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Methylation-sensitive binding of BraBPC2.A08 to the BraCYP707A3.A02 promoter is linked to ABA catabolism and determines Brassica rapa clubroot resistance.
- Why it matters: DNA methylation is known to shape plant–pathogen interactions, but how it regulates clubroot resistance and ABA-related defense remains unclear.
- What they did: Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing and transcriptome profiling compared resistant and susceptible Brassica rapa lines after Plasmodiophora brassicae infection, then tested chemical demethylation with 5-azacytidine and DME overexpression.
- The result: Susceptible plants showed progressive promoter hypermethylation of BraCYP707A3.A02 with ABA accumulation, while demethylation or DME overexpression reduced promoter methylation, restored BraCYP707A3.A02 expression, lowered ABA, and enhanced resistance; BraBPC2.A08 binding to a GA-rich promoter motif was abolished by cytosine methylation.
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