Plant sample from Ziziphus jujuba
Ziziphus jujuba
Jujube witches'' broom (JWB), caused by a phytoplasma, devastates jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba) growth and production in Asia. Although host responses to phytoplasmas are studied at the phenotypic, physiological, and biochemical levels, it remains unclear how a host plant responds at the molecular level during the early stages of infection. To understand the response of the jujube tree to JWB infection, leaves were sampled at different times during the phytoplasma infection, particularly at the early stages. Transcriptomic analyses at six stages were performed to reveal how phytoplasma infection affects Chinese jujube gene expression through the determination of the key DEGs, and their related pathways, especially those involved in defense regulation.
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Jujube witches'' broom (JWB), caused by a phytoplasma, devastates jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba) growth and production in Asia. Although host responses to phytoplasmas are studied at the phenotypic, physiological, and biochemical levels, it remains unclear how a host plant responds at the molecular level during the early stages of infection.
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To understand the response of the jujube tree to JWB infection, leaves were sampled at different times during the phytoplasma infection. Transcriptomic analyses at six stages were performed to reveal how phytoplasma infection affects Chinese jujube gene expression through the determination of the key DEGs, and their related pathways. Quantitative real-time PCR was applied to validate 10 differentially expressed genes from leaf metabolic pathways at different JWB phytoplasma infection stages.
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China: Institute of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou
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leaves
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Plant