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We used RNA-Seq to study gene expression in \u2018Z1076-1\u2019 at 0, 1, and 2\u00a0days post-inoculation (dpi) with\n                      <jats:italic>R. solanacearum<\/jats:italic>\n                      (10\u2076 CFU\u00a0mL\u207b\n                      <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                      ). We identified 6663 differentially expressed genes at 1 dpi and 7390 at 2 dpi. Calcium signaling and MAPK cascade genes were upregulated at 1 dpi. PR protein and ROS-related genes showed stronger induction at 2 dpi. The ethylene-responsive transcription factor\n                      <jats:italic>StERF87<\/jats:italic>\n                      was continuously upregulated. Its expression increased 4.7-fold at 2 dpi, with FPKM values over 100. We selected this gene for functional analysis. Transgenic potato plants overexpressing\n                      <jats:italic>StERF87<\/jats:italic>\n                      showed lower disease severity and reduced bacterial growth in both whole plants and tuber slices. StERF87 is a transcriptional activator that directly binds the GCC-box in the\n                      <jats:italic>StPR1a<\/jats:italic>\n                      promoter to activate its transcription. After\n                      <jats:italic>R. solanacearum<\/jats:italic>\n                      inoculation,\n                      <jats:italic>StERF87<\/jats:italic>\n                      overexpression also increased\n                      <jats:italic>PR1b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      expression, elevated salicylic acid and ethylene levels, reduced jasmonic acid accumulation, and altered the activities of ROS-scavenging enzymes including SOD, POD, and CAT. These results show that StERF87 regulates potato defense against\n                      <jats:italic>R. solanacearum<\/jats:italic>\n                      and may be useful for breeding bacterial wilt-resistant varieties.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00299-026-03967-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T14:10:39Z","timestamp":1788876639000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Transcriptomics and overexpression analyses reveal StERF87 confers resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum in potato"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"45","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5015-7087","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ru","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Cai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuoxuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qingshuai","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peiyan","family":"Guan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caicai","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xia","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuangshuang","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lingling","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jihua","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Linshuang","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"3967_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"377","DOI":"10.1093\/jxb\/ern277","volume":"60","author":"L Almagro","year":"2009","unstructured":"Almagro L, G\u00f3mez Ros LV, Belchi-Navarro S, Bru R, Ros Barcel\u00f3 A, Pedre\u00f1o MA (2009) Class III peroxidases in plant defence reactions. 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