Functional Analysis of Histone ZmH2B in Regulating Maize Resistance to Bipolaris maydis
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ABSTRACT: Maize histone ZmH2B belongs to the histone H2B family. In the current field of molecular biology, the majority of histone-related studies focus on their post-translational modification functions. However, studies specifically addressing histone H2B itself are relatively scarce, particularly concerning its response mechanism against Bipolaris maydis.In this study, a nucleus-localized ZmH2B was identified. To characterize the disease resistance phenotype of ZmH2B, we employed virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) and transient overexpression (VOX) techniques to obtain ZmH2B-silenced material FoMV:ZmH2B and overexpressed material FoMV:ZmH2B-VOX. It was discovered that FoMV:ZmH2B promoted the infestation of B. maydis and inhibit the reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst induced by chitin. Conversely, FoMV:ZmH2B-VOX exhibited the opposite effects. Furthermore, ZmH2B was verified to positively regulate the infestation of B. maydis through pathogenesis-related (PR) genes. Subsequently, transcriptome analysis was carried out on the ZmH2B-silenced material and the differentially expressed genes were predominantly enriched in photosynthesis-related pathways.Collectively, these results suggested that ZmH2B plays a positive role in regulating maize resistance to B. maydis.
ORGANISM(S): Zea mays
PROVIDER: GSE290889 | GEO | 2025/03/06
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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