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Maize leaf sheath development involves dynamic gene expression changes, shifting from cell structure formation to cell wall biosynthesis, photosynthesis, and lignin production. Specific genes are identified for their crucial roles in sheath maturation and specialization.

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  • Genomics

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  • Maize leaf development is crucial for plant architecture and crop yield.
  • The maize leaf comprises blade, ligule, and sheath tissues.
  • Transcriptional dynamics of the leaf blade are well-studied, but the sheath remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the transcriptional dynamics during maize leaf sheath maturation.
  • To identify genes specifically involved in leaf sheath development and specialization.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive transcriptome dataset analysis.
  • Differential gene expression analysis between leaf sheath and leaf blade tissues.

Main Results:

  • Maize leaf sheath transcriptome changes dynamically during maturation.
  • Early stages involve basic cellular structure construction and cell wall modifications.
  • Later stages are characterized by photosynthesis and lignin biosynthesis.
  • 15 genes, including BOP2 homologs, DOGT1, and various transcription factors, showed higher expression in the sheath compared to the blade.

Conclusions:

  • The maize leaf sheath exhibits distinct transcriptional patterns during maturation.
  • Identified genes like BOP2 homologs and transcription factors are implicated in sheath-specific functions and organ specialization.