Yuerong Liu , Lulu Yang , Yongxin Ma, Yufei Zhou, Shangyu Zhang, Qianwei Liu, Fengwang Ma, Changhai Liu
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Glomerella leaf spot (GLS), caused by Colletotrichum fructicola (Cf), has been one of the main fungal diseases afflicting apple-producing areas across the world for many years, and it has led to substantial reductions in apple output and quality. HD-Zip transcription factors have been identified in several species, and they are involved in the immune response of plants to various types of biotic stress. In this study, inoculation of MdHB-7 overexpressing (MdHB-7-OE) and interference (MdHB-7-RNAi) transgenic plants with Cf revealed that MdHB-7, which encodes an HD-Zip transcription factor, adversely affects GLS resistance. The SA content and the expression of SA pathway-related genes were lower in MdHB-7-OE plants than in ‘GL-3’ plants; the content of ABA and the expression of ABA biosynthesis genes were higher in MdHB-7-OE plants than in ‘GL-3’ plants. Further analysis indicated that the content of phenolics and chitinase and β-1, 3 glucanase activities were lower and H2O2 accumulation was higher in MdHB-7-OE plants than in ‘GL-3’ plants. The opposite patterns were observed in MdHB-7-RNAi apple plants. Overall, our results indicate that MdHB-7 plays a negative role in regulating defense against GLS in apple, which is likely achieved by altering the content of SA, ABA, polyphenols, the activities of defense-related enzymes, and the content of H2O2.
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