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The FonSIX6 gene acts as an avirulence effector in the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp niveum - watermelon pathosystem

文献类型: 外文期刊

作者: Niu, Xiaowei 1 ; Zhao, Xiaoqiang 1 ; Ling, Kai-Shu 2 ; Levi, Amnon 2 ; Sun, Yuyan 1 ; Fan, Min 1 ;

作者机构: 1.Zhejiang Acad Agr Sci, Inst Vegetables, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

2.USDA ARS, US Vegetable Lab, Charleston, SC 29414 USA

期刊名称:SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ( 影响因子:4.379; 五年影响因子:5.133 )

ISSN: 2045-2322

年卷期: 2016 年 6 卷

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: When infecting a host plant, the fungus Fusarium oxysporum secretes several effector proteins into the xylem tissue to promote virulence. However, in a host plant with an innate immune system involving analogous resistance proteins, the fungus effector proteins may trigger resistance, rather than promoting virulence. Identity of the effector genes of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (Fon) races that affect watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) are currently unknown. In this study, the SIX6 (secreted in xylem protein 6) gene was identified in Fon races 0 and 1 but not in the more virulent Fon race 2. Disrupting the FonSIX6 gene in Fon race 1 did not affect the sporulation or growth rate of the fungus but significantly enhanced Fon virulence in watermelon, suggesting that the mutant. Fon1SIX6 protein allowed evasion of R protein-mediated host resistance. Complementation of the wild-type race 2 (which lacks FonSIX6) with FonSIX6 reduced its virulence. These results provide evidence supporting the hypothesis that FonSIX6 is an avirulence gene. The identification of FonSix6 as an avirulence factor may be a first step in understanding the mechanisms of Fon virulence and resistance in watermelon and further elucidating the role of Six6 in Fusarium-plant interactions.

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