Journal
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 98-114Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pce.13186
Keywords
gene expression reprogramming; metabolic adjustment; phytohormone signaling; salinity; soybean; transcriptome
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- National Key Research and Development Program - Key Innovative and Collaborative Science and Technology Scheme for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan [2017YFE0191100]
- Lo Kwee-Seong Biomedical Research Fund
- CUHK VC Discretionary Fund [VCF2014004]
- Hong Kong Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme [AoE/M-403/16]
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To obtain a comprehensive understanding of transcriptomic reprogramming under salt stress, we performed whole-transcriptome sequencing on the leaf and root of soybean seedlings subjected to salt treatment in a time-course experiment (0, 1, 2, 4, 24, and 48 hr). This time series dataset enabled us to identify important hubs and connections of gene expressions. We highlighted the analysis on phytohormone signaling pathways and their possible crosstalks. Differential expressions were also found among those genes involved in carbon and nitrogen metabolism. In general, the salt-treated seedlings slowed down their photosynthetic functions and ramped up sugar catabolism to provide extra energy for survival. Primary nitrogen assimilation was shut down whereas nitrogen resources were redistributed. Overall, the results from the transcriptomic analyses indicate that the plant uses a multipronged approach to overcome salt stress, with both fast-acting, immediate physiological responses, and longer term reactions that may involve metabolic adjustment.
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