Transcriptome profiling of lentil (Lens culinaris) through the first 24 hours of Ascochyta lentis infection reveals key defence response genes

Table 5 Key genes in lentil defence-response to A. lentis

Functional groups	Defence gene name	Gene abbreviation	Dominant genotype^a
Recognition: Receiving & signalling molecules	Calmodulin domain protein kinase-like	CDPK-like
	LRR receptor-like kinase	LRR-RK	ILL6002
	Receptor-like serine/ threonine protein kinase 1	R-S/T-K1
	NB-ARC domain disease resistance protein	NB-ARC	ILL7537
	Botrytis susceptible interactor E3 ubiquitin protein ligase	UPL-BOI
Early structural response: Papilla formation	Exocyst subunit 70A1 protein	EXO70A1
	Laccase diphenol oxidase	PPOl
	Delta (12)-fatty-acid desaturase	Delta (12)-FAD	ILL7537
	Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/ hydrolase	XTH	ILL6002
Early Biochemical response: Pathogenesis-related & anti-fungal compounds	PR protein 2 – O-glycosyl hydrolase	PR2	ILL7537
	PR protein 4 – Thaumatin family	PR4
	PR protein 10 – Bet V I type	PR10	ILL6002
	Plant invertase pectin methylesterase inhibitor	PMEI
	Auxin-repressed protein	ARP	ILL7537
	Polygalacturonase inhibitor	PGIP	ILL7537
	Superoxide dismutase	SOD	ILL7537
Regulation of defence-related transcripts: DNA & RNA binding proteins	Ethylene response factor	ERF
	Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein RNA binding motif	RBP-hnRNP	ILL7537
	Senescence associated gene	SAG
Hypersensitive response: Cell death & SAR	RING/U-box E3 ubiquitin protein ligase	RING/ U-box
	Gibberellin signalling DELLA protein	DELLA	ILL7537
	Gibberellin receptor	GID1	ILL7537
	E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase SHPRH	UPL-SHPRH

^aDominant genotype was specified for genes whose expression was generally up-regulated at all time points in one of the genotypes: ILL7537 – Resistant, ILL6002 – Susceptible

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