Journal article
Sterol Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicide Resistance in Leptosphaeria maculans is Caused by Modifications in the Regulatory Region of ERG11
Yongqing Yang, Stephen J Marcoft, Leanne M Forsyth, Ji Zhao, Ziqin Li, Angela P Van de Wouw, Alexander Idnurm
PLANT DISEASE | AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Blackleg is a worldwide disease of canola (Brassica napus), caused by a complex of fungal species in the genus Leptosphaeria, that impacts canola production and seed quality. Demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides that target sterol 14α-demethylase are an integral part of disease control. Here, we report six DMI-resistant isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans and two different types of genetic modification related to the resistance. Analysis of the regulatory region of the DMI target gene ERG11 (also known as CYP51) revealed a 275-bp insertion in two of the isolates and three long terminal repeat retrotransposons (5,263, 5,267, and 5,248 bp) inserted in the promoter region of three resistant ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China, the Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation, and through an industry Linkage Project from the Australian Research Council.