scholarly journals Differential Gene Expression During Conidiation in the Grape Powdery Mildew Pathogen, Erysiphe necator

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (7) ◽  
pp. 839-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Wakefield ◽  
David M. Gadoury ◽  
Robert C. Seem ◽  
Michael G. Milgroom ◽  
Qi Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
Differential Gene Expression ◽  
Polymorphism Analysis ◽  
Erysiphe Necator ◽  
Powdery Mildews ◽  
Differential Gene ◽  
Powdery Mildew Pathogen ◽  
Fungal Genes ◽  
Grape Powdery Mildew

Asexual sporulation (conidiation) is coordinately regulated in the grape powdery mildew pathogen Erysiphe necator but nothing is known about its genetic regulation. We hypothesized that genes required for conidiation in other fungi would be upregulated at conidiophore initiation or full conidiation (relative to preconidiation vegetative growth and development of mature ascocarps), and that the obligate biotrophic lifestyle of E. necator would necessitate some novel gene regulation. cDNA amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis with 45 selective primer combinations produced ≈1,600 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs), of which 620 (39%) showed differential expression. TDF sequences were annotated using BLAST analysis of GenBank and of a reference transcriptome for E. necator developed by 454-FLX pyrosequencing of a normalized cDNA library. One-fourth of the differentially expressed, annotated sequences had similarity to fungal genes of unknown function. The remaining genes had annotated function in metabolism, signaling, transcription, transport, and protein fate. As expected, a portion of orthologs known in other fungi to be involved in developmental regulation was upregulated immediately prior to or during conidiation; particularly noteworthy were several genes associated with the light-dependent VeA regulatory system, G-protein signaling (Pth11 and a kelch repeat), and nuclear transport (importin-β and Ran). This work represents the first investigation into differential gene expression during morphogenesis in E. necator and identifies candidate genes and hypotheses for characterization in powdery mildews. Our results indicate that, although control of conidiation in powdery mildews may share some basic elements with established systems, there are significant points of divergence as well, perhaps due, in part, to the obligate biotrophic lifestyle of powdery mildews.

scholarly journals Adaptive genomic structural variation in the grape powdery mildew pathogen, Erysiphe necator

BMC Genomics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Jones ◽  
Summaira Riaz ◽  
Abraham Morales-Cruz ◽  
Katherine CH Amrine ◽  
Brianna McGuire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
Structural Variation ◽  
Erysiphe Necator ◽  
Genomic Structural Variation ◽  
Powdery Mildew Pathogen ◽  
Grape Powdery Mildew

scholarly journals Multiple Herbicide–Resistant Junglerice (Echinochloa colona): Identification of Genes Potentially Involved in Resistance through Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Weed Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice A. Wright ◽  
Marianela Rodriguez-Carres ◽  
Rajkumar Sasidharan ◽  
Liisa Koski ◽  
Daniel G. Peterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Differential Gene Expression ◽  
Expression Analysis ◽  
Herbicide Resistance ◽  
Gene Expression Analysis ◽  
Point Mutations ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Polymorphism Analysis ◽  
Differential Gene Expression Analysis ◽  
Differential Gene

AbstractHerbicide resistance, and in particular multiple-herbicide resistance, poses an ever-increasing threat to food security. A biotype of junglerice [Echinochloa colona (L.) Link] with resistance to four herbicides, imazamox, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, quinclorac, and propanil, each representing a different mechanism of action, was identified in Sunflower County, MS. Dose responses were performed on the resistant biotype and a biotype sensitive to all four herbicides to determine the level of resistance. Application of a cytochrome P450 inhibitor, malathion, with the herbicides imazamox and quinclorac resulted in increased susceptibility in the resistant biotype. Differential gene expression analysis of resistant and sensitive plants revealed that 170 transcripts were upregulated in resistant plants relative to sensitive plants and 160 transcripts were upregulated in sensitive plants. In addition, 507 transcripts were only expressed in resistant plants and 562 only in sensitive plants. A subset of these transcripts were investigated further using quantitative PCR (qPCR) to compare gene expression in resistant plants with expression in additional sensitive biotypes. The qPCR analysis identified two transcripts, a kinase and a glutathione S-transferase that were significantly upregulated in resistant plants compared with the sensitive plants. A third transcript, encoding an F-box protein, was downregulated in the resistant plants relative to the sensitive plants. As no cytochrome P450s were differentially expressed between the resistant and sensitive plants, a single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis was performed, revealing several nonsynonymous point mutations of interest. These candidate genes will require further study to elucidate the resistance mechanisms present in the resistant biotype.

scholarly journals The mitochondrial genome of the grape powdery mildew pathogen Erysiphe necator is intron rich and exhibits a distinct gene organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Z. Zaccaron ◽  
Jorge T. De Souza ◽  
Ioannis Stergiopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Gene Organization ◽  
Mitochondrial Genomes ◽  
Cdna Clones ◽  
Erysiphe Necator ◽  
Distinct Gene ◽  
Powdery Mildews ◽  
Grape Powdery Mildew

AbstractPowdery mildews are notorious fungal plant pathogens but only limited information exists on their genomes. Here we present the mitochondrial genome of the grape powdery mildew fungus Erysiphe necator and a high-quality mitochondrial gene annotation generated through cloning and Sanger sequencing of full-length cDNA clones. The E. necator mitochondrial genome consists of a circular DNA sequence of 188,577 bp that harbors a core set of 14 protein-coding genes that are typically present in fungal mitochondrial genomes, along with genes encoding the small and large ribosomal subunits, a ribosomal protein S3, and 25 mitochondrial-encoded transfer RNAs (mt-tRNAs). Interestingly, it also exhibits a distinct gene organization with atypical bicistronic-like expression of the nad4L/nad5 and atp6/nad3 gene pairs, and contains a large number of 70 introns, making it one of the richest in introns mitochondrial genomes among fungi. Sixty-four intronic ORFs were also found, most of which encoded homing endonucleases of the LAGLIDADG or GIY-YIG families. Further comparative analysis of five E. necator isolates revealed 203 polymorphic sites, but only five were located within exons of the core mitochondrial genes. These results provide insights into the organization of mitochondrial genomes of powdery mildews and represent valuable resources for population genetic and evolutionary studies.

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