Insights into the Adaptation to High Altitudes from Transcriptome Profiling: A Case Study of an Endangered Species, Kingdonia uniflora.

ABSTRACT: Kingdonia uniflora is an endangered alpine herb that is distributed along an altitudinal gradient. The unique traits and important phylogenetic position make K. uniflora an ideal model for exploring how endangered plants react to altitude variation. In this study, we sampled nine individuals from three representative locations and adopted RNA-seq technology to sequence 18 tissues, aiming to uncover how K. uniflora responded to different altitudes at the gene expression level. We revealed that genes that responded to light stimuli and circadian rhythm genes were significantly enriched in DEGs in the leaf tissue group, while genes that were related to root development and peroxidase activity or involved in the pathways of cutin, suberin, wax biosynthesis, and monoterpeno

SUBMITTER: Nong ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10298588 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature