Comparative Small RNA and Degradome Sequencing Provides Insights into Antagonistic Interactions in the Biocontrol Fungus Clonostachys rosea
Edoardo Piombo, Ramesh R. Vetukuri, Poorva Sundararajan, Sandeep Kushwaha, Dan Funck Jensen, Magnus Karlsson, Mukesh Dubey
Abstract
Small RNAs (sRNAs) are emerging as key players in pathogenic and mutualistic fungus-plant interactions; however, their role in fungus-fungus interactions remains elusive. In this study, we employed the necrotrophic mycoparasite Clonostachys rosea and the plant-pathogenic mycohosts Botrytis cinerea and Fusarium graminearum and investigated the sRNA-mediated gene regulation in mycoparasitic interactions.
Topics & Concepts
FungusBiological pest controlBiologyMycovirusAntagonismBotanyRNAGeneticsGeneRNA polymeraseReceptorPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions