Expression of Genes Involved in Banana (Musa spp.) Response to Black Sigatoka
Sávio Luiz Pereira Nunes, Julianna Matos da Silva Soares, Anelita de Jesus Rocha, Fernanda dos Santos Nascimento, Andresa Priscila de Souza Ramos, Taliane Leila Soares, Rogério Merces Ferreira Santos, Vanusia Batista de Oliveira Amorim, Edson Perito Amorim, Claudia Fortes Ferreira, Sung-Kun (Sean) K · 2024
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Description
Sávio Luiz Pereira Nunes and co-authors track defense genes in bananas under fungal attack in a 2024 study. Black Sigatoka, a leaf disease, cuts yields across banana regions. Four cultivars with known resistance levels were grown in a greenhouse and stressed with the fungus. Five candidate defense genes were measured across five time points.
Two genes switched on strongly in the two resistant cultivars and stayed quiet in the most susceptible one. A susceptible commercial cultivar showed a brief early dip, then a late rise in one gene. Computer analysis of the genes' control regions found switches tied to stress response. The patterns match field ratings of the same cultivars. Knowing which genes answer the attack helps breeders pick parents for resistant lines.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sávio Luiz Pereira Nunes, Julianna Matos da Silva Soares, Anelita de Jesus Rocha, Fernanda dos Santos Nascimento, Andresa Priscila de Souza Ramos, Taliane Leila Soares, Rogério Merces Ferreira Santos, Vanusia Batista de Oliveira Amorim, Edson Perito Amorim, Claudia Fortes Ferreira, Sung-Kun (Sean) K |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |