scholarly journals GC-MS-based metabolite profiling of key differential metabolites between superior and inferior spikelets of rice during the grain filling stage

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiumei Min ◽  
Hailong Xu ◽  
Fenglian Huang ◽  
Yidong Wei ◽  
Wenxiong Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Absolute Quantification ◽  
Metabolite Level ◽  
Inferior Spikelets ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Grain Filling Rate ◽  
Proteome Level ◽  
The Difference

Abstract Background The asynchronous filling between superior spikelets (SS) and inferior spikelets (IS) in rice has become a research hotspot. The stagnant development and poor grain filling of IS limit yields and the formation of good quality rice. A large number of studies on this phenomenon have been carried out from the genome, transcriptome and proteome level, indicating that asynchronous filling of SS and IS filling is a complex, but orderly physiological and biochemical process involving changes of a large number of genes, protein expression and modification. However, the analysis of metabolomics differences between SS and IS is rarely reported currently. Results This study utilized untargeted metabolomics and identified 162 metabolites in rice spikelets. Among them, 17 differential metabolites associated with unsynchronized grain filling between SS and IS, 27 metabolites were related to the stagnant development of IS and 35 metabolites related to the lower maximum grain-filling rate of IS compared with the SS. We found that soluble sugars were an important metabolite during grain filling for SS and IS. Absolute quantification was used to further analyze the dynamic changes of 4 types of soluble sugars (sucrose, fructose, glucose, and trehalose) between SS and IS. The results showed that sucrose and trehalose were closely associated with the dynamic characteristics of grain filling between SS and IS. The application of exogenous sugar showed that trehalose functioned as a key sugar signal during grain filling of IS. Trehalose regulated the expression of genes related to sucrose conversion and starch synthesis, thereby promoting the conversion of sucrose to starch. The difference in the spatiotemporal expression of TPS-2 and TPP-1 between SS and IS was an important reason that led to the asynchronous change in the trehalose content between SS and IS. Conclusions The results from this study are helpful for understanding the difference in grain filling between SS and IS at the metabolite level. In addition, the present results can also provide a theoretical basis for the next step of using metabolites to regulate the filling of IS.

scholarly journals GC-MS-Based Metabolite Profiling of Key Differential Metabolites Between Superior and Inferior Spikelets of Rice During the Grain Filling Stage

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiumei Min ◽  
Hailong Xu ◽  
Fenglian Huang ◽  
Yidong Wei ◽  
Wenxiong Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Absolute Quantification ◽  
Metabolite Level ◽  
Inferior Spikelets ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Proteome Level ◽  
Superior Spikelets ◽  
The Difference

Abstract Background:The asynchronous filling between superior spikelets (SS) and inferior spikelets (IS) in rice has become a research hotspot. The stagnant development and poor grain filling of IS limit yields and the formation of good quality rice. A large number of studies on this phenomenon have been carried out from the genome, transcriptome and proteome level, indicating that asynchronous filling of SS and IS filling is a complex, but orderly physiological and biochemical process involving changes of a large number of genes, protein expression and modification. However, the analysis of metabolomics differences between SS and IS is rarely reported currently.Results:This study utilized untargeted metabolomics and identified 162 metabolites in rice spikelets. Among them, 17 differential metabolites associated with unsynchronized grain filling between superior spikelets (SS) and IS, 27 metabolites were related to the stagnant development of IS and 35 metabolites related to the lower maximum grain-filling rate of IS compared with the SS. We found that soluble sugars were an important metabolite during grain filling for SS and IS. Absolute quantification was used to further analyze the dynamic changes of 4 types of soluble sugars (sucrose, fructose, glucose, and trehalose) between SS and IS. The results showed that sucrose and trehalose were closely associated with the dynamic characteristics of grain filling between SS and IS. The application of exogenous sugar showed that trehalose functioned as a key sugar signal during grain filling. Trehalose regulated the expression of genes related to sucrose conversion and starch synthesis, thereby promoting the conversion of sucrose to starch. The difference in the spatiotemporal expression of TPS-2 and TPP-1 between SS and IS was an important reason that led to the difference in trehalose contents between SS and IS.Conclusions:The results from this study are helpful for understanding the difference in grain filling between SS and IS at the metabolite level. In addition, the present results can also provide a theoretical basis for the next step of using metabolites to regulate the filling of IS.

scholarly journals The Initiation of Inferior Grain Filling is Affected by Sugar Translocation Efficiency in Large Panicle Rice

Rice ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Chen ◽  
Yao Deng ◽  
Honglei Zhu ◽  
Yuxiang Hu ◽  
Zhengrong Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Filling ◽  
Sink Strength ◽  
Rice Varieties ◽  
Filling Stage ◽  
Inferior Spikelets ◽  
Source To Sink ◽  
Grain Filling Rate ◽  
Sink Capacity ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Grain Filling Stage

Abstract Background Large panicle rice has a large sink capacity, but inferior spikelet filling is poor in this variety of rice due to asynchronous grain filling. The understanding of the factors that cause asynchronous grain filling will help to propose a model for how to regulate the rice inferior spikelets grain filling. Results In this study, two large panicle rice varieties, W1844 and CJ03, with the same sink capacity but with differences in asynchronous grain filling were used. The difference in the grain filling rate between superior and inferior spikelets in W1844 was much smaller than that in CJ03. We found that superior spikelet filling was initiated earlier in W1844 than in CJ03. The source-to-sink translocation rate of sucrose during the grain filling stage was more efficient in W1844 than in CJ03, and the gene expression levels of sucrose transporters (OsSUTs) were higher in W1844 functional leaves than in those of CJ03. In addition, carbon output, the transport ratio, and the contribution rate from the stem and sheath to the panicle were much higher at the early filling stage than at later filling stages in W1844. Conclusion Efficient sugar translocation can satisfy high sink strength, and also the strong sink activity can facilitate the sugar unloading in spikelets. All the above results indicate that an efficient sugar translocation rate at the early grain filling stage can improve sink strength and inferior grain filling initiation. Strategies to limit asynchronous grain filling in rice were also discussed based on our findings.

Effects of high temperature on grain growth and on the metabolites and enzymes in the starch-synthesis pathway in the grains of two wheat cultivars differing in their responses to temperature

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Zahedi ◽  
Rajinder Sharma ◽  
Colin F. Jenner
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Soluble Starch ◽  
Starch Synthase ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
The Difference

The effects of a sustained period of moderately high temperature were evaluated on the availability of substrate and the activity of starch synthase (ADP-glucose: 1,4-α-D-glucan 4-α-D-glucosyltransferase, EC 2.4.1.21) in the developing grains of two wheat Triticum aestivum L. cultivars differing in their tolerance to high temperature. Final grain weight was reduced by 33% in the least sensitive (cv. Kavko) and by 40% in the most sensitive (cv. Lyallpur) cultivar as post-anthesis temperature was raised from 20/15°C (day/night) to 30/25°C. The difference in the response of the two cultivars was mainly due to changes in the rate of grain filling at high temperature. The response of the rate of grain filling at high temperature, and the differential effects on the two cultivars, did not seem to be explained by an effect of temperature on the supply of assimilate (sucrose) or on the availability of the substrate for starch synthesis (ADP-glucose) in the grains. In vitro, but not in vivo, the differential responses of the efficiency (Vmax/Km) of soluble starch synthase in the two cultivars to an increase in temperature were associated with differences in the temperature sensitivity of grain filling. In vivo, the most remarkable difference between the two varieties was in the absolute values of the efficiency of soluble starch synthase, with the most tolerant cultivar having the highest efficiency.

scholarly journals Dynamics of starch synthesis enzymes and their relationship with chalkiness of early indica rice under different postanthesis temperature regimes

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-238
Author(s):  
Mohammed Humayun Kabir ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Shitou Xia ◽  
Ruozhong Wang ◽  
Langtao Xiao
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Indica Rice ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Temperature Treatment ◽  
Low Temperature Treatment ◽  
Temperature Regimes ◽  
Grain Filling Rate ◽  
Head Rice

An experiment on an early indica rice cv. ‘Shenyou9576’ was conducted in the Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development of Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China in 2014 to investigate the influence of varying post-anthesis temperatures on chalkiness rate, head rice rate, and on major 6 starch synthesis enzymes i.e., SuSy (EC 1.9.3.1), ADPG-Ppas (EC 2.7.7.27), SSS (EC 2.4.1.21) and GBSS, (EC 2.4.1.21), SBE (EC 2.4.1.18) and SDBE (EC 3.2.1.70). The treatments comprised of three temperature regimes which are designated as the high (35/28oC- day/night), low (25/20oC- day/night) and natural condition (35/25oC-day/night) as the control. Under high temperature maximum chalkiness rate was 61.11% and minimum was 22.59% under low temperature treatment. The lowest head rice rate was 42.76% under high temperature treatment followed by 49.91% in the control, while the highest rate was 62.33% under low temperature treatment. Maximum grain filling rate (Gmax) was found highest (1.69 mg/day) in the high temperature and average grain filling rate (Gavg) was found highest (1.36 mg/day) under the control. The activity of SuSy, ADPG-Ppase, SSS and GBSS were decreased gradually from 14 to 35 days after flowering (DAF). Irrespective of the treatments, an increasing trend of ADPG-Ppase activity was observed from 7 to 14 DAF and then declined. Correlation between the chalkiness and the enzymes activity of SuSy, ADPG-Ppase and SSS were significantly negative at 21, 28 and 35 DAFs, i.e., higher activity of SuSy, ADPG-Ppase and SSS at the mid-late to the late caryopsis development stage mediated by low temperature treatment played an important role for the reduction of chalkiness. The correlation between GBSS activity and chalkiness was significantly negative and stronger at 14, 21 and 28 DAF indicating that GBSS played a cardinal role to reduce chalkiness in the mid to mid-late stage of rice grain development. Significantly negative correlation was found between starch branching enzyme (SBE) and chalkiness at 21, 28 and 35 DAF, i.e., the higher SBE activity under low temperature treatment at the later grain filling stage also had a positive role in reduction of chalkiness. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 44(2): 223-238, June 2019

Corrigendum to: Controlling the trade-off between spikelet number and grain filling: the hierarchy of starch synthesis in spikelets of rice panicle in relation to hormone dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Panigrahi ◽  
Ekamber Kariali ◽  
Binay Bhusan Panda ◽  
Tanguy Lafarge ◽  
Pravat Kumar Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Starch Biosynthesis ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Spikelet Number ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Inferior Spikelets ◽  
Endosperm Starch

The advent of dwarf statured rice varieties enabled a major breakthrough in yield and production, but raising the ceiling of genetically determined yield potential even further has been the breeding priority. Grain filling is asynchronous in the rice panicle; the inferior spikelets particularly on secondary branches of the basal part do not produce grains of a quality suitable for human consumption. Of the various strategies being considered, the control of ethylene production at anthesis has been a valuable route to potentially enhance genetic yield level of rice. The physiology underlying spikelet development has revealed spikelet position-specific ethylene levels determine the extent of grain filling, with higher levels resulting in ill-developed spikelet embodying poor endosperm starch content. To break the yield barrier, breeders have increased spikelet number per panicle in new large-panicle rice plants. However, the advantage of panicles with numerous spikelets has not resulted in enhanced yield because of poor filling of inferior spikelets. High spikelet number stimulates ethylene production and downgrading of starch synthesis, suggesting a trade-off between spikelet number and grain filling. High ethylene production in inferior spikelets suppresses expression of genes encoding endosperm starch synthesising enzymes. Hence, ethylene could be a retrograde signal that dictates the transcriptome dynamics for the cross talk between spikelet number and grain filling in the rice panicle, so attenuation of its activity may provide a solution to the problem of poor grain filling in large-panicle rice. This physiological linkage that reduces starch biosynthesis of inferior kernels is not genetically constitutive and amenable for modification through chemical, biotechnological, surgical and allelic manipulations. Studies on plant genotypes with different panicle architecture have opened up possibilities of selectively improving starch biosynthesis of inferior spikelets and thereby increasing grain yield through a physiological route.

Controlling the trade-off between spikelet number and grain filling: the hierarchy of starch synthesis in spikelets of rice panicle in relation to hormone dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Panigrahi ◽  
Ekamber Kariali ◽  
Binay Bhusan Panda ◽  
Tanguy Lafarge ◽  
Pravat Kumar Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Starch Biosynthesis ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Spikelet Number ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Inferior Spikelets ◽  
Endosperm Starch

The advent of dwarf statured rice varieties enabled a major breakthrough in yield and production, but raising the ceiling of genetically determined yield potential even further has been the breeding priority. Grain filling is asynchronous in the rice panicle; the inferior spikelets particularly on secondary branches of the basal part do not produce grains of a quality suitable for human consumption. Of the various strategies being considered, the control of ethylene production at anthesis has been a valuable route to potentially enhance genetic yield level of rice. The physiology underlying spikelet development has revealed spikelet position-specific ethylene levels determine the extent of grain filling, with higher levels resulting in ill-developed spikelet embodying poor endosperm starch content. To break the yield barrier, breeders have increased spikelet number per panicle in new large-panicle rice plants. However, the advantage of panicles with numerous spikelets has not resulted in enhanced yield because of poor filling of inferior spikelets. High spikelet number stimulates ethylene production and downgrading of starch synthesis, suggesting a trade-off between spikelet number and grain filling. High ethylene production in inferior spikelets suppresses expression of genes encoding endosperm starch synthesising enzymes. Hence, ethylene could be a retrograde signal that dictates the transcriptome dynamics for the cross talk between spikelet number and grain filling in the rice panicle, so attenuation of its activity may provide a solution to the problem of poor grain filling in large-panicle rice. This physiological linkage that reduces starch biosynthesis of inferior kernels is not genetically constitutive and amenable for modification through chemical, biotechnological, surgical and allelic manipulations. Studies on plant genotypes with different panicle architecture have opened up possibilities of selectively improving starch biosynthesis of inferior spikelets and thereby increasing grain yield through a physiological route.

Metabolite-level carbon-flow analysis reveals that starch synthesis from hexose is a limiting factor in a high-yielding rice cultivar

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Okamura ◽  
Masami Yokota Hirai ◽  
Yuji Sawada ◽  
Mami Okamoto ◽  
Akira Oikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Rice Cultivar ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Metabolite Level ◽  
Sink Activity ◽  
Adp Glucose Pyrophosphorylase

Abstract Understanding the limiting factors of grain filling is essential for the further improvement of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain yields. The slower grain growth of Momiroman, a high-yielding rice cultivar, is not improved by increasing the carbon supply. Thus, a low sink activity, which is the metabolic activity of assimilate consumption/storage in sink organs, may be a limiting factor of grain filling. However, there is no metabolic evidence corroborating this hypothesis, partly because there is no consensus on how to define and quantify sink activity. In this study, we investigated the carbon flows, at a metabolite level, from photosynthesis in leaves to starch synthesis in grains of three high-yielding cultivars using a stable isotope of carbon, 13C. The large amount of newly fixed carbon assimilates in Momiroman was stored as hexose instead of being converted to starch. Additionally, the activity of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase and the expression of AGPS2b, encoding an ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase protein, in the superior grains of Momiroman were lower than in the other two rice cultivars. Thus, the slower starch synthesis from hexose, which is partly explained by the low expression level of AGPS2b, may be the primarily metabolic reason for the lower sink activity in Momiroman. (199/200 words)

scholarly journals Mapping dynamic QTL dissects the genetic architecture of grain size and grain filling rate at different grain-filling stages in barley

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Binbin Du ◽  
Qifei Wang ◽  
Genlou Sun ◽  
Xifeng Ren ◽  
Yun Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Qtl Mapping ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Filling Rate ◽  
Individual Gene ◽  
Conditional Qtl Mapping ◽  
Grain Filling Rate

AbstractGrain filling is an important growth process in formation of yield and quality for barley final yield determination. To explore the grain development behavior during grain filling period in barley, a high-density genetic map with 1962 markers deriving from a doubled haploid (DH) population of 122 lines was used to identify dynamic quantitative trait locus (QTL) for grain filling rate (GFR) and five grain size traits: grain area (GA), grain perimeter (GP), grain length (GL), grain width (GW) and grain diameter (GD). Unconditional QTL mapping is to detect the cumulative effect of genetic factors on a phenotype from development to a certain stage. Conditional QTL mapping is to detect a net effect of genetic factors on the phenotype at adjacent time intervals. Using unconditional, conditional and covariate QTL mapping methods, we successfully detected 34 major consensus QTLs. Moreover, certain candidate genes related to grain size, plant height, yield, and starch synthesis were identified in six QTL clusters, and individual gene was specifically expressed in different grain filling stages. These findings provide useful information for understanding the genetic basis of the grain filling dynamic process and will be useful for molecular marker-assisted selection in barley breeding.

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