The Interspecific Fungal Hybrid <i>Verticillium longisporum</i> Displays Subgenome-Specific Gene Expression
Jasper R. L. Depotter, Fabian van Beveren, Luis Rodríguez‐Moreno, H. Martin Kramer, Edgar A. Chavarro Carrero, Gabriel L. Fiorin, Grardy C. M. van den Berg, Thomas A. Wood, Bart P. H. J. Thomma, Michael Seidl
Abstract
displays an ongoing loss of heterozygosity and more relaxed gene evolution. Also, differential parental gene expression is observed, with enrichment for genes that encode secreted proteins. Intriguingly, the majority of these genes display subgenome-specific responses under differential growth conditions. In conclusion, hybridization has incited the genomic and transcriptomic plasticity that enables adaptation to environmental changes in a parental allele-specific fashion.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyVerticilliumGenomeGeneticsGenePloidyTranscriptomeGene expressionBotanyPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics