Paper · 2025 · Industrial Crops and Products

Transcriptomics and metabolomics reveal that seed cold priming enhances cold tolerance in tobacco seedlings by activating lignin biosynthesis and auxin signaling pathways

Haozhen Li; Shaolin Dong; Shuyao Wang; et al.

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Abstract

Plants frequently encounter repeated cold stress throughout their life cycle. When subjected to future environmental stimulations, plants stress response can be activated after experiencing priming events during the seed stage. This study employed multi omics approaches to investigate the intricate response mechanisms to cold stress at five true leaves and one central bud in two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06, which underwent cold- (SC) and non-priming (CK) at the seed stage. After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK. Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, along with proline content, increased by 25 %, 42 %, and 50 %, respectively. Additionally, hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde decreased by 23 % and 12 %, respectively. Both the tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid metabolism in NC102 seed priming (NS) and PVH06 seed priming (PS) reacted positive responses to cold stress, with NS accumulating higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids and jasmonic acid. The co-expression network identified three hub genes TAR3 , ABP19A , and psb28 that were enriched in PS and associated with auxin regulation. PS might enhance cold tolerance by upregulating the early auxin responsive genes GH3 and SAUR . Additionally, genes and intermediate metabolites involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway were significantly expressed in both NS and PS, with a more pronounced response observed in NS. Key metabolites of the lignin biosynthetic pathway were regulated to increase in response to cold stress, and the expression levels of structural genes associated with this pathway were detected via qRT-PCR. This work advances understanding of cold stress tolerance, aiding breeding research. • Cold priming during seed stage enhanced plant resistance when exposed to stress. • Metabolites in TCA cycle and amino acid metabolic were increased for stress response. • Auxin early response genes were upregulated in PS to enhance cold tolerance. • Lignin biosynthesis genes in NS were upregulated enhancing content and resistance.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

After cold stress, NC102 seed priming gave 1.06 times the relative water content of the non-primed control.

Material
NC102e0
Treatment
SCe1
Outcome
relative water contente1
Direction
higherinferrede1
Value
1.06 timese1
Comparator
CKe1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
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“After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–645 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

After cold stress, superoxide dismutase activity increased by 25 % in tobacco under seed cold priming.

Treatment
cold stresse1
Outcome
Superoxide dismutasee2
Direction
increasede2
Value
25 %e2

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e1

“After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–645 · show in text ↑
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“Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, along with proline content, increased by 25 %, 42 %, and 50 %, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 647–768 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

After cold stress, catalase activity increased by 42 % in tobacco under seed cold priming.

Treatment
cold stresse1
Outcome
catalase activitiese2
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increasede2
Value
42 %e2

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e1

“After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–645 · show in text ↑
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“Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, along with proline content, increased by 25 %, 42 %, and 50 %, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 647–768 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

After cold stress, proline content increased by 50 % in tobacco under seed cold priming.

Treatment
cold stresse1
Outcome
proline contente2
Direction
increasede2
Value
50 %e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e1

“After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–645 · show in text ↑
e2

“Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, along with proline content, increased by 25 %, 42 %, and 50 %, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 647–768 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

After cold stress, hydrogen peroxide decreased by 23 % in tobacco under seed cold priming.

Treatment
cold stresse1
Outcome
hydrogen peroxidee3
Direction
decreasede3
Value
23 %e3

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e1

“After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–645 · show in text ↑
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“hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde decreased by 23 % and 12 %, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 784–862 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

After cold stress, malondialdehyde decreased by 12 % in tobacco under seed cold priming.

Treatment
cold stresse1
Outcome
malondialdehydee3
Direction
decreasede3
Value
12 %e3

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e1

“After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–645 · show in text ↑
e3

“hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde decreased by 23 % and 12 %, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 784–862 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

NC102 seed priming showed positive responses of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid metabolism to cold stress.

Material
NC102e4
Treatment
cold stresse4
Outcome
tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid metabolisme4

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e4

“Both the tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid metabolism in NC102 seed priming (NS) and PVH06 seed priming (PS) reacted positive responses to cold stress”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 864–1020 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PVH06 seed priming showed positive responses of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid metabolism to cold stress.

Material
PVH06e4
Treatment
cold stresse4
Outcome
tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid metabolisme4

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e4

“Both the tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid metabolism in NC102 seed priming (NS) and PVH06 seed priming (PS) reacted positive responses to cold stress”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 864–1020 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

NS accumulated higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids and jasmonic acid under cold stress.

Material
NSe5
Treatment
cold stresse1
Outcome
unsaturated fatty acids and jasmonic acide5
Direction
highere5

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e1

“After cold stress, NC102 in SC exhibited the strongest tolerance capacity, with relative water content 1.06 times that of CK”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–645 · show in text ↑
e5

“with NS accumulating higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids and jasmonic acid”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1022–1101 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Three hub genes, TAR3, ABP19A and psb28, were enriched in PS and associated with auxin regulation.

Material
PSe6
Gene
TAR3 , ABP19A , and psb28e6
Outcome
auxin regulatione6

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e6

“The co-expression network identified three hub genes TAR3 , ABP19A , and psb28 that were enriched in PS and associated with auxin regulation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1103–1243 · show in text ↑
Mechanismhypothesisoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PS might enhance cold tolerance by upregulating the early auxin responsive genes GH3 and SAUR.

Material
PSe7
Gene
GH3 and SAURe7
Outcome
cold tolerancee7

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
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“PS might enhance cold tolerance by upregulating the early auxin responsive genes GH3 and SAUR”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1245–1338 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Genes and intermediate metabolites of the lignin biosynthetic pathway were significantly expressed in NS.

Material
NSe6
Outcome
genes and intermediate metabolites involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathwaye6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e6

“genes and intermediate metabolites involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway were significantly expressed in both NS and PS, with a more pronounced response observed in NS”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1355–1528 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Genes and intermediate metabolites of the lignin biosynthetic pathway were significantly expressed in PS.

Material
PSe6
Outcome
genes and intermediate metabolites involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathwaye6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e6

“genes and intermediate metabolites involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway were significantly expressed in both NS and PS, with a more pronounced response observed in NS”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1355–1528 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The lignin pathway response was more pronounced in NS than in PS.

Material
NSe6
Outcome
responsee6
Direction
more pronouncede6
Comparator
PSe6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e6

“genes and intermediate metabolites involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway were significantly expressed in both NS and PS, with a more pronounced response observed in NS”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1355–1528 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Key metabolites of the lignin biosynthetic pathway were regulated to increase in response to cold stress.

Treatment
cold stresse7
Outcome
Key metabolites of the lignin biosynthetic pathwaye7
Direction
increasee7

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“two tobacco varieties, resistant variety NC102 and sensitive variety PVH06”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 378–452 · show in text ↑
e7

“Key metabolites of the lignin biosynthetic pathway were regulated to increase in response to cold stress”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1530–1634 · show in text ↑

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