文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： An, Yongping ¹ ; Wang, Qian ² ; Cui, Yannong ³ ; Liu, Xin ⁴ ; Wang, Ping ¹ ; Zhou, Yue ¹ ; Kang, Peng ⁵ ; Chen, Youjun ¹ ; Wang, Zhiwei ² ; Zhou, Qingping ¹ ; Wang, Pei ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Southwest Minzu Univ, Inst Qinghai Tibetan Plateau, Coll Grassland Resources, Sichuan Zoige Alpine Wetland Ecosyst Natl Observat, Chengdu 610225, Peoples R China

2.Guizhou Acad Agr Sci, Guizhou Inst Prataculture, Guiyang 550006, Peoples R China

3.Northwest A&F Univ, Coll Grassland Agr, Yangling 712100, Peoples R China

4.Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Plant Sci & Technol, Natl Key Lab Crop Genet Improvement, Minist Agr,Key Lab Crop Ecophysiol & Farming Syst, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

5.North Minzu Univ, Coll Biol Sci & Engn, Yinchuan 750021, Peoples R China

关键词： Siberian wildrye; Osmotic resistance; Differentially expressed genes (DEGs); Stress tolerance; ROS; ABA; Cuticular wax

期刊名称：SCIENTIFIC REPORTS （ 影响因子：3.9； 五年影响因子：4.3 ）

ISSN： 2045-2322

年卷期： 2024 年 14 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Siberian wildrye (Elymus sibiricus) is a xero-mesophytic forage grass with high nutritional quality and stress tolerance. Among its numerous germplasm resources, some possess superior drought resistance. In this study, we firstly investigated the physiological differences between the leaves of drought-tolerant (DT) and drought-sensitive (DS) genotypes under different field water contents (FWC) in soil culture. The results showed that, under drought stress, DT maintained a lower leaf water potential for water absorption, sustained higher photosynthetic efficiency, and reduced oxidative damage in leaves by efficiently maintaining the ascorbic acid-glutathione (ASA-GSH) cycle to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) compared to DS. Secondly, using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), we analyzed the gene expression profiles of DT and DS leaves under osmotic stress of hydroponics induced by PEG-6000. Through differential analysis, we identified 1226 candidate unigenes, from which we subsequently screened out 115/212 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that were more quickly induced/reduced in DT than in DS under osmotic stress. Among them, Unigene0005863 (EsSnRK2), Unigene0053902 (EsLRK10) and Unigene0031985 (EsCIPK5) may be involved in stomatal closure induced by abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway. Unigene0047636 (EsCER1) may positively regulates the synthesis of very-long-chain (VLC) alkanes in cuticular wax biosynthesis, influencing plant responses to abiotic stresses. Finally, the contents of wax and cutin were measured by GC-MS under osmotic stress of hydroponics induced by PEG-6000. Corresponding to RNA-seq, contents of wax monomers, especially alkanes and alcohols, showed significant induction by osmotic stress in DT but not in DS. It is suggested that limiting stomatal and cuticle transpiration under drought stress to maintain higher photosynthetic efficiency and water use efficiency (WUE) is one of the critical mechanisms that confer stronger drought resistance to DT. This study provides some insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying drought tolerance in E. sibiricus. The identified genes may provide a foundation for the selection and breeding of drought-tolerant crops.