The Eucalyptus grandis chloroplast proteome: Seasonal variations in leaf development

PLoS One. 2022 Sep 1;17(9):e0265134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265134. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Chloroplast metabolism is very sensitive to environmental fluctuations and is intimately related to plant leaf development. Characterization of the chloroplast proteome dynamics can contribute to a better understanding on plant adaptation to different climate scenarios and leaf development processes. Herein, we carried out a discovery-driven analysis of the Eucalyptus grandis chloroplast proteome during leaf maturation and throughout different seasons of the year. The chloroplast proteome from young leaves differed the most from all assessed samples. Most upregulated proteins identified in mature and young leaves were those related to catabolic-redox signaling and biogenesis processes, respectively. Seasonal dynamics revealed unique proteome features in the fall and spring periods. The most abundant chloroplast protein in humid (wet) seasons (spring and summer) was a small subunit of RuBisCO, while in the dry periods (fall and winter) the proteins that showed the most pronounced accumulation were associated with photo-oxidative damage, Calvin cycle, shikimate pathway, and detoxification. Our investigation of the chloroplast proteome dynamics during leaf development revealed significant alterations in relation to the maturation event. Our findings also suggest that transition seasons induced the most pronounced chloroplast proteome changes over the year. This study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding on the subcellular mechanisms that lead to plant leaf adaptation and ultimately gives more insights into Eucalyptus grandis phenology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chloroplasts / metabolism
  • Eucalyptus*
  • Plant Leaves / metabolism
  • Proteome / metabolism
  • Seasons

Substances

  • Proteome

Grants and funding

This work had financial support from São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP (grant number 2018/15035-8). ACB also received a scholarship from the same foundation (scholarship number 2019/12580-8). TSB received a scholarship from CNPq (304479/2020-9). Research funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript and authors.