The glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene of Moniliophthoraperniciosa, the causal agent of witches' broom disease of Theobroma cacao |
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Authors: | Lima Juliana O Pereira Jorge F Rincones Johana Barau Joan G Araújo Elza F Pereira Gonçalo A G Queiroz Marisa V |
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Institution: | 1.Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil;2.Núcleo de Biotecnologia Aplicada a Cereais de Inverno, Embrapa Trigo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil;3.Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil |
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Abstract: | This report describes the cloning, sequence and expression analysis of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene of Moniliophthora perniciosa, the most important pathogen of cocoa in Brazil. Southern blot analysis revealed the presence of a single copy of the GAPDH gene in the M. perniciosa genome (MpGAPDH). The complete MpGAPDH coding sequence contained 1,461 bp with eight introns that were conserved in the GAPDH genes of other basidiomycete species. The cis-elements in the promoter region of the MpGAPDH gene were similar to those of other basidiomycetes. Likewise, the MpGAPDH gene encoded a putative 339 amino acid protein that shared significant sequence similarity with other GAPDH proteins in fungi, plants, and metazoans. Phylogenetic analyses clustered the MPGAPDH protein with other homobasidiomycete fungi of the family Tricholomataceae. Expression analysis of the MpGAPDH gene by real-time PCR showed that this gene was more expressed (~1.3X) in the saprotrophic stage of this hemibiotrophic plant pathogen than in the biotrophic stage when grown in cacao extracts. |
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Keywords: | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene Moniliophthora perniciosa witches'' broom |
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