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ArticleBMC plant biology2022

Integrated transcriptome and methylome analyses reveal the molecular regulation of drought stress in wild strawberry (Fragaria nilgerrensis).

Qiang Cao, Lin Huang, Jiamin Li, Peng Qu, Pang Tao, M James C Crabbe, Ticao Zhang, Qin Qiao

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiang Cao *School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China.
Lin Huang *School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China.
Jiamin Li *School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China.
Peng QuSchool of Agriculture, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, China.
Pang TaoHorticultural Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 650205, Kunming, China.
M James C CrabbeWolfson College, Oxford University, Oxford, OX26UD, UK.
Ticao ZhangCollege of Chinese Material Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, 650500, Kunming, China. ticaozhang@126.com.
Qin QiaoCollege of Horticulture and Landscape, Yunnan Agricultural University, 650201, Kunming, China. qiaoqin@ynu.edu.cn.
Yunnan University · CNShanxi University · CNYunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNYunnan Agricultural University · CNYunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Applied Basic Research Project of Yunnan 2019FB134National Natural Science Foundation of China 32060085National Natural Science Foundation of China 32060237
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFragaria nilgerrensis, which is a diploid wild strawberry with excellent drought-resistance, would provide useful candidate genes for improving drought resistance of cultivated strawberry. So far, its molecular regulatory networks involved in drought stress are unclear. We therefore investigated the drought response regulatory networks of F. nilgerrensis based on the integrated analysis of DNA methylation, transcriptome and physiological traits during four time points under drought stress. 

resultsThe most differentially expressed genes and the physiological changes were found at 8 days (T8) compared with 0 day (T0, control). Methylome analysis revealed slight dynamic changes in genome-wide mC levels under drought conditions, while the most hypomethylated and hypermethylated regions were identified at T4 and T8. Association analysis of the methylome and transcriptome revealed that unexpressed genes exhibited expected hypermethylation levels in mCHG and mCHH contexts, and highly expressed genes exhibited corresponding hypomethylation levels in the gene body, but mCG contexts showed the opposite trend. Then, 835 differentially methylated and expressed genes were identified and grouped into four clustering patterns to characterize their functions. The genes with either negative or positive correlation between methylation and gene expression were mainly associated with kinases, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) synthesis, scavenging, and the abscisic acid (ABA) signal pathway. Consistently, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) revealed Hub genes including NCED, CYP707A2, PP2Cs and others that play important roles in the ABA signaling pathway.

conclusionF. nilgerrensis drought is dominated by ABA-dependent pathways, possibly accompanied by ABA-independent crosstalk. DNA methylation may affect gene expression, but their correlation was more subtle and multiple types of association exist. Maintaining the balance between ROS regeneration and scavenging is an important factor in drought resistance in F. nilgerrensis. These results deepen our understanding of drought resistance and its application in breeding in strawberry plants.

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FragariaTranscriptomeAbscisic AcidDroughtsEpigenomeGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant BreedingReactive Oxygen SpeciesStress, PhysiologicalAbscisic AcidReactive Oxygen SpeciesDNA methylationDrought stressFragaria nilgerrensisRNA-SeqStrawberryWGCNA

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