Plant GenePub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100411
Surbhi Mali , Harsh Nayyar , Rajeev Rathour , Kamal Dev Sharma
{"title":"Genome wide identification and expression profiling of Early responsive to dehydration 6 (ERD6)-like gene family in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)","authors":"Surbhi Mali , Harsh Nayyar , Rajeev Rathour , Kamal Dev Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100411","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100411","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Early responsive to dehydration 6</em> (<em>ERD6</em>)-<em>like</em> is one of the least studied subfamily in plants. Initial evidences based on couple of genes suggest that members of this family are tonoplastic and export glucose to cytosol from tonoplast. However, no information is available on <em>ERD6-like</em> genes in agricultural crops except limited information on <em>Brassica</em> species. In this study, we identified 8, 12, 6 and 7 <em>ERD6-like</em> genes, respectively in <em>Cicer arietinum</em>, <em>Arachis hypogea</em>, <em>Oryza sativa</em> and <em>Glycine</em> max. These and <em>A. thaliana</em> genes were divided into five subgroups based on phylogenetic analysis of proteins. <em>C. arietinum</em> genes were characterized in detail and new nomenclature to these genes was proposed to overcome ambiguities in names of genes. Intron/exon numbers did not vary much among the genes, however, gene/mRNA/coding region/ untranslated regions and proteins showed considerable length variations. Though isoforms were reported for two genes, isoforms of only <em>CaERD6-like 6.3</em> could be confirmed experimentally. While motifs and transmembrane domains varied among the ERD6-like proteins, all belonged to glucose transport subfamily suggesting those to be glucose transporters. Transcription of genes varied among four chickpea organs with higher expression in some organs and lower in others. Under cold-stress, three genes over-expressed in leaves and roots whereas four genes down-regulated in leaves and two in roots. This is the first report on genome wide identification of <em>ERD6-like</em> genes in four crops of agricultural importance and detailed characterization and expression analysis in chickpea organs under normal growth conditions and cold-stress.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"34 ","pages":"Article 100411"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46658064","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":"Gene expression analysis of the ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCD1 in petunia (Petunia hybrida) and tobacco (Nicotiana spp.)","authors":"Nobukazu Shitan , Shiori Nishitani , Akiko Inagaki , Yoko Nakahara , Yasuyuki Yamada , Takao Koeduka","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Most plant metabolites are biosynthesized via organelles, including peroxisome. From the mutant analyses, Arabidopsis ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCD1 is reported to be implicated in the peroxisomal import of β-oxidation substrates, which are biosynthetic intermediates for central and specialized metabolites. However, little was explored about ABCD1 in plants except for AtABCD1 and two barley homologs, HvABCD1 and 2. The present study investigated the expression profiles of <em>ABCD1</em> genes of petunia and tobacco that produce various metabolites, including volatile benzenoid/phenylpropanoids (VBPs) and ubiquinone. <em>PhABCD1</em> expression was ubiquitous and at particularly high levels (2.2- to 2.8-fold compared to roots) in leaves, limbs, and tubes. <em>NsABCD1</em> was expressed in roots, stems, leaves, sepals, and flowers; specifically, a relatively high expression level (3.2-fold compared to roots) was observed in sepals. Yeast extract and methyl jasmonate induced the expression of the <em>NtABCD1</em> gene significantly (1.3- and 2.5-fold, respectively) in <em>N. tabacum</em> BY-2 cells. These results suggest that the expression of ABCD1 would be related to the biosynthesis of metabolites beneficial for plant environmental adaptation in petunia and tobacco. The current study provides new insights into the mechanism of metabolite biosynthesis and ABC transporter function in <em>Solanaceae</em> plants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100391"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48067528","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":"Further studies on nicotianamine aminotransferase (NAAT) genes involved in biofortification in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)","authors":"Tinku Gautam , Irfat Jan , Ritu Batra , Kalpana Singh , Renu Pandey , Pradeep Kumar Sharma , Harindra Singh Balyan , Pushpendra Kumar Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.plgene.2022.100389","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Graminaceous plants take up iron (Fe) from soil using specialized chelating agents known as phytosiderophores, which largely comprise mugineic acids (MAs). Biosynthesis of MAs involves three enzymes, of which nicotianamine aminotransferase (NAAT) catalyses the key step in the synthesis of 2′-deoxymugineic acids (DMA). In the present study, a total of 24 TaNAAT genes distributed on 15 of the 21 bread wheat chromosomes were identified using the whole genome sequence. We also identified NAAT genes in diploid and tetraploid relatives of bread wheat. Two gene duplication events involving NAAT genes were also identified, one in <em>Triticum urartu</em> (AA) and the other in <em>Aegilops tauschii</em> (DD). In the promoter regions, a number of cis-regulatory elements were also identified for responses to biotic and abiotic stresses and to different developmental stages. Phylogenetic analysis using NAAT proteins of wheat and seven other plant species led to the identification of six clusters. Both <em>in silico</em> and qRT-PCR expression analyses indicated relatively higher expression of TaNAAT genes in shoot and root of genotypes with low Fe content. The results provided insights into the structure and function of TaNAAT genes, which may further help in planning strategies to develop high yielding wheat varieties tolerant to Fe-deficiency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38041,"journal":{"name":"Plant Gene","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 100389"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42381915","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.2022.100397
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}