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Development of a robust,VdNEP gene-based molecular marker to differentiate between pathotypes of Verticillium dahliae
Authors:Alexandra Triantafyllopoulou  Andriani Tzanaki  Olga Iakovina Balomenou  Rafael M Jiménez-Díaz  Aliki Tzima  Epaminondas Paplomatas
Institution:1. Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece;2. College of Agriculture and Forestry (ETSIAM), University of Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, ceiA3, Córdoba, Spain
Abstract:Verticillium dahliae is a soilborne fungus that causes Verticillium wilt disease in a plethora of crops. Based on symptoms that develop on cotton, olive and okra, V. dahliae isolates are categorized into two pathotypes, namely defoliating and nondefoliating, with the former showing increased virulence and causing severe defoliation. Reliable differentiation between V. dahliae pathotypes is crucial for the management of Verticillium wilt in cotton and olive. In the present study, a polymorphism was detected among isolates of defoliating and nondefoliating pathotypes in Southern blots using the VdNEP gene as a probe. The regions flanking this gene were isolated by inverse PCR and sequence differences in the 3′ untranslated region (3′-UTR) of the VdNEP gene were detected between the two pathotypes. Based on these sequences, primers were designed and assessed to develop a multiplex PCR detection assay. Using this assay, a collection of cotton and olive V. dahliae isolates from Greece and Cyprus was screened, revealing that the defoliating pathotype is present in several regional units of Greece. Thus, this work presents a new, sensitive molecular marker for the differentiation between V. dahliae pathotypes based on the VdNEP gene. Because the 3′-UTR is involved in the phenotypes displayed by the pathotypes, an expression experiment was conducted under conditions simulating the xylem of a host plant. Expression of the VdNEP gene was elevated at all time points in the defoliating compared to the nondefoliating strain, suggesting a possible involvement of VdNEP expression in the defoliation process.
Keywords:effector  necrosis- and ethylene-inducing gene  NLPs (Nep1-like proteins)  untranslated region  virulence gene
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