Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis

Identification of novel genes that are specifically expressed in root is essential for isolation and characterisation of root-specific promoters. Mining the transcriptome of various oil palm tissue-specific data generated from ribonucleic acid-sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology has enabled the discover...

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Main Authors: Subhi, Siti Masura, Omar, Abd Rasid, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Abdul Masani, Mat Yunus, Chan, Kuang Lim, Low, Eng Ti Leslie, Badai, Siti Suriawati, Ayub, Nor Hanin, Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah, Abdullah, Mohd Puad, Mohamad Azzeme, Azzreena, Ahmad Parveez, Ghulam Kadir
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Published: Malaysian Palm Oil Board 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101773/
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author Subhi, Siti Masura
Omar, Abd Rasid
Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi
Abdul Masani, Mat Yunus
Chan, Kuang Lim
Low, Eng Ti Leslie
Badai, Siti Suriawati
Ayub, Nor Hanin
Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah
Abdullah, Mohd Puad
Mohamad Azzeme, Azzreena
Ahmad Parveez, Ghulam Kadir
author_facet Subhi, Siti Masura
Omar, Abd Rasid
Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi
Abdul Masani, Mat Yunus
Chan, Kuang Lim
Low, Eng Ti Leslie
Badai, Siti Suriawati
Ayub, Nor Hanin
Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah
Abdullah, Mohd Puad
Mohamad Azzeme, Azzreena
Ahmad Parveez, Ghulam Kadir
author_sort Subhi, Siti Masura
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Identification of novel genes that are specifically expressed in root is essential for isolation and characterisation of root-specific promoters. Mining the transcriptome of various oil palm tissue-specific data generated from ribonucleic acid-sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology has enabled the discovery of root-specific genes. A total of seven candidates of root-specifically or preferentially expressed genes were selected from RNA-Seq analysis, and the gene expression profiles were validated using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The relative fold change of transcript expression in RT-qPCR was statistically analysed by comparing with root tissues at the in vitro culture stage (RS1). Results showed that the transcript annotated as an oil palm metallothionine (EgMT) gene was significantly upregulated at around 7 to 170-fold across the different developmental stages of root tissues. A proline-rich protein (EgPRP1) transcript was also significantly upregulated by about 7 to 55-fold. Both EgMT and EgPRP1 transcripts had relatively low expressions in the other tissues studied. The high levels of expression of EgMT and EgPRP1 in roots highlighted the genes’ promoter’s potential to regulate a strong expression level of transgenes in a root-specific manner.
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spelling upm-1017732023-10-26T00:51:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101773/ Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis Subhi, Siti Masura Omar, Abd Rasid Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi Abdul Masani, Mat Yunus Chan, Kuang Lim Low, Eng Ti Leslie Badai, Siti Suriawati Ayub, Nor Hanin Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah Abdullah, Mohd Puad Mohamad Azzeme, Azzreena Ahmad Parveez, Ghulam Kadir Identification of novel genes that are specifically expressed in root is essential for isolation and characterisation of root-specific promoters. Mining the transcriptome of various oil palm tissue-specific data generated from ribonucleic acid-sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology has enabled the discovery of root-specific genes. A total of seven candidates of root-specifically or preferentially expressed genes were selected from RNA-Seq analysis, and the gene expression profiles were validated using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The relative fold change of transcript expression in RT-qPCR was statistically analysed by comparing with root tissues at the in vitro culture stage (RS1). Results showed that the transcript annotated as an oil palm metallothionine (EgMT) gene was significantly upregulated at around 7 to 170-fold across the different developmental stages of root tissues. A proline-rich protein (EgPRP1) transcript was also significantly upregulated by about 7 to 55-fold. Both EgMT and EgPRP1 transcripts had relatively low expressions in the other tissues studied. The high levels of expression of EgMT and EgPRP1 in roots highlighted the genes’ promoter’s potential to regulate a strong expression level of transgenes in a root-specific manner. Malaysian Palm Oil Board 2021-08-30 Article PeerReviewed Subhi, Siti Masura and Omar, Abd Rasid and Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi and Abdul Masani, Mat Yunus and Chan, Kuang Lim and Low, Eng Ti Leslie and Badai, Siti Suriawati and Ayub, Nor Hanin and Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah and Abdullah, Mohd Puad and Mohamad Azzeme, Azzreena and Ahmad Parveez, Ghulam Kadir (2021) Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 34 (2). 261 - 275. ISSN 1511-2780 http://jopr.mpob.gov.my/identification-of-oil-palm-root-specific-genes-through-mining-of-rna-seq-data-and-rt-qpcr-analysis/ 10.21894/jopr.2021.0036
spellingShingle Subhi, Siti Masura
Omar, Abd Rasid
Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi
Abdul Masani, Mat Yunus
Chan, Kuang Lim
Low, Eng Ti Leslie
Badai, Siti Suriawati
Ayub, Nor Hanin
Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah
Abdullah, Mohd Puad
Mohamad Azzeme, Azzreena
Ahmad Parveez, Ghulam Kadir
Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis
title Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis
title_full Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis
title_fullStr Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis
title_full_unstemmed Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis
title_short Identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of RNA-Seq data and RT-qPCR analysis
title_sort identification of oil palm root-specific genes through mining of rna-seq data and rt-qpcr analysis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101773/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101773/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101773/