Glycine max Raw sequence reads. Glycine max

Silicon protects soybean plants against Phytophthora sojae by interfering with effector-receptor expression.By contrast, the transcriptomic response of Si-fed (Si+) plants was remarkably unaffected by the presence of P. sojae, and the expression of effector-coding genes by the pathogen was significantly reduced. Given that the apoplast is the key site of interaction between effectors and plant receptors in the soybean-P. sojae complex, as well as the site of amorphous-Si accumulation, our results indicate that Si likely interferes with the signaling network between P. sojae and the plant, preventing or decreasing the release of effectors reaching plant receptors, thus creating an incompatible interaction