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FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.804481
Keywords
wild emmer wheat; GPC; transcriptome; processing quality; gluten
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- Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province, China [2021YFYZ0002]
- International Cooperation Program of Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province [2021YFH0110]
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Two advanced wheat lines with high grain protein content and superior quality were obtained through hybridization. The increased protein content was associated with differential expression of genes involved in transcriptional regulation, protein processing, and protein export pathways. These findings provide insights into the regulation of wheat grain protein accumulation and the potential utilization of wild emmer wheat for wheat quality improvement.
Two advanced wheat lines BAd7-209 and BAd23-1 without the functional gene GPC-B1 were obtained from a cross between common wheat cultivar Chuannong 16 (CN16) and wild emmer wheat accession D97 (D97). BAd7-209 showed superior quality parameters than those of BAd23-1 and CN16. We found that the components of glutenins and gliadins in BAd7-209 and BAd23-1 were similar, whereas BAd7-209 had higher amount of glutenins and gliadins than those of BAd23-1. RNA sequencing analysis on developing grains of BAd7-209 and BAd23-1 as well as their parents revealed 382 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the high-grain protein content (GPC) (D97 + BAd7-209) and the low-GPC (CN16 + BAd23-1) groups. DEGs were mainly associated with transcriptional regulation of the storage protein genes, protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, and protein export pathways. The upregulated gluten genes and transcription factors (e.g., NAC, MYB, and bZIP) may contribute to the high GPC in BAd7-209. Our results provide insights into the potential regulation pathways underlying wheat grain protein accumulation and contribute to make use of wild emmer for wheat quality improvement.
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