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ArticleBMC plant biology2020

Molecular insights into the compatible and incompatible interactions between sugar beet and the beet cyst nematode.

Razieh Ghaemi, Ebrahim Pourjam, Naser Safaie, Bruno Verstraeten, Seyed Bagher Mahmoudi, Rahim Mehrabi, Tim De Meyer, Tina Kyndt

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Razieh GhaemiDepartment of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Ebrahim PourjamDepartment of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. pourjame@modares.ac.ir.
Naser SafaieDepartment of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Bruno VerstraetenDepartment of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Seyed Bagher MahmoudiSugar Beet Seed Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
Rahim MehrabiDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, P.O. Box 8415683111, Isfahan, Iran.
Tim De MeyerDepartment of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Tina KyndtDepartment of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. tina.kyndt@ugent.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5267-5013
Ghent University · BETarbiat Modares University · IRAgricultural Research & Education Organization · IRIsfahan University of Technology · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) is an economically important crop that provides nearly one third of the global sugar production. The beet cyst nematode (BCN), Heterodera schachtii, causes major yield losses in sugar beet and other crops worldwide. The most effective and economic approach to control this nematode is growing tolerant or resistant cultivars. To identify candidate genes involved in susceptibility and resistance, the transcriptome of sugar beet and BCN in compatible and incompatible interactions at two time points was studied using mRNA-seq.

resultsIn the susceptible cultivar, most defense-related genes were induced at 4 dai while suppressed at 10 dai but in the resistant cultivar Nemakill, induction of genes involved in the plant defense response was observed at both time points. In the compatible interaction, alterations in phytohormone-related genes were detected. The effect of exogenous application of Methyl Jasmonate and ET-generator ethephon on susceptible plants was therefore investigated and the results revealed significant reduction in plant susceptibility. Genes putatively involved in the resistance of Nemakill were identified, such as genes involved in phenylpropanoid pathway and genes encoding CYSTM domain-containing proteins, F-box proteins, chitinase, galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase and CASP-like protein. Also, the transcriptome of the BCN was analyzed in infected root samples and several novel potential nematode effector genes were found.

conclusionsOur data provides detailed insights into the plant and nematode transcriptional changes occurring during compatible and incompatible interactions between sugar beet and BCN. Many important genes playing potential roles in susceptibility or resistance of sugar beet against BCN, as well as some BCN effectors with a potential role as avr proteins were identified. In addition, our findings indicate the effective role of jasmonate and ethylene in enhancing sugar beet defense response against BCN. This research provides new molecular insights into the plant-nematode interactions that can be used to design novel management strategies against BCN.

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Host-Parasite InteractionsAnimalsBeta vulgarisDisease ResistanceGenes, PlantPlant DiseasesPlant RootsSequence Analysis, DNATranscriptomeTylenchoideaCYSTM domain-containing proteinsEthyleneHeterodera schachtiiJasmonateSugar beetTranscriptome

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