Table 3 Selected up- and down-regulated genes in infected resistant (CB46) when compared to infected susceptible (null-Rk ) cowpea plants at 9 dpi.*

Select up-regulated genes

GmaAffx.89665.1.A1_s_at

Hypothetical protein

4E-64

2.605

GmaAffx.89786.1.A1_s_at

Hypothetical protein

4E-43

2.343

GmaAffx.76516.1.S1_at

Major facilitator superfamily

2E-21

2.165

GmaAffx.6711.1.S1_at

Auxin Efflux Carrier

8E-61

2.07

GmaAffx.46592.1.S1_s_at

Rhamnogalacturonate lyase

6E-67

1.905

Gma.10150.1.A1_at

2OG-Fe(II) oxygenase

3E-51

1.806

Gma.17019.1.S1_at

Unknown

1.804

Gma.5057.1.S1_a_at

Ubiquinol cytochrome reductase transmembrane region

1E-124

1.798

GmaAffx.42856.1.S1_at

Peptidase S10, serine carboxypeptidase

1E-40

1.693

GmaAffx.31196.1.S1_s_at

Proteinase inhibitor I9

1E-164

1.687

Select down-regulated genes

Gma.289.1.S1_s_at

Alpha/beta hydrolase

3E-75

0.124

Gma.3233.1.S1_s_at

Iron superoxide dismutase

1E-95

0.152

GmaAffx.8712.1.S1_s_at

Peroxidase, putative

1E-130

0.221

Gma.17805.1.A1_s_at

Haem peroxidase

7E-47

0.232

GmaAffx.91763.1.S1_s_at

Xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase

1E-155

0.243

Gma.8525.1.S1_s_at

Haem peroxidase

1E-156

0.279

Gma.2801.1.S1_at

Glycoside hydrolase

1E-124

0.29

Gma.9086.2.S1_at

Cellulose synthase

5E-74

0.3

Gma.1955.4.S1_a_at

Photosystem II oxygen evolving complex protein

3E-13

0.312

Gma.2446.1.S1_a_at

Rhodanese-like

5E-8

0.318