Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs

Information on the effect of stress on the allele-specific expression (ASE) profile of rice hybrids is limited. More so, the association of allelically imbalanced genes to important traits is yet to be understood. Here we assessed allelic imbalance (AI) in the heterozygote state of rice under non- a...

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Autores principales: Ereful, Nelzo C., Liu, Li-Yu, Tsai, Eric, Kao, Shu-Min, Dixit, Shalabh, Mauleon, Ramil, Malabanan, Katrina, Thomson, Michael, Laurena, Antonio, Lee, David, Mackay, Ian, Greenland, Andy, Powell, Wayne, Leung, Hei
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2016
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165208
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author Ereful, Nelzo C.
Liu, Li-Yu
Tsai, Eric
Kao, Shu-Min
Dixit, Shalabh
Mauleon, Ramil
Malabanan, Katrina
Thomson, Michael
Laurena, Antonio
Lee, David
Mackay, Ian
Greenland, Andy
Powell, Wayne
Leung, Hei
author_browse Dixit, Shalabh
Ereful, Nelzo C.
Greenland, Andy
Kao, Shu-Min
Laurena, Antonio
Lee, David
Leung, Hei
Liu, Li-Yu
Mackay, Ian
Malabanan, Katrina
Mauleon, Ramil
Powell, Wayne
Thomson, Michael
Tsai, Eric
author_facet Ereful, Nelzo C.
Liu, Li-Yu
Tsai, Eric
Kao, Shu-Min
Dixit, Shalabh
Mauleon, Ramil
Malabanan, Katrina
Thomson, Michael
Laurena, Antonio
Lee, David
Mackay, Ian
Greenland, Andy
Powell, Wayne
Leung, Hei
author_sort Ereful, Nelzo C.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Information on the effect of stress on the allele-specific expression (ASE) profile of rice hybrids is limited. More so, the association of allelically imbalanced genes to important traits is yet to be understood. Here we assessed allelic imbalance (AI) in the heterozygote state of rice under non- and water-stress treatments and determined association of asymmetrically expressed genes with grain yield (GY) under drought stress by in-silico co-localization analysis and selective genotyping. The genotypes IR64, Apo and their F1 hybrid (IR64 × Apo) were grown under normal and water-limiting conditions. We sequenced the total RNA transcripts for all genotypes then reconstructed the two chromosomes in the heterozygote. We are able to estimate the transcript abundance of and the differential expression (DE) between the two parent-specific alleles in the rice hybrids. The magnitude and direction of AI are classified into two categories: (1) symmetrical or biallelic and (2) asymmetrical. The latter can be further classified as either IR64- or Apo-favoring gene. Analysis showed that in the hybrids grown under non-stress conditions, 179 and 183 favor Apo- and IR64-specific alleles, respectively. Hence, the number of IR64- and Apo-favoring genes is relatively equal. Under water-stress conditions, 179 and 255 favor Apo- and IR64-specific alleles, respectively, indicating that the number of allelically imbalanced genes is skewed towards IR64. This is nearly 40–60 % preference for Apo and IR64 alleles, respectively, to the hybrid transcriptome. We also observed genes which exhibit allele preference switching when exposed to water-stress conditions. Results of in-silico co-localization procedure and selective genotyping of Apo/IR64 F3:5 progenies revealed significant association of several asymmetrically expressed genes with GY under drought stress conditions. Conclusion: Our data suggest that water stress skews AI on a genome-wide scale towards the IR64 allele, the cross-specific maternal allele. Several asymmetrically expressed genes are strongly associated with GY under drought stress which may shed hints that genes associated with important traits are allelically imbalanced. Our approach of integrating hybrid expression analysis and QTL mapping analysis may be an efficient strategy for shortlisting candidate genes for gene discovery
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spelling CGSpace1652082024-12-19T14:11:48Z Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs Ereful, Nelzo C. Liu, Li-Yu Tsai, Eric Kao, Shu-Min Dixit, Shalabh Mauleon, Ramil Malabanan, Katrina Thomson, Michael Laurena, Antonio Lee, David Mackay, Ian Greenland, Andy Powell, Wayne Leung, Hei Information on the effect of stress on the allele-specific expression (ASE) profile of rice hybrids is limited. More so, the association of allelically imbalanced genes to important traits is yet to be understood. Here we assessed allelic imbalance (AI) in the heterozygote state of rice under non- and water-stress treatments and determined association of asymmetrically expressed genes with grain yield (GY) under drought stress by in-silico co-localization analysis and selective genotyping. The genotypes IR64, Apo and their F1 hybrid (IR64 × Apo) were grown under normal and water-limiting conditions. We sequenced the total RNA transcripts for all genotypes then reconstructed the two chromosomes in the heterozygote. We are able to estimate the transcript abundance of and the differential expression (DE) between the two parent-specific alleles in the rice hybrids. The magnitude and direction of AI are classified into two categories: (1) symmetrical or biallelic and (2) asymmetrical. The latter can be further classified as either IR64- or Apo-favoring gene. Analysis showed that in the hybrids grown under non-stress conditions, 179 and 183 favor Apo- and IR64-specific alleles, respectively. Hence, the number of IR64- and Apo-favoring genes is relatively equal. Under water-stress conditions, 179 and 255 favor Apo- and IR64-specific alleles, respectively, indicating that the number of allelically imbalanced genes is skewed towards IR64. This is nearly 40–60 % preference for Apo and IR64 alleles, respectively, to the hybrid transcriptome. We also observed genes which exhibit allele preference switching when exposed to water-stress conditions. Results of in-silico co-localization procedure and selective genotyping of Apo/IR64 F3:5 progenies revealed significant association of several asymmetrically expressed genes with GY under drought stress conditions. Conclusion: Our data suggest that water stress skews AI on a genome-wide scale towards the IR64 allele, the cross-specific maternal allele. Several asymmetrically expressed genes are strongly associated with GY under drought stress which may shed hints that genes associated with important traits are allelically imbalanced. Our approach of integrating hybrid expression analysis and QTL mapping analysis may be an efficient strategy for shortlisting candidate genes for gene discovery 2016-12 2024-12-19T12:54:49Z 2024-12-19T12:54:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165208 en Open Access Springer Ereful, Nelzo C.; Liu, Li-Yu; Tsai, Eric; Kao, Shu-Min; Dixit, Shalabh; Mauleon, Ramil; Malabanan, Katrina; Thomson, Michael; Laurena, Antonio; Lee, David; Mackay, Ian; Greenland, Andy; Powell, Wayne and Leung, Hei. 2016. Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs. Rice, Volume 9, no. 1
spellingShingle Ereful, Nelzo C.
Liu, Li-Yu
Tsai, Eric
Kao, Shu-Min
Dixit, Shalabh
Mauleon, Ramil
Malabanan, Katrina
Thomson, Michael
Laurena, Antonio
Lee, David
Mackay, Ian
Greenland, Andy
Powell, Wayne
Leung, Hei
Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs
title Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs
title_full Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs
title_fullStr Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs
title_short Analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought-response QTLs
title_sort analysis of allelic imbalance in rice hybrids under water stress and association of asymmetrically expressed genes with drought response qtls
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165208
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