Modeling of flower development reveals floral organ patterning and identification in Rosa chinensis cv. Viridiflora
摘要
As an isoform of floral organ development, the development pattern of Rosa chinensis cv. Viridiflora has been paid more attention. In this study, the floral organs of Rosa chinensis cv. Viridiflora were dissected by layer, and the phenotypic indexes and the expression of genes related to floral organ development were analyzed to classify the materials. Finally, with the help of the ‘ABCDE model’ of floral organ development, the identity of each material and the development model were identified. The results showed that: (1) By cluster analysis, the flower organs were divided into four types, namely, the first whorl (I), the second (II) to the sixth (VI) whorl, the centermost material (upper) (VII) and the centermost material (lower) (VIII). (2) The first whorl (I) was mainly regulated by class A gene RcAP2 and class E genes AtSEP2 and AtSEP3, corresponding to sepals. The second (II) to the sixth (VI) whorl were mainly regulated by class A gene RcAP2, class B gene RcAP3, and class E gene AtSEP2, which correspond to petals. In the centermost material (upper) (VII), class A genes RcAP1, class B genes RcAP3 and AtPI, class C genes RcAG, and class E genes AtSEP2 and AtSEP3 were expressed, corresponding to stamens. The ectopic overexpression of RcAP1 may cause the loss of phenotypic characteristics of stamens. The centermost material (lower) (VIII) was co-regulated by class A gene RcAP2, class E gene AtSEP3, and class D gene AtSTK, indicating that it had ovules. It may be that ectopic overexpression of RcAP2 leads to incomplete pistil development.