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CG and CHG Methylation Contribute to the Transcriptional Control of OsPRR37-Output Genes in Rice

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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.839457

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rice growth; DNA methylation; RNA-seq; circadian clock; output genes

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  1. Chongqing Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2018LY10]
  2. Chongqing Natural Science Foundation [cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0274, cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0746]
  3. Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission [KJQN202100641]

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This study revealed the regulatory role of DNA methylation in the transcriptional control of OsPRR37-output genes, and showed that hypomethylation of OsHXK1 leads to decreased starch content and reduced plant growth in rice. The findings suggest that CG and CHG methylation contribute to the transcriptional regulation of OsPRR37-output genes.
Plant circadian clock coordinates endogenous transcriptional rhythms with diurnal changes of environmental cues. OsPRR37, a negative component in the rice circadian clock, reportedly regulates transcriptome rhythms, and agronomically important traits. However, the underlying regulatory mechanisms of OsPRR37-output genes remain largely unknown. In this study, whole genome bisulfite sequencing and high-throughput RNA sequencing were applied to verify the role of DNA methylation in the transcriptional control of OsPRR37-output genes. We found that the overexpression of OsPRR37 suppressed rice growth and altered cytosine methylations in CG and CHG sequence contexts in but not the CHH context (H represents A, T, or C). In total, 35 overlapping genes were identified, and 25 of them showed negative correlation between the methylation level and gene expression. The promoter of the hexokinase gene OsHXK1 was hypomethylated at both CG and CHG sites, and the expression of OsHXK1 was significantly increased. Meanwhile, the leaf starch content was consistently lower in OsPRR37 overexpression lines than in the recipient parent Guangluai 4. Further analysis with published data of time-course transcriptomes revealed that most overlapping genes showed peak expression phases from dusk to dawn. The genes involved in DNA methylation, methylation maintenance, and DNA demethylation were found to be actively expressed around dusk. A DNA glycosylase, namely ROS1A/DNG702, was probably the upstream candidate that demethylated the promoter of OsHXK1. Taken together, our results revealed that CG and CHG methylation contribute to the transcriptional regulation of OsPRR37-output genes, and hypomethylation of OsHXK1 leads to decreased starch content and reduced plant growth in rice.

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