A pan-grass transcriptome reveals patterns of cellular divergence in crops.

ABSTRACT: Different plant species within the grasses were parallel targets of domestication, giving rise to crops with distinct evolutionary histories and traits¹. Key traits that distinguish these species are mediated by specialized cell types². Here we compare the transcriptomes of root cells in three grass species-Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor and Setaria viridis. We show that single-cell and single-nucleus RNA sequencing provide complementary readouts of cell identity in dicots and monocots, warranting a combined analysis. Cell types were mapped across species to identify robust, orthologous marker genes. The comparative cellular analysis shows that the transcriptomes of some cell types diverged more rapidly than those of others-driven, in part, by recruitment of gene modules f

SUBMITTER: Guillotin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657638 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature