Insights Into the Mechanisms Implicated in Pinus pinaster Resistance to Pinewood Nematode.

ABSTRACT: Pine wilt disease (PWD), caused by the plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, has become a severe environmental problem in the Iberian Peninsula with devastating effects in Pinus pinaster forests. Despite the high levels of this species' susceptibility, previous studies reported heritable resistance in P. pinaster trees. Understanding the basis of this resistance can be of extreme relevance for future programs aiming at reducing the disease impact on P. pinaster forests. In this study, we highlighted the mechanisms possibly involved in P. pinaster resistance to PWD, by comparing the transcriptional changes between resistant and susceptible plants after infection. Our analysis revealed a higher number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs)

SUBMITTER: Modesto I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8222992 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature