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<p>Flavonoids, serving as crucial secondary metabolites, are widely distributed in plants and play a key role in inhibiting microbial growth, protecting plants from pathogen invasion, and conserving energy. Our previous study revealed that the β-glucosidase VmGlu2 effectively catalyzes the degradation of phloridzin, a typical flavonoid in apples, and regulates the pathogenic process of <i>Valsa mali</i>. However, VmGlu2 exhibits a lower efficiency in degrading rutin, another characteristic flavonoid in apples. In this study, we found that the expression level of the β-glucosidase gene <i>VmGlu1</i> was induced by 9.42-fold following rutin treatment, and VmGlu1 possessed the capability to degrade both rutin and phloridzin, but under the same conditions, VmGlu1 showed a distinct preference for rutin degradation, with an initial degradation rate 8.66 times higher than that of VmGlu2. Targeted deletion of <i>VmGlu1</i> resulted in a 99.32% reduction in pycnidia production, a nearly 33% decrease in toxin production, and a significant decrease in pathogenicity on apple twigs and leaves. Furthermore, we verified that VmGlu1 and VmGlu2 exhibit functional redundancy in pycnidia production, toxin-related β-glucosidase activity, and pathogenicity by generating double-deletion mutants. The results of this study provide valuable insights into the roles of VmGlus in the interaction of <i>V. mali</i> and apple during the infection process.</p>

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β-Glucosidase VmGlu1 is required for toxin production and pathogenicity of Valsa mali

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    2025年1月23日

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  • Xinyue Cui,
  • Dewan Zhang,
  • Liyong Gao,
  • Na Liu,
  • Sen Lian,
  • Weichao Ren,
  • Baohua Li,
  • Caixia Wang

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Flavonoids, serving as crucial secondary metabolites, are widely distributed in plants and play a key role in inhibiting microbial growth, protecting plants from pathogen invasion, and conserving energy. Our previous study revealed that the β-glucosidase VmGlu2 effectively catalyzes the degradation of phloridzin, a typical flavonoid in apples, and regulates the pathogenic process of Valsa mali. However, VmGlu2 exhibits a lower efficiency in degrading rutin, another characteristic flavonoid in apples. In this study, we found that the expression level of the β-glucosidase gene VmGlu1 was induced by 9.42-fold following rutin treatment, and VmGlu1 possessed the capability to degrade both rutin and phloridzin, but under the same conditions, VmGlu1 showed a distinct preference for rutin degradation, with an initial degradation rate 8.66 times higher than that of VmGlu2. Targeted deletion of VmGlu1 resulted in a 99.32% reduction in pycnidia production, a nearly 33% decrease in toxin production, and a significant decrease in pathogenicity on apple twigs and leaves. Furthermore, we verified that VmGlu1 and VmGlu2 exhibit functional redundancy in pycnidia production, toxin-related β-glucosidase activity, and pathogenicity by generating double-deletion mutants. The results of this study provide valuable insights into the roles of VmGlus in the interaction of V. mali and apple during the infection process.