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Distinctive expansion of gene families associated with plant cell wall degradation, secondary metabolism, and nutrient uptake in the genomes of grapevine trunk pathogens

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Title
Distinctive expansion of gene families associated with plant cell wall degradation, secondary metabolism, and nutrient uptake in the genomes of grapevine trunk pathogens
Published in
BMC Genomics, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12864-015-1624-z
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Abraham Morales-Cruz, Katherine C. H. Amrine, Barbara Blanco-Ulate, Daniel P. Lawrence, Renaud Travadon, Philippe E. Rolshausen, Kendra Baumgartner, Dario Cantu

Abstract

Trunk diseases threaten the longevity and productivity of grapevines in all viticulture production systems. They are caused by distantly-related fungi that form chronic wood infections. Variation in wood-decay abilities and production of phytotoxic compounds are thought to contribute to their unique disease symptoms. We recently released the draft sequences of Eutypa lata, Neofusicoccum parvum and Togninia minima, causal agents of Eutypa dieback, Botryosphaeria dieback and Esca, respectively. In this work, we first expanded genomic resources to three important trunk pathogens, Diaporthe ampelina, Diplodia seriata, and Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, causal agents of Phomopsis dieback, Botryosphaeria dieback, and Esca, respectively. Then we integrated all currently-available information into a genome-wide comparative study to identify gene families potentially associated with host colonization and disease development. The integration of RNA-seq, comparative and ab initio approaches improved the protein-coding gene prediction in T. minima, whereas shotgun sequencing yielded nearly complete genome drafts of Dia. ampelina, Dip. seriata, and P. chlamydospora. The predicted proteomes of all sequenced trunk pathogens were annotated with a focus on functions likely associated with pathogenesis and virulence, namely (i) wood degradation, (ii) nutrient uptake, and (iii) toxin production. Specific patterns of gene family expansion were described using Computational Analysis of gene Family Evolution, which revealed lineage-specific evolution of distinct mechanisms of virulence, such as specific cell wall oxidative functions and secondary metabolic pathways in N. parvum, Dia. ampelina, and E. lata. Phylogenetically-informed principal component analysis revealed more similar repertoires of expanded functions among species that cause similar symptoms, which in some cases did not reflect phylogenetic relationships, thereby suggesting patterns of convergent evolution. This study describes the repertoires of putative virulence functions in the genomes of ubiquitous grapevine trunk pathogens. Gene families with significantly faster rates of gene gain can now provide a basis for further studies of in planta gene expression, diversity by genome re-sequencing, and targeted reverse genetic approaches. The functional validation of potential virulence factors will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of pathogenesis and virulence, which ultimately will enable the development of accurate diagnostic tools and effective disease management.

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Country Count As %
Chile 1 <1%
Uruguay 1 <1%
Taiwan 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Unknown 192 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 53 27%
Researcher 39 20%
Student > Master 19 10%
Student > Bachelor 16 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 14 7%
Other 29 15%
Unknown 26 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 111 57%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 29 15%
Environmental Science 5 3%
Computer Science 4 2%
Engineering 3 2%
Other 10 5%
Unknown 34 17%
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