Publications by authors named "Zhongyun Piao"

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  • Clubroot is a serious soil-borne disease affecting cruciferous crops, making it essential to find and develop resistance genes to combat it.
  • This study focused on a cross between a resistant parent ("377") and a susceptible one ("12A") to investigate the genetic basis of clubroot resistance, revealing it is controlled by a single dominant gene.
  • Researchers localized this resistance gene to a specific genomic region on chromosome A08 and identified key genes associated with the resistance, providing valuable information for breeding programs targeting improved clubroot resistance.
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Orphan genes () are unique to the specific species or lineage, and whose homologous sequences cannot be found in other species or lineages. Furthermore, these genes lack recognizable domains or functional motifs, which make their characterization difficult. Here, we identified a   named () that could positively modulate bolting resistance.

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  • Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, poses a significant threat to global rapeseed production, with breeding resistant plants being a key solution.
  • Researchers utilized CR loci and advanced breeding techniques to create elite Brassica napus lines with combinations of resistance loci, resulting in improved disease resistance compared to traditional parental lines.
  • The study found that lines with multiple CR loci in a homozygous state offered superior resistance against clubroot strains while maintaining favorable agronomic traits.
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Plasmodiophora brassicae, the causative agent of clubroot disease, establishes a long-lasting parasitic relationship with its host by inducing the expression of sugar transporters. Previous studies have indicated that most BrSWEET genes in Chinese cabbage are up-regulated upon infection with P. brassicae.

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Clubroot disease caused by () severely threatens the cultivation of Cruciferous plants, especially Chinese cabbage. Recently, resistance genes in plants have been reported to encode for a Ca-permeable channel in the plasma membrane, which can mediate the cytosolic Ca increase in plant cells upon pathogen attack. However, the downstream Ca sensor and decoder are still unknown.

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Clubroot disease is a soil-borne disease caused by that leads to a serious yield reduction in cruciferous plants. In this study, ergothioneine (EGT) was used to culture resting spores, the germination of which was significantly inhibited. Further exogenous application of EGT and inoculation in Chinese cabbage showed that EGT promoted root growth and significantly reduced the incidence rate and disease index.

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Trehalose is a nonreducing disaccharide that is widely distributed in various organisms. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) is a critical enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of trehalose, which serves important functions in growth and development, defense, and stress resistance. Although previous studies have found that the clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae can lead to the accumulation of trehalose in infected Arabidopsis organs, it has been proposed that much of the accumulated trehalose is derived from the pathogen.

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Heterotrophic nitrification is a process of organic nitrogen degradation completed by the participation of heterotrophic nitrifying microorganisms, which can accelerate the nitrogen transformation process. However, the current research mainly focuses on heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria and their ammonium degradation capacities. And there is little accumulation of research on fungi, the main force of heterotrophic nitrification, and their capacities to transform organic nitrogen.

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Clubroot, caused by , is an economically important soil-borne disease that threatens Brassicaceae crops worldwide. In recent years, the incidence area of Chinese cabbage ( ssp. ) clubroot disease has increased, which severely affects the yield and quality of Chinese cabbage.

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Clubroot, caused by is one of the most severe threats to brassica species in China and worldwide. Breeding for clubroot resistant varieties is one of the best ways to overcome this disease. In this study, we introduced clubroot resistance (CR) gene from Chinese cabbage (85-74) into elite inbred line Zhongshuang 11 through interspecific hybridization and subsequent backcrossing with whole-genome molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS).

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Orphan genes are located in a special evolutionary branch and have no significant sequence similarity with any other identified genes. Orphan genes are prevalent in every species, comparative genomics analyses found that all sequenced species contained a portion of orphan genes, and the number of orphan genes obtained by distinct screening conditions is different. Orphan genes are often associated with various stress responses, species-specific evolution and substance metabolism regulation.

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In this study, we fine-mapped a clubroot resistance gene CRA3.7 in Chinese cabbage and developed its closely linked marker syau-InDel3008 for marker-assisted selection in CR cultivars breeding. Chinese cabbage is an important leafy vegetable rich in many nutrients widely grown in China.

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  • Clubroot is a significant disease affecting cruciferous plants, and this study focuses on the role of effector proteins in pathogen-host interactions.
  • Researchers screened 518 secretory proteins from the pathogen’s genome and identified 63 candidate effectors that can either induce or suppress cell death in host plants.
  • Specific candidate effectors displaying high expression during certain maturity stages were found to influence cell death, with some suppressing host immunity against a bacterial pathogen, highlighting their potential role in disease progression.
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  • Orphan genes are unique genes with no similarity to genes in other species, which contribute to lineage-specific adaptations and evolutionary innovation.
  • They are linked to stress responses, unique traits, and play a role in primary metabolism.
  • Recent advancements in sequencing technologies have enhanced our ability to study these genes in plants, highlighting their characteristics, expression, and functional roles, while also noting challenges and future research directions.
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Clubroot is a devastating disease that causes substantial yield loss worldwide. However, the inheritance and molecular mechanisms of clubroot resistance during pathogen infection in radish remain largely unclear. In this study, we investigated the inheritance of clubroot resistance in the F population derived from crossing clubroot-resistant (CR) and clubroot-susceptible inbred lines "GLX" and "XNQ," respectively.

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is a soil-borne pathogen that attacks the roots of cruciferous plants and causes clubroot disease. CircRNAs are noncoding RNAs, widely existing in plant and animal species. Although knowledge of circRNAs has been updated continuously and rapidly, information about circRNAs in the regulation of clubroot disease resistance is extremely limited in .

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, an obligate intracellular pathogen, can hijack the host's carbohydrates for survival. When the host plant is infected by , a large amount of soluble sugar accumulates in the roots, especially glucose, which probably facilitates the development of this pathogen. Although a complete glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) cycle existed in , very little information about the hexose transport system has been reported.

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Clubroot is one of the most important diseases for many important cruciferous vegetables and oilseed crops worldwide. Different clubroot resistance (CR) loci have been identified from only limited species in Brassica, making it difficult to compare and utilize these loci. European fodder turnip ECD04 is considered one of the most valuable resources for CR breeding.

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Clubroot caused by is a serious threat to cruciferous crops around the world. The resting spores of are a primary source of infection and can survive in soil for many years. Detection of resting spores in soil is essential for forecasting clubroot prevalence.

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Clubroot caused by is a destructive disease of cruciferous plants worldwide. A quantitative PCR (qPCR) system specific to was developed. Analysis of the qPCR sensitivity indicated that the lower limit of detection was 1 × 10 resting spores/ml, 1 × 10 spores/g of soil, and 1 × 10 spores/g of roots and seeds.

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Orphan genes (OGs), which are genes unique to a specific taxon, play a vital role in primary metabolism. However, little is known about the functional significance of Brassica rapa OGs (BrOGs) that were identified in our previous study. To study their biological functions, we developed a BrOG overexpression (BrOGOE) mutant library of 43 genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and assessed the phenotypic variation of the plants.

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, which is known for its broad genetic diversity for virulence, is the causal agent of clubroot disease of crops worldwide. Studies on pathotype characterization with four differential hosts according to Williams' classification system showed the predominance of pathotype 4 in China. However, the genetic variability within pathotype 4 complicates the breeding of durable clubroot-resistant (CR) cultivars.

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Clubroot caused by is a severe threat to the production of , worldwide. The cultivation of resistant varieties is the most efficient and environmentally friendly way to limit disease spread. We developed a highly resistant line, ZHE226, containing the resistance locus .

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Orphan genes, also called lineage-specific genes (LSGs), are important for responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, and are associated with lineage-specific structures and biological functions. To date, there have been no studies investigating gene number, gene features, or gene expression patterns of orphan genes in . In this study, 1540 -specific genes (BSGs) and 1824 Cruciferae-specific genes (CSGs) were identified based on the genome of .

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The rapid spread of clubroot disease, which is caused by , threatens Brassicaceae crop production worldwide. Breeding plants that have broad-spectrum disease resistance is one of the best ways to prevent clubroot. In the present study, eight Chinese cabbage germplasms were screened using published clubroot-resistant (CR) loci-/gene-linked markers.

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