Abstract
The apple Valsa canker caused by Valsa mali is one of the most destructive trunk diseases in apple production and disease management. Understanding the interaction between the pathogen and host is a critical foundation for developing durable disease control technologies. In this study, we showed that VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response and promote pathogen infection. VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana, promotes degradation of TSN2 proteins, and suppresses the abundance of multiple miRNAs an Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. These findings expand the understanding of the function of effectors as RNA silencing suppressors during host-pathogen interactions and deepen the understanding of effectors regulating host immunity.
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Claim · model-written summary
VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response.
- Interactor
- V. maliCytospora malie0pathogen
- Gene
- VmSR1e0
- Outcome
- plant immune responsee0
- Direction
- suppresse0
Not reportedTaxon
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e0“In this study, we showed that VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response and promote pathogen infection”
Claim · model-written summary
VmSR1 from V. mali can promote pathogen infection.
- Interactor
- V. maliCytospora malie0pathogen
- Gene
- VmSR1e0
- Outcome
- pathogen infectione0
- Direction
- promotee0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“In this study, we showed that VmSR1 from V. mali can suppress the plant immune response and promote pathogen infection”
Claim · model-written summary
VmSR1 associates with TSN2 proteins in apple (Malus domestica).
- Taxon
- Malus domestica
Malus domesticae0 - Gene
- VmSR1e0
- Outcome
- associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteinse0
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Verbatim
e0“VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana”
Claim · model-written summary
VmSR1 associates with TSN2 proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana.
- Taxon
- Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabidopsis thalianae0 - Gene
- VmSR1e0
- Outcome
- associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteinse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana”
Claim · model-written summary
VmSR1 associates with TSN2 proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana.
- Taxon
- Nicotiana benthamiana
Nicotiana benthamianae0 - Gene
- VmSR1e0
- Outcome
- associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteinse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“VmSR1 associates with the Tudor staphylococcal nuclease 2 (TSN2) proteins in Malus domestica (apple), Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana”
Claim · model-written summary
VmSR1 promotes degradation of TSN2 proteins.
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“promotes degradation of TSN2 proteins”
Claim · model-written summary
VmSR1 suppresses the abundance of multiple miRNAs.
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“suppresses the abundance of multiple miRNAs”
Claim · model-written summary
Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs.
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e0“Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum”
Claim · model-written summary
Silencing of TSN2 weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali.
- Taxon
- apple
Malus domesticae0 - Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Treatment
- Silencing of TSN2e0
- Interactor
- V. maliCytospora malie0pathogen
- Gene
- TSN2e0
- Outcome
- resistancee0
- Direction
- weakenede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum”
Claim · model-written summary
Silencing of TSN2 weakened the resistance of N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
- Taxon
- N. benthamiana
Nicotiana benthamianae0 - Treatment
- Silencing of TSN2e0
- Interactor
- Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia sclerotiorume0pathogen - Gene
- TSN2e0
- Outcome
- resistancee0
- Direction
- weakenede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“Silencing of TSN2 significantly reduced the abundance of miRNAs and weakened the resistance of apple leaves to V. mali as well as N. benthamiana to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum”
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