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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lu Liu, Qi Wang, Linfeng Zhu, Huiming Guo, Hongmei Cheng, Xiaofeng Su
Summary: This study identified and characterized the GhHSFB2a gene, which plays a crucial role in cotton immunity against Verticillium dahliae. It was found that GhHSFB2a regulates the ABA, ethylene, linoleic acid, and phenylpropanoid pathways, indicating its potential role in the molecular design breeding of plants.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Yuhuan Miao, Kun Chen, Jinwu Deng, Lin Zhang, Weiran Wang, Jie Kong, Steven J. Klosterman, Xianlong Zhang, Alifu Aierxi, Longfu Zhu
Summary: In this study, the role of miR398b in the cotton-V. dahliae interaction was investigated. The results showed that miR398b negatively regulates cotton resistance to V. dahliae by suppressing the expression of defense-related genes and causing excessive ROS accumulation. These findings contribute to improving resistance to V. dahliae in cotton breeding programs.
Review
Plant Sciences
Yutao Zhu, Mei Zhao, Taotao Li, Lianzhe Wang, Chunli Liao, Dongxiao Liu, Huamin Zhang, Yanpeng Zhao, Lisen Liu, Xiaoyang Ge, Bingbing Li
Summary: Cotton is a widely grown crop due to its economic value. Verticillium wilt, caused by a pathogen called Verticillium dahliae, is a devastating disease that affects cotton crops, leading to yield losses and lower fiber quality. Developing genetically engineered cotton varieties with resistance to Verticillium wilt is an effective strategy, but there are challenges due to the lack of resistance gene resources. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of the interaction between V. dahliae and cotton is crucial in identifying genes related to disease resistance.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lei Zhang, Yajie Wu, Yongang Yu, Yihao Zhang, Feng Wei, Qian-Hao Zhu, Jinglong Zhou, Lihong Zhao, Yalin Zhang, Zili Feng, Hongjie Feng, Jie Sun
Summary: Protein lysine acetylation is an important post-translational modification mechanism in cellular regulation in eukaryotes. Calmodulin (CaM) is a crucial Ca2+ sensor in eukaryotes and plays a key role in plant immunity. This study shows that GhCaM7, an acetylated protein, is a positive regulator of Verticillium dahliae resistance in cotton and Arabidopsis plants.
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Engineering, Environmental
Jing Zhang, Xinru Yu, Chaojun Zhang, Qiong Zhang, Ying Sun, Heqin Zhu, Canming Tang
Summary: The study showed that pectin lyase can enhance cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt and induce cell apoptosis of the V. dahliae strain Vd080. Pectin lyase affects various cellular processes in the Vd080 strain, leading to ER stress and ultimately cell apoptosis. These findings suggest that pectin lyase could be a potential biocontrol agent for managing Verticillium wilt in cotton.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ping Qiu, Baoxin Zheng, Hang Yuan, Zhaoguang Yang, Keith Lindsey, Yan Wang, Yuqing Ming, Lin Zhang, Qin Hu, Muhammad Shaban, Jie Kong, Xianlong Zhang, Longfu Zhu
Summary: Verticillium dahliae is a pathogenic fungus that causes diseases in dicot plants, and its virulence is affected by different pathotypes. This study identified an elicitor called VP2, which was highly expressed in the defoliating pathotype V991 and triggered the immune response in cotton, enhancing its resistance to V. dahliae. The overexpression of VP2 also resulted in the upregulation of genes involved in JA, SA, and lignin synthesis, as well as an increase in the contents of these compounds.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mengxi Sun, Zhiqiang Zhang, Zhongying Ren, Xingxing Wang, Wenjie Sun, Hongjie Feng, Junjie Zhao, Fei Zhang, Wei Li, Xiongfeng Ma, Daigang Yang
Summary: The study revealed the mechanism of sugar allocation in cotton plants infected by Verticillium dahliae, with GhSWEET42 playing a key role by mediating glucose translocation during infection. Manipulating the expression of GhSWEET42 can effectively inhibit V. dahliae infection.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wen-Bo Li, Shuang-Wei Song, Meng-Meng Zhong, Lan-Gong Liu, Lei Su, Li-Bo Han, Gui-Xian Xia, Yong-Duo Sun, Hai-Yun Wang
Summary: This study demonstrates the important role of the actin-binding protein GhVLN2 in host defense against the soilborne fungus Verticillium dahliae in cotton plants. The regulated expression and dynamic remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton contribute to the modulation of cotton immune responses against V. dahliae.
Article
Plant Sciences
Shenghua Xiao, Qin Hu, Jili Shen, Shiming Liu, Zhaoguang Yang, Kun Chen, Steven J. Klosterman, Branka Javornik, Xianlong Zhang, Longfu Zhu
Summary: The study reveals that GhMYB4 acts as a negative regulator in lignin biosynthesis in cotton, leading to enhanced disease resistance by reducing lignin content and stimulating plant defense responses through the release of oligogalacturonides (DAMPs). This findings provide a new candidate gene for cotton disease-resistant breeding and enhances the understanding of the relationship between lignin synthesis, OG release, and plant immunity.
PLANT CELL REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yun Song, Yaohua Zhai, Linxuan Li, Zhaoen Yang, Xiaoyang Ge, Zuoren Yang, Chaojun Zhang, Fuguang Li, Maozhi Ren
Summary: The research showed that the plant protein kinase BIN2 plays a negative regulatory role in plant resistance to the pathogen Verticillium dahliae. Through regulating the endogenous JA content and influencing the expression of JA responsive genes, BIN2 affects plant resistance against Verticillium dahliae.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lu Liu, Di Wang, Chao Zhang, Haiyang Liu, Huiming Guo, Hongmei Cheng, Enliang Liu, Xiaofeng Su
Summary: The heat shock factor GhHSFA4a plays a crucial role in cotton resistance against the Verticillium dahliae fungus, serving as a regulator of secondary metabolite synthesis and signal transduction.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Tianxin Lu, Liping Zhu, Yuxuan Liang, Fei Wang, Aiping Cao, Shuangquan Xie, Xifeng Chen, Haitao Shen, Beini Wang, Man Hu, Rong Li, Xiang Jin, Hongbin Li
Summary: This study investigates the differences in Verticillium wilt tolerance in two G. barbadense cultivars through comparative proteomic analysis. Key proteins and gene expression modules associated with resistance are identified.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Li Tian, Junjiao Li, Caimin Huang, Dandan Zhang, Yan Xu, Xingyong Yang, Jian Song, Dan Wang, Nianwei Qiu, Dylan P. G. Short, Patrik Inderbitzin, Krishna Subbarao, Jieyin Chen, Xiaofeng Dai
Summary: The accumulation of ROS is a common defense mechanism in higher plants against pathogen attack. Previous studies showed that Cu/Zn-SOD1 (VdSOD1) in plants is upregulated following infection, indicating its role in pathogen virulence. Deletion of VdSOD1 leads to increased sensitivity to ROS generator menadione and relies on Golgi reassembly stacking protein for secretion. Overall, VdSOD1 plays a significant role in scavenging ROS and promoting virulence in V. dahliae.
MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Li Tian, Jing Zhuang, Jun-Jiao Li, He Zhu, Steven J. Klosterman, Xiao-Feng Dai, Jie-Yin Chen, Krishna V. Subbarao, Dan-Dan Zhang
Summary: Understanding how Verticillium dahliae adapts to its host is crucial for crop productivity. In this study, researchers found that a protein called VdTrx1 plays a vital role in the pathogen's ability to invade and infect the host plant. VdTrx1 acts as an antioxidant, scavenging reactive oxygen species produced by the host, thus enhancing the virulence of V. dahliae. Deletion of VdTrx1 resulted in increased sensitivity to oxidative stress and reduced ability to scavenge host-generated ROS, leading to decreased virulence.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Ran Li, Hui-Shan Xue, Dan-Dan Zhang, Dan Wang, Jian Song, Krishna Subbarao, Steven J. Klosterman, Jie-Yin Chen, Xiao-Feng Dai
Summary: In this study, a total of 352 lncRNAs were identified in Verticillium dahliae, which typically have shorter open reading frames, lower GC content, and fewer exons than protein-coding genes. Some lncRNAs showed correlated expression patterns with neighboring genes involved in virulence regulation, and overexpression of lncRNA012077 enhanced virulence while overexpression of lncRNA009491 reduced virulence in cotton plants infected by V. dahliae.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yong-Duo Sun, Lei Zhang, Svetlana Y. Folimonova
Summary: Plants have developed a complex immune system to defend against pathogens. A study found that Citrus macrophylla miraculin-like protein 2 (CmMLP2) employs a two-way strategy to resist Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) infection, including interrupting p33 distribution and inducing cellular stress to inhibit virus replication.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rui Xu, Yuan-Bao Li, Chengyu Liu, Ningning Shen, Qian Zhang, Tingyan Cao, Minghui Qin, Li-Bo Han, Dingzhong Tang
Summary: The study revealed that MoTwf in M. oryzae is involved in virulence by organizing actin filaments connected to Spk and regulating the distribution of MoHex1 at the hyphal tip.
MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yongduo Sun, Mengmeng Zhong, Yuanbao Li, Ruihui Zhang, Lei Su, Guixian Xia, Haiyun Wang
Summary: The study identified the involvement of the GhADF6 gene in cotton's response to the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae, showing that its down-regulation makes cotton plants tolerant to infection and leads to actin remodelling. This highlights the importance of actin depolymerizing factors in plant defense.
MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chengyu Liu, Ningning Shen, Qian Zhang, Minghui Qin, Tingyan Cao, Shuai Zhu, Dingzhong Tang, Libo Han
Summary: This study identified a transcription factor called MoBZIP3 that plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of the devastating fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. MoBZIP3 regulates the formation of specialized infection structure appressorium by controlling the utilization of glycogen and lipid droplets for glycerol generation. It also regulates the expression of genes related to glycerol synthesis critical for appressorium turgor pressure generation. Additionally, MoBZIP3 is involved in the regulation of multiple signaling pathways including the turgor sensor gene and actin assembly.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Di-jun Long, Shao-yu Qiu, Wen-bo Liu, Yong-duo Sun, Wei Luo, Hui-qun Liu, Rui-qian Zhang
Summary: The hot deformation behavior of FeCrAl-ODS alloys was investigated at high temperatures and strain rates. The peak stress of the alloy decreased with increasing temperature and decreasing strain rate. The stress-strain curves exhibited a dynamic softening phenomenon. A constitutive equation and processing map were established, and optimum processing parameters were proposed. Compared with FeCrAl alloys, FeCrAl-ODS alloys did not show significant grain coarsening during hot deformation, and both recrystallized and recovered grains were observed.
JOURNAL OF IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yong-Duo Sun, Svetlana Y. Folimonova
Summary: The study revealed the development process of stem pitting in citrus plants infected with Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), showing that the virus invades protophloem, metaphloem, and unexpected metaxylem cells, disrupting the differentiation of xylem tracheary elements and leading to the formation of stem pits. This provides new insights into the role of xylem tissue in virus pathogenicity.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Haodong Jia, Ruiqian Zhang, Dijun Long, Yongduo Sun, Zhangjian Zhou
Summary: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of zirconium content on the mechanical properties of ODS FeCrAl alloys. The results show that adding 0.6 wt% zirconium can achieve the highest number density of dispersed particles and exhibit excellent mechanical properties.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
(2022)
Article
Virology
Svetlana Y. Folimonova, Yong-Duo Sun
Summary: Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is the most destructive viral pathogen in citrus, causing severe epidemics globally and resulting in the loss of over 100 million trees. Despite challenges posed by its large RNA genome, narrow host range, and complex populations, significant progress has been made in understanding CTV-host interactions and utilizing the virus for crop protection and improvement.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF VIROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yong-Duo Sun, Arianna Spellman-Kruse, Svetlana Y. Folimonova
Summary: Viruses can exploit plant xylem cells to establish their systemic spread, and positive-sense RNA viruses are the most commonly found in the xylem. Inhibiting viral invasion of the xylem could be a promising strategy to manage virus diseases. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms and host genes involved in virus interaction with the plant xylem tissue.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Dijun Long, Yongduo Sun, Ruiqian Zhang, Shaoyu Qiu, Liming Yu
Summary: The effects of Zr content on the grain size and precipitation of dispersed second phases in FeCrAl ODS steels were investigated. The results showed that the grain size decreased first and then increased as the Zr content increased, and the dispersed second phase changed from the Al2Y4O9 phase to the Y4Zr3O12 phase.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xing Yin, Hao Wang, Jun Xiao, Yongduo Sun, Ke Zhao, Jun Wu, Xudong Sui, Hui Wang, Yong Chen
Summary: This paper investigated the high-entropy alloy nitride coatings (CrAlTiNbV)Nx for application in corrosive lead-bismuth alloy. The properties of the coatings were systematically studied under different bias voltages, and their corrosion behavior in 550 degrees C lead bismuth eutectic was tested. The results show that the coatings exhibit improved hardness and excellent corrosion resistance under high bias voltage.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ming Shu, Yongduo Sun, Qin Zhou, Jun Xiao, Zhaodandan Ma, Xiao Liu
Summary: This paper reviews in detail the performance degradation behavior of fuel cladding material 20Cr25NiNb for the British AGR and provides valuable guidance for the material selection of supercritical carbon dioxide cooled reactors. Degradation behavior during in-core service includes high-temperature creep, thermal aging, mechanical property degradation caused by neutron irradiation and CO2 corrosion. Long-term service in AGR results in coarsening of the second phase and precipitation of harmful phases, leading to degradation of the cladding performance. Intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) and intergranular attack (IGA) issues occur during wet storage of spent fuel, which should be carefully addressed.
FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wen-Bo Li, Shuang-Wei Song, Meng-Meng Zhong, Lan-Gong Liu, Lei Su, Li-Bo Han, Gui-Xian Xia, Yong-Duo Sun, Hai-Yun Wang
Summary: This study demonstrates the important role of the actin-binding protein GhVLN2 in host defense against the soilborne fungus Verticillium dahliae in cotton plants. The regulated expression and dynamic remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton contribute to the modulation of cotton immune responses against V. dahliae.