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Subgenome evolutionary dynamics in allotetraploid ferns: insights from the gene expression patterns in the allotetraploid species Phegopteris decursivepinnata (Thelypteridacea, Polypodiales).
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Frontiers in plant science [Front Plant Sci] 2024 Jan 09; Vol. 14, pp. 1286320. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 09 (Print Publication: 2023). - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Allopolyploidization often leads to disruptive conflicts among more than two sets of subgenomes, leading to genomic modifications and changes in gene expression. Although the evolutionary trajectories of subgenomes in allopolyploids have been studied intensely in angiosperms, the dynamics of subgenome evolution remain poorly understood in ferns, despite the prevalence of allopolyploidization. In this study, we have focused on an allotetraploid fern- Phegopteris decursivepinnata -and its diploid parental species, P. koreana ( K ) and P. taiwaniana ( T ). Using RNA-seq analyses, we have compared the gene expression profiles for 9,540 genes among parental species, synthetic F <subscript>1</subscript> hybrids, and natural allotetraploids. The changes in gene expression patterns were traced from the F <subscript>1</subscript> hybrids to the natural allopolyploids. This study has revealed that the expression patterns observed in most genes in the F <subscript>1</subscript> hybrids are largely conserved in the allopolyploids; however, there were substantial differences in certain genes between these groups. In the allopolyploids compared with the F <subscript>1</subscript> hybrids, the number of genes showing a transgressive pattern in total expression levels was increased. There was a slight reduction in T -dominance and a slight increase in K -dominance, in terms of expression level dominance. Interestingly, there is no obvious bias toward the T - or K -subgenomes in the number and expression levels overall, showing the absence of subgenome dominance. These findings demonstrated the impacts of the substantial transcriptome change after hybridization and the moderate modification during allopolyploid establishment on gene expression in ferns and provided important insights into subgenome evolution in polyploid ferns.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Katayama, Yamamoto, Aiuchi, Watano and Fujiwara.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1664-462X
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in plant science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38264021
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1286320