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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2019, Vol. 18 Issue (12): 2806-2813    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62766-8
Special Issue: 线虫合辑Nematology
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Molecular characterization and functional analysis of two new lysozyme genes from soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines)
WANG Ning1, PENG Huan1, LIU Shi-ming1, HUANG Wen-kun1, Ricardo Holgado2, Jihong Liu-Clarke2, PENG De-liang1  
1 State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R.China
2 NIBIO, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Pb 115, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
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Abstract  
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines (I.)) is one of the most important soil-borne pathogens for soybeans.  In plant parasitic nematodes, including SCN, lysozyme plays important roles in the innate defense system.  In this study, two new lysozyme genes (Hg-lys1 and Hg-lys2) from SCN were cloned and characterized.  The in situ hybridization analyses indicated that the transcripts of both Hg-lys1 and Hg-lys2 accumulated in the intestine of SCN.  The qRT-PCR analyses showed that both Hg-lys1 and Hg-lys2 were upregulated after SCN second stage juveniles (J2s) were exposed to the Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus subtilis or Staphylococcus aureus.  Knockdown of the identified lysozyme genes by in vitro RNA interference caused a significant decrease in the survival rate of SCN.  All of the obtained results indicate that lysozyme is very important in the defense system and survival of SCN. 
Keywords:  soybean cyst nematode        lysozyme        Hg-lys1        Hg-lys2        innate defense against bacteria  
Received: 25 April 2019   Accepted:
Fund: This research was supported the Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund, China (Y2019GH03), the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest of China (210503114), and SINOGRAIN II (CHN-17/0019): Technological Innovation to Support Environmentally-Friendly Food Production and Food Safety Under a Changing Climate-Opportunities and Challenges for Norway-China Cooperation.
Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence Peng De-liang, E-mail: pengdeliang@caas.cn   
About author:  WANG Ning, E-mail: 954502700@qq.com;

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WANG Ning, PENG Huan, LIU Shi-ming, HUANG Wen-kun, Ricardo Holgado, Jihong Liu-Clarke, PENG De-liang. 2019. Molecular characterization and functional analysis of two new lysozyme genes from soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 18(12): 2806-2813.

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