BcAP3, a MADS box gene, controls stamen development and male sterility in Pak-choi (Brassica rapa ssp. chinensis)

Gene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 144698
Author(s):  
Feiyi Huang ◽  
Yuhang Zhang ◽  
Xilin Hou
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingli Liao ◽  
Zhenyong Chen ◽  
Zaijun Yang ◽  
Weiying Chen ◽  
Shuhong Wei ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Crop male sterility has great values in both theoretical research and breeding application. Wheat pistillody-stamen is an important male sterility phenomenon, and HTS-1 is an important pistillody-stamen material. However the molecular mechanism of HTS-1 stamens transformed into pistils or pistil-like structures remains a mystery. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) are widely used to explore hub genes and gene interaction networks from high throughput data in various plants. Results: In the present study, for exploring gene networks associated with wheat pistillody-stamen development, WGCNA was employed to analyze 11 RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data of wheat tissues, including stamens of CSTP, pistils and pistillody-stamen of HTS-1. 19 out of 25 merged modules were highly associated with specific wheat tissues, and the MEdarkseagreen1 module was highly related to wheat pistillody-stamen (correlation with weight r =0.7, correlation p-value p =0.02). Then 180 genes about wheat flower development were identified from the MEdarkseagreen1 module by GO term analysis. Among 180 genes, the hub gene number associated with anther, filament, style, and ovary development were 12, 3, 3, and 10, respectively. We compared the published pistillody related proteins with proteins of HTS-1 by BLAST. A total of 58 pistillody-stamen development associated proteins were validated by BLAST. MADS-box and YABBY transcription factor about pistillody-stamen development were also analyzed in wheat flower. There were 47 of MADS-box and 17 of YABBY transcription factors were identified. BLAST program was used to align the published pistillody associated MADS-box and YABBY transcription factors with transcription factors identified in wheat flower. Totally, 36 of 47 MADS-box and 14 of 17 YABBY transcription factors were considered to regulate the development of pistillody-stamen, which had never been reported yet. Conclusion: These results have systematically identified the key candidate genes about the development of HTS-1 substructures flower. The tissue-specific correlation network analyses provide important insights into the molecular interactions underlying psitillody-stamen development.


2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1893
Author(s):  
Mika Kotilainen ◽  
Paula Elomaa ◽  
Anne Uimari ◽  
Victor A. Albert ◽  
Deyue Yu ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon Ki Hong ◽  
Soo-Yun Kim ◽  
Kwang-Soo Kim ◽  
Soo-Jin Kwon ◽  
Jung Sun Kim ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1893-1902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mika Kotilainen ◽  
Paula Elomaa ◽  
Anne Uimari ◽  
Victor A. Albert ◽  
Deyue Yu ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 290 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weike Duan ◽  
Xiaoming Song ◽  
Tongkun Liu ◽  
Zhinan Huang ◽  
Jun Ren ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Guo-qing Song ◽  
Xue Han ◽  
John T. Ryner ◽  
Addie Thompson ◽  
Kan Wang

Abstract Key message Overexpression of Zea mays SOC gene promotes flowering, reduces plant height, and leads to no reduction in grain production per plant, suggesting enhanced yield potential, at least, through increasing planting density. Abstract MIKC-type MADS-box gene SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1 (SOC1) is an integrator conserved in the plant flowering pathway. In this study, the maize SOC1 (ZmSOC1) gene was cloned and overexpressed in transgenic maize Hi-II genotype. The T0 plants were backcrossed with nontransgenic inbred B73 to produce first generation backcross (BC1) seeds. Phenotyping of both transgenic and null segregant (NT) BC1 plants was conducted in three independent experiments. The BC1 transgenic plants showed new attributes such as increased vegetative growth, accelerated flowering time, reduced overall plant height, and increased grain weight. Second generation backcross (BC2) plants were evaluated in the field using two planting densities. Compared to BC2 NT plants, BC2 transgenic plants, were 12–18% shorter, flowered 5 days earlier, and showed no reduction in grain production per plant and an increase in fat, starch, and simple sugars in the grain. Transcriptome comparison in young leaves of 56-day-old BC1 plants revealed that the overexpressed ZmSOC1 resulted in 107 differentially expressed genes. The upregulated transcription factor DNA BINDING WITH ONE FINGER 5.4 (DOF5.4) was among the genes responsible for the reduced plant height. Modulating expression of SOC1 opens a new and effective approach to promote flowering and reduce plant height, which may have potential to enhance crop yield and improve grain quality.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Yaqiong Wu ◽  
Chunhong Zhang ◽  
Wenlong Wu ◽  
Weilin Li ◽  
Lianfei Lyu

BACKGROUND: Black raspberry is a vital fruit crop with a high antioxidant function. MADS-box genes play an important role in the regulation of fruit development in angiosperms. OBJECTIVE: To understand the regulatory role of the MADS-box family, a total of 80 MADS-box genes were identified and analyzed. METHODS: The MADS-box genes in the black raspberry genome were analyzed using bioinformatics methods. Through an analysis of the promoter elements, the possible functions of different members of the family were predicted. The spatiotemporal expression patterns of members of the MADS-box family during black raspberry fruit development and ripening were systematically analyzed. RESULTS: The genes were classified into type I (Mα: 33; Mβ: 6; Mγ: 10) and type II (MIKC *: 2; MIKCC: 29) genes. We also obtained a complete overview of the RoMADS-box gene family through phylogenetic, gene structure, conserved motif, and cis element analyses. The relative expression analysis showed different expression patterns, and most RoMADS-box genes were more highly expressed in fruit than in other tissues of black raspberry. CONCLUSIONS: This finding indicates that the MADS-box gene family is involved in the regulation of fruit ripening processes in black raspberry.


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