A long non-coding RNA functions as a competitive endogenous RNA to modulate TaNAC018 by acting as a decoy for tae-miR6206

Abstract Increasing evidence indicates a strong correlation between the deposition of cuticular waxes and drought tolerance. However, the precise regulatory mechanism remains elusive. Here, we conducted a comprehensive transcriptome analysis of two wheat (Triticum aestivum) near-isogenic lines, the glaucous line G-JM38 rich in cuticular waxes and the non-glaucous line NG-JM31. We identified 85,143 protein-coding mRNAs, 4,485 lncRNAs, and 1,130 miRNAs. Using the lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA network and endogenous target mimic (eTM) prediction, we discovered that lncRNA35557 acted as an eTM for the miRNA tae-miR6206, effectively preventing tae-miR6206 from cleaving the NAC transcription factor gene TaNAC018. This lncRNA–miRNA interaction led to higher transcript abundance for TaNAC018 and enhanced drought-stress tolerance. Additionally, treatment with mannitol and abscisic acid (ABA) each influenced the levels of tae-miR6206, lncRNA35557, and TaNAC018 transcript. The ectopic expression of TaNAC018 in Arabidopsis also improved tolerance toward mannitol and ABA treatment, whereas knocking down TaNAC018 transcript levels via virus-induced gene silencing in wheat rendered seedlings more sensitive to mannitol stress. Our results indicate that lncRNA35557 functions as a competing endogenous RNA to modulate TaNAC018 expression by acting as a decoy target for tae-miR6206 in glaucous wheat, suggesting that non-coding RNA has important roles in the regulatory mechanisms responsible for wheat stress tolerance..

Key message LncRNA35557 functions as a competing endogenous RNA to modulate TaNAC018 expression by acting as a decoy target for tae-miR6206 in glaucous wheat..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:114

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Plant molecular biology - 114(2024), 3 vom: 10. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Wei-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Qian-Huan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Shuang [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Chang-Ai [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Guo-Dong [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jin-Guang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shi-Zhong [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jian-Min [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Cheng-Chao [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Kang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cuticular waxes
Drought stress
LncRNA
MiRNA
NAC
Wheat

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10.1007/s11103-024-01448-7

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SPR055479979