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Cao J, Ye C, Hao G, Dabney-Smith C, Hunt AG, Li QQ. Root Hair Single Cell Type Specific Profiles of Gene Expression and Alternative Polyadenylation Under Cadmium Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:589. [PMID: 31134121 PMCID: PMC6523994 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Transcriptional networks are tightly controlled in plant development and stress responses. Alternative polyadenylation (APA) has been found to regulate gene expression under abiotic stress by increasing the heterogeneity at mRNA 3'-ends. Heavy metals like cadmium pollute water and soil due to mining and industry applications. Understanding how plants cope with heavy metal stress remains an interesting question. The Arabidopsis root hair was chosen as a single cell model to investigate the functional role of APA in cadmium stress response. Primary root growth inhibition and defective root hair morphotypes were observed. Poly(A) tag (PAT) libraries from single cell types, i.e., root hair cells, non-hair epidermal cells, and whole root tip under cadmium stress were prepared and sequenced. Interestingly, a root hair cell type-specific gene expression under short term cadmium exposure, but not related to the prolonged treatment, was detected. Differentially expressed poly(A) sites were identified, which largely contributed to altered gene expression, and enriched in pentose and glucuronate interconversion pathways as well as phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathways. Numerous genes with poly(A) site switching were found, particularly for functions in cell wall modification, root epidermal differentiation, and root hair tip growth. Our findings suggest that APA plays a functional role as a potential stress modulator in root hair cells under cadmium treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jingyi Cao
- Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States
- Cell, Molecular, Structural Biology Graduate Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
| | - Carole Dabney-Smith
- Cell, Molecular, Structural Biology Graduate Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
| | - Qingshun Q. Li
- Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States
- Cell, Molecular, Structural Biology Graduate Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, United States
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