Begcy, Kevin and Nosenko, Tetyana and Zhou, Liang-Zi and Fragner, Lena and Weckwerth, Wolfram and Dresselhaus, Thomas (2019) Male Sterility in Maize after Transient Heat Stress during the Tetrad Stage of Pollen Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 181 (2). pp. 683-700. ISSN 0032-0889, 1532-2548
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Shifts in the duration and intensity of ambient temperature impair plant development and reproduction, particularly male gametogenesis. Stress exposure causes meiotic defects or premature spore abortion in male reproductive organs, leading to male sterility. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying stress and male sterility. To elucidate these mechanisms, we imposed a moderate transient heat stress on maize (Zea mays) plants at the tetrad stage of pollen development. After completion of pollen development at optimal conditions, stress responses were assessed in mature pollen. Transient heat stress resulted in reduced starch content, decreased enzymatic activity, and reduced pollen germination, resulting in sterility. A transcriptomic comparison pointed toward misregulation of starch, lipid, and energy biosynthesis-related genes. Metabolomic studies showed an increase of Suc and its monosaccharide components, as well as a reduction in pyruvate. Lipidomic analysis showed increased levels of unsaturated fatty acids and decreased levels of saturated fatty acids. In contrast, the majority of genes involved in developmental processes such as those required for auxin and unfolded protein responses, signaling, and cell wall biosynthesis remained unaltered. It is noteworthy that changes in the regulation of transcriptional and metabolic pathway genes, as well as heat stress proteins, remained altered even though pollen could recover during further development at optimal conditions. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that a short moderate heat stress during the highly susceptible tetrad stage strongly affects basic metabolic pathways and thus generates germination-defective pollen, ultimately leading to severe yield losses in maize.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; INDUCED REPRESSION; GENE-EXPRESSION; DROUGHT STRESS; EXTREME HEAT; SEED SIZE; WHEAT; GROWTH; SEQUENCE; |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences 500 Science > 580 Botanical sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften > Lehrstuhl für Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2020 12:45 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2020 12:45 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/26147 |
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