Full moonlight-induced circadian clock entrainment in Coffea arabica.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is now well documented that moonlight affects the life cycle of invertebrates, birds, reptiles, and mammals. The lunisolar tide is also well-known to alter plant growth and development. However, although plants are known to be very photosensitive, few studies have been undertaken to explore the effect of moonlight on plant physiology.

Results

Here for the first time we report a massive transcriptional modification in Coffea arabica genes under full moonlight conditions, particularly at full moon zenith and 3 h later. Among the 3387 deregulated genes found in our study, the main core clock genes were affected.

Conclusions

Moonlight also negatively influenced many genes involved in photosynthesis, chlorophyll biosynthesis and chloroplast machinery at the e

SUBMITTER: Breitler JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961272 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature