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ArticleAnnals of botany2025

Enhanced lignin and cellulose metabolism promote cell wall synthesis and growth of wild soybean HRA under alkali stress.

Yunan Hu, Yongjun Hu, Shujuan Gao, Zhihui Luan, Tao Zhang, Jixun Guo, Lianxuan Shi

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Yunan HuInstitute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China.
Yongjun HuSchool of Life Sciences, ChangChun Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Shujuan GaoInstitute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China.
Zhihui LuanSchool of Life Sciences, ChangChun Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Tao ZhangInstitute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1229-9121
Jixun GuoInstitute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China.
Lianxuan ShiInstitute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 32072012Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province 20200201134JCNatural Science Foundation of Jilin Province 20220508057RC
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aimsSoil salinization adversely threatens plant survival and food production globally. The mobilization of storage reserves in cotyledons and establishment of the hypocotyl/root axis (HRA) structure and function are crucial to the growth of dicotyledonous plants during the post-germination growth period. Here we report the adaptive mechanisms of wild and cultivated soybeans in response to alkali stress in soil during the post-germination growth period.

methodsDifferences in physiological parameters, microstructure, and the types, amounts and metabolic pathways of small-molecule metabolites and gene expression were compared and multi-omics integration analysis was performed between wild and cultivated soybean under sufficient and artificially simulated alkali stress during the post-germination growth period in this study. KEY

resultsStructural analysis showed that the cell wall thickness of wild soybean under alkali stress increased, whereas cultivated soybeans were severely damaged. A comprehensive analysis of small-molecule metabolites and gene expression revealed that protein breakdown in wild soybean cotyledons under alkali stress was enhanced, and transport of amino acids and sucrose increased. Additionally, lignin and cellulose syntheses in wild soybean HRA under alkali stress were enhanced.

conclusionsOverall, protein decomposition and transport of amino acids and sucrose increased in wild soybean cotyledons under alkali stress, which in turn promoted HRA growth. Similarly, alkali stress enhanced lignin and cellulose synthesis in the wild soybean HRA, which subsequently enhanced cell wall synthesis, thereby maintaining the stability and functionality of the HRA under alkali stress. This study presents important practical implications for the utilization of wild plant resources and sustainable development of agriculture.

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AlkaliesCelluloseCell WallGlycine maxLigninCotyledonGene Expression Regulation, PlantHypocotylPlant RootsStress, PhysiologicalAlkaliesCelluloseLigninAlkali stresscell wallcotyledonhypocotyl/root axisligninwild soybean

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