The impaired biosynthetic networks in defective tapetum lead to male sterility in watermelon

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西瓜绒毡层发育不良的生物合成网络受损导致西瓜雄性不育

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Journal of Proteomics Available online

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种质资源保护与创制专题

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学术文献

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英语

原文发布日期：

2021-04-01

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Heterosis has been widely applied in watermelon breeding, because of the higher resistance and yield of hybrid. As the basis of heterosis utilization, genic male sterility (GMS) is an important tool for facilitating hybrid seed production, while the detailed mechanism in watermelon is still largely unknown. Here, we report a spontaneous mutant Se18 exhibited complete male sterility due to the uniquely multilayered tapetum and the un-meiotic pollen mother cells during pollen development. Using TMT based quantitative proteomic analyses, a total of 348 differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) were detected with the overwhelming majority down-regulated in mutant Se18. By analyzing the putative orthologs/homologs of Arabidopsis GMS related genes, the biosynthesis and transport of sporopollenin and tryphine precursors were predictably altered in mutant compared to its sibling wild type. Moreover, the general phenylpropanoid pathway as well as its related metabolisms was also expectably impaired in mutant, coincident with the pale yellow petals. Notably, some key transcriptional factors regulating tapetum development, together with their down-regulated targets, offered potentially valuable candidates regarding of male sterility. Collectively, the disrupted regulatory networks underlying male sterility of watermelon was proposed, which provide novel insights into genetic mechanism of male reproductive process and rich gene resources for future research.