Wang Jian, Chen Guang, Li Xuetong, Fu Xujun, Li Sujuan, Tao Xiaoyuan, Chen Zhong-Hua, Xu Shengchun
Central Laboratory, State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Hangzhou National Sub-Center of Soybean Improvement, Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Dec 16;11(12):2480. doi: 10.3390/antiox11122480.
(1) Background: Senescence represents the final stage of plant growth and development, which transfers nutrients to growing seeds and directly affects the yield and quality of crops. However, little is known about chlorophyll degradation in developing and maturing seeds, in contrast to leaf senescence; (2) Methods: RNA-Seq was used to analyze the differentially expressed genes of different late-senescent germplasms. A widely untargeted metabolic analysis was used to analyze differential metabolites. In addition, qRT-PCR was conducted to detect gene expression levels; (3) Results: Transcriptome analysis revealed that ZX12 seeds have a higher expression level of the chlorophyll synthesis genes in the early stage of maturity, compared with ZX4, and have a lower expression level of chlorophyll degradation genes in the late stage of maturity. Flavonoids were the primary differential metabolites, and ZX12 contains the unique and highest expression of three types of metabolites, including farrerol-7-O-glucoside, cyanidin-3-o-(6'-o-feruloyl) glucoside, and kaempferide-3-o-(6'-malonyl) glucoside. Among them, farrerol-7-O-glucoside and cyanidin-3-o-(6'-o-feruloyl) glucoside are flavonoid derivatives containing mono and dihydroxy-B-ring chemical structures, respectively; and (4) Conclusions: It is speculated that the two metabolites can slow down the degradation process of chlorophyll by scavenging oxygen-free radicals in the chloroplast.
(1) 背景:衰老代表植物生长发育的最后阶段,它将养分转移至正在生长的种子,并直接影响作物的产量和品质。然而,与叶片衰老不同,关于发育中和成熟种子中的叶绿素降解,人们了解甚少;(2) 方法:利用RNA测序分析不同晚衰种质的差异表达基因。采用广泛非靶向代谢分析来分析差异代谢物。此外,进行qRT-PCR检测基因表达水平;(3) 结果:转录组分析表明,与ZX4相比,ZX12种子在成熟早期叶绿素合成基因的表达水平较高,在成熟后期叶绿素降解基因的表达水平较低。黄酮类化合物是主要的差异代谢物,ZX12含有三种代谢物的独特且最高表达,包括7-O-葡萄糖基杜鹃醇、3-o-(6'-o-阿魏酰基)葡萄糖基花青素和3-o-(6'-丙二酰基)葡萄糖基山柰酚。其中,7-O-葡萄糖基杜鹃醇和3-o-(6'-o-阿魏酰基)葡萄糖基花青素分别是含有单羟基和二羟基B环化学结构的黄酮类衍生物;(4) 结论:推测这两种代谢物可通过清除叶绿体中的氧自由基来减缓叶绿素的降解过程。