Transcriptome profiling reveals the spatial-temporal dynamics of gene expression essential for soybean seed development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seeds are the economic basis of oilseed crops, especially soybeans, the most widely cultivated oilseed crop worldwide. Seed development is accompanied by a multitude of diverse cellular processes, and revealing the underlying regulatory activities is critical for seed improvement.

Results

In this study, we profiled the transcriptomes of developing seeds at 20, 25, 30, and 40 days after flowering (DAF), as these stages represent critical time points of seed development from early to full development. We identified a set of highly abundant genes and highlighted the importance of these genes in supporting nutrient accumulation and transcriptional regulation for seed development. We identified 8925 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that exhibited temporal expressi

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8207594 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature