Spatial accumulation of lignin monomers and cellulose underlying stalk strength in maize

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第一作者： Yang, Jianping

作者： Yang, Jianping;Li, Meng;Yin, Yue;Liu, Yan;Gan, Xinke;Mu, Xiaohuan;Li, Hanqin;Li, Jiankun;Li, Haochuan;Gou, Mingyue;Zheng, Jun

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关键词： Maize; Cellulose; Lignin monomer; Lodging; Stalk strength

期刊名称：PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY （ 影响因子：5.7； 五年影响因子：6.4 ）

ISSN： 0981-9428

年卷期： 2024 年 214 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Lodging largely affects yield, quality and mechanical harvesting of maize. Stalk strength is one of the major factors that affect maize lodging. Although plant cell wall components including lignin and cellulose were known to be associated with stalk strength and lodging resistance, spatial accumulation of specific lignin monomers and cellulose in different tissues and their association with stalk strength in maize was not clearly understood. In this study, we found that both G and S lignin monomers accumulate highest in root, stem rind and leaf vein. Consistently, most lignin biosynthetic genes were expressed higher in root and stem than in other tissues. However, cellulose appears to be lowest in root. There are only mild changes of G lignin and cellulose in different internodes. Instead, we noticed a dramatic decrease of S-lignin accumulation and lignin biosynthetic gene expression in 2nd to 4th internodes wherein stem breakage usually occurs, thereby revealing a few candidate lignin biosynthetic genes associated with stalk strength. Moreover, stalk strength is positively correlated with G, S lignin, and cellulose, but negatively correlated with S/G ratio based on data of maize lines with high or low stalk strength. Loss-of-function of a caffeic acid o-methyltransferase (COMT), which is involved in S lignin biosynthesis, in the maize bm3 mutant, leads to lower stalk strength. Our data collectively suggest that stalk strength is determined by tissue-specific accumulation of lignin monomers and cellulose, and manipulation of the cell wall components by genetic engineering is vital to improve maize stalk strength and lodging resistance.

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