Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2024, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (4): 574-584.DOI: 10.11983/CBB24039

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Response Mechanism of Rice Mutant pe-1 to Low Light Stress

Jiahui Huang, Huimin Yang, Xinyu Chen, Chaoyu Zhu, Yanan Jiang, Chengxiang Hu, Jinjin Lian, Tao Lu, Mei Lu, Weilin Zhang*(), Yuchun Rao*()   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
  • Received:2024-03-11 Accepted:2024-05-07 Online:2024-07-10 Published:2024-07-10
  • Contact: *E-mail: wlzhangwhu@163.com; ryc@zjnu.cn

Abstract: This study utilized the γ-ray-induced early-maturation, fresh-green mutant line pe-1 from indica rice as an experimental material. At the trilobal stage and the tillering stage, we observed differences in morphological characteristics between pe-1 and wild type. In addition, we measured the activity of antioxidant-related enzymes and their regulatory genes expression, chlorophyll content and chloroplast synthesis and degradation-related gene expression, and photomorphogenesis-related gene expression to detect the differences in the low light response between the pe-1 and wild type. The results showed that pe-1 exhibited less leaf yellowing, taller stature, and larger leaf area compared to wild type post-stress. The changes in chlorophyll content differed between leaves at the trilobal stage and the tillering stage. Additionally, pe-1 resulted in increased chlorophyll content and elevated levels of the stress-responsive enzymes catalase and peroxidase, as well as increased expression of related genes. This indicates enhanced reactive oxygen species sca- venging and stronger adaptability to adverse conditions under low light conditions. Moreover, pe-1 exhibited increased expression levels of genes associated with photomorphogenesis, indicating superior light perception ability under low light intensities. In summary, the pe-1 mutant shows immense potential for survival under low light stress, contributing to the breeding rice with low light tolerance.

Key words: rice, pe-1, low light stress, photomorphogenesis, chlorophyll, chloroplast synthesis and degradation