Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development

Drought has increasingly affected the yield of <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L. (potato) every year over the last decade, posing serious economic problems for the global agricultural industry. Therefore, it is important to research drought tolerance in plants and obtain more robust varieties...

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Main Authors: Rakhim Kanat, Malika Shamekova, Zagipa Sapakhova, Maxat Toishimanov, Dias Daurov, Nurgul Raissova, Zhanar Abilda, Ainash Daurova, Kabyl Zhambakin
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author Rakhim Kanat
Malika Shamekova
Zagipa Sapakhova
Maxat Toishimanov
Dias Daurov
Nurgul Raissova
Zhanar Abilda
Ainash Daurova
Kabyl Zhambakin
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Malika Shamekova
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description Drought has increasingly affected the yield of <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L. (potato) every year over the last decade, posing serious economic problems for the global agricultural industry. Therefore, it is important to research drought tolerance in plants and obtain more robust varieties of crops. The aim of the present work was to study the expression of drought-upregulated genes in drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive varieties of potato. Bioreactors were used to identify whether each variety was drought-tolerant or drought-sensitive; then, expression analysis was performed according to the morphological characteristics of the plantlets in two different media: Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium and MS medium with 20% PEG-6000 to simulate osmotic stress. Based on the quantitative parameters of six initial varieties, two varieties were selected (Gala and Aksor) for further gene expression analysis. The expression of genes commonly upregulated in drought (<i>ER24</i>, <i>TAS14</i>, <i>DREB147315</i>, <i>PP2C</i>, <i>102605413</i> and <i>NF-YC4</i>) was higher in the drought-tolerant variety than in the sensitive one. Therefore, the expression of these genes can be used to determine the drought tolerance of a potato variety in vitro in the early plant development stage. Moreover, comparative analysis showed that some of the targeted genes used to identify drought tolerance in this study are conserved across different plant species.
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spelling doaj-art-f40977f9760b48d098e22f2e32bbe8ab2024-11-26T17:52:14ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372024-10-01131185710.3390/biology13110857Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant DevelopmentRakhim Kanat0Malika Shamekova1Zagipa Sapakhova2Maxat Toishimanov3Dias Daurov4Nurgul Raissova5Zhanar Abilda6Ainash Daurova7Kabyl Zhambakin8Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, KazakhstanDrought has increasingly affected the yield of <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L. (potato) every year over the last decade, posing serious economic problems for the global agricultural industry. Therefore, it is important to research drought tolerance in plants and obtain more robust varieties of crops. The aim of the present work was to study the expression of drought-upregulated genes in drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive varieties of potato. Bioreactors were used to identify whether each variety was drought-tolerant or drought-sensitive; then, expression analysis was performed according to the morphological characteristics of the plantlets in two different media: Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium and MS medium with 20% PEG-6000 to simulate osmotic stress. Based on the quantitative parameters of six initial varieties, two varieties were selected (Gala and Aksor) for further gene expression analysis. The expression of genes commonly upregulated in drought (<i>ER24</i>, <i>TAS14</i>, <i>DREB147315</i>, <i>PP2C</i>, <i>102605413</i> and <i>NF-YC4</i>) was higher in the drought-tolerant variety than in the sensitive one. Therefore, the expression of these genes can be used to determine the drought tolerance of a potato variety in vitro in the early plant development stage. Moreover, comparative analysis showed that some of the targeted genes used to identify drought tolerance in this study are conserved across different plant species.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/11/857<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.potatodroughtabiotic stressgene expressionselection
spellingShingle Rakhim Kanat
Malika Shamekova
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Maxat Toishimanov
Dias Daurov
Nurgul Raissova
Zhanar Abilda
Ainash Daurova
Kabyl Zhambakin
Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development
Biology
<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.
potato
drought
abiotic stress
gene expression
selection
title Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development
title_full Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development
title_fullStr Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development
title_full_unstemmed Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development
title_short Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development
title_sort gene expression analysis for drought tolerance in early stage of potato plant development
topic <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.
potato
drought
abiotic stress
gene expression
selection
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/11/857
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