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Effect of fluensulfone on different functional genes of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita
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Effect of fluensulfone on different functional genes of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita

Open Access
|Aug 2021

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Figure 1:

Relative fold-change expression of genes related to nematode chemosensation, GPCRs, parasitism, fatty acid metabolism, and neurotransmission in M. incognita J2s after treatment with 10, 50, and 100 ppm of fluensulfone for 5 and 10 hr. Each bar represents the log2-transformed mean ± SE (n = 3). Asterisk (*) indicates significant differential expression (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ns = non-significant), analyzed by one-tailed t-test.
Relative fold-change expression of genes related to nematode chemosensation, GPCRs, parasitism, fatty acid metabolism, and neurotransmission in M. incognita J2s after treatment with 10, 50, and 100 ppm of fluensulfone for 5 and 10 hr. Each bar represents the log2-transformed mean ± SE (n = 3). Asterisk (*) indicates significant differential expression (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ns = non-significant), analyzed by one-tailed t-test.

Assessment of mortality of M_ incognita J2s at variable concentrations of fluensulfone and time of exposure_

Nematode mortality (%)
Fluensulfone concentration (ppm)1hr2.5hr5hr7.5hr10hr24hrRemarks
1000.863.478.6218.5127.78100Reduced motility and agility observed 0.5hr onward the drug treatment
7501.744.358.6218.18100Reduced motility and agility observed 1hr onward the drug treatment
5001.748.0813.7913.79100Reduced motility and agility observed 1hr onward the drug treatment
2500.862.598.6211.0190.74Reduced motility and agility observed 4hr onward the drug treatment
100002.596.0375.92Reduced motility and agility observed 4hr onward the drug treatment
50001.741.7443.48Reduced motility and agility observed 7hr onward the drug treatment
100001.7429.57Reduced motility and agility in few worms observed 7–8hr onward the drug treatment
Vehicle control (0.05% DMSO)000000No change in motility and agility

List of primers used in this study_

SlPrimers nameGene name (accession number)Primers Sequences (5′–3′)Tm (°C)Purpose
1RT miODR-1 F Mi-odr-1 (MG780832)GAACCACGCTCTTACGATTC60°CqRT PCR
RT miODR-1 R CTCCAGAAGCGACCATGTA
2RT miODR-3 F Mi-odr-3 (MG780833)CTGGCTATAGACCCACAGAA60°CqRT PCR
RT miODR-3 R GAACGTTGTCCACCTACATC
3RT miTAX-2 F Mi-tax-2 (MG780834)GAGGGAATATCCTGAAGCG60°CqRT PCR
RT miTAX-2 R CCTGATTCCACTGTTCTGG
4RT miTAX-4 F Mi-tax-4 (MG780835)GTGAAGTTCCTTGGCCTAT60°CqRT PCR
RT miTAX-4 R CAGAGCTAGCAATCATACTC C
5RT miOSM-9 F M. incognita osm-9 (MT676864)CATGCCTGAAGATTGGGAAG60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miOSM-9 R GGTCAGGATTAGCACCATAC
6RT miGPC-1 F M. incognita gpc-1 (MT676857)CAACTTCGACAAGAGGCAA60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miGPC-1 R CCCTATTGGTCCGGTAATTAAG
7RT mi GPA-11F M. incognita gpa-11 (MT676854)CGACTACGGGTATTTGTGAC60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miGPA-11 R GAAAGTTCGGCTACGAACAG
8RT miGPA-13 F M. incognita gpa-13 (MT676855)GCTGAAACTTCAGAGGATGG60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miGPA-13 R GCTGGTATTCACGAGAACG
9RT miGRK-2 F M. incognita grk-2 (MT676858)CTCAATTCTACGCAGCAGAG60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miGRK-2 R GGTGCCATATAGCCAACAG
10RT miXYL-1 F Mi-xylanase (AF224342)GGGATTAGTTGCATACAGTTAAGATAAG60°CqRT PCR
RT miXYL-1 R GCTGTTCGAGTAAGCAGTAGAG
11RT miXYL-3 F Mi-xylanase (EU475876)GGAACTTCCGGTAAACCCTA60°CqRT PCR
RT miXYL-3 R GACCGGACTGATGTGTTATC
12RT miENG-1 F Mi-β-1,4-endoglucanase (AF100549)ACCGAGCAACTCACAAAC60°CqRT PCR
RT miENG-1 R GGCATTGCTACCCGTATTT
13RT miPEL F Mi-pectatelyase (AF527788)CGAATAACGACGAAGAGGAC60°CqRT PCR
RT miPEL R AGAACCGACAACCCTACA
14RT miMSP-20 F Mi-msp-20 (AY134439)TGGTGACGAACGCACACCTACATA60°CqRT PCR
RT miMSP-20 R GCGCTGTCTTTGACCATTTGCTCT
15RT miMSP-33 F Mi-msp-33 (AY142118)GTGGCCTCCTTTGCTTGGACATTT60°CqRT PCR
RT miMSP-33 R CATCACCTCCAATTACTCCGGGTT
16RT miFAT-6 F M. incognita fat-6 (MT676846)GAATTACTGCAGGTCCTCAC60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miFAT-6 R CATCAGTGTCAGTCCACTTG
17RT miACS-2 F M. incognita acs-2 (MT676837)CCCACCAGAGGAAAGGATAA60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miACS-2 R CGCTCCTATACCAACGATCT
18RT miMDT-15 F M. incognita mdt-15 (MT676859)CAGCTATGCCACCAGGTTT60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miMDT-15 R CCTAATCCTCCTCCACCATTTC
19RT miNHR-49 F M. incognita nhr-49 (MT676861)GCCAATGAGGCAATTAGAG60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miNHR-49 R CCTCGTCTACCGGTTTAGAT
20RT miELO-2 F M. incognita elo-2 (MT676842)CAAACGGATATTGGGTCTGG60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miELO-2 R GGCGTGATAGGGTAGGAATA
21RT miECH-5 F M. incognita ech-5 (MT676839)CACTAGGTGGAGGACTAGAA60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miECH-5 R CTTGGGAGTCTTTGAGTTCC
22RT miECH-6 F M. incognita ech-6 (MT676840)CGAGTCTTCTGGAAGGGATA60°CCloning and qRT PCR
RT miECH-6 R GCTTAGATGGCAAAGAGGTC
23RT miFLP-12 F Mi-flp-12 (AY804187)TGAGGAAGCGGCCCGATAGTTCTT60°CqRT PCR
RT miFLP-12 R GGATGAAGAAATGCTTGGACGAGT
24RT miFLP-14 F Mi-flp-14 (AY907829)GCGAGTCCATGTGTAGCAGCTAAT60°CqRT PCR
RT miFLP-14 R GGGAGATGAAGAACGTTTACTACTTTGCC
25RT miFLP-16 F Mi-flp-16 (EU549831)GGCAATATTCACGAGACTGGCAAC60°CqRT PCR
RT miFLP-16 R GGCCATTCAATGCCTGAAGAGGG
26RT miFLP-18 F Mi-flp-18 (AY729022)AGGATGACTTATTGCGCCAGGA60°CqRT PCR
RT miFLP-18 R TTCCTTTACCGAATCTGAGCACGC
27RT miACE-1 F Mi-ace-1 (AF075718)CTCCTTGTTCTGAGGATTGTCT60°CqRT PCR
RT miACE-1 R TTTATGGAGGTGGATTCTGGAG
28RT miACE-2 F Mi-ace-2 (AF495588)AGATGTGGAATCCGCCTAATG60°CqRT PCR
RT miACE-2 R TTTACTCGGGCTCTCCTTCT
29RT miNLP-3 F Mi-nlp-3 (KY054882)TCCACAATTTGTGCCAGGTC60°CqRT PCR
RT miNLP-3 R TTGTGGGGCTGATCGTTTTC
30RT miNLP-12 F Mi-nlp-12 (KY054885)GATAGGCGAAAGCGGACTATT60°CqRT PCR
RT miNLP-12 R CAAGGGCCTGTAATCTCTCTTT
31RT mi18S rRNA F Mi-18S rRNA (HE667742)TCAACGTGCTTGTCCTACCCTGAA60°CqRT PCR
RT mi18S rRNA R TGTGTACAAAGGGCAGGGACGTAA
32RT mi actin F Mi-actin (BE225475)TGACTCTGGAGATGGTGTTACG60°CqRT PCR
RT mi actin R GTGATGACTTGACCGTCAGGC

Homology parameters of unannotated genes used in this study_

SlPrimers nameGene name (accession number)Primers Sequences (5′–3′)Amplicon length (bp)Identity (%)ScoreE-valuePurpose
1RT miOSM-9 F M. incognita osm-9 homologueCATGCCTGAAGATTGGGAAG1501001243.6E‒62qRT PCR
RT miOSM-9 R GGTCAGGATTAGCACCATAC
2RT miGPC-1 F M. incognita gpc-1 homologueCAACTTCGACAAGAGGCAA1171001991.4E‒18qRT PCR
RT miGPC-1 R CCCTATTGGTCCGGTAATTAAG
3RT mi GPA-11F M. incognita gpa-11 homologueCGACTACGGGTATTTGTGAC143100588.2E‒23qRT PCR
RT miGPA-11 R GAAAGTTCGGCTACGAACAG
4RT miGPA-13 F M. incognita gpa-13 homologueGCTGAAACTTCAGAGGATGG1121001941.1E‒17qRT PCR
RT miGPA-13 R GCTGGTATTCACGAGAACG
5RT miGRK-2 F M. incognita grk-2 homologueCTCAATTCTACGCAGCAGAG1241002024.4E‒19qRT PCR
RT miGRK-2 R GGTGCCATATAGCCAACAG
6RT miFAT-6 F M. incognita fat-6 homologueGAATTACTGCAGGTCCTCAC1621003061.9E‒33qRT PCR
RT miFAT-6 R CATCAGTGTCAGTCCACTTG
7RT miACS-2 F M. incognita acs-2 homologueCCCACCAGAGGAAAGGATAA2001003564.2E‒40qRT PCR
RT miACS-2 R CGCTCCTATACCAACGATCT
8RT miMDT-15 F M. incognita mdt-15 homologueCAGCTATGCCACCAGGTTT1001001052.5E‒5qRT PCR
RT miMDT-15 R CCTAATCCTCCTCCACCATTTC
9RT miNHR-49 F M. incognita nhr-49 homologueGCCAATGAGGCAATTAGAG1791002949.4E‒32qRT PCR
RT miNHR-49 R CCTCGTCTACCGGTTTAGAT
10RT miELO-2 F M. incognita elo-2 homologueCAAACGGATATTGGGTCTGG148100642.2E‒26qRTPCR
RT miELO-2 R GGCGTGATAGGGTAGGAATA
11RT miECH-5 F M. incognita ech-5 homologueCACTAGGTGGAGGACTAGAA1301002094.7E‒20qRT PCR
RT miECH-5 R CTTGGGAGTCTTTGAGTTCC
12RT miECH-6 F M. incognita ech-6 homologueCGAGTCTTCTGGAAGGGATA1931003421.3E‒36qRT PCR
RT miECH-6 R GCTTAGATGGCAAAGAGGTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-073 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 14
Published on: Aug 17, 2021
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Alkesh Hada, Divya Singh, Kranti Kavalipurapu Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, Madhurima Chatterjee, Victor Phani, Uma Rao, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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