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ArticleG3 (Bethesda, Md.)2025

Identification of candidate host-specificity genes in Exserohilum turcicum using comparative genomics and transcriptomics.

Mara J Krone, Pragya Adhikari, Pummi Singh, Tiffany M Jamann, Santiago X Mideros

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Mara J KroneDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5900-6624
Pragya AdhikariDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Pummi SinghDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Tiffany M JamannDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7288-0866
Santiago X MiderosDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8988-2964

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Biological and Environmental Research DE-SC0019189USA DOE Office of ScienceUSA National Science Foundation 2154872
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Abstract

Exserohilum turcicum causes northern corn leaf blight and sorghum leaf blight. While the same species cause disease in both crops, the strains are host-specific. Here, we report the sequence and de novo annotated assemblies of one sorghum- and one maize-specific E. turcicum strain. The strains were sequenced using the PacBio Sequel II system. The total genome length for both assemblies was between 44 and 45 Mb with N50 of ∼2.5 Mb. Ninety-eight percent of the Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCO) for both assemblies had complete status. The estimated number of genes was 11,762 and 12,029 in the sorghum- and maize-specific isolates, respectively. Funannotate, EffectorP, SignalP, and transcriptome data were used to create functional annotation of each genome. The whole-genome comparison identified ten large-scale inversions and three translocations between the maize- and sorghum-specific strains, along with homologous genes and gene duplications. RNA was sequenced from the maize- and sorghum-specific isolate 10 days post-inoculation in maize and sorghum and from axenic cultures. Gene expression data from planta and axenic growth experiments were compared for each strain. Candidate host-specificity genes were identified by combining results from whole-genome comparison, synteny analysis, gene annotations, and transcriptome data. Overall, this study identified several candidate host-specificity genes that provide insights into E. turcicum interaction with its hosts.

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AscomycotaGenomicsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHost SpecificityTranscriptomeGene Expression ProfilingGenome, FungalMolecular Sequence AnnotationPlant DiseasesSorghumZea maysdothideomyceteeffectorsgenome assemblyhomologshost specificityRNA-seqsecondary metaboliteswhole-genome sequence

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PMCPMC12135012

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