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Shi M, Wang C, Wang P, Yun F, Liu Z, Ye F, Wei L, Liao W. Role of methylation in vernalization and photoperiod pathway: a potential flowering regulator? HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhad174. [PMID: 37841501 PMCID: PMC10569243 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Recognized as a pivotal developmental transition, flowering marks the continuation of a plant's life cycle. Vernalization and photoperiod are two major flowering pathways orchestrating numerous florigenic signals. Methylation, including histone, DNA and RNA methylation, is one of the recent foci in plant development. Considerable studies reveal that methylation seems to show an increasing potential regulatory role in plant flowering via altering relevant gene expression without altering the genetic basis. However, little has been reviewed about whether and how methylation acts on vernalization- and photoperiod-induced flowering before and after FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) reactivation, what role RNA methylation plays in vernalization- and photoperiod-induced flowering, how methylation participates simultaneously in both vernalization- and photoperiod-induced flowering, the heritability of methylation memory under the vernalization/photoperiod pathway, and whether and how methylation replaces vernalization/photoinduction to regulate flowering. Our review provides insight about the crosstalk among the genetic control of the flowering gene network, methylation (methyltransferases/demethylases) and external signals (cold, light, sRNA and phytohormones) in vernalization and photoperiod pathways. The existing evidence that RNA methylation may play a potential regulatory role in vernalization- and photoperiod-induced flowering has been gathered and represented for the first time. This review speculates about and discusses the possibility of substituting methylation for vernalization and photoinduction to promote flowering. Current evidence is utilized to discuss the possibility of future methylation reagents becoming flowering regulators at the molecular level.
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- Meimei Shi
- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Vegetable and Flower Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Transcriptomic Identification of Floral Transition and Development-Associated Genes in Styrax japonicus. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f11010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Styrax japonicus (S. japonicus) is an important flowering tree species in temperate regions, and it is regarded as a nectariferous plant. However, there have been few studies to date analyzing floral development in this species. In order to understand gene expression dynamics during S. japonicus flower development, we; therefore, prepared cDNA libraries from three distinct stages of S. japonicus. Illumina sequencing generated 31,471 differentially expressed unigenes during flower development. We additionally conducted pathway enrichment analyses using the GO and KEGG database in order to assess the functions of genes differentially expressed during different stages of the floral development process, revealing these genes to be associated with pathways including phytohormone signaling, Transcription factor, protein kinase, and circadian rhythms. In total, 4828 TF genes, 8402 protein kinase genes, and 78 DEGs related to hormone pathways were identified in flower development stages. Six genes were selected for confirmation of expression levels using quantitative real-time PCR. The gene expression data presented herein represent the most comprehensive dataset available regarding the flowering of S. japonicus, thus offering a reference for future studies of the flowering of this and other Styracaceae species.
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Hébrard C, Peterson DG, Willems G, Delaunay A, Jesson B, Lefèbvre M, Barnes S, Maury S. Epigenomics and bolting tolerance in sugar beet genotypes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:207-25. [PMID: 26463996 PMCID: PMC4682430 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In sugar beet (Beta vulgaris altissima), bolting tolerance is an essential agronomic trait reflecting the bolting response of genotypes after vernalization. Genes involved in induction of sugar beet bolting have now been identified, and evidence suggests that epigenetic factors are involved in their control. Indeed, the time course and amplitude of DNA methylation variations in the shoot apical meristem have been shown to be critical in inducing sugar beet bolting, and a few functional targets of DNA methylation during vernalization have been identified. However, molecular mechanisms controlling bolting tolerance levels among genotypes are still poorly understood. Here, gene expression and DNA methylation profiles were compared in shoot apical meristems of three bolting-resistant and three bolting-sensitive genotypes after vernalization. Using Cot fractionation followed by 454 sequencing of the isolated low-copy DNA, 6231 contigs were obtained that were used along with public sugar beet DNA sequences to design custom Agilent microarrays for expression (56k) and methylation (244k) analyses. A total of 169 differentially expressed genes and 111 differentially methylated regions were identified between resistant and sensitive vernalized genotypes. Fourteen sequences were both differentially expressed and differentially methylated, with a negative correlation between their methylation and expression levels. Genes involved in cold perception, phytohormone signalling, and flowering induction were over-represented and collectively represent an integrative gene network from environmental perception to bolting induction. Altogether, the data suggest that the genotype-dependent control of DNA methylation and expression of an integrative gene network participate in bolting tolerance in sugar beet, opening up perspectives for crop improvement.
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- Claire Hébrard
- Université d'Orléans, Faculté des Sciences, Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), UPRES EA 1207, 45067 Orléans, France INRA, USC1328 Arbres et Réponses aux Contraintes Hydriques et Environnementales (ARCHE), 45067 Orléans, France SESVanderHave N.V./S.A., Soldatenplein Z2 nr15, Industriepark, B-3300 Tienen, Belgium
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- Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, 2 Research Blvd., Box 9627, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- SESVanderHave N.V./S.A., Soldatenplein Z2 nr15, Industriepark, B-3300 Tienen, Belgium
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- Université d'Orléans, Faculté des Sciences, Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), UPRES EA 1207, 45067 Orléans, France INRA, USC1328 Arbres et Réponses aux Contraintes Hydriques et Environnementales (ARCHE), 45067 Orléans, France
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- IMAXIO/HELIXIO, Biopôle Clermont-Limagne, Saint-Beauzire, F-63360, France
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- SESVanderHave N.V./S.A., Soldatenplein Z2 nr15, Industriepark, B-3300 Tienen, Belgium
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- SESVanderHave N.V./S.A., Soldatenplein Z2 nr15, Industriepark, B-3300 Tienen, Belgium
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- Université d'Orléans, Faculté des Sciences, Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), UPRES EA 1207, 45067 Orléans, France INRA, USC1328 Arbres et Réponses aux Contraintes Hydriques et Environnementales (ARCHE), 45067 Orléans, France
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Pfeiffer N, Tränkner C, Lemnian I, Grosse I, Müller AE, Jung C, Kopisch-Obuch FJ. Genetic analysis of bolting after winter in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2014; 127:2479-89. [PMID: 25212110 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-014-2392-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This study reveals for the first time a major QTL for post-winter bolting resistance in sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L.). The knowledge of this QTL is a major contribution towards the development of a winter sugar beet with controlled bolting behavior. In cool temperate climates, sugar beets are currently grown as a spring crop. They are sown in spring and harvested in autumn. Growing sugar beet as a winter crop with an extended vegetation period fails due to bolting after winter. Bolting after winter might be controlled by accumulating genes for post-winter bolting resistance. Previously, we had observed in field experiments a low post-winter bolting rate of 0.5 for sugar beet accession BETA 1773. This accession was crossed with a biennial sugar beet with regular bolting behavior to develop a F3 mapping population. The population was grown in the greenhouse, exposed to artificial cold treatment for 16 weeks and transplanted to the field. Bolting was recorded twice a week from May until October. Post-winter bolting behavior was assessed by two different factors, bolting delay (determined as days to bolt after cold treatment) and post-winter bolting resistance (bolting rate after winter). For days to bolt, means of F3 families ranged from 25 to 164 days while for bolting rate F3 families ranged from 0 to 1. For each factor one QTL explaining about 65% of the phenotypic variation was mapped to the same region on linkage group 9 with a partially recessive allele increasing bolting delay and post-winter bolting resistance. The results are discussed in relation to the potential use of marker-assisted breeding of winter sugar beets with controlled bolting.
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- Nina Pfeiffer
- Plant Breeding Institute, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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Xu H, Liu Q, Yao T, Fu X. Shedding light on integrative GA signaling. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 21:89-95. [PMID: 25061896 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Gibberellic acid (GA) regulates a diversity of processes associated with plant growth and development. The DELLA proteins act as repressors of GA signaling, and are destabilized by GA. Although it is known that GA signaling integrates various endogenous and environmental signals, the molecular basis of their modulation of plant growth and development is only now beginning to be understood. The current suggestion is that the DELLA proteins act as one possible quantitative modulator of plant growth, achieved by integrating multiple environmental and hormonal signals via protein-protein interactions. This review discusses recent elaborations of the de-repression model proposed to describe the GA response, and focuses on integrative networks thought to regulate plant growth, development and the adaptation to a fluctuating environment.
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- Hao Xu
- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.
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Fu N, Wang Q, Shen HL. De novo assembly, gene annotation and marker development using Illumina paired-end transcriptome sequences in celery (Apium graveolens L.). PLoS One 2013; 8:e57686. [PMID: 23469050 PMCID: PMC3585167 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Celery is an increasing popular vegetable species, but limited transcriptome and genomic data hinder the research to it. In addition, a lack of celery molecular markers limits the process of molecular genetic breeding. High-throughput transcriptome sequencing is an efficient method to generate a large transcriptome sequence dataset for gene discovery, molecular marker development and marker-assisted selection breeding. Principal Findings Celery transcriptomes from four tissues were sequenced using Illumina paired-end sequencing technology. De novo assembling was performed to generate a collection of 42,280 unigenes (average length of 502.6 bp) that represent the first transcriptome of the species. 78.43% and 48.93% of the unigenes had significant similarity with proteins in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) non-redundant protein database (Nr) and Swiss-Prot database respectively, and 10,473 (24.77%) unigenes were assigned to Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG). 21,126 (49.97%) unigenes harboring Interpro domains were annotated, in which 15,409 (36.45%) were assigned to Gene Ontology(GO) categories. Additionally, 7,478 unigenes were mapped onto 228 pathways using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes Pathway database (KEGG). Large numbers of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were indentified, and then the rate of successful amplication and polymorphism were investigated among 31 celery accessions. Conclusions This study demonstrates the feasibility of generating a large scale of sequence information by Illumina paired-end sequencing and efficient assembling. Our results provide a valuable resource for celery research. The developed molecular markers are the foundation of further genetic linkage analysis and gene localization, and they will be essential to accelerate the process of breeding.
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- Nan Fu
- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Hébrard C, Trap-Gentil MV, Lafon-Placette C, Delaunay A, Joseph C, Lefèbvre M, Barnes S, Maury S. Identification of differentially methylated regions during vernalization revealed a role for RNA methyltransferases in bolting. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:651-63. [PMID: 23307918 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris altissima) is a biennial root crop with an absolute requirement for cold exposure to bolt and flower, a process called vernalization. Global DNA methylation variations have been reported during vernalization in several plants. However, few genes targeted by DNA methylation during vernalization have been described. The objectives of this study were to identify differentially methylated regions and to study their involvement in bolting induction and tolerance. Restriction landmark genome scanning was applied to DNA from shoot apical meristems of sugar beet genotypes, providing a direct quantitative epigenetic assessment of several CG methylated genes without prior knowledge of gene sequence. Several differentially methylated regions exhibiting variations of gene-body DNA methylation and expression during cold exposure and/or between genotypes were identified, including an AROGENATE DEHYDRATASE and two RNA METHYLCYTOSINE TRANSFERASE sequences. One RNA METHYLCYTOSINE TRANSFERASE sequence displayed gene-body hypermethylation and activation of expression, while the other was hypomethylated and inhibited by cold exposure. Global RNA methylation and phenolic compound levels changed during cold exposure in a genotype-dependent way. The use of methyl RNA immunoprecipitation of total RNA and reverse transcription-PCR analysis revealed mRNA methylation in a vernalized bolting-resistant genotype for the FLOWERING LOCUS 1 gene, a repressor of flowering. Finally, Arabidopsis mutants for RNA METHYLCYTOSINE TRANSFERASE and AROGENATE DEHYDRATASE were shown to exhibit, under different environmental conditions, early or late bolting phenotypes, respectively. Overall, the data identified functional targets of DNA methylation during vernalization in sugar beet, and it is proposed that RNA methylation and phenolic compounds play a role in the floral transition.
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- Claire Hébrard
- Université d'Orléans, UFR/Faculté des Sciences, UPRES EA 1207 Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, INRA USC1328 ARCHE, rue de Chartres, BP6759, 45067 Orléans cedex 2, France
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Topp SH, Rasmussen SK. Evaluating the potential of SHI expression as a compacting tool for ornamental plants. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 187:19-30. [PMID: 22404829 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2011] [Revised: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Control of plant growth, especially elongation of stems, is important in modern plant production, and many plant species, including cereals, grasses, fruit trees and ornamentals, are regularly treated chemically to control their stature and flowering time. Chemical treatments ensure short, homogenous plants, which are more robust and easy to harvest, transport and sell. Although growth retardants are an expensive and undesirable step in plant production, it is unfortunately necessary at present. Compact growth is desirable in most ornamentals and this trait can be difficult to obtain by traditional breeding. As an alternative, biotechnology could provide plant varieties with optimized growth habits. This review is an introduction to the family of SHI transcription factors, which has recently been used to produce compact plants of very diverse species. The possible functions and regulations of the SHI proteins are discussed, and the potential of using overexpression as means to dwarf plants is assessed. In conclusion the breeding of some species, especially flowering ornamentals, could benefit from this strategy. Furthermore, detailed knowledge about the role of SHI proteins in plant growth and development could help shed more light on the interactions between plant hormone signaling pathways.
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- Sine H Topp
- Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Mutasa-Göttgens ES, Joshi A, Holmes HF, Hedden P, Göttgens B. A new RNASeq-based reference transcriptome for sugar beet and its application in transcriptome-scale analysis of vernalization and gibberellin responses. BMC Genomics 2012. [PMID: 22429863 DOI: 10.1186/1471‐2164‐13‐99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris sp. vulgaris) crops account for about 30% of world sugar. Sugar yield is compromised by reproductive growth hence crops must remain vegetative until harvest. Prolonged exposure to cold temperature (vernalization) in the range 6 °C to 12 °C induces reproductive growth, leading to bolting (rapid elongation of the main stem) and flowering. Spring cultivation of crops in cool temperate climates makes them vulnerable to vernalization and hence bolting, which is initiated in the apical shoot meristem in processes involving interaction between gibberellin (GA) hormones and vernalization. The underlying mechanisms are unknown and genome scale next generation sequencing approaches now offer comprehensive strategies to investigate them; enabling the identification of novel targets for bolting control in sugar beet crops. In this study, we demonstrate the application of an mRNA-Seq based strategy for this purpose. RESULTS There is no sugar beet reference genome, or public expression array platforms. We therefore used RNA-Seq to generate the first reference transcriptome. We next performed digital gene expression profiling using shoot apex mRNA from two sugar beet cultivars with and without applied GA, and also a vernalized cultivar with and without applied GA. Subsequent bioinformatics analyses identified transcriptional changes associated with genotypic difference and experimental treatments. Analysis of expression profiles in response to vernalization and GA treatment suggested previously unsuspected roles for a RAV1-like AP2/B3 domain protein in vernalization and efflux transporters in the GA response. CONCLUSIONS Next generation RNA-Seq enabled the generation of the first reference transcriptome for sugar beet and the study of global transcriptional responses in the shoot apex to vernalization and GA treatment, without the need for a reference genome or established array platforms. Comprehensive bioinformatic analysis identified transcriptional programmes associated with different sugar beet genotypes as well as biological treatments; thus providing important new opportunities for basic scientists and sugar beet breeders. Transcriptome-scale identification of agronomically important traits as used in this study should be widely applicable to all crop plants where genomic resources are limiting.
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- Effie S Mutasa-Göttgens
- Rothamsted Research-Broom's Barn, Department of Applied Crop Science, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP26 6NP, UK.
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Mutasa-Göttgens ES, Joshi A, Holmes HF, Hedden P, Göttgens B. A new RNASeq-based reference transcriptome for sugar beet and its application in transcriptome-scale analysis of vernalization and gibberellin responses. BMC Genomics 2012; 13:99. [PMID: 22429863 PMCID: PMC3340327 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2011] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris sp. vulgaris) crops account for about 30% of world sugar. Sugar yield is compromised by reproductive growth hence crops must remain vegetative until harvest. Prolonged exposure to cold temperature (vernalization) in the range 6°C to 12°C induces reproductive growth, leading to bolting (rapid elongation of the main stem) and flowering. Spring cultivation of crops in cool temperate climates makes them vulnerable to vernalization and hence bolting, which is initiated in the apical shoot meristem in processes involving interaction between gibberellin (GA) hormones and vernalization. The underlying mechanisms are unknown and genome scale next generation sequencing approaches now offer comprehensive strategies to investigate them; enabling the identification of novel targets for bolting control in sugar beet crops. In this study, we demonstrate the application of an mRNA-Seq based strategy for this purpose. Results There is no sugar beet reference genome, or public expression array platforms. We therefore used RNA-Seq to generate the first reference transcriptome. We next performed digital gene expression profiling using shoot apex mRNA from two sugar beet cultivars with and without applied GA, and also a vernalized cultivar with and without applied GA. Subsequent bioinformatics analyses identified transcriptional changes associated with genotypic difference and experimental treatments. Analysis of expression profiles in response to vernalization and GA treatment suggested previously unsuspected roles for a RAV1-like AP2/B3 domain protein in vernalization and efflux transporters in the GA response. Conclusions Next generation RNA-Seq enabled the generation of the first reference transcriptome for sugar beet and the study of global transcriptional responses in the shoot apex to vernalization and GA treatment, without the need for a reference genome or established array platforms. Comprehensive bioinformatic analysis identified transcriptional programmes associated with different sugar beet genotypes as well as biological treatments; thus providing important new opportunities for basic scientists and sugar beet breeders. Transcriptome-scale identification of agronomically important traits as used in this study should be widely applicable to all crop plants where genomic resources are limiting.
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- Effie S Mutasa-Göttgens
- Rothamsted Research-Broom's Barn, Department of Applied Crop Science, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP26 6NP, UK.
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Trap-Gentil MV, Hébrard C, Lafon-Placette C, Delaunay A, Hagège D, Joseph C, Brignolas F, Lefebvre M, Barnes S, Maury S. Time course and amplitude of DNA methylation in the shoot apical meristem are critical points for bolting induction in sugar beet and bolting tolerance between genotypes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2011; 62:2585-97. [PMID: 21227931 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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An epigenetic control of vernalization has been demonstrated in annual plants such as Arabidopsis and cereals, but the situation remains unclear in biennial plants such as sugar beet that has an absolute requirement for vernalization. The role of DNA methylation in flowering induction and the identification of corresponding target loci also need to be clarified. In this context, sugar beet (Beta vulgaris altissima) genotypes differing in bolting tolerance were submitted to various bolting conditions such as different temperatures and/or methylating drugs. DNA hypomethylating treatment was not sufficient to induce bolting while DNA hypermethylation treatment inhibits and delays bolting. Vernalizing and devernalizing temperatures were shown to affect bolting as well as DNA methylation levels in the shoot apical meristem. In addition, a negative correlation was established between bolting and DNA methylation. Genotypes considered as resistant or sensitive to bolting could also be distinguished by their DNA methylation levels. Finally, sugar beet homologues of the Arabidopsis vernalization genes FLC and VIN3 exhibited distinct DNA methylation marks during vernalization independently to the variations of global DNA methylation. These vernalization genes also displayed differences in mRNA accumulation and methylation profiles between genotypes resistant or sensitive to bolting. Taken together, the data suggest that the time course and amplitude of DNA methylation variations are critical points for the induction of sugar beet bolting and represent an epigenetic component of the genotypic bolting tolerance, opening up new perspectives for sugar beet breeding.
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- Marie-Véronique Trap-Gentil
- Université d'Orléans, UFR-Faculté des Sciences, UPRES EA 1207 Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, F-45067 Orléans, France
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Lisson R, Hellert J, Ringleb M, Machens F, Kraus J, Hehl R. Alternative splicing of the maize Ac transposase transcript in transgenic sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 74:19-32. [PMID: 20512402 PMCID: PMC2921059 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9651-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2009] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The maize Activator/Dissociation (Ac/Ds) transposable element system was introduced into sugar beet. The autonomous Ac and non-autonomous Ds element excise from the T-DNA vector and integrate at novel positions in the sugar beet genome. Ac and Ds excisions generate footprints in the donor T-DNA that support the hairpin model for transposon excision. Two complete integration events into genomic sugar beet DNA were obtained by IPCR. Integration of Ac leads to an eight bp duplication, while integration of Ds in a homologue of a sugar beet flowering locus gene did not induce a duplication. The molecular structure of the target site indicates Ds integration into a double strand break. Analyses of transposase transcription using RT-PCR revealed low amounts of alternatively spliced mRNAs. The fourth intron of the transposase was found to be partially misspliced. Four different splice products were identified. In addition, the second and third exon were found to harbour two and three novel introns, respectively. These utilize each the same splice donor but several alternative splice acceptor sites. Using the SplicePredictor online tool, one of the two introns within exon two is predicted to be efficiently spliced in maize. Most interestingly, splicing of this intron together with the four major introns of Ac would generate a transposase that lacks the DNA binding domain and two of its three nuclear localization signals, but still harbours the dimerization domain.
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- Ralph Lisson
- Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- PLANTA GmbH, Grimsehlstr. 31, 37555 Einbeck, Germany
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- Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Mutasa-Göttgens ES, Qi A, Zhang W, Schulze-Buxloh G, Jennings A, Hohmann U, Müller AE, Hedden P. Bolting and flowering control in sugar beet: relationships and effects of gibberellin, the bolting gene B and vernalization. AOB PLANTS 2010; 2010:plq012. [PMID: 22476070 PMCID: PMC3000703 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plq012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Revised: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Bolting, the first visible sign of reproductive transition in beets (Beta vulgaris), is controlled by the dominant bolting gene B (B allele), which allows for flowering under long days (LDs, >14 h light) without prior vernalization. The B-locus carries recessive alleles (bb) in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. spp. vulgaris), so that vernalization and LDs are required for bolting and flowering. Gibberellin growth hormones (GAs) control stem elongation and reproductive development, but their role during these processes in sugar beet is not defined. We aimed to investigate the involvement of GAs in bolting and flowering in sugar beet, and also its relationship with the vernalization requirement as defined by the B-gene. METHODOLOGY Plants segregating for the B allele were treated with exogenous GA(4) under inductive (16 h light) and non-inductive (8 h light) photoperiods, with and without prior vernalization treatment. A co-dominant polymerase chain reaction (PCR) marker was used to genotype the B-gene locus. Bolting and flowering dates were scored, and bolt heights were measured as appropriate. Analysis of variance was used to determine the effects and interactions of GAs, the B allele and vernalization on bolting and flowering. The effects of the B allele on bolting were also verified in the field. PRINCIPAL RESULTS Application of GAs or the B allele could initiate bolting independently. When the B allele was absent, the applied GAs promoted stem growth, but did so only in vernalized plants, irrespective of photoperiod. Under LDs, bolt height before flowering in plants carrying the B allele (BB; Bb) was not significantly influenced by GAs. The timing and frequency of flowering were influenced by the B allele without interactive effects from GAs. CONCLUSIONS In sugar beet, GA acts independently of the B allele and photoperiod to induce bolting. Vernalization enables GA action independently of the B allele; hence, the dominant B allele may not directly participate in vernalization-induced bolting.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Aiming Qi
- Broom's Barn Research Centre, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6NP, UK
| | - Wenying Zhang
- Plant Breeding Institute, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
- Current address: Agricultural College, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, Hubei Province, P. R. China
| | | | - Andrea Jennings
- Broom's Barn Research Centre, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6NP, UK
| | - Uwe Hohmann
- Plant Breeding Institute, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
- Current address: Breecon GmbH, Am Mühlenberg 11, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | | | - Peter Hedden
- Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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