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<p>This study explored the effect of <italic>Ustilago esculenta</italic> infection on differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in male Manchurian wild rice (<italic>Zizania latifolia</italic>). We injected male Jiaobai plants at the five-leaf stage with <italic>U. esculenta</italic> suspension, and leaves at different timepoints after inoculation were collected for transcriptome sequencing. Transcriptome sequencing identified 1,226 DEGs mainly enriched in resistance-related processes. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) showed that ‘plant–pathogen interaction’ and ‘MAPK signalling pathway-plant’ were the two most important upregulated pathways, and 16 candidate genes related to response to <italic>U. esculenta</italic> infection were screened. The results provide a basis for determining the molecular mechanisms of the response of male <italic>Z. latifolia</italic> to <italic>U. esculenta</italic> infection.</p>
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This study explored the effect of Ustilago esculenta infection on differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in male Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia). We injected male Jiaobai plants at the five-leaf stage with U. esculenta suspension, and leaves at different timepoints after inoculation were collected for transcriptome sequencing. Transcriptome sequencing identified 1,226 DEGs mainly enriched in resistance-related processes. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) showed that ‘plant–pathogen interaction’ and ‘MAPK signalling pathway-plant’ were the two most important upregulated pathways, and 16 candidate genes related to response to U. esculenta infection were screened. The results provide a basis for determining the molecular mechanisms of the response of male Z. latifolia to U. esculenta infection.

MAP kinase and plant–pathogen interactions govern male <italic>Zizania latifolia</italic> responses to <italic>Ustilago esculenta</italic> during the early stages of infection

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This study explored the effect of Ustilago esculenta infection on differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in male Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia). We...

MAP kinase and plant–pathogen interactions govern male Zizania latifolia responses to Ustilago esculenta during the early stages of infection

Article Category: ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Published Online: Jun 26, 2023

Page range: 149 - 162

Received: Nov 01, 2022

Accepted: Mar 07, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2023-0011

Keywords
differentially expressed genes, stem expansion, transcriptome analysis,

© 2023 Pengfei Guo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

MAP kinase and plant–pathogen interactions govern male Zizania latifolia responses to Ustilago esculenta during the early stages of infection

Article Category: ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Published Online: Jun 26, 2023

Page range: 149 - 162

Received: Nov 01, 2022

Accepted: Mar 07, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2023-0011

Keywordsdifferentially expressed genes, stem expansion, transcriptome analysis,

© 2023 Pengfei Guo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
differentially expressed genes, stem expansion, transcriptome analysis,