生物技术通报 ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 255-270.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2024-0618

• 研究报告 • 上一篇    

丁香罗勒(Ocimum gratissimum)叶片响应镉胁迫的比较转录组学分析

王斌(), 王玉昆, 肖艳辉()   

  1. 韶关学院生物与农业学院 广东省粤北食药资源利用与保护重点实验室 粤北特色果蔬工程技术研究中心,韶关 512005
  • 收稿日期:2024-07-01 出版日期:2025-03-26 发布日期:2025-03-20
  • 通讯作者: 肖艳辉,女,教授,研究方向 :芳香植物栽培生理与利用;E-mail: xiaoyanhui-7394@163.com
  • 作者简介:王斌,男,博士,副教授,研究方向 :园艺植物逆境生物学;E-mail: b_wang@sgu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    广东省基础与应用基础研究基金(2024A1515010312);广东省教育厅重点科研平台和项目(2024GCZX006)

Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Clove Basil (Ocimum gratissimum) Leaves in Response to Cadmium Stress

WANG Bin(), WANG Yu-kun, XIAO Yan-hui()   

  1. College of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Special Fruit and Vegetables in Northern Region, Shaoguan 512005
  • Received:2024-07-01 Published:2025-03-26 Online:2025-03-20

摘要:

目的 丁香罗勒(Ocimum gratissimum)同时具有修复和安全利用镉(cadmium, Cd)污染土壤的潜力,解析丁香罗勒响应Cd胁迫的分子机制,鉴定与Cd耐受性密切相关的调控因子,为耐受Cd胁迫的丁香罗勒种质资源创新提供候选基因资源。 方法 采用比较转录组学的方法,分析Cd处理(35 μmol/L)72 h期间丁香罗勒叶片的转录组学变化。 结果 Cd胁迫显著抑制丁香罗勒生长,叶片、茎和根中均积累了很高含量的Cd,根中的Cd含量最高。Cd胁迫还显著影响精油组分和含量,Cd处理诱导肉桂酸甲酯的合成积累。转录组分析结果显示,在24 h的比较组中,差异表达基因(differentially expressed genes, DEGs)富集在核糖体、植物-病原相互作用和MAPK信号通路等途径中。在72 h的比较组中,DEGs富集在光合作用、光合作用-天线蛋白和卟啉与叶绿素代谢途径中。浅青色1模块内的基因与Cd胁迫表型显著相关,模块内的基因主要富集在植物激素信号转导、植物-病原相互作用和MAPK信号通路途径中。Cd胁迫上调表达的DEGs也显著富集在这3个途径,表明激活这3个途径是丁香罗勒叶片应答Cd胁迫的主要机制。Cd胁迫处理诱导13个转录因子基因表达上调,其中5个是bHLH家族基因,表明bHLH转录因子在丁香罗勒Cd胁迫耐受性调控中具有重要作用。 结论 丁香罗勒应答Cd胁迫的分子机制与其他植物有很大相似之处,bHLH转录因子可能是调控丁香罗勒Cd耐受性的关键转录因子。

关键词: 丁香罗勒, 镉胁迫, RNA-Seq, 光合作用, bHLH转录因子

Abstract:

Objective Clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum) has the potential for both remediation and safe utilization of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soil. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of clove basil in response to Cd stress and identifying key regulatory factors closely associated with Cd tolerance may provide candidate gene resources for the innovation of germplasm resources of clove basil tolerant to Cd stress. Method This study employed comparative transcriptome to analyze the transcriptomic changes in clove basil leaves during 72 h of Cd treatment (35 μmol/L). Result Cd stress significantly inhibited the growth of clove basil. The leaves, stems, and roots of clove basil accumulated high levels of Cd, with the highest content in the roots. Additionally, Cd stress significantly affected the composition and content of essential oils, inducing the biosynthesis and accumulation of methyl ester cinnamic acid in the leaves. The transcriptome analysis results showed that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were significantly enriched in pathways such as ribosome, plant-pathogen interaction, and the MAPK signaling pathway in the 24 h comparative group. Whereas DEGs were significantly enriched in pathways including photosynthesis, photosynthesis-antenna proteins, and porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism in the 72 h comparative group. Genes within the light cyan1 module were significantly correlated with the Cd stress phenotype. These genes were primarily enriched in defense pathways such as plant hormone signal transduction, plant-pathogen interaction, and the MAPK signaling pathway. Furthermore, the upregulated DEGs in response to Cd stress were also significantly enriched in these three pathways, suggesting that the activation of these pathways was the main mechanism by which clove basil leaves responded to Cd stress. Cd stress treatment induced the expressions of 13 transcription factor genes, in which 5 genes from the bHLH family, suggesting crucial roles for bHLH transcription factors in regulating Cd stress tolerance in clove basil. Conclusion The molecular mechanisms by which clove basil responds to Cd stress closely resemble those of other plant species, and the bHLH transcription factor appears to act as key regulators of Cd tolerance in clove basil.

Key words: clove basil, cadmium stress, RNA-Seq, photosynthesis, bHLH transcription factor