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ArticleScientific reports2020

Drought stress triggers proteomic changes involving lignin, flavonoids and fatty acids in tea plants.

Honglian Gu, Yu Wang, Hui Xie, Chen Qiu, Shuning Zhang, Jun Xiao, Hongyan Li, Liang Chen, Xinghui Li, Zhaotang Ding

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Honglian GuTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China.
Yu WangTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China.
Hui XieTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China.
Chen QiuTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China.
Shuning ZhangTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China.
Jun XiaoSchool of Biological Science and Winery Engineering, Taishan University, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China.
Hongyan LiHaiyang Fruit Technology Promotion Station, Yantai, 265100, Shandong, China.
Liang ChenTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7507-3947
Xinghui LiTea Research Institute, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6451-7453
Zhaotang DingTea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. dzttea@163.com.
Qingdao Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNNanjing Agricultural University · CNTaishan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drought stress triggers a series of physiological and biochemical changes in tea plants. It is well known that flavonoids, lignin and long-chain fatty acids play important roles in drought resistance. However, changes in proteins related to these three metabolic pathways in tea plants under drought stress have not been reported. We analysed the proteomic profiles of tea plants by tandem mass tag and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 4789 proteins were identified, of which 11 and 100 showed up- and downregulation, respectively. The proteins related to the biosynthesis of lignin, flavonoids and long-chain fatty acids, including phenylalanine ammonia lyase, cinnamoyl-CoA reductase, peroxidase, chalcone synthase, flavanone 3-hydroxylase, flavonol synthase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1,3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 6 and 3-ketoacyl-CoA reductase 1, were downregulated. However, the contents of soluble proteins, malondialdehyde, total phenols, lignin and flavonoids in the tea plants increased. These results showed that tea plants might improve drought resistance by inhibiting the accumulation of synthases related to lignin, flavonoids and long-chain fatty acids. The proteomic spectrum of tea plants provides a scientific basis for studying the pathways related to lignin, flavonoid and long-chain fatty acid metabolism in response to drought stress.

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Camellia sinensisChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDehydrationFatty AcidsFlavonoidsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryGene Expression Regulation, PlantLigninPlant ProteinsProtein Interaction MapsProteomicsFatty AcidsFlavonoidsLigninPlant Proteins

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PMID32968186
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