Transcriptome sequencing reveals Vmplc1 involved in regulating the pathogenicity of Valsa Mali under low temperature induction
This study establishes that cold priming potentiates the pathogenicity of Valsa mali by activating a coordinated transcriptional program involving five functional classes of genes, with the Vmplc1-mediated signaling pathway serving as a central hub for upregulating virulence effectors. These findings elucidate a critical thermal adaptation mechanism in which Vmplc1 functions as a pivotal regulator of temperature-dependent virulence, reprogramming the pathogen for enhanced host colonization under low-temperature stress.
Authors
- Dong-Shan Li
- Shouhong Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8322-4637)
- Yan Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-1962)
- An-tai Liu
- Tongle Hu
- Xianglong Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-9939)
- Pengbo Dai
- Bo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7337-0112)
- Yanan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-2571)
- Jiangtao Yin
- Shutong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4332-3075)
- Keqiang Cao
- Jiachen Guo
Institutions
- Hebei University of Engineering (CN)
- Hebei Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12303-4
- Primary Topic
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00