文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Lu, Liqing ¹ ; Yang, Haijian ² ; Xu, Yanhui ¹ ; Zhang, Li ¹ ; Wu, Juxun ¹ ; Yi, Hualin ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Key Lab Germplasm Innovat & Utilizat Hort Cro, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

2.Chongqing Acad Agr Sci, Fruit Tree Res Inst, Chongqing 401329, Peoples R China

关键词： CrWRKY74; laser capture microdissection; programmed cell death; seed abortion; seedless citrus

期刊名称：PLANT JOURNAL （ 影响因子：7.2； 五年影响因子：7.9 ）

ISSN： 0960-7412

年卷期： 2023 年 115 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Seed abortion is an important process in the formation of seedless characteristics in citrus fruits. However, the molecular regulatory mechanism underlying citrus seed abortion is poorly understood. Laser capture microdissection-based RNA-seq combined with Pacbio-seq was used to profile seed development in the Ponkan cultivars 'Huagan No. 4' (seedless Ponkan) (Citrus reticulata) and 'E'gan No. 1' (seeded Ponkan) (C. reticulata) in two types of seed tissue across three developmental stages. Through comparative transcriptome and dynamic phytohormone analyses, plant hormone signal, cell division and nutrient metabolism-related processes were revealed to play critical roles in the seed abortion of 'Huagan No. 4'. Moreover, several genes may play indispensable roles in seed abortion of 'Huagan No. 4', such as CrWRKY74, CrWRKY48 and CrMYB3R4. Overexpression of CrWRKY74 in Arabidopsis resulted in severe seed abortion. By analyzing the downstream regulatory network, we further determined that CrWRKY74 participated in seed abortion regulation by inducing abnormal programmed cell death. Of particular importance is that a preliminary model was proposed to depict the regulatory networks underlying seed abortion in citrus. The results of this study provide novel insights into the molecular mechanism across citrus seed development, and reveal the master role of CrWRKY74 in seed abortion of 'Huagan No. 4'.