Insight Into the Multiple Branches Traits of a Mutant in Larix olgensis by Morphological, Cytological, and Transcriptional Analyses

is a tall deciduous tree species that has many applications in the wood fiber industry. Bud mutations are somatic mutations in plants and are considered an ideal material to identify and describe the molecular mechanism of plant mutation. However, the molecular regulatory mechanisms of bud mutations...

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Published in:Frontiers in plant science 2021-12, Vol.12, p.787661-787661
Main Authors: Cai, Kewei, Zhou, Xueyan, Li, Xiang, Kang, Ye, Yang, Xiaoming, Cui, Yonghong, Li, Guangyan, Pei, Xiaona, Zhao, Xiyang
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Language:English
Subjects:
cytological structure
Larix olgensis
multiple branches
mutant plants
plant hormones
Plant Science
RNA-seq
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Summary:is a tall deciduous tree species that has many applications in the wood fiber industry. Bud mutations are somatic mutations in plants and are considered an ideal material to identify and describe the molecular mechanism of plant mutation. However, the molecular regulatory mechanisms of bud mutations in remain unknown. In this study, dwarfed (or stunted), short-leaved, and multi-branched mutants of were found and utilized to identify crucial genes and regulatory networks controlling the multiple branch structure of . The physiological data showed that the branch number, bud number, fresh and dry weight, tracheid length, tracheid length-width ratio, inner tracheid diameter, and epidermal cell area of mutant plants were higher than that of wild-type plants. Hormone concentration measurements found that auxin, gibberellin, and abscisic acid in the mutant leaves were higher than that in wild-type plants. Moreover, the transcriptome sequencing of all samples using the Illumina Hiseq sequencing platform. Transcriptome analysis identified, respectively, 632, 157, and 199 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in buds, leaves, and stems between mutant plants and wild type. DEGs were found to be involved in cell division and differentiation, shoot apical meristem activity, plant hormone biosynthesis, and sugar metabolism. Furthermore, bZIP, WRKY, and AP2/ERF family transcription factors play a role in bud formation. This study provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms of bud and branch formation and establishes a fundamental understanding of the breeding of new varieties in .
ISSN:1664-462X
1664-462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2021.787661