Transcriptomic analysis of Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit T2 plus line provides insights in host responses resist Pectobacterium carotovorum infection

Transcriptome is used to determine the induction response of <i>Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit</i> T2 plus line (abbreviated as <i>PT2P</i> line) infected with <i>Pectobacterium carotovorum</i>. The main objective of the study was to deal with the transcriptome database of <i>PT2P</i> line resistance to soft rot pathogens to provide a new perspective for identifying the resistance-related genes and understanding the molecular mechanism. Results indicated that water soaking and tissue collapse started at 20 h after <i>PT2P</i> line was infected by <i>P. carotovorum</i>. A total of 1360 and 5768 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified at 0 h and 20 h, respectively. After 20 h of infection, growth and development-related pathways were inhibited. Meanwhile, DEGs were promoted the colonization of <i>P. carotovorum</i> pathogens in specific cell wall modification processes at the early infected stage. A shift to a defensive response was triggered at 0 h. A large number of DEGs were mainly up-controlled at 20 h and were substantially used in the pathogen recognition and the introduction of signal transformation cascades, secondary metabolites biosynthesis, pathogenic proteins activation, transcription aspects and numerous transporters. Furthermore, our data provided novel insights into the transcript reprogramming of <i>PT2P</i> line in response to <i>P. carotovorum</i> infestation.