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Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)

Mutants are ideal for studying physiological processes. The leaves of Chinese cabbage are a major place for photosynthesis, and the mutation of these leaves may directly affect the rate of plant growth and development, thus influencing the formation of its leafy head. We characterized a slow-growing...

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Autores principales: Huang, Shengnan, Liu, Zhiyong, Li, Danyang, Yao, Runpeng, Hou, Li, Li, Xiang, Feng, Hui
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26858733
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00003
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author Huang, Shengnan
Liu, Zhiyong
Li, Danyang
Yao, Runpeng
Hou, Li
Li, Xiang
Feng, Hui
author_facet Huang, Shengnan
Liu, Zhiyong
Li, Danyang
Yao, Runpeng
Hou, Li
Li, Xiang
Feng, Hui
author_sort Huang, Shengnan
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description Mutants are ideal for studying physiological processes. The leaves of Chinese cabbage are a major place for photosynthesis, and the mutation of these leaves may directly affect the rate of plant growth and development, thus influencing the formation of its leafy head. We characterized a slow-growing mutant, which was designated as drm. The drm exhibited slow growth and development at the seedling and heading stages, leading to the production of a tiny, leafy head, and chlorophyll-deficient leaves, especially in seedlings. Genetic analysis indicated that the phenotype of drm was controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene. Compared with the wild-type “FT” line, the drm's chlorophyll content was significantly reduced and its chloroplast structure was abnormal. Moreover, its photosynthetic efficiency and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were significantly decreased. The changes in leaf color, combined with these altered physiological characters, may influence the growth and development of plant, ultimately resulting in the slow-growing phenotype. To further understand the molecular regulation mechanisms of phenotypic differences between “FT” and drm, comparative transcriptome analyses were performed using RNA-Seq; a total of 338 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected between “FT” and drm. According to GO and KEGG pathway analysis, a number of DEGs involved in chlorophyll degradation and photosynthesis were identified, such as chlorophyllase and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase. In addition, the expression patterns of 12 DEGs, including three chlorophyll degradation- and photosynthesis-related genes and nine randomly-selected genes, were confirmed by qRT-PCR. Numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms were also identified, providing a valuable resource for research and molecular marker-assistant breeding in Chinese cabbage. These results contribute to our understanding of the molecular regulation mechanisms underlying growth and development and lay the foundation for future genetic and functional genomics in Chinese cabbage.
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spelling pubmed-47267692016-02-08 Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis) Huang, Shengnan Liu, Zhiyong Li, Danyang Yao, Runpeng Hou, Li Li, Xiang Feng, Hui Front Plant Sci Plant Science Mutants are ideal for studying physiological processes. The leaves of Chinese cabbage are a major place for photosynthesis, and the mutation of these leaves may directly affect the rate of plant growth and development, thus influencing the formation of its leafy head. We characterized a slow-growing mutant, which was designated as drm. The drm exhibited slow growth and development at the seedling and heading stages, leading to the production of a tiny, leafy head, and chlorophyll-deficient leaves, especially in seedlings. Genetic analysis indicated that the phenotype of drm was controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene. Compared with the wild-type “FT” line, the drm's chlorophyll content was significantly reduced and its chloroplast structure was abnormal. Moreover, its photosynthetic efficiency and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were significantly decreased. The changes in leaf color, combined with these altered physiological characters, may influence the growth and development of plant, ultimately resulting in the slow-growing phenotype. To further understand the molecular regulation mechanisms of phenotypic differences between “FT” and drm, comparative transcriptome analyses were performed using RNA-Seq; a total of 338 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected between “FT” and drm. According to GO and KEGG pathway analysis, a number of DEGs involved in chlorophyll degradation and photosynthesis were identified, such as chlorophyllase and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase. In addition, the expression patterns of 12 DEGs, including three chlorophyll degradation- and photosynthesis-related genes and nine randomly-selected genes, were confirmed by qRT-PCR. Numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms were also identified, providing a valuable resource for research and molecular marker-assistant breeding in Chinese cabbage. These results contribute to our understanding of the molecular regulation mechanisms underlying growth and development and lay the foundation for future genetic and functional genomics in Chinese cabbage. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-26 /pmc/articles/PMC4726769/ /pubmed/26858733 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00003 Text en Copyright © 2016 Huang, Liu, Li, Yao, Hou, Li and Feng. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Plant Science
Huang, Shengnan
Liu, Zhiyong
Li, Danyang
Yao, Runpeng
Hou, Li
Li, Xiang
Feng, Hui
Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)
title Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)
title_full Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)
title_fullStr Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)
title_full_unstemmed Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)
title_short Physiological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of a Slow-Growing Reduced-Thylakoid Mutant of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)
title_sort physiological characterization and comparative transcriptome analysis of a slow-growing reduced-thylakoid mutant of chinese cabbage (brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis)
topic Plant Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26858733
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00003
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