Rahimi, Yousef and Ingvarsson, Pär and Bihamta, Mohammad Reza and Alipour, Hadi and Taleei, Alireza and Khoshnoodi Jabar Abadi, Shaghayegh
(2021).
Characterization of Dynamic Regulatory Gene and Protein Networks in Wheat Roots Upon Perceiving Water Deficit Through Comparative Transcriptomics Survey.
Frontiers in Plant Science. 12
, 710867
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Abstract
A well-developed root system benefits host plants by optimizing water absorption and nutrient uptake and thereby increases plant productivity. In this study we have characterized the root transcriptome using RNA-seq and subsequential functional analysis in a set of drought tolerant and susceptible genotypes. The goal of the study was to elucidate and characterize water deficit-responsive genes in wheat landraces that had been through long-term field and biochemical screening for drought tolerance. The results confirm genotype differences in water-deficit tolerance in line with earlier results from field trials. The transcriptomics survey highlighted a total of 14,187 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that responded to water deficit. The characterization of these genes shows that all chromosomes contribute to water-deficit tolerance, but to different degrees, and the B genome showed higher involvement than the A and D genomes. The DEGs were mainly mapped to flavonoid, phenylpropanoid, and diterpenoid biosynthesis pathways, as well as glutathione metabolism and hormone signaling. Furthermore, extracellular region, apoplast, cell periphery, and external encapsulating structure were the main water deficit-responsive cellular components in roots. A total of 1,377 DEGs were also predicted to function as transcription factors (TFs) from different families regulating downstream cascades. TFs from the AP2/ERF-ERF, MYB-related, B3, WRKY, Tify, and NAC families were the main genotype-specific regulatory factors. To further characterize the dynamic biosynthetic pathways, protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed using significant KEGG proteins and putative TFs. In PPIs, enzymes from the CYP450, TaABA8OH2, PAL, and GST families play important roles in water-deficit tolerance in connection with MYB13-1, MADS-box, and NAC transcription factors.
Authors/Creators: | Rahimi, Yousef and Ingvarsson, Pär and Bihamta, Mohammad Reza and Alipour, Hadi and Taleei, Alireza and Khoshnoodi Jabar Abadi, Shaghayegh | ||||||
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Title: | Characterization of Dynamic Regulatory Gene and Protein Networks in Wheat Roots Upon Perceiving Water Deficit Through Comparative Transcriptomics Survey | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | Frontiers in Plant Science | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2021 | ||||||
Volume: | 12 | ||||||
Article number: | 710867 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 25 | ||||||
Publisher: | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | ||||||
ISSN: | 1664-462X | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Research article | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Agricultural Science | ||||||
Keywords: | root development, wheat, water deficit, DEGs, functional analysis, PPI | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-113604 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-113604 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 25460 | ||||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics (until 131231) | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 20 Sep 2021 14:29 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2021 14:31 |
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