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Laloum T, Carvalho SD, Martín G, Richardson DN, Cruz TMD, Carvalho RF, Stecca KL, Kinney AJ, Zeidler M, Barbosa ICR, Duque P. The SCL30a SR protein regulates ABA-dependent seed traits and germination under stress. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:2112-2127. [PMID: 37098235 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
SR proteins are conserved RNA-binding proteins best known as splicing regulators that have also been implicated in other steps of gene expression. Despite mounting evidence for a role in plant development and stress responses, the molecular pathways underlying SR protein regulation of these processes remain poorly understood. Here we show that the plant-specific SCL30a SR protein negatively regulates ABA signaling to control seed traits and stress responses during germination in Arabidopsis. Transcriptome-wide analyses revealed that loss of SCL30a function barely affects splicing, but largely induces ABA-responsive gene expression and genes repressed during germination. Accordingly, scl30a mutant seeds display delayed germination and hypersensitivity to ABA and high salinity, while transgenic plants overexpressing SCL30a exhibit reduced ABA and salt stress sensitivity. An ABA biosynthesis inhibitor rescues the enhanced mutant seed stress sensitivity, and epistatic analyses confirm that this hypersensitivity requires a functional ABA pathway. Finally, seed ABA levels are unchanged by altered SCL30a expression, indicating that the gene promotes seed germination under stress by reducing sensitivity to the phytohormone. Our results reveal a new player in ABA-mediated control of early development and stress response.
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- Tom Laloum
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Crop Genetics Research and Development, DuPont Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Crop Genetics Research and Development, DuPont Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Institute of Plant Physiology, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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Ezoe A, Iuchi S, Sakurai T, Aso Y, Tokunaga H, Vu AT, Utsumi Y, Takahashi S, Tanaka M, Ishida J, Ishitani M, Seki M. Fully sequencing the cassava full-length cDNA library reveals unannotated transcript structures and alternative splicing events in regions with a high density of single nucleotide variations, insertions-deletions, and heterozygous sequences. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 112:33-45. [PMID: 37014509 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01346-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
The primary transcript structure provides critical insights into protein diversity, transcriptional modification, and functions. Cassava transcript structures are highly diverse because of alternative splicing (AS) events and high heterozygosity. To precisely determine and characterize transcript structures, fully sequencing cloned transcripts is the most reliable method. However, cassava annotations were mainly determined according to fragmentation-based sequencing analyses (e.g., EST and short-read RNA-seq). In this study, we sequenced the cassava full-length cDNA library, which included rare transcripts. We obtained 8,628 non-redundant fully sequenced transcripts and detected 615 unannotated AS events and 421 unannotated loci. The different protein sequences resulting from the unannotated AS events tended to have diverse functional domains, implying that unannotated AS contributes to the truncation of functional domains. The unannotated loci tended to be derived from orphan genes, implying that the loci may be associated with cassava-specific traits. Unexpectedly, individual cassava transcripts were more likely to have multiple AS events than Arabidopsis transcripts, suggestive of the regulated interactions between cassava splicing-related complexes. We also observed that the unannotated loci and/or AS events were commonly in regions with abundant single nucleotide variations, insertions-deletions, and heterozygous sequences. These findings reflect the utility of completely sequenced FLcDNA clones for overcoming cassava-specific annotation-related problems to elucidate transcript structures. Our work provides researchers with transcript structural details that are useful for annotating highly diverse and unique transcripts and alternative splicing events.
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- Akihiro Ezoe
- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Experimental Plant Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0074, Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Science Cluster, Interdisciplinary Science Unit, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8502, Japan
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- Experimental Plant Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0074, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Tropical Agriculture Research Front, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Ishigaki, Okinawa, 907-0002, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Km 17, Recta Cali-Palmira Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, 641-12 Maioka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 244-0813, Japan.
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Identification of Alkaline Salt Tolerance Genes in Brassica napus L. by Transcriptome Analysis. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13081493. [PMID: 36011404 PMCID: PMC9408751 DOI: 10.3390/genes13081493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Soil salt alkalization is one major abiotic factor reducing the productivity of crops, including rapeseed, an indispensable oil crop and vegetable. The mechanism studies of alkali salt tolerance can help breed highly resistant varieties. In the current study, rapeseed (B. napus) line 2205 exhibited more tolerance to alkaline salt than line 1423 did. In line 2205, the lesser plasma membrane damage index, the accumulated osmotic solute, and higher antioxidant enzyme activities contributed to alkaline tolerance. A more integrated mesophyll-cell structure was revealed under alkali salt stress by ultrastructure observation in line 2205, which also implied a lesser injury. Transcriptome analysis showed that more genes responded to alkaline salt in line 2205. The expression of specific-response genes in line 1423 was lower than in line 2205. However, most of the specific-response genes in line 2205 had higher expression, which was mainly enriched in carbohydrate metabolism, photosynthetic processes, ROS regulating, and response to salt stress. It can be seen that the tolerance to alkaline salt is attributed to the high expression of some genes in these pathways. Based on these, twelve cross-differentially expressed genes were proposed as candidates. They provide clues for further analysis of the resistance mechanism of rapeseed.
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Zhang J, Sun Y, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Zan X, Li X, Wan J, Gao X, Chen R, Huang Z, Li L, Xu Z. OsSCL30 overexpression reduces the tolerance of rice seedlings to low temperature, drought and salt. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8385. [PMID: 35589923 PMCID: PMC9120446 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12438-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Rice is one of the main food crops for the world population. Various abiotic stresses, such as low temperature, drought, and high salinity, affect rice during the entire growth period, determining its yield and quality, and even leading to plant death. In this study, by constructing overexpression vectors D-163 + 1300:OsSCL30 and D-163 + 1300-AcGFP:OsSCL30-GFP, the mechanism of action of OsSCL30 in various abiotic stresses was explored. Bioinformatics analysis showed that OsSCL30 was located on the chromosome 12 of rice Nipponbare, belonging to the plant-specific SCL subfamily of the SR protein family. The 1500 bp section upstream of the open reading frame start site contains stress-related cis-acting elements such as ABRE, MYC, and MYB. Under normal conditions, the expression of OsSCL30 was higher in leaves and leaf sheaths. The results of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction showed that the expression of OsSCL30 decreased after low temperature, drought and salt treatment. In root cells OsSCL30 was localized in the nuclei. The results of the rice seedling tolerance and recovery tests showed that overexpression of OsSCL30 diminished the resistance to low temperature, drought and salt stresses in transgenic rice and resulted in larger accumulation of reactive oxygen species. This study is of great significance for exploring the response mechanisms of SR proteins under abiotic stresses.
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- Jia Zhang
- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Wei F, Chen P, Jian H, Sun L, Lv X, Wei H, Wang H, Hu T, Ma L, Fu X, Lu J, Li S, Yu S. A Comprehensive Identification and Function Analysis of Serine/Arginine-Rich (SR) Proteins in Cotton ( Gossypium spp.). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23094566. [PMID: 35562957 PMCID: PMC9105085 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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As one of the most important factors in alternative splicing (AS) events, serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins not only participate in the growth and development of plants but also play pivotal roles in abiotic stresses. However, the research about SR proteins in cotton is still lacking. In this study, we performed an extensive comparative analysis of SR proteins and determined their phylogeny in the plant lineage. A total of 169 SR family members were identified from four Gossypium species, and these genes could be divided into eight distinct subfamilies. The domain, motif distribution and gene structure of cotton SR proteins are conserved within each subfamily. The expansion of SR genes is mainly contributed by WGD and allopolyploidization events in cotton. The selection pressure analysis showed that all the paralogous gene pairs were under purifying selection pressure. Many cis-elements responding to abiotic stress and phytohormones were identified in the upstream sequences of the GhSR genes. Expression profiling suggested that some GhSR genes may involve in the pathways of plant resistance to abiotic stresses. The WGCNA analysis showed that GhSCL-8 co-expressed with many abiotic responding related genes in a salt-responding network. The Y2H assays showed that GhSCL-8 could interact with GhSRs in other subfamilies. The subcellular location analysis showed that GhSCL-8 is expressed in the nucleus. The further VIGS assays showed that the silencing of GhSCL-8 could decrease salt tolerance in cotton. These results expand our knowledge of the evolution of the SR gene family in plants, and they will also contribute to the elucidation of the biological functions of SR genes in the future.
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- Fei Wei
- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- Handan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Handan 056001, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
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- Handan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Handan 056001, China;
- Correspondence: (S.L.); (S.Y.)
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- Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS, Anyang 455000, China; (P.C.); (H.J.); (X.L.); (H.W.); (H.W.); (T.H.); (L.M.); (X.F.); (J.L.)
- Correspondence: (S.L.); (S.Y.)
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Xu Z, Zhang N, Fu H, Wang F, Wen M, Chang H, Wu J, Abdelaala WB, Luo Q, Li Y, Li C, Wang Q, Wang ZY. Salt Stress Modulates the Landscape of Transcriptome and Alternative Splicing in Date Palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:807739. [PMID: 35126432 PMCID: PMC8810534 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.807739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Date palm regards as a valuable genomic resource for exploring the tolerance genes due to its ability to survive under the sever condition. Although a large number of differentiated genes were identified in date palm responding to salt stress, the genome-wide study of alternative splicing (AS) landscape under salt stress conditions remains unknown. In the current study, we identified the stress-related genes through transcriptomic analysis to characterize their function under salt. A total of 17,169 genes were differentially expressed under salt stress conditions. Gene expression analysis confirmed that the salt overly sensitive (SOS) pathway genes, such as PdSOS2;1, PdSOS2;2, PdSOS4, PdSOS5, and PdCIPK11 were involved in the regulation of salt response in date palm, which is consistent with the physiological analysis that high salinity affected the Na+/K+ homeostasis and amino acid profile of date palm resulted in the inhibition of plant growth. Interestingly, the pathway of "spliceosome" was enriched in the category of upregulation, indicating their potential role of AS in date palm response to salt stress. Expectedly, many differentially alternative splicing (DAS) events were found under salt stress conditions, and some splicing factors, such as PdRS40, PdRSZ21, PdSR45a, and PdU2Af genes were abnormally spliced under salt, suggesting that AS-related proteins might participated in regulating the salt stress pathway. Moreover, the number of differentially DAS-specific genes was gradually decreased, while the number of differentially expressed gene (DEG)-specific genes was increased with prolonged salt stress treatment, suggesting that AS and gene expression could be distinctively regulated in response to salt stress. Therefore, our study highlighted the pivotal role of AS in the regulation of salt stress and provided novel insights for enhancing the resistance to salt in date palm.
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- Zhongliang Xu
- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan, China
- Central Laboratory for Date Palm Research and Development of Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute of Nanfan & Seed Industry, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
- Zhanjiang Sugarcane Research Center, Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou, China
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