The defense response involved in sweetpotato resistance to root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: comparison of root transcriptomes of resistant and susceptible sweetpotato cultivars with respect to induced and constitutive defense responses

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Title
The defense response involved in sweetpotato resistance to root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: comparison of root transcriptomes of resistant and susceptible sweetpotato cultivars with respect to induced and constitutive defense responses
Author(s)
I H Lee; Ho Soo Kim; K J Nam; K L Lee; J W Yang; Sang Soo Kwak; J J Lee; D Shim; Y H Kim
Bibliographic Citation
Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 12, pp. 671677-671677
Publication Year
2021
Abstract
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) is an economically important, nutrient- and pigment-rich root vegetable used as both food and feed. Root-knot nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne incognita, causes major yield losses in sweetpotato and other crops worldwide. The identification of genes and mechanisms responsible for resistance to RKN will facilitate the development of RKN resistant cultivars not only in sweetpotato but also in other crops. In this study, we performed RNA-seq analysis of RKN resistant cultivars (RCs; Danjami, Pungwonmi and Juhwangmi) and susceptible cultivars (SCs; Dahomi, Shinhwangmi and Yulmi) of sweetpotato infected with M. incognita to examine the induced and constitutive defense response-related transcriptional changes. During induced defense, genes related to defense and secondary metabolites were induced in SCs, whereas those related to receptor protein kinase signaling and protein phosphorylation were induced in RCs. In the uninfected control, genes involved in proteolysis and biotic stimuli showed differential expression levels between RCs and SCs during constitutive defense. Additionally, genes related to redox regulation, lipid and cell wall metabolism, protease inhibitor and proteases were putatively identified as RKN defense-related genes. The root transcriptome of SCs was also analyzed under uninfected conditions, and several potential candidate genes were identified. Overall, our data provide key insights into the transcriptional changes in sweetpotato genes that occur during induced and constitutive defense responses against RKN infection.
Keyword
Constitutive defenseInduced defense responseResistant cultivarsRoot-knot nematodesSusceptible cultivarSweetpotatoTranscriptome
ISSN
1664-462X
Publisher
Frontiers Media Sa
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.671677
Type
Article
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Division of Research on National Challenges > Plant Systems Engineering Research > 1. Journal Articles
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