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ArticleBMC plant biology2025

Phytoalexin deficient 4 is associated with the lesion mimic trait in watermelon clalm mutant (Citrullus lanatus).

Jiale Shi, Congji Yang, Yuanyuan Qin, Qingqing Liu, Shengqi Hua, Defeng Wu, Wei Dong

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jiale ShiState Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China.
Congji YangState Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China.
Yuanyuan QinSchool of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People's Republic of China.
Qingqing LiuSchool of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People's Republic of China.
Shengqi HuaSchool of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People's Republic of China.
Defeng WuSchool of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People's Republic of China.
Wei DongSchool of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People's Republic of China. dongwei198411@163.com.

Funding

Henan Provincial Science and Technology Research Project 242102111085National Natural Science Foundation of China 31801882
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), lesion mimic is a rare, valuable trait that can be used by breeders for selection at early growth stages. In this study, we tested a seven-generation family to determine the inheritance and genetic basis of this trait. As revealed by analysis of the lesion mimic mutant clalm, this trait is controlled by a single dominant gene. Whole genome resequencing-bulked segregant analysis demonstrated that this gene is located on chromosome 4 from 3,760,000 bp to 7,440,000 bp, a region corresponding to a physical distance of 3.68 Mb encompassing approximately 72 annotated genes. There are 6 genes with non-synonymous mutation SNP sites. The predicted target gene, ClCG04G001930, encodes a Phytoalexin deficient 4 (PAD4), a protein that plays an important regulatory role in leaf senescence in many plant species. According to quantitative real-time PCR analysis, the expression level of ClCG04G001930 was significantly higher in the clalm mutant than in normal watermelon. Twenty-five SNPs were identified in the ClCG04G001930 gene of F

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CitrullusPlant ProteinsGenes, PlantMutationPhenotypePlant LeavesPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePlant ProteinsLeaf spottingLesion mimic mutantPhytoalexin deficient 4WatermelonWhole genome resequencing–bulked segregant analysis

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PMCPMC11755929

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