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标题：Pectin methylesterase gene AtPMEPCRA contributes to physiological adaptation to simulated and spaceflight microgravity in Arabidopsis
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作者：Peipei Xu ; Haiying Chen ; Jinbo Hu 等
期刊名称：iScience
印刷版ISSN：2589-0042
出版年度：2022
卷号：25
期号：5
页码：1-20
DOI：10.1016/j.isci.2022.104331
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：SummaryPectin is biosynthesized in a highly methylated form and is partially de-methylated by pectin methylesterase (PME) activity. Plant PMEs play a critical role in cell wall remodeling in many physiological processes. Here, we studied Arabidopsis seedlings, which had been exposed to simulated or actual microgravity. Simulated microgravity inhibited total PME activity in Arabidopsis seedlings. We identified thatAtPMEPCRAexpression played a major role in the microgravity-induced inhibition of PME activity.atpmepcramutants did not exhibit the enlarged leaf area of Arabidopsis seedlings observed under spaceflight microgravity. The downregulation ofAtPMEPCRAexpression in response to microgravity was due, in part, to changes in methylation patterns. The sexual offspring of the plants grown during spaceflight retained the methylation changes atAtPMEPCRAlocus for one generation and thus contribute to the physiological adaptation to microgravity among F1offspring seed generation. We conclude thatAtPMEPCRAcontributes to the spaceflight-induced transgenerational responses in Arabidopsis.Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedHighlights•Simulated microgravity inhibited total PME activity in Arabidopsis seedlings•AtPMEPCRAplayed a major role in the microgravity-induced inhibition of PME activity•atpmepcramutants did not exhibit the enlarged seedlings leaf area observed under microgravity•AtPMEPCRA regulates the spaceflight-induced transgenerational responses in ArabidopsisBiological sciences; Plant biology; Plant physiology; Space sciences