Genome-Wide Gene Expression Profiles Analysis Reveal Novel Insights into Drought Stress in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.).

ABSTRACT: Foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv) is an important food and forage crop because of its health benefits and adaptation to drought stress; however, reports of transcriptomic analysis of genes responding to re-watering after drought stress in foxtail millet are rare. The present study evaluated physiological parameters, such as proline content, p5cs enzyme activity, anti-oxidation enzyme activities, and investigated gene expression patterns using RNA sequencing of the drought-tolerant foxtail millet variety (Jigu 16) treated with drought stress and rehydration. The results indicated that drought stress-responsive genes were related to many multiple metabolic processes, such as photosynthesis, signal transduction, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, starch and sucrose metabolism, and osm

SUBMITTER: Qin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696101 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature