Article
Plant Sciences
Yin Xin, Wenqiang Pan, Xi Chen, Yixin Liu, Mingfang Zhang, Xuqing Chen, Fengping Yang, Jingru Li, Jian Wu, Yunpeng Du, Xiuhai Zhang
Summary: The study identified potential genes and pathways involved in tepal trichome development in a natural lily mutant, which sheds light on the biological function of trichome. Transcriptome analysis of the mutant and validation in other lily species revealed insights into the developmental mechanism of trichome.
PLANT CELL REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Yanan Wang, Qi Zhou, Zhigang Meng, Muhammad Ali Abid, Yuan Wang, Yunxiao Wei, Sandui Guo, Rui Zhang, Chengzhen Liang
Summary: This review focuses on the recent advances in the molecular understanding of plant trichome development, including genetic and molecular studies as well as 'omics' analyses in model plant Arabidopsis and fiber crop cotton. The research reveals a highly complex molecular regulatory network underlying the development of plant trichomes, involving chromatin, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and post-translational regulation.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bin Li, Donghao Li, Linjun Cai, Qiting Zhou, Cong Liu, Jianzhong Lin, Yixing Li, Xiaoying Zhao, Li Li, Xuanming Liu, Chongsheng He
Summary: Acetylation of N4-cytidine (ac4C) is a recently discovered mRNA modification that plays a key regulatory role in RNA stability, translation, and thermal stress response. This study confirms the presence of ac4C in both Arabidopsis thaliana and rice mRNAs and provides transcriptome-wide atlases of RNA ac4C modification. The results show that ac4C is enriched near translation start and end sites in mRNA and is positively correlated with RNA half-life, splicing variants, and translation efficiency.
Article
Plant Sciences
Wei Wang, Weixi Li, Zimeng Cheng, Jianxiong Sun, Jin Gao, Jining Li, Xin Niu, Muhammad Waqas Amjid, Hua Yang, Guozhong Zhu, Dayong Zhang, Wangzhen Guo
Summary: In this study, we investigated the abundance, dynamics, and topology of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) in cotton through transcriptome-wide m6A profiling and comparative analysis of cotton root tissues under normal and salt stress treatments. We identified specific m6A peaks in response to salt stress and discovered their involvement in various biological processes. We also found that m6A methylation sites were enriched around stop codons and coding regions, and exhibited dynamic changes after salt treatment. Furthermore, we confirmed the importance of m6A reader gene GhECT6 in salt stress response. This study provides new insights into the critical mRNA modification in cotton under salt stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Azhar Hussain, Dan Luo, Liu Zeng, Xiaoyu Ding, Yong Cheng, Xiling Zou, Yan Lv, Guangyuan Lu
Summary: This study explores the gene expression profiles of Brassica napus in response to low temperature stress using transcriptome data. The study identifies the enriched biological functions and metabolic pathways in response to low temperature stress and summarizes the expression patterns of transcription factors in this response. It also reveals a complex regulatory network in these pathways.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Atsumi Ando, Ryan C. Kirkbride, Don C. Jones, Jane Grimwood, Z. Jeffrey Chen
Summary: By using laser-capture microdissection to separate fiber and epidermal cells, it was found that fiber cell initiation is accompanied by cell cycle arrest and active ribosome biosynthesis, and regulated by phytohormones and MYB transcription factors. Additionally, there is a bias in the expression of homoeologs towards certain genes in cell cycle and ribosome biosynthesis.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Zhe Wu, Xuan Yang, Yu-xuan Zhao, Li Jia
Summary: This study identified potential candidate genes controlling the formation of carrot trichomes through resequencing and transcriptome analysis. These genes contain nonsynonymous mutations and show significant down-regulation in the trichome mutant. These findings are important for further understanding the mechanism of trichome formation.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Bei Han, Fengjiao Wang, Zhilin Liu, Lin Chen, Dandan Yue, Weinan Sun, Zhongxu Lin, Xianlong Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Xiyan Yang
Summary: Transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis of drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive cotton lines revealed broad-spectrum responses to drought stress, with differences in the activation of specific pathways. Heat shock protein genes and ATP binding cassette transporter genes were found to play important roles in the drought tolerance of cotton.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Meili Guo, Xin Liu, Jiahui Wang, Yusu Jiang, Jinhuan Yu, Jing Gao
Summary: Heat stress is an environmental challenge that reduces plant productivity and growth. Plants have developed mechanisms to adapt to this stress, involving specific gene regulation. Through bioinformatics analysis, differentially expressed genes in response to heat stress were identified and their functions and interactions were revealed.
JOURNAL OF PLANT INTERACTIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qinqin Wang, Xuke Lu, Xiugui Chen, Waqar Afzal Malik, Delong Wang, Lanjie Zhao, Junjuan Wang, Shuai Wang, Lixue Guo, Ruifeng Cui, Mingge Han, Cun Rui, Yuexin Zhang, Yapeng Fan, Chao Chen, Wuwei Ye
Summary: Salinity is a significant environmental stress for crop plants worldwide, leading to reduced crop production and food security. Understanding the mechanisms involved in Na2SO4 tolerance in cotton can provide insights for genetic enhancements to improve cotton's response to salt stresses. Transcriptional studies of Na2SO4 resistant cotton cultivars have identified key genes and pathways involved in osmotic stress and ion toxicity, as well as potential targets for genetic improvement.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yinruizhi Li, Mengdi Wang, Ke Teng, Di Dong, Zhuocheng Liu, Tiejun Zhang, Liebao Han
Summary: In this study, the transcriptomic changes in perennial ryegrass under different nitrogen levels were investigated. The results showed that treatment with half of the standard N concentration led to a better growth state. Analysis of differentially expressed genes identified genes and pathways involved in nitrogen utilization and excessive nitrogen stress. Additionally, transcription factors related to nitrogen utilization and excessive nitrogen stress were also identified. This study provides new insight into the regulatory mechanism of ryegrass in response to nitrogen.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Zhenzhen Wang, Abdul Rehman, Yinhua Jia, Panhong Dai, Shoupu He, Xiaoyang Wang, Hongge Li, Liru Wang, Abdul Qayyum, Zhen Peng, Xiongming Du
Summary: Colored cotton, also known as eco-cotton, has natural color fibers but inferior yield and quality compared to white cotton. The regulatory genes involved in fiber quality and pigment synthesis in colored cotton are not well understood. This study investigated transcriptomic and proteomic changes during fiber development in brown and white cotton cultivars. The study identified differentially expressed proteins and genes, enrichment of specific metabolic pathways, and key genes that can be targeted for improving fiber quality and pigment deposition balance in brown cotton fibers.
Article
Plant Sciences
Kyongsok So, Unil Pak, Shaoying Sun, Yiping Wang, Hao Yan, Yanni Zhang
Summary: Lilium pumilum is an important bulbous plant with ornamental, culinary, and medicinal uses, and it has salt tolerance. This study investigated the salt tolerance of the bulb organs of L. pumilum through transcriptome sequencing and identified several key genes associated with salt stress tolerance. The findings provide a basis for further understanding the salt tolerance mechanisms of lily bulbs.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xiaomeng Liu, Xiao He, Zhongbing Liu, Peiyin Wu, Ning Tang, Zexiong Chen, Weiwei Zhang, Shen Rao, Shuiyuan Cheng, Chengrong Luo, Feng Xu
Summary: In this study, transcriptome sequencing data were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes and candidate genes involved in hormone metabolism in leaves of Zanthoxylum armatum. It was found that the levels of JA, auxin, and CK phytohormones were significantly higher in Z. armatum leaves. Gene co-expression network analysis identified several genes that might affect hormone metabolism and indirectly participate in the formation of prickles. Additionally, the transcription factor ZaMYB86 was found to regulate prickle formation in Z. armatum, along with the interaction between ZaMYB86 and ZaMYB5. These findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanism of prickly formation.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Rhea Aqueel, Ayesha Badar, Nazish Roy, Qandeel Mushtaq, Aimen Fatima Ali, Aftab Bashir, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, Kauser Abdulla Malik
Summary: The failure of breeding strategies has led scientists to explore the microbiome for modulating plant defense mechanisms against Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD). The study discovered that Pseudomonas inhabits the rhizosphere while Bacillus is predominantly found in the phyllosphere of CLCuD-resistant cotton varieties. By applying specific strains isolated from resistant cotton, the researchers successfully suppressed CLCuD in susceptible cotton.
NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES
(2023)
