Comprehensive untargeted and targeted analysis of root exudate composition has advanced our understanding of rhizosphere processes.However,little is known about exudate spatial distribution and regulation.We studied t...Comprehensive untargeted and targeted analysis of root exudate composition has advanced our understanding of rhizosphere processes.However,little is known about exudate spatial distribution and regulation.We studied the specific metabolite signatures of asparagus root exudates,root outer(epidermis and exodermis),and root inner tissues(cortex and vasculature).The greatest differences were found between exudates and root tissues.In total,263 non-redundant metabolites were identified as significantly differentially abundant between the three root fractions,with the majority being enriched in the root exudate and/or outer tissue and annotated as‘lipids and lipid-like molecules’or‘phenylpropanoids and polyketides’.Spatial distribution was verified for three selected compounds using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging.Tissue-specific proteome analysis related root tissue-specific metabolite distributions and rhizodeposition with underlying biosynthetic pathways and transport mechanisms.The proteomes of root outer and inner tissues were spatially very distinct,in agreement with the fundamental differences between their functions and structures.According to KEGG pathway analysis,the outer tissue proteome was characterized by a high abundance of proteins related to‘lipid metabolism’,‘biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites’and‘transport and catabolism’,reflecting its main functions of providing a hydrophobic barrier,secreting secondary metabolites,and mediating water and nutrient uptake.Proteins more abundant in the inner tissue related to‘transcription’,‘translation’and‘folding,sorting and degradation’,in accord with the high activity of cortical and vasculature cell layers in growth-and development-related processes.In summary,asparagus root fractions accumulate specific metabolites.This expands our knowledge of tissue-specific plant cell function.展开更多
基金the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research(FKZ:01EA1706).
文摘Comprehensive untargeted and targeted analysis of root exudate composition has advanced our understanding of rhizosphere processes.However,little is known about exudate spatial distribution and regulation.We studied the specific metabolite signatures of asparagus root exudates,root outer(epidermis and exodermis),and root inner tissues(cortex and vasculature).The greatest differences were found between exudates and root tissues.In total,263 non-redundant metabolites were identified as significantly differentially abundant between the three root fractions,with the majority being enriched in the root exudate and/or outer tissue and annotated as‘lipids and lipid-like molecules’or‘phenylpropanoids and polyketides’.Spatial distribution was verified for three selected compounds using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging.Tissue-specific proteome analysis related root tissue-specific metabolite distributions and rhizodeposition with underlying biosynthetic pathways and transport mechanisms.The proteomes of root outer and inner tissues were spatially very distinct,in agreement with the fundamental differences between their functions and structures.According to KEGG pathway analysis,the outer tissue proteome was characterized by a high abundance of proteins related to‘lipid metabolism’,‘biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites’and‘transport and catabolism’,reflecting its main functions of providing a hydrophobic barrier,secreting secondary metabolites,and mediating water and nutrient uptake.Proteins more abundant in the inner tissue related to‘transcription’,‘translation’and‘folding,sorting and degradation’,in accord with the high activity of cortical and vasculature cell layers in growth-and development-related processes.In summary,asparagus root fractions accumulate specific metabolites.This expands our knowledge of tissue-specific plant cell function.
