Zou Jincheng, Zhang Qiaonan, Amoako Frank Kwarteng, Ackah Michael, Li Haonan, Shi Yisu, Li Jianbin, Jiang Zijie, Zhao Weiguo
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericulture Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, 212100, People's Republic of China.
Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Straße 2, Kiel, 24118, Germany.
Plant Physiol Biochem. 2024 Feb;207:108316. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108316. Epub 2023 Dec 29.
Mulberry (Morus alba) is an essential plant with countless economic benefits; however, its growth and metabolic processes are hampered by boron (B) stresses. Very little research has been performed to elucidate boron tolerance and detoxification mechanisms in this species. The M. alba cultivar, Yu-711, was exposed to five different concentrations of boric acid (HBO), including deficient (T1; 0 mM) moderate B deficiency (T2; 0.02 mM), sufficient (CK; 0.1 mM) and toxic (T3 and T4; 0.5 and 1 mM) levels for 18 days of growth in pots experiment. Transcriptome analysis of B deficiency and toxicity treatments was performed on mulberry leaves. The transcriptome data reveal that a total of 6114 genes were differentially expressed (DEGs), of which 3830 were up-regulated and 2284 were down-regulated. A comparative analysis between treatment groups CK-vs-T1 (deficiency) and CK-vs-T4 (toxicity) indicates that 590 and 1383 genes were down-regulated in both deficiency and B toxicity, respectively. The results show that 206 genes were differentially expressed in all treatments. B deficiency and toxicity significantly altered the expression of the key aquaporins (PIP2-1, PIP2-7, PIP2-4 and NIP3-1) and high-affinity boron transporter genes (BOR1 and BOR7). In addition, boron stress also altered the expression of antioxidants and photosynthesis-related genes. B stresses were found to alter several transcription factors including ERF1B, which is associated with the regulation of boron uptake and the synthesis and signaling of phytohormones. Unravelling the mechanisms of B tolerance and detoxification is important and would give us further insight into how B stresses affect mulberry plants.
桑树(Morus alba)是一种具有无数经济效益的重要植物;然而,其生长和代谢过程受到硼(B)胁迫的阻碍。目前针对该物种硼耐受性和解毒机制的研究非常少。在盆栽试验中,将桑树品种豫711暴露于五种不同浓度的硼酸(HBO)中,包括缺乏(T1;0 mM)、中度硼缺乏(T2;0.02 mM)、充足(CK;0.1 mM)和有毒(T3和T4;0.5和1 mM)水平,培养18天。对桑叶进行硼缺乏和毒性处理的转录组分析。转录组数据显示,共有6114个基因差异表达(DEG),其中3830个上调,2284个下调。处理组CK与T1(缺乏)和CK与T4(毒性)之间的比较分析表明,在缺乏和硼毒性处理中,分别有590个和1383个基因下调。结果表明,有206个基因在所有处理中差异表达。硼缺乏和毒性显著改变了关键水通道蛋白(PIP2-1、PIP2-7、PIP2-4和NIP3-1)和高亲和力硼转运蛋白基因(BOR1和BOR7)的表达。此外,硼胁迫还改变了抗氧化剂和光合作用相关基因的表达。发现硼胁迫改变了包括ERF1B在内的几种转录因子,ERF1B与硼吸收调控以及植物激素的合成和信号传导有关。揭示硼耐受性和解毒机制很重要,这将使我们进一步了解硼胁迫如何影响桑树。