Generation of different sizes and classes of small RNAs in barley is locus, chromosome and/or cultivar-dependent
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Small RNA expression Origin Chromosome location Conservation Barley cultivar
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2016Referencia bibliográfica
Hackenberg, M.; et al. Generation of different sizes and classes of small RNAs in barley is locus, chromosome and/or cultivar-dependent. BMC Genomics, 17: 735 (2016). [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/49876]
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This work was funded by the Australian Research Council, the Grains Research and Development Corporation and the South Australian Government. None of these funding bodies were involved in the design of the study nor the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.Abstract
Background: Various small RNA (sRNA) sizes and varieties have been identified, but their relationship as well as
relationship with their origins and allocations have not been well understood or investigated.
Results: By comparing sRNAs generated from two barley cultivars, Golden Promise (GP) and Pallas, we identified that
the generation of different sizes and types of sRNAs in barley was locus-, chromosome- and/or cultivar-dependent.
20-nt sRNAs mainly comprising miRNAs and chloroplast-derived sRNAs were significantly over-expressed in Pallas vs.
GP on chromosomes 3H and 6H. MiRNAs-enriched 21-nt sRNAs were significantly over-expressed in Pallas vs. GP only
on chromosome 4H. On chromosome 5H this size of sRNAs was significantly under-expressed in Pallas, so were 22-nt
sRNAs mainly comprising miRNAs and repeat-derived sRNAs. 24-nt sRNAs mostly derived from repeats were evenly
distributed in all chromosomes and expressed similarly between GP and Pallas. Unlike other sizes of sRNAs, 24-nt sRNAs
were little conserved in other plant species. Abundant sRNAs were mostly generated from 3’ terminal regions of
chromosome 1H and 5’ terminal regions of chromosome 5H. Over-expressed miRNAs in GP vs. Pallas primarily function
in stress responses and iron-binding.
Conclusions: Our study indicates that 23−24-nt sRNAs may be linked to repressive chromatin modifications and
function in genome stability while 20−21-nt sRNAs may be important for the cultivar specificity. This study provides a
novel insight into the mechanism of sRNA expression and function in barley.