Yan Fengxia, Wei Tangmei, Yang Chao, Yang Yanbing, Luo Zaiqi, Jiang Yunli
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China, Guizhou Academy of Forestry, Guiyang 550005, China.
Xingyi Forestry Bureau, Qianxinan Prefecture Guizhou, Guiyang 562400, China.
Genes (Basel). 2024 Apr 12;15(4):488. doi: 10.3390/genes15040488.
Hand.-Mazz is a valuable ornamental tree and timber source, whose seedling breeding and large-scale cultivation are restricted by low seed germination and seedling rates. The regulatory mechanisms underlying seed germination and seedling establishment in remain unknown. This study conducted metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses of seed germination and seedling establishment in . Regular expression of genes and metabolite levels has been observed in plant hormone signal transduction, starch and sucrose metabolism, linoleic acid metabolism, and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. The reduction in abscisic acid during seed germination may lead to seed release from dormancy. After the seed is released from dormancy, the metabolic levels of auxin, cytokinins, brassinolide, and various sugars are elevated, and they are consumed in large quantities during the seedling establishment stage. Linoleic acid metabolism is gradually activated during seedling establishment. Transcriptome analysis showed that a large number of genes in different metabolic pathways are upregulated during plant establishment, and material metabolism may be accelerated during seedling establishment. Genes regulating carbohydrate metabolism are altered during seed germination and seedling establishment, which may have altered the efficiency of carbohydrate utilization. In addition, the syntheses of lignin monomers and cellulose have different characteristics at different stages. These results provide new insights into the complex mechanisms underlying seed germination and seedling establishment in and other woody plants.
汉麻是一种有价值的观赏树木和木材来源,但其种子繁殖和大规模种植受到种子发芽率和出苗率低的限制。汉麻种子萌发和幼苗建立的调控机制尚不清楚。本研究对汉麻种子萌发和幼苗建立进行了代谢组学和转录组学分析。在植物激素信号转导、淀粉和蔗糖代谢、亚油酸代谢以及苯丙烷生物合成中观察到了基因的规律表达和代谢物水平。种子萌发过程中脱落酸的减少可能导致种子解除休眠。种子解除休眠后,生长素、细胞分裂素、油菜素内酯和各种糖类的代谢水平升高,并且在幼苗建立阶段大量消耗。亚油酸代谢在幼苗建立过程中逐渐被激活。转录组分析表明,在植物建立过程中,不同代谢途径中的大量基因上调,幼苗建立过程中物质代谢可能加快。调节碳水化合物代谢的基因在种子萌发和幼苗建立过程中发生改变,这可能改变了碳水化合物的利用效率。此外,木质素单体和纤维素的合成在不同阶段具有不同的特征。这些结果为汉麻和其他木本植物种子萌发和幼苗建立的复杂机制提供了新的见解。