Clathrin heavy chain is involved in infection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in the host vector Diaphorina citri.
Clathrin heavy chain is involved in infection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in the host vector Diaphorina citri.
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10.1111/1744-7917.13305
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2023-12
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通讯作者:
Lianjie Xie;Xiangdong Zeng;Muhammad Bilal Amir;Xiaojin Zou;Jingfu Yuan;Haizhong Yu;Zhanjun Lu;Wei Chen
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作者:
Lianjie Xie;Xiangdong Zeng;Muhammad Bilal Amir;Xiaojin Zou;Jingfu Yuan;Haizhong Yu;Zhanjun Lu;Wei Chen
Dear Editor, Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) has emerged as a global issue, with confirmed cases in 51 out of 140 countries known for citrus production (Wang, 2019). The primary pathogen believed to cause HLB is Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), an uncultured gram-negative bacterium. Infected citrus trees exhibit irregular blotchy yellowing on their leaves, resulting in reduced fruit yield and compromised quality. Unfortunately, there is currently no effective cure for CLas, which is commonly referred to as the “cancer of the citrus industry”(Wang et al., 2017). In addition to the transportation of nursery stock, the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) plays a crucial role as the primary vector in the spread of HLB. Infected D. citri harboring the CLas pathogen can transmit it from diseased to healthy trees, posing significant challenges in understanding the transmission mechanisms of HLB and developing effective control strategies (Huang et al., 2021). Upon infecting D. citri, CLas exhibits traits of extracellular secretion. Initially, CLas traverses the midgut epithelial cells of D. citri, where it undergoes substantial proliferation within these cells, forming aggregations in proximity to the basement membrane. Subsequently, it crosses the midgut epithelial cell layer and basement membrane, entering the hemolymph (Ghanim et al., 2016, 2017). CLas establishes itself as an endosymbiont within D. citri, circulating systemically and reproducing while crossing multiple tissues and organs, in-