MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that can regulate target gene expression during many plant growth and development processes. In recent years, several studies identified the miRNAs involved in fr...MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that can regulate target gene expression during many plant growth and development processes. In recent years, several studies identified the miRNAs involved in fruit development, leaf development, and abiotic responses in tomato. However, little is known about the miRNAs that respond to insect attack. Here, miRNAs were identified by high-throughput sequencing at different stages after infections by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in Solanum lycopersicum and Solanum habrochaites, which are susceptible and resistant to whitefly, respectively. A total of 44 known miRNA families were identified, and 33 were shared between the two species. Among these, 13 miRNA families were newly reported in tomato. After strict filtering, some novel miRNAs were also discovered. The global expression patterns of the miRNAs exhibited were different between the two species, reflecting their different responses and resistance levels to whitefly attack. Some of the predicted target genes of differentially expressed miRNAs may be involved in responding to, and defending against, diseases and insects. Thus, plant miRNAs are important in the responses to, and resistance against, insects and provide a useful resource for further investigations into the mechanism of miRNA-mediated plant–insect interactions.展开更多
In eukaryotes, alternative splicing(AS) is one of the posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms that play important roles by generating transcriptome diversity. To obtain a global view of AS and its dynamics during to...In eukaryotes, alternative splicing(AS) is one of the posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms that play important roles by generating transcriptome diversity. To obtain a global view of AS and its dynamics during tomato fruit development, we analyzed the AS events using a large amount of transcriptome datasets. Same with other plant species, about half of the expressed multiexonic genes were alternatively spliced in tomato. Besides that, our further analyzation of RNA-seq datasets of ovule and pericarp at early fruit developmental stages reveals that the dynamic alteration of AS events occurred in specific tissues and AS was regulated spatially and temporally during early fruit development in tomato. By investigating the sequence variations at splice sites causing differential AS events between tomato cultivar ‘Moneymaker' and wild species Solanum pimpinellifolium PI365967, we uncover that AS may play the regulatory roles during domestication of tomato. Taken together, our results provided the global AS pattern in tomato and highlighted the importance of AS during tomato fruit development and domestication.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31471874)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0101007 and 2016YFD0101703)the Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
文摘MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that can regulate target gene expression during many plant growth and development processes. In recent years, several studies identified the miRNAs involved in fruit development, leaf development, and abiotic responses in tomato. However, little is known about the miRNAs that respond to insect attack. Here, miRNAs were identified by high-throughput sequencing at different stages after infections by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in Solanum lycopersicum and Solanum habrochaites, which are susceptible and resistant to whitefly, respectively. A total of 44 known miRNA families were identified, and 33 were shared between the two species. Among these, 13 miRNA families were newly reported in tomato. After strict filtering, some novel miRNAs were also discovered. The global expression patterns of the miRNAs exhibited were different between the two species, reflecting their different responses and resistance levels to whitefly attack. Some of the predicted target genes of differentially expressed miRNAs may be involved in responding to, and defending against, diseases and insects. Thus, plant miRNAs are important in the responses to, and resistance against, insects and provide a useful resource for further investigations into the mechanism of miRNA-mediated plant–insect interactions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31572140 and No. 31570674)the Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
文摘In eukaryotes, alternative splicing(AS) is one of the posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms that play important roles by generating transcriptome diversity. To obtain a global view of AS and its dynamics during tomato fruit development, we analyzed the AS events using a large amount of transcriptome datasets. Same with other plant species, about half of the expressed multiexonic genes were alternatively spliced in tomato. Besides that, our further analyzation of RNA-seq datasets of ovule and pericarp at early fruit developmental stages reveals that the dynamic alteration of AS events occurred in specific tissues and AS was regulated spatially and temporally during early fruit development in tomato. By investigating the sequence variations at splice sites causing differential AS events between tomato cultivar ‘Moneymaker' and wild species Solanum pimpinellifolium PI365967, we uncover that AS may play the regulatory roles during domestication of tomato. Taken together, our results provided the global AS pattern in tomato and highlighted the importance of AS during tomato fruit development and domestication.
