Heat stress during male meiosis impairs cytoskeletal organization, spindle assembly and tapetum degeneration in wheat
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ABSTRACT: We demonstrate here that heat stress severely alters the cytoskeletal configuration, cell structure, and global gene expression in male meiocytes and the tapetum layer, in a genotype-dependent manner. ‘Ellvis’, a heat-tolerant winter wheat cultivar, showed high fertility and only scarce structural aberrations upon exposure to high temperature. In addition, heat shock genes and genes involved in the alleviation of reactive oxygen species were significantly upregulated in ‘Ellvis’ and the expression of meiosis-specific and important developmental genes showed high stability in this cultivar. In the heat-sensitive Mv 17-09, however, genes participating in cytoskeletal fiber nucleation, the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) genes, and tapetum-specific developmental regulators were all downregulated. These alterations may be related to the decreased cytoskeleton content, frequent micronuclei formation, and the erroneous persistence of the tapetum layer observed in the sensitive genotype.
ORGANISM(S): Triticum aestivum
PROVIDER: GSE244819 | GEO | 2023/12/21
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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