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Mapping the molecular signature of ABA-regulated gene expression in germinating barley embryos

Type
Journal article
Language
English
Date issued
2025
Author
Sybilska, Ewa
Haddadi, Bahareh Sadat
Mur, Luis A. J.
Beckmann, Manfred
Hryhorowicz, Szymon
Suszyńska-Zajczyk, Joanna 
Knaur, Monika
Pławski, Andrzej
Daszkowska-Golec, Agata
Faculty
Wydział Rolnictwa, Ogrodnictwa i Biotechnologii
Journal
BMC Plant Biology
ISSN
1471-2229
DOI
10.1186/s12870-025-06654-z
Web address
https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12870-025-06654-z
Volume
26
Pages from-to
art. 619
Abstract (EN)
Background
Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates key plant processes, including seed germination, dormancy, and abiotic stress responses. While its physiological role in germination is well-documented, the molecular mechanisms are still poorly understood. To address this, we analyzed transcriptomic and metabolomic changes in ABA-treated germinating barley (Hordeum vulgare) embryos. To map ABA-responsive gene expression across embryonic tissues, we employed the Visium Spatial Transcriptomics (10× Genomics). This approach, which remains technically challenging to be applied in plant tissues, enabled the precise localization of gene expression across six embryo regions, offering insights into tissue-specific expression patterns that cannot be resolved by traditional RNA-seq.
Results
Transcriptomic analysis indicated that ABA acts primarily as a germination repressor. Gene ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses linked ABA-inhibited genes to energy metabolism, lignin biosynthesis, cell wall organization, and photosynthesis, while induced genes were associated with environmental adaptation and phytohormone signaling. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) correlated with metabolites involved in phytohormone pathways, including gibberellins, jasmonates, brassinosteroids, salicylic acid, auxins, and ABA metabolism. Comparisons with developing seed transcriptomes suggested an ABA-associated gene expression signature in embryos. Spatial transcriptomics technique made possible the precise identification of ABA-induced transcriptional changes within distinct embryonic tissues.
Conclusions
Integrating transcriptomics, metabolomics and spatial transcriptomics defined the molecular signature of ABA-induced modulation of phytohormonal crosstalk, energy metabolism, and tissue-specific gene activity in germinating seeds. The successful use of spatial transcriptomics adds a novel layer of resolution for understanding tissue-specific ABA responses during barley seed germination. These findings offer new insights into the ABA role in seed germination and potential strategies for enhancing crop resilience.
Keywords (EN)
  • ABA

  • barley

  • embryo

  • metabolomics

  • seed germination

  • spatial transcriptomics

  • transcriptomics

License
cc-bycc-by CC-BY - Attribution
Open access date
May 10, 2025
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