The projected impact of global warming on coffee production may require the heatadapted genotypes in the next decades. To identify cellular strategies in response to warmer temperatures, we compared the effect of elevated temperature on two commercial Coffea arabica L. genotypes exploring leaf physiology, transcriptome, and carbohydrate/protein composition. Growth temperatures were 23/19°C (day/night), as optimal condition (OpT), and 30/26°C (day/night) as a possible warmer scenario (WaT). The cv. Acauã showed lower levels of leaf temperature (Tleaf) under both conditions compared to cv. Catuaı, whereas slightly or no differences for other leaf physiological parameters. Therefore, to explore temperature responsive pathways the leaf transcriptome was examined using RNAseq. Genotypes showed a marked number of differentially-expressed genes (DEGs) under OpT, however DEGs strongly decrease in both at WaT condition indicating a transcriptional constraint. DEGs responsive to WaT revealed shared and genotype-specific genes mostly related to carbohydrate metabolism. Under OpT, leaf starch content was greater in cv. Acauã and, as WaT temperature was imposed, the leaf soluble sugar did not change in contrast to cv. Catuaı, although the levels of leaf starch, sucrose, and leaf protein decreased in both genotypes. These findings revealed intraspecific differences in the underlying transcriptional and metabolic interconnected pathways responsive to warmer temperatures, which is potentially linked to thermotolerance, and thus may be useful as biomarkers in breeding for a changing climate.
Black sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is
characterized by the black appearance of the pericarp and production
of 3-deoxyanthocyanidins (3-DOA), which are valued for their cytotoxicity
to cancer cells and as natural food colorants and antioxidant additives.
The black pericarp phenotype is not fully penetrant in all environments,
which implicates the light spectrum and/or photoperiod as the critical
factor for trait expression. In this study, black- or red-pericarp
genotypes were grown under regimes of visible light, visible light
supplemented with UVA or supplemented with UVA plus UVB (or dark control).
Pericarp 3-DOAs and pericarp pigmentation were maximized in the black
genotype exposed to a light regime supplemented with UVB. Changes
in gene expression during black pericarp development revealed that
ultraviolet light activates genes related to plant defense, reactive
oxygen species, and secondary metabolism, suggesting that 3-DOA accumulation
is associated with activation of flavonoid biosynthesis and several
overlapping defense and stress signaling pathways.
HIGHLIGHTIn response to warming, transcriptional differences decrease in coffee genotypes hampering breeding programs. Differences in gene expression and sugar levels confirm intraspecific variation associating thermotolerance to maintenance of energetic homeostasis.
ABSTRACTThe projected impact of global warming on coffee production may require the heatadapted genotypes in the next decades. To identify thermotolerance cellular strategies, we compared the effect of elevated temperature on two commercial Coffea arabica L. genotypes exploring leaf physiology, transcriptome and carbohydrate/protein composition. Growth temperatures were 23/19°C (day/night), as optimal condition
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