An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment

Rice production is shifting from transplanting seedlings to direct sowing of seeds. Following heavy rains, directly sown seeds may need to germinate under anaerobic environments, but most rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes cannot survive these conditions. To identify the genetic architecture of complex t...

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Main Authors: Castano-Duque, Lina, Ghosal, Sharmistha, Quilloy, Fergie A., Mitchell-Olds, Thomas, Dixit, Shalabh
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164329
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author Castano-Duque, Lina
Ghosal, Sharmistha
Quilloy, Fergie A.
Mitchell-Olds, Thomas
Dixit, Shalabh
author_browse Castano-Duque, Lina
Dixit, Shalabh
Ghosal, Sharmistha
Mitchell-Olds, Thomas
Quilloy, Fergie A.
author_facet Castano-Duque, Lina
Ghosal, Sharmistha
Quilloy, Fergie A.
Mitchell-Olds, Thomas
Dixit, Shalabh
author_sort Castano-Duque, Lina
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description Rice production is shifting from transplanting seedlings to direct sowing of seeds. Following heavy rains, directly sown seeds may need to germinate under anaerobic environments, but most rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes cannot survive these conditions. To identify the genetic architecture of complex traits, we quantified percentage anaerobic germination (AG) in 2,700 (wet-season) and 1,500 (dry-season) sequenced rice genotypes and performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using 693,502 single nucleotide polymorphisms. This was followed by post-GWAS analysis with a generalized SNP-to-gene set analysis, meta-analysis, and network analysis. We determined that percentage AG is intermediate-to-high among indica subpopulations, and AG is a polygenic trait associated with transcription factors linked to ethylene responses or genes involved in metabolic processes that are known to be associated with AG. Our post-GWAS analysis identified several genes involved in a wide variety of metabolic processes. We subsequently performed functional analysis focused on the small RNA and methylation pathways. We selected CLASSY 1 (CLSY1), a gene involved in the RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDm) pathway, for further analyses under AG and found several lines of evidence that CLSY1 influences AG. We propose that the RdDm pathway plays a role in rice responses to water status during germination and seedling establishment developmental stages.
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spelling CGSpace1643292025-05-14T10:24:23Z An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment Castano-Duque, Lina Ghosal, Sharmistha Quilloy, Fergie A. Mitchell-Olds, Thomas Dixit, Shalabh plant science genetics physiology Rice production is shifting from transplanting seedlings to direct sowing of seeds. Following heavy rains, directly sown seeds may need to germinate under anaerobic environments, but most rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes cannot survive these conditions. To identify the genetic architecture of complex traits, we quantified percentage anaerobic germination (AG) in 2,700 (wet-season) and 1,500 (dry-season) sequenced rice genotypes and performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using 693,502 single nucleotide polymorphisms. This was followed by post-GWAS analysis with a generalized SNP-to-gene set analysis, meta-analysis, and network analysis. We determined that percentage AG is intermediate-to-high among indica subpopulations, and AG is a polygenic trait associated with transcription factors linked to ethylene responses or genes involved in metabolic processes that are known to be associated with AG. Our post-GWAS analysis identified several genes involved in a wide variety of metabolic processes. We subsequently performed functional analysis focused on the small RNA and methylation pathways. We selected CLASSY 1 (CLSY1), a gene involved in the RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDm) pathway, for further analyses under AG and found several lines of evidence that CLSY1 influences AG. We propose that the RdDm pathway plays a role in rice responses to water status during germination and seedling establishment developmental stages. 2021-06-11 2024-12-19T12:53:44Z 2024-12-19T12:53:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164329 en Open Access Oxford University Press Castano-Duque, Lina; Ghosal, Sharmistha; Quilloy, Fergie A; Mitchell-Olds, Thomas and Dixit, Shalabh. 2021. An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment. , Volume 186 no. 2 p. 1042-1059
spellingShingle plant science
genetics
physiology
Castano-Duque, Lina
Ghosal, Sharmistha
Quilloy, Fergie A.
Mitchell-Olds, Thomas
Dixit, Shalabh
An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment
title An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment
title_full An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment
title_fullStr An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment
title_full_unstemmed An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment
title_short An epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment
title_sort epigenetic pathway in rice connects genetic variation to anaerobic germination and seedling establishment
topic plant science
genetics
physiology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164329
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