Journal
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
Volume 67, Issue 11, Pages 3561-3571Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw179
Keywords
Brassica napus; canola; development; funiculus; RNA-seq; seed; transcriptome
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- National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Vanier scholarship
- CGS-M
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Tissue-specific transcriptomic analysis reveals biological processes contributing to the development of the epidermis, cortex, and vasculature, and how these tissues contribute to the development and function of the canola funiculus.The three primary tissue systems of the funiculus each undergo unique developmental programs to support the growth and development of the filial seed. To understand the underlying transcriptional mechanisms that orchestrate development of the funiculus at the globular embryonic stage of seed development, we used laser microdissection coupled with RNA-sequencing to produce a high-resolution dataset of the mRNAs present in the epidermis, cortex, and vasculature of the Brassica napus (canola) funiculus. We identified 7761 additional genes in these tissues compared with the whole funiculus organ alone using this technology. Differential expression and enrichment analyses were used to identify several biological processes associated with each tissue system. Our data show that cell wall modification and lipid metabolism are prominent in the epidermis, cell growth and modification occur in the cortex, and vascular tissue proliferation and differentiation occur in the central vascular strand. We provide further evidence that each of the three tissue systems of the globular stage funiculus are involved in specific biological processes that all co-ordinate to support seed development. The identification of genes and gene regulators responsible for tissue-specific developmental processes of the canola funiculus now serves as a valuable resource for seed improvement research.
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