Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis

Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.), a key food security crop, is negatively impacted by heat, drought, and salinity stress. The orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivar “Beauregard” was exposed to heat, salt, and drought treatments for 24 and 48 h to identify genes responding to each stress condition in l...

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Main Authors: Kitavi, M., Gemenet, Dorcus C., Wood, J.C., Hamilton, J., Wu, S., Fei, Z., Khan, A., Buell, C.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132229
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author Kitavi, M.
Gemenet, Dorcus C.
Wood, J.C.
Hamilton, J.
Wu, S.
Fei, Z.
Khan, A.
Buell, C.R.
author_browse Buell, C.R.
Fei, Z.
Gemenet, Dorcus C.
Hamilton, J.
Khan, A.
Kitavi, M.
Wood, J.C.
Wu, S.
author_facet Kitavi, M.
Gemenet, Dorcus C.
Wood, J.C.
Hamilton, J.
Wu, S.
Fei, Z.
Khan, A.
Buell, C.R.
author_sort Kitavi, M.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.), a key food security crop, is negatively impacted by heat, drought, and salinity stress. The orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivar “Beauregard” was exposed to heat, salt, and drought treatments for 24 and 48 h to identify genes responding to each stress condition in leaves. Analysis revealed both common (35 up regulated, 259 down regulated genes in the three stress conditions) and unique sets of up regulated (1337 genes by drought, 516 genes by heat, and 97 genes by salt stress) and down regulated (2445 genes by drought, 678 genes by heat, and 204 genes by salt stress) differentially expressed genes (DEGs) suggesting common, yet stress-specific transcriptional responses to these three abiotic stressors. Gene Ontology analysis of down regulated DEGs common to both heat and salt stress revealed enrichment of terms associated with “cell population proliferation” suggestive of an impact on the cell cycle by the two stress conditions. To identify shared and unique gene co-expression networks under multiple abiotic stress conditions, weighted gene co-expression network analysis was performed using gene expression profiles from heat, salt, and drought stress treated ‘Beauregard’ leaves yielding 18 co-expression modules. One module was enriched for “response to water deprivation,” “response to abscisic acid,” and “nitrate transport” indicating synergetic crosstalk between nitrogen, water, and phytohormones with genes encoding osmotin, cell expansion, and cell wall modification proteins present as key hub genes in this drought-associated module. This research lays the groundwork for exploring to a further degree, mechanisms for abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato.
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spelling CGSpace1322292025-10-26T12:56:47Z Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis Kitavi, M. Gemenet, Dorcus C. Wood, J.C. Hamilton, J. Wu, S. Fei, Z. Khan, A. Buell, C.R. abiotic stress differentially expressed genes sweet potatoes ipomoea batatas Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.), a key food security crop, is negatively impacted by heat, drought, and salinity stress. The orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivar “Beauregard” was exposed to heat, salt, and drought treatments for 24 and 48 h to identify genes responding to each stress condition in leaves. Analysis revealed both common (35 up regulated, 259 down regulated genes in the three stress conditions) and unique sets of up regulated (1337 genes by drought, 516 genes by heat, and 97 genes by salt stress) and down regulated (2445 genes by drought, 678 genes by heat, and 204 genes by salt stress) differentially expressed genes (DEGs) suggesting common, yet stress-specific transcriptional responses to these three abiotic stressors. Gene Ontology analysis of down regulated DEGs common to both heat and salt stress revealed enrichment of terms associated with “cell population proliferation” suggestive of an impact on the cell cycle by the two stress conditions. To identify shared and unique gene co-expression networks under multiple abiotic stress conditions, weighted gene co-expression network analysis was performed using gene expression profiles from heat, salt, and drought stress treated ‘Beauregard’ leaves yielding 18 co-expression modules. One module was enriched for “response to water deprivation,” “response to abscisic acid,” and “nitrate transport” indicating synergetic crosstalk between nitrogen, water, and phytohormones with genes encoding osmotin, cell expansion, and cell wall modification proteins present as key hub genes in this drought-associated module. This research lays the groundwork for exploring to a further degree, mechanisms for abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato. 2023-10 2023-10-12T19:39:11Z 2023-10-12T19:39:11Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132229 en Open Access Wiley Kitavi, M.; Gemenet, D.C.; Wood, J.C.; Hamilton, J.; Wu, S.; Fei, Z.; Khan, A.; Buell, C.R. 2023. Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co‐expression network analysis. Plant Direct, 7(10). ISSN 2475-4455. 22 p.
spellingShingle abiotic stress
differentially expressed genes
sweet potatoes
ipomoea batatas
Kitavi, M.
Gemenet, Dorcus C.
Wood, J.C.
Hamilton, J.
Wu, S.
Fei, Z.
Khan, A.
Buell, C.R.
Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis
title Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis
title_full Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis
title_fullStr Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis
title_full_unstemmed Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis
title_short Identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co-expression network analysis
title_sort identification of genes associated with abiotic stress tolerance in sweetpotato using weighted gene co expression network analysis
topic abiotic stress
differentially expressed genes
sweet potatoes
ipomoea batatas
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132229
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