Sesquiterpene glucosylation mediated by glucosyltransferase UGT91Q2 is involved in the modulation of cold stress tolerance in tea plants

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 226(2020), 2 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 362-372
1. Verfasser: Zhao, Mingyue (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zhang, Na, Gao, Ting, Jin, Jieyang, Jing, Tingting, Wang, Jingming, Wu, Yi, Wan, Xiaochun, Schwab, Wilfried, Song, Chuankui
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Camellia sinensis UDP-glucosyltransferase cold tolerance nerolidol plant-plant communication sesquiterpene tea plant Plant Proteins mehr... Sesquiterpenes Tea Glucosyltransferases EC 2.4.1.-
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Zusammenfassung:© 2019 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2019 New Phytologist Trust.
Plants produce and emit terpenes, including sesquiterpenes, during growth and development, which serve different functions in plants. The sesquiterpene nerolidol has health-promoting properties and adds a floral scent to plants. However, the glycosylation mechanism of nerolidol and its biological roles in plants remained unknown. Sesquiterpene UDP-glucosyltransferases were selected by using metabolites-genes correlation analysis, and its roles in response to cold stress were studied. We discovered the first plant UGT (UGT91Q2) in tea plant, whose expression is strongly induced by cold stress and which specifically catalyzes the glucosylation of nerolidol. The accumulation of nerolidol glucoside was consistent with the expression level of UGT91Q2 in response to cold stress, as well as in different tea cultivars. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capacity of nerolidol glucoside was significantly higher than that of free nerolidol. Down-regulation of UGT91Q2 resulted in reduced accumulation of nerolidol glucoside, ROS scavenging capacity and tea plant cold tolerance. Tea plants absorbed airborne nerolidol and converted it to its glucoside, subsequently enhancing tea plant cold stress tolerance. Nerolidol plays a role in response to cold stress as well as in triggering plant-plant communication in response to cold stress. Our findings reveal previously unidentified roles of volatiles in response to abiotic stress in plants
Beschreibung:Date Completed 14.05.2021
Date Revised 31.05.2022
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.16364