Transcriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress

High-temperature stress negatively affects the growth and development of plants, and therefore threatens global agricultural safety. Cultivating stress-tolerant plants is the current objective of plant breeding programs. Pearl millet is a multi-purpose plant, commonly used as a forage but also an im...

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Autores principales: Dejun Huang, Min Sun, Ailing Zhang, Jishan Chen, Jian Zhang, Chuang Lin, Huan Zhang, Xiaowen Lu, Xiaoshan Wang, Haidong Yan, Jianan Tang, Linkai Huang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a993d7502382448c9f6879f12fb3d6302021-11-25T17:41:12ZTranscriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress10.3390/genes121117162073-4425https://doaj.org/article/a993d7502382448c9f6879f12fb3d6302021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/11/1716https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4425High-temperature stress negatively affects the growth and development of plants, and therefore threatens global agricultural safety. Cultivating stress-tolerant plants is the current objective of plant breeding programs. Pearl millet is a multi-purpose plant, commonly used as a forage but also an important food staple. This crop is very heat-resistant and has a higher net assimilation rate than corn under high-temperature stress. However, the response of heat resistant pearl millet has so far not been studied at the transcriptional level. In this study, transcriptome sequencing of pearl millet leaves exposed to different lengths of heat treatment (1 h, 48 h and 96 h) was conducted in order to investigate the molecular mechanisms of the heat stress response and to identify key genes related to heat stress. The results showed that the amount of heat stress-induced DEGs in leaves differs with the length of exposure to high temperatures. The highest value of DEGs (8286) was observed for the group exposed to heat stress for 96 h, while the other two treatments showed lower DEGs values of 4659 DEGs after 1 h exposure and 3981 DEGs after 48 h exposure to heat stress. The DEGs were mainly synthesized in protein folding pathways under high-temperature stress after 1 h exposure. Moreover, a large number of genes encoding ROS scavenging enzymes were activated under heat stress for 1 h and 48 h treatments. The flavonoid synthesis pathway of pearl millet was enriched after heat stress for 96 h. This study analyzed the transcription dynamics under short to long-term heat stress to provide a theoretical basis for the heat resistance response of pearl millet.Dejun HuangMin SunAiling ZhangJishan ChenJian ZhangChuang LinHuan ZhangXiaowen LuXiaoshan WangHaidong YanJianan TangLinkai HuangMDPI AGarticleheat stresspearl millettranscriptome sequencingprotein foldingROS scavenging enzymeflavonoid synthesis pathwayGeneticsQH426-470ENGenes, Vol 12, Iss 1716, p 1716 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic heat stress
pearl millet
transcriptome sequencing
protein folding
ROS scavenging enzyme
flavonoid synthesis pathway
Genetics
QH426-470
spellingShingle heat stress
pearl millet
transcriptome sequencing
protein folding
ROS scavenging enzyme
flavonoid synthesis pathway
Genetics
QH426-470
Dejun Huang
Min Sun
Ailing Zhang
Jishan Chen
Jian Zhang
Chuang Lin
Huan Zhang
Xiaowen Lu
Xiaoshan Wang
Haidong Yan
Jianan Tang
Linkai Huang
Transcriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress
description High-temperature stress negatively affects the growth and development of plants, and therefore threatens global agricultural safety. Cultivating stress-tolerant plants is the current objective of plant breeding programs. Pearl millet is a multi-purpose plant, commonly used as a forage but also an important food staple. This crop is very heat-resistant and has a higher net assimilation rate than corn under high-temperature stress. However, the response of heat resistant pearl millet has so far not been studied at the transcriptional level. In this study, transcriptome sequencing of pearl millet leaves exposed to different lengths of heat treatment (1 h, 48 h and 96 h) was conducted in order to investigate the molecular mechanisms of the heat stress response and to identify key genes related to heat stress. The results showed that the amount of heat stress-induced DEGs in leaves differs with the length of exposure to high temperatures. The highest value of DEGs (8286) was observed for the group exposed to heat stress for 96 h, while the other two treatments showed lower DEGs values of 4659 DEGs after 1 h exposure and 3981 DEGs after 48 h exposure to heat stress. The DEGs were mainly synthesized in protein folding pathways under high-temperature stress after 1 h exposure. Moreover, a large number of genes encoding ROS scavenging enzymes were activated under heat stress for 1 h and 48 h treatments. The flavonoid synthesis pathway of pearl millet was enriched after heat stress for 96 h. This study analyzed the transcription dynamics under short to long-term heat stress to provide a theoretical basis for the heat resistance response of pearl millet.
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author Dejun Huang
Min Sun
Ailing Zhang
Jishan Chen
Jian Zhang
Chuang Lin
Huan Zhang
Xiaowen Lu
Xiaoshan Wang
Haidong Yan
Jianan Tang
Linkai Huang
author_facet Dejun Huang
Min Sun
Ailing Zhang
Jishan Chen
Jian Zhang
Chuang Lin
Huan Zhang
Xiaowen Lu
Xiaoshan Wang
Haidong Yan
Jianan Tang
Linkai Huang
author_sort Dejun Huang
title Transcriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress
title_short Transcriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress
title_full Transcriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress
title_fullStr Transcriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptional Changes in Pearl Millet Leaves under Heat Stress
title_sort transcriptional changes in pearl millet leaves under heat stress
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a993d7502382448c9f6879f12fb3d630
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