Transcriptomic and Coexpression Network Analyses Revealed Pine Chalcone Synthase Genes Associated with Pine Wood Nematode Infection.

ABSTRACT: Pine wood nematode (PWN) causes serious diseases in conifers, especially pine species. To investigate the transcriptomic profiles of genes involved in pine-PWN interactions, two different pine species, namely, Pinus thunbergii and P. massoniana, were selected for this study. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to determine the relationship between changes in gene expression and the PWN population after PWN infection. PWN infection negatively affects the expression of most genes in pine trees, including plant defense-related genes such as genes related to plant hormone signal transduction, plant-pathogen interactions, and the MAPK signaling pathway in plants. However, the expression of chalcone synthase genes and their related genes were proport

SUBMITTER: Chen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8540587 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature