distinct evolutionary patterns in the 12 Rosaceae species due to independent gene duplication/loss events, which resulted the discrepancy of NBS-LRR gene number among Rosaceae species. Specifically, Rubus occidentalis, Potentilla micrantha, Fragaria iinumae and Gillenia trifoliata, displayed a “first expansion and then contraction” evolutionary pattern; Rosa chinensis exhibited a “continuous expansion” pattern; F. vesca had a “expansion followed by contraction, then a further expansion” pattern, three Prunus species and three Maleae species shared a “early sharp expanding to abrupt shrinking” pattern. Overall, this study elucidated the dynamic and complex evolutionary patterns of NBS-LRR genes in the 12 Rosaceae species, and could assist further investigation of mechanisms driving these evolutionary patterns.
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- Liping Guo
- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, China
- Henry Fok School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, China
- *Correspondence: Yukun Wang, ; Rui Zhang,
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
- *Correspondence: Yukun Wang, ; Rui Zhang,
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Moncada MM, Elvir MA, Lopez JR, Ortiz AS. Predicción bioinformática de proteínas NBS-LRR en el genoma de Coffea arabica. BIONATURA 2022. [DOI: 10.21931/rb/2022.07.03.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Gracias al acceso al genoma completo de Coffea arabica y el Desarrollo de multiples herramientas de bioinformartica que permite la búsqueda de genes de resistencia de plantas (R-genes), ha sido posible implementar estas estrategias en programas de mejora genética. En las plantas, los R-genes codifican proteínas involucradas en mecanismos de defensa contra patógenos. Los genes con dominios tipo Nucleotide-Binding-Site Leucine-Rich-Repeat (NBS-LRR) forman la familia de R-genes de plantas más grande. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar genes de proteínas NBS-LRR en el genoma de C. arabica utilizando un enfoque bioinformático. Identificamos motivos conservados de R-genes de C. arabica relacionados con genes similares encontrados en Coffea canephora y Coffea eugenoides, dos especies evolutivas relacionadas con C. arabica. Los resultados de estos análisis revelaron proteínas con origen evolutivo provenientes de dicotiledóneo ancestrales, así como proteínas de resistencia específicas del género Coffea. Además, todas las secuencias de los R-genes de C. arabica mostraron una gran similitud con proteína CNL de Arabidopsis thaliana. Finalmente, la presencia de motivos altamente conservados, la distribución cromosómica y las relaciones filogenéticas de los R-genes de C. arabica muestran procesos de coevolución con patógenos adaptados, demostrando de esta manera la importancia del estudio de estos genes en la inmunidad del café.
Palabras clave: Café, NBS-LRR, Proteínas de Resistencia, Bioinformática.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología
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Qian Z, Li Y, Yang J, Shi T, Li Z, Chen J. The chromosome-level genome of a free-floating aquatic weed Pistia stratiotes provides insights into its rapid invasion. Mol Ecol Resour 2022; 22:2732-2743. [PMID: 35620935 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pistia stratiotes (Araceae), commonly referred to as water lettuce, is one of the most notorious weeds that cause severe damage to the economy and natural ecosystems of infested areas. In order to explore the mechanism of its rapid invasion, here, we assembled a high-quality chromosome-level genome for P. stratiotes based on the Illumina sequencing, PacBio sequencing, and Hi-C scaffolding technology. The assembled genome is 311.87 Mb in size with a contig N50 of 1.08 Mb. The contigs were further anchored on 14 pseudochromosomes with a scaffold N50 of 21.21 Mb. A total of 20,356 protein-coding genes were predicted, of which 79.35% were functionally annotated here. Evolutionary analysis showed that P. stratiotes and Colocasia esculenta were clustered together as sister lineages that diverged approximately 61 Mya. The synteny analyses indicated that two whole-genome duplication (WGD) events occurred within a short period in P. stratiotes. Moreover, comparative genome analysis indicated that the expansion of gene families corresponding to disease resistance might contribute to rapid invasion in P. stratiotes. Also, we analyzed the disease-resistance gene family (NBS-LRR) involved in plant defense. A genome-wide search in P. stratiotes genome identified 85 NBS-LRR genes in this study. In conclusion, our present study provides some new insights into the evolution of the invasive aquatic plant P. stratiotes. Our reference genome will also provide valuable resources for future invasion genomics research programs.
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- Zhihao Qian
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Wuhan, China.,Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Wuhan, China.,Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Wuhan, China.,Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Wuhan, China.,Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Wuhan, China.,Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Wuhan, China.,Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Qian LH, Wu JY, Wang Y, Zou X, Zhou GC, Sun XQ. Genome-Wide Analysis of NBS-LRR Genes From an Early-Diverging Angiosperm Euryale ferox. Front Genet 2022; 13:880071. [PMID: 35646106 PMCID: PMC9140740 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.880071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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NBS-LRR genes are the largest gene family in plants conferring resistance to pathogens. At present, studies on the evolution of NBS-LRR genes in angiosperms mainly focused on monocots and eudicots, while studies on NBS-LRR genes in the basal angiosperms are limited. Euryale ferox represents an early-diverging angiosperm order, Nymphaeales, and confronts various pathogens during its lifetime, which can cause serious economic losses in terms of yield and quality. In this study, we performed a genome-wide identification and analysis of NBS-LRR genes in E. ferox. All 131 identified NBS-LRR genes could be divided into three subclasses according to different domain combinations, including 18 RNLs, 40 CNLs, and 73 TNLs. The E. ferox NBS-LRR genes are unevenly distributed on 29 chromosomes; 87 genes are clustered at 18 multigene loci, and 44 genes are singletons. Gene duplication analysis revealed that segmental duplications acted as a major mechanism for NBS-LRR gene expansions but not for RNL genes, because 18 RNL genes were scattered over 11 chromosomes without synteny loci, indicating that the expansion of RNL genes could have been caused by ectopic duplications. Ancestral gene reconciliation based on phylogenetic analysis revealed that there were at least 122 ancestral NBS-LRR lineages in the common ancestor of the three Nymphaeaceae species, suggesting that NBS-LRR genes expanded slightly during speciation in E. ferox. Transcriptome analysis showed that the majority of NBS-LRR genes were at a low level of expression without pathogen stimulation. Overall, this study characterized the profile of NBS-LRR genes in E. ferox and should serve as a valuable resource for disease resistance breeding in E. ferox.
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- Lan-Hua Qian
- Suzhou Polytechnic Institute of Agriculture, Suzhou, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Seed Administrative Station of Suzhou, Suzhou, China
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- College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (College of Tree Peony), Heze University, Heze, China
- *Correspondence: Guang-Can Zhou, ; Xiao-Qin Sun,
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Guang-Can Zhou, ; Xiao-Qin Sun,
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Adhikari TB, Aryal R, Redpath LE, Van den Broeck L, Ashrafi H, Philbrick AN, Jacobs RL, Sozzani R, Louws FJ. RNA-Seq and Gene Regulatory Network Analyses Uncover Candidate Genes in the Early Defense to Two Hemibiotrophic Colletorichum spp. in Strawberry. Front Genet 2022; 12:805771. [PMID: 35360413 PMCID: PMC8960243 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.805771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Two hemibiotrophic pathogens, Colletotrichum acutatum (Ca) and C. gloeosporioides (Cg), cause anthracnose fruit rot and anthracnose crown rot in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne), respectively. Both Ca and Cg can initially infect through a brief biotrophic phase, which is associated with the production of intracellular primary hyphae that can infect host cells without causing cell death and establishing hemibiotrophic infection (HBI) or quiescent (latent infections) in leaf tissues. The Ca and Cg HBI in nurseries and subsequent distribution of asymptomatic infected transplants to fruit production fields is the major source of anthracnose epidemics in North Carolina. In the absence of complete resistance, strawberry varieties with good fruit quality showing rate-reducing resistance have frequently been used as a source of resistance to Ca and Cg. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the rate-reducing resistance or susceptibility to Ca and Cg are still unknown. We performed comparative transcriptome analyses to examine how rate-reducing resistant genotype NCS 10-147 and susceptible genotype ‘Chandler’ respond to Ca and Cg and identify molecular events between 0 and 48 h after the pathogen-inoculated and mock-inoculated leaf tissues. Although plant response to both Ca and Cg at the same timepoint was not similar, more genes in the resistant interaction were upregulated at 24 hpi with Ca compared with those at 48 hpi. In contrast, a few genes were upregulated in the resistant interaction at 48 hpi with Cg. Resistance response to both Ca and Cg was associated with upregulation of MLP-like protein 44, LRR receptor-like serine/threonine-protein kinase, and auxin signaling pathway, whereas susceptibility was linked to modulation of the phenylpropanoid pathway. Gene regulatory network inference analysis revealed candidate transcription factors (TFs) such as GATA5 and MYB-10, and their downstream targets were upregulated in resistant interactions. Our results provide valuable insights into transcriptional changes during resistant and susceptible interactions, which can further facilitate assessing candidate genes necessary for resistance to two hemibiotrophic Colletotrichum spp. in strawberry.
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- Tika B. Adhikari
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
- *Correspondence: Tika B. Adhikari, ; Frank J. Louws,
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
- *Correspondence: Tika B. Adhikari, ; Frank J. Louws,
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Si Z, Wang L, Qiao Y, Roychowdhury R, Ji Z, Zhang K, Han J. Genome-wide comparative analysis of the nucleotide-binding site-encoding genes in four Ipomoea species. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:960723. [PMID: 36061812 PMCID: PMC9434374 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.960723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The nucleotide-binding site (NBS)-encoding gene is a major type of resistance (R) gene, and its diverse evolutionary patterns were analyzed in different angiosperm lineages. Until now, no comparative studies have been done on the NBS encoding genes in Ipomoea species. In this study, various numbers of NBS-encoding genes were identified across the whole genome of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) (#889), Ipomoea trifida (#554), Ipomoea triloba (#571), and Ipomoea nil (#757). Gene analysis showed that the CN-type and N-type were more common than the other types of NBS-encoding genes. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the NBS-encoding genes formed three monophyletic clades: CNL, TNL, and RNL, which were distinguished by amino acid motifs. The distribution of the NBS-encoding genes among the chromosomes was non-random and uneven; 83.13, 76.71, 90.37, and 86.39% of the genes occurred in clusters in sweet potato, I. trifida, I. triloba, and I. nil, respectively. The duplication pattern analysis reveals the presence of higher segmentally duplicated genes in sweet potatoes than tandemly duplicated ones. The opposite trend was found for the other three species. A total of 201 NBS-encoding orthologous genes were found to form synteny gene pairs between any two of the four Ipomea species, suggesting that each of the synteny gene pairs was derived from a common ancestor. The gene expression patterns were acquired by analyzing using the published datasets. To explore the candidate resistant genes in sweet potato, transcriptome analysis has been carried out using two resistant (JK20 and JK274) and susceptible cultivars (Tengfei and Santiandao) of sweet potato for stem nematodes and Ceratocystis fimbriata pathogen, respectively. A total of 11 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found in Tengfei and JK20 for stem nematodes and 19 DEGs in Santiandao and JK274 for C. fimbriata. Moreover, six DEGs were further selected for quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis, and the results were consistent with the transcriptome analysis. The results may provide new insights into the evolution of NBS-encoding genes in the Ipomoea genome and contribute to the future molecular breeding of sweet potatoes.
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- Zengzhi Si
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
- *Correspondence: Zengzhi Si,
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- Institute of Food Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO)–Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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Xu X, Chen Y, Li B, Zhang Z, Qin G, Chen T, Tian S. Molecular mechanisms underlying multi-level defense responses of horticultural crops to fungal pathogens. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac066. [PMID: 35591926 PMCID: PMC9113409 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The horticultural industry helps to enrich and improve the human diet while contributing to growth of the agricultural economy. However, fungal diseases of horticultural crops frequently occur during pre- and postharvest periods, reducing yields and crop quality and causing huge economic losses and wasted food. Outcomes of fungal diseases depend on both horticultural plant defense responses and fungal pathogenicity. Plant defense responses are highly sophisticated and are generally divided into preformed and induced defense responses. Preformed defense responses include both physical barriers and phytochemicals, which are the first line of protection. Induced defense responses, which include innate immunity (pattern-triggered immunity and effector-triggered immunity), local defense responses, and systemic defense signaling, are triggered to counterstrike fungal pathogens. Therefore, to develop regulatory strategies for horticultural plant resistance, a comprehensive understanding of defense responses and their underlying mechanisms is critical. Recently, integrated multi-omics analyses, CRISPR-Cas9-based gene editing, high-throughput sequencing, and data mining have greatly contributed to identification and functional determination of novel phytochemicals, regulatory factors, and signaling molecules and their signaling pathways in plant resistance. In this review, research progress on defense responses of horticultural crops to fungal pathogens and novel regulatory strategies to regulate induction of plant resistance are summarized, and then the problems, challenges, and future research directions are examined.
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- Xiaodi Xu
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Corresponding authors. E-mail: ;
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Corresponding authors. E-mail: ;
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Zhao X, Hu M, Zhao C, Zhang Q, Li L, Zhang Y, Luo Y, Liu Y. Whole-Genome Epidemiology and Characterization of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST398 From Retail Pork and Bulk Tank Milk in Shandong, China. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:764105. [PMID: 34917050 PMCID: PMC8670001 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.764105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is now regarded as a zoonotic agent. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) ST398 is a livestock-associated bacterium that is most prevalent in China, but there are currently no data available for Shandong. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology and characterization of MSSA ST398 from retail pork and bulk tank milk (BTM) in Shandong. A total of 67 S. aureus isolates were collected from retail pork between November 2017 and June 2018. Among the isolates, high antimicrobial resistance rates were observed for penicillin (97.0%), and 92.5% of the isolates were multi-drug resistant (MDR). Eight sequence types (STs) were identified in the retail pork isolates, and the predominant type was ST15 (n=26), which was followed by ST398 (n=14). Staphylococcal protein A gene (spa) typing identified spa types t034 and t1255 in MSSA ST398 from retail pork. Using whole-genome sequencing analysis, we described the phylogeny of 29 MSSA ST398 isolates that were obtained from retail pork (n=14) and BTM (n=15). The phylogenetic tree showed that the MSSA ST398 isolates from different sources had the same lineage. Among the 29 MSSA ST398 isolates, five resistance genes were detected, and all isolates carried DHA-1. Fifteen toxin genes were detected, and all isolates carried eta, hla, and hlb. In conclusion, this study found that a high risk for MSSA ST398 was present in retail pork and BTM. These findings have major implications for how investigations of MSSA ST398 outbreaks should be conducted in the One-Health context.
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- Xiaonan Zhao
- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
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- Tai'an animal disease prevention and control center, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
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Liu Y, Zeng Z, Zhang YM, Li Q, Jiang XM, Jiang Z, Tang JH, Chen D, Wang Q, Chen JQ, Shao ZQ. An angiosperm NLR Atlas reveals that NLR gene reduction is associated with ecological specialization and signal transduction component deletion. MOLECULAR PLANT 2021; 14:2015-2031. [PMID: 34364002 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2021.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich-repeat (NLR) genes comprise the largest family of plant disease-resistance genes. Angiosperm NLR genes are phylogenetically divided into the TNL, CNL, and RNL subclasses. NLR copy numbers and subclass composition vary tremendously across angiosperm genomes. However, the evolutionary associations between genomic NLR content and ecological adaptation, or between NLR content and signal transduction components, are poorly characterized because of limited genome availability. In this study, we established an angiosperm NLR atlas (ANNA, https://biobigdata.nju.edu.cn/ANNA/) that includes NLR genes from over 300 angiosperm genomes. Using ANNA, we revealed that NLR copy numbers differ up to 66-fold among closely related species owing to rapid gene loss and gain. Interestingly, NLR contraction was associated with adaptations to aquatic, parasitic, and carnivorous lifestyles. The convergent NLR reduction in aquatic plants resembles the lack of NLR expansion during the long-term evolution of green algae before the colonization of land. A co-evolutionary pattern between NLR subclasses and plant immune pathway components was also identified, suggesting that immune pathway deficiencies may drive TNL loss. Finally, we identified a conserved TNL lineage that may function independently of the EDS1-SAG101-NRG1 module. Collectively, these findings provide new insights into the evolution of NLR genes in the context of ecological adaptation and genome content variation.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Frequent Gene Duplication/Loss Shapes Distinct Evolutionary Patterns of NLR Genes in Arecaceae Species. HORTICULTURAE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7120539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) genes play a key role in plant immune responses and have co-evolved with pathogens since the origin of green plants. Comparative genomic studies on the evolution of NLR genes have been carried out in several angiosperm lineages. However, most of these lineages come from the dicot clade. In this study, comparative analysis was performed on NLR genes from five Arecaceae species to trace the dynamic evolutionary pattern of the gene family during species speciation in this monocot lineage. The results showed that NLR genes from the genomes of Elaeis guineensis (262), Phoenix dactylifera (85), Daemonorops jenkinsiana (536), Cocos nucifera (135) and Calamus simplicifolius (399) are highly variable. Frequent domain loss and alien domain integration have occurred to shape the NLR protein structures. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that NLR genes from the five genomes were derived from dozens of ancestral genes. D. jenkinsiana and E. guineensis genomes have experienced “consistent expansion” of the ancestral NLR lineages, whereas a pattern of “first expansion and then contraction” of NLR genes was observed for P. dactylifera, C. nucifera and C. simplicifolius. The results suggest that rapid and dynamic gene content and structure variation have shaped the NLR profiles of Arecaceae species.
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Yu X, Zhong S, Yang H, Chen C, Chen W, Yang H, Guan J, Fu P, Tan F, Ren T, Shen J, Zhang M, Luo P. Identification and Characterization of NBS Resistance Genes in Akebia trifoliata. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:758559. [PMID: 34777439 PMCID: PMC8585750 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.758559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Akebia trifoliata is an important multiuse perennial plant that often suffers attacks from various pathogens due to its long growth cycle, seriously affecting its commercial value. The absence of research on the resistance (R) genes of A. trifoliata has greatly limited progress in the breeding of resistant varieties. Genes encoding proteins containing nucleotide binding sites (NBSs) and C-terminal leucine-rich repeats (LRRs), the largest family of plant resistance (R) genes, are vital for plant disease resistance. A comprehensive genome-wide analysis showed that there were only 73 NBS genes in the A. trifoliata genome, including three main subfamilies (50 coiled coil (CC)-NBS-LRR (CNL), 19 Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR)-NBS-LRR (TNL) and four resistance to powdery mildew8 (RPW8)-NBS-LRR (RNL) genes). Additionally, 64 mapped NBS candidates were unevenly distributed on 14 chromosomes, most of which were assigned to the chromosome ends; 41 of these genes were located in clusters, and the remaining 23 genes were singletons. Both the CNLs and TNLs were further divided into four subgroups, and the CNLs had fewer exons than the TNLs. Structurally, all eight previously reported conserved motifs were identified in the NBS domains, and both their order and their amino acid sequences exhibited high conservation. Evolutionarily, tandem and dispersed duplications were shown to be the two main forces responsible for NBS expansion, producing 33 and 29 genes, respectively. A transcriptome analysis of three fruit tissues at four developmental stages showed that NBS genes were generally expressed at low levels, while a few of these genes showed relatively high expression during later development in rind tissues. Overall, this research is the first to identify and characterize A. trifoliata NBS genes and is valuable for both the development of new resistant cultivars and the study of molecular mechanisms of resistance.
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- Xiaojiao Yu
- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Sichuan Akebia trifoliata Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Sichuan Akebia trifoliata Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chengdu, China
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Wu JY, Xue JY, Van de Peer Y. Evolution of NLR Resistance Genes in Magnoliids: Dramatic Expansions of CNLs and Multiple Losses of TNLs. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:777157. [PMID: 34992620 PMCID: PMC8724549 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.777157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Magnoliids are the third-largest group of angiosperms and occupy a critical position in angiosperm evolution. In the past years, due to the lack of sequenced genomes, the disease resistance gene (R gene) profile of magnoliids remains poorly understood. By the genome-wide identification of 1,832 NLR genes from seven magnoliid genomes, we built a framework for the evolution of magnoliid R genes. TNL genes were completely absent from five magnoliids, presumably due to immune pathway deficiencies. A total of 74 ancestral R genes (70 CNLs, 3 TNLs, and 1 RNL) were recovered in a common ancestor of magnoliids, from which all current NLR gene repertoires were derived. Tandem duplication served as the major drive for NLR genes expansion in seven magnoliid genomes, as most surveyed angiosperms. Due to recent rapid expansions, most magnoliids exhibited "a first expansion followed by a slight contraction and a further stronger expansion" evolutionary pattern, while both Litsea cubeba and Persea americana showed a two-times-repeated pattern of "expansion followed by contraction." The transcriptome analysis of seven different tissues of Saururus chinensis revealed a low expression of most NLR genes, with some R genes displaying a relatively higher expression in roots and fruits. Overall, our study sheds light on the evolution of NLR genes in magnoliids, compensates for insufficiency in major angiosperm lineages, and provides an important reference for a better understanding of angiosperm NLR genes.
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- Jia-Yi Wu
- College of Horticulture, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Horticulture, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (CAS), Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Jia-Yu Xue, ;
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- College of Horticulture, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Yves Van de Peer, ;
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Berg JA, Hermans FWK, Beenders F, Lou L, Vriezen WH, Visser RGF, Bai Y, Schouten HJ. Analysis of QTL DM4.1 for Downy Mildew Resistance in Cucumber Reveals Multiple subQTL: A Novel RLK as Candidate Gene for the Most Important subQTL. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:569876. [PMID: 33193500 PMCID: PMC7649820 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.569876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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One of the biggest problems in cucumber cultivation is cucurbit downy mildew (DM), caused by the obligate biotroph Pseudoperonospora cubensis. Whereas DM in cucumber was previously efficiently controlled by the dm-1 gene from Indian cucumber accession PI 197087, this resistance was broken by new DM strains, prompting the search for novel sources of resistance. A promising source of resistance is the wild cucumber accession PI 197088. It was previously shown that DM resistance in this genotype inherits polygenically. In this paper, we put the focus on one of the QTL, DM4.1 that is located on chromosome 4. QTL DM4.1 was shown to consist of three subQTL: DM4.1.1 affected pathogen-induced necrosis, DM4.1.2 was shown to have an additive effect on sporulation, and DM4.1.3 had a recessive effect on chlorosis as well as an effect on sporulation. Near-isogenic lines (NILs) were produced by introgressing the subQTLs into a susceptible cucumber line (HS279) with good horticultural traits. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that many genes in general, and defense pathway genes in particular, were differentially expressed in NIL DM4.1.1/.2 compared to NIL DM4.1.3 and the susceptible parent HS279. This indicates that the resistance from subQTL DM4.1.1 and/or subQTL DM4.1.2 likely involves defense signaling pathways, whereas resistance due to subQTL DM4.1.3 is more likely to be independent of known defense pathways. Based on fine-mapping data, we identified the RLK gene CsLRK10L2 as a likely candidate for subQTL DM4.1.2, as this gene was found to have a loss-of-function mutation in the susceptible parent HS279, and was strongly upregulated by P. cubensis inoculation in NIL DM4.1.1/.2. Heterologous expression of this gene triggered necrosis, providing further evidence that this gene is indeed causal for subQTL DM4.1.2.
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- Jeroen A. Berg
- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Institute of Vegetable Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Zhou GC, Li W, Zhang YM, Liu Y, Zhang M, Meng GQ, Li M, Wang YL. Distinct Evolutionary Patterns of NBS-Encoding Genes in Three Soapberry Family (Sapindaceae) Species. Front Genet 2020; 11:737. [PMID: 32754204 PMCID: PMC7365912 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Nucleotide-binding site (NBS)-type disease resistance genes (R genes) play key roles in plant immune responses and have co-evolved with pathogens over the course of plant lifecycles. Comparative genomic studies tracing the dynamic evolution of NBS-encoding genes have been conducted using many important plant lineages. However, studies on Sapindaceae species have not been performed. In this study, a discrepant number of NBS-encoding genes were identified in the genomes of Xanthoceras sorbifolium (180), Dinnocarpus longan (568), and Acer yangbiense (252). These genes were unevenly distributed and usually clustered as tandem arrays on chromosomes, with few existed as singletons. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that NBS-encoding genes formed three monophyletic clades, RPW8-NBS-LRR (RNL), TIR-NBS-LRR (TNL), and CC-NBS-LRR (CNL), which were distinguished by amino acid motifs. The NBS-encoding genes of the X. sorbifolium, D. longan, and A. yangbiense genomes were derived from 181 ancestral genes (three RNL, 23 TNL, and 155 CNL), which exhibited dynamic and distinct evolutionary patterns due to independent gene duplication/loss events. Specifically, X. sorbifolium exhibited a “first expansion and then contraction” evolutionary pattern, while A. yangbiense and D. longan exhibited a “first expansion followed by contraction and further expansion” evolutionary pattern. However, further expansion in D. longan was stronger than in A. yangbiense after divergence, suggesting that D. longan gained more genes in response to various pathogens. Additionally, the ancient and recent expansion of CNL genes generated the dominance of this subclass in terms of gene numbers, while the low copy number status of RNL genes was attributed to their conserved functions.
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- Guang-Can Zhou
- College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (College of Tree Peony), Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (College of Tree Peony), Heze University, Heze, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (College of Tree Peony), Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (College of Tree Peony), Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (College of Tree Peony), Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (College of Tree Peony), Heze University, Heze, China
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Zhang J, Zhang P, Dodds P, Lagudah E. How Target-Sequence Enrichment and Sequencing (TEnSeq) Pipelines Have Catalyzed Resistance Gene Cloning in the Wheat-Rust Pathosystem. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:678. [PMID: 32528511 PMCID: PMC7264398 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The wheat-rust pathosystem has been well-studied among host-pathogen interactions since last century due to its economic importance. Intensified efforts toward cloning of wheat rust resistance genes commenced in the late 1990s with the first successful isolation published in 2003. Currently, a total of 24 genes have been cloned from wheat that provides resistance to stem rust, leaf rust, and stripe rust. Among them, more than half (15) were cloned over the last 4 years. This rapid cloning of resistance genes from wheat can be largely credited to the development of approaches for reducing the genome complexity as 10 out of the 15 genes cloned recently were achieved by approaches that are summarized as TEnSeq (Target-sequence Enrichment and Sequencing) pipelines in this review. The growing repertoire of cloned rust resistance genes provides new tools to support deployment strategies aimed at achieving durable resistance. This will be supported by the identification of genetic variation in corresponding Avr genes from rust pathogens, which has recently begun. Although developed with wheat resistance genes as the primary targets, TEnSeq approaches are also applicable to other classes of genes as well as for other crops with complex genomes.
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- Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Zhang YM, Chen M, Sun L, Wang Y, Yin J, Liu J, Sun XQ, Hang YY. Genome-Wide Identification and Evolutionary Analysis of NBS-LRR Genes From Dioscorea rotundata. Front Genet 2020; 11:484. [PMID: 32457809 PMCID: PMC7224235 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Dioscorea rotundata is an important food crop that is mainly cultivated in subtropical regions of the world. D. rotundata is frequently infected by various pathogens during its lifespan, which results in a substantial economic loss in terms of yield and quality. The disease resistance gene (R gene) profile of D. rotundata is largely unknown, which has greatly hampered molecular study of disease resistance in this species. Nucleotide-binding site–leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes are the largest group of plant R genes, and they play important roles in plant defense responses to various pathogens. In this study, 167 NBS-LRR genes were identified from the D. rotundata genome. Subsequently, one gene was assigned to the resistance to powdery mildew8 (RPW8)-NBS-LRR (RNL) subclass and the other 166 genes to the coiled coil (CC)-NBS-LRR (CNL) subclass. None of the Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR)-NBS-LRR (TNL) genes were detected in the genome. Among them, 124 genes are located in 25 multigene clusters and 43 genes are singletons. Tandem duplication serves as the major force for the cluster arrangement of NBS-LRR genes. Segmental duplication was detected for 18 NBS-LRR genes, although no whole-genome duplication has been documented for the species. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that D. rotundata NBS-LRR genes share 15 ancestral lineages with Arabidopsis thaliana genes. The NBS-LRR gene number increased by more than a factor of 10 during D. rotundata evolution. A conservatively evolved ancestral lineage was identified from D. rotundata, which is orthologs to the Arabidopsis RPM1 gene. Transcriptome analysis for four different tissues of D. rotundata revealed a low expression of most NBS-LRR genes, with the tuber and leaf displaying a relatively high NBS-LRR gene expression than the stem and flower. Overall, this study provides a complete set of NBS-LRR genes for D. rotundata, which may serve as a fundamental resource for mining functional NBS-LRR genes against various pathogens.
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- Yan-Mei Zhang
- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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