Claim · model-written summary
Wolbachia significantly impaired photosynthesis in cotton plants infested by Wolbachia-infected spider mites compared with uninfected mites.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- Wolbachia-infected spider mitese2
- Second interactor
- spider mitesTetranychidaee2herbivore
- Outcome
- photosynthesise0
- Direction
- impairse0
- Comparator
- uninfected spider mitese2
Verbatim
e0“This study reveals that the endosymbiont Wolbachia significantly impairs photosynthesis in cotton plants”
e2“Comparative transcriptomic analysis of cotton leaves infested by Wolbachia-infected spider mites (Tt-I) and uninfected spider mites (Tt-UI) identified 1912 differentially expressed genes (DEGs)”
Title
Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Molecular Mechanisms of Wolbachia–Plant Association
Qiancheng Wei; Xinlei Wang; Kedi Zhao; et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2026. doi:10.3390/ijms27093746
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation The transcriptomic comparison identified 1912 differentially expressed genes in cotton leaves.
- Observation 17 genes of the photosynthesis pathway were downregulated in cotton leaves infested by Wolbachia-infected mites, including psbW and PETF.
- Observation Photosynthesis was the most adversely affected biological process among the differentially expressed genes in cotton.
- Observation Co-expression network analysis highlighted core genes involved in photosynthesis disruption and carbon fixation in cotton.
- Intervention effect Wolbachia infection significantly reduced chlorophyll content in cotton leaves compared with uninfected spider mites.
- Intervention effect Wolbachia infection elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in cotton leaves compared with uninfected spider mites.
- Mechanism Wolbachia disrupts cotton photosynthesis through transcriptional repression and ROS-mediated oxidative stress.