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Genome-wide miRNA expression profiling in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) reveals TOR-dependent post-transcriptional gene regulatory networks in diverse metabolic pathway

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PEERJ
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -

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PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10704

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Target of rapamycin; microRNA; Integrated miRNA-mRNA analysis; Metabolism; Solanum tuberosum L

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  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFD0200808]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [63004401, 31672206, 31801271, 31801913]
  3. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2018M633320]

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The study identified potential TOR-miRNA-mRNA regulatory networks in TOR signaling in potato. TOR inhibition led to significant differential expression of 2,899 genes in potato, mainly enriched in multiple metabolic processes. In addition, TOR suppression resulted in up-regulation of 41 miRNAs and down-regulation of 45 miRNAs, suggesting a crucial role of TOR in miRNA regulatory network. Integrated mRNA and miRNA expression profiling revealed involvement of these miRNAs in large-scale metabolic processes in the TOR signal pathway in potato.
Target of rapamycin (TOR) operates as a hub of the signal transduction that integrates nutrient and energy signaling to promote cell proliferation and growth through mediating the transcriptional and post- transcriptional regulator networks in all eukaryotic species. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are widespread classes of small, single-stranded, non-coding endogenous RNAs and are widely found in eukaryotes, which play a vital role in regulating gene expression by degrading targeted mRNAs or translational repression at post-transcriptional level. Recent studies found that there were necessarily close connections between miRNA and TOR pathways in mammals. However, there is little information about the interplay between the miRNA and TOR in plants. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify potential TOR-miRNA-mRNA regulatory networks in TOR signaling through global mRNA and microRNA expression profiling in potato. Based on the previous high-throughput transcriptome sequencing and filtering, a total of 2,899 genes were significantly differentially expressed in potato under TOR inhibitors treatment. Pathway analysis revealed that these genes were significantly enriched in multiple metabolic processes. Similarly, in the present study, suppression of TOR resulted in 41 miRNAs up-regulated and 45 down-regulated, revealing that TOR plays a crucial role in the regulation of miRNA regulatory network. Furthermore, integrated mRNA and miRNA expression profiling uncovered that these miRNAs participated in large-scale metabolic process in the TOR signal pathway in potato, such as regulation of autophagy and ubiquitination, and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. Overall, the results shed new insight into TOR related post-transcriptional gene regulatory networks in potato and suggesting TOR-miRNA-targeting genes relevant networks as a potential genetic resource for potato improvement.

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