Systematic Analysis and Functional Validation of Citrus XTH Genes Reveal the Role of Csxth04 in Citrus Bacterial Canker Resistance and Tolerance.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we performed a comprehensive survey of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XTH) and a functional validation of Citrus sinensis (Cs) XTH genes to provide new insights into the involvement of XTHs in Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) infection. From the genome of sweet orange, 34 CsXTH genes with XTH characteristic domains were identified and clustered into groups I/II, IIIA, and IIIB. Except for chromosome 9, the CsXTH genes were unevenly distributed and duplicated among all chromosomes, identifying a CsXTH duplication hot spot on chromosome 4. With Xcc induction, a group of citrus canker-related CsXTHs were detected. CsXTH04 was identified as a putative candidate gene, which is up-regulated in citrus bacterial canker (CBC)-resistant varieties a

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6776591 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature