Integrative comparative transcriptomics using cultivated and wild rice reveals key regulators of developmental and photosynthetic progression along the rice leaf developmental gradient
Authors: Jathar, V., Vivek, A., Panda, M. K., Daware, A. V., Dwivedi, A., Rani, R., Kumar, S., Ranjan, A.
Date: 2025-08-09 · Version: 1
DOI: 10.1101/2025.08.07.669153 Category: Plant Biology
Model Organism: Oryza sativa
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The study performed comparative gene expression profiling across four rice accessions—from shoot apical meristem to primordia stage P5—to delineate developmental and photosynthetic transitions in leaf development. By integrating differential expression and gene regulatory network analyses, the authors identified stage-specific regulatory events and key transcription factors, such as RDD1, ARID2, and ERF3, especially in the wild rice Oryza australiensis, offering a comprehensive framework for optimizing leaf function.
leaf development gene regulatory networks photosynthesis rice (Oryza) transcription factors