Transcriptomic and metabolomic differences between banana varieties which are resistant or susceptible to Fusarium wilt
Dandan Tian, Liuyan Qin, Krishan K. Verma, Liping Wei, Jialin Li, Baoshen Li, Wei Zhou, Zhangfei He, Di Wei, Sumei Huang, Shengfeng Long, Quyan Huang, Chaosheng Li, Shaolong Wei · 2023
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Dandan Tian and co-authors present a 2023 study of banana resistance to Fusarium wilt. The fungus behind it, race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum, is the most lethal banana disease in Asia. Roots of a resistant variety and a susceptible one are compared after infection. Gene activity and metabolite profiles are both measured. The susceptible variety changes only 172 genes, while the resistant one changes 1,856. Between the two varieties, 800 genes differ directly.
Those genes cluster in oxidation control, cell wall building, and protective chemistry paths. Plant breeders get named candidate genes for resistance work. The contrast is the lesson: resistance looks like a broad, fast mobilization, not a single gene. Banana farming feeds millions and the crop is genetically narrow, so wilt resistance is a food security topic. Dual profiling ties gene switches to the chemicals that actually fight the fungus.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dandan Tian, Liuyan Qin, Krishan K. Verma, Liping Wei, Jialin Li, Baoshen Li, Wei Zhou, Zhangfei He, Di Wei, Sumei Huang, Shengfeng Long, Quyan Huang, Chaosheng Li, Shaolong Wei |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |