Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 156-167. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194046

Special Issue: Cotton Plant protection Biotechnology

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Genome-wide Characterization of SKS Gene Family in Gossypium hirsutum and Functional Analysis of GhSKS13 in Plant Resistance to Verticillium Wilt

LU Chengzhe1,2, JIA Pei1,2, WU Pan2, TANG Ye2, SHI Linfang1,2, CHEN Aimin3, PENG Qingzhong1, WU Jiahe2   

  1. 1 College of Biology and Environmental Sciences,Jishou University,Jishou 416000,China
    2 Institute of Microbiology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics,Beijing 100101,China
    3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Laboratory of Northwest Inland Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization,Innovation Join Hope Seed Corporation,Ltd.,Changji 831100,China
  • Received:2023-04-21 Published:2023-12-28

Abstract:

Genomic-wide identification of systematic work on the SKS gene family in cotton has not been reported.Identifying SKS (Skewed5 similar) gene family members and analyzing evolutionary relationship in Gossypium hirsutum,and analyzing the mechanism of GhSKS13 gene regulating cotton disease resistance are expected to provide a new direction for the cultivation of resistant plants.Here,the members of upland cotton SKS family were identified by bioinformatics at the genome-wide based on published genomic data of upland cotton genetic standard line TM-1,and G.hirsutum variety CRI-14 was used as the material.And chromosome distribution,evolutionary relationships,gene structure,and collinearity of SKS family members were predicted.Then,the expression pattern of GhSKS13 was analyzed by Real-time Quantitative PCR and virus-induced gene silencing was employed for preliminary investigation of the function of GhSKS13 in cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae.A total of 48 upland cotton SKS genes were identified,unevenly distributed on 19 chromosomes,clustered into 5 subgroups with highly conserved gene sequences.Collinearity analysis revealed that the upland cotton SKS gene family was subject to purifying selection.Expression pattern analysis showed that GhSKS13 was predominantly expressed in upland cotton root tissues and significantly up-regulated by V.dahliae infection. GhSKS13-silenced reduced plants resistance to V.dahliae and suppressed the expression of the pathogen-related genes including GhPR1, GhPR2,GhPR3 and GhPR5 compared to control plants. GhSKS13-silenced plants invaded by V.dahliae showed significantly lower hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) deposition compared to the control,suggesting that GhSKS13 promotes the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).In conclusion,this study clarified the phylogenetic relationships,chromosomal distribution characteristics and gene structure characteristics of upland cotton SKS family members,and elucidated the involvement of GhSKS13 in upland cotton plant resistance to V.dahliae.

Key words: Gossypium hirsutum, Genome-wide identification, Verticillium dahliae, SKS gene, Reactive oxygen species

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LU Chengzhe, JIA Pei, WU Pan, TANG Ye, SHI Linfang, CHEN Aimin, PENG Qingzhong, WU Jiahe. Genome-wide Characterization of SKS Gene Family in Gossypium hirsutum and Functional Analysis of GhSKS13 in Plant Resistance to Verticillium Wilt[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2023, 38(6): 156-167. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194046.

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