scholarly journals Transcriptome-Wide Analyses Provide Insights into Development of the Hedychium coronarium Flower, Revealing Potential Roles of PTL

Author(s):  
Tong Zhao ◽  
Alma Piñeyro-Nelson ◽  
Qianxia Yu ◽  
Xiaoping Pan ◽  
Xiaoying Hu ◽  
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Acta Tropica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 105912
Author(s):  
Aldilene S. Lima ◽  
Henrique Nelson P. Costa Junior ◽  
Lívio M. Costa-Junior ◽  
Odair S. Monteiro ◽  
José Guilherme S. Maia ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 3235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanguo Ke ◽  
Farhat Abbas ◽  
Yiwei Zhou ◽  
Rangcai Yu ◽  
Yuechong Yue ◽  
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Auxin plays a key role in different plant growth and development processes, including flower opening and development. The perception and signaling of auxin depend on the cooperative action of various components, among which auxin/indole-3-acetic acid (Aux/IAA) proteins play an imperative role. In a recent study, the entire Aux/IAA gene family was identified and comprehensively analyzed in Hedychium coronarium, a scented species used as an ornamental plant for cut flowers. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Aux/IAA gene family in H. coronarium is slightly contracted compared to Arabidopsis, with low levels of non-canonical proteins. Sequence analysis of promoters showed numerous cis-regulatory elements related to various phytohormones. HcIAA genes showed distinct expression patterns in different tissues and flower developmental stages, and some HcIAA genes showed significant responses to auxin and ethylene, indicating that Aux/IAAs may play an important role in linking hormone signaling pathways. Based on the expression profiles, HcIAA2, HcIAA4, HcIAA6 and HcIAA12, were selected as candidate genes and HcIAA2 and HcIAA4 were screened for further characterization. Downregulation of HcIAA2 and HcIAA4 by virus-induced gene silencing in H. coronarium flowers modified the total volatile compound content, suggesting that HcIAA2 and HcIAA4 play important roles in H. coronarium floral scent formation. The results presented here will provide insights into the putative roles of HcIAA genes and will assist the elucidation of their precise roles during floral scent formation.


1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (suppl 1-2) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornélio Ramalho Campelo

O nosso trabalho é mais uma etapa, a quinta, do estudo sobre as plantas medicinais, ocorrentes no Estado de Alagoas. Várias excursões foram feitas, a fim de coletar espécies, utilizadas na medicina caseira. Os espécimens coletados foram preparados, identificados e incorporados ao Herbario "Professor Honorio Monteiro" (MUFAL) da Universidade Federal de Alagoas. O estudo das plantas medicinais, abrangendo famílias, nomes científicos e vulgares e a descrição sucinta para cada espécie, bem como o uso medicinal e a posologia, foi feito com auxílio de bibliografias especializadas no assunto. Foram estudadas as seguintes espécies, consideradas medicinais: Allium ascalonicum L. (cebola-branca); Astronium urundeuva (Fr. All.) Engl. (aroeira-do-sertão); Cecropia sp. (imbáuba); Coix lacryma-jobi L. (capim-de-contas); Daucus carota L. (cenoura); Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. (eucalípto); Eugenia jambosa L. (jambo-rosa); Eugenia malaccensis L. (jambo-roxo); Genipa americana L. (genipapo); Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (mutamba); Helianthus annuusL. (girassol); Hedychium coronarium Koening (lírio-do-brejo); Imperata brasiliensis Trin. (capim-sapê); Jatropha curcas L. (pinhão-manso) Melocactus bahiensis (Brit. et Rose) Luetzelb. (coroa-de-frade), Monniera trifolia L. (alfavaca-de-cobra), Pithecollobium avaremotemo Mart. (bordão-de-velho); Polygonum persicaria L. (erva-de-bicho); Solidago microglossa DC. (erva-lanceta) e Syzygium jambolana DC. (azeitona).


2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joédia Argollo de Souza ◽  
Maria Célia Rodrigues Correia
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No presente trabalho foi estudada a biologia floral de <i>Hedychium coronarium Koen</i>., que ocorre em localidades de brejos e na beira de estradas, na cidade de Teresópolis (RJ), no período compreendido entre novembro de 2003 a julho de 2004. A floração segue o padrão anual assincrônico em nível populacional e ocorre nos meses de janeiro a abril, sendo a frutificação de março a maio. As flores são brancas, zigomorfas, hermafroditas nectaríferas, têm antese noturna e emitem um forte odor perceptível à longa distância. Os estaminódios constituem a “unidade de atração” para os visitantes florais. O androceu é composto de um único estame fértil e os grãos de pólen têm “pollenkitt”. O estigma é verde, úmido, côncavo e com pêlos uniformes ao seu redor. A espécie é auto-incompatível, com índices baixos de formação de frutos sob condições naturais. As flores de <i>H. coronarium</i> são importantes fontes de recursos para a fauna da região, oferecendo néctar e pólen como recompensa.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Zhao ◽  
Alma Piñeyro-Nelson ◽  
Qianxia Yu ◽  
Xiaoying Hu ◽  
Huanfang Liu ◽  
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Abstract Background:The flower of Hedychium coronarium possesses highly specialized floral organs: a synsepalous calyx, petaloid staminodes and a labellum. The formation of these organs is controlled by two gene categories: floral organ identity genes and organ boundary genes, which may function individually or jointly during flower development. Although the floral organogenesis of H. coronarium has been studied at the morphological level, the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in its floral development still remain poorly understood. In addition, previous works analyzing the role of MADS-box genes in controlling floral organ specification in some Zingiberaceae did not address the molecular mechanisms involved in the formation of particular organ morphologies that emerge later in flower development, such as the synsepalous calyx formed through intercalary growth of adjacent sepals. Results:Here, we used comparative transcriptomics combined with Real-time quantitative PCR and mRNA in situ hybridization to investigate gene expression patterns of ABC-class genes in H. coronarium flowers, as well as the homolog of the organ boundary gene PETAL LOSS (HcPTL). qRT-PCR detection showed that HcAP3 and HcAG were expressed in both the petaloid staminode and the fertile stamen. mRNA in situ hybridization showed that HcPTL was expressed in developing meristems, including cincinnus primordia, floral primordia, common primordia and almost all new initiating floral organ primordia.Conclusions:Our studies found that stamen/petal identity or stamen fertility in H. coronarium was not necessarily correlated with the differential expression of HcAP3 and HcAG. We also found a novel spatio-temporal expression pattern for HcPTL mRNA, suggesting it may have evolved a lineage-specific role in the morphogenesis of the Hedychium flower. Our study provides a new transcriptome reference and a functional hypothesis regarding the role of a boundary gene in organ fusion that should be further addressed through phylogenetic analyzes of this gene, as well as functional studies.


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