Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)

Most woody bamboos bloom only once after long vegetative growth phases and die immediately afterwards. It is difficult, however, to determine the timing of the floral transition, as little information is available on the molecular mechanism of plant maturity in bamboos. To uncover the bamboo floral...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Wang, Yujiao Wang, Guoqian Yang, Lei Zhao, Xuemei Zhang, Dezhu Li, Zhenhua Guo
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
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author Xiaoyan Wang
Yujiao Wang
Guoqian Yang
Lei Zhao
Xuemei Zhang
Dezhu Li
Zhenhua Guo
author_facet Xiaoyan Wang
Yujiao Wang
Guoqian Yang
Lei Zhao
Xuemei Zhang
Dezhu Li
Zhenhua Guo
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description Most woody bamboos bloom only once after long vegetative growth phases and die immediately afterwards. It is difficult, however, to determine the timing of the floral transition, as little information is available on the molecular mechanism of plant maturity in bamboos. To uncover the bamboo floral transition mechanism, its morpho-physiological characteristics, transcriptomes and large-scale quantitative proteomes were investigated in leaves which were collected at different stages during floral transition in a woody bamboo, <i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus.</i> We identified many flowering time-associated genes and the continued increase and decrease genes were screened as flowering biomarker genes (e.g., the <i>MADS14</i> and <i>bHLH13</i> genes). These different genes were assigned to specific metabolic pathways by the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). And the photoperiod pathways depending on the circadian rhythm may play an essential role in the bamboo floral transition. In addition, a total of 721 differently expressed proteins of leaves from the vegetative-to-reproductive stages were identified. Fifty-five genes were specifically differentially expressed at both the transcriptomic and proteomic levels, including genes related to photosynthesis and nucleotide sugar, which may be involved in the floral transition. This work provides insights into bamboo flowers and the management of forest breeding.
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spelling doaj.art-a7d29a21a7dd40ab813e2db8dea20ae52023-11-20T20:24:55ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672020-11-012122843010.3390/ijms21228430Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)Xiaoyan Wang0Yujiao Wang1Guoqian Yang2Lei Zhao3Xuemei Zhang4Dezhu Li5Zhenhua Guo6Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaGermplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaGermplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaGermplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaGermplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaGermplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaGermplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaMost woody bamboos bloom only once after long vegetative growth phases and die immediately afterwards. It is difficult, however, to determine the timing of the floral transition, as little information is available on the molecular mechanism of plant maturity in bamboos. To uncover the bamboo floral transition mechanism, its morpho-physiological characteristics, transcriptomes and large-scale quantitative proteomes were investigated in leaves which were collected at different stages during floral transition in a woody bamboo, <i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus.</i> We identified many flowering time-associated genes and the continued increase and decrease genes were screened as flowering biomarker genes (e.g., the <i>MADS14</i> and <i>bHLH13</i> genes). These different genes were assigned to specific metabolic pathways by the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). And the photoperiod pathways depending on the circadian rhythm may play an essential role in the bamboo floral transition. In addition, a total of 721 differently expressed proteins of leaves from the vegetative-to-reproductive stages were identified. Fifty-five genes were specifically differentially expressed at both the transcriptomic and proteomic levels, including genes related to photosynthesis and nucleotide sugar, which may be involved in the floral transition. This work provides insights into bamboo flowers and the management of forest breeding.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/22/8430floral transitioniTRAQbiomarker genemRNA-protein correlationbamboo
spellingShingle Xiaoyan Wang
Yujiao Wang
Guoqian Yang
Lei Zhao
Xuemei Zhang
Dezhu Li
Zhenhua Guo
Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
floral transition
iTRAQ
biomarker gene
mRNA-protein correlation
bamboo
title Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)
title_full Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)
title_fullStr Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)
title_full_unstemmed Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)
title_short Complementary Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses Provide Insight into the Floral Transition in Bamboo (<i>Dendrocalamus latiflorus</i> Munro)
title_sort complementary transcriptome and proteome analyses provide insight into the floral transition in bamboo i dendrocalamus latiflorus i munro
topic floral transition
iTRAQ
biomarker gene
mRNA-protein correlation
bamboo
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/22/8430
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