Abstract
Apple trees encounter problems such as stressful environments and pathogen infection throughout their entire growth and development, which limits apple production. WRKY transcription factors play a vital role in the defense against pathogens, but their functions in apple trees need to be further explored. In this study, the MdWRKY61 gene, which encodes the WRKY61 protein of the WRKY group II family, was isolated from GL-3 apple. Tobacco subcellular localization experiments showed that the MdWRKY61 protein is located in the nucleus. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis suggested that MdWRKY61 is highly expressed in the roots and fruits of apples and is rapidly induced in response to salicylic acid, jasmonic acid and Colletotrichum siamense. We obtained MdWRKY61 overexpression lines through Agrobacterium-mediated stable genetic transformation of apple. Subsequent experiments revealed that overexpression of MdWRKY61 increased the resistance of apple to Colletotrichum siamense and promoted the upregulation of defense-related gene expression. Taken together, our data provide insights that MdWRKY61 plays an important role in apple resistance to fungal disease.
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