Transcriptome and DNA Methylome Reveal Insights Into Phytoplasma Infection Responses in Mulberry (Morus multicaulis Perr.).

ABSTRACT: To reveal whether the response of mulberry to phytoplasma infection is associated with genome-wide DNA methylation changes, the methylome and transcriptome patterns of mulberry in response to phytoplasma infection were explored. Though the average methylation level of the infected leaves showed no significant difference from that of healthy leaves, there were 1,253 differentially methylated genes (DMGs) and 1,168 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the infected leaves, and 51 genes were found simultaneously to be differently methylated and expressed. It was found that the expression of G-type lectin S-receptor-like serine/threonine protein kinase gene (Mu-GsSRK) was increased, but its methylation level was decreased in the pathogen-infected or salicylic acid (SA)-treated leaves

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8369481 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature