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Hyperoside promotes pollen tube growth by regulating the depolymerization effect of actin-depolymerizing factor 1 on
Biying Dong1, Qing Yang1, Zhihua Song1
1Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100000, China.
Horticulture Research
|July 1, 2021
Summary
Flavonoids like hyperoside enhance plant reproduction by promoting pollen germination and pollen tube growth. This study reveals hyperoside regulates actin-depolymerizing factor 1 (AeADF1), crucial for okra
Area of Science:
- Plant reproductive biology
- Molecular plant science
- Biochemistry
Background:
- Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are critical for fertilization and crop yield.
- Flavonoids are implicated in reproductive processes, but their specific mechanisms are poorly understood.
- Hyperoside, a flavonoid, previously showed potential to extend flowering in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus).
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of hyperoside in regulating pollen germination and pollen tube growth.
- To elucidate the molecular mechanism involving actin-depolymerizing factors (ADFs).
Main Methods:
- In vitro assays for pollen germination and pollen tube elongation.
- Use of Nicotiana benthamiana cells to study microfilament dynamics.
- Identification and characterization of okra ADF genes (AeADF).
- Oligonucleotide transfection to reduce AeADF1 expression in pollen tubes.
Main Results:
- Hyperoside significantly prolonged the effective pollination period in okra (2-3 fold) and enhanced pollen tube growth.
- Hyperoside accelerated intercellular microfilament depolymerization in plant cells.
- AeADF1 was identified as highly expressed in pollen tubes under hyperoside treatment.
- Hyperoside promoted AeADF1-mediated microfilament breakdown in vitro.
- Reduced AeADF1 expression partially inhibited hyperoside's positive effects on pollen germination and tube growth.
Conclusions:
- Hyperoside enhances plant reproductive success by modulating actin dynamics via AeADF1.
- This study provides novel insights into the function of flavonoids in plant reproductive development.
- Targeting ADFs presents a new strategy for improving crop fertilization and yield.
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