Transcriptomics insights into the genetic regulation of root apical meristem exhaustion and determinate primary root growth in Pachycereus pringlei (Cactaceae)
Por:
Rodriguez-Alonso, Gustavo, Matvienko, Marta, Lopez-Valle, Mayra L., Lazaro-Mixteco, Pedro E., Napsucialy-Mendivil, Selene, Dubrovsky, Joseph G., Shishkova, Svetlana
Publicada:
4 jun 2018
Categoría:
Multidisciplinary
Resumen:
Many Cactaceae species exhibit determinate growth of the primary root as a consequence of root apical meristem (RAM) exhaustion. The genetic regulation of this growth pattern is unknown. Here, we de novo assembled and annotated the root apex transcriptome of the Pachycereus pringlei primary root at three developmental stages, with active or exhausted RAM. The assembled transcriptome is robust and comprehensive, and was used to infer a transcriptional regulatory network of the primary root apex. Putative orthologues of Arabidopsis regulators of RAM maintenance, as well as putative lineage-specific transcripts were identified. The transcriptome revealed putative orthologues of most proteins involved in housekeeping processes, hormone signalling, and metabolic pathways. Our results suggest that specific transcriptional programs operate in the root apex at specific developmental time points. Moreover, the transcriptional state of the P. pringlei root apex as the RAM becomes exhausted is comparable to the transcriptional state of cells from the meristematic, elongation, and differentiation zones of Arabidopsis roots along the root axis. We suggest that the transcriptional program underlying the drought stress response is induced during Cactaceae root development, and that lineage-specific transcripts could contribute to RAM exhaustion in Cactaceae. © 2018 The Author(s).
Filiaciones:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biotecnol, Dept Biol Mol Plantas, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Tecan Syst, 2450 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA 95131 USA
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