Huangjin grapefruit (produced in Fujian, China) Raw sequence reads
Our study found that knockout of the Piwsc1 gene reduces the virulence of Penicillium italicum against grapefruit fruits by approximately 50%. To investigate the mechanisms underlying the Piwsc1 gene-mediated attenuation of P. italicum virulence, dual RNA-seq was employed to reveal the overall changes in gene expression in both P. italicum and grapefruit during their interaction at the molecular level.