文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Dong, Xiaomei ¹ ; Luo, Haishan ³ ; Bi, Wenjing ³ ; Chen, Hanyu ³ ; Yu, Shuai ¹ ; Zhang, Xiaoyu ¹ ; Dai, Yuxin ¹ ; Cheng, Xipeng ¹ ; Xing, Yupeng ¹ ; Fan, Xiaoqin ⁴ ; Zhu, Yanbin ⁵ ; Guo, Yanling ⁵ ; Meng, Dexuan ³ ;

作者机构： 1.Shenyang Agr Univ, Coll Biosci & Biotechnol, Shenyang 110866, Liaoning, Peoples R China

2.Shenyang City Key Lab Maize Genom Select Breeding, Shenyang 110866, Liaoning, Peoples R China

3.Shenyang Agr Univ, Coll Agron, Shenyang 110866, Liaoning, Peoples R China

4.Xinjiang Acad Agr Sci, Manas Agr Expt Stn, Changji 832200, Xinjiang, Peoples R China

5.Liaoning Dongya Seed Ind Co Ltd, Natl Key Lab Maize Biol Breeding, Key Lab Genet & Breeding Main Crops Northeast Reg, Minist Agr & Rural Affairs, Shenyang 110164, Liaoning, Peoples R China

关键词： Maize; Allele-specific imprinting; Embryo; Endosperm; Kernel development

期刊名称：BMC PLANT BIOLOGY （ 影响因子：5.3； 五年影响因子：5.9 ）

ISSN： 1471-2229

年卷期： 2023 年 23 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： BackgroundGenomic imprinting refers to a subset of genes that are expressed from only one parental allele during seed development in plants. Studies on genomic imprinting have revealed that intraspecific variations in genomic imprinting expression exist in naturally genetic varieties. However, there have been few studies on the functional analysis of allele-specific imprinted genes.ResultsHere, we generated three reciprocal crosses among the B73, Mo17 and CAU5 inbred lines. Based on the transcriptome-wide analysis of allele-specific expression using RNA sequencing technology, 305 allele-specific imprinting genes (ASIGs) were identified in embryos, and 655 ASIGs were identified in endosperms from three maize F1 hybrids. Of these ASIGs, most did not show consistent maternal or paternal bias between the same tissue from different hybrids or different tissues from one hybrid cross. By gene ontology (GO) analysis, five and eight categories of GO exhibited significantly higher functional enrichments for ASIGs identified in embryo and endosperm, respectively. These functional categories indicated that ASIGs are involved in intercellular nutrient transport, signaling pathways, and transcriptional regulation of kernel development. Finally, the mutation and overexpression of one ASIG (Zm305) affected the length and width of the kernel.ConclusionIn this study, our data will be helpful in gaining further knowledge of genes exhibiting allele-specific imprinting patterns in seeds. The gain- and loss-of-function phenotypes of ASIGs associated with agronomically important seed traits provide compelling evidence for ASIGs as crucial targets to optimize seed traits in crop plants.