A comparative genomics examination of desiccation tolerance and sensitivity in two sister grass species

Autor: Ricardo A. Chávez Montes, Anna Haber, Jeremy Pardo, Robyn F. Powell, Upendra K. Divisetty, Anderson T. Silva, Tania Hernández-Hernández, Vanildo Silveira, Haibao Tang, Eric Lyons, Luis Rafael Herrera Estrella, Robert VanBuren, Melvin J. Oliver
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119(5)
ISSN: 1091-6490
Popis: Significance This is a significant sister group contrast comparative study of the underpinning genomics and evolution of desiccation tolerance (DT), a critical trait in the evolution of land plants. Our results revealed that the DT grass Sporobolus stapfianus is transcriptionally primed to tolerate a dehydration/desiccation event and that the desiccation response in the DT S. stapfianus is distinct from the water stress response of the desiccation-sensitive Sporobolus pyramidalis . Our results also show that the desiccation response is largely unique, indicating a recent evolution of this trait within the angiosperms, and that inhibition of senescence during dehydration is likely critical in rendering a plant desiccation tolerant.
Databáze: OpenAIRE