联合转录组学与代谢组学揭示烟草响应高温和干旱胁迫的分子机制

Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of tobacco in response to high temperature and drought stresses via integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis

  • 摘要: 【目的】 联合转录组学与代谢组学探究烟草响应高温和干旱胁迫的生理变化及分子机制,为烟草耐高温和耐旱品种的选育提供理论依据。【方法】 以烟草品种K326为试验材料,在人工气候培养箱中进行高温(HS)和干旱(DS)胁迫处理,分别以未进行高温和干旱处理的烟草为对照(CK),测定烟株的生理生化指标,并进行转录组学和代谢组学分析,挖掘响应高温和干旱胁迫的关键代谢通路和基因。【结果】 与CK相比,干旱处理后烟草叶片的相对电导率显著升高(P<0.05,下同),丙二醛和脯氨酸含量及过氧化物酶(POD)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)等抗氧化酶活性均极显著升高(P<0.001)。转录组学分析结果显示,HS vs CK比较组中共筛选出21298个差异表达基因,其中上调11251个,下调10047个;DS vs CK比较组中共筛选出7673个差异表达基因,其中上调4462个,下调3211个;高温和干旱胁迫处理下,上调差异表达基因共同显著富集在类黄酮生物合成和半乳糖代谢途径,下调差异表达基因共同显著富集在MAPK信号通路和苯丙烷生物合成途径。代谢组学分析结果显示,DS vs CK比较组共有152个差异代谢物,其中上调150个,下调2个;高温和干旱胁迫共同上调的差异代谢物有65个,其中种类最多的为氨基酸及其衍生物,其次为碳水化合物及其衍生物;高温和干旱胁迫下差异代谢物共同富集在半乳糖代谢、淀粉蔗糖代谢、ABC转运子和苯丙烷生物合成途径。转录组学与代谢组学联合分析结果显示,高温和干旱胁迫下差异表达基因和差异代谢物共同富集的通路为半乳糖代谢和类胡萝卜素生物合成途径,其中棉子糖合酶基因(RAFS)和9-顺式环氧胡萝卜素双加氧酶基因(NCED)的相对表达量均显著或极显著(P<0.01、P<0.001)上调。【结论】 高温和干旱胁迫严重抑制烟草的生长发育进程,加剧细胞膜损伤,同时诱导抗氧化酶活性增强及脯氨酸积累,从而清除植株体内过量积累的活性氧(ROS)。在高温和干旱胁迫下,差异表达基因和差异代谢物共同显著富集于半乳糖代谢和类胡萝卜素生物合成途径。通过上调RAFSNCED基因的相对表达量,烟草中棉子糖和脱落酸(ABA)含量显著升高,气孔开度减小,从而维持细胞渗透平衡与水分稳态,最终提高植株对高温和干旱胁迫的耐受能力。

     

    Abstract: 【Objective】 This study aimed to elucidate the physiological alterations and molecular mechanisms of tobacco in response to high temperature and drought stresses, providing theoretical basis for breeding tobacco varieties tolerant to high temperature and drought. 【Method】 Using the tobacco variety K326 as the experimental material,high temperature stress treatment (HS) and drought stress treatment (DS) were set in artificial climate incubator, and the tobaccos without high temperature or drought stress treatments were taken as control (CK) to determine psychological and biochemical indicators for transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses, thus exploring key metabolic pathways and genes in response to high temperature or drought stresses. 【Result】 Compared with CK, the relative electrical conductivity of tobacco leaves after drought treatment significantly increased (P<0.05, the same below), while the malondialdehyde (MDA) content, proline content, and activities of antioxidant enzymes peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) extremely significantly increased (P<0.001). Transcriptome data analysis revealed 21298 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the HS vs CK comparison group, in which 11251 were up-regulated and 10047 were down-regulated; 7673 DEGs were screened in the DS vs CK comparison group, in which 4462 were up-regulated and 3211 were down-regulated. Under high temperature and drought stress treatments, the up-regulated DEGs were significantly enriched in both flavonoid biosynthesis and galactose metabolism pathways, whereas the down-regulated DEGs were significantly enriched in both MAPK signaling pathway and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway. Metabolome analysis revealed 152 differential metabolites (DMs) in the DS vs CK comparison group, in which 150 were up-regulated and 2 were down-regulated; there were 65 DMs both up-regulated under high temperature and drought stresses, among which the most abundant category was amino acids and their derivatives, followed by carbohydrates and their derivatives. Under high temperature and drought stresses, DMs commonly enriched in galactose metabolism, starch and sucrose metabolism, ABC transporters, and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathways. The integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis indicated that under high temperature and drought stresses, DEGs and DMs commonly enriched in galactose metabolism and carotenoid biosynthesis pathways, in which the relative expression of raffinose synthase gene (RAFS) and 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene (NCED) was significantly or extremely up-regulated (P<0.01,P<0.001). 【Conclusion】 High temperature and drought stresses severely inhibit the growth and development processes of tobacco, exacerbate cell membrane damage, and simultaneously induce the enhancement of antioxidant enzyme activities and proline accumulation, thereby scavenging the excessively accumulated reactive oxygen (ROS) in plants. Under high temperature and drought stresses, DEGs and DMs are enriched in both galactose metabolism and carotenoid biosynthesis pathways. By up-regulating the relative expression of RAFS and NCED genes, the contents of raffinose and abscisic acid (ABA) in tobacco increase significantly, while stomatal aperture decreases, thereby maintaining cellular osmotic balance and water homeostasis, and ultimately enhancing the tolerance of plants to high temperature and drought stresses.

     

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