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Tea plant resistance to Colletotrichum camelliae is driven by rapid defense enzyme activation, significant accumulation of specific flavonoids such as quercetin, and the upregulation of plant-pathogen interaction pathways including the CsRbohC gene. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To determine the molecular defense mechanisms, metabolic adjustments, and gene expression changes in resistant versus susceptible tea cultivars exposed to anthracnose fungus.

September 5, 2026BMC Plant BiologyOpen Access

Multi-omics profiling of defense enzymes and phenylpropanoid regulation in Camellia sinensis post-Colletotrichum camelliae inoculation

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MLMin Li XCXiaomin Chen XCXiaodan Chen

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Multi-omics study reveals rapid defense enzyme and flavonoid activation in resistant tea plants, highlighting quercetin and CsRbohC in anthracnose resistance.

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To determine the molecular defense mechanisms, metabolic adjustments, and gene expression changes in resistant versus susceptible tea cultivars exposed to anthracnose fungus.
Inoculated leaves of resistant ('Shuixian 7') and susceptible ('Lingtou Dancong') tea cultivars with isolated Colletotrichum camelliae spores after optimizing fungal sporulation conditions.
Measured superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity profiles and tested the in vitro antifungal activity of eight candidate metabolites.
Conducted metabolome sequencing at 1 and 5 days post-inoculation alongside RNA-Seq across five infection time points, followed by genome-wide identification of Rboh family genes.
Resistant 'Shuixian 7' exhibited significantly faster and more pronounced activation of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase than susceptible 'Lingtou Dancong'.
Metabolomics revealed significant enrichment of flavonoids in 'Shuixian 7', with quercetin showing the strongest in vitro antifungal inhibition against C. camelliae among tested metabolites.
Transcriptomic profiling showed differential gene enrichment in plant-pathogen interactions and identified CsRbohC as a predominantly expressed member among seven identified CsRboh genes.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3a66b95aff0620eae0a https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-026-09843-6

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September 5, 2026BMC Plant BiologyOpen Access

Multi-omics profiling of defense enzymes and phenylpropanoid regulation in Camellia sinensis post-Colletotrichum camelliae inoculation

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MLMin Li XCXiaomin Chen XCXiaodan Chen

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Multi-omics study reveals rapid defense enzyme and flavonoid activation in resistant tea plants, highlighting quercetin and CsRbohC in anthracnose resistance.

Key Points

To determine the molecular defense mechanisms, metabolic adjustments, and gene expression changes in resistant versus susceptible tea cultivars exposed to anthracnose fungus.
Inoculated leaves of resistant ('Shuixian 7') and susceptible ('Lingtou Dancong') tea cultivars with isolated Colletotrichum camelliae spores after optimizing fungal sporulation conditions.
Measured superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity profiles and tested the in vitro antifungal activity of eight candidate metabolites.
Conducted metabolome sequencing at 1 and 5 days post-inoculation alongside RNA-Seq across five infection time points, followed by genome-wide identification of Rboh family genes.
Resistant 'Shuixian 7' exhibited significantly faster and more pronounced activation of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase than susceptible 'Lingtou Dancong'.
Metabolomics revealed significant enrichment of flavonoids in 'Shuixian 7', with quercetin showing the strongest in vitro antifungal inhibition against C. camelliae among tested metabolites.
Transcriptomic profiling showed differential gene enrichment in plant-pathogen interactions and identified CsRbohC as a predominantly expressed member among seven identified CsRboh genes.

Cite This Study

Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3a66b95aff0620eae0a https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-026-09843-6

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