华北农学报 ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 31-42. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193397

所属专题: 玉米 生物技术

• 作物遗传育种·种质资源·生物技术 • 上一篇    下一篇

甜玉米乳熟期果皮厚度相关基因的加权基因共表达网络分析

裴虎, 熊才运, 张亚辉, 任文闯, 李小琴, 黄君   

  1. 广东省植物分子育种重点实验室,华南农业大学 农学院,广东 广州 510642
  • 收稿日期:2022-12-24 出版日期:2023-04-28
  • 通讯作者:
    黄君(1986-),男,重庆江津人,副教授,博士,硕士生导师,主要从事玉米遗传育种研究。
  • 作者简介:

    裴虎(1998-),男,吉林延吉人,在读硕士,主要从事甜玉米遗传育种研究。

  • 基金资助:
    广东省自然科学基金(2021A1515010552); 国家自然科学基金(32101706); 广东省乡村振兴战略专项资金:种业振兴项目(粤财农[2022]184号); 广东省重点领域研发计划(2018B0202013)

Identification of Gene Co-expression Modules Related to Sweet Corn Pericarp by Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis

PEI Hu, XIONG Caiyun, ZHANG Yahui, REN Wenchuang, LI Xiaoqin, HUANG Jun   

  1. Guangdong Provinvial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding,College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642,China
  • Received:2022-12-24 Published:2023-04-28

摘要:

为深入探究甜玉米果皮厚度发育的分子机制,利用华南农业大学甜玉米课题组选育的果皮厚度差异较大的甜玉米自交系M03和M08为试验材料,对其授粉后15,19,23 d的果皮进行转录组测序。联合差异表达基因分析与加权基因共表达网络(WGCNA)分析,鉴定甜玉米乳熟期果皮厚度相关的共表达基因模块,根据模块内基因的连接度鉴定核心基因,利用qRT-PCR验证核心基因表达量的可靠性。比较M03和M08不同时期果皮转录组数据共筛选出4 748个差异表达基因(DEGs),DEGs主要富集到碳水化合物代谢过程、植物-病原体相互作用、植物MAPK信号通路。WGCNA分析共构建了18个共表达模块,通过筛选得到4个具有生物学意义且与果皮厚度显著相关(相关系数的绝对值>0.60)的特异性共表达模块,分别是Turquoise、Yellow、Magenta和Pink模块。GO和KEGG功能富集分析结果均表明,特异性模块富集到的天冬氨酸、丙氨酸和谷氨酸代谢、半胱氨酸和蛋氨酸代谢以及植物MAPK信号通路在甜玉米果皮厚度发育中具有重要的作用。选取连接度最高的前20个基因进行核心基因筛选,通过基因功能注释最终筛选到包括MYB转录因子、细胞周期蛋白(CYC15)、β-淀粉酶、细胞凋亡调节基因(BCL-2)在内的13个核心基因。以核心基因为节点构建的共表达网络中还包括生长素转录因子(ARF、AUX/IAA)、乙烯反应元件结合因子(ERF)、亮氨酸拉链(bZIP)等转录因子,功能预测表明,这些基因可能在甜玉米果皮厚度调控中发挥重要作用。

关键词: 甜玉米, 果皮厚度, WGCNA, 转录组测序

Abstract:

To further explore the molecular mechanism of pericarp thickness development in sweet corn, pericarp from sweet corn inbred lines M03 and M08 were used for transcriptome sequencing,these materials provided by the sweet corn breeding laboratory of South China Agricultural University.RNA-sequencing material were sampled at 15,19 and 23 days after pollination.Genes’ differentially expressed analysis combined with weighted gene co-expression network(WGCNA)analysis were used to identify the co-expressed gene modules related to pericarp thickness at the milk stage of sweet corn,and the hub genes were also identified.Quantitative real time-PCR(qRT-PCR)was used to validate the expression level of the hub genes.Here,a total of 4 748 differentially expressed genes(DEGs)were identified by comparing different development stages and different samples.Gene annotation analysis revealed that these DEGs were mainly enriched in carbohydrate metabolic processes,plant-pathogen interactions,and plant MAPK signaling pathways.Co-expression analysis identified 18 modules,in which four modules(Turquois,Yellow,Magenta and Pink)were significantly associated with pericarp thickness.GO and KEGG functional enrichment analysis were performed based on these four specific modules,which could be enriched in alanine aspartate and glutamate metabolism,MAPK signaling pathway-plant and cysteine and methionine metabolism.The top 20 hub genes were screed by calculating the gene connectivity in the corresponding net-works,13 hub genes including MYB transcription factor,cell cycle protein(CYC15),β-amylase,apoptosis regulatory gene(BCL-2),etc.were finally screened by functional annotation.Transcription factors such as auxin response factor(ARF,AUX/IAA),ethylene response element binding factor(ERF),and leucine zipper(bZIP)were also included in the co-expression network,and these genes may play a crucial role in pericarp development process.

Key words: Sweet corn, Pericarp thickness, WGCNA, RNA-sequencing

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裴虎, 熊才运, 张亚辉, 任文闯, 李小琴, 黄君. 甜玉米乳熟期果皮厚度相关基因的加权基因共表达网络分析[J]. 华北农学报, 2023, 38(2): 31-42. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193397.

PEI Hu, XIONG Caiyun, ZHANG Yahui, REN Wenchuang, LI Xiaoqin, HUANG Jun. Identification of Gene Co-expression Modules Related to Sweet Corn Pericarp by Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2023, 38(2): 31-42. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193397.

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