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Elucidating Molecular Responses to Spittlebug Attack in Paspalum regnellii

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Begnami, Isabela dos Santos ; Aono, Alexandre Hild ; Graciano, Diego da Silva ; Carmello-Guerreiro, Sandra Maria ; Ferreira, Rebecca Caroline Ulbricht ; Malago Jr, Wilson ; Matta, Frederico de Pina ; Gusmao, Marcos Rafael ; de Souza, Anete Pereira ; Vigna, Bianca Baccili Zanotto
Número total de Autores: 10
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER; v. N/A, p. 17-pg., 2024-08-03.
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Spittlebugs cause large production losses that affect agribusiness worldwide. Understanding plant-herbivore interactions at the molecular level may be the key to developing resistant cultivars. After a nymph survival experiment, root transcriptomes were assembled from two Paspalum regnellii genotypes (BGP 248 and 344) with different first-line defense strategies, with no infestation and at two times after the initial attack of the spittlebug (Mahanarva spectabilis) nymph, thus integrating differential expression analysis and biological network modeling supplemented by root anatomical analysis. Gene Ontology terms related to different stress responses, such as salicylic acid catabolic process, were enriched in BGP 248, while some specific to spittlebugs, such as response to herbivores, were enriched in BGP 344. Enriched pathways were related to structural differences between genotypes, such as those related to cutin, suberin, and wax biosynthesis. BGP 344 also presented pathways related to induced defense, such as glutathione metabolism. Metabolic networks highlighted kinases, and coexpression networks demonstrated a complex cascade response that included lncRNAs. This study provides the first molecular insights into the defense mechanisms of P. regnellii against M. spectabilis. The genotype with the fastest response to insect attack and highest nymph mortality (BGP 344) presented kinases and an enriched glutathione pathway, in addition to constitutive barriers, such as lignin, which can make it difficult for the insect to colonize the plant. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 19/03232-6 - Seleção genômica ampla em cana-de-açúcar via aprendizado de máquina e redes complexas para caracteres de importância econômica
Beneficiário:Alexandre Hild Aono
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto
Processo FAPESP: 18/19219-6 - Detecção de genes de interesse agronômico e envolvidos na heterose em Urochloa spp.
Beneficiário:Rebecca Caroline Ulbricht Ferreira
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado