Computational studies deciphered the role of key genes and associated networks regulating the defense mechanism in chickpea under <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i><b>ciceris</b></i> induced wilt condition.

ABSTRACT: Cicer arietinum, a nutritionally rich legume and a key Rabi crop, is severely impacted by vascular wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, leading to substantial yield loss. To understand molecular reprogramming, a transcriptomic dataset of chickpea seedling roots exposed to fungal infection at 7 and 12 d post-inoculation (dpi) was analyzed. The comparison was made between the control and stressed at 7 and 12 dpi (C_7 vs S_7 and C_12 vs S_12) to be compared against stressed at 7 vs 12 dpi (S_7 vs S_12). The analyses included differentially expressed gene (DEGs) patterns, protein interaction networks, hub genes, carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), resistance genes (R-genes), and transcription factor (TF) identifications at two different time points. It reve

SUBMITTER: Chaudhary A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12928610 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature