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Background  Genic male sterility (GMS) line is an important approach to utilize heterosis in  Brassica rapa , one of the most widely cultivated vegetable crops in Northeast Asia. However, the molecular genetic mechanisms of GMS remain to be largely unknown.    Results  Detailed phenotypic observation of ‘Bcajh97-01A/B’, a  B. rapa  genic male sterile AB line in this study revealed that the aberrant meiotic cytokinesis and premature tapetal programmed cell death occurring in the sterile line ultimately resulted in microspore degeneration and pollen wall defect. Further gene expression profile of the sterile and fertile floral buds of ‘Bcajh97-01A/B’ at five typical developmental stages during pollen development supported the result of phenotypic observation and identified stage-specific genes associated with the main events associated with pollen wall development, including tapetum development or functioning, callose metabolism, pollen exine formation and cell wall modification. Additionally, by using ChIP-sequencing, the genomic and gene-level distribution of trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) and H3K27 were mapped on the fertile floral buds, and a great deal of pollen development-associated genes that were covalently modified by H3K4me 3  and H3K27me 3  were identified.    Conclusions  Our study provids a deeper understanding into the gene expression and regulation network during pollen development and pollen wall formation in  B. rapa , and enabled the identification of a set of candidate genes for further functional annotation.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5637-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

bmc genomics

Comparative transcriptome analysis and ChIP-sequencing reveals stage-specific gene expression and regulation profiles associated with pollen wall formation in Brassica rapa