文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Zhang, Tai-Jie ¹ ; Zheng, Jin ¹ ; Yu, Zheng-Chao ¹ ; Huang, Xuan-Dong ¹ ; Zhang, Qi-Lei ¹ ; Tian, Xing-Shan ² ; Peng, ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.South China Normal Univ, Guangzhou Key Lab Subtrop Biodivers & Biomonitori, Sch Life Sci, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Biotechnol Plant Dev, Guangzhou 510631, Guangdong, Peoples R China

2.Guangdong Acad Agr Sci, Inst Plant Protect, Guangdong Prov Key Lab High Technol Plant Protect, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China

关键词： phenolics; photosynthesis; subtropical tree; transcriptome; young leaf

期刊名称：TREE PHYSIOLOGY （ 影响因子：4.196； 五年影响因子：4.727 ）

ISSN： 0829-318X

年卷期： 2018 年 38 卷 10 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The abundance of phenolic compounds (including anthocyanins) in leaves is associated with photosynthetic performance, but the regulatory mechanism is unclear. Schima superba Gardn. et Champ. and Cryptocarya concinna Hance., which exhibit distinct anthocyanin accumulation patterns, are dominant tree species in the early-and late-successional stages, respectively, of subtropical forests in China. RNA-seq and analyses of phenolic concentrations, antioxidant capacity and photosynthetic characteristics were performed on young and mature leaves of these two species under contrasting light conditions. The high-light-acclimated young leaves of S. superba and C. concinna and low-light-acclimated young leaves of C. concinna were red. These red leaves had higher ratios of electron transport rate to gross photosynthesis (ETR:P-gross) and total antioxidant capacity to chlorophyll (TAC:Chl) than did the green leaves, regardless of light conditions. In addition, the red leaves had a higher expression level of the UDP-glucose:flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase (UFGT) gene than did the green leaves, irrespective of light conditions. Total antioxidant capacity was positively correlated with flavonoid content in C. concinna leaves and with total phenolic content in leaves of both species under both high and low light. Consistent with the measurements of photosynthetic performance and flavonoids:Chl ratio, photosynthesis-related genes were extensively downregulated and flavonoid-pathway-related genes were extensively upregulated in young leaves relative to mature leaves. Under high and low light, both non-photochemical quenching and TAC:Chl, which serve as different types of photoprotective tools, were enhanced in young leaves of S. superba, whereas only TAC:Chl was enhanced in young leaves of C. concinna. Our results indicate that the biosynthesis of phenolic compounds in young leaves is likely enhanced by an imbalance between photosynthetic electron supply and demand and that flavonoids play a larger role in meditating photoprotection in late-successional species than in early-successional ones.