Journal
BMC PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03179-z
Keywords
Plant diurnal rhythms; Herbivory; Light regulation; Terpenoid volatiles; GLVs; HIPVs
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Funding
- Max Planck Society
- Advanced Grant of the European Research Council [293926]
- Collaborative Research Centre ChemBioSys - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [CRC 1127]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [SWU120067]
- Venture & Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returnees [7820100514]
- Projekt DEAL
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Light plays a crucial role in regulating the biosynthesis of volatile organic compounds in plants, particularly terpenoids and green leaf volatiles (GLVs) in N. attenuata. Light deprivation suppressed terpenoid emissions while enhancing GLV emissions, with a time lag. Additionally, silencing of specific genes affected the emission patterns of volatile compounds, highlighting the complexity of regulation mechanisms involved in plant-herbivore interactions.
Background Timing is everything when it comes to the fitness outcome of a plant's ecological interactions, and accurate timing is particularly relevant for interactions with herbivores or mutualists that are based on ephemeral emissions of volatile organic compounds. Previous studies of the wild tobacco N. attenuata have found associations between the diurnal timing of volatile emissions, and daytime predation of herbivores by their natural enemies. Results Here, we investigated the role of light in regulating two biosynthetic groups of volatiles, terpenoids and green leaf volatiles (GLVs), which dominate the herbivore-induced bouquet of N. attenuata. Light deprivation strongly suppressed terpenoid emissions while enhancing GLV emissions, albeit with a time lag. Silencing the expression of photoreceptor genes did not alter terpenoid emission rhythms, but silencing expression of the phytochrome gene, NaPhyB1, disordered the emission of the GLV (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate. External abscisic acid (ABA) treatments increased stomatal resistance, but did not truncate the emission of terpenoid volatiles (recovered in the headspace). However, ABA treatment enhanced GLV emissions and leaf internal pools (recovered from tissue), and reduced internal linalool pools. In contrast to the pattern of diurnal terpenoid emissions and nocturnal GLV emissions, transcripts of herbivore-induced plant volatile (HIPV) biosynthetic genes peaked during the day. The promotor regions of these genes were populated with various cis-acting regulatory elements involved in light-, stress-, phytohormone- and circadian regulation. Conclusions This research provides insights into the complexity of the mechanisms involved in the regulation of HIPV bouquets, a mechanistic complexity which rivals the functional complexity of HIPVs, which includes repelling herbivores, calling for body guards, and attracting pollinators.
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