Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (9): 156-167.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2023-0284

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Effects of Root Exudates in Resistant and Susceptible Varieties of Cotton on the Growths and Gene Expressions of Fusarium oxysporum

LOU Hui(), ZHU Jin-cheng, YANG Yang, ZHANG Wei()   

  1. Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, College of Agronomy, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003
  • Received:2023-03-29 Online:2023-09-26 Published:2023-10-24
  • Contact: ZHANG Wei E-mail:2930304170@qq.com;zhw_agr@shzu.edu.cn

Abstract:

This work aims to investigate the effects of root secretions in resistant and disease-susceptible varieties of cotton on the growths and gene expressions of Fusarium oxysporum. The cotton susceptible variety Xinhai 14(XH-14)and the disease-resistant variety Xinhai 41(XH-41)were used as materials, and the cotton root secretion and Fusarium oxysporum(F327)was co-cultured to observe the growth of the bacteria; and the samples were taken at 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h of incubation and RNA-seq was performed. The results showed that the colonies treated with the XH-14 root exudates grew faster, their spore germination rate was higher, and the sporulation significantly increased, when compared with the colonies treated with XH-41 root secretion. GO(Gene Ontology)analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes(DEGs)of colonies treated with XH-14 root secretion were mainly enriched in amino acid transport, fatty acid biosynthetic process, membrane components, and ion channel activity. The DEGs under XH-41 root secretion treatment were mainly enriched in transmembrane transport, tricarboxylic acid cycle, membrane components, and ATPase activity. KEGG(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes)analysis uncovered that DEGs under XH-14 root secretion treatment were were mainly enriched in metabolic pathways such as TCA cycle, carotenoid biosynthesis, glutathione metabolism and riboflavin metabolism. The main DEGs under XH-41 root secretion treatment were enriched in metabolic pathways such as carbon metabolism, other glycan degradation, fatty acid metabolism and ABC transporters. The results of the comprehensive analysis showed that 24 genes related to cell wall degradation enzymes were obtained, among which the largest number of genes were enriched in “hydrolase activity, hydrolysis of O-glycosyl compounds” under 6 h of root secretion treatment in the susceptible cotton varieties. The results of this study provide a basis for screening potential key pathogenic genes of cotton wilt fungus and provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of cotton wilt.

Key words: cotton, root exudates, Fusarium oxysporum, RNA-seq, Fusarium wilt, differentially expressed genes, cell wall degrading enzyme