Genotype-Specific Expression of Selected Candidate Genes Conferring Resistance to Leaf Rust of Rye (Secale cereale L.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Materials
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Inoculation of Rye Seedlings with Prs and the Mock Control
2.4. Microscopic Analysis
2.5. Macroscopic Analysis
2.6. Total RNA Extraction and cDNA Synthesis
2.7. Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Microscopic and Macroscopic Analyses of LR Symptom Development
3.2. Analysis of DXS, Glu, GT and PR-1 Expression
3.3. DXS Gene
3.4. Glu Gene
3.5. GT Gene
3.6. PR-1 Gene
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Inbred Line Designation | Origin |
---|---|
L318 | Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland |
L9 | |
L310 | |
Ot1-3 | Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland |
541 | |
SE8 | Danko Plant Breeding, Ltd. (Choryń, Poland) |
SE31 | |
SE104 | |
SE118 | |
SE180 | |
SE212 | |
SE133 |
Gene | Primer Sequences (5′ → 3′) | |
---|---|---|
Forward Primer | Reverse Primer | |
DXS | CTTACGAGGCTCCAGTCCAG | GCGGGCATACTCATCCACTT |
Glu | TACCAGAACCTGTTCGACGC | GCCCTTCCTGTTCTCGTTGA |
GT | ATACGGATCCCAAGGACCGA | CTTGCATTGAATGGACCTTACCA |
PR-1 | CTGTTTCGTCGCCAAGGAGT | CCTCCAGCACCTCCATCTTG |
Act | CCCCTTTGAACCCAAAAGCC | GAAAGCACGGCCTGAATAGC |
ADP | TCTCATGGTTGGTCTCGATG | GGATGGTGGTGACGATCTCT |
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Azad, R.; Krępski, T.; Olechowski, M.; Biernacik, B.; Święcicka, M.; Matuszkiewicz, M.; Dmochowska-Boguta, M.; Rakoczy-Trojanowska, M. Genotype-Specific Expression of Selected Candidate Genes Conferring Resistance to Leaf Rust of Rye (Secale cereale L.). Genes 2024, 15, 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15030275
Azad R, Krępski T, Olechowski M, Biernacik B, Święcicka M, Matuszkiewicz M, Dmochowska-Boguta M, Rakoczy-Trojanowska M. Genotype-Specific Expression of Selected Candidate Genes Conferring Resistance to Leaf Rust of Rye (Secale cereale L.). Genes. 2024; 15(3):275. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15030275
Chicago/Turabian StyleAzad, Rumana, Tomasz Krępski, Mateusz Olechowski, Bartosz Biernacik, Magdalena Święcicka, Mateusz Matuszkiewicz, Marta Dmochowska-Boguta, and Monika Rakoczy-Trojanowska. 2024. "Genotype-Specific Expression of Selected Candidate Genes Conferring Resistance to Leaf Rust of Rye (Secale cereale L.)" Genes 15, no. 3: 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15030275
APA StyleAzad, R., Krępski, T., Olechowski, M., Biernacik, B., Święcicka, M., Matuszkiewicz, M., Dmochowska-Boguta, M., & Rakoczy-Trojanowska, M. (2024). Genotype-Specific Expression of Selected Candidate Genes Conferring Resistance to Leaf Rust of Rye (Secale cereale L.). Genes, 15(3), 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15030275