Wei, Xu


Publications
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Role of long non-coding RNA in regulatory network response to Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in citrus

Citation
Zhuo et al. (2023). Frontiers in Plant Science 14
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) serve as crucial regulators in plant response to various diseases, while none have been systematically identified and characterized in response to citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) bacteria. Here, we comprehensively investigated the transcriptional and regulatory dynamics of the lncRNAs in response to CLas. Samples were collected from leaf midribs of CLas- and mock-inoculated HLB-tolerant rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri) and

The Mechanism of Citrus Host Defense Response Repression at Early Stages of Infection by Feeding of Diaphorina citri Transmitting Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

Citation
Wei et al. (2021). Frontiers in Plant Science 12
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) is the most devastating disease of citrus, presumably caused by “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” (CaLas). Although transcriptomic profiling of HLB-affected citrus plants has been studied extensively, the initial steps in pathogenesis have not been fully understood. In this study, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was used to compare very early transcriptional changes in the response of Valencia sweet orange (VAL) to CaLas after being fed by the vector, Diaphorina citri (Asia