scholarly journals Differentially Expressed Genes Shared by Two Distinct Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS) Types of Silene vulgaris Suggest the Importance of Oxidative Stress in Pollen Abortion

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2700
Author(s):  
Manuela Krüger ◽  
Oushadee A. J. Abeyawardana ◽  
Claudia Krüger ◽  
Miloslav Juříček ◽  
Helena Štorchová
Keyword(s):  
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility ◽  
Male Sterility ◽  
Differentially Expressed Genes ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Nuclear Genes ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Silene Vulgaris ◽  
Male Sterile ◽  
Pollen Abortion ◽  
Hermaphrodite Flower

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), encoded by the interacting mitochondrial and nuclear genes, causes pollen abortion or non-viability. CMS is widely used in agriculture and extensively studied in crops. Much less is known about CMS in wild species. We performed a comparative transcriptomic analysis of male sterile and fertile individuals of Silene vulgaris, a model plant for the study of gynodioecy, to reveal the genes responsible for pollen abortion in this species. We used RNA-seq datasets previously employed for the analysis of mitochondrial and plastid transcriptomes of female and hermaphrodite flower buds, making it possible to compare the transcriptomes derived from three genomes in the same RNA specimen. We assembled de novo transcriptomes for two haplotypes of S. vulgaris and identified differentially expressed genes between the females and hermaphrodites, associated with stress response or pollen development. The gene for alternative oxidase was downregulated in females. The genetic pathways controlling CMS in S. vulgaris are similar to those in crops. The high number of the differentially expressed nuclear genes contrasts with the uniformity of organellar transcriptomes across genders, which suggests these pathways are evolutionarily conserved and that selective mechanisms may shield organellar transcription against changes in the cytoplasmic transcriptome.

scholarly journals Mitochondrial Proteomics and Transcriptional Analysis of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Sugar Beet using iTRAQ and qRT–PCR

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianjiao Liu ◽  
Dayou Cheng ◽  
Xue Han ◽  
Jie Cui ◽  
Cuihong Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility ◽  
Male Sterility ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Transcriptional Analysis ◽  
Hybrid Breeding ◽  
Male Sterile ◽  
Pollen Abortion ◽  
Absolute Quantitation

Abstract Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is an important raw material for the sugar industry, and its output is second only to sugar cane. Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a phenomenon of pollen abortion that has important implications in sugar beet hybrid breeding. Male plant sterility is usually considered to be associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. Although mitochondrial genes associated with male sterility have been well explored, the different mitochondrial proteomics of CMS in sugar beet are still poorly understood. In this study, differentially expressed mitochondrial proteomic analysis was performed on the flower buds of the male sterile line (DY5-CMS), its maintainer line (DY5-O) and a fertility restorer line (CL6), using an isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) technology. A total of 2260 proteins were identified by mass spectrometry, of which 538 were differentially expressed proteins. Most of them were involved in protein metabolism, carbohydrate and energy metabolism, and binding. More specifically, some cysteine and methionine metabolism proteins (A0A0J8BGE0, A0A0J8CZM6, A0A0J8D7W0 and A0A0J8BCR7) may play important roles during the formation of CMS. This study provided an in–depth understanding of the CMS molecular mechanism at the protein level in sugar beet.

Induction of virus-induced gene silencing and in planta validation in cucurbits using the CFMMV-Cm vector

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gung Pyo Lee ◽  
Sun-Ju Rhee ◽  
Yoon Jeong Jang ◽  
Jun-Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Gene Silencing ◽  
Male Sterility ◽  
Differentially Expressed Genes ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Gene Function ◽  
De Novo ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Virus Induced Gene Silencing ◽  
Male Sterile ◽  
High Throughput Analysis

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) has been employed for the high-throughput analysis of endogenous gene function. We developed a CaMV 35S promoter-driven cucumber fruit mottle mosaic virus-Cm vector (pCF93) for the efficient generation of viral transcripts in plants. Using the novel pCF93 vector, we identified genes related to male sterility in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), which is recalcitrant to genetic transformation. We previously reported reference-based and de novo transcriptomic profiling for the detection of differentially expressed genes between a male fertile line (DAH3615) and its near isogenic male sterile line (DAH3615-MS). Based on the RNA-seq results, we identified 38 de novo-exclusive differentially expressed genes (DEDEGs) that are potentially responsible for male sterility. Partial genes of 200~300bp were cloned into pCF93 which was then inoculated into DAH, a small type of watermelon that enables high-throughput screening with a small cultivation area. In this manner, we simultaneously characterized phenotypes associated with the 38 candidate genes in a common-sized greenhouse. Eight out of the 38 gene-silenced plants produced male sterile flowers with abnormal stamens and no pollens. Gene expression levels in flowers were validated via RT-qPCR. Stamen histological sections from male sterile floral buds and mature flowers showed developmental disruption and shrunken pollen sacs. Based on the current findings, we believe that the novel pCF93 vector and our VIGS system facilitate high-throughput analysis for the study of gene function in watermelons.

Mitochondrial DNA rearrangements and transcriptional alterations in the male-sterile cytoplasm of Ogura radish

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1474-1480
Author(s):  
C A Makaroff ◽  
J D Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility ◽  
Male Sterility ◽  
Mitochondrial Genes ◽  
Nuclear Genes ◽  
Male Sterile ◽  
Transcriptional Pattern ◽  
Transcriptional Alterations ◽  
Mitochondrial Dnas ◽  
Male Sterile Cytoplasm ◽  
Chloroplast Dnas

Maternally inherited mutations, such as cytoplasmic male sterility, provide useful systems in which to study the function of plant mitochondrial genomes and also their interaction with nuclear genes. We have studied the organization and expression of the organelle genomes of the male-sterile cytoplasm of Ogura radish and compared them with those of normal radish to identify alterations that might be involved in cytoplasmic male sterility. The chloroplast DNAs of Ogura and normal radish are virtually indistinguishable, whereas their mitochondrial DNAs are highly rearranged. Alignment of a restriction map constructed for the 257-kilobase Ogura mitochondrial genome with that published for the 242-kilobase genome of normal radish reveals that the two mitochondrial DNAs differ in arrangement by at least 10 inversions. The transcriptional patterns of several known mitochondrial genes and of rearranged mitochondrial sequences were examined in three nuclear backgrounds. Altered transcripts were observed for three mitochondrial genes, atpA, atp6, and coxI. Rearrangements map near each of these genes and therefore may be responsible for their transcriptional alterations. Radish nuclear genes that restore fertility to the Ogura cytoplasm have no effect on the atp6 and coxI transcripts, but do influence the atpA transcriptional pattern.

scholarly journals Mitochondrial DNA rearrangements and transcriptional alterations in the male-sterile cytoplasm of Ogura radish.

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1474-1480 ◽  
Author(s):  
C A Makaroff ◽  
J D Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility ◽  
Male Sterility ◽  
Mitochondrial Genes ◽  
Nuclear Genes ◽  
Male Sterile ◽  
Transcriptional Pattern ◽  
Transcriptional Alterations ◽  
Mitochondrial Dnas ◽  
Male Sterile Cytoplasm ◽  
Chloroplast Dnas

Maternally inherited mutations, such as cytoplasmic male sterility, provide useful systems in which to study the function of plant mitochondrial genomes and also their interaction with nuclear genes. We have studied the organization and expression of the organelle genomes of the male-sterile cytoplasm of Ogura radish and compared them with those of normal radish to identify alterations that might be involved in cytoplasmic male sterility. The chloroplast DNAs of Ogura and normal radish are virtually indistinguishable, whereas their mitochondrial DNAs are highly rearranged. Alignment of a restriction map constructed for the 257-kilobase Ogura mitochondrial genome with that published for the 242-kilobase genome of normal radish reveals that the two mitochondrial DNAs differ in arrangement by at least 10 inversions. The transcriptional patterns of several known mitochondrial genes and of rearranged mitochondrial sequences were examined in three nuclear backgrounds. Altered transcripts were observed for three mitochondrial genes, atpA, atp6, and coxI. Rearrangements map near each of these genes and therefore may be responsible for their transcriptional alterations. Radish nuclear genes that restore fertility to the Ogura cytoplasm have no effect on the atp6 and coxI transcripts, but do influence the atpA transcriptional pattern.

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