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Bhushan S, Singh AK, Thakur Y, Baskar R. Persistence of parental age effect on somatic mutation rates across generations in Arabidopsis. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:152. [PMID: 36944916 PMCID: PMC10031922 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04150-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, parental age is known to affect somatic mutation rates in their immediate progeny and here we show that this age dependent effect persists across successive generations. Using a set of detector lines carrying the mutated uidA gene, we examined if a particular parental age maintained across five consecutive generations affected the rates of base substitution (BSR), intrachromosomal recombination (ICR), frameshift mutation (FS), and transposition. The frequency of functional GUS reversions were assessed in seedlings as a function of identical/different parental ages across generations. In the context of a fixed parental age, BSR/ICR rates were unaffected in the first three generations, then dropped significantly in the 4th and increased in most instances in the 5th generation (e.g. BSR (F1 38 = 0.9, F2 38 = 1.14, F3 38 = 1.02, F4 38 = 0.5, F5 38 = 0.76)). On the other hand, with advancing parental ages, BSR/ICR rates remained high in the first two/three generations, with a striking resemblance in the pattern of mutation rates (BSR (F1 38 = 0.9, F1 43 = 0.53, F1 48 = 0.79, F1 53 = 0.83 and F2 38 = 1.14, F2 43 = 0.57, F2 48 = 0.64, F2 53 = 0.94). We adopted a novel approach of identifying and tagging flowers pollinated on a particular day, thereby avoiding biases due to potential emasculation induced stress responses. Our results suggest a time component in counting the number of generations a plant has passed through self-fertilization at a particular age in determining the somatic mutation rates.
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- Shashi Bhushan
- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021, India
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, UPR2357 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, Strasbourg Cédex, 67084, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India.
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Ramlal A, Nautiyal A, Baweja P, Kumar Mahto R, Mehta S, Pujari Mallikarunja B, Vijayan R, Saluja S, Kumar V, Kumar Dhiman S, Lal SK, Raju D, Rajendran A. Harnessing heterosis and male sterility in soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merrill]: A critical revisit. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:981768. [PMID: 36299790 PMCID: PMC9589222 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.981768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Soybean is a predominantly self-pollinated crop. It is also one of the important oilseed legumes. Soybean is an excellent crop having industrial, traditional, culinary, feeding, and cultural roles. Genetic diversity in breeding programs is of prime importance as it ensures the success of any breeding by enhancing the outcomes and results of the plants. The phenomenon wherein the progeny exhibits greater biomass (yield) and a faster rate of development and fertility than its parents is referred to as heterosis. As of now, heterosis is mainly limited to the trait of seed yield and is considered the basis for the development of better (superior) varieties. Male sterility (MS) is extensively used for the production of seeds and the improvement of crops coupled with the traditional breeding programs and molecular technology. Therefore, deployment of MS and heterosis in breeding soybean could yield better outcomes. This review aims to focus on two aspects, namely, MS and heterosis in soybean with its scope for crop improvement.
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- Ayyagari Ramlal
- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India
- Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Botany, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- DBC i4 Center, Deshbandhu College, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, K. R. Mangalam University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Division of Genetics, Regional Research Centre, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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- Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kerala Agricultural University, Pattambi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Botany, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India
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Xiong Y, Liu X, You Q, Han L, Shi J, Yang J, Cui W, Zhang H, Chao Q, Zhu Y, Duan Y, Xue T, Xue J. Analysis of DNA methylation in potato tuber in response to light exposure during storage. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2022; 170:218-224. [PMID: 34906904 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Exposure to light induces tuber greening and the accumulation of the toxic alkaloid Solanine in potato (Solanum tuberosum L) during storage greatly reduce tuber value. While the mechanism of this greening process remains unclear, it is well understood that DNA methylation plays an important role in regulating gene expression in response to environmental conditions. In this study, methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism was used to assess the effect of light exposure on DNA methylation during storage of potato tubers. Light-induced genome-wide DNA demethylation and the rate of DNA methylation decreased with long storage times. Following, the sequencing of 14 differentially amplified fragments and analysis using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, eight genomic sequences and six annotated fragment sequences were identified. The latter included ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase 1/2, chlorophyllide a oxygenase 1 (CAO1), receptor-like protein kinase HAIKU2, and repressor of GA4, all of which are involved in starch biosynthesis, chlorophyll synthesis, endosperm development, and gibberellic acid signaling, respectively. Demethylation was observed in the CpG island (-273 to -166 bp) of the CAO1 promoter in response to light, which further confirmed that the variations in genome methylation are dependent upon the light exposure and suggests a direct role for DNA methylation. Our results provide an epigenetic perspective for further exploring the mechanism of light-induced tuber greening.
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- Yujie Xiong
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Featured Resource Plants, College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, PR China.
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Zhang M, Liu XK, Fan W, Yan DF, Zhong NS, Gao JY, Zhang WJ. Transcriptome analysis reveals hybridization-induced genome shock in an interspecific F 1 hybrid from Camellia. Genome 2018; 61:477-485. [PMID: 29718690 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2017-0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The combination of two divergent genomes during hybridization can result in "genome shock". Although genome shock has been reported in the hybrids of some herbaceous plants, the pattern and the principle it follows are far from understood, especially in woody plants. Here, the gene expression patterns were remodeled in the F1 hybrid from the crossing of Camellia azalea × Camellia amplexicaulis compared with the parents as revealed by RNA-seq. About 54.5% of all unigenes were differentially expressed between the F1 hybrid and at least one of the parents, including 6404 unigenes with the highest expression level in the F1 hybrid. A series of genes, related to flower development, essential for RNA-directed DNA methylation and histone methylation, as well as 223 transposable elements, were enriched; and most of them exhibited a higher level of expression in the F1 hybrid. These results indicated that the genome shock induced by interspecific hybridization in Camellia could indeed result in changes of gene expression patterns, potentially through regulating DNA methylation and histone methylation which may be helpful for the maintaining of genome stability and even related to the unique phenotype of the F1 hybrid.
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- Min Zhang
- a Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- b Palm Eco-Town Development Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510627, China
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- a Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- b Palm Eco-Town Development Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510627, China
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- b Palm Eco-Town Development Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510627, China
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- b Palm Eco-Town Development Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510627, China.,c Research Institute of Subtropical Forest, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Fuyang, Zhejiang 311400, China
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- a Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Analysis of sulphur and chlorine induced DNA cytosine methylation alterations in fresh corn (Zea mays L. saccharata and rugosa) leaf tissues by methylation sensitive amplification polymorphism (MSAP) approach. Genes Genomics 2018; 40:913-925. [PMID: 30155706 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-018-0685-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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DNA (cytosine) methylation mechanism is another way through which plants respond to various cues including soil fertility amendments and abiotic stresses, and the mechanism has been used to infer some physiological, biochemical or adaptation processes. Despite numerous studies on global DNA methylation profiling in various crop species, however, researches on fresh corn (Zea mays L. saccharata or rugosa) remain largely unreported. The study aimed at investigating sulphur and chlorine induced DNA methylation changes in the fresh corn leaves of field-grown plants at the milk stage. Methylation sensitive amplification polymorphism (MSAP) technique was used to profile sulphur (S) and chlorine (Cl) induced DNA methylation patterns, levels and polymorphism alterations at the CCGG sites in fresh corn leaves of TDN21, JKN2000 and JKN928 hybrid cultivars. Twelve primer pairs used effectively detected 325 MSAP bands, exhibiting differentially methylated sites in the genomic DNA of all the three cultivars, with control showing higher (48.9-56.3%) type I bands as compared to sulphur (34.8-44.9%) and chlorine (40.9-47.4%) treatment samples. Consequently, total methylation levels were greater in S and Cl treatment samples than control; accounting for 43.7-59.7, 51.1-65.2 and 46.8-55.1% of total sites in TDN21, JKN2000 and JKN928, respectively. Full methylation of the internal cytosine was greater than hemi-methylation. Further, demethylation polymorphic loci significantly exceeded methylation polymorphic loci, being greater in S than Cl and control samples in all cultivars. Sulphur and chlorine have a profound influence on DNA methylation patterns and levels at the milk stage, principally by increasing the demethylation loci in the internal cytosine of the fresh corn genome. We speculate that these methylation alterations play an integral role in photosynthates assimilation and physiochemical pathways regulating quality parameters in kernels, as well as abiotic stress responses in fresh corn.
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Bocchini M, D’Amato R, Ciancaleoni S, Fontanella MC, Palmerini CA, Beone GM, Onofri A, Negri V, Marconi G, Albertini E, Businelli D. Soil Selenium (Se) Biofortification Changes the Physiological, Biochemical and Epigenetic Responses to Water Stress in Zea mays L. by Inducing a Higher Drought Tolerance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:389. [PMID: 29636765 PMCID: PMC5880925 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Requiring water and minerals to grow and to develop its organs, Maize (Zea mays L.) production and distribution is highly rainfall-dependent. Current global climatic changes reveal irregular rainfall patterns and this could represent for maize a stressing condition resulting in yield and productivity loss around the world. It is well known that low water availability leads the plant to adopt a number of metabolic alterations to overcome stress or reduce its effects. In this regard, selenium (Se), a trace element, can help reduce water damage caused by the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here we report the effects of exogenous Se supply on physiological and biochemical processes that may influence yield and quality of maize under drought stress conditions. Plants were grown in soil fertilized by adding 150 mg of Se (sodium selenite). We verified the effects of drought stress and Se treatment. Selenium biofortification proved more beneficial for maize plants when supplied at higher Se concentrations. The increase in proline, K concentrations and nitrogen metabolism in aerial parts of plants grown in Se-rich substrates, seems to prove that Se-biofortification increased plant resistance to water shortage conditions. Moreover, the increase of SeMeSeCys and SeCys2 forms in roots and aerial parts of Se-treated plants suggest resistance strategies to Se similar to those existing in Se-hyperaccumulator species. In addition, epigenetic changes in DNA methylation due to water stress and Se treatment were also investigated using methylation sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP). Results suggest that Se may be an activator of particular classes of genes that are involved in tolerance to abiotic stresses. In particular, PSY (phytoene synthase) gene, essential for maintaining leaf carotenoid contents, SDH (sorbitol dehydrogenase), whose activity regulates the level of important osmolytes during drought stress and ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase), whose activity plays a central role in biochemical adaptation to environmental stress. In conclusion, Se-biofortification could help maize plants to cope with drought stress conditions, by inducing a higher drought tolerance.
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- Marika Bocchini
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Fei Y, Xue Y, Du P, Yang S, Deng X. Expression analysis and promoter methylation under osmotic and salinity stress of TaGAPC1 in wheat (Triticum aestivum L). PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:987-996. [PMID: 27488925 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-016-1008-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cytosolic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPC) catalyzes a key reaction in glycolysis and encoded by a multi-gene family which showed instability expression under abiotic stress. DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that plays an important role in gene regulation in response to abiotic stress. The comprehension of DNA methylation at promoter region of TaGAPC1 can provide insights into the transcription regulation mechanisms of plant genes under abiotic stress. In this study, we cloned TaGAPC1 genes and its promoters from two wheat genomes, then investigated the expression patterns of TaGAPC1 under osmotic and salinity stress, and analyzed the promoter sequences. Moreover, the methylation patterns of promoters under stress were confirmed. Expression analysis indicated that TaGAPC1 was induced inordinately by stresses in two wheat genotypes with contrasting drought tolerance. Several stress-related cis-acting elements (MBS, DRE, GT1 and LTR et al.) were located in its promoters. Furthermore, the osmotic and salinity stress induced the demethylation of CG and CHG nucleotide in the promoter region of Changwu134. The methylation level of CHG and CHH in promoter of Zhengyin1 was always increased under stresses, and the CG contexts remained unchanged. The cytosine loci of stress-related cis-acting elements also showed different methylation changes in this process. These results provide insights into the relationship between promoter methylation and gene expression, promoting the function investigation of GAPC.
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- Ying Fei
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression in Maize. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 328:25-48. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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