Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 111-121.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-0545

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Transcriptome Differential Expression Analysis of Mycocentrospora acerina Under Antagonism by Brevibacillus laterosporus S2-31

LIU Ya-ling(), YU Ying, LU Hai-kun, LEI Hui-xia, SUI Xin, GUO Jing()   

  1. Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Changchun 130112
  • Received:2020-05-08 Online:2021-02-26 Published:2021-02-26
  • Contact: GUO Jing E-mail:18706387890@163.com;guojing635@163.com

Abstract:

This work aims to explore the molecular mechanism of antagonistic action of Brevibacillus laterosporus against leaf blight pathogen Mycocentrospora acerina by analyzing the transcriptome characteristics of pathogen antagonized by Brevibacillus laterosporus and studying the enrichment of differentially expressed genes(DEGs)and metabolic pathway. First,the antagonistic effect of S2-31 on leaf blight pathogen was observed on confrontation culture. Then the differences of gene expression level of pathogen under antagonistic and normal growth conditions were conducted by RNA sequencing,and verified by RT-qPCR. Finally,DEGs was annotated and enriched by relevant databases. M. acerina mycelium appeared shrank and malformed after confrontation cultivation. A total of 3 681 DEGs were obtained after sequencing,among which 2 224 were up-regulated and 1 457 were down-regulated. GO enrichment showed that all DEGs were annotated into 8 subpopulations of biological process,8 subpopulations of cell components and 4 subpopulations of molecular functions. KEGG enrichment analysis showed that 732 unigenes were located at 115 biological pathways,and amino sugar,nucleoside sugar metabolism,glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI)anchor biosynthesis,and peroxisomes were the most pathways enriched by DEGs. There were a relatively large number of DEGs in starch and sucrose metabolism,spliceosome and endocytosis pathways. The up-regulated DEGs were mainly enriched in the metabolic pathways,while the down-regulated DEGs were mainly enriched in the genetic information processing and cell process pathways. Furthermore,DEGs related to mycelial growth were screened from the significantly enriched pathways,and the results revealed that B. laterosporus mainly inhibited the formation of peroxisomes,GPI anchors,and the process of endocytosis of pathogenic mycelial. The results of RT-qPCR on the selected DEGs were consistent with those of RNA sequencing. The antagonism of B. laterosporus S2-31 inhibited the growth of leaf blight pathogen in vitro and induced significant changes in its transcriptome characteristics,which were mainly related to the pathways of metabolism,cell process and genetic information processing.

Key words: Brevibacillus laterosporus, Asarum leaf blight, Mycocentrospora acerina, biological control, transcriptomics