GSE123037
mRNA transcription profile of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in response to explant cutting
The explant is likely the most essential parameter of plant tissue culture. The vast majority of tissue culture studies have focused almost exclusively on the use of explants as a tool for organogenesis or propagation, and there is limited information that documents the changes that occur in an explant in response to cutting during explant preparation just prior to culture. To better understand the molecular changes occurring during the wounding process that accompanies the preparation of an explant, this study examined the mRNA transcription profile of potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Desirée) single-node segments. To achieve this, RNA-seq analysis was performed to identify significantly differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that existed between uncut in vitro plantlets and cut explants. DEGs were connected to cellular processes in the extracellular region, nucleus, and plasma membrane, and were associated with biosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism and catabolism, cellular protein modification, growth and development, and response to stress. These results provide a novel perspective of the changes taking place within explants when they are cut and serve as a valuable basis for the study of explant-related stress in plant tissue culture in other plant species, and may provide an understanding of the success or failure of the tissue culture protocol and subsequent establishment of in vitro cultures. Overall design: Examination of potato's mRNA transcription profile under cutting stress