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Cross-Talk and Physiological Role of Jasmonic Acid, Ethylene, and Reactive Oxygen Species in Wound-Induced Phenolic Biosynthesis in Broccoli

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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12071434

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stress-signaling pathways; cross-talk; wounding stress; phenolic biosynthesis; chemical-genetic approach

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This study used a chemical-genetics approach to investigate the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS), jasmonic acid (JA), and ethylene (ET) as stress-signaling molecules in the wound-induced phenolic biosynthesis in broccoli. Results showed that wounding activated the biosynthesis of ET and JA, which were regulated by ROS. Primary and secondary metabolism in broccoli were activated by JA, ET, and ROS, resulting in phenolic accumulation. This research provides valuable insights into the physiological and molecular mechanisms governing the wound-induced phenolic biosynthesis in broccoli.
Wounding induces phenolic biosynthesis in broccoli. However, there is scarce information about the physiological and molecular mechanisms governing this stress response. In the present study, a chemical-genetics approach was used to elucidate the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS), jasmonic acid (JA), and ethylene (ET) as stress-signaling molecules in the wound-induced phenolic biosynthesis in broccoli. Wounding activated the biosynthesis of ET and JA. Likewise, the wound-induced biosynthesis of ET and JA was regulated by ROS. JA activated primary metabolism, whereas the three signaling molecules activated phenylpropanoid metabolism. The signaling molecules inhibited the wound-induced activation of the hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HQT) gene, which is involved in caffeoylquinic acids biosynthesis, and the main phenolics accumulated in wounded broccoli, suggesting that an alternative caffeoylquinic biosynthesis pathway is activated in the tissue due to wounding. ROS mediated the biosynthesis of most individual phenolic compounds evaluated. In conclusion, ROS, ET, and JA are essential in activating broccoli's primary and secondary metabolism, resulting in phenolic accumulation.

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