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ArticleBMC genomics2020

Comparative transcriptome combined with metabolome analyses revealed key factors involved in nitric oxide (NO)-regulated cadmium stress adaptation in tall fescue.

Huihui Zhu, Honglian Ai, Zhengrong Hu, Dongyun Du, Jie Sun, Ke Chen, Liang Chen

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Huihui ZhuCollege of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R. China.
Honglian AiCollege of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R. China.
Zhengrong HuCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, P.R. China.
Dongyun DuCollege of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R. China.
Jie SunCollege of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R. China.
Ke ChenCollege of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R. China. kechen@mail.scuec.edu.cn.
Liang ChenCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, P.R. China. chenliang888@wbgcas.cn.
South Central University for Nationalities · CNWuhan Botanical Garden · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31672482National Natural Science Foundation of China 41503067National Science and Technology Planning Project 2015BAB01B04
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt has been reported that nitric oxide (NO) could ameliorate cadmium (Cd) toxicity in tall fescue; however, the underlying mechanisms of NO mediated Cd detoxification are largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the possible molecular mechanisms of Cd detoxification process by comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches.

resultsThe application of Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) as NO donor decreased the Cd content of tall fescue by 11% under Cd stress (T1 treatment), but the Cd content was increased by 24% when treated with Carboxy-PTIO (c-PTIO) together with Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (T2 treatment). RNA-seq analysis revealed that 904 (414 up- and 490 down-regulated) and 118 (74 up- and 44 down-regulated) DEGs were identified in the T1 vs Cd (only Cd treatment) and T2 vs Cd comparisons, respectively. Moreover, metabolite profile analysis showed that 99 (65 up- and 34-down- regulated) and 131 (45 up- and 86 down-regulated) metabolites were altered in the T1 vs Cd and T2 vs Cd comparisons, respectively. The integrated analyses of transcriptomic and metabolic data showed that 81 DEGs and 15 differentially expressed metabolites were involved in 20 NO-induced pathways. The dominant pathways were antioxidant activities such as glutathione metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, secondary metabolites such as flavone and flavonol biosynthesis and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, ABC transporters, and nitrogen metabolism.

conclusionsIn general, the results revealed that there are three major mechanisms involved in NO-mediated Cd detoxification in tall fescue, including (a) antioxidant capacity enhancement; (b) accumulation of secondary metabolites related to cadmium chelation and sequestration; and (c) regulation of cadmium ion transportation, such as ABC transporter activation. In conclusion, this study provides new insights into the NO-mediated cadmium stress response.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalMetabolomeTranscriptomeCadmiumFestucaNitric OxideStress, PhysiologicalCadmiumNitric OxideCd stressDetoxification mechanismMetabolite profilingNitric oxideRNA-SeqTall fescue

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