Screening and Identification of MeMDH Interacting Protein in Cassava
Malate dehydrogenase(MDH)plays a crucial role in plant growth and development,yet its role in plant immunity remains elusive.In this study,a MeMDH1 gene was identified in cassava,and the vector pGADT7-MeMDH1 was constructed using MeMDH1 as a decoy protein to screen the reciprocal proteins from a cassava cDNA library.A candidate gene MeLSD3,was obtained and studies reported that LSD plays an important role in biological processes such as programmed cell death and plant photosynthesis and growth.We verified the interaction between MeLSD3 and MeMDH1 in cassava in vitro and in vivo by yeast two-hybrid(Y2H)and bi-molecular fluorescence complementation(BiFC)experiments.It provides a theoretical basis for further investiga-tion of the function of cassava malate dehydrogenase in plant disease resistance response and the molecular mecha-nism of its regulation.