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ArticleAnnals of botany2020

Differential regulatory pathways associated with drought-inhibition and post-drought recuperation of rhizome development in perennial grass.

Xiqing Ma, Jingjin Yu, Lili Zhuang, Yi Shi, William Meyer, Bingru Huang

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Article in Annals of botany, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Xiqing MaCollege of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, PR China.
Jingjin YuCollege of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Lili ZhuangCollege of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Yi ShiCollege of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, PR China.
William MeyerDepartment of Plant Biology and Pathology Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Bingru HuangDepartment of Plant Biology and Pathology Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USNanjing Agricultural University · CNGansu Agricultural University · CN

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsRhizomes are key organs for the establishment of perennial grass stands and adaptation to environmental stress. However, mechanisms regulating rhizome initiation and elongation under drought stress and during post-drought recovery remain unclear. The objective of this study is to investigate molecular factors and metabolic processes involved in drought effects and post-drought recovery in rhizome growth in perennial grass species by comparative transcriptomic and proteomic profiling.

methodsTall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) (B-type rhizome genotype, 'BR') plants were exposed to drought stress and re-watering in growth chambers. The number and length of rhizomes were measured following drought stress and re-watering. Hormone and sugar contents were analysed, and transcriptomic and proteomic analyses were performed to identify metabolic factors, genes and proteins associated with rhizome development. KEY

resultsRhizome initiation and elongation were inhibited by drought stress, and were associated with increases in the contents of abscisic acid (ABA) and soluble sugars, but declines in the contents of indoleacetic acid (IAA), zeatin riboside (ZR) and gibberellin (GA4). Genes involved in multiple metabolic processes and stress defence systems related to rhizome initiation exhibited different responses to drought stress, including ABA signalling, energy metabolism and stress protection. Drought-inhibition of rhizome elongation could be mainly associated with the alteration of GA4 and antioxidants contents, energy metabolism and stress response proteins. Upon re-watering, new rhizomes were regenerated from rhizome nodes previously exposed to drought stress, which was accompanied by the decline in ABA content and increases in IAA, ZR and GA4, as well as genes and proteins for auxin, lipids, lignin and nitrogen metabolism.

conclusionsDrought-inhibition of rhizome initiation and elongation in tall fescue was mainly associated with adjustments in hormone metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism and stress-defence systems. Rhizome regeneration in response to re-watering involved reactivation of hormone and lipid metabolism, secondary cell-wall development, and nitrogen remobilization and cycling.

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DroughtsAbscisic AcidGene Expression Regulation, PlantPoaceaeProteomicsRhizomeAbscisic AcidDrought stressproteomere-wateringrhizometall fescuetranscriptome

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