02610nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245012100055210006900176260000800245300001400253490000700267520170200274653002201976653001701998653002002015653001102035653001002046653000902056100002702065700002602092700002002118700001902138700002002157700002402177856013102201       2018                        eng d  a1467-764400aWRKY1 acts as a key component improving resistance against Alternaria solani in wild tomato, Solanum arcanum Peralta0 aWRKY1 acts as a key component improving resistance against Alter  cAUG  a1502-15130 v163 a<p>Early blight (EB), caused by Alternaria solani, is a major threat to global tomato production. In comparison with cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), a wild relative, S.arcanum exhibits strong resistance against EB. However, molecular cascades operating during EB resistance in wild or cultivated tomato plants are largely obscure. Here, we provide novel insight into spatio-temporal molecular events in S.arcanum against A.solani. Transcriptome and co-expression analysis presented 33-WRKYs as promising candidates of which 12 SaWRKYs displayed differential expression patterns in resistant and susceptible accessions during EB disease progression. Among these, SaWRKY1 exhibited induced expression with significant modulation in xyloglucan endotrans hydrolase 5 (XTH5) and MYB2 expressions that correlated with the disease phenotypes. Electro-mobility shift assay confirmed physical interaction of recombinant SaWRKY1 to SaXTH5 and SaMYB2 promoters. Comparative WRKY1 promoter analysis between resistant and susceptible plants revealed the presence of crucial motifs for defence mechanism exclusively in resistant accession. Additionally, many defence-related genes displayed significant expression variations in both the accessions. Further, WRKY1 overexpressing transgenic plants exhibited higher levels of EB resistance while RNAi silencing lines had increased susceptibility to A.solani with altered expression of XTH5 and MYB2. Overall, these findings demonstrate the positive influence of WRKY1 in improving EB resistance in wild tomato and this could be further utilized as a potential target through genetic engineering to augment protection against A.solani in crop plants.</p>10aAlternaria solani10aearly blight10aSolanum arcanum10aTomato10aWRKY110aXTH51 aShinde, Balkrishna, A.1 aDholakia, Bhushan, B.1 aHussain, Khalid1 aAharoni, Asaph1 aGiri, Ashok, P.1 aKamble, Avinash, C.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/wrky1-acts-key-component-improving-resistance-against-alternaria-solani-wild-tomato-solanum