Detoxification-related gene expression accompanies anhydrobiosis in the foliar nematode (Aphelenchoides fragariae).

ABSTRACT: The foliar nematode (Aphelenchoides fragariae) is a quarantined pest that infects a broad range of herbaceous and woody plants. Previous work has demonstrated its remarkable ability to survive rapid and extreme desiccation, although the specific molecular mechanisms underlying its anhydrobiotic response have not been characterized. The authors used RNA sequencing and de novo transcriptome assembly to compare patterns of gene expression between hydrated and 24-hr desiccated nematodes. In total, 2,083 and 953 genes were significantly up- and downregulated, respectively, in desiccated nematodes. Of the 100 annotated genes with the largest positive fold-changes, more than one third encoded putative detoxification-related proteins. Genes encoding enzymes of Phase I and Phase II detoxification s

SUBMITTER: Fu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7266049 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature