Knockdown of GmVQ58 encoding a VQ motif-containing protein enhances soybean resistance to the common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fabricius)

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 71(2020), 10 vom: 30. Mai, Seite 3198-3210
1. Verfasser: Li, Xiao (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Qin, Rui, Du, Qing, Cai, Linyan, Hu, Dezhou, Du, Haiping, Yang, Hui, Wang, Jiao, Huang, Fang, Wang, Hui, Yu, Deyue
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't VQ gene Common cutworm GmVQ58 GmWRKY32 resistance soybean Transcription Factors
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Zusammenfassung:© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissionsoup.com.
Plants have evolved complex defense mechanisms to withstand insect attack. Identification of plant endogenous insect resistance genes is of great significance for understanding plant-herbivore interactions and improving crop insect resistance. Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important crop that is often attacked by the common cutworm (CCW) (Spodoptera litura Fabricius). In this study, based on our transcriptomic data, the gene GmVQ58, encoding a FxxxVQxxTG (VQ) motif-containing protein, was cloned and characterized. This gene showed the highest expression in the leaves and roots and was up-regulated significantly after CCW attack. Constitutive expression of GmVQ58 rescued the susceptibility of an Arabidopsis mutant to CCW, and interference of GmVQ58 in soybean hairy roots enhanced the resistance to CCW. Furthermore, GmVQ58 was localized to the nucleus and physically interacted with the transcription factor GmWRKY32. The expression of two defense-related genes, GmN:IFR and GmVSPβ, was up-regulated in GmVQ58-RNAi lines. Additionally, the promoter region of GmVQ58 was likely selected during domestication, resulting in different expression patterns in cultivated soybeans relative to wild soybeans. These results suggest that silencing GmVQ58 confers soybean resistance to CCW
Beschreibung:Date Completed 14.05.2021
Date Revised 13.12.2023
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/eraa095