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ArticleJournal of agricultural and food chemistry2025

Integrative Physiology, Transcriptome, and Metabolome Analysis Reveals Pathways and the Key Gene

Yongfeng Song, Jing Yu, Yan Xu, Jiaxin Wang, Meiling Wang, Jiahao Wang, Yue Jia, Chunxiang Li, Jiapeng Xing, Yu Zhou and 4 more

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Article in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Yongfeng SongKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Jing YuEngineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Yan XuKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Jiaxin WangKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Meiling WangKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Jiahao WangKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Yue JiaKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Chunxiang LiKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Jiapeng XingKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Yu ZhouKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9748-0914
Xing ZengKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Zhenhua WangKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Lin ZhangKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Hong DiKey Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Engineering Technology Research Center of Maize Germplasm Resources Innovation on Cold Land of Heilongjiang ProvinceNortheast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.ORCID 0009-0004-8960-8924

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seed deterioration during storage poses significant challenges to agriculture, forestry, and germplasm conservation, primarily through a reduced germination potential. Maintaining the seed aging tolerance is essential for high-yield crop production. While physiological and molecular processes underpinning maize seed aging remain poorly understood, they are critical for developing improved maize varieties. This study investigated the aging mechanisms in two maize inbred lines with contrasting seed vigor (Dong 156 and Dong 237) through phenotype evaluation, physiological indices, and multiomics analyses. Artificial aging induced notable differences in phenotypic, physiological, and cellular responses among the lines. Transcriptomic analysis identified 4892 DEGs consistently expressed at three germination stages, enriched in glycolysis, starch and sucrose metabolism, antioxidant responses, and plant hormone signaling. Metabolomic profiling revealed 233 metabolites with significant enrichment in the TCA cycle, plant hormone signaling, and amino sugar/nucleotide sugar metabolism. Combined analyses pinpointed 1112 DEGs and 56 DEMs in 36 metabolic pathways. WGCNA identified 11 hub genes, including

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Plant ProteinsSeedsZea maysGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantGerminationMetabolomeTranscriptomePlant Proteinsartificial agingmaizemetabolomicsseed vigortranscriptomicsZmARF27

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PMID40512874
PMCPMC12203601

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