Coordination of floral and fiber development in cotton (Gossypium) by hormone- and flavonoid-signalling associated regulatory miRNAs

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Various plant development activities and stress responses are tightly regulated by various microRNAs (miRNA) and their target genes, or transcription factors in a spatiotemporal manner. Here, to exemplify how flowering-associated regulatory miRNAs synchronize their expression dynamics during floral and fiber development in cotton, constitutive expression diminution transgenic lines of auxin-signaling regulatory Gh-miR167 (35S-MIM167) were developed through target mimicry approach. 'Moderate' (58% to 80%)- and 'high' (> 80%)-Gh-miR167 diminution mimic lines showed dosage-dependent developmental deformities in anther development, pollen maturation, and fruit (= boll) formation. Cross pollination of 'moderate' 35S-MIM167 mimic lines with wild type (WT) plant partially restored boll formation and emergence of fiber initials on the ovule surface. Gh-miR167 diminution favored organ-specific transcription biases in miR159, miR166 as well as miR160, miR164, and miR172 along with their target genes during anther and petal development, respectively. Similarly, accumulative effect of percent Gh-miR167 diminution, cross regulation of its target ARF6/8 genes, and temporal mis-expression of hormone signaling- and flavonoid biosynthesis-associated regulatory miRNAs at early fiber initiation stage caused irregular fiber formation. Spatial and temporal transcription proportions of regulatory miRNAs were also found crucial for the execution of hormone- and flavonoid-dependent progression of floral and fiber development. These observations discover how assorted regulatory genetic circuits get organized in response to Gh-miR167 diminution and converge upon ensuing episodes of floral and fiber development in cotton.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

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Plant molecular biology - 112(2023), 1-2 vom: 17. Mai, Seite 1-18

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arora, Sakshi [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Amarjeet Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Chaudhary, Bhupendra [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cotton
Expression diminution
Fiber development
Hormones
Journal Article
MiR167
MicroRNAs
Target mimicry

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Date Completed 10.05.2023

Date Revised 10.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11103-023-01341-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355716968