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    • Figure 1. 

      Identification and expression pattern of CsRPM1 in tea plant leaves inoculated with C. camelliae. (a) Venn diagram of DEGs in tea plant leaves inoculated with C. camelliae at 12, 24, and 72 h. (b) Heat maps of the expression of 12 DEGs in LJ43 at 12, 24, and 72 h after inoculation with ddH2O (Control) or C. camelliae (Treated). (c) Phylogenetic tree constructed via the TNL and CNL genes. (d) Domain map of CsRPM1 protein. The domain prediction of CsRPM1 was performed with SMART analysis service. (e) The expression pattern of CsRPM1 in tea plant leaves during different stages of infection with C. camelliae by qRT-PCR analysis. **, p < 0.01.

    • Figure 2. 

      Silencing of CsRPM1 impairs host resistance to C. camelliae. (a) Expression level of CsRPM1 gene at different stages after injection with 30 µM asODN or sODN. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01. (b) Symptoms in detached tea leaves that were injected with 30 µM asODN or sODN caused by C. camelliae strain LS_19. Bar = 0.5 cm. (c) Bar chart showing statistical analysis of the sizes of necrotic lesions in (b). Error bars represent standard deviation. **, p < 0.01.

    • Figure 3. 

      Subcellular localization of CsRPM1 in the epidermal cells of N. benthamiana leaves. Tobacco leaves expressing nuclear marker-RFP were infiltrated with A. tumefaciens carrying the fused vectors expressing CsRPM1-GFP or empty vector and were observed under laser confocal scanning microscopy after 2 d in the dark. Bar = 50 µm.

    • Figure 4. 

      MeJA can induce the expression of CsRPM1. (a) The predicted promoter elements of CsRPM1 gene from the 2 kb upstream region to ATG. (b) qRT-PCR analysis of CsRPM1 transcripts in tea leaves treated with exogenous 150 μM MeJA. Error bars represent standard deviation. **, p < 0.01.

    • Figure 5. 

      Connection network between CsRPM1 and candidate TFs. (a) Predicted interaction relationship between CsRPM1 and TFs. (b) Heat map of the expression of candidate TFs in LJ43 at 12 h, 24 h, and 72 h after inoculation with ddH2O (Control) or C. camelliae (Treated).