Transcriptome Analysis of Early Defenses in Rice against Fusarium fujikuroi.
An-Po ChengSzu-Yu ChenMing-Hsin LaiDong-Hong WuShih-Shun LinChieh-Yi ChenChia-Lin ChungPublished in: Rice (New York, N.Y.) (2020)
Different from previous transcriptome studies, which analyzed the leaves of infected plants, this study provides insights into defense-related gene expression patterns in F. fujikuroi-colonized rice stem tissues. Twelve out of the 14 selected DEGs were for the first time shown to be associated with disease resistance, and JA-mediated resistance was identified as a crucial component of rice defense against F. fujikuroi. Detailed mechanisms underlying the JA-mediated bakanae resistance and the novel defense-related DEGs are worthy of further investigation.