Title |
RNA-Seq Profiling Shows Divergent Gene Expression Patterns in Arabidopsis Grown under Different Densities
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Published in |
Frontiers in Plant Science, November 2017
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DOI | 10.3389/fpls.2017.02001 |
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Authors |
Di Guo, Xiaoming Song, Min Yuan, Zhenyi Wang, Weina Ge, Li Wang, Jinpeng Wang, Xiyin Wang |
Abstract |
Plants growing under high-density (HD) conditions experience increased competition for water, nutrients, and light, possibly leading to changes in size, biomass, morphology, and productivity. However, no research has focused on the relationship between whole-genome expression patterns and growth density. Here, we performed whole-genome RNA sequencing to examine the gene expression patterns in Arabidopsis grown under low and high densities. Of the 20,660 detected genes, the expression levels of 98 were enhanced and 107 were repressed under HD growth. Further analysis revealed that changes in density influenced metabolism- and stimulus-related genes the most. Furthermore, HD growth led to a shade avoidance phenotype, represented by upward growth and a reduction in rosette leaves. Moreover, a cluster of glutaredoxin genes, GRXS3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, were significantly down-regulated under high density, suggesting that high density affects plant growth mainly by nitrate limitation. |
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