FAD2 and FAD7 desaturases are involved in cold acclimation of olive (Olea europaea) mesocarp. There is no research information available on cold acclimation of seeds during mesocarp cold acclimation or on differences in the cold response of the seed coat and embryo. How FAD2 and FAD7 affect seed coat and embryo cold responses is unknown. Osmotin positively affects cold acclimation in olive tree vegetative organs, but its role in the seeds requires investigation. OeFAD2.1, OeFAD2.2, OeFAD7 and Oeosmotin were investigated before and after mesocarp acclimation by transcriptomic, lipidomic and immunolabelling analyses, and cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) signalling, F-actin changes and seed development were investigated by epifluorescence/histological analyses. Transient [Ca2+]cyt rises and F-actin disassembly were found in cold-shocked protoplasts from the seed coat, but not from the embryo. The thickness of the outer endosperm cuticle increased during drupe exposure to lowering of temperature, whereas the embryo protoderm always lacked cuticle. OeFAD2 transcription increased in both the embryo and seed coat in the cold-acclimated drupe, but linoleic acid (i.e. the product of FAD2 activity) increased solely in the seed coat. Osmotin was immunodetected in the seed coat and endosperm of the cold-acclimated drupe, and not in the embryo. The results show cold responsiveness in the seed coat and cold tolerance in the embryo. We propose a role for the seed coat in maintaining embryo cold tolerance by increasing endosperm cutinization through FAD2 and osmotin activities.

Cold perception and gene expression differ in Olea europaea seed coat and embryo during drupe cold acclimation / D'Angeli, Simone; Falasca, Giuseppina; Matteucci, Maja; Altamura, Maria Maddalena. - In: NEW PHYTOLOGIST. - ISSN 0028-646X. - ELETTRONICO. - 197:1(2013), pp. 123-138. [10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04372.x]

Cold perception and gene expression differ in Olea europaea seed coat and embryo during drupe cold acclimation

D'ANGELI, Simone;FALASCA, Giuseppina;MATTEUCCI, MAJA;ALTAMURA, Maria Maddalena
2013

Abstract

FAD2 and FAD7 desaturases are involved in cold acclimation of olive (Olea europaea) mesocarp. There is no research information available on cold acclimation of seeds during mesocarp cold acclimation or on differences in the cold response of the seed coat and embryo. How FAD2 and FAD7 affect seed coat and embryo cold responses is unknown. Osmotin positively affects cold acclimation in olive tree vegetative organs, but its role in the seeds requires investigation. OeFAD2.1, OeFAD2.2, OeFAD7 and Oeosmotin were investigated before and after mesocarp acclimation by transcriptomic, lipidomic and immunolabelling analyses, and cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) signalling, F-actin changes and seed development were investigated by epifluorescence/histological analyses. Transient [Ca2+]cyt rises and F-actin disassembly were found in cold-shocked protoplasts from the seed coat, but not from the embryo. The thickness of the outer endosperm cuticle increased during drupe exposure to lowering of temperature, whereas the embryo protoderm always lacked cuticle. OeFAD2 transcription increased in both the embryo and seed coat in the cold-acclimated drupe, but linoleic acid (i.e. the product of FAD2 activity) increased solely in the seed coat. Osmotin was immunodetected in the seed coat and endosperm of the cold-acclimated drupe, and not in the embryo. The results show cold responsiveness in the seed coat and cold tolerance in the embryo. We propose a role for the seed coat in maintaining embryo cold tolerance by increasing endosperm cutinization through FAD2 and osmotin activities.
2013
osmotin; cutin; fad2 desaturase; olea europaea; embryo; seed-coat; cold response; seed coat
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Cold perception and gene expression differ in Olea europaea seed coat and embryo during drupe cold acclimation / D'Angeli, Simone; Falasca, Giuseppina; Matteucci, Maja; Altamura, Maria Maddalena. - In: NEW PHYTOLOGIST. - ISSN 0028-646X. - ELETTRONICO. - 197:1(2013), pp. 123-138. [10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04372.x]
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