A model for the adaptation of Euryale ferox leaves to aquatic environments through EfCGT1-controlled flavonoid C-glycoside-specific accumulation in epidermis cells.

ABSTRACT: With changes in complex environments, plants, especially their leaves, are constantly adapting. Aquatic plants face more diverse and harsh survival situations. However, their adaptive mechanisms are largely unknown. Euryale ferox is a floating leaf aquatic plant characterized by large and rapidly expanding leaves that serve as a model for studying the environmental adaptability of aquatic plants. Single-cell transcriptional maps of key developmental nodes in E. ferox leaves were constructed using single-cell technology. The environmental adaptation strategies of E. ferox leaves exhibited significant differences when transitioning from submergence to emergence from water. Epidermis cells (ECs) preferentially differentiated during the submerged stage, involving the expression of numerous rib

SUBMITTER: Liu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12310836 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature