Genome-wide analysis of gene expression reveals gene regulatory networks that regulate chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowering in Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Caryophyllaceae).
Genome-wide analysis of gene expression reveals gene regulatory networks that regulate chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowering in Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Caryophyllaceae).
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全基因组基因表达分析揭示了调节太子参(石竹科)开花和闭锁开花的基因调控网络
DOI:
10.1186/s12864-016-2732-0
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发表时间:
2016-05-20
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影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Song BH
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作者:
Luo Y;Hu JY;Li L;Luo YL;Wang PF;Song BH
BackgroundPseudostellaria heterophyllaproduces both closed (cleistogamous, CL) and open (chasmogamous, CH) flowers on the same individual but in different seasons. The production of CH and CL flowers might be in response to environmental changes. To better understand the molecular mechanisms of CH and CL flowering, we compared the transcriptome of the two types of flowers to examine differential gene expression patterns, and to identify gene regulatory networks that control CH and CL flowering.ResultsUsing RNA sequencing, we identified homologues of 428Arabidopsisgenes involved in regulating flowering processes and estimated the differential gene expression patterns between CH and CL flowers. Some of these genes involved in gene regulatory networks of flowering processes showed significantly differential expression patterns between CH and CL flowers. In addition, we identified another 396 differentially expressed transcripts between CH and CL flowers. Some are involved in environmental stress responses and flavonoid biosynthesis.ConclusionsWe propose how the differential expression of key members of three gene regulatory modules may explain CH and CL flowering. Future research is needed to investigate how the environment impinges on these flowering pathways to regulate CH and CL flowering inP. heterophylla.