Uncovering Pathways Highly Correlated to NUE through a Combined Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Approach in Eggplant
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
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Uncovering Pathways Highly Correlated to NUE through a Combined Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Approach in Eggplant / A. Mauceri, M.M. Aci, L. Toppino, S. Panda, S. Meir, F. Mercati, F. Araniti, A. Lupini, M.R. Panuccio, G.L. Rotino, A. Aharoni, M.R. Abenavoli, F. Sunseri. - In: PLANTS. - ISSN 2223-7747. - 11:5(2022 Mar 04), pp. 700.1-700.19. [10.3390/plants11050700]
Abstract:
Nitrogen (N) fertilization is one of the main inputs to increase crop yield and food production. However, crops utilize only 30–40% of N applied; the remainder is leached into the soil, causing environmental and health damage. In this scenario, the improvement of nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) will be an essential strategy for sustainable agriculture. Here, we compared two pairs of NUE-contrasting eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes, employing GC-MS and UPLC-qTOF-MS-based technologies to determine the differential profiles of primary and secondary metabolites in root and shoot tissues, under N starvation as well as at short- and long-term N-limiting resupply. Firstly, differences in the primary metabolism pathways of shoots related to alanine, aspartate and glutamate; starch, sucrose and glycine; serine and threonine; and in secondary metabolites biosynthesis were detected. An integrated analysis between differentially accumulated metabolites and expressed transcripts highlighted a key role of glycine accumulation and the related glyA transcript in the N-use-efficient genotypes to cope with N-limiting stress. Interestingly, a correlation between both sucrose synthase (SUS)- and fructokinase (scrK)-transcript abundances, as well as D-glucose and D-fructose accumulation, appeared useful to distinguish the N-use-efficient genotypes. Furthermore, increased levels of L-aspartate and L-asparagine in the N-use-efficient genotypes at short-term low-N exposure were detected. Granule-bound starch synthase (WAXY) and endoglucanase (E3.2.1.4) downregulation at long-term N stress was observed. Therefore, genes and metabolites related to these pathways could be exploited to improve NUE in eggplant.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Solanum melongena L.; primary metabolites; GC-MS; glycoalkaloids; UPLC-qTOF-MS; RNA-seq; nitrogen-use efficiency
Elenco autori:
A. Mauceri, M.M. Aci, L. Toppino, S. Panda, S. Meir, F. Mercati, F. Araniti, A. Lupini, M.R. Panuccio, G.L. Rotino, A. Aharoni, M.R. Abenavoli, F. Sunseri
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