Gengxuan Yan , Shuang Li , Yuan Tian , Wenjing Duan , Meng Sun , Lu Zhou , Jialing Zhang , Haihua Xia , Chong Yu , Shumei Zhang , Zixuan Wang , Hongyi Yang
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Synergistic silencing of Nox1 and MoREI1 by dual-dsRNA targeting blocks Magnaporthe oryzae ROS-dependent invasion in rice
Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae (M. oryzae), severely threatens global rice production. We explored exogenous RNAi targeting key fungal genes as an eco-friendly alternative to chemical fungicides. Fluorescence-based assays confirmed the internalization of dsRNA into the hyphae. We applied dsRNAs targeting Nox1 (involved in ROS-mediated penetration) and MoREI1 (effector-related) at 100 ng/μL—a concentration optimized through dose-response tests. This resulted in a significant reduction in fungal growth in vitro (a 37.7 % decrease in colony diameter for Nox1-dsRNA) and on detached leaves (a 90 % reduction in lesion length). Whole-plant assays showed a synergistic effect: dual-dsRNA treatment reduced relative lesion area by 72.4 %, outperforming single-gene treatments. qPCR confirmed the silencing of target transcripts (∼80 % for Nox1). Foliar application of dsRNA suppressed infection by a GFP-tagged strain, blocking host invasion. Our study establishes efficient RNAi in M. oryzae and underscores the potential of dual-gene targeting for sustainable blast management.
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Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology provides an International forum for original research papers, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of the molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, histology and cytology, genetics and evolution of plant-microbe interactions.
Papers on all kinds of infective pathogen, including viruses, prokaryotes, fungi, and nematodes, as well as mutualistic organisms such as Rhizobium and mycorrhyzal fungi, are acceptable as long as they have a bearing on the interaction between pathogen and plant.