Multiomics-based insights into tomato adaptation to multifactorial stress combination
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ABSTRACT: Multifactorial stress combination (MFSC) represents a major threat to crop productivity under climate change scenarios. While the physiological effects of MFSC have been studied, its impact on gene expression and primary metabolism remains poorly understood in tomato plants. In this study, we performed an integrative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants exposed to combinations of up to six low-intensity abiotic stresses. RNA-seq analysis revealed a stress complexity-dependent increase in differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 258 core transcripts and 155 transcription factors uniquely regulated under 4-, 5-, and 6-stress conditions. Heat-specific analysis identified 103 uniquely regulated transcripts, including two key transcription factors (Zinc Finger TF32 and a B3-domain family protein) suggested as central regulators of different combinations involving heat stress. Our findings define a conserved, stress-complexity-dependent molecular architecture in tomato and identify candidate markers for improving crop resilience under MFSC.
ORGANISM(S): Solanum lycopersicum
PROVIDER: GSE294808 | GEO | 2025/12/03
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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