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Rawandoozi Z, Young EL, Liang S, Wu X, Fu Q, Hochhaus T, Yan M, Rawandoozi MY, Klein PE, Byrne DH, Riera-Lizarazu O. Pedigree-based QTL analysis of flower size traits in two multi-parental diploid rose populations. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1226713. [PMID: 37650001 PMCID: PMC10464838 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1226713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Rose (Rosa spp.) is one of the most economically important ornamental species worldwide. Flower diameter, flower weight, and the number of petals and petaloids are key flower-size parameters and attractive targets for DNA-informed breeding. Pedigree-based analysis (PBA) using FlexQTL software was conducted using two sets of multi-parental diploid rose populations. Phenotypic data for flower diameter (Diam), flower weight (fresh (FWT)/dry (DWT)), number of petals (NP), and number of petaloids (PD) were collected over six environments (seasons) at two locations in Texas. The objectives of this study were to 1) identify new and/or validate previously reported QTL(s); 2) identify SNP haplotypes associated with QTL alleles (Q-/q-) of a trait and their sources; and 3) determine QTL genotypes for important rose breeding parents. Several new and previously reported QTLs for NP and Diam traits were identified. In addition, QTLs associated with flower weight and PD were identified for the first time. Two major QTLs with large effects were mapped for all traits. The first QTL was at the distal end of LG1 (60.44-60.95 Mbp) and was associated with Diam and DWT in the TX2WOB populations. The second QTL was consistently mapped in the middle region on LG3 (30.15-39.34 Mbp) and associated with NP, PD, and flower weight across two multi-parent populations (TX2WOB and TX2WSE). Haplotype results revealed a series of QTL alleles with differing effects at important loci for most traits. This work is distinct from previous studies by conducting co-factor analysis to account for the DOUBLE FLOWER locus while mapping QTL for NP. Sources of high-value (Q) alleles were identified, namely, 'Old Blush' and Rosa wichuraiana from J14-3 for Diam, while 'Violette' and PP-J14-3 were sources for other traits. In addition, the source of the low-value (q) alleles for Diam was 'Little Chief', and Rosa wichuraiana through J14-3 was the source for the remaining traits. Hence, our results can potentially inform parental/seedling selections as means to improve ornamental quality in roses and a step towards implementing DNA-informed techniques for use in rose breeding programs.
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- Zena Rawandoozi
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M System, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Liu Y, Wang X, Li Z, Tu J, Lu YN, Hu X, Zhang Q, Zheng Z. Regulation of capsule spine formation in castor. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 192:1028-1045. [PMID: 36883668 PMCID: PMC10231378 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Castor (Ricinus communis L.) is a dicotyledonous oilseed crop that can have either spineless or spiny capsules. Spines are protuberant structures that differ from thorns or prickles. The developmental regulatory mechanisms governing spine formation in castor or other plants have remained largely unknown. Herein, using map-based cloning in 2 independent F2 populations, F2-LYY5/DL01 and F2-LYY9/DL01, we identified the RcMYB106 (myb domain protein 106) transcription factor as a key regulator of capsule spine development in castor. Haplotype analyses demonstrated that either a 4,353-bp deletion in the promoter or a single nucleotide polymorphism leading to a premature stop codon in the RcMYB106 gene could cause the spineless capsule phenotype in castor. Results of our experiments indicated that RcMYB106 might target the downstream gene RcWIN1 (WAX INDUCER1), which encodes an ethylene response factor known to be involved in trichome formation in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) to control capsule spine development in castor. This hypothesis, however, remains to be further tested. Nevertheless, our study reveals a potential molecular regulatory mechanism underlying the spine capsule trait in a nonmodel plant species.
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- Yueying Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Academy of Modern Agriculture and Ecology Environment, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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Tang N, Cao Z, Wu P, Liu Y, Lou J, Hu Y, Sun X, Si S, Chen Z. Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals hormone, transcriptional and epigenetic regulation involved in prickle formation in Zanthoxylum armatum. Gene 2023; 871:147434. [PMID: 37068692 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Zanthoxylum armatum is an evergreen plant with high economical and medicinal values. The presence of prickles on stems and leaves is undesirable for them make picking difficult. To date, little is known of prickle formation in Z. armatum. Herein, the morphological and molecular features of prickle initiation in prickless (WC) and three types of prickly Z. armatum were characterized. Compared to WC, the levels of cytokinin and auxin were increased, while GA and JA declined in prickly Z. armatum. Transcriptome analysis identified 6258 differentially expressed genes (DEGs)between prickless and prickly Z. armatum. Among them, several DEGs related to hormone metabolism and signaling, including LOG7, CKX3, AHK1, three DELLAs, six JAZs and TIR1, were candidate genes involved in prickle formation. Transcription factors associated with prickle formation was screened, including MYB6-1/MYB6-2, WER, GL3-2, SPL4/5, SOC1, and SCL32. Of them, MYB6-1 and WER might negatively regulate prickles initiation via interacting with GL3-2. Additionally, the histone acetylation and DNA methylation levels, the transcripts of histone acetyltransferase/deacetylase and DNA methyltransferases showed significant differences between prickless and prickly plants, indicating their involvements in prickle initiation. These findings illustrate the regulation of prickle formation might be mediated by phytohormones (especially cytokinin), transcription factors and epigenetic modifications in Z. armatum.
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- Ning Tang
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Biotechnology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Georges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Biotechnology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Biotechnology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Biotechnology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Biotechnology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Biotechnology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China.
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Huang X, Yi P, Liu Y, Li Q, Jiang Y, Yi Y, Yan H. RrTTG1 promotes fruit prickle development through an MBW complex in Rosa roxburghii. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:939270. [PMID: 36105707 PMCID: PMC9465040 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.939270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fruit prickles are widely distributed on the pericarp and exhibit polymorphic traits at different developmental stages. Although they are multicellular appendages that are well-known for helping plants defend against biotic and abiotic stresses, their origination and molecular mechanism are still less known. Here, we studied the origination and molecular mechanism of fruit prickles in Rosa roxburghii. Using morphological and histological observations, we found that the fruit prickle primordium of R. roxburghii originated from the ground meristem that underwent cell division to form flagelliform prickles, continued to enlarge, and finally lignified to form mature fruit prickles. We amplified a homolog of candidate gene TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1 (TTG1) from R. roxburghii, named RrTTG1. RrTTG1 harbored four conserved WD-repeat domains and was exclusively nuclear-localized. Using qRT-PCR and in situ hybridization, we found that RrTTG1 was constitutively expressed and highly expressed during the initiation and cell expansion phases of fruit prickles. Ectopic expression analysis in Arabidopsis proved that RrTTG1 substantially enhanced the number of trichome and pigmentation production and inhibited root hair formation. Besides, RrTTG1 complemented the phenotypes of the ttg1 mutant in Arabidopsis, thus indicating that RrTTG1 played pleiotropic roles akin to AtTTG1. We demonstrated that the RrTTG1 only interacted with RrEGL3, a homolog of ENHANCER OF GLABRA3 (EGL3), via yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays. Briefly, RrTTG1 might positively regulate the initiation of fruit prickle primordium and cell enlargement by forming the RrTTG1-RrEGL3-RrGL1 complex in R. roxburghii. Therefore, our results help characterize the RrTTG1 in R. roxburghii and also elucidate the establishment of the prickles regulatory system in the Rosaceae plants.
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- Xiaolong Huang
- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Development Regulation, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Development Regulation, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Development Regulation, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Academy of Natural Resource Science, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Development Regulation, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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Su K, Sun J, Han J, Zheng T, Sun B, Liu S. Combined morphological and multi-omics analyses to reveal the developmental mechanism of Zanthoxylum bungeanum prickles. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:950084. [PMID: 36072325 PMCID: PMC9441855 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.950084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. as an important economic forest, its epidermis bears prickles which complicate the harvesting process and increase the labor costs. To explore the developmental mechanism of prickles, three varieties of Zanthoxylum bungeanum (PZB, SZB, GSZB) were selected for morphological and multi-omics analyses. The absorption spectra of prickles and stems were detected using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and they were found different at 1617, 1110, 3319, and 1999 cm-1. The morphology of prickles and stems were observed using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The growth direction of cells on the prickle side and stem side were perpendicular to each other, and there was a resembling abscission zone (RAZ) between them. The vacuolar deposits of prickle cells were much more than stem cells, indicating that the lignification degree of prickles was higher than stems. In addition, 9 candidate genes (ZbYABBY2, ZbYABBY1, ZbYABBY5, ZbWRKY, ZbLOG5, ZbAZG2, ZbGh16, ZbIAA33, and ZbGh16X1) were screened out and validated base on transcriptome and qRT-PCA. As well as, 30 key metabolites were found related to prickle development base on metabolome analysis. Among them, 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate, trans-2-hydroxy-cinnamate, trans-cinnamate, polyhydroxy-fatty acid, 10,16-dihydroxypalmitate, cinnamic acid were related to the biosynthesis of cutin, suberine and wax. Indole-3-acetate, tryptamine, anthranilate, fromylanthranilate, N6-(delta2-isopentenyl)-adenine were related to plant hormone signal transduction. Generally, this is the first study to reveal the developmental mechanism of prickles. The results of this study lay the foundation for the breeding of non-prickle Zanthoxylum bungeanum.
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- Kexing Su
- College of Science, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Xianyang, China
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- Powerchina Northwest Engineering Corporation Limited, Xi’an, China
- Shaanxi Union Research Center of University and Enterprise for River and Lake Ecosystems Protection and Restoration, Xi’an, China
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- Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Xunhua County, Qinghai, China
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- College of Science, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Xianyang, China
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- Department of Ecological Engineering, Yangling Vocational and Technical College, Xianyang, China
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- College of Science, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Xianyang, China
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Kawamura K, Ueda Y, Matsumoto S, Horibe T, Otagaki S, Wang L, Wang G, Hibrand-Saint Oyant L, Foucher F, Linde M, Debener T. The identification of the Rosa S-locus provides new insights into the breeding and wild origins of continuous-flowering roses. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac155. [PMID: 36196069 PMCID: PMC9527601 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study aims to: (i) identify the Rosa S-locus controlling self-incompatibility (SI); (ii) test the genetic linkage of the S-locus with other loci controlling important ornamental traits, such as the continuous-flowering (CF) characteristic; (iii) identify the S-alleles (SC ) of old Chinese CF cultivars (e.g, Old Blush, Slater's Crimson China) and examine the changes in the frequency of cultivars with Sc through the history of breeding; (iv) identify wild species carrying the Sc-alleles to infer wild origins of CF cultivars. We identified a new S-RNase (SC2 ) of Rosa chinensis in a contig from a genome database that has not been integrated into one of the seven chromosomes yet. Genetic mapping indicated that SC2 is allelic to the previously-identified S-RNase (SC1 ) in chromosome 3. Pollination experiments with half-compatible pairs of roses confirmed that they are the pistil-determinant of SI. The segregation analysis of an F1 -population indicated genetic linkage between the S-locus and the floral repressor gene KSN. The non-functional allele ksn is responsible for the CF characteristic. A total of five S-alleles (SC1-5 ) were identified from old CF cultivars. The frequency of cultivars with SC dramatically increased after the introgression of ksn from Chinese to European cultivars and remains high (80%) in modern cultivars, suggesting that S-genotyping is helpful for effective breeding. Wild individuals carrying SC were found in Rosa multiflora (SC1 ), Rosa chinensis var. spontanea (SC3 ), and Rosa gigantea (SC2 , SC4 ), supporting the hypothesis of hybrid origins of CF cultivars and providing a new evidence for the involvement of Rosa multiflora.
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- Gifu International Academy of Horticulture, Japan
- Gifu World Rose Garden, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
- Agricultural University of Nanjing, China
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- Univ Angers, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France
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Zhong MC, Jiang XD, Yang GQ, Cui WH, Suo ZQ, Wang WJ, Sun YB, Wang D, Cheng XC, Li XM, Dong X, Tang KX, Li DZ, Hu JY. Rose without prickle: genomic insights linked to moisture adaptation. Natl Sci Rev 2022; 8:nwab092. [PMID: 34987840 PMCID: PMC8694671 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Prickles act against herbivores, pathogens or mechanical injury, while also preventing water loss. However, whether prickles have new function and the molecular genetics of prickle patterning remain poorly explored. Here, we generated a high-quality reference genome assembly for ‘Basye's Thornless’ (BT), a prickle-free cultivar of Rosa wichuraiana, to identify genetic elements related to stem prickle development. The BT genome harbors a high level of sequence diversity in itself and with cultivar ‘Old Blush’ (R. chinensis), a founder genotype in rose domestication. Inheritance of stem prickle density was determined and two QTL were identified. Differentially expressed genes in QTL were involved in water-related functions, suggesting that prickle density may hitchhike with adaptations to moist environments. While the prickle-related gene-regulatory-network (GRN) was highly conserved, the expression variation of key candidate genes was associated with prickle density. Our study provides fundamental resources and insights for genome evolution in the Rosaceae. Ongoing efforts on identification of the molecular bases for key rose traits may lead to improvements for horticultural markets.
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- Mi-Cai Zhong
- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Flower Research Institute, Yunnan Agricultural Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650231, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing 101300, China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing 101300, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Flower Research Institute, Yunnan Agricultural Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650231, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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Zhang Y, Zhao M, Zhu W, Shi C, Bao M, Zhang W. Nonglandular prickle formation is associated with development and secondary metabolism-related genes in Rosa multiflora. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:1147-1162. [PMID: 34343346 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Roses are among the most economically important ornamental plants worldwide. But prickles on the stem and leaves cause difficulties for cultivation or inconveniences during harvest and transportation, thus are an undesirable horticultural character. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of prickle development. In this study, we sought to develop Rosa multiflora (in the family Rosaceae) as a model plant to study prickle formation. The morphology, structure, and ontogeny of prickles were characterized, and transcriptome analysis of prickly and prickleless R. multiflora genotypes was performed. Morphological observation and microscopic analyses revealed that prickles of R. multiflora were non-glandular prickles (NGPs) and their maturation went through five developmental stages, which was accompanied by the accumulation of secondary metabolites such as lignin and anthocyanins. Comparative transcriptome analysis identified key pathways and hub genes potentially involved in prickle formation. Interestingly, among the differentially expressed genes (DEGs), several notable development and secondary metabolism-related transcription factors (TFs) including NAC, TCP, MYB, homeobox, and WRKY were up-regulated in prickly internodes. KEGG enrichment analysis indicated that DEGs were enriched in the pathways related to biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, flavonoids, and phenylpropanoids in the prickly R. multiflora. Our study provides novel insights into the molecular network underlying the regulation of prickle morphogenesis in R. multiflora, and the identified candidates might be applied to the genetic improvement of roses.
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- Yu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China (pilot run), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China (pilot run), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China (pilot run), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China (pilot run), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in Central China (pilot run), Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
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Zhou N, Simonneau F, Thouroude T, Oyant LHS, Foucher F. Morphological studies of rose prickles provide new insights. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:221. [PMID: 34556626 PMCID: PMC8460668 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00689-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Prickles are common structures in plants that play a key role in defense against herbivores. In the Rosa genus, prickles are widely present with great diversity in terms of form and density. For cut rose production, prickles represent an important issue, as they can damage the flower and injure workers. Our objectives were to precisely describe the types of prickles that exist in roses, their tissues of origin and their development. We performed a detailed histological analysis of prickle initiation and development in a rose F1 population. Based on the prickle investigation of 110 roses, we proposed the first categorization of prickles in the Rosa genus. They are mainly divided into two categories, nonglandular prickles (NGPs) and glandular prickles (GPs), and subcategories were defined based on the presence/absence of hairs and branches. We demonstrated that NGPs and GPs both originate from multiple cells of the ground meristem beneath the protoderm. For GPs, the gland cells originate from the protoderm of the GP at the early developmental stage. Our findings clearly demonstrate that prickles are not modified trichomes (which originate from the protoderm). These conclusions are different from the current mainstream hypothesis. These results provide a foundation for further studies on prickle initiation and development in plants.
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- Ningning Zhou
- Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000, Angers, France.
- National Engineering Research Center for Ornamental Horticulture; Flower Research Institute (FRI), Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650231, China.
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- Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000, Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000, Angers, France.
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Swarnkar MK, Kumar P, Dogra V, Kumar S. Prickle morphogenesis in rose is coupled with secondary metabolite accumulation and governed by canonical MBW transcriptional complex. PLANT DIRECT 2021; 5:e00325. [PMID: 34142001 PMCID: PMC8204143 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Rose is an economically important flowering plant that holds an essential place in cut flower, medicinal, and aromatic industries. The presence of prickles, epidermal outgrowths resembling trichomes, on rose is highly undesirable as these make harvesting and transportation difficult. Attempts were made for generating rose varieties lacking prickles via breeding and natural selections; however, these approaches obtained only chimeric and genetically unstable prickle-less mutants. The alternative way to get rid of prickles is via genetic manipulations, but the molecular mechanisms of prickle initiation and development in rose are almost unexplored. Therefore, the present study was carried out to understand the morphological, molecular, and correlated metabolic changes underlining prickle morphogenesis in a prickle-bearing Rosa hybrida L. cv. "First Red (FR)". The histological and metabolomic analyses at three distinct stages of the prickle morphogenesis, namely, emerging tiny initiating prickles, partially greenish soft prickles, and brownish hard prickles, demonstrated a gradually increasing deposition of phenolic compounds and lignification with development. Corresponding RNAseq analysis revealed an upregulation of the genes involved in secondary metabolism, especially in the phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway. A set of genes encoding a transcriptional network similar to the one regulating epidermal cell differentiation leading to phenylpropanoid accumulation and trichome development, was also upregulated. Differential expression of this transcriptional network in prickle-less R. hybrida L. cv. "Himalayan Wonder" compared to prickly FR plants substantiated its involvement in prickle morphogenesis. The results collectively supported the proposition that prickles are evolved from trichomes and provided molecular clues towards engineering prickle-less roses. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Prickles, the vasculature less epidermal outgrowths resembling trichomes, are defense organs protecting plants against herbivory. Despite biological significance, the mechanism of prickle morphogenesis remains obscure. Here, we show that like trichomes, prickles accumulate secondary metabolites, especially lignin and flavonoids, during morphogenesis. Cognate transcriptome analysis demonstrated that upregulation of a hormone-regulated transcriptional activation-inhibition network, known to govern trichome morphogenesis, likely triggers the differentiation of epidermal cells to outgrow into prickle.
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- Mohit Kumar Swarnkar
- Division of BiotechnologyCSIR‐Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyPalampurIndia
- Department of BiotechnologyGuru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsarIndia
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- Division of Chemical TechnologyCSIR‐Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyPalampurIndia
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- Division of BiotechnologyCSIR‐Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyPalampurIndia
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- Division of BiotechnologyCSIR‐Institute of Himalayan Bioresource TechnologyPalampurIndia
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Qian Z, Zhang B, Chen H, Lu L, Duan M, Zhou J, Cui Y, Li D. Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling the Development of Prickles in Eggplant by Genome Re-sequencing Analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:731079. [PMID: 34567042 PMCID: PMC8457335 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.731079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is the third most important crop in the family of Solanaceae. Prickles are considered as the undesirable traits during the plantation of eggplant and the transportation of fruits. In this study, we constructed a high-quality genetic linkage Bin map derived from the re-sequencing analysis on a cross of a prickly wild landrace, 17C01, and a cultivated variety, 17C02. The major quantitative trait locus (QTL) controlling the development of prickles on the calyx (explained 30.42% of the phenotypic variation), named as qPC.12, was identified on a ~7 kb region on chromosome 12. A gene within qPC.12, which encodes a WUSCHEL-related homeobox-like protein, with higher expression levels in 17C01 calyx and 22-bp deletion in 17C02 was probably the functional gene for prickle formation. Results from this study would ultimately facilitate uncovering the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying the development of a prickle in eggplant.
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- Zongwei Qian
- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Improvement, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Improvement, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Improvement, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jining Normal University, Ulanqab, China
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- Turf Research Institute, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Improvement, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Yanling Cui
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- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Improvement, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- Dayong Li
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RNA-Seq Analysis of Prickled and Prickle-Free Epidermis Provides Insight into the Genetics of Prickle Development in Red Raspberry (Rubus ideaus L.). AGRONOMY-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10121904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) is a globally commercialized specialty crop with growing demand worldwide. The presence of prickles on the stems, petioles and undersides of the leaves complicates both the field management and harvesting of raspberries. An RNA sequencing analysis was used to identify differentially expressed genes in the epidermal tissue of prickled “Caroline” and prickle-free “Joan J.” and their segregating progeny. Expression patterns of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in prickle-free plants revealed the downregulation of some vital development-related transcription factors (TFs), including a MIXTA-like R2R3-MYB family member; MADS-box; APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSIVE FACTOR (AP2/ERF) and NAM, ATAF1/2 and CUC2 (NAC) in prickle-free epidermis tissue. The downregulation of these TFs was confirmed by qRT-PCR analysis, indicating a key regulatory role in prickle development. This study adds to the understanding of prickle development mechanisms in red raspberries needed for utilizing genetic engineering strategies for developing prickle-free raspberry cultivars and, possibly, other Rubus species, such as blackberry (Rubus sp.) and black raspberry (R. occidentalis L.).
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