Adaptive evolution of Moniliophthora PR-1 proteins towards its pathogenic lifestyle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant pathogenesis related-1 (PR-1) proteins belong to the CAP superfamily and have been characterized as markers of induced defense against pathogens. Moniliophthora perniciosa and Moniliophthora roreri are hemibiotrophic fungi that respectively cause the witches' broom disease and frosty pod rot in Theobroma cacao. Interestingly, a large number of plant PR-1-like genes are present in the genomes of both species and many are up-regulated during the biotrophic interaction. In this study, we investigated the evolution of PR-1 proteins from 22 genomes of Moniliophthora isolates and 16 other Agaricales species, performing genomic investigation, phylogenetic reconstruction, positive selection search and gene expression analysis.

Results

Phylogenetic analysis revealed

SUBMITTER: Vasconcelos AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8120714 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature