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ArticleScientific reports2016

Transcriptome analyses reveal genotype- and developmental stage-specific molecular responses to drought and salinity stresses in chickpea.

Rohini Garg, Rama Shankar, Bijal Thakkar, Himabindu Kudapa, Lakshmanan Krishnamurthy, Nitin Mantri, Rajeev K Varshney, Sabhyata Bhatia, Mukesh Jain

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Rohini GargFunctional and Applied Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.
Rama ShankarFunctional and Applied Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.
Bijal ThakkarFunctional and Applied Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.
Himabindu KudapaInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana, India.
Lakshmanan KrishnamurthyInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana, India.
Nitin MantriSchool of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Victoria, Australia.
Rajeev K VarshneyInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana, India.
Sabhyata BhatiaFunctional and Applied Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.
Mukesh JainFunctional and Applied Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.
National Institute of Plant Genome Research · INInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics · INJawaharlal Nehru University · INRMIT University · AU

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Abstract

Drought and salinity are the major factors that limit chickpea production worldwide. We performed whole transcriptome analyses of chickpea genotypes to investigate the molecular basis of drought and salinity stress response/adaptation. Phenotypic analyses confirmed the contrasting responses of the chickpea genotypes to drought or salinity stress. RNA-seq of the roots of drought and salinity related genotypes was carried out under control and stress conditions at vegetative and/or reproductive stages. Comparative analysis of the transcriptomes revealed divergent gene expression in the chickpea genotypes at different developmental stages. We identified a total of 4954 and 5545 genes exclusively regulated in drought-tolerant and salinity-tolerant genotypes, respectively. A significant fraction (~47%) of the transcription factor encoding genes showed differential expression under stress. The key enzymes involved in metabolic pathways, such as carbohydrate metabolism, photosynthesis, lipid metabolism, generation of precursor metabolites/energy, protein modification, redox homeostasis and cell wall component biogenesis, were affected by drought and/or salinity stresses. Interestingly, transcript isoforms showed expression specificity across the chickpea genotypes and/or developmental stages as illustrated by the AP2-EREBP family members. Our findings provide insights into the transcriptome dynamics and components of regulatory network associated with drought and salinity stress responses in chickpea.

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DroughtsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenotypeSalinityTranscriptomeAdaptation, BiologicalCicerCluster AnalysisComputational BiologyGene Regulatory NetworksHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMetabolic Networks and PathwaysPhenotypeReproducibility of ResultsStress, PhysiologicalTranscription Factors

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