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1.3 OBJECTIVES<br />

My hypo<strong>the</strong>sis is th<strong>at</strong> Phytophthora infestans suppresses defense responses in<br />

<strong>pot<strong>at</strong>o</strong> (Solanum tuberosum) by alter<strong>at</strong>ing <strong>the</strong> expression <strong>of</strong> defense-re<strong>l<strong>at</strong>e</strong>d genes,<br />

accumul<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> secondary metabolites and secondary metabolism p<strong>at</strong>hways genes. This<br />

hypo<strong>the</strong>sis will be tested by i) developing a new molecular biology approach th<strong>at</strong> will<br />

help to identify novel genes in <strong>the</strong> <strong>pot<strong>at</strong>o</strong>-P.infestans interaction, such as genes<br />

potentially controlling p<strong>at</strong>hogenesis or avr genes in P. infestans, as well as those<br />

potentially involved in <strong>pot<strong>at</strong>o</strong> resistance or susceptibility to this p<strong>at</strong>hogen, ii) studying<br />

<strong>the</strong> gene expression <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genes identified in this research, in order to identify a possible<br />

defense suppression, iii) evalu<strong>at</strong>ing <strong>the</strong> suppression <strong>of</strong> known <strong>pot<strong>at</strong>o</strong> genes by<br />

Phytophthora infestans effectors and iv) assessing <strong>the</strong> accumul<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> <strong>pot<strong>at</strong>o</strong> secondary<br />

metabolites.<br />

The research accomplished in this <strong>the</strong>sis is presented in several chapters:<br />

Chapter 2: Identific<strong>at</strong>ion and cloning <strong>of</strong> differentially expressed genes involved in <strong>the</strong><br />

interaction between <strong>pot<strong>at</strong>o</strong> and Phytophthora infestans using a subtractive hybridiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

and cDNA-AFLP combin<strong>at</strong>ional approach (Henriquez, M.A. and Daayf F. 2010. Journal<br />

<strong>of</strong> Integr<strong>at</strong>ive Plant Biology 52: 453–467)<br />

Chapter 3: Cloning and characteriz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> a novel gene from <strong>the</strong> plastid-localized 2-c-<br />

methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosph<strong>at</strong>e (doxp-mep) p<strong>at</strong>hway in <strong>pot<strong>at</strong>o</strong> infected by phytophthora<br />

infestans. (Henriquez, M.A. and Daayf F. 2010. Ms. Ref. No.: Journal <strong>of</strong> Integr<strong>at</strong>ive<br />

Plant Biology /2010/021261; 24p. Submitted Sept 29, 2010).<br />

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