Identification of candidate genes responsible for chasmogamy in wheat

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Title: Identification of candidate genes responsible for chasmogamy in wheat
Authors: Magdalena Szeliga, Beata Bakera, Magdalena Święcicka, Mirosław Tyrka, Monika Rakoczy-Trojanowska
Source: BMC Genomics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2023)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Biotechnology
LCC:Genetics
Subject Terms: Wheat breeding, Cleistogamy, Chasmogamy, Lodicules, RNA-Seq, RDA-Seq, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Genetics, QH426-470
More Details: Abstract Background The flowering biology of wheat plants favours self-pollination which causes obstacles in wheat hybrid breeding. Wheat flowers can be divided into two groups, the first one is characterized by flowering and pollination within closed flowers (cleistogamy), while the second one possesses the ability to open flowers during processes mentioned above (chasmogamy). The swelling of lodicules is involved in the flowering of cereals and among others their morphology, calcium and potassium content differentiate between cleistogamic and non-cleistogamous flowers. A better understanding of the chasmogamy mechanism can lead to the development of tools for selection of plants with the desired outcrossing rate. To learn more, the sequencing of transcriptomes (RNA-Seq) and Representational Difference Analysis products (RDA-Seq) were performed to investigate the global transcriptomes of wheat lodicules in two highly chasmogamous (HCH, Piko and Poezja) and two low chasmogamous (LCH, Euforia and KWS Dacanto) varieties at two developmental stages—pre-flowering and early flowering. Results The differentially expressed genes were enriched in five, main pathways: “metabolism”, “organismal systems”, “genetic information processing”, “cellular processes” and “environmental information processing”, respectively. Important genes with opposite patterns of regulation between the HCH and LCH lines have been associated with the lodicule development i.e. expression levels of MADS16 and MADS58 genes may be responsible for quantitative differences in chasmogamy level in wheat. Conclusions We conclude that the results provide a new insight into lodicules involvement in the wheat flowering process. This study generated important genomic information to support the exploitation of the chasmogamy in wheat hybrid breeding programs.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1471-2164
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2164
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09252-1
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/059d29add09444278dbdcc58b644c1de
Accession Number: edsdoj.059d29add09444278dbdcc58b644c1de
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ISSN:14712164
DOI:10.1186/s12864-023-09252-1
Published in:BMC Genomics
Language:English