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Published on: May 5, 2023
Dynamic Landscapes of Long Noncoding RNAs During Early Root Development and Differentiation in Glycine max and
Qiaoxia Liang1, Hafiz M Rehman1,2, Jizhou Zhang1
1School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Soybean (Glycine max) is an important crop for its nutritional value. Its wild relative, Glycine soja, provides a valuable genetic resource for improving soybean productivity. Root development and differentiation are essential for soybean plants to take up water and nutrients, store energy and anchor themselves. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to play critical roles in various biological processes. However, the spatiotemporal landscape of lncRNAs during early root development and differentiation in soybeans is scarcely characterized. Using RNA sequencing and transcriptome assembly, we identified 1578 lncRNAs in G. max and 1454 in G. soja, spanning various root portions and time points. Differential expression analysis revealed 82 and 69 lncRNAs exhibiting spatiotemporally differential expression patterns in G. max and G. soja, respectively, indicating their involvement in the early stage of root architecture formation. By elucidating multiple competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks involving lncRNAs, microRNAs and protein-coding RNAs, we unveiled intricate regulatory mechanisms of lncRNA in early root development and differentiation. Our efforts significantly expand the transcriptome annotations of soybeans, unravel the dynamic landscapes of lncRNAs during early root development and differentiation, and provide valuable resources into the field of soybean root research.
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