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Changes in the transcription activity of the Ago1, Ago2 and Dcl2 genes in various wheat species under the influence of infection with the causative agent of Septoria

by Shein Mikhail | Junior Researcher of the Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics - Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract ID: 608

Event: BGRS-abstracts

Sections: [Sym 6] Section “Genomics, genetics and systems biology of plants”

The search for effective and environmentally friendly approaches to protecting cultivated plants from pathogens is one of the most pressing areas of plant science, since pathogens often lead to significant losses in crop yields. The discovery and explanation of the phenomenon of RNA interference (RNAi), which is involved in the regulation of the activity of various genes in both the host plant and the pathogen, made it possible to evaluate the possibility of its use for practical purposes. In this work, we analyzed the activity of the Ago1, Ago2 and DCl2 genes of the RNAi system in a number of representatives of the genus Triticum L.: T. timopheevii, T. monococum and the T. aestivum variety “Salavat-Yulaev” during infection with the pathogenic fungus S. nodorum Berk. During the study, we found that the activity of the studied genes of the RNA interfering system of wheat plants actually changed under the influence of the phytopathogen. Thus, our data indicate the involvement of the protein components Ago and DCL, involved in the phenomenon of RNA interference, in the protective response of wheat plants against the phytopathogen S. nodorum.