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Transcriptional analysis of Rhazya stricta in response to jasmonic acid | Hajrah | Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
doi:10.1016/j.ejbt.2021.01.004
Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Vol 50 (2021)

Transcriptional analysis of Rhazya stricta in response to jasmonic acid

Nahid Hajrah, Samar Rabah, Mohammed Alghamdi, Ahmed Atef, Sherif Edris, Alawiah Alhebshi, Sabah Hassan, Dhafer Alzahrani, Ahmed Bahieldin, Mohammed Mutwakil, Yaser Alqurashi, Hassan Al-Zahrani, Salah Abo-Aba, Robert Jansen, Jamal Sabir, Neil Hall, Majid Rasool Kamli



Abstract

Background: Jasmonic acid (JA) is a signal transducer molecule that plays an important role in plant development and stress response; it can also efficiently stimulate secondary metabolism in plant cells.

Results: RNA-Seq technology was applied to identify differentially expressed genes and study the time course of gene expression in Rhazya stricta in response to JA. Of more than 288 million total reads, approximately 27% were mapped to genes in the reference genome. Genes involved during the secondary metabolite pathways were up- or downregulated when treated with JA in R. stricta. Functional annotation and pathway analysis of all up- and downregulated genes identified many biological processes and molecular functions. Jasmonic acid biosynthetic, cell wall organization, and chlorophyll metabolic processes were upregulated at days 2, 6, and 12, respectively. Similarly, the molecular functions of calcium-transporting ATPase activity, ADP binding, and protein kinase activity were also upregulated at days 2, 6, and 12, respectively. Time-dependent transcriptional gene expression analysis showed that JA can induce signaling in the phenylpropanoid and aromatic acid pathways. These pathways are responsible for the production of secondary metabolites, which are essential for the development and environmental defense mechanism of R. stricta during stress conditions.

Conclusions: Our results suggested that genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis and aromatic acid synthesis pathways were upregulated during JA stress. However, monoterpenoid indole alkaloid (MIA) was unaffected by JA treatment. Hence, we can postulate that JA plays an important role in R. stricta during plant development and environmental stress conditions.




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