文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Zhang, Min ¹ ; Li, Bang ¹ ; Wan, Zuliang ¹ ; Chen, Xiaofei ² ; Liu, Chang ¹ ; Liu, Chunjuan ¹ ; Zhou, Yufei ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shenyang Agr Univ, Coll Agron, Shenyang 110866, Peoples R China

2.Anhui Acad Agr Sci, Crop Res Inst, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China

关键词： aged sorghum seeds; germination; spermidine; starch; sugar metabolism

期刊名称：PLANTS-BASEL （ 影响因子：4.658； 五年影响因子：4.827 ）

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年卷期： 2022 年 11 卷 21 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Starch, a substance stored in seeds, is the main source of energy for germination in sorghum seeds. However, as the seeds age, the catabolism of seed starch is affected, thereby seriously damaging germination ability. In this study, we aimed to understand how exogenous spermidine promoted germination in aged sorghum seed. Our phenotypic analysis indicated that exogenous spermidine not only significantly improved the germination rate, germination potential, germination index, and vigor index of aged seeds, but also increased the root and shoot length after germination. Further, physiological analysis showed that exogenous spermidine increased the content of soluble sugar by upregulating the activity of amylase and sucrose invertase. Exogenous spermidine also improved the activities of key enzymes in glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and the pentose phosphate pathway of aged sorghum seeds. Interestingly, exogenous spermidine protected the mitochondrial structure of aged seeds, which was consistent with the increase in the respiration rate and ATP content during seed germination. Moreover, qRT-PCR analysis revealed that exogenous spermidine induced the expression of key genes related to starch and sugar metabolism in aged sorghum seeds. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that exogenous spermidine promoted aged sorghum seed germination by regulating starch and sugar metabolism.