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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas and Regulatory Dynamics in Developing Cotton Anthers.

Yanlong Li, Huanhuan Ma, Yuanlong Wu, Yizan Ma, Jing Yang, Yawei Li, Dandan Yue, Rui Zhang, Jie Kong, Keith Lindsey and 2 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Harnessing polyploidy for climate-resilient crops: Lessons from the evolutionary model, allotetraploid cotton.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  15. Speed breeding in upland cotton (Frontiers in plant science · 2026
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  20. Opportunities and challenges in the application of single-cell transcriptomics in plant tissue research.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yanlong LiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Huanhuan MaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Yuanlong WuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Yizan MaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Jing YangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Yawei LiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Dandan YueNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Rui ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Jie KongInstitute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinjiang, 830091, China.
Keith LindseyDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, 27710, UK.
Xianlong ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Ling MinNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement & Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4278-0626
Huazhong Agricultural University · CNDurham University · GBXinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2023ZKPY003Key Projects for Crop Traits Formation and Cutting-Edge Technologies in Biological Breeding xjnkywdzc-2022001Major Project of Hubei Hongshan Laboratory 2022hszd0042National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFD1200805National Natural Science Foundation of China 32072024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant anthers are composed of different specialized cell types with distinct roles in plant reproduction. High temperature (HT) stress causes male sterility, resulting in crop yield reduction. However, the spatial expression atlas and regulatory dynamics during anther development and in response to HT remain largely unknown. Here, the first single-cell transcriptome atlas and chromatin accessibility survey in cotton anther are established, depicting the specific expression and epigenetic landscape of each type of cell in anthers. The reconstruction of meiotic cells, tapetal cells, and middle layer cell developmental trajectories not only identifies novel expressed genes, but also elucidates the precise degradation period of middle layer and reveals a rapid function transition of tapetal cells during the tetrad stage. By applying HT, heterogeneity in HT response is shown among cells of anthers, with tapetal cells responsible for pollen wall synthesis are most sensitive to HT. Specifically, HT shuts down the chromatin accessibility of genes specifically expressed in the tapetal cells responsible for pollen wall synthesis, such as QUARTET 3 (QRT3) and CYTOCHROME P450 703A2 (CYP703A2), resulting in a silent expression of these genes, ultimately leading to abnormal pollen wall and male sterility. Collectively, this study provides substantial information on anthers and provides clues for heat-tolerant crop creation.

Indexed as

Infertility, MaleTranscriptomeChromatinHot TemperatureHumansMaleChromatinanthershigh temperaturesingle-cell multi-omicssingle-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq)tapetum

Identifiers

PMID37974530
PMCPMC10797427
OpenAlexW4388768129

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