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Homeologous regulation of Frigida-like genes provides insights on reproductive development and somatic embryogenesis in the allotetraploid Coffea arabica

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Author(s):
Vieira, Natalia Gomes [1, 2] ; Ferrari, Ilse Fernanda [1, 2] ; de Rezende, Juliana Costa [3] ; Sampaio Mayer, Juliana Lischka [4] ; Costa Mondego, Jorge Mauricio [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] IAC, Ctr Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento Recursos Genet Veg, BR-13075630 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Programa Posgrad Genet & Biol Mol, UNICAMP, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Empresa Pesquisa Agr Minas Gerais, EPAMIG Sul, BR-37200000 Lavras - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Vegetal, UNICAMP, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS; v. 9, JUN 11 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Coffea arabica is an allotetraploid of high economic importance. C. arabica transcriptome is a combination of the transcripts of two parental genomes (C. eugenioides and C. canephora) that gave rise to the homeologous genes of the species. Previous studies have reported the transcriptional dynamics of C. arabica. In these reports, the ancestry of homeologous genes was identified and the overall regulation of homeologous differential expression (HDE) was explored. One of these genes is part of the FRIGIDA-like family (FRL), which includes the Arabidopsis thaliana flowering-time regulation protein, FRIGIDA (FRI). As nonfunctional FRI proteins give rise to rapid-cycling summer annual ecotypes instead of vernalization-responsive winter-annuals, allelic variation in FRI can modulate flowering time in A. thaliana. Using bioinformatics, genomic analysis, and the evaluation of gene expression of homeologs, we characterized the FRL gene family in C. arabica. Our findings indicate that C. arabica expresses 10 FRL homeologs, and that, throughout flower and fruit development, these genes are differentially transcribed. Strikingly, in addition to confirming the expression of FRL genes during zygotic embryogenesis, we detected FRL expression during direct somatic embryogenesis, a novel finding regarding the FRL gene family. The HDE profile of FRL genes suggests an intertwined homeologous gene regulation. Furthermore, we observed that FLC gene of C. arabica has an expression profile similar to that of CaFRL genes. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/17544-3 - Identification of DNA methylation regulating the differential expression of homeologous genes in Coffea arabica
Grantee:Natalia Gomes Vieira van den Broek
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate