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Genome-wide analysis suggests the potential role of lncRNAs during seed development and seed size/weight determination in chickpea
N. Khemka, M.S. Rajkumar, , M. Jain
Published in Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
2022
PMID: 36094579
Volume: 256
   
Issue: 4
Abstract
Main conclusion: The integrated transcriptome data analyses suggested the plausible roles of lncRNAs during seed development in chickpea. The candidate lncRNAs associated with QTLs and those involved in miRNA-mediated seed size/weight determination in chickpea have been identified. Abstract: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators of various biological processes. Here, we identified lncRNAs at seven successive stages of seed development in small-seeded and large-seeded chickpea cultivars. In total, 4751 lncRNAs implicated in diverse biological processes were identified. Most of lncRNAs were conserved between the two cultivars, whereas only a few of them were conserved in other plants, suggesting their species-specificity. A large number of lncRNAs differentially expressed between the two chickpea cultivars associated with seed development-related processes were identified. The lncRNAs acting as precursors of miRNAs and those mimicking target protein-coding genes of miRNAs involved in seed size/weight determination, including HAIKU1, BIG SEEDS1, and SHB1, were also revealed. Further, lncRNAs located within seed size/weight associated quantitative trait loci were also detected. Overall, we present a comprehensive resource and identified candidate lncRNAs that may play important roles during seed development and seed size/weight determination in chickpea. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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