Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics of the Extreme Halophyte Puccinellia tenuiflora Provides Insights Into Salinity Tolerance Differentiation Between Halophytes and Glycophytes.

Autor:	Guo R; Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China., Zhao L; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.; Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China., Zhang K; Beijing Novogene Bioinformatics Technology Ltd., Beijing, China., Lu H; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China., Bhanbhro N; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China., Yang C; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in plant science [Front Plant Sci] 2021 Apr 22; Vol. 12, pp. 649001. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 22 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fpls.2021.649001
Abstrakt:	Halophytes and glycophytes exhibit clear differences in their tolerance to high levels of salinity. The genetic mechanisms underlying this differentiation, however, remain unclear. To unveil these mechanisms, we surveyed the evolution of salinity-tolerant gene families through comparative genomic analyses between the model halophyte Puccinellia tenuiflora and glycophytic Gramineae plants, and compared their transcriptional and physiological responses to salinity stress. Under salinity stress, the K + concentration in the root was slightly enhanced in P. tenuiflora , but it was greatly reduced in the glycophytic Gramineae plants, which provided a physiological explanation for differences in salinity tolerance between P. tenuiflora and these glycophytes. Interestingly, several K + uptake gene families from P. tenuiflora experienced family expansion and positive selection during evolutionary history. This gene family expansion and the elevated expression of K + uptake genes accelerated K + accumulation and decreased Na + toxicity in P. tenuiflora roots under salinity stress. Positively selected P. tenuiflora K + uptake genes may have evolved new functions that contributed to development of P. tenuiflora salinity tolerance. In addition, the expansion of the gene families involved in pentose phosphate pathway, sucrose biosynthesis, and flavonoid biosynthesis assisted the adaptation of P. tenuiflora to survival under high salinity conditions. Competing Interests: KZ was employed by Beijing Novogene Bioinformatics Technology Ltd. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Guo, Zhao, Zhang, Lu, Bhanbhro and Yang.)
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