Journal
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 1682-1697Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pce.14313
Keywords
chilling stress (low-temperature stress); cowpea; natural variation; PG 16:1(Delta 3trans); phosphatidylglycerol (PG); photosynthesis; quantitative trait loci (QTL)
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- U.S. Department of Energy
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The study reveals that chilling sensitivity in cowpea is mainly modulated by specific lipid interactions rather than bulk properties. Accumulation of PG 16:1t may result from upstream effects on photosynthesis, altering redox status and production of reactive oxygen species.
Using a population of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) cowpea (Vigna unguiculata. L. Walp), we tested for co-linkages between lipid contents and chilling responses of photosynthesis. Under low-temperature conditions (19 degrees C/13 degrees C, day/night), we observed co-linkages between quantitative trait loci intervals for photosynthetic light reactions and specific fatty acids, most strikingly, the thylakoid-specific fatty acid 16:1(Delta 3trans) found exclusively in phosphatidylglycerol (PG 16:1t). By contrast, we did not observe co-associations with bulk polyunsaturated fatty acids or highmelting-point-PG (sum of PG 16:0, PG 18:0 and PG 16:1t) previously thought to be involved in chilling sensitivity. These results suggest that in cowpea, chilling sensitivity is modulated by specific lipid interactions rather than bulk properties. We were able to recapitulate the predicted impact of PG 16:1t levels on photosynthetic responses at low temperature using mutants and transgenic Arabidopsis lines. Because PG 16:1t synthesis requires the activity of peroxiredoxin-Q, which is activated by H2O2 and known to be involved in redox signalling, we hypothesise that the accumulation of PG 16:1t occurs as a result of upstream effects on photosynthesis that alter redox status and production of reactive oxygen species.
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