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ArticleScientific reports2020

Exogenous abscisic acid induces the lipid and flavonoid metabolism of tea plants under drought stress.

Zhongshuai Gai, Yu Wang, Yiqian Ding, Wenjun Qian, Chen Qiu, Hui Xie, Litao Sun, Zhongwu Jiang, Qingping Ma, Linjun Wang and 1 more

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Zhongshuai Gai *Tea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Yu Wang *Tea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Yiqian DingTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Wenjun QianTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Chen QiuTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Hui XieTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Litao SunTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Zhongwu JiangCollege of Life Science, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, Shandong, China.
Qingping MaCollege of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China.
Linjun WangFruit Tea Station of Weihai Agricultural and Rural Affairs Service Center, Weihai, 264200, Shandong, China.
Zhaotang DingTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China. dzttea@163.com.
Tea Research Institute · CNQingdao Agricultural University · CNLiaocheng University · CNWeihai Science and Technology Bureau · CNYantai University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone responsible for activating drought resistance, but the regulation mechanism of exogenous ABA on tea plants under drought stress was rarely reported. Here, we analyzed the effects of exogenous ABA on genes and metabolites of tea leaves under drought stress using transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis. The results showed that the exogenous ABA significantly induced the metabolic pathways of tea leaves under drought stress, including energy metabolism, amino acid metabolism, lipid metabolism and flavonoids biosynthesis. In which, the exogenous ABA could clearly affect the expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism and flavonoid biosynthesis. Meanwhile, it also increased the contents of flavone, anthocyanins, flavonol, isoflavone of tea leaves under drought stress, including, kaempferitrin, sakuranetin, kaempferol, and decreased the contents of glycerophospholipids, glycerolipids and fatty acids of tea leaves under drought stress. The results suggested that the exogenous ABA could alleviate the damages of tea leaves under drought stress through inducing the expression of the genes and altering the contents of metabolites in response to drought stress. This study will be helpful to understand the mechanism of resilience to abiotic stress in tea plant and provide novel insights into enhancing drought tolerance in the future.

Indexed as

DroughtsStress, PhysiologicalAbscisic AcidAmino AcidsBiomarkersEnergy MetabolismFlavonoidsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Regulatory NetworksLipid MetabolismMetabolic Networks and PathwaysPlant LeavesTeaTranscriptomeAbscisic AcidAmino AcidsBiomarkersFlavonoidsTea

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