Differential expression analysis of Trichoderma virens RNA reveals a dynamic transcriptome during colonization of Zea mays roots.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trichoderma spp. are majorly composed of plant-beneficial symbionts widely used in agriculture as bio-control agents. Studying the mechanisms behind Trichoderma-derived plant benefits has yielded tangible bio-industrial products. To better take advantage of this fungal-plant symbiosis it is necessary to obtain detailed knowledge of which genes Trichoderma utilizes during interaction with its plant host. In this study, we explored the transcriptional activity undergone by T. virens during two phases of symbiosis with maize; recognition of roots and after ingress into the root cortex.

Results

We present a model of T. virens - maize interaction wherein T. virens experiences global repression of transcription upon recognition of maize roots and then induces expression

SUBMITTER: Malinich EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458689 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature