Document Detail


Diagnosis of Pierce's disease using biomarkers specific to Xylella fastidiosa rRNA and Vitis vinifera gene expression.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20839944     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pierce's disease (PD), caused by Xylella fastidiosa, represents one of the most damaging diseases of cultivated grape. Management of PD in the vineyard often relies on the removal of infected individuals, which otherwise serve as a source of inoculum for nearby healthy vines. Effective implementation of such control measures requires early diagnosis, which is complicated by the fact that infected vines often harbor high titers of the pathogen in advance of visual symptom development. Here, we report a biomarker system that simultaneously monitors Xylella-induced plant transcripts as well as Xylella ribosomal (r)RNA. Plant biomarker genes were derived from a combination of in silico analysis of grape expressed sequence tags and validation by means of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Four genes upregulated upon PD infection were individually multiplexed with an X. fastidiosa marker rRNA and scored using either real-time RT-PCR or gel-based conventional RT-PCR techniques. The system was sufficiently sensitive to detect both host gene transcript and pathogen rRNA in asymptomatic infected plants. Moreover, these plant biomarker genes were not induced by water deficit, which is a component of PD development. Such biomarker genes could have utility for disease control by aiding early detection and as a screening tool in breeding programs.
Authors:
H-K Choi; F Goes da Silva; H-J Lim; A Iandolino; Y-S Seo; S-W Lee; D R Cook
Related Documents :
20849884 - Quantification methods for bacillus cereus vegetative cells and spores in the gastroint...
20185344 - Late changes in cutaneous gene expression patterns after adjuvant treatment of oral squ...
16081664 - Human eras gene has an upstream premature polyadenylation signal that results in a trun...
9892814 - Mrna differential display analysis of nephrotic kidney glomeruli.
18941444 - Recombinant aav serotype and capsid mutant comparison for pulmonary gene transfer of al...
22095044 - Co(2)-camp-responsive cis-elements targeted by a transcription factor with creb/atf-lik...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Phytopathology     Volume:  100     ISSN:  0031-949X     ISO Abbreviation:  Phytopathology     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-15     Completed Date:  2010-11-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9427222     Medline TA:  Phytopathology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1089-99     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Genetic Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea. hkchoi@dau.ac.kr
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / physiology*
Genetic Markers*
Plant Diseases / microbiology*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal / genetics*
Vitis / genetics,  metabolism*
Water
Xylella / genetics*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Genetic Markers; 0/RNA, Bacterial; 0/RNA, Ribosomal; 7732-18-5/Water

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Development and application of a multiplex reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay for...
Next Document:  Cpkk1, MAPKK of Cryphonectria parasitica, is necessary for virulence on chestnut.