A systems biology approach uncovers a gene co-expression network associated with cell wall degradability in maize

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 12; p. e0227011
• Main Authors: Cuello, Clément, Baldy, Aurélie, Brunaud, Véronique, Joets, Johann, Delannoy, Etienne, Jacquemot, Marie-Pierre, Botran, Lucy, Griveau, Yves, Guichard, Cécile, Soubigou-Taconnat, Ludivine, Martin-Magniette, Marie-Laure, Leroy, Philippe, Méchin, Valérie, Reymond, Matthieu, Coursol, Sylvie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 31.12.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Alleles; Analysis; Animal Feed; Animal feeding and feeds; Beef cattle; Biological activity; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomass energy production; Biorefineries; Carbohydrates; Cell Wall - genetics; Cell Wall - metabolism; Cell walls; Cellulose - metabolism; Chromosome Mapping; Cloning; Corn; Datasets as Topic; Degradability; Degradation; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA binding proteins; DNA sequencing; Energy value; Engineering and Technology; Feed industry; Feeds; Gene expression; Gene mapping; Gene Regulatory Networks; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genome, Plant; Genomes; Hormones; Hydrogen; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen Peroxide - metabolism; Inbreeding; Legal fees; Life Sciences; Lignin; Lignin - metabolism; Lignocellulose; Metabolism; Nucleotide sequence; Oxidation; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxidation-reduction potential; Oxidation-reduction reactions; Peroxides; Phenotypic variations; Plant Breeding; Plant sciences; Plants, Genetically Modified; Progeny; Protein Folding; Protein turnover; Quantitative genetics; Quantitative Methods; Quantitative Trait Loci; Regulators; Regulatory mechanisms (biology); Research and Analysis Methods; Ribonucleic acid; RNA; RNA sequencing; RNA-Seq; Systems Biology; Transcription (Genetics); Transcription factors; Vegetal Biology; Zea mays - cytology; Zea mays - genetics; France

Understanding the mechanisms triggering variation of cell wall degradability is a prerequisite to improving the energy value of lignocellulosic biomass for animal feed or biorefinery. Here, we implemented a multiscale systems approach to shed light on the genetic basis of cell wall degradability in...