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Title: Transcriptome analysis of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum gray)

Abstract

Natural rubber is currently produced nearly exclusively from latex of the Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. The desire to reduce the environmental cost of rubber production, fears of pathogen susceptibility in clonal Hevea plantations, volatility in the price of natural rubber, and increasing labor costs have motivated efforts to diversify the supply of natural rubber by developing alternative rubber crops such as guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray). In Hevea, latex is produced as an exudate following wounding while in guayule, rubber is deposited within the cortical parenchyma and its production is strongly influenced by environmental conditions. To better understand the enzymology and regulation of guayule rubber biosynthesis and to identify genes with potential uses in the improvement of rubber yields, we conducted de novo transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression analyses of this process in guayule. This analysis supports a role for rubber in the defense against pathogens, identified new enzymes potentially involved in the biosynthesis of rubber as well as transcription factors specifically expressed in rubber-producing tissues. Data presented here will be useful in the improvement of guayule as an alternative source of natural rubber and in better understanding the biosynthesis of this critical polymer. In particular, some of themore » candidate transcription factors are likely to control the rubber biosynthesis pathway and are good targets for molecular breeding or engineering of guayule plants with higher and more consistent production of rubber.« less

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1618607
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OSTI ID: 1502858
Report Number(s):
LBNL-CRADA-2001189
Journal ID: ISSN 1471-2229; 71; PII: 1669
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
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Published Article
Journal Name:
BMC Plant Biology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: BMC Plant Biology Journal Volume: 19 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1471-2229
Publisher:
Springer Science + Business Media
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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Stonebloom, Solomon H., and Scheller, Henrik Vibe. Transcriptome analysis of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum gray). United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1186/s12870-019-1669-2.
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Stonebloom, Solomon H., & Scheller, Henrik Vibe. Transcriptome analysis of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum gray). United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1669-2
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Stonebloom, Solomon H., and Scheller, Henrik Vibe. Tue . "Transcriptome analysis of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum gray)". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1669-2.
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@article{osti_1618607,
title = {Transcriptome analysis of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum gray)},
author = {Stonebloom, Solomon H. and Scheller, Henrik Vibe},
abstractNote = {Natural rubber is currently produced nearly exclusively from latex of the Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. The desire to reduce the environmental cost of rubber production, fears of pathogen susceptibility in clonal Hevea plantations, volatility in the price of natural rubber, and increasing labor costs have motivated efforts to diversify the supply of natural rubber by developing alternative rubber crops such as guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray). In Hevea, latex is produced as an exudate following wounding while in guayule, rubber is deposited within the cortical parenchyma and its production is strongly influenced by environmental conditions. To better understand the enzymology and regulation of guayule rubber biosynthesis and to identify genes with potential uses in the improvement of rubber yields, we conducted de novo transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression analyses of this process in guayule. This analysis supports a role for rubber in the defense against pathogens, identified new enzymes potentially involved in the biosynthesis of rubber as well as transcription factors specifically expressed in rubber-producing tissues. Data presented here will be useful in the improvement of guayule as an alternative source of natural rubber and in better understanding the biosynthesis of this critical polymer. In particular, some of the candidate transcription factors are likely to control the rubber biosynthesis pathway and are good targets for molecular breeding or engineering of guayule plants with higher and more consistent production of rubber.},
doi = {10.1186/s12870-019-1669-2},
journal = {BMC Plant Biology},
number = 1,
volume = 19,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: Verification of rubber biosynthesis induction in guayule plants by exposure to simulated winter conditions for 2 months. Washed rubber particle extractions from plants grown in simulated summer (a) and winter (b) conditions. c Quantitative RT-PCR of rubber biosynthetic enzymes (AOS, alllene oxide synthase; CPT, cis prenyl transferase; FPS,more » farnesyl diphosphate synthase; SRPP, small rubber particle protein). Significant differences between induced and control are shown (t-test, * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001)« less
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