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- Title
MdWRKY120 Enhance Apple Susceptibility to Alternaria alternata.
- Authors
Liu, Lifu; Li, Xiaoming; Guo, Wei; Shi, Jiajun; Chen, Wenjun; Lei, Yingying; Ma, Yue; Dai, Hongyan
- Abstract
Alternaria alternata (A. alternata) is a common pathogen that greatly influences apples' quantity and quality. However, chemical treatments produce increased health risks along with decreased food and environmental safety. Advancements in plant molecular biology, such as transgenic technology, have increased apple trees' resistance to pathogens and have therefore attracted widespread attention. WRKY transcription factors are involved in abiotic and biotic stress regulation; however, their biological role in non-model plants such as apple, is still unknown. In this investigation, MdWRKY120 was isolated from the 'GL-3′ apple to determine its function during Alternaria alternate infection. The MdWRKY120-GFP fusion protein was located in the nucleus. MdWRKY120 in yeast cells exhibited activating transcriptional activity, meaning it is a transcription activator. MdWRKY120 overexpression transgenic plants were more sensitive to A. alternata, while RNAi transgenic plants showed increased resistance to A. alternata. This investigation demonstrates that MdWRKY120 enhances the susceptibility of apples to A. alternata.
- Subjects
ALTERNARIA alternata; PLANT molecular biology; ALTERNARIA; APPLES; TRANSGENIC plants; CHIMERIC proteins; TRANSCRIPTION factors; ENVIRONMENTAL security; ORCHARDS
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 23, p3389
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants11233389