Circular RNAs modulate the floral fate acquisition in soybean shoot apical meristem.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soybean (Glycine max), a major oilseed and protein source, requires a short-day photoperiod for floral induction. Though key transcription factors controlling flowering have been identified, the role of the non-coding genome is limited. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) recently emerged as a novel class of RNAs with critical regulatory functions. However, a study on circRNAs during the floral transition of a crop plant is lacking. We investigated the expression and potential function of circRNAs in floral fate acquisition by soybean shoot apical meristem in response to short-day treatment.

Results

Using deep sequencing and in-silico analysis, we denoted 384 circRNAs, with 129 exhibiting short-day treatment-specific expression patterns. We also identified 38 circRNAs with p

SUBMITTER: Babaei S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10273651 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature