Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 134-142.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2024-0066

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Transcriptome Analysis of Fertility Transformation in Weakly Restoring Hybrid F1 of Soybean Cytoplasmic Male Sterility

BAI Zhi-yuan1(), XU Fei1,2, YANG Wu1,2, WANG Ming-gui1,2, YANG Yu-hua1, ZHANG Hai-ping1,2(), ZHANG Rui-jun1,2()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement on Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Center for Agricultural Genetic Resources Research, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031
    2. College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801
  • Received:2024-01-16 Online:2024-06-26 Published:2024-05-14
  • Contact: ZHANG Hai-ping, ZHANG Rui-jun E-mail:bzy923@163.com;nkyzhp@126.com;zrj013835@163.com

Abstract:

【Objective】 It is to explore the molecular mechanism of fertility transformation in weakly restoring hybrid F1 of soybean cytoplasmic male sterility at the RNA level, then to provide valuable information on the molecular mechanism of male sterility in soybean from the perspective of fertility transition.【Method】 Using weakly restoring hybrid F1(H3A× SXTH3)as the research object, and short light(plant fertility is sterile)and normal light(plant fertility is fertile)treatments were set up during the seedling stage. Mixed flower buds of different sizes were collected during the peak flowering period for transcriptome sequencing and quantitative real time PCR(RT-qPCR)analysis.【Result】 Total 3 917 differentially expressed genes were screened out. After short light treatment during the seedling stage, 2 134 genes were downregulated and 1 783 genes were upregulated. Bioinformatics analysis was conducted on differentially expressed genes, and gene ontology(GO)significant enrichment analysis showed that carbohydrate metabolic process, transmembrane transporter activity, and cell periphery functions played the main biological functions during fertility transition. The significant enrichment analysis of the kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG)pathway showed that the main metabolic pathways for fertility transformation were pentose and glucuronate interconversions, starch and sucrose metabolism, and plant circadian rhythm. RT-qPCR analysis of 11 genes revealed that genes related to soybean cytoplasmic male sterility and pentatricopeptide repeats protein(PPR)were involved during fertility transformation of weakly restoring cytoplasmic male sterile hybrid F1 in soybean.【Conclusion】 It was speculated that the fertility transformation of weakly restoring hybrid F1 was related to abnormal expressions of genes related to plant circadian rhythm, PPR, and soybean cytoplasmic male sterility, such as mitochondrial, pollen wall development, carbohydrate metabolism, sugar transport, and reactive oxygen species metabolism. Key genes in the circadian rhythm pathway change cause changes in the expression levels of PPR genes and soybean cytoplasmic male sterility related genes, then fertility transformation will occur.

Key words: soybean, cytoplasmic male sterility, hybrid F1, fertility, transcriptome sequencing