Morpho-histology, endogenous hormone dynamics, and transcriptome profiling in Dacrydium pectinatum during female cone development

Copyright © 2022 Wang, Lu, Liang, Zhang, Huo, Song, Wang and Zhao..

Dacrydium pectinatum de Laubenfels is a perennial dioeciously gymnosperm species dominant in tropical montane rain forests. Due to deforestation, natural disasters, long infancy, and poor natural regeneration ability, the population of this species has been significantly reduced and listed as an endangered protected plant. To better understand the female cone development in D. pectinatum, we examined the morphological and anatomical changes, analyzed the endogenous hormone dynamics, and profiled gene expression. The female reproductive structures were first observed in January. The morpho-histological observations suggest that the development of the D. pectinatum megaspore can be largely divided into six stages: early flower bud differentiation, bract primordium differentiation, ovule primordium differentiation, dormancy, ovule maturity, and seed maturity. The levels of gibberellins (GA), auxin (IAA), abscisic acid (ABA), and cytokinin (CTK) fluctuate during the process of female cone development. The female cones of D. pectinatum need to maintain a low level of GA3-IAA-ABA steady state to promote seed germination. The first transcriptome database for female D. pectinatum was generated, revealing 310,621 unigenes. Differential expression analyses revealed several floral (MADS2, AGL62, and LFY) and hormone biosynthesis and signal transduction (CKX, KO, KAO, ABA4, ACO, etc.) genes that could be critical for female cone development. Our study provides new insights into the cone development in D. pectinatum and the foundation for female cone induction with hormones.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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Frontiers in plant science - 13(2022) vom: 30., Seite 954788

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Enbo [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Wenju [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Haiying [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xumeng [VerfasserIn]
Huo, Shaojie [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xiqiang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Ying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Conifer
Endogenous hormone
Gene expression
Journal Article
Phenology
RNA sequencing
Reproductive development

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Date Revised 16.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fpls.2022.954788

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345790111