Co-Expression Network Analysis Suggests PacC Transcriptional Factor Involved in <i>Botryosphaeria dothidea</i> Pathogenicity in Chinese Hickory.

ABSTRACT: Botryosphaeria dothidea is the causative agent of Chinese hickory trunk canker, which poses significant threat to the production of Chinese hickory (Carya cathayensis Sarg.). Previous studies reported that endophytic-pathogenic phase transition, also referred to as latent infection, plays an important role in the interaction of Botryosphaeria dothidea with various host plants, including Chinese hickory. However, the mechanism underlying this phase transition is not well understood. Here, we employed RNA-Seq to investigate transcriptional changes in B. dothidea during its phase transition upon interaction with Chinese hickory. A co-expression network was generated based on 6391 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified from different infection stages and t

SUBMITTER: Liang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12387645 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature