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ArticleThe New phytologist2025

Unravelling the dynamics of seed-stored mRNAs during seed priming.

Patricija Gran, Tessa W Visscher, Bing Bai, Harm Nijveen, Amir Mahboubi, Lars L Bakermans, Leo A J Willems, Leónie Bentsink

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Article in The New phytologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Patricija GranWageningen Seed Science Centre, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6627-2293
Tessa W VisscherWageningen Seed Science Centre, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Bing BaiWageningen Seed Science Centre, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4432-8019
Harm NijveenBioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9167-4945
Amir MahboubiDepartment of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, SE-90736, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0660-0555
Lars L BakermansWageningen Seed Science Centre, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6646-3582
Leo A J WillemsWageningen Seed Science Centre, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9502-7745
Leónie BentsinkWageningen Seed Science Centre, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9510-6059

Funding

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 17047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seed priming is a pre-sowing treatment that enables more efficient and uniform seed germination; however, it negatively affects seed longevity. In this work, the mRNA dynamics underlying a hydropriming treatment have been investigated. Polysome profiling was performed on seeds during different stages of hydropriming. Ribosome nascent chain complex sequencing (RNC-seq) elucidated transcriptomic and translatomic changes during the priming treatment. In contrast to mature dry seeds, hydroprimed seeds contain more mRNA-ribosome complexes, suggesting that the mRNAs that need to be translated during germination are already associated with ribosomes in the primed seeds, leading to a quicker restart of translation and thus faster germination upon re-imbibition. As a result of priming, seeds lose part of their stress-related transcriptome. This work highlights genes that might play a role in increasing the rate of germination after priming.

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ArabidopsisRNA, MessengerSeedsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGerminationPolyribosomesRibosomesTranscriptomeRNA, MessengerArabidopsis thalianagerminationhydropriminglongevitymRNA dynamicspolysome profilingRNC‐seqseeds

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PMID40152198
PMCPMC12329163

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