Positive roles of the Ca²⁺ sensors GbCML45 and GbCML50 in improving cotton Verticillium wilt resistance.

ABSTRACT: As a universal second messenger, cytosolic calcium (Ca²⁺) functions in multifaceted intracellular processes, including growth, development and responses to biotic/abiotic stresses in plant. The plant-specific Ca²⁺ sensors, calmodulin and calmodulin-like (CML) proteins, function as members of the second-messenger system to transfer Ca²⁺ signal into downstream responses. However, the functions of CMLs in the responses of cotton (Gossypium spp.) after Verticillium dahliae infection, which causes the serious vascular disease Verticillium wilt, remain elusive. Here, we discovered that the expression level of GbCML45 was promoted after V. dahliae infection in roots of cotton, suggesting its potential role in Verticillium wilt resistance. We found that knockdown o

SUBMITTER: Yi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11146148 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature