A combination of conserved and diverged responses underlies Theobroma cacao's defense response to Phytophthora palmivora.

Noah P WintersEric K WafulaBenjamin J KnollenbergTuomas HämäläPrakash R TimilsenaMelanie PerrymanDapeng ZhangLena L SheafferCraig A PraulPaula E RalphSarah PrewittMariela E Leandro-MuñozDiego A Delgadillo-DuranNaomi S AltmanPeter TiffinSiela N MaximovaClaude W dePamphilisJames H MardenMark J Guiltinan

Published in: BMC biology (2024)

Our results indicate most expression variation associated with resistance is unique to populations. Moreover, our findings demonstrate the value of using a broad sample of evolutionarily diverged populations for revealing the genetic bases of cacao resistance to P. palmivora. This approach has promise for further revealing and harnessing valuable genetic resources in this and other long-generation plants.

Keyphrases

genome wide
big data
poor prognosis
copy number
genetic diversity
transcription factor
dna methylation
gene expression
machine learning
long non coding rna
deep learning