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Contrasting Metabolisms in Green and White Leaf Sectors of Variegated Pelargonium zonale-An Integrative Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Study.

ABSTRACT: The photosynthetically active green leaf (GL) and non-active white leaf (WL) tissues of variegated Pelargonium zonale provide an excellent model system for studying processes associated with photosynthesis and sink-source interactions, enabling the same microenvironmental conditions. By combining differential transcriptomics and metabolomics, we identified the main differences between these two metabolically contrasting tissues. Genes related to photosynthesis and associated pigments, the Calvin-Benson cycle, fermentation, and glycolysis were strongly repressed in WL. On the other hand, genes related to nitrogen and protein metabolism, defence, cytoskeletal components (motor proteins), cell division, DNA replication, repair and recombination, chromatin remodelling, and histone modifications were upregulated in WL. A content of soluble sugars, TCA intermediates, ascorbate, and hydroxybenzoic acids was lower, while the concentration of free amino acids (AAs), hydroxycinnamic acids, and several quercetin and kaempferol glycosides was higher in WL than in GL. Therefore, WL presents a carbon sink and depends on photosynthetic and energy-generating processes in GL. Furthermore, the upregulated nitrogen metabolism in WL compensates for the insufficient energy from carbon metabolism by providing alternative respiratory substrates. At the same time, WL serves as nitrogen storage. Overall, our study provides a new genetic data resource for the use of this excellent model system and for ornamental pelargonium breeding and contributes to uncovering molecular mechanisms underlying variegation and its adaptive ecological value.

SUBMITTER: Milic D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048803 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Contrasting Metabolisms in Green and White Leaf Sectors of Variegated <i>Pelargonium zonale</i>-An Integrative Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Study.

Milić Dejana D Pantelić Ana A Banović Đeri Bojana B Samardžić Jelena J Vidović Marija M

International journal of molecular sciences 20230309 6

The photosynthetically active green leaf (GL) and non-active white leaf (WL) tissues of variegated <i>Pelargonium zonale</i> provide an excellent model system for studying processes associated with photosynthesis and sink-source interactions, enabling the same microenvironmental conditions. By combining differential transcriptomics and metabolomics, we identified the main differences between these two metabolically contrasting tissues. Genes related to photosynthesis and associated pigments, the ...[more]

PMID: 36982362

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Project description:Robust phenotypic data allow adequate statistical analysis and are crucial for any breeding purpose. Such data is obtained from experiments laid out to best control local variation. Additionally, experiments frequently involve two phases, each contributing environmental sources of variation. For example, in a former experiment we conducted to evaluate production related traits in Pelargonium zonale, there were two consecutive phases, each performed in a different greenhouse. Phase one involved the propagation of the breeding strains to obtain the stem cutting count, and phase two involved the assessment of root formation. The evaluation of the former study raised questions regarding options for improving the experimental layout: (i) Is there a disadvantage to using exactly the same design in both phases? (ii) Instead of generating a separate layout for each phase, can the design be optimized across both phases, such that the mean variance of a pair-wise treatment difference (MVD) can be decreased? To answer these questions, alternative approaches were explored to generate two-phase designs either in phase-wise order (Option 1) or across phases (Option 2). In Option 1 we considered the scenarios (i) using in both phases the same experimental design and (ii) randomizing each phase separately. In Option 2, we considered the scenarios (iii) generating a single design with eight replicates and splitting these among the two phases, (iv) separating the block structure across phases by dummy coding, and (v) design generation with optimal alignment of block units in the two phases. In both options, we considered the same or different block structures in each phase. The designs were evaluated by the MVD obtained by the intra-block analysis and the joint inter-block-intra-block analysis. The smallest MVD was most frequently obtained for designs generated across phases rather than for each phase separately, in particular when both phases of the design were separated with a single pseudo-level. The joint optimization ensured that treatment concurrences were equally balanced across pairs, one of the prerequisites for an efficient design. The proposed alternative approaches can be implemented with any model-based design packages with facilities to formulate linear models for treatment and block structures.

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Contrasting Metabolisms in Green and White Leaf Sectors of Variegated Pelargonium zonale-An Integrative Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Study.

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Contrasting Metabolisms in Green and White Leaf Sectors of Variegated <i>Pelargonium zonale</i>-An Integrative Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Study.

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