Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maize

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Under normal solar fluence, UV-B damages macromolecules, but it also elicits physiological acclimation and developmental changes in plants. Excess UV-B decreases crop yield. Using a treatment twice solar fluence, we focus on discover...

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Main Authors: Fernandes John F, Morrow Darren J, Campi Mabel, Casati Paula, Walbot Virginia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/321
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Morrow Darren J
Campi Mabel
Casati Paula
Walbot Virginia
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Morrow Darren J
Campi Mabel
Casati Paula
Walbot Virginia
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Under normal solar fluence, UV-B damages macromolecules, but it also elicits physiological acclimation and developmental changes in plants. Excess UV-B decreases crop yield. Using a treatment twice solar fluence, we focus on discovering signals produced in UV-B-irradiated maize leaves that translate to systemic changes in shielded leaves and immature ears.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Using transcriptome and proteomic profiling, we tracked the kinetics of transcript and protein alterations in exposed and shielded organs over 6 h. In parallel, metabolic profiling identified candidate signaling molecules based on rapid increase in irradiated leaves and increased levels in shielded organs; pathways associated with the synthesis, sequestration, or degradation of some of these potential signal molecules were UV-B-responsive. Exposure of just the top leaf substantially alters the transcriptomes of both irradiated and shielded organs, with greater changes as additional leaves are irradiated. Some phenylpropanoid pathway genes are expressed only in irradiated leaves, reflected in accumulation of pathway sunscreen molecules. Most protein changes detected occur quickly: approximately 92% of the proteins in leaves and 73% in immature ears changed after 4 h UV-B were altered by a 1 h UV-B treatment.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>There were significant transcriptome, proteomic, and metabolomic changes under all conditions studied in both shielded and irradiated organs. A dramatic decrease in transcript diversity in irradiated and shielded leaves occurs between 0 h and 1 h, demonstrating the susceptibility of plants to short term UV-B spikes as during ozone depletion. Immature maize ears are highly responsive to canopy leaf exposure to UV-B.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-6e690fa6252545e081b730bc676877c52022-12-22T01:05:47ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642011-06-0112132110.1186/1471-2164-12-321Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maizeFernandes John FMorrow Darren JCampi MabelCasati PaulaWalbot Virginia<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Under normal solar fluence, UV-B damages macromolecules, but it also elicits physiological acclimation and developmental changes in plants. Excess UV-B decreases crop yield. Using a treatment twice solar fluence, we focus on discovering signals produced in UV-B-irradiated maize leaves that translate to systemic changes in shielded leaves and immature ears.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Using transcriptome and proteomic profiling, we tracked the kinetics of transcript and protein alterations in exposed and shielded organs over 6 h. In parallel, metabolic profiling identified candidate signaling molecules based on rapid increase in irradiated leaves and increased levels in shielded organs; pathways associated with the synthesis, sequestration, or degradation of some of these potential signal molecules were UV-B-responsive. Exposure of just the top leaf substantially alters the transcriptomes of both irradiated and shielded organs, with greater changes as additional leaves are irradiated. Some phenylpropanoid pathway genes are expressed only in irradiated leaves, reflected in accumulation of pathway sunscreen molecules. Most protein changes detected occur quickly: approximately 92% of the proteins in leaves and 73% in immature ears changed after 4 h UV-B were altered by a 1 h UV-B treatment.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>There were significant transcriptome, proteomic, and metabolomic changes under all conditions studied in both shielded and irradiated organs. A dramatic decrease in transcript diversity in irradiated and shielded leaves occurs between 0 h and 1 h, demonstrating the susceptibility of plants to short term UV-B spikes as during ozone depletion. Immature maize ears are highly responsive to canopy leaf exposure to UV-B.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/321
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Morrow Darren J
Campi Mabel
Casati Paula
Walbot Virginia
Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maize
BMC Genomics
title Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maize
title_full Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maize
title_fullStr Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maize
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maize
title_short Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of UV-B signaling in maize
title_sort transcriptomic proteomic and metabolomic analysis of uv b signaling in maize
url http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/321
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