ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS

Anthocyanins are secondary metabolites of plants. They have a wide range of biological activity such as antioxidant, photoprotection, osmoregulation, heavy metal ions chelation, antimicrobial and antifungal activities, which help plants to survive under different stress conditions. Bread wheat (T. a...

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Main Authors: Tereshchenko O.Yu., E.I. Gordeeva, V.S. Arbuzova, E.K. Khlestkina
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Language:English
Published: "Vikol publishing" ST Kolesnichenko V.V. 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2012/N3/JSPB_2012_3_S16.pdf
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author Tereshchenko O.Yu.
E.I. Gordeeva
V.S. Arbuzova
E.K. Khlestkina
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E.I. Gordeeva
V.S. Arbuzova
E.K. Khlestkina
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description Anthocyanins are secondary metabolites of plants. They have a wide range of biological activity such as antioxidant, photoprotection, osmoregulation, heavy metal ions chelation, antimicrobial and antifungal activities, which help plants to survive under different stress conditions. Bread wheat (T. aestivum L.) can have purple pigmentation provided by anthocyanin compounds in different organs, such as grain pericarp, coleoptile, culm, leaf blades, leaf sheaths, glumes and anthers. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying formation of these traits as well as contribution of the pigmentation to stress tolerance have not been widely studied in wheat. The aim of the current study was to investigate molecular-genetic mechanisms underlying anthocyanin pigmentation in different wheat organs and to estimate the role of the pigmentation under different abiotic stress conditions in wheat seedlings. In the current study, near-isogenic lines (NILs): cv. ‘Saratovskaya 29’ (‘S29’) and lines i:S29Pp1Pp2PF and i:S29Pp1Pp3P developed on the ‘S29’ background but having grain pericarp coloration (genes Pp) and more intense coleoptile (Rc), culm (Pc), leaf blade (Plb), leaf sheath (Pls) pigmentation in comparison with ‘S29’, were used. Comparative transcriptional analysis of the five structural genes Chs, Chi, F3h, Dfr, Ans, encoding enzymes participating in the anthocyanin biosynthesis, was performed in different organs of NILs. It was shown that the presence of the Rc, Pc, Plb, Pls and Pp alleles conferring strong anthocyanin pigmentation induced more intense transcription of the structural genes, suggesting the genes Rc, Pc, Plb, Pls and Pp to play a regulatory role in anthocyanin biosynthesis network. To evaluate the role of anthocyanins in stress response at the seedling stage, growth ability of the NILs and anthocyanin content in their coleoptiles were assessed after treatments with NaCl (100 and 200 mM), CdCl2 (25 and 50 μM) and 15% PEG 6000 (polyethylene glycol 6000), simulating salinity, heavy metal and drought stress, respectively. Under salinity and drought stress, the level of anthocyanins increased significantly in all three NILs in comparison with untreated control, whereas under CdCl2 treatment anthocyanin content increased significantly in ‘S29’ only. The tendency of the lines having more intensive anthocyanin pigmentation to have better growth ability under stress conditions was observed. Taken together the results obtained it may be suggested that anthocyanin production in wheat seedlings is tightly related with the response to abiotic stress.
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spelling doaj.art-0ad7a1b6a0b14204b344b3750804b7622022-12-22T01:48:25Zeng"Vikol publishing" ST Kolesnichenko V.V.Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry1997-08382012-08-0183SupplS16ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONSTereshchenko O.Yu.E.I. GordeevaV.S. ArbuzovaE.K. KhlestkinaAnthocyanins are secondary metabolites of plants. They have a wide range of biological activity such as antioxidant, photoprotection, osmoregulation, heavy metal ions chelation, antimicrobial and antifungal activities, which help plants to survive under different stress conditions. Bread wheat (T. aestivum L.) can have purple pigmentation provided by anthocyanin compounds in different organs, such as grain pericarp, coleoptile, culm, leaf blades, leaf sheaths, glumes and anthers. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying formation of these traits as well as contribution of the pigmentation to stress tolerance have not been widely studied in wheat. The aim of the current study was to investigate molecular-genetic mechanisms underlying anthocyanin pigmentation in different wheat organs and to estimate the role of the pigmentation under different abiotic stress conditions in wheat seedlings. In the current study, near-isogenic lines (NILs): cv. ‘Saratovskaya 29’ (‘S29’) and lines i:S29Pp1Pp2PF and i:S29Pp1Pp3P developed on the ‘S29’ background but having grain pericarp coloration (genes Pp) and more intense coleoptile (Rc), culm (Pc), leaf blade (Plb), leaf sheath (Pls) pigmentation in comparison with ‘S29’, were used. Comparative transcriptional analysis of the five structural genes Chs, Chi, F3h, Dfr, Ans, encoding enzymes participating in the anthocyanin biosynthesis, was performed in different organs of NILs. It was shown that the presence of the Rc, Pc, Plb, Pls and Pp alleles conferring strong anthocyanin pigmentation induced more intense transcription of the structural genes, suggesting the genes Rc, Pc, Plb, Pls and Pp to play a regulatory role in anthocyanin biosynthesis network. To evaluate the role of anthocyanins in stress response at the seedling stage, growth ability of the NILs and anthocyanin content in their coleoptiles were assessed after treatments with NaCl (100 and 200 mM), CdCl2 (25 and 50 μM) and 15% PEG 6000 (polyethylene glycol 6000), simulating salinity, heavy metal and drought stress, respectively. Under salinity and drought stress, the level of anthocyanins increased significantly in all three NILs in comparison with untreated control, whereas under CdCl2 treatment anthocyanin content increased significantly in ‘S29’ only. The tendency of the lines having more intensive anthocyanin pigmentation to have better growth ability under stress conditions was observed. Taken together the results obtained it may be suggested that anthocyanin production in wheat seedlings is tightly related with the response to abiotic stress.http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2012/N3/JSPB_2012_3_S16.pdfAnthocyaninsstresswheat
spellingShingle Tereshchenko O.Yu.
E.I. Gordeeva
V.S. Arbuzova
E.K. Khlestkina
ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
Anthocyanins
stress
wheat
title ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS
title_full ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS
title_fullStr ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS
title_full_unstemmed ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS
title_short ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.: GENETIC BASIS AND ROLE UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS
title_sort anthocyanin pigmentation in triticum aestivum l genetic basis and role under abiotic stress conditions
topic Anthocyanins
stress
wheat
url http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2012/N3/JSPB_2012_3_S16.pdf
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