@article{fdi:010042717, title = {{A}ssociation of lipoxygenase response with resistance of various cotton genotypes to the bacterial blight disease}, author = {{S}ayegh-{A}lhamdia, {M}ajd and {M}armey, {P}hilippe and {J}alloul, {A}. and {C}hampion, {A}ntony and {P}etitot, {A}nne-{S}ophie and {C}l{\'e}rivet, {A}lain and {N}icole, {M}ichel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n cotton plants ({G}ossypium hirsutum {L}.), the interaction with the bacterial pathogen {X}anthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum ({X}cm) is governed by the gene-for-gene concept. {T}he interaction between the cultivar {R}eba {B}50 and the race 18 of {X}cm leads to an hypersensitive reaction ({HR}); this cultivar is, however, susceptible to the race 20, with the death of the plant as a consequence. {P}revious work showed that the induced {HR} was correlated with 9{S}-lipoxygenase ({LOX}) activity responsible for lipid peroxidation. {A} {LOX} gene ({G}h{LOX}1) whose activity is involved in cell death during {HR} was characterized. {I}n this study, we investigated whether the lipoxygenase response could be related to cotton resistance in different cotton {X}cm combinations. {V}arious combinations of {R} - avr genes were selected to assess whether the {G}h{LOX}1 gene transcription and {LOX} activity could be correlated with the resistance phenotype. {C}otton genotypes with the {B}2{B}3, {B}(2)b(6) or {B}-12 genes, or cotton near-isogenic lines containing single {B} genes ({B}-2, b(6)) were infected by race 1, 18 or 20 of {X}cm. {P}henotypes were analysed for all interactions tested. {F}or incompatible interactions, the {LOX} response appears to be concomitantly triggered during cotton resistance strengthening the previous evidence that this reaction is a key event of hypersensitive cell death.}, keywords = {{L}ipoxygenase ; {X}anthomonas ; {G}ossypium hirsutum ; {B}acterial blight ; {H}ypersensitive reaction}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {P}hytopathology-{P}hytopathologische {Z}eitschrift}, volume = {156}, numero = {9}, pages = {542--549}, ISSN = {0931-1785}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1439-0434.2008.01409.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042717}, }