Molecular Mechanism of Overcoming Host Resistance by the Gene in .

is a fungal symbiont of the Chinese white pine beetle () and a pathogen of the Chinese white pine () that must overcome the terpenoid oleoresin defenses of host trees to invade and colonize. responds to monoterpene flow with abundant mechanisms that include the decomposing and use of these compounds as a nitrogen source. Target of Rapamycin (TOR) is an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase that plays a central role in both plants and animals through integration of nutrients, energies, hormones, growth factors and environmental inputs to control proliferation, growth and metabolism in diverse multicellular organisms. In this study, in order to explore the relationship between gene and carbon sources, nitrogen sources, host nutrients and host volatiles (monoterpenoids) in , we set up eight carbon source treatments, ten nitrogen source treatments, two host nutrients and six monoterpenoids (5%, 10% and 20%) treatments, and prepared different media conditions. By measuring the biomass and growth rate of mycelium, the results revealed that, on the whole, the response of to nitrogen sources was better than carbon sources, and the fungus grew well in maltose (carbon source), (NH)CO (inorganic nitrogen source), asparagine (organic nitrogen source) and (host nutrient) versus other treatments. Then, by analyzing the relationship between expression and different nutrients, the data showed that: (i) expression exhibited negative regulation in response to carbon sources and host nutrition. (ii) The treatments of nitrogen sources and terpenoids had positively regulatory effects on gene; moreover, the fungus was most sensitive to β-pinene and 3-carene. In conclusion, our findings reveal that in plays a key role in the utilization of host volatiles as nutrient intake, overcoming the physical and chemical host resistances and successful colonization.