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Table 2 Newly identified V. dahliae genes playing a role in the fungi virulence and pathogenicity

From: Current advances in pathogen-plant interaction between Verticillium dahliae and cotton provide new insight in the disease management

Genes

Functional annotations

Mutations/silencing

Virulence mechanisms

Strains

References

VdPEL1

Pectate Lyase

Compromised virulence of V. dahliae

Cell wall degradation

Vd991

Yang et al. (2018)

VdSSEP1

Secretory Ser Protease

Compromised full virulence of V. dahliae

Degrade cotton chitinase

Vd991

Han et al. (2019)

VdH1

Class II Hydrophobin

Reduced the virulence

Involved in the production of melanized microsclerotia

V592

Zhang et al. (2016a)

VdRGS1

Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein

Production of abnormally shaped hyphae, reduced quantities of spores and light color microsclerotia,

Spore production, hyphal development, microsclerotia formation, and pathogenicity

VD8

Xu et al. (2018)

VdILV2

Catalytic subunit of acetolactate-synthase

Reduced accumulation of microsclerotia in cotton plants, reduced pathogenicity of the fungus

Microsclerotia production

Vd991

Wei et al. (2020)

VdILV6

Regulatory subunit of acetolactate-synthase

Clp-1

Ca2+-dependent cysteine protease

Reduces the fungi virulence

Microsclerotia production

V592

Zhang et al. (2016a)

HiC-15

Isotrichodermin C-15 hydroxylase

Normal hyphal growth