Evolution and characterisation of the AhRAF4 NB-ARC gene family induced by Aspergillus flavus inoculation and abiotic stresses in peanut
Autor: | J. C. Fountain, B. Guo, C. Zhang, W.‐J. Zhuang, R.‐L. Pan, S. Zhou, B. Zhang, H. Chen, Y. Deng, T. Cai |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Arachis Aspergillus flavus Plant Science Biology Plant disease resistance Arachis duranensis Evolution Molecular 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Protein Domains Gene Expression Regulation Plant Stress Physiological Gene family Gene Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Phylogeny Plant Diseases Plant Proteins Genetics Aspergillus Methyl jasmonate food and beverages General Medicine biology.organism_classification 030104 developmental biology chemistry Multigene Family Host-Pathogen Interactions Salicylic acid |
Zdroj: | Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany). 20(4) |
ISSN: | 1438-8677 |
Popis: | Aflatoxin contamination in peanut is a serious food safety issue to human health around the world. Finding disease resistance genes is a key strategy for genetic improvement in breeding to deal with this issue. We identified an Aspergillus flavus-induced NBS-LRR gene, AhRAF4, using a microarray-based approach. By comparison of 23 sequences from three species using phytogenetics, protein secondary structure and three-dimensional structural analyses, AhRAF4 was revealed to be derived from Arachis duranensis by recombination, and has newly evolved into a family of several members, characterised by duplications and point mutations. However, the members of the family descended from A. ipaensis were lost following tetraploidisation. AhRAF4 was slightly up-regulated by low temperature, drought, salicylic acid and ethylene, but down-regulated by methyl jasmonate. The distinct responses upon As. flavus inoculation and the differential reactions between resistant and susceptible varieties indicate that AhRAF4 might play a role in defence responses. Temporal and spatial expression and the phenotype of transformed protoplasts suggest that AhRAF4 may also be associated with pericarp development. Because tetraploid cultivated peanuts are vulnerable to many pathogens, an exploration of R-genes may provide an effective method for genetic improvement of peanut cultivars. |
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