文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Kong, Linglei ¹ ; Li, Shaoqi ³ ; Qian, Yuyuan ³ ; Cheng, Hailiang ¹ ; Zhang, Youping ¹ ; Zuo, Dongyun ¹ ; Lv, Limin ¹ ; Wang, Qiaolian ¹ ; Li, Junlan ³ ; Song, Guoli ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Cotton Res, State Key Lab Cotton Biol, Anyang 455000, Peoples R China

2.Semiarid Agr Engn & Technol Res Ctr PR China, Shijiazhuang 050051, Peoples R China

3.Hebei Acad Agr & Forestry Sci, Natl Cotton Improvement Ctr, Key Lab Cotton Biol & Genet Breeding Huanghuaihai, Minist Agr & Rural Affairs,Inst Cotton,Hebei Branc, Shijiazhuang 050051, Peoples R China

关键词： tetraploid cultivated cotton; pigment gland; gossypol; transcriptome; WGCNA

期刊名称：GENES （ 影响因子：3.5； 五年影响因子：3.9 ）

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年卷期： 2023 年 14 卷 6 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Tetraploid cultivated cotton (Gossypium spp.) produces cottonseeds rich in protein and oil. Gossypol and related terpenoids, stored in the pigment glands of cottonseeds, are toxic to human beings and monogastric animals. However, a comprehensive understanding of the genetic basis of gossypol and gland formation is still lacking. We performed a comprehensive transcriptome analysis of four glanded versus two glandless tetraploid cultivars distributed in Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense. A weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) based on 431 common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) uncovered a candidate module that was strongly associated with the reduction in or disappearance of gossypol and pigment glands. Further, the co-expression network helped us to focus on 29 hub genes, which played key roles in the regulation of related genes in the candidate module. The present study contributes to our understanding of the genetic basis of gossypol and gland formation and serves as a rich potential source for breeding cotton cultivars with gossypol-rich plants and gossypol-free cottonseed, which is beneficial for improving food safety, environmental protection, and economic gains of tetraploid cultivated cotton.