Current advances in pathogen-plant interaction between Verticillium dahliae and cotton provide new insight in the disease management

Table 1 Newly identified cotton genes playing a role in VW resistance

Genes	Predominant location	Mechanisms of action	Impact on resistance/susceptibility	References
GhLAC15	Cotton roots cell wall	Increase the level of lignin, arabinose, and xylose of the cell wall	Plays a significant role in the resistance of cotton to the defoliating strains Vd991 and Vd-gfp77	Zhang et al. (2018)
CERK1	Stem and roots	Chitin elicitor signaling (Perception of PAMP)	Induce defense responses upon recognition of fungi chitin oligosaccharides	Zhang et al. (2013)
CRR1	Cotton roots	Binds to chitinase gene Chi 228 preventing it from degradation by VdSSEP1	Involved in resistance against V. dahliae and a wide range of pathogenic fungi	Han et al. (2019)
GbNRX1	Cotton roots apoplast	Antioxidant, regulates the ROS level in the apoplast	Involved in the apoplastic immune response	Li et al. (2016)
GbaNA1	Cell nucleus	Encodes an NB-LRR protein, an R protein involved in resistance to VW	Involved in ROS activation and ethylene signalling pathway	Li et al. (2018a)

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