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Fortier-McGill BE, Dutta Majumdar R, Lam L, Soong R, Liaghati-Mobarhan Y, Sutrisno A, de Visser R, Simpson MJ, Wheeler HL, Campbell M, Gorissen A, Simpson AJ. Comprehensive Multiphase (CMP) NMR Monitoring of the Structural Changes and Molecular Flux Within a Growing Seed. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:6779-6788. [PMID: 28727919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A relatively recent technique termed comprehensive multiphase (CMP) NMR spectroscopy was used to investigate the growth and associated metabolomic changes of 13C-labeled wheat seeds and germinated seedlings. CMP-NMR enables the study of all phases in intact samples (i.e., liquid, gel-like, semisolid, and solid), by combining all required electronics into a single NMR probe, and can be used for investigating biological processes such as seed germination. All components, from the most liquid-like (i.e., dissolved metabolites) to the most rigid or solid-like (seed coat) were monitored in situ over 4 days. A wide range of metabolites were identified, and after 96 h of germination, the number of metabolites in the mobile phase more than doubled in comparison to 0 h (dry seed). This work represents the first application of CMP-NMR to follow biological processes in plants.
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- Blythe E Fortier-McGill
- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
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- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
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- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3H6
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- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3H6
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- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3H6
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- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3H6
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- IsoLife BV , Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3H6
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Cell Systems and Biology, University of Toronto , 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3B2
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Cell Systems and Biology, University of Toronto , 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3B2
- Molecular and Cell Biology, Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph , Guelph, Ontario Canada , N1G 2W1
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- IsoLife BV , Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physical and Environment Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough , 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M1C 1A4
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada , M5S 3H6
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Early detection of germinated wheat grains using terahertz image and chemometrics. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21299. [PMID: 26892180 PMCID: PMC4759576 DOI: 10.1038/srep21299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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In this paper, we propose a feasible tool that uses a terahertz (THz) imaging system for identifying wheat grains at different stages of germination. The THz spectra of the main changed components of wheat grains, maltose and starch, which were obtained by THz time spectroscopy, were distinctly different. Used for original data compression and feature extraction, principal component analysis (PCA) revealed the changes that occurred in the inner chemical structure during germination. Two thresholds, one indicating the start of the release of α-amylase and the second when it reaches the steady state, were obtained through the first five score images. Thus, the first five PCs were input for the partial least-squares regression (PLSR), least-squares support vector machine (LS-SVM), and back-propagation neural network (BPNN) models, which were used to classify seven different germination times between 0 and 48 h, with a prediction accuracy of 92.85%, 93.57%, and 90.71%, respectively. The experimental results indicated that the combination of THz imaging technology and chemometrics could be a new effective way to discriminate wheat grains at the early germination stage of approximately 6 h.
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Krishnan P, Singh R, Verma APS, Joshi DK, Singh S. Changes in seed water status as characterized by NMR in developing soybean seed grown under moisture stress conditions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 444:485-90. [PMID: 24472549 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Changes in water status of developing seeds of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill.) grown under different moisture stress conditions were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)- spin-spin relaxation time (T2). A comparison of the seed development characteristics, composition and physical properties indicated that, characteristics like seed weight, seed number/ear, rate of seed filling increased with development stages but decreased with moisture stress conditions. The NMR- spin-spin relaxation (T2) component like bound water increased with seed maturation (40-50%) but decreased with moisture stress conditions (30-40%). The changes in seed water status to increasing levels of moisture stress and seed maturity indicates that moisture stress resulted in more proportion of water to bound state and intermediate state and less proportion of water in free-state. These changes are further corroborated by significant changes in protein and starch contents in seeds under high moisture stress treatments. Thus seed water status during its development is not only affected by development processes but also by moisture stress conditions. This study strongly indicated a clear moisture stress and development stage dependence of seed tissue water status in developing soybean seeds.
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- P Krishnan
- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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Krishnan P, Chopra UK, Verma APS, Joshi DK, Chand I. Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation characterisation of water status of developing grains of maize (Zea mays L.) grown at different nitrogen levels. J Biosci Bioeng 2013; 117:512-8. [PMID: 24239026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Changes in water status of developing grains of maize (Zea mays L.) grown under different nitrogen levels were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. There were distinct changes in water status of grains due to the application of different levels of nitrogen (0, 120 and 180 kg N ha(-1)). A comparison of the grain developmental characteristics, composition and physical properties indicated that, not only the developmental characteristics like grain weight, grain number/ear, and rate of grain filling increased, but also bound water characterized by the T2 component of NMR relaxation increased with nitrogen application (50-70%) and developmental stages leading to maturation (10-60%). The consistency in the patterns of responses to free water and intermediate water to increasing levels of nitrogen application and grain maturity suggested that nitrogen application resulted in more proportion of water to both bound- and intermediate states and less in free state. These changes are further corroborated by the concomitant increases in protein and starch contents in grains from higher nitrogen treatments as macromolecules like protein and starch retain more amount of water in the bound state. The results of the changes in T2 showed that water status during grain development was not only affected by developmental processes but also by nitrogen supply to plants. This study strongly indicated a clear nutrient and developmental stage dependence of grain tissue water status in maize.
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- Prameela Krishnan
- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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Fast Seefeldt H, van den Berg F, Köckenberger W, Engelsen SB, Wollenweber B. Water mobility in the endosperm of high beta-glucan barley mutants as studied by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25:425-32. [PMID: 17371735 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2006] [Accepted: 09/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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(1)H NMR imaging (MRI) was used as a noninvasive technique to study water distribution and mobility in hydrated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seeds of accessions with varying content of beta glucan (BG), a highly hygroscopic cell wall component. High contents of BG in barley are unfavorable in malting where it leads to clotting of filters and hazing of beer as well as in animal feed where it hinders the rapid uptake of energy. However, a high content of BG has a positive nutritional effect, as it lowers the cholesterol and the glycaemic index. It was studied whether water distribution and mobility were related to content and location of BG. Water mobility was investigated by following the rate and mode of desiccation in hydrated single seeds. In order to determine the different water components, a multispin echo experiment was set up to reveal the T(2) transverse relaxation rates of water within the seeds. A principal component analysis (PCA) discriminated control seeds from the high-BG mutant seeds. MRI proved efficient in tracing the differences in water-holding capacity of contrasting barley seeds. All accessions showed nonuniform distribution of water at full hydration as well as during desiccation. The embryo retained water even after 36 h of drying, whereas the endosperm showed low and heterogeneous mobility of the water after drying. The relaxation time constants indicated that the BG mutants had regions of much higher water mobility around the ventral crease compared to the control. It is concluded that MRI can be applied to investigate temporal and spatial differences in the location of specific chemical compounds in single seeds.
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- Helene Fast Seefeldt
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Flakkebjerg, DK-4200 Slagelse, Denmark.
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Vander Willigen C, Postaire O, Tournaire-Roux C, Boursiac Y, Maurel C. Expression and inhibition of aquaporins in germinating Arabidopsis seeds. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 47:1241-50. [PMID: 16926168 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcj094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Extensive and kinetically well-defined water exchanges occur during germination of seeds. A putative role for aquaporins in this process was investigated in Arabidopsis. Macro-arrays carrying aquaporin gene-specific tags and antibodies raised against aquaporin subclasses revealed two distinct aquaporin expression programs between dry seeds and young seedlings. High expression levels of a restricted number of tonoplast intrinsic protein (TIP) isoforms (TIP3;1 and/or TIP3;2, and TIP5;1) together with a low expression of all 13 plasma membrane aquaporin (PIP) isoforms was observed in dry and germinating materials. In contrast, prevalent expression of aquaporins of the TIP1, TIP2 and PIP subgroups was induced during seedling establishment. Mercury (5 microM HgCl(2)), a general blocker of aquaporins in various organisms, reduced the speed of seed germination and induced a true delay in maternal seed coat (testa) rupture and radicle emergence, by 8-9 and 25-30 h, respectively. Most importantly, mercury did not alter seed lot homogeneity nor the seed germination developmental sequence, and its effects were largely reversed by addition of 2 mM dithiothreitol, suggesting that these effects were primarily due to oxidation of cell components, possibly aquaporins, without irreversible alteration of cell integrity. Measurements of water uptake in control and mercury-treated seeds suggested that aquaporin functions are not involved in early seed imbibition (phase I) but would rather be associated with a delayed initiation of phase III, i.e. water uptake accompanying expansion and growth of the embryo. A possible role for aquaporins in germinating seeds and more generally in plant tissue growth is discussed.
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- Clare Vander Willigen
- Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Agro-M/CNRS/INRA/UM2 UMR 5004, Place Viala, F-34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France
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Manz B, Müller K, Kucera B, Volke F, Leubner-Metzger G. Water uptake and distribution in germinating tobacco seeds investigated in vivo by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 138:1538-51. [PMID: 15980194 PMCID: PMC1176424 DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.061663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2005] [Revised: 04/14/2005] [Accepted: 04/20/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The regulation of water uptake of germinating tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) seeds was studied spatially and temporally by in vivo (1)H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) microimaging and (1)H-magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. These nondestructive state-of-the-art methods showed that water distribution in the water uptake phases II and III is inhomogeneous. The micropylar seed end is the major entry point of water. The micropylar endosperm and the radicle show the highest hydration. Germination of tobacco follows a distinct pattern of events: rupture of the testa is followed by rupture of the endosperm. Abscisic acid (ABA) specifically inhibits endosperm rupture and phase III water uptake, but does not alter the spatial and temporal pattern of phase I and II water uptake. Testa rupture was associated with an increase in water uptake due to initial embryo elongation, which was not inhibited by ABA. Overexpression of beta-1,3-glucanase in the seed-covering layers of transgenic tobacco seeds did not alter the moisture sorption isotherms or the spatial pattern of water uptake during imbibition, but partially reverted the ABA inhibition of phase III water uptake and of endosperm rupture. In vivo (13)C-magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy showed that seed oil mobilization is not inhibited by ABA. ABA therefore does not inhibit germination by preventing oil mobilization or by decreasing the water-holding capacity of the micropylar endosperm and the radicle. Our results support the proposal that different seed tissues and organs hydrate at different extents and that the micropylar endosperm region of tobacco acts as a water reservoir for the embryo.
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- Bertram Manz
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik, Arbeitsgruppe Magnetische Resonanz, D-66386 St. Ingbert, Germany
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