Overexpression of the chitinase gene CmCH1 from Coniothyrium minitans renders enhanced resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in soybean

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第一作者： Yang, Xiangdong

作者： Yang, Xiangdong;Yang, Jing;Li, Haiyun;Niu, Lu;Xing, Guojie;Zhang, Yuanyu;Xu, Wenjing;Zhao, Qianqian;Li, Qiyun;Dong, Yingshan

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关键词： Soybean; Chitinase; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Resistance; Coniothyrium minitans

期刊名称：TRANSGENIC RESEARCH （ 影响因子：2.788； 五年影响因子：2.377 ）

ISSN： 0962-8819

年卷期： 2020 年 29 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Pathogenic fungi represent one of the major biotic stresses for soybean production across the world. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of Sclerotinia stem rot, is a devastating fungal pathogen that is responsible for significant yield losses in soybean. In this study, the chitinase gene CmCH1, from the mycoparasitic fungus Coniothyrium minitans, which infects a range of ascomycetous sclerotia, including S. sclerotiorum and S. minor, was introduced into soybean. Transgenic plants expressing CmCH1 showed higher resistance to S. sclerotiorum infection, with significantly reduced lesion sizes in both detached stem and leaf assays, compared to the non-transformed control. Increased hydrogen peroxide content and activities of defense-responsive enzymes, such as peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, and polyphenoloxidase were also observed at the infection sites in the transgenic plants inoculated with S. sclerotiorum. Consistent with the role of chitinases in inducing downstream defense responses by the release of elicitors, several defense-related genes, such as GmNPR2, GmSGT-1, GmRAR1, GmPR1, GmPR3, GmPR12, GmPAL, GmAOS, GmPPO, were also significantly upregulated in the CmCH1-expressing soybean after inoculation. Collectively, our results demonstrate that overexpression of CmCH1 led to increased accumulation of H2O2 and up-regulation of defense-related genes and enzymes, and thus enhanced resistance to S. sclerotiorum infection while showing no detrimental effects on growth and development of soybean plants.

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