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      IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED GENES ASSOCIATED WITH CITRUS BLIGHT (Citrus spp.) Translated title: Identificação e quantificação de genes diferencialmente expressos associados ao declínio dos citros (Citrus spp.)

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          Brazil is the largest citrus producer in the world, being responsible for more than 20% of its production, which is, however still low due to phytosanitary issues such as citrus blight. Citrus blight is an anomaly whose causes still have not yet been determined, therefore there are no efficient control measures to minimize the production losses with the use of resistant varieties being considered the most appropriate method. However, little is known about the genes involved in the defense response of the plants to this anomaly. Considering that many physiological alterations associated with plant stress responses are controlled at a transcriptional level, in this study we sought the identification and characterization of the gene expression products differentially expressed in the response to the citrus blight. Through the suppressive subtractive hybridization technique, expressed cDNA libraries were built using mRNAs isolated from "Cravo" lemon tree roots (Citrus limonia L. Osbeck) under "Pera" orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) of healthy and sick plants. 129 clones were obtained by subtraction and their sequences were compared in databases. 34 of them linked to proteins associated to stress processes, while the others were similar to sequences of unknown functions or did not present similarity with sequences deposited in the databases. 3 genes were selected and their expressions were studied by RT - qPCR in real-time. Plants with citrus blight presented an increase of the expression level in two of those genes, suggesting that these can be directly involved with this anomaly.

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          O Brasil é o maior produtor de citros do mundo, sendo responsável por mais de 20% de sua produção. No entanto, a produção ainda é baixa, em decorrência de problemas fitossanitários, como o Declínio do Citros que é uma anomalia cuja causa ainda não foi determinada e, consequentemente, não existem medidas de controle para minimizar as perdas na produção. O uso de variedades resistentes é considerado como a medida de controle mais adequada. Contudo, pouco se conhece sobre os genes envolvidos na resposta de defesa das plantas a essa anomalia. Considerando que muitas alterações fisiológicas associadas com respostas a estresses em plantas são controladas em nível transcripcional, neste estudo objetivou-se a identificação e caracterização dos produtos de expressão gênica diferencialmente expressos na resposta ao Declínio dos Citros. Por meio da técnica de hibridação subtrativa supressiva, bibliotecas de cDNAs expressos foram construídas utilizando mRNAs isolados de raízes de limoeiro "Cravo" (Citrus limonia L. Osbeck) sob laranja "Pera" (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) de plantas sadias e doentes. Cento e vinte e nove clones foram obtidos por subtração e suas sequências foram comparadas em bancos de dados. Trinta e quatro delas relacionaram-se a proteínas associadas a processos de estresses, enquanto as outras foram similares a sequências de funções desconhecidas ou não apresentaram similaridade com sequências depositadas nos bancos de dados. Três genes foram selecionados e suas expressões foram estudadas por RT- qPCR em tempo real. Plantas com Declínio dos Citros apresentaram um aumento no nível de expressão em dois desses genes, sugerindo que estes podem estar diretamente envolvidos com essa anomalia.

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                Journal
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                Ciência e Agrotecnologia
                Ciênc. agrotec.
                Editora da Universidade Federal de Lavras (Lavras )
                1981-1829
                February 2015
                : 39
                : 1
                : 32-38
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal de Lavras Brazil
                [2 ] Embrapa Brazil
                [3 ] Wageningen University Netherlands
                [4 ] Universidade Federal de Lavras Brazil
                [5 ] Universidade Federal de Lavras Brazil
                Article
                S1413-70542015000100032
                10.1590/S1413-70542015000100004
                e698632f-a498-45c1-b338-ccf20f60d61c

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1413-7054&lng=en
                Categories
                AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                General agriculture
                Differential gene expression,subtractive hybridization,RT-qPCR,Expressão gênica diferencial,hibridação subtrativa

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