文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Diao, Q. ¹ ; Cao, Y. ¹ ; Fan, H. ³ ; Zhang, Y. ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shanghai Acad Agr Sci, Inst Hort Res, Shanghai 201403, Peoples R China

2.Shanghai Acad Agr Sci, Shanghai Key Lab Protected Hort Technol, Shanghai 201403, Peoples R China

3.Shanghai Agr Technol Extens & Serv Ctr, Shanghai 201103, Peoples R China

关键词： Cucumis melo; differentially expressed genes; RNA sequencing; sodium nitropruside; sugar metabolism

期刊名称：BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM （ 影响因子：1.747； 五年影响因子：2.146 ）

ISSN： 0006-3134

年卷期： 2020 年 64 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Chilling stress is a major abiotic factor that limits the growth and productivity of melon (Cucumis melo L.). The application of nitric oxide (NO) can enhance plant tolerance to chilling stress; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms for this process remain poorly understood. In this study, RNA sequencing was performed on melon seedlings exposed to control conditions, chilling stress, or chilling stress in the presence of NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP), to identify NO-mediated transcript changes in response to chilling stress. The results identified 488, 1 012, and 1 589 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between plants in optimum conditions (CK) and chilling stress (CS) groups, plants in the CS and chilling stress + SNP (CN) groups, and those in CK and CN groups, respectively. Through gene ontology (GO) database and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses, the DEGs were classified as predominantly involved in saccharide metabolism, biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites, lipid metabolism, amino-acid metabolism, and signal transduction pathways. In addition, 39 genes related to sugar metabolism including those encoding UDP-glucuronate-4-epimerase, beta-glucosidase, glucuronosyltransferase, alpha-1,4-galacturonosyl transferase, and hexokinase, were upregulated in the CK vs. CS comparison, and genes encoding fructose-bisphosphate aldolase and glucan-endo-1,3-beta-glucosidase were upregulated in the CS vs. CN, and CK vs. CN comparisons. A gene encoding an EREBP-like factor was upregulated in the CK vs. CS, CS vs. CN, and CK vs. CN comparisons. The expression profiles of 10 selected genes were analyzed using real-time quantitative PCR, and the candidate gene expression patterns were consistent with the DEG classification from RNA-seq. Overall, the data provide insight into the transcriptional regulation by exogenous NO in the response of melon seedlings to chilling stress. The data from this study are relevant for further research on the molecular mechanisms that underlie chilling resistance in melon plants.