MYC2 and MYC3 orchestrate pith lignification to defend Nicotiana attenuata stems against a stem-boring weevil
To investigate how NaMYC2 and NaMYC3 contribute to stem-boring herbivore-induced lignification, we analyzed global transcriptional changes in T. mucorea-infested pith tissues of WT, Namyc2, Namyc3, and Namyc2/3 using RNA-seq. Gene expression in control (C) and T. mucorea-infested (D) pith of Nicotiana attenuata wildtype (WT), Namyc2 (myc2), Namyc3 (myc3), and Namyc2/3 (mycD). Three biological replicates were performed with both wild type and Namyc mutants.