Project description:Chinese narcissus is well-known monocot plants with beautiful color, fresh and sweet floral scent. A lack of transcriptomic and genomic information hinders our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of narcissus floral scent volatiles biosynthesis. Hence, we hypothesized the functions of the significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified using Illumina RNA-Seq technology, according to public protein annotation databases in this study.
Project description:Similar to other plant-parasitic nematodes, root lesion nematodes possess an array of enzymes that are involved in degradation of the plant cell wall. Here we report the identification of a gene encoding a cell wall degrading enzyme, pectin methylesterase PME (EC 3.1.1.11), in the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans. Both genomic and coding sequences of the gene were cloned for this species, showing the presence of four introns that excluded a potential bacterial contamination. Expression of the Pp-pme gene was localized in the esophageal glands of P. penetrans as determined by in situ hybridization. Temporal expression of Pp-pme in planta was validated for early time points of infection. The possible function and activity of the gene were assessed by transient expression of Pp-pme in N. benthamiana plants via a Potato virus X-based vector. To our knowledge, this is the first report on identification and characterization of a PME gene within the phylum Nematoda.
