Plant GenePub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100397
Rizky Dwi Satrio , Miftahul Huda Fendiyanto , Ence Darmo Jaya Supena , S. Suharsono , M. Miftahudin
{"title":"Mapping and identification of QTL for agro-physiological traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under drought stress","authors":"Rizky Dwi Satrio , Miftahul Huda Fendiyanto , Ence Darmo Jaya Supena , S. Suharsono , M. Miftahudin","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100397","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100397","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Exploring novel QTLs for drought tolerance traits using a new rice genetic resource would be valuable to dissect the mechanisms underlying the complexity of the trait. Here, we used a recombinant inbred line population to detect the QTL associated with agro-physiological traits under drought stress, in particular incorporating the SNPs and 147 phenotype data, analyzed the transcript expression of genes within QTL using differential gene expression meta-analysis and qRT-PCR technique. Composite interval mapping analysis allowed the detection of 154 QTLs distributed into 66 regions, which included a large QTL cluster called ‘hotspot QTL’ that strongly associated with drought tolerance on rice chromosome 8. We found several genes within the QTL-containing regions that were highly expressed based on the meta-analysis approach. In the future, the QTL reported here may be utilized for marker-assisted breeding and the candidate drought-responsive genes could be characterized for dissecting a comprehensive molecular mechanism of drought tolerance in rice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100397"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44128375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant GenePub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100396
Naresh Ponnam , Madhavi Reddy K , Krishna Reddy M , Lakshamana Reddy D.C , Anand C. Reddy , Hemachandra Reddy P
{"title":"Molecular mapping of Chilli veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV) resistance in hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)","authors":"Naresh Ponnam , Madhavi Reddy K , Krishna Reddy M , Lakshamana Reddy D.C , Anand C. Reddy , Hemachandra Reddy P","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100396","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100396","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Chilli veinal mottle virus (<em>ChiVMV</em>) is a serious potyvirus affecting chilli cultivation in India causing economic yield losses. Breeding resistant varieties/ hybrids is best advocated strategy for viral management. Molecular mapping and markers development greatly facilitates accelerated breeding. Genotyping-by-sequencing was employed for marker discovery and simultaneous genotyping of F2 population developed using contrast parents. Total 6628 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and 18,125 silicoDArT markers were determined. The SNPs and silicoDArT markers ranged from 280 on chromosome 8 to 625 on chromosome 3 and 857 on chromosome 8 to 1753 on chromosome 3, respectively. Genome wide association study (GWAS) detected 17 SNPs and 21 silicoDArT markers associated with <em>ChiVMV</em> resistance. A major genomic region on chromosome 9 was identified as major candidate loci for <em>ChiVMV</em> resistance. A cluster of defense related genes and elongation translation factors (<em>eIFLE</em>) responsible for disease resistance were predicted within the GWAS regions. A cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence <em>ChiVMVR9</em>_2 CAPS marker was developed for the major resistant locus which was physically mapped at 2,458,715 bp on chromosome 9. This marker can be used in marker-assisted breeding and genomic selection. Further fine mapping of the identified region will facilitate precise marker assisted selection for resistance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46016815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Squalene synthase in plants – Functional intricacy and evolutionary divergence while retaining a core catalytic structure","authors":"Anjan Hazra, Madhurima Dutta, Rajashree Dutta, Ekta Bhattacharya, Rahul Bose, Suparna Mandal Biswas","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100403","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100403","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Squalene is the crucial intermediate for the biosynthesis of many bioactive triterpenoids, such as phytosterol in plants or cholesterol in animals. Squalene synthase (SQS) is the essential gene of the squalene biosynthetic pathway, which catalyzes the head-to-head condensation of two farnesyl pyrophosphate or farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) molecules in a two-step reaction and formation of linear C<sub>30</sub> squalene. SQS ubiquitously occurs in all eukaryotic organisms. However, the activity of this gene varies significantly, leading to diverse squalene content in plants. The present study focused on the variation in the expression landscape of SQS gene copies with varying evolutionary backgrounds. Afterward, a reflection of the sequence divergence on the catalytic structure of the protein was examined. The genome-scale mining of the SQS homologs revealed varying degrees of duplication events, sequence evolution of the gene sequence itself, and the adjoining regulatory architecture. Contrasting expressional patterns and the regulatory modules pinpoint the importance of transcriptional regulation of this essential gene. Three-dimensional organizations of SQS from diverse evolutionary taxa and their consensus structures enlightened the conservation of critical catalytic domains, nonetheless divergence in the majority of the protein. As a whole, the outputs of this study provide some valuable insights for understanding the functional regulation of SQS under different tissues and environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100403"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47649755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant GenePub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100390
Liang Xiao , Ding Huang , Zhengdan Wu , Xiaohong Shang , Sheng Cao , Wendan Zeng , Liuying Lu , Pingli Shi , Huabing Yan
{"title":"Genome-wide identification of the bHLH transcription factor family and analysis of bHLH genes related to puerarin biosynthesis in Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii (Benth.)","authors":"Liang Xiao , Ding Huang , Zhengdan Wu , Xiaohong Shang , Sheng Cao , Wendan Zeng , Liuying Lu , Pingli Shi , Huabing Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plant basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors are involved in diverse biological process. So far, there has been no report to systematically carry out comprehensive identification of <em>bHLH</em> members in <em>Pueraria lobata</em> var. <em>thomsonii</em> (Benth.) (<em>P. thomsonii</em>), a traditional Chinese herb that is an excellent source of puerarin. Phylogenetic analysis showed that 219 <em>bHLH</em> genes were identified in the <em>P. thomsonii</em> and classified into 13 subfamilies. All the <em>PlbHLH</em> genes were distributed on the 11 chromosomes unevenly and the number of <em>PlbHLH</em> genes on each chromosome varied from 12 to 44. Both of tandem and segmental duplications were key factors driving <em>bHLH</em> gene family expansion in <em>P. thomsonii</em>. A total of 20 conserved motifs were found in <em>PlbHLH</em> gene family, 185 <em>PlbHLH</em> members contain more than two introns, and genes within the same subfamily appeared to share similar intron-exon gene structures. The Ka/Ks analysis indicated <em>PlbHLH</em> gene family undergo purifying selection during evolution. Combined the RNA-seq data with the qRT-PCR detection results, <em>PlbHLH79/148/149</em> were found to be the most probably candidate genes which were involved in puerarin biosynthesis pathway. Together, our study provided a good foundation for further research into the regulatory mechanism of the candidate PlbHLH proteins for puerarin biosynthesis in <em>P. thomsonii.</em></p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100390"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41909005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant GenePub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100404
Bryan W. Penning
{"title":"Gene expression differences related to pre-harvest sprouting uncovered in related wheat varieties by RNAseq analysis","authors":"Bryan W. Penning","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100404","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100404","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Damage from pre-harvest sprouting leads to lower quality and prices or rejection of wheat grain by reducing Falling Number. In previous studies, the changes in physical and chemical characteristics of wheat grain by pre-harvest sprouting is well studied where few genes controlling it have been identified. To explore their interaction, more genes must be identified. RNAseq analysis was performed on two varieties of soft red winter wheat sharing 82% of 1978 markers with significantly different Falling Numbers. Here, RNAseq analysis revealed 48 genes from eight families with a likely function related to pre-harvest sprouting. Few genes may be a part of the regulatory pathway controlling seed germination while others appear to be downstream germination-related genes. Gene under study, <em>MFT</em>, was previously associated with pre-harvest sprouting in wheat. Whereas <em>FLC</em>, potentially part of the regulatory pathway, was upregulated only in the resistant line (Scotty) at 35 days after anthesis under conditions favoring pre-harvest sprouting. Three other gene families totaling 11 genes had a similar expression pattern.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100404"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49349886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant GenePub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100398
Eric T. Johnson , Hye-Seon Kim , Miaoying Tian , Nativ Dudai , Ofir Tal , Itay Gonda
{"title":"Erratum to “Dual transcriptional analysis of Ocimum basilicum and Peronospora belbahrii in susceptible interactions” [Plant Gene 29C (2022) 100350]","authors":"Eric T. Johnson , Hye-Seon Kim , Miaoying Tian , Nativ Dudai , Ofir Tal , Itay Gonda","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100398","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100398"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43378907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Plant GenePub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100395
Robert Penchovsky , Dimitrios Kaloudas
{"title":"Molecular factors affecting tomato fruit size","authors":"Robert Penchovsky , Dimitrios Kaloudas","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100395","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100395","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As the tomato fruit grows, it goes through different developmental stages until it acquires its full size. This size is achieved with the completion οf the Μature Green stage of tomato development, after which the fruit enters the Turning stage, signifying the passage from growth to ripening, where it gradually loses its green color in favor of red and begins to soften. Until it reaches the Mature Green, the tomato goes through a series of cell divisions and expansions. Several vital factors control and affect the final size of the tomato. Those factors include genes controlling the cells' size and structure, the meristematic tissue, growth hormones essential for the initiation of the fruit, the compartmentalization of the fruit, as well as genes respοnsible fοr the structure οf the cell wall. In this review, we present critical genetic and hormonal factors that influence the final size of a fruit. Tomato is a model οrganism for elucidating fleshy fruit growth and development. In this review we emphasize on factors affecting the fruit's final size up tο the completion οf the Mature Green growth phase, where the fruits reach their prime size.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100395"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47438370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum to “Screening of Cicer arietinum L. genotypes under combined presence of NaCl and anthracene using membership function value of stress tolerance” [Plant Gene 31C (2022) 100371]","authors":"Harleen Kaur , Ravneet Kaur , Geetanjali Manchanda , Shayla Bindra , Ashish Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100399","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100399"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41459332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}