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Resistance to rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola in a mutant rice line is suggested to be conferred by higher expression of several genes putatively involved in damage-associated molecular pattern recognition, secondary metabolite biosynthesis including phytoalexins, and defence-related genes.
Abstract
Meloidogyne graminicola has emerged as the most destructive plant–parasitic nematode disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Genetic resistance to M. graminicola is one of the most effective methods for its management. A M. graminicola-resistant O. sativa ssp. indica mutant line-9 was previously identified through a forward genetic screen (Hatzade et al. Biologia 74:1197–1217, 2019). In the present study, we used RNA-Sequencing to investigate the molecular mechanisms conferring nematode resistance to the mutant line-9 compared to the susceptible parent JBT 36/14 at 24 h post-infection. A total of 674 transcripts were differentially expressed in line-9. Early regulation of genes putatively related to nematode damage-associated molecular pattern recognition (e.g., wall-associated receptor kinases), signalling [Nucleotide-binding, Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLRs)], pathogenesis-related (PR) genes (PR1, PR10a), defence-related genes (NB-ARC domain-containing genes), as well as a large number of genes involved in secondary metabolites including diterpenoid biosynthesis (CPS2, OsKSL4, OsKSL10, Oscyp71Z2, oryzalexin synthase, and momilactone A synthase) was observed in M. graminicola-resistant mutant line-9. It may be suggested that after the nematode juveniles penetrate the roots of line-9, early recognition of invading nematodes triggers plant immune responses mediated by phytoalexins, and other defence proteins such as PR proteins inhibit nematode growth and reproduction. Our study provides the first transcriptomic comparison of nematode-resistant and susceptible rice plants in the same genetic background and adds to the understanding of mechanisms underlying plant-nematode resistance in rice.
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The raw data are available on NCBI GenBank, Bioproject PRJNA678974, Biosamples (Line-9) SAMN16817774 (SRX9521034-SRX9521036), and (JBT 36/14) SAMN16817775 (SRX9521037-SRX9521039).
Abbreviations
- DEGs:
-
Differentially expressed genes
- GO:
-
Gene ontology
- KEGG:
-
Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
- NB-ARC:
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Nucleotide-binding adaptor shared by APAF-1, R gene products, and CED-4
- PR:
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Pathogenesis-related
- RRKN:
-
Rice root-knot nematode
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MD acknowledges PG School, ICAR-IARI for support during the study. We thank Dr. Rohini Sreevathsa, Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Plant Biotechnology for providing the rice germplasm.
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The work was funded by the NAHEP-CAAST project on Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvement and Management grant to MD, and Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India Grant No. BT/PR18924/COE/34/48/2017 to UR.
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Dash, M., Somvanshi, V.S., Budhwar, R. et al. A rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola-resistant mutant rice line shows early expression of plant-defence genes. Planta 253, 108 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-021-03625-0
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