De Novo Transcriptome Sequencing of Rough Lemon Leaves (Citrus jambhiri Lush.) in Response to Plenodomus tracheiphilus Infection.

ABSTRACT: Mal secco is one of the most severe diseases of citrus, caused by the necrotrophic fungus Plenodomus tracheiphilus. With the main aim of identifying candidate genes involved in the response of citrus plants to "Mal secco", we performed a de novo transcriptome analysis of rough lemon seedlings subjected to inoculation of P. tracheiphilus. The analysis of differential expressed genes (DEGs) highlighted a sharp response triggered by the pathogen as a total of 4986 significant DEGs (2865 genes up-regulated and 2121 down-regulated) have been revealed. The analysis of the most significantly enriched KEGG pathways indicated that a crucial role is played by genes involved in "Plant hormone signal transduction", "Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis", and "Carbon metabolism". The main finding

SUBMITTER: Russo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7830309 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature