Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Candidate Hub Genes and Putative Pathways in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> Roots Responding to <i>Verticillium longisporum</i> Infection.

ABSTRACT: Verticillium longisporum, a soil-borne fungus responsible for Verticillium wilt, primarily colonizes members of the Brassicaceae family. Using Arabidopsis thaliana roots as an experimental host, we systematically identify V. longisporum-responsive genes and pathways through comprehensive transcriptomic analysis, alongside screening of potential hub genes and evaluation of infection-associated regulatory mechanisms. The GSE62537 dataset was retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. After performing GEO2R analysis and filtering out low-quality data, 222 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, of which 184 were upregulated. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses were performed on these DEGs. A protein-protei

SUBMITTER: Zheng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12293646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature