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Analysis of Floral Organ Development and Sex Determination in Schisandra chinensis by Scanning Electron Microscopy and RNA-Sequencing

Journal

LIFE-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life12081260

Keywords

S; chinensis; RNA-seq; sex determination; floral organ; scanning electron microscopy

Funding

  1. Chinese Medicine Standardization Project: Standardization Construction of Seven Kinds of Chinese Medicinal Pieces such as Licorice [ZYBZH-Y-JL-25]

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In this study, the sex differentiation and related genes of S. chinensis were studied using SEM and RNA-seq. The results showed that male and female flowers of S. chinensis developed simultaneously, and sex may have been determined at an early stage in flower development. Plant hormones and sucrose played important roles in sex differentiation of S. chinensis, and certain transcription factor families were also involved.
S. chinensis is a typical monoecious plant, and the number and development of female flowers determines the yield of S. chinensis. Due to a lack of genetic information, the molecular mechanism of sex differentiation in S. chinensis remains unclear. In this study, the combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was used to understand the way of sex differentiation of S. chinensis and to mine the related genes of sex determination. The result shows the development of male and female S. chinensis flowers was completed at the same time, the unisexual S. chinensis flowers did not undergo a transition stage between sexes, and sex may have been determined at an early stage in flower development. The results of the gene function analysis of the plant hormone signaling pathway and sucrose metabolism pathway suggest that auxin and JA could be the key hormones for sex differentiation in S. chinensis, and sucrose may promote pollen maturation at the later stage of male flower development. Two AGAMOUS (GAG) genes, 10 AGAMOUS-like MADS-box (AGLs) genes, and the MYB, NAC, WRKY, bHLH, and Trihelix transcription factor families may play important roles in sex determination in S. chinensis. Taken together, the present findings provide valuable genetic information on flower development and sex determination in S. chinensis.

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