Transcriptome Analysis Provides Insight into the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying gametophyte factor 2-Mediated Cross-Incompatibility in Maize. 2018

Man Wang, and Zhibin Chen, and Huairen Zhang, and Huabang Chen, and Xiquan Gao
State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 2014201002@njau.edu.cn.

In maize (Zea mays L.), unilateral cross-incompatibility (UCI) is controlled by Gametophyte factors (Ga), including Ga1, Ga2, and Tcb1; however, the molecular mechanisms underpinning this process remain unexplored. Here, we report the pollination phenotype of an inbred line, 511L, which carries a near-dominant Ga2-S allele. We performed a high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis of the compatible and incompatible crosses between 511L and B73, to identify the transcriptomic differences associated with Ga2-mediated UCI. An in vivo kinetics analysis revealed that the growth of non-self pollen tubes was blocked at the early stages after pollination in 511L, maintaining the UCI barrier in Ga2. In total, 25,759 genes were expressed, of which, 2063 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were induced by pollination (G_GG, G_GB, B_BB, B_BG). A gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis revealed that these genes were specifically enriched in functions involved in cell wall strength and pectic product modification. Moreover, 1839, 4382, and 5041 genes were detected to differentially express under same pollination treatments, including B_G, BG_GG, and BB_GB, respectively. A total of 1467 DEGs were constitutively expressed between the two inbred lines following pollination treatments, which were enriched in metabolic processes, flavonoid biosynthesis, cysteine biosynthesis, and vacuole functions. Furthermore, we confirmed 14 DEGs related to cell wall modification and stress by qRT-PCR, which might be involved in Ga2-S-mediated UCI. Our results provide a comprehensive foundation for the molecular mechanisms involved in silks of UCI mediated by Ga2-S.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011058 Pollen The fertilizing element of plants that contains the male GAMETOPHYTES. Male Gametes, Plant,Male Gametophytes,Microspores, Plant,Plant Microspores,Pollen Grains,Gamete, Plant Male,Gametes, Plant Male,Gametophyte, Male,Gametophytes, Male,Grain, Pollen,Grains, Pollen,Male Gamete, Plant,Male Gametophyte,Microspore, Plant,Plant Male Gamete,Plant Male Gametes,Plant Microspore,Pollen Grain
D003313 Zea mays A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER. Corn,Indian Corn,Maize,Teosinte,Zea,Corn, Indian
D017343 Genes, Plant The functional hereditary units of PLANTS. Plant Genes,Gene, Plant,Plant Gene
D059467 Transcriptome The pattern of GENE EXPRESSION at the level of genetic transcription in a specific organism or under specific circumstances in specific cells. Transcriptomes,Gene Expression Profiles,Gene Expression Signatures,Transcriptome Profiles,Expression Profile, Gene,Expression Profiles, Gene,Expression Signature, Gene,Expression Signatures, Gene,Gene Expression Profile,Gene Expression Signature,Profile, Gene Expression,Profile, Transcriptome,Profiles, Gene Expression,Profiles, Transcriptome,Signature, Gene Expression,Signatures, Gene Expression,Transcriptome Profile
D060436 Self-Incompatibility in Flowering Plants A naturally occurring reproductive phenomenon of FLOWERING PLANTS where self-incompatibility arises due to differences between NUCLEUS, CYTOPLASM, MITOCHONDRIA, or CHLOROPLASTS that occur in gamete cells from separate sources when they are brought together by cross-hybridization or in vitro manipulation. Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Plants,Intraspecific Incompatibility in Plants,Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in Plants,Gametophytic Self-Incompatibilty,Gametophytic Self Incompatibilty,Gametophytic Self-Incompatibilties,Nuclear Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in Plants,Self Incompatibility in Flowering Plants,Self-Incompatibilty, Gametophytic

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