Journal
RICE
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s12284-021-00500-0
Keywords
Seed storage protein; Glutelin; Polyploidization; Expression analysis; Cytohistological analysis
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Funding
- Chinese National Natural Science Foundation [31960068]
- Hubei Science and Technology Department Innovation Team [CFA023]
- Wuhan Yellow Crane Talents (science) Foundation
- Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice (Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center)
- Wuhan Science and Technology Major Project
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The study revealed that polyploidization significantly increased the protein content of rice seeds, particularly glutelin, by influencing gene expression, protein synthesis, and storage processes. Variations in glutelin accumulation between tetraploid and diploid rice were mainly manifested in the timing, duration, and levels of gene expressions during seed filling stages.
Background Rice is not only an essential food but also a source of high quality protein. Polyploidy is an evolutionary trajectory in plants, and enhancing glutelin by polyploidization is an attractive strategy for improving the nutritional value of rice seeds and presents a great potential for enhancing the commercial value of rice. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying glutelin synthesis and accumulation in tetraploid rice is of great significance. Results To enhance the nutritional value of rice, we developed tetraploid rice and evaluated the contents of various nutrient elements in mature seeds. The results revealed a significant increase in protein contents, including the total seed storage proteins, glutelins, and amino acids in tetraploid rice when compared with those in diploid rice. Tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomic analyses of seeds revealed that glutelins regulated by several glutelin genes in 9311-4x were significantly up-regulated (>= 1.5-fold), which was further verified by immunoblot analyses. In addition, temporal expression patterns of various glutelin subunits in different rice lines were investigated. The results revealed significant differences in the expression patterns between diploid and tetraploid rice seeds. Cytohistological analyses results revealed that the thickness of aleurone cell layers increased significantly by 32% in tetraploid rice, the structures of protein storage vacuoles (PSVs) in sub-aleurone cells were more diverse and abundant than those of diploid rice. Temporal expression and proteomic analyses results revealed that protein disulfide isomerase-like 1-1 expression levels were higher in tetraploid rice than in diploid rice, and that the gene responded to oxidative folding with increased levels of proglutelin and appropriate distribution of seed glutelins in tetraploid rice. Conclusion The results of the present study revealed that polyploidization increased glutelin content by influencing glutelin biosynthesis, transport, and deposition, while variations in glutelin accumulation between tetraploid and diploid rice were largely manifested in the initial time, duration, and relative levels of various glutelin gene expressions during seed filling stages. These findings provide novel insights into improving the protein quality and nutritional value of rice seeds by polyploid breeding.
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