Integrated Analysis of Small RNA, Transcriptome, and Degradome Sequencing Reveals the Water-Deficit and Heat Stress Response Network in Durum Wheat
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Conserved and Novel miRNAs Identified in sRNA-seq
2.2. DEMs Subject to Stress Type, Genotype, and Time-Point
2.3. Transcriptome Sequencing and the Identification of Stress-Responsive DEGs
2.4. DEGs with Genotypic Expression
2.5. SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) and AS (Alternative Splicing) Analysis
2.6. Degradome Signatures under Different Types of Stress
2.7. Multi-Omics Analysis: Stress-Responsive miRNA-mRNA Modules
2.8. Multi-Omics Analysis: Genotype-Dependent miRNA-mRNA Modules
2.9. qPCR Analysis of DEMs and DEGs
3. Discussion
3.1. miRNA Expression Specificity Provides New Insights into Their Regulatory Roles Specific to Genotype and Developmental Stage
3.2. Stress-Responsive DEMs and DEGs Reveal Synergistic Interactions between Water-Deficit Stress and Heat Stress Response
3.3. Stress-Responsive miRNA-mRNA Modules Are Valuable Attributes for Building Stress Tolerance
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials, Stress Treatment, and Sample Collection
4.2. Small RNA Sequencing and Data Analysis
4.3. Transcriptome Sequencing and Data Analysis
4.4. Degradome Sequencing and Data Analysis
4.5. Gene Ontology Enrichment, KEGG Pathway Analysis, and Multi-Omics Analysis
4.6. qPCR Analysis of Stress-Responsive miRNAs and Targets
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Abbreviations | Description |
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CG | Control group |
WS | Pre-anthesis water-deficit group |
HS | Post-anthesis heat stress group |
WH | Pre-anthesis water-deficit combined with post-anthesis heat stress group |
TL | Libraries made from leaf tissue of the stress-tolerant genotype DBA Aurora |
SL | Libraries made from leaf tissue of the stress-sensitive genotype L6 |
5, 15, 25, 35, 45 | Time-points of sampling (DPA, days post-anthesis). |
miRNA | Target Accession | Target Annotation | miRNA log2 (FC) | Target log2 (FC) | Stress Type | Pairing Type | TFs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
osa-miR398a | TRITD_1Bv1G135100-4 | DREB 1 transcription factor 3A | −1.23 | 2.95 | WS | Newly discovered | DREB |
−2.67 | 1.75 | HS | Newly discovered | ||||
−1.34 | 1.75 | WH | Newly discovered | ||||
mdm-miR397a_1ss21AT | TRITD_2Bv1G034790 | NAC 1 transcription factor (plastid) | −inf 2 | 3.74 | HS | Newly discovered | NAC |
osa-miR398a_L+1R-1 | TRITD_3Av1G235010-2 | NAC transcription factor 6A | −2.05 | 4.13 | HS | Newly discovered | |
−0.92 | 2.58 | WH | Newly discovered | ||||
osa-miR444b.1 | TRITD_2Av1G026820 | NAC transcription factor (plastid) | −1.77 | 3.40 | HS | Newly discovered | |
−1.50 | 1.94 | WH | Newly discovered | ||||
TRITD_5Av1G170450-2 | NAC domain-containing protein 41 | −1.50 | 2.90 | WH | Newly discovered | ||
TRITD_5Bv1G161590 | NAC domain-containing protein 41 | −1.50 | 3.59 | WH | Newly discovered | ||
tae-MIR1128-p5_1ss13AG | TRITD_4Bv1G108860 | NAC domain-containing protein 92-like | −inf | 4.16 | HS | Newly discovered | |
tae-MIR5384-p5 | TRITD_5Bv1G161590 | NAC domain-containing protein 41 | −1.98 | 3.59 | WH | Newly discovered | |
ata-miR166d-5p | TRITD_7Av1G051530-5 | auxin response factor 16 | −2.37 | 1.60 | WH | Newly discovered | ARF 1 |
osa-miR167a-5p_R+1 | TRITD_6Av1G046710 | auxin response factor 6-like | −1.00 | 1.59 | HS | Conserved | |
tae-miR408_L-1 | TRITD_7Bv1G194180-3 | auxin response factor 17 | −3.62 | 2.21 | WH | Newly discovered | |
ata-miR528-3p_1ss4GC | TRITD_7Bv1G194180-3 | auxin response factor 17 | −inf | 1.81 | HS | Newly discovered | |
−2.60 | 2.21 | WH | Newly discovered | ||||
TRITD_7Av1G245930-4 | auxin response factor 17 | −2.60 | 1.79 | WH | Newly discovered | ||
bdi-miR394 | TRITD_1Bv1G030900-5 | WRKY14 1 transcription factor | −0.76 | 1.76 | WH | Newly discovered | WRKY |
osa-miR396e-5p_1ss19CT | TRITD_5Bv1G146000-2 | probable WRKY transcription factor 2 | −2.32 | 2.04 | WH | Newly discovered | |
tae-miR398 | TRITD_7Av1G028020 | putative WRKY transcription factor 72 | −inf | 1.74 | HS | Newly discovered | |
osa-miR444b.1_1ss21CT | TRITD_3Av1G213210 | putative WRKY transcription factor 33 | −1.32 | 2.58 | HS | Newly discovered | |
tae-MIR5048-p3_2ss18TG21GA | TRITD_3Av1G074690-4 | WRKY transcription factor, partial | −0.66 | 1.63 | HS | Newly discovered | |
ata-MIR9674b-p5 | TRITD_3Av1G213210 | putative WRKY transcription factor 33 | −3.53 | 2.58 | HS | Newly discovered | |
TRITD_3Bv1G195790 | WRKY27 transcription factor | −3.53 | 1.88 | HS | Newly discovered | ||
osa-miR530-5p_L+1_1ss21AT | TRITD_5Av1G046770 | MYB 1 transcription factor 79 | −inf | 4.00 | HS | Newly discovered | MYB |
ata-miR5168-5p | TRITD_5Av1G118710 | transcription factor MYB44-like | −inf | 4.57 | HS | Newly discovered | |
−inf | 2.67 | WH | Newly discovered | ||||
tae-MIR9772-p5 | TRITD_5Av1G207760-4 | MYB-related protein | −0.66 | 2.95 | HS | Newly discovered | |
tae-miR408_L-1 | TRITD_6Av1G199570-2 | bZIP 1 transcription factor | −3.55 | 3.69 | HS | Newly discovered | bZIP |
tae-MIR5384-p5 | TRITD_3Bv1G212830 | bZIP domain containing protein | −1.93 | 2.98 | HS | Newly discovered | |
−1.98 | 1.97 | WH | Newly discovered | ||||
bdi-MIR530b-p3_1ss14GC | TRITD_3Av1G067970 | bHLH13-like 1 | −inf | 2.14 | HS | Newly discovered | bHLH |
tae-MIR9662b-p5_1ss9CG | TRITD_2Av1G047140 | bHLH47 | −1.66 | 2.42 | HS | Newly discovered |
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Liu, H.; Able, A.J.; Able, J.A. Integrated Analysis of Small RNA, Transcriptome, and Degradome Sequencing Reveals the Water-Deficit and Heat Stress Response Network in Durum Wheat. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21, 6017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21176017
Liu H, Able AJ, Able JA. Integrated Analysis of Small RNA, Transcriptome, and Degradome Sequencing Reveals the Water-Deficit and Heat Stress Response Network in Durum Wheat. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020; 21(17):6017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21176017
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Haipei, Amanda J. Able, and Jason A. Able. 2020. "Integrated Analysis of Small RNA, Transcriptome, and Degradome Sequencing Reveals the Water-Deficit and Heat Stress Response Network in Durum Wheat" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, no. 17: 6017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21176017
APA StyleLiu, H., Able, A. J., & Able, J. A. (2020). Integrated Analysis of Small RNA, Transcriptome, and Degradome Sequencing Reveals the Water-Deficit and Heat Stress Response Network in Durum Wheat. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(17), 6017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21176017