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SYP72 interacts with the mechanosensitive channel MSL8 to protect pollen from hypoosmotic shock during hydration

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  • Xuemei Zhou

    (Wuhan University
    South-Central University for Nationalities)

  • Yifan Zheng

    (Wuhan University)

  • Ling Wang

    (Wuhan University)

  • Haiming Li

    (Wuhan University)

  • Yingying Guo

    (Wuhan University)

  • Mengdi Li

    (Wuhan University)

  • Meng-xiang Sun

    (Wuhan University)

  • Peng Zhao

    (Wuhan University
    Hubei Hongshan Laboratory)

Abstract

In flowering plants, hydration of desiccated pollen grains on stigma is a prerequisite for pollen germination, during which pollen increase markedly in volume through water uptake, requiring them to survive hypoosmotic shock to maintain cellular integrity. However, the mechanisms behind the adaptation of pollen to this hypoosmotic challenge are largely unknown. Here, we identify the Qc-SNARE protein SYP72, which is specifically expressed in male gametophytes, as a critical regulator of pollen survival upon hypoosmotic shock during hydration. SYP72 interacts with the MSCS-LIKE 8 (MSL8) and is required for its localization to the plasma membrane. Intraspecies and interspecies genetic complementation experiments reveal that SYP72 paralogs and orthologs from green algae to angiosperms display conserved molecular functions and rescue the defects of Arabidopsis syp72 mutant pollen facing hypoosmotic shock following hydration. Our findings demonstrate a critical role for SYP72 in pollen resistance to hypoosmotic shock through the MSL8 cascade during pollen hydration.

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  • Xuemei Zhou & Yifan Zheng & Ling Wang & Haiming Li & Yingying Guo & Mengdi Li & Meng-xiang Sun & Peng Zhao, 2022. "SYP72 interacts with the mechanosensitive channel MSL8 to protect pollen from hypoosmotic shock during hydration," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-27757-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27757-9
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