Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2020, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (5): 551-563.DOI: 10.11983/CBB20026

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Molecular Mechanism of the Generation of Asexual Spores of the Mango Fungal Pathogen (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) Induced by Mechanical Injuries

Liyan Wang1, Mengyao Lu1, Yue Tong1, Xiangbin Xu1, Zhengke Zhang1, Lanhuan Meng1, Xuequn Shi1,*(), Haichao Song2,*()   

  1. 1College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
    2School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
  • Received:2020-02-22 Accepted:2020-05-08 Online:2020-09-01 Published:2020-09-03
  • Contact: Xuequn Shi,Haichao Song

Abstract: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a prevalent pathogen that causes anthracnose in mango (Mangifera indica). Mycelium of C. gloeosporioides will accumulate a large number of conidia in 24-48 hours after mechanical injuries. However, it often accumulates none or few conidia during indoor culture, and the gene regulatory networks of the response to injury for a short-time (ST), or the key metabolic pathways involved in the response has not been explored. In this study, RNA-seq was carried out on RNA samples obtained at 5 time points within 2 hours after mechanical injuries. The differentially expressed genes were enriched by GO enrichment and KEGG metabolic pathway. The expression dynamics of mycelia in response to ST injury stress was analyzed. Based on a nonlinear ordinary differential equation model coupled with variable selection techniques, inter-module networks were constructed. The results showed that 417 differentially expressed genes were obtained, which belong to 12 clustered modules. KEGG enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes was enriched in the process of pyruvate metabolism, sulfur metabolism, aflatoxin biosynthesis, diterpenoid biosynthesis. Combined with functional annotation, 12 core genes were identified that significantly correlated with ST injury-induced expression. These results provide valuable references for further research on asexual development and pathogenicity in C. gloeosporioides.

Key words: mango, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, injury stress, RNA sequencing, expression dynamics