Nitrogen starvation-responsive microRNAs are affected by transgenerational stress in durum wheat seedlings
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Project description:Stress events have transgenerational effects that influence plant growth in the subsequent generation. In Mediterranean regions, water-deficit and heat (WH) stress is a frequent issue that negatively affects crop yield and quality. Nitrogen (N) is an essential plant macronutrient and often a yield-limiting factor for crops. Here, the response of durum wheat seedlings to N starvation under the transgenerational effects of WH stress were investigated in two genotypes. Both genotypes showed significant reduction in seedling height, leaf number, shoot and root weight (fresh and dry), primary root length and chlorophyll content under N starvation stress. However, in the WH stress-tolerant genotype, the reduction rate of most traits were lower in progeny from the stressed parents than progeny from the control parents. Small RNA sequencing identified 1,534 microRNAs in different treatment groups. Differentially expressed microRNAs (DEMs) were characterized subject to N starvation, parental stress and genotype factors, with their target genes identified in silico. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses revealed the biological functions associated with DEM-target modules in stress adaptation processes, which could contribute to the phenotypic differences observed in two genotypes. The study provides the first evidence of the transgenerational effects of WH stress on N starvation response in durum wheat.
2021-04-21 | GSE168094 | GEO
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Project description:Water deficiency and heat stress can severely limit crop production and quality. Stress imposed on the parents during reproduction could have transgenerational effects on their progeny. Seeds with different origins can vary significantly in germination time-course and early growth. Here, we investigated how water-deficit and heat stress on parental durum wheat plants affected seedling establishment of the subsequent generation. One stress-tolerant and one stress-sensitive Australian durum genotype were used. Seeds were collected from parents with or without exposure to stress during reproduction. Generally stress on the previous generation negatively affected seed germination and seedling vigour, but to a lesser extent in the tolerant variety. Small RNA sequencing utilising the new durum genome assembly has revealed significant differences in microRNA (miRNA) expression in the two genotypes. A bioinformatics approach was used to identify multiple miRNA targets which have critical molecular functions in stress adaptation and plant development and could therefore contribute to the phenotypic differences observed. Our data provides the first confirmation of the transgenerational effects of reproductive-stage stress on germination and seedling establishment in durum wheat. New insights gained on the epigenetic level indicate that durum miRNAs could be key factors in optimising seed vigour for superior breeding germplasm and/or varieties.
2020-02-04 | GSE143454 | GEO
Project description:Water-deficit stress negatively affects wheat yield and quality. Abiotic stress on the parental plants during reproduction could have transgenerational effects on the progenies. Here we investigated the transgenerational influence of pre-anthesis water-deficit stress by detailed analysis of the yield components, grain quality traits, and physiological traits in durum wheat. Next-generation sequencing analysis profiled the small RNA-omics, mRNA transcriptomics, and mRNA degradomics in the progenies. Parental water-deficit stress had positive impacts on the progenies in certain traits like harvest index and protein content in given genotype. Small RNA-seq identified 1739 conserved and 774 novel microRNAs (miRNAs). Transcriptome-seq characterised the expression of 66,559 genes while degradome-seq profiled the miRNA-guided mRNA cleavage dynamics. Differentially expressed miRNAs and genes were identified, with significant regulatory patterns subject to trans- and inter- generational stress. Integrated analysis based on the three omics revealed the significant biological interactions between stress-responsive miRNA and targets, with possible contributions towards transgenerational stress tolerance via pathways such as hormone signalling and nutrient metabolism. Our study provides the first confirmation of the transgenerational effects of water-deficit stress in durum wheat. New insights gained on the molecular level indicate that key miRNA-mRNA modules are potential candidates in transgenerational stress improvement.
2021-02-03 | GSE162008 | GEO
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| S-EPMC5430780 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Durum wheat is an important cereal crop grown mainly in semi-arid environments (e.g. Mediterranean regions) characterized by water scarcity and high temperatures often occurring at the same time. This work reports on a transcriptomic analysis carried out on two durum wheat cultivars (Cappelli and Ofanto) characterized by different water use efficiency (WUE), grown to booting stage and subjected to a combination of drought and heat stresses, a situation similar to the experience of a crop grown in Mediterranean environments and exposed to a terminal heat/drought stress. ****[PLEXdb(http://www.plexdb.org) has submitted this series at GEO on behalf of the original contributor, alessio. The equivalent experiment is TA47 at PLEXdb.]
2016-03-22 | GSE45563 | GEO
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| S-EPMC5558935 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Durum wheat meristem transcriptome
| PRJNA795036 | ENA
Project description:Two durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum) genotypes, the variety Borgia (derived from the cross IRTA-1004 x Bidi 17) and a pale-green mutant (MD-597) derived from it, were used for the measurement of physiological traits and gene expression. Mutant plants used for this study were the stable eight generation (M8) derived from the isolated original mutant plant. Terminal water stress: irrigation was drastically reduced from the booting stage until maturity by watering the pots with the amount of water necessary to maintain the pots at 1/3 of field capacity. The drought treatment was started by withholding water at the anthesis stage. ****[PLEXdb(http://www.plexdb.org) has submitted this series at GEO on behalf of the original contributor, Alessio Aprile. The equivalent experiment is TA48 at PLEXdb.]
2016-05-09 | GSE47090 | GEO
Project description:Heat stress is a major limiting factor for grain yield and grain quality in wheat production. In crops, abiotic stresses have transgenerational effects and the mechanistic basis of stress memory is associated with epigenetic regulation. The current study presents the first systematic analysis of the transgenerational effects of post-anthesis heat stress in tetraploid wheat. Genotype-dependent response patterns to parental and progeny heat stress were found for the leaf physiological traits, harvest components, and grain quality traits measured. Parental heat stress had positive influence on the offspring under re-occurring stress for traits like chlorophyll content, grain weight, grain number and grain total starch content. Integrated sequencing analysis of the small RNAome, mRNA transcriptome, and mRNA degradome provided the first description of the molecular networks mediating heat stress adaption under transgenerational influence. The expression profile of 1771 microRNAs (733 being novel) and 66,559 genes was provided, with differentially expressed microRNAs and genes identified subject to the progeny treatment, parental treatment and tissue type factors. Gene Ontology and KEGG pathway annotation of stress responsive microRNAs-mRNA modules provided further information on their functional roles in biological processes like hormone homeostasis, signal transduction, and protein stabilization. Our results provide new sights on the molecular basis of transgenerational heat stress adaptation, which can be used for improving thermos-tolerance in breeding.
2021-05-24 | GSE171303 | GEO