Characterization of Phytohormones and Transcriptomic Profiling of the Female and Male Inflorescence Development in Manchurian Walnut (Juglans mandshurica Maxim.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Morphological Characteristics of Female/Male Flowering Transitions
2.2. Changes in Phytohormones during the Flowering Transition Process
2.3. Identification and Functional Enrichment of DEGs during the Development of Male Inflorescence
2.4. Identification and Functional Enrichment of DEGs during Female Inflorescence Development
2.5. Differentially Expressed Transcription Factors during the Transition to Flowering
2.6. Functional Analysis of the Common DEGs between Male and Female Inflorescence during the Transition to Flowering
2.7. Recognizing DEGs Related to Floral Transition and Flower Development
2.8. Identification and Expression Analysis of Genes Involved in Biosynthesis and Reception of Phytohormones
2.9. DEGs Involved in MAPK Signaling Pathway
2.10. DEGs Involved in Energy Metabolism during Flowering Process
2.11. Co-Expression Network Analysis and Identification of MADS Genes
2.12. Validation of RNA-Seq Data by qRT-PCR
3. Discussion
3.1. Identification of DEGs Involved in Flower Development in J. mandshurcia
3.2. Underlying Functions of Phytohormone in Flower Development in J. mandshurcia
3.3. Energy Metabolism during Flower Development
3.4. MADS-Box Genes Contribute to the Flowering of J. mandshurica
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials and RNA Preparation
4.2. Measurement of Hormone Content
4.3. RNA-Seq Library Construction and Sequencing
4.4. Bioinformatics Analysis of RNA-Seq Data
4.5. Differential Gene Expression Analysis and GO Enrichment Analysis
4.6. Interaction Network Construction
4.7. Verifying Gene Expression Levels by qRT-PCR
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, X.; Han, R.; Cai, K.; Guo, R.; Pei, X.; Zhao, X. Characterization of Phytohormones and Transcriptomic Profiling of the Female and Male Inflorescence Development in Manchurian Walnut (Juglans mandshurica Maxim.). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 5433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105433
Li X, Han R, Cai K, Guo R, Pei X, Zhao X. Characterization of Phytohormones and Transcriptomic Profiling of the Female and Male Inflorescence Development in Manchurian Walnut (Juglans mandshurica Maxim.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(10):5433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105433
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Xiang, Rui Han, Kewei Cai, Ruixue Guo, Xiaona Pei, and Xiyang Zhao. 2022. "Characterization of Phytohormones and Transcriptomic Profiling of the Female and Male Inflorescence Development in Manchurian Walnut (Juglans mandshurica Maxim.)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 10: 5433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105433