Anthocyanins Are Key Regulators of Drought Stress Tolerance in Tobacco

Overview

Journal Biology (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2021 Feb 13

PMID 33578910

Citations 40

Authors

Valerio Cirillo

Vincenzo DAmelia

Marco Esposito

Chiara Amitrano

Petronia Carillo

Domenico Carputo

Albino Maggio

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Abstract

Abiotic stresses will be one of the major challenges for worldwide food supply in the near future. Therefore, it is important to understand the physiological mechanisms that mediate plant responses to abiotic stresses. When subjected to UV, salinity or drought stress, plants accumulate specialized metabolites that are often correlated with their ability to cope with the stress. Among them, anthocyanins are the most studied intermediates of the phenylpropanoid pathway. However, their role in plant response to abiotic stresses is still under discussion. To better understand the effects of anthocyanins on plant physiology and morphogenesis, and their implications on drought stress tolerance, we used transgenic tobacco plants (AN1), which over-accumulated anthocyanins in all tissues. AN1 plants showed an altered phenotype in terms of leaf gas exchanges, leaf morphology, anatomy and metabolic profile, which conferred them with a higher drought tolerance compared to the wild-type plants. These results provide important insights for understanding the functional reason for anthocyanin accumulation in plants under stress.

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