RNAseq Transcriptional Profiling following Whip Development in Sugarcane Smut Disease.

ABSTRACT: Sugarcane smut disease is caused by the biotrophic fungus Sporisorium scitamineum. The disease is characterized by the development of a whip-like structure from the primary meristems, where billions of teliospores are produced. Sugarcane smut also causes tillering and low sucrose and high fiber contents, reducing cane productivity. We investigated the biological events contributing to disease symptoms in a smut intermediate-resistant sugarcane genotype by examining the transcriptional profiles (RNAseq) shortly after inoculating the plants and immediately after whip emission. The overall picture of disease progression suggests that premature transcriptional reprogramming of the shoot meristem functions continues until the emergence of the whip. The guidance of this altered pattern is potent

SUBMITTER: Schaker PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5008620 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature