Deciphering the Genome-Wide Transcriptomic Changes during Interactions of Resistant and Susceptible Genotypes of American Elm with Ophiostoma novo-ulmi.

ABSTRACT: Dutch elm disease (DED), caused by Ophiostoma novo-ulmi (Onu), is a destructive disease of American elm (Ulmus americana L.). The molecular mechanisms of resistance and susceptibility against DED in American elm are still largely uncharacterized. In the present study, we performed a de novo transcriptome (RNA-sequencing; RNA-Seq) assembly of U. americana and compared the gene expression in a resistant genotype, 'Valley Forge', and a susceptible (S) elm genotype at 0 and 96 h post-inoculation of Onu. A total of 85,863 non-redundant unigenes were identified. Compared to the previously characterized U. minor transcriptome, U. americana has 35,290 similar and 55,499 unique genes. The transcriptomic variations between 'Valley Forge' and 'S

SUBMITTER: Islam MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8874831 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature