Abstract
Studies on prevalence and significance of alternative polyadenylation (APA) in plants have been so far limited mostly to the model plants. Here, a genome-wide analysis of APA was carried out in different tissue types in the non-model forage legume red clover (Trifolium pratense L). A profile of poly(A) sites in different tissue types was generated using so-called ‘poly(A)-tag sequencing’ (PATseq) approach. Our analysis revealed tissue-wise dynamics of usage of poly(A) sites located at different genomic locations. We also identified poly(A) sites and underlying genes displaying APA in different tissues. Functional categories enriched in groups of genes manifesting APA between tissue types were determined. Analysis of spatial expression of genes encoding different poly(A) factors showed significant differential expression of genes encoding orthologs of FIP1(V) and PCFS4, suggesting that these two factors may play a role in regulating spatial APA in red clover. Our analysis also revealed a high degree of conservation in diverse plant species of APA events in mRNAs encoding two key polyadenylation factors, CPSF30 and FIP1(V). Together with our previously reported study of spatial gene expression in red clover, this study will provide a comprehensive account of transcriptome dynamics in this non-model forage legume.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-27-2018
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29699-7
Funding Information
This work was funded through a specific co-operative agreement with USDA-ARS-Forage-Animal Production Research Unit (58-6440-3-005).
Related Content
High throughput sequence data generated in this study was deposited to the NCBI SRA under the BioProject accession PRJNA412508.
Supplementary information accompanies this paper at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29699-7.
Repository Citation
Chakrabarti, Manohar; Dinkins, Randy D.; and Hunt, Arthur G., "Genome-Wide Atlas of Alternative Polyadenylation in the Forage Legume Red Clover" (2018). Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications. 116.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_facpub/116
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41598_2018_29699_MOESM2_ESM.xlsx (5651 kB)
Supplementary datasets
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Scientific Reports, v. 8, article no. 11379, p. 1-14.
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