Verification of the Interaction Target Protein of the Effector ApCE22 of Arthrinium phaeospermum in Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis

The study of interaction proteins of the pathogen A. phaeospermum effector protein is an important means to analyze the disease-resistance mechanism of Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis shoot blight. To obtain the proteins interacting with the effector ApCE22 of A. phaeospermum, 27 proteins interacting with the effector ApCE22 were initially identified via a yeast two-hybrid assay, of which four interaction proteins were obtained after one-to-one validation. The B2 protein and the chaperone protein DnaJ chloroplast protein were then verified to interact with the ApCE22 effector protein by bimolecular fluorescence complementation and GST pull-down methods. Advanced structure prediction showed that the B2 protein contained the DCD functional domain related to plant development and cell death, and the DnaJ protein contained the DnaJ domain related to stress resistance. The results showed that both the B2 protein and DnaJ protein in B. pervariabilis × D. grandis were the target interaction proteins of the ApCE22 effector of A. phaeospermum and related to the stress resistance of the host B. pervariabilis × D. grandis. The successful identification of the pathogen effector interaction target protein in B. pervariabilis × D. grandis plays an important role in the mechanism of pathogen–host interaction, thus providing a theoretical basis for the control of B. pervariabilis × D. grandis shoot blight.


Introduction
In the process of invading the host, a fungal pathogen will be resisted by the host plant's autoimmune system, which involves two immune responses. The first is a broadspectrum immune response (PAMPs trigger immune) triggered by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). To suppress PTI (PAMPs trigger immune), the pathogen will secrete effectors as an invasion weapon. However, the immune receptor R proteins in the plant will recognize effectors, causing a hypersensitive reaction (HR) and inhibiting the further infection of pathogenic fungi [1]. These effectors belong to the avirulence (Avr) gene, while the gene-for-gene hypothesis asserts a one-on-one relationship between the Avr genes and plant resistance (R) genes [2]. It has been found that many effectors can regulate the infection of the pathogen and the resistance of the host by acting on the target genes. The Ustilago maydis effector Pep1 directly targets the maize peroxidase POX12, thereby inhibiting ROS generating capacity and early defense responses [3]. Effector Pst18363 in Puccinia striiformis directly targets the Nudix hydrolase TaNUDX23 and suppresses ROS accumulation to promote pathogen infection [4]. Pst_12806 in P. striiformis targets wheat TaISP and reduces photosynthesis, electron transport, and chloroplast-derived ROS [5]. The 2.2.2. Detection of the Self-Activation and Toxicity of the Bait ApCE22 Y2H gold competent cells were prepared and plasmid transformed using the Yeastmaker Yeast Transformation System 2 (Clontech, Los Angeles, CA, USA). pGBKT7-ApCE22 plasmid DNA was transferred into Y2H gold yeast competent cells, and 100 µL of transformed yeast cell diluent was spread on the corresponding selective culture medium (as shown in Table S2). The culture was placed at 30 • C to observe colony growth for 3-5 days, and the toxicity and self-activation activity of the bait ApCE22 were analyzed.

Two-Hybrid Screening Library
The Y2H gold yeast containing the bait plasmid pGBKT7-ApCE22 was successfully transformed and cloned into 50 mL SD/-Trp liquid medium for culturing until OD 600 = 0.8, the Y2H gold yeast was collected and the cells resuspended in 5 mL SD/-Trp liquid medium [18][19][20]. Then, 1 mL cDNA library solution (B. pervariabilis × D. grandis yeast library [21] infected by A. phaeospermum) and 5 mL pGBKT7-ApCE22 bait solution were put into a 2 L sterile flask, cultured at 30 • C and 30 rmp for 20-24 h, and put under a 10 × 40 microscope. When the hybrid solution appeared to be a clover-shaped complex, the cells were collected using 0.9% NaCl (50 µg/mL Kanmycin, kana). The cell solution was diluted 100, 1000, and 10,000 times, and 100 µL of each gradient was taken to spread on SD/-Trp, SD/-Leu, SD/-Trp/-Leu, SD/-Trp/-Ade/x-a-gal/AbA, and SD/-Trp/-Leu/-His/x-a-gal/AbA plates, respectively. The solution was incubated at 30 • C for 3-5 days, then the number of colonies were counted and the mating efficiency was calculated. The blue clones on the primary screen plate were transferred to the SD/-Trp/-Leu/-His/-Ade/xa-gal/AbA plate with high screening intensity for further screening. Sanger sequencing and one-to-one verification were performed on the positive clones of the SD/-Trp/-Leu/-His/-Ade/x-a-gal/AbA plates.

One-to-One Interaction Verification between the Prey Plasmid and Bait Plasmid
Primers with complementary sequences of the BamHI enzyme sites of pGBKT7 and pGADT7 vectors were designed for the interaction genes and effector ApCE22 (Table S1). The restriction endonuclease BamHI (New England Biolabs, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA) was used to linearize both the pGBKT7 and pGADT7 vectors. In addition, 2× HiFi PCR SuperMix (TransGen Biotech, Beijing, China) was used to amplify the interaction genes with ApCE22. The interaction genes and linearized vectors were cut and recycled for backup, pGBKT7 was connected with the effector ApCE22, and pGADT7 was connected with interacting genes B2, myb, MRH1, and DnaJ, respectively. They were each transferred into E. coli DH5α competent cells and plasmid DNA was extracted for use. Y2H gold competent cells were prepared according to the Yeastmaker Yeast Transformation System 2 (Clontech, USA), and 10 µL pre-denatured carrier DNA, 100ng pGBKT7-ApCE22 plasmid DNA, and 200ng prey plasmid DNA were added with 300 µL of 1xPEG/LiAC. This was placed in a 30 • C water bath, and the 20 µL DMSO that was added 30 min later was mixed evenly, heated for 15 min at 42 • C, and then the cells were collected. They were resuspended in YPD plus and incubated for 1 h. The colonies were collected, resuspended in 0.9% NaCl, and used to spread on SD/-Trp/-Leu/-His/-Ade/X-a-gal/AbA plates. The colonies were cultured at 30 • C for 3-5 days for observation. At the same time, the vector of bait and prey were exchanged and verified again.  (Table S1). The restriction endonuclease BamHI (NEB) was used to linearize both the pSPYNE(R)173 and pSPYCE(M) vectors. Then, 2×HiFi PCR SuperMix (TransGen Biotech, Beijing, China) was used to amplify the interaction gene fragments with connectors. The interaction gene fragments and linearized vectors were cut and recycled for backup. After cloning ApCE22 into the pSPYNE (R) 173 vector, and cloning B2, DnaJ into the pSPSYCE (M) vector, respectively, they were transferred into E. coli DH5α susceptibility. The positive colonies recombinant plasmids pSPYNE(R)173-ApCE22, pSPYCE(M)-B2, and pSPYCE(M)-DnaJ were each detected by the primer ApCE22-F/R, B2-F/R and DnaJ-F/R, respectively. Colonies with correct sequencing were selected for storage. At the same time, the vector of bait and prey were exchanged and verified again.  Table 1 for the experimental settings.  (Table S1). Then, 2× TransTaq High Fidelity PCR SuperMix (TransGen Biotech, Beijing, China) was used to amplify the interaction genes B2 and DnaJ. The PGEX-6P-1-ApCE22 decoy protein vector was constructed by using homologous recombinant enzyme Exnase. pET28a-B2 and pET28a-DnaJ capture protein vectors were stored for future use.
Note: + represents that the reaction system contains this kind of plasmid, − represents that the reaction system does not contain this kind of plasmid.

Expression and Purification of the Fusion Protein
The constructed PGEX-6P-1-GST-ApCE22, pET28a-His-B2, and pET28a-His-DnaJ fusion protein prokaryotic expression vectors were all transformed into E. coli BL21 competent cells. After shake culturing at 37 • C at 225 rpm/min, the OD 600 value was 0.6. A concentration of 0.1 mM IPTG was added to induce expression. After incubation at 16 • C for 16h, the cells were collected in 40 mL pre-cold GST balance solution, and the cells were ultrasonically broken (the parameters were set to 200 W power, 2.5 s ultrasound, a 5 s pause, and 80 cycles), and the supernatant and sediment collected. A small amount of supernatant and sediment were used for SDS-PAGE detection, and the remaining supernatant and sediment were retained at 4 • C for subsequent use.

Pull-Down Verification
A total of 200 µL of 50% glutathione agarose resin homogenate and 500 µg of GST-ApCE22 were used as the experimental group, and 500 µg GST and 200 µL 50% glutathione agarose resin homogenate were used as the control group. Then, 500 µg His-B2 and His-DnaJ were added to the control group and experimental group, respectively. The mixture was overturned at 4 • C for overnight incubation. The washing process was repeated three times with 1 mL of pre-cooled PBST, and 80 µL of RIPA buffer cell lysate and 20 µL 6× load buffer were added, mixed well, and boiled for 5-10 min. Finally, the supernatant obtained in the previous step was separated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis, and the protein bands were transferred to the PVDF membrane by the wet transfer method for Western blot detection.

Modeling and Phylogenetic Analysis
The software TBtools (v1.09876) was used to build the rootless phylogenetic tree of the target protein, and the bootstrap number was 5000. Predictprotein (https://www. predictprotein.org/, accessed on 1 February 2023) was used for secondary structure prediction of the protein encoded by the gene. Online software SWISS-MODEL (http: //swissmodel.expasy.org/interactive, accessed on 1 March 2023) was used to predict the tertiary structure of the protein [22]. Additionally, we used InterPro (https://www.ebi.ac. uk/interpro/, accessed on 1 March 2023) to predict the functional domains and analyze the protein's putative functions.

Screening of the Interaction Proteins of Effector ApCE22
The pGBKT7 and pGADT7 vectors were linearized by the BamHI enzyme. The linearized pGBKT7 vector was ligated into effector ApCE22. The positive colony was obtained after E. coli transformation, and the pGBKT7-ApCE22 plasmid DNA was extracted. The clone of the pGBKT7-53 and pGADT7-T positive control reaction grew in SD/-Leu/-Trp/X-α-gal and SD/-Leu/-Trp/-His/-Ade/X-α-gal/AbA medium, and the clone grew and turned blue. It indicated that the pGBKT7-53 and pGADT7-T vectors were successfully expressed, and the positive control experiment was successful. In addition, yeast colonies of the negative controls pGBKT7-Lam and pGADT7-T grew on the SD/-Leu/-Trp/X-α-gal medium, indicating that pGBKT7-Lam and pGADT7-T were normally expressed, while there were no clones on the SD/-Leu/-Trp/-His/-Ade/ X-αgal/AbA medium, indicating the negative control experiment was successful. In addition, the reaction results of the pGBKT7-ApCE22 bait and pGADT7-T are shown in Figure S1, indicating that pGBKT7-ApCE22 had slight self-activation, but activation at SD/-Leu/-Trp/-His/-Ade/X-α-gal/AbA could be inhibited and had no toxicity ( Figure S1C). Thus, SD/-Leu/-Trp/-His/-Ade/X-α-gal/AbA provides the necessary conditions for subsequent screening experiments. After screening the interaction library of ApCE22 using the mating method, 52 blue clones of the pGBKT7-ApCE22 interaction protein grew on the screening plate of the SD/-Leu/-Trp/-His/-Ade/X-α-gal/AbA medium and were transferred to SD/-Leu/-Trp/-His/-Ade/X-α-gal/AbA for another screening, where 27 blue clones were obtained ( Figure 1). However, multiple colonies turning blue in the same plate might have an effect on the color of the neighboring negative colonies. Therefore, the blue-positive colonies obtained from the second screening would be only half of the bluepositive colonies obtained from the first screening. The 27 positive clones were sequenced, and the sequencing results were aligned to 23 genes in the NCBI database (Table 2).
PREDICTED: Oryza sativa Japonica group histone H1, mRNA XM_015788867.2 ApCE22-AD-18 elongation factor 1-alpha (Dichanthelium oligosanthes) hypothetical protein EJB05_39871, partial (Eragrostis curvula) TVU16314.1 Figure 1. Positive clones of the pGBKT7-ApCE22 interaction gene on a double-screen plate. Note: +: stands for positive control. −: stands for negative control. The first screening step is to screen for interacting prey proteins from a yeast library of hybrid bamboo using effector ApCE22 as a bait protein, and the direct screening marker for this step is colony bluing. The second screening step is to pick out the blue colonies obtained in the first step individually and screen them again.

One-to-One Verification of Effector ApCE22 and the Interacting Proteins
After one-to-one interaction verification between bait vector pGBKT7-ApCE22 and prey vector, four prey genes interacting with the bait vector were obtained. The annotation results of the interaction gene's functions were myb-related protein P, chaperone protein DnaJ A6 chloroplastic, B2 protein, and putative LRR receiver-like serine/threonine protein kinase MRH1. At the same time, the linearized pGADT7 vector was ligated into these four target genes, respectively. After exchanging the vector of the prey Figure 1. Positive clones of the pGBKT7-ApCE22 interaction gene on a double-screen plate. Note: +: stands for positive control. −: stands for negative control. The first screening step is to screen for interacting prey proteins from a yeast library of hybrid bamboo using effector ApCE22 as a bait protein, and the direct screening marker for this step is colony bluing. The second screening step is to pick out the blue colonies obtained in the first step individually and screen them again.

One-to-One Verification of Effector ApCE22 and the Interacting Proteins
After one-to-one interaction verification between bait vector pGBKT7-ApCE22 and prey vector, four prey genes interacting with the bait vector were obtained. The annotation results of the interaction gene's functions were myb-related protein P, chaperone protein DnaJ A6 chloroplastic, B2 protein, and putative LRR receiver-like serine/threonine protein kinase MRH1. At the same time, the linearized pGADT7 vector was ligated into these four target genes, respectively. After exchanging the vector of the prey gene and bait gene, the verification was performed again. The result of the interaction between effector ApCE22 and the four proteins is shown in Figure S2. The interaction colonies after exchanging bait carrier and prey carrier are shown in Figure 2.

Verification the Interaction of ApCE22 and the Interacting Proteins via Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementary
The fluorescence complementation results of two molecules showed that there was an interaction between the effector ApCE22 and B2 protein, and the ApCE22, and chaperone DnaJ chloroplast protein. The PCR detection results of recombinant plasmid pSPYNE(R)173-ApCE22, pSPYCE(M)-B2, and pSPYCE(M)-DnaJ DNA by the ApCE22-F/R, B2-F/R, and DnaJ-F/R primers are shown in Figure S3. It was found that the effector ApCE22 produced fluorescence whether it reacted with the chaperone DnaJ chloroplast or with the B2 protein in tobacco (Figure 3

Verification the Interaction of ApCE22 and the Interacting Proteins via Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementary
The fluorescence complementation results of two molecules showed that there was an interaction between the effector ApCE22 and B2 protein, and the ApCE22, and chaperone DnaJ chloroplast protein. The PCR detection results of recombinant plasmid pSPYNE(R)173-ApCE22, pSPYCE(M)-B2, and pSPYCE(M)-DnaJ DNA by the ApCE22-F/R, B2-F/R, and DnaJ-F/R primers are shown in Figure S3. It was found that the effector ApCE22 produced fluorescence whether it reacted with the chaperone DnaJ chloroplast or with the B2 protein in tobacco (Figure 3), indicating that there was an interaction between the ApCE22 effector of A. phaeospermum with the DnaJ chloroplast and with the B2 protein in hybrid bamboo.

Pull-Down Validation of the Effector ApCE22 and the Interacting Protein
The sequence analysis results of the effector protein ApCE22 and the interacting proteins B2 and DnaJ showed that ApCE22 encoded for a peptide of 256 amino acids, and did not contain a transmembrane region ( Figure S4A), and that 1-17 amino acids are signal peptides ( Figure S4B). Moreover, the local hydrophilicity was good ( Figure S4C). The B2 protein contained 346 amino acids, had no transmembrane region and no signal peptide sequence, and had good local hydrophilicity ( Figure S5A-C). The DnaJ gene encoded 285 amino acids, had no transmembrane region and no signal peptide sequence, and had good local hydrophilicity ( Figure S6A-C). The electrophoretic results of the purified effector ApCE22 and the target proteins B2 and DnaJ are shown in Figure S7; the sizes are consistent with the sizes of the target proteins. Their Western blot results are shown in Figure S8. The results of the pull-down analysis of the purified ApCE22 protein with B2, and ApCE22 protein with DnaJ are shown in Figure 4, indicating that the effectors ApCE22 interacted with B2 and DnaJ in vitro, respectively. Biomolecules 2023, 13, 590 9 of 16 and had good local hydrophilicity ( Figure S6A-C). The electrophoretic results of the purified effector ApCE22 and the target proteins B2 and DnaJ are shown in Figure S7; the sizes are consistent with the sizes of the target proteins. Their Western blot results are shown in Figure S8. The results of the pull-down analysis of the purified ApCE22 protein with B2, and ApCE22 protein with DnaJ are shown in Figure 4, indicating that the effectors ApCE22 interacted with B2 and DnaJ in vitro, respectively.

Advanced Structure Prediction and Phylogenetic Analysis of ApCE22, B2 and DnaJ
The tertiary structure results of ApCE22, and the interacting proteins B2 and DnaJ are shown in Figure 5. Among them, the ApCE22 protein contained three helixes, which were located at amino acids 2-18, 121-124, and 235-255. Its tertiary structure also contained calcium ion and bromine ion ligands. The secondary structure prediction of the amino acid sequence encoded by B2 and DnaJ through the SPOMA website showed that the B2 protein contained an α-helix (25.14%), an extended strand (11.27%), and a random coil (57.23%). The DnaJ protein contained an α-helix (14.74%), an extended strand (8.68%), an extended strand (23.51%), a β-turn (6.32%), and a random coil (55.44%). The B2 protein contained a DCD domain related to plant development and cell death, which was located in the 210th to 342nd amino acids. The secondary structure of this domain was mainly composed of β composed chains, which had an α-spiral limit. In addition, the structure of the B2 protein also contained three SO4 ligands. The 43rd to 258th amino acids of the DnaJ protein was the DnaJ domain, which was composed of the C-terminal region of the DnaJ protein. The two C-terminal domains CTDI and CTDII of the protein were necessary to maintain the DnaJ domain at its specific relative position. The DnaJ protein structure also contained two zinc ligands. Using the adjacency method, the evolutionary tree was constructed based on the amino acid sequence of the B2 protein and DnaJ protein ( Figure 6). The results showed that both the B2 protein and DnaJ protein were aligned to gramineous setaria plant, the B2 protein was aligned to Setaria italica, and the DnaJ protein was aligned to Setaria viridis. region of the DnaJ protein. The two C-terminal domains CTDI and CTDII of the protein were necessary to maintain the DnaJ domain at its specific relative position. The DnaJ protein structure also contained two zinc ligands. Using the adjacency method, the evolutionary tree was constructed based on the amino acid sequence of the B2 protein and DnaJ protein ( Figure 6). The results showed that both the B2 protein and DnaJ protein were aligned to gramineous setaria plant, the B2 protein was aligned to Setaria italica, and the DnaJ protein was aligned to Setaria viridis.

Discussion
Based on yeast-two hybrid technology, 27 interaction target proteins of the effector ApCE22 were screened in the hybrid bamboo B. pervariabilis × D. grandis. Four interaction proteins were obtained via yeast two-hybrid, including myb-related protein P, chaperone protein DnaJ A6 chloroplastic, B2 protein, and putative LRR receiver-like serine/threonine protein kinase MRH1. Bimolecular fluorescence complementary and GST pull-down assays were used to prove that chaperone protein DnaJ A6 chloroplastic and the B2 protein interacted with the effector protein ApCE22 in vivo and in vitro. The B2 protein belongs to the DCD domain-containing protein NRP-like family and contains a development cell death (DCD) domain. This family represents a group of plant aspara-

Discussion
Based on yeast-two hybrid technology, 27 interaction target proteins of the effector ApCE22 were screened in the hybrid bamboo B. pervariabilis × D. grandis. Four interaction proteins were obtained via yeast two-hybrid, including myb-related protein P, chaperone protein DnaJ A6 chloroplastic, B2 protein, and putative LRR receiver-like serine/threonine protein kinase MRH1. Bimolecular fluorescence complementary and GST pull-down assays were used to prove that chaperone protein DnaJ A6 chloroplastic and the B2 protein interacted with the effector protein ApCE22 in vivo and in vitro. The B2 protein belongs to the DCD domain-containing protein NRP-like family and contains a development cell death (DCD) domain. This family represents a group of plant asparagine-rich proteins containing a DCD domain, some of which contain additional recognizable motifs, like the KELCH repeats or the ParB domain. They are involved in the stress signaling pathways that mediate cell death in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and osmotic stress, and include DCD domain-containing proteins NRP-A/B from soybean, NRP from Arabidopsis, and B2 protein from carrot [23][24][25]. Among them, DCD domain-containing protein NRP in soybean is induced under ER stress as a component of the early pathogen response. In Arabidopsis, DCD domain-containing protein NRP contributes to the initial phase of responses to abiotic and biotic stress signals. It binds the phytochrome-associated protein phosphatase FYPP3 and facilitates FYPP3 degradation to promote abscisic acid (ABA) response [26,27]. It has also been found that the over-expression of the B2 protein, which contains the DCD domain in Arabidopsis thaliana, leads to hypersensitivity [28]. The DCD domain is a conserved domain in proteins involved in plant development and programmed cell death, and, coincidentally, the interaction target B2 protein of effector ApCE22 also contains a DCD domain. It is speculated that the target protein B2 can interact with effector ApCE22 during A. phaeospermum invasion, thus leading to the programmed death of host plant cells. Although a dead cell on its own might already stop the growth of biotrophic pathogens [29], the hybrid bamboo shoot blight Pathogen A. phaeospermum, as a kind of hemibiotrophic pathogen, can still grow and develop in the necrotrophic stage and infect the host. This also shows that the B2 protein could recognize the effector ApCE22 of A. phaeospermum and cause the programmed cell death of hybrid bamboo, but it does not necessarily prevent the infection of A. phaeospermum.
Another protein that has been proven to interact with the effector protein ApCE22 is the Chaperone protein DnaJ A6 chloroplastic, which is a molecular chaperone that widely exists in plant cells and belongs to the Hsp40 homologous superfamily. The protein contains a DnaJ domain, which can not only combine with the folded polypeptide chain to prevent its aggregation but also stimulate the ATPase activity of the helper protein DnaK so that the helper proteins DnaK and DnaJ form a complex to respond to external stress [30,31]. The chaperone protein has a precise coordination effect on biological cell cycle entry, and the cell cycle mechanism is an important part of interfering with plant growth at the cell level [32]. For example, the Ydj1 chaperone and nuclear accumulation of the G1 cyclin Cln3 are inversely dependent on growth rate and readily respond to changes in protein synthesis and stress conditions that alter protein-folding requirements [33]. In addition, Ydj1, the same Hsp40 chaperone involved in releasing Cln3 from the ER, has also been shown to play an important role in the degradation mechanisms of this G1 cyclin [34,35]. Similar to DnaJ protein, Ydj1 is a kind of J-domain chaperone protein. It plays a role in protein homeostasis and releasing G1 cyclin Cln3 from the endoplasmic reticulum to trigger cell cycle entry [36]. Heat shock protein Hsp26 also participates in the UPR response provoked by ER stress [37].
At present, the DnaJ/Hsp40 family protein has been found to participate in the development and adversity stress of plants, including abiotic stress such as heat tolerance, salt stress, drought stress, and biological stress such as improving plant disease resistance [38][39][40][41]. The silencing cotton DnaJ/Hsp40 family protein GhDNAJ1 enhances cotton susceptibility to Verticillium dahlia [42]. Overexpression of a tomato chloroplast-targeted DnaJ gene enhances resistance to Pseudomonas solanacearumm [40]. The association between the capsid protein (CP) and host DnaJ-like proteins (HSP40) is essential during potato virus Y infection [43]. Similarly, the tobacco type I DnaJ protein NbMIP1 is required for tobacco innate immunity to the mosaic virus infection [44]. In addition, the soybean type III DnaJ protein GmHSP40 is essential for disease resistance [45]. What is more, the DnaJ protein in rice has been proven to be an important regulator of chloroplast growth and development, and the DnaJ protein in Arabidopsis has also been found to be essential for chloroplast growth [38,46,47].
In conclusion, this study first screened 27 interacting proteins from a hybrid bamboo yeast library using the pathogenic ApCE22 effector protein as bait, followed by one-to-one protein interaction validation to obtain two proteins, B2 and DnaJ, with true interactions with the ApCE22 effector protein. The B2 protein is mainly involved in the programmed cell death and other immune reactions of hybrid bamboo. The DnaJ protein not only plays an important role in the growth and development of chloroplast synthesis of hybrid bamboo leaves, but also plays an important role in heat tolerance, salt tolerance, drought stress, and resistance to A. phaeospermum. Although the DnaJ and B2 proteins have been proved to interact with the effector ApCE22, their functions have been only preliminarily predicted. Therefore, it is still necessary to identify their functions in the host B. pervariabilis × D. grandis through gene knockout, gene silencing, or gene expression techniques.
Supplementary Materials: The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https:// www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/biom13040590/s1, Figure S1: Self-activation detection of pGBKT7-ApCE22; Figure S2: One-to-one yeast two-hybrid results of ApCE22 and the interacting proteins; Figure S3: The gene detection results of recombinant plasmid pSPYNE(R) 173-ApCE22, pSPYCE(M)-B2, and pSPYCE(M)-DnaJ. Figure S4: Analysis of the transmembrane region, signal peptide and hydrophilicity of the sequence of the effector ApCE22; Figure S5: Analysis of the transmembrane region, signal peptide, and hydrophilicity of the effector B2; Figure S6: Analysis of the transmembrane region, signal peptide, and the hydrophilicity of the sequence of the effector DnaJ. Figure S7: Electrophoresis results of the purified protein of the effector ApCE22, and the target proteins B2 and DnaJ. Figure S8: Western blot results of the effector ApCE22, the B2 protein, and the DnaJ protein. Table S1: Primer sequences of various expression vectors. Table S2: List of different plasmid ingredients in the self-activation and toxicity test.