GhWRKY70D13 Regulates Resistance to Verticillium dahliae in Cotton Through the Ethylene and Jasmonic Acid Signaling Pathways.

ABSTRACT: Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae is a destructive cotton disease causing severe yield and quality losses worldwide. WRKY transcription factors play important roles in plant defense against pathogen infection. However, little has been reported on the functions of WRKYs in cotton's resistance to V. dahliae. Here, we identified 5, 5, and 10 WRKY70 genes in Gossypium arboreum, Gossypium raimondii, and Gossypium hirsutum, respectively, and investigated the expression profiles of all GhWRKY70 genes in various cotton tissues and in response to hormone treatment or V. dahliae infection. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR analysis showed that GhWRKY70D13 was expressed higher in roots and stems than in other ti

SUBMITTER: Xiong XP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7052014 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature