Project description:Purpose: The goal of our study is to compare two different ecotypes of Oryza sativa L., PHS-susceptible rice trait and PHS-resistant rice trait under three different maturation stages in rice seed embryo with profile of miRNA-seq. Methods: Oryza sativa. L miRNA profiles of two different ecotypes with 3 different maturation stages of rice seed embryo were generated by NGS, in duplicate, following Illumina NGS workflow. Results: We found the differentially expressed microRNAs between PHS-susceptible rice trait and PHS-resistant rice trait according to the three different seed maturation stages. Target transcripts of differentially expressed microRNAs have been predicted via psRNATarget web server, and a part of those target genes are likely to be regulated by microRNAs, affecting overall responses to heat stress and the regulation of seed dormancy during maturation. Conclusions: Our study represents the analysis of rice seed small RNAs, specifically microRNAs, under two different ecotypes, three different seed maturation stages in rice seed embryo. Our results show that microRNAs are involved in response to heat stress and the regulation of seed dormancy. This study will provide a foundation for understanding dynamics of seed dormancy during the seed development and overcoming pre-harvest sprouting.
Project description:Purpose: The goal of our study is to compare two different ecotypes of Oryza sativa L., PHS-susceptible rice trait and PHS-resistant rice trait under three different maturation stages and two different tissues, embryo and endosperm of rice seeds with profile of RNA-seq. Methods: Oryza sativa. L mRNA profiles of two different ecotypes with 3 different maturation stages and 2 different tissues were generated by NGS, in duplicate, following Illumina NGS workflow. qRT–PCR validation was performed using SYBR Green assays. Results: We found the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between PHS-susceptible rice trait and PHS-resistant rice trait according to the three different seed maturation stages. In DEGs, gene ontology (GO) analysis and Mapman analysis were performed, and we discovered genes related to plant hormones and heat stress, which are not yet reported. These genes were validated through qRT-PCR, and it is likely to be highly related to seed dormancy. Conclusions: Our study represents the analysis of rice seed transcriptomes under two different ecotypes, three different seed maturation stages and two different tissues (Embryo and endosperm). Our results show that seed dormancy is affected and regulated by a plant hormones and heat stress. This study might provide a foundation for understanding dynamics of seed dormancy during the seed development and overcoming pre-harvest sprouting.
Project description:Here, we reported the first quantitative acetylomic case in plants with a special focus on the rice early seed development. The results obtained from this work not only aimed to provide an overall view of the acetylation events, but also explored the regulatory roles of PKA during early seed development in rice.
Project description:- Pollen tube growth is important process for successful double fertilization, which is critical for grain yield in crop plants. Despite much progress in identification of rapid alkalization factors (RALFs) which serve as ligand for signaling transduction during fertilization in Arabidopsis, there is no functional study of RALF in mono-cotyledon plant. - We functionally characterized two pollen specific RALF in rice (Oryza sativa) using multiple CRISPR/Cas9 induced loss-of-function mutants, peptide treatment, expression analyses, tag reporter lines. - OsRALF17 is specifically expressed in pollen and pollen tube as the strongest level among 41 RALF members in rice. Exogenously applied OsRALF17 inhibits pollen tube germination and elongation at high concentration, but enhances tube elongation at low concentration, indicating the regulation of growth balance. Double mutant of OsRALF17 with OsRALF19 exhibit almost male sterile, with defect on pollen germination and tube elongation. - Our study revealed that functionally-redundant OsRALF17 and 19 peptides binds to the OsMTD2, CrRLK1L family member, and transmits ROS signal for pollen tube germination and integrity maintenance in rice. We provide new insights into the role of RALF and expanding our understanding of the biological role of RALF in regulating rice fertilization.
Project description:In this study, we used RNA-Seq to understand the mechanisms of Cd toxicity, cellular detoxification and protection pathways in response to Cd in rice roots. To gain additional insight into the rice transcriptomic response to environmental Cd stress, 15-day-old rice seedlings were treated with 10 or 100 μM solutions of Cd2+, or without Cd (control), for 24 h, at which point root samples were harvested and labeled as Cd+, Cd++, and control, respectively. These samples were used for 101 bp paired-end (PE) deep sequencing on an Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform.
Project description:Rapid and uniform seed germination is required for modern cropping system. Thus, it is important to optimize germination performance through breeding strategies in maize, in which identification for key regulators is needed. Here, we characterized an AP2/ERF transcription factor, ZmEREB92, as a negative regulator of seed germination in maize. Enhanced germination in ereb92 mutants is contributed by elevated ethylene signaling and starch degradation. Consistently, an ethylene signaling gene ZmEIL7 and an α-amylase gene ZmAMYa2 are identified as direct targets repressed by ZmEREB92. OsERF74, the rice ortholog of ZmEREB92, shows conserved function in negatively regulating seed germination in rice. Importantly, this orthologous gene pair is likely experienced convergently selection during maize and rice domestication. Besides, mutation of ZmEREB92 and OsERF74 both lead to enhanced germination under cold condition, suggesting their regulation on seed germination might be coupled with temperature sensitivity. Collectively, our findings uncovered the ZmEREB92-mediated regulatory mechanism of seed germination in maize and provide breeding targets for maize and rice to optimize seed germination performance towards changing climates.