Mapping genomic regions associated with temperature stress in the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici.

ABSTRACT: Climate change can alter interactions between plants and their pathogens, which could adversely affect crop production. To better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the responses of pathogenic fungi to temperature stress, we conducted a quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping study in the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici to identify genomic regions associated with colony growth and melanization at 3 temperatures (10, 18, and 27°C). We then identified likely candidate genes for thermal adaptation within these intervals by combining information regarding gene function, gene ontology (GO) annotation enrichment, transcriptional profile, and results from previous genome-wide association studies investigating responses to climate, temperature, and thermal adaptation. The QTL mapping

SUBMITTER: Stapley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12135003 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature