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Table 4 List of key genes differentially regulated between the 14dpa and 30dpa stages

From: The transcriptome of the developing grain: a resource for understanding seed development and the molecular control of the functional and nutritional properties of wheat

S. No

Metabolism involved

Pathway involved

Key regulatory gene differentially expressed

Stages expressed

1

Nucleotide metabolism

Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis

Ligase

D14 and D30

2

Nucleotide metabolism

Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis

Synthase (Glutamine-hydrolysing)

D30

3

Amino acid metabolism

Phenylalanine metabolism

Lactoperoxidase

U14, D14, D30 and U30

4

Amino acid metabolism

Histidine; Lysine; Arginine and proline; cysteine and methionine; alanine, aspartate and glutamate; phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan metabolism

Transaminase

D14

5

(Photorespiration; T-subunit of GDS)

Glycine, Serine and Threonine metabolism

S-aminomethyl dihydro lipoylprotein:(6S)-tetrahydrofolate aminomethyltransferase (ammonia-forming)

D14 and D30

6

(Photorespiration; P-subunit of GDS)

Glycine, Serine and Threonine metabolism

dehydrogenase (aminomethyl-transferring)

D14

7

Carbohydrate metabolism

Fructose and mannose; and galactose metabolism

Phosphohexokinase

D14 and D30

8

Carbohydrate metabolism

Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar; fructose and mannose; galactose; and starch and sucrose metabolism

Hexokinase type IV glucokinase

D14 and D30

9

(Photorespiration)

Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism (under carbohydrate metabolism)

Transaminase

D14

10

Respiratory pathways

Pentose phosphate pathway; Glycolysis / gluconeogenesis metabolism

Phosphohexokinase

D14 and D30

11

Respiratory pathways

Glycolysis / gluconeogenesis metabolism

Hexokinase type IV glucokinase

D14 and D30

12

Photosynthesis

Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism

protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase

D14

13

Photosynthesis

Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism

Porphobilinogen synthase

D14

14

Photosynthesis

Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase

D14

15

Photosynthesis

Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms

Carboxylase (RuBisCO)

U14, D14, and D30

16

Photosynthesis

Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms

Carboxylase (phosphoenolpyruvate)

D14 and D30

17

Photosynthesis

Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms

Transaminase (Aspartate; EC2..6.1.1)

D14

18

Photosynthesis

Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms

Dehydrogenase (malate)

D14 and D30

19

Photosynthesis

Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms

Dehydrogenase (decarboxylating)

D14 and D30

20

Photosynthesis

Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms

Transaminase (alanine; EC2.6.1.2)

D14 and D30

21

Photosynthesis

Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms

Phosphate dikinase

D14

22

Lipid metabolism

Fatty acid biosynthesis; fatty acid degradation

Ligase (EC6.2.1.3)

D14

23

Lipid metabolism

Fatty acid biosynthesis

Hydrolase (EC3.1.2.14)

D14

24

Lipid metabolism

Fatty acid elongation

Hydrolase (EC3.1.2.22)

D14

25

Lipid metabolism

Glycerophospholipid metabolism; ether lipid metabolism; arachidonic acid metabolism; linoleic acid metabolism; alpha-linolenic acid metabolism

Phospholipase A2

D14 and D30

26

Hormone biosynthesis

Steroid biosynthesis

Monooxygenase

D14

27

Vitamin metabolism

One carbon pool by folate

Reductase

D30

28

Specialized metabolism

Phenylpropanoid metabolism

Ammonia-lyase

D14 and D30

29

Specialized metabolism

Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis

Geranyl-diphosphate synthase

D14 and D30

  1. U14: transcripts expressed uniquely at 14dpa (days-post-anthesis); D14: transcripts differentially upregulated at 14dpa; D30: transcripts differentially upregulated at 30dpa; U30: transcripts expressed uniquely at 30dpa