Comparative physiology and transcriptome analysis reveals that chloroplast development influences silver-white leaf color formation in Hydrangea macrophylla var. maculata

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Title: Comparative physiology and transcriptome analysis reveals that chloroplast development influences silver-white leaf color formation in Hydrangea macrophylla var. maculata
Authors: Xiangyu Qi, Shuangshuang Chen, Huadi Wang, Jing Feng, Huijie Chen, Ziyi Qin, Yanming Deng
Source: BMC Plant Biology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Botany
Subject Terms: Hydrangea macrophylla, Leaf color, Chlorophyll, Transcriptome, Chloroplast development, Botany, QK1-989
More Details: Abstract Background Hydrangea macrophylla var. Maculata ‘Yinbianxiuqiu’ (YB) is an excellent plant species with beautiful flowers and leaves with silvery white edges. However, there are few reports on its leaf color characteristics and color formation mechanism. Results The present study compared the phenotypic, physiological and transcriptomic differences between YB and a full-green leaf mutant (YM) obtained from YB. The results showed that YB and YM had similar genetic backgrounds, but photosynthesis was reduced in YB. The contents of pigments were significantly decreased at the edges of YB leaves compared to YM leaves. The ultrastructure of chloroplasts in the YB leaves was irregular. Transcriptome profiling identified 7,023 differentially expressed genes between YB and YM. The expression levels of genes involved in photosynthesis, chloroplast development and division were different between YB and YM. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that the expression trends were generally consistent with the transcriptome data. Conclusions Taken together, the formation of the silvery white leaf color of H. macrophylla var. maculata was primarily due to the abnormal development of chloroplasts. This study facilitates the molecular function analysis of key genes involved in chloroplast development and provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms involved in leaf coloration in H. macrophylla.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1471-2229
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2229
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03727-1
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/8b6fd665271c4724b9cbf9ee31f9b721
Accession Number: edsdoj.8b6fd665271c4724b9cbf9ee31f9b721
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ISSN:14712229
DOI:10.1186/s12870-022-03727-1
Published in:BMC Plant Biology
Language:English