Plant Volatile Methyl Salicylate Primes Wheat Defense Against the Grain Aphid by Altering the Synthesis of Defense Metabolites.

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important staple crops all over the world. Its productivity is adversely affected by aphid infestation.

Comprehensive sex- and tissue-specific transcriptome of the destructive invasive pest Tuta absoluta adults.

The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is a newly emerged invasive pests causing devastating loss on tomato production globally. Semiochemical-based management is a promising method for controlling this pest. However, there is little known about how T.

The Hcp2b of APEC induces mitochondrial damage in chicken DF-1 cells.

The haemolysin co-regulatory protein (Hcp) plays a significant role in the pathogenicity of avian pathogenic (APEC) as an effector protein of the type VI secretion system (T6SS) to the host. Meanwhile, mitochondria in the host are the target of effector proteins of various secretion systems. Here, we explored the effects of APEC effector Hcp2b on the mitochondria of DF-1 cells and found that Hcp2b results in damage in mitochondria.

Effector protein Hcp2a of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli interacts with the endoplasmatic reticulum associated RPL23 protein of chicken DF-1 fibroblasts.

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a secretion apparatus widely found in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria and is important for competition among various bacteria and host cell pathogenesis. Hcp is a core component of functional T6SS and transports toxic effectors into target cells by assembling to form tube-like structures. Studies have shown that Hcp simultaneously acts as an effector to influence cellular physiological activities; however, the mechanism of its activity in host cells remains unclear.

Hcp2b of T6SS affects colonization of avian pathogenic and host keratin filament expression.

T6SS (type VI secretion system) is a type of nano-syringe that exists in APEC (avian pathogenic ). Hcp (haemolysin-coregulated protein) of T6SS participates in the regulation of virulence during APEC infection. However, whether plays a role in bacterial colonization by expression in host cells remains unclear.

Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis of Low Temperature Tolerance in Cucumber Seedlings.

Cucumber ( L.) is an economically important vegetable crop worldwide, but it is sensitive to low temperatures. Cucumber seedlings exposed to long-term low temperature stress (LT), i.

Novel loci fsd6.1 and Csgl3 regulate ultra-high fruit spine density in cucumber.

Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) analysis of multiple populations in multiple environments revealed that the fsd6.2 locus, which includes the candidate gene Csgl3, controls high fruit spine density in natural cucumbers. GWAS identified a novel locus fsd6.

Inheritance and QTL mapping of cucumber mosaic virus resistance in cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.).

The commercial yield of cucurbit crops infected with Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) severely decreases. Chemical treatments against CMV are not effective; therefore, genetic resistance is considered the primary line of defense. Here, we studied resistance to CMV in cucumber inbred line '02245' using a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population generated from a cross between '65G' and '02245' as susceptible and resistant parents, respectively.

Genetic Analysis and QTL Mapping of Fruit Peduncle Length in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).

Mechanized harvesting of cucumbers offers significant advantages compared to manual labor as both shortages and costs of labor increase. However the efficient use of machines depends on breeding plants with longer peduncles, but the genetic and molecular basis of fruit peduncle development in cucumber is not well understood. In this study, F2 populations were developed from a cross between two inbred lines, 1101 with a long peduncle and 1694 with a short peduncle.