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ArticleBMC plant biology2026

Transcriptome-based investigation of the response and repair mechanisms in the photosynthetic system of Cycas panzhihuaensis under dual high-temperature and drought stress.

Xiaoqian Sun, Chaotian Xu, Sijing Wang, Xian Liu, Yongqiong Yang, Yanling Zheng

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Xiaoqian Sun *Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilizationin the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650224, China.
Chaotian Xu *Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilizationin the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650224, China.
Sijing Wang *Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilizationin the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650224, China.
Xian LiuKey Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilizationin the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650224, China.
Yongqiong Yang, Administration Bureau of Panzhihua Cycas National Nature Reserve, Panzhihua 617000, Sichuan, China. 596370772@qq.com.
Yanling ZhengKey Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilizationin the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650224, China. flashingzyl@163.com.

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Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program Young Talent Project XDYC-QNRC-2022-0221
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Abstract

backgroundCycas panzhihuaensis, as a national first-class protected plant, has long been threatened by dual high-temperature and drought stress. Photosynthesis is a key target of dual high-temperature and drought stress. However, the specific processes underlying post-injury recovery remain poorly characterized. Utilizing chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, chloroplast ultrastructure and transcriptome sequencing techniques, this investigation analyzes the photosynthetic damage of C. panzhihuaensis under dual high-temperature and drought stress and the repair mechanism of photosynthetic system after rehydration.

resultsThe results showed that the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II decreased by 51.2% compared with the CK., the thylakoid structure disintegrated, the osmiophilic particles increased sharply, and the photosynthetic function was seriously damaged under the combined stress. Key genetic components responsible for the function of Photosystem I and II, ATP synthase and multiple photosynthesis-related transcription factors NAC, bHLH, WRKY, MYB, and ERF were synergistically down-regulated. Rewatering repair showed a sequential strategy of ' rapid water absorption → light protection priority → structural reconstruction ': when rewatering for 3 days, the leaf relative water content showed ' overcompensation '-a transient excess water uptake beyond the pre-stress level, but the photosynthetic function was further deteriorated, and the light protection mechanism was preferentially activated; after 7 days of rewatering, the grana thylakoids overlapped, osmiophilic particles decreased, the maximum quantum yield recovered to 0.689, the core photosystem genes and transcription factors were up-regulated, and the photosynthetic function was partially restored. A key observation was the delayed recovery of the LHCB gene family, particularly LHCB1 and LHCB2 homologs.

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DroughtsHot TemperaturePhotosynthesisTranscriptomeDrought ResistanceGene Expression Regulation, PlantPhotosystem II Protein ComplexStress, PhysiologicalPhotosystem II Protein ComplexC. panzhihuaensisDual high-temperature and drought stressLHCB gene familyPhotosynthetic damage repairTranscriptome

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