Transcriptome Mining Provides Insights into Cell Wall Metabolism and Fiber Lignification in Agave tequilana Weber
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification of Orthologous Biosynthetic Genes for Cellulose and Lignin in A. tequilana
2.2. Agave Cellulose and Lignin-Related Predicted Genes Are Differentially Expressed in Different Agave Tissues
2.3. Structural and Phylogenetic Characteristics of AtqCESA and AtqCAD Proteins
2.4. Retrieved Agave Orthologous Genes for Cellulose and Lignin Biosynthesis Are Preferentially Expressed in Cells Surrounding Leaf Sclerenchyma Fibers
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Data Mining for Cell Wall-Related Genes
4.2. Orthologous Groups Identification and Protein Subcellular Localization Prediction
4.3. Sequence Alignment and Phylogenetics of AtqCESA and AtqCAD Families
4.4. In Silico Gene Expression Analysis of Cellulose and Lignin Biosynthesis
4.5. Samples Collection and Processing
4.6. Monosaccharide and Lignin Composition
4.7. Histochemistry and Microscopy
4.8. RT-qPCR Analyses
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gene | ORF (nt) | Protein (aa) | Calculated Mw (Da) | Theoretical pI | Predicted Subcellular Location and Score * |
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AtqSPS1 | 3168 | 1055 | 118,083.33 | 5.77 | nucl: 5, cyto: 4, chlo: 3 |
AtqSPS2 | 3252 | 1083 | 120,102.55 | 6.11 | nucl: 5, cyto: 5, chlo: 2 |
AtqSPP1 | 1275 | 424 | 47,733.35 | 5.54 | cyto: 5, nucl: 4, chlo: 2 |
AtqSPP2 | 1275 | 424 | 48,024.71 | 6.00 | chlo: 7, nucl: 3, mito: 3 |
AtqFK1 | 651 | 216 | 23,897.62 | 5.62 | chlo: 6, cyto: 5, cysk_nucl: 2 |
AtqFK2 | 969 | 322 | 34,489.54 | 5.20 | cyto: 8, chlo: 3, pero: 2 |
AtqFK3 | 996 | 331 | 35,476.84 | 5.03 | pero: 11, chlo: 1, nucl: 1 |
AtqFK4 | 1224 | 407 | 43,435.34 | 6.13 | chlo: 14 |
AtqFK5 | 1107 | 368 | 39,509.00 | 5.50 | cysk: 9, cyto: 3, chlo: 1 |
AtqGPI1 | 1521 | 506 | 55,292.25 | 4.97 | cyto: 9, chlo: 3, mito: 1 |
AtqPGM1 | 1872 | 623 | 68,121.76 | 6.82 | chlo: 14 |
AtqPGM2 | 1749 | 582 | 63,450.95 | 6.02 | cyto: 11, chlo: 2, nucl: 1 |
AtqSUS1 | 2532 | 843 | 96,280.19 | 8.07 | cyto: 12, chlo: 1, plas: 1 |
AtqSUS2 | 2448 | 815 | 92,525.91 | 6.03 | cyto: 9, chlo: 2, nucl: 1 |
AtqSUS3 | 2424 | 807 | 92,436.65 | 5.83 | cyto: 5, mito: 4, chlo: 3 |
AtqHXK1 | 1488 | 495 | 53,179.08 | 6.07 | chlo: 13, mito: 1 |
AtqHXK2 | 1497 | 498 | 54,454.50 | 5.87 | chlo: 11, nucl: 1, extr: 1 |
AtqUGP1 | 1422 | 473 | 51,920.96 | 6.09 | cyto: 11, chlo: 2, E.R.: 1 |
AtqUGP2 | 1575 | 524 | 58,194.63 | 7.74 | chlo: 7, mito: 6, nucl: 1 |
AtqUGP3 | 2262 | 853 | 93,824.45 | 6.52 | chlo: 10, mito: 2, nucl: 1.5 |
AtqCESA1 | 3264 | 1087 | 122,300.01 | 6.46 | plas: 13, E.R.: 1 |
AtqCESA3 | 3180 | 1059 | 119,098.30 | 8.14 | plas: 10, nucl: 2, mito: 1 |
AtqCESA4 | 3174 | 1057 | 120,445.31 | 6.90 | plas: 11, nucl: 2, E.R.: 1 |
AtqCESA5 | 3273 | 1090 | 122,477.03 | 6.85 | plas: 13, E.R.: 1 |
AtqCESA7 | 3153 | 1058 | 118,824.62 | 6.34 | plas: 12, nucl: 1, E.R.: 1 |
AtqCESA8 | 3063 | 1020 | 114,790.86 | 6.57 | plas: 12, nucl: 1, vacu: 1 |
Gene | ORF (nt) | Protein Size (aa) | Calculated Mw (Da) | Theoretical pI | Predicted Subcellular Location and Score * |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AtqPAL1 | 2103 | 700 | 75,908.60 | 5.60 | chlo: 4, plas: 3, cyto: 2 |
AtqPAL2 | 2112 | 703 | 75,997.81 | 5.92 | chlo: 4, plas: 3, cyto: 2 |
AtqC4H | 1518 | 505 | 57,804.27 | 9.19 | plas: 10, E.R.: 3, vacu: 1 |
Atq4CL | 1689 | 562 | 59,781.88 | 5.52 | E.R.: 5.5, E.R._plas: 3.5, cyto: 3 |
AtqCSE | 990 | 329 | 36,767.97 | 6.09 | nucl: 4, cyto: 4, mito: 2, |
AtqHCT1 | 1326 | 441 | 48,196.19 | 6.22 | cyto: 7, chlo: 4, nucl: 2 |
AtqHCT2 | 1302 | 433 | 47,684.51 | 6.02 | cyto: 10, chlo: 3, mito: 1 |
AtqC3H | 1539 | 512 | 58,118.34 | 7.23 | chlo: 13, mito: 1 |
AtqCCoAOMT | 771 | 256 | 28,666.75 | 5.30 | cyto: 7, chlo: 3, cysk: 2 |
AtqCCR1 | 981 | 326 | 35,680.92 | 6.18 | chlo: 6, plas: 3, vacu: 2 |
AtqCCR2 | 1017 | 338 | 36,883.26 | 5.73 | chlo: 6, plas: 4, vacu: 2 |
AtqF5H | 1545 | 514 | 57,197.12 | 6.81 | chlo: 5, plas: 4, nucl: 2.5 |
AtqCOMT1 | 1092 | 363 | 39,707.87 | 5.58 | cyto: 9, chlo: 2, cysk: 2 |
AtqCOMT2 | 1095 | 364 | 39,372.20 | 4.76 | cyto: 10, cysk: 2, chlo: 1 |
AtqCAD1 | 1062 | 353 | 38,482.99 | 7.05 | cysk: 8, extr: 3, chlo: 1 |
AtqCAD2 | 1107 | 368 | 39,485.53 | 6.75 | cysk: 11, cyto: 2, pero: 1 |
AtqCAD3 | 1071 | 356 | 38,497.48 | 6.16 | cyto: 8, cysk: 4, plas: 1 |
AtqCAD4 | 1065 | 354 | 37,854.72 | 6.86 | cyto: 11, cysk: 2, plas: 1 |
AtqCAD5 | 1074 | 357 | 38,286.33 | 5.82 | cyto: 10, mito: 1, plas: 1 |
AtqCAD6 | 1113 | 370 | 39,936.18 | 6.60 | cyto: 4, chlo: 3, nucl: 2 |
AtqCAD7 | 1065 | 354 | 38,779.55 | 7.55 | cysk: 9, cyto: 2, extr: 2 |
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Maceda-López, L.F.; Góngora-Castillo, E.B.; Ibarra-Laclette, E.; Morán-Velázquez, D.C.; Girón Ramírez, A.; Bourdon, M.; Villalpando-Aguilar, J.L.; Toomer, G.; Tang, J.Z.; Azadi, P.; et al. Transcriptome Mining Provides Insights into Cell Wall Metabolism and Fiber Lignification in Agave tequilana Weber. Plants 2022, 11, 1496. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111496
Maceda-López LF, Góngora-Castillo EB, Ibarra-Laclette E, Morán-Velázquez DC, Girón Ramírez A, Bourdon M, Villalpando-Aguilar JL, Toomer G, Tang JZ, Azadi P, et al. Transcriptome Mining Provides Insights into Cell Wall Metabolism and Fiber Lignification in Agave tequilana Weber. Plants. 2022; 11(11):1496. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111496
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaceda-López, Luis F., Elsa B. Góngora-Castillo, Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Dalia C. Morán-Velázquez, Amaranta Girón Ramírez, Matthieu Bourdon, José L. Villalpando-Aguilar, Gabriela Toomer, John Z. Tang, Parastoo Azadi, and et al. 2022. "Transcriptome Mining Provides Insights into Cell Wall Metabolism and Fiber Lignification in Agave tequilana Weber" Plants 11, no. 11: 1496. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111496