Paper · 2025 · Physiologia Plantarum

GRAIN SIZE ON CHROMOSOME 2 orchestrates phytohormone, sugar signaling and energy metabolism to confer thermal resistance in rice

Guangyan Li; Huanran Wang; Hubo Li; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract GRAIN SIZE ON CHROMOSOME 2 ( GS2 ) has been reported to enhance rice grain yield and confer tolerance to cold, drought, and salt stress, but its function in heat tolerance of rice remains undocumented. This study aimed to investigate whether GS2 could enhance thermal tolerance by subjecting rice seedlings of Huazhan (HZ) and its near‐isogenic line (HZ − GS2 ) to heat stress. HZ − GS2 plants exhibited less damage compared to HZ plants under heat stress. Transcriptome revealed the involvement of phytohormones, sugar signaling, and energy metabolism in the mechanism by which GS2 influences heat tolerance. Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 plants showed higher increases or lower decreases in glucose, gibberellins (GAs), salicylic acid (SA), indoleacetic acid (IAA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy charge, as well as the activities of hexokinase, NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome oxidase, ATP synthase, and ATPase. Exogenous GA 3 enhanced heat tolerance in rice by increasing energy charge, ATPase, activities of complex V and hexokinase. Additionally, glucose, sucrose, 3‐aminobenzamide (3‐ab), and Na 2 SO 3 conferred heat tolerance in rice plants. Importantly, a significant increase in Fv/Fm was observed in plants treated with a combination of GA 3 , glucose, and 3‐ab, compared to those sprayed alone. Thus, GS2 coordinates GA 3 , hexokinase, and energy metabolism to improve energy status, thereby enhancing heat tolerance in rice plants.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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HZ − GS2 rice showed less heat damage than HZ under heat stress.

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HZ − GS2e0
Treatment
heat stresse0
Outcome
damagee0
Direction
lesse0
Comparator
HZ plantse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“HZ − GS2 plants exhibited less damage compared to HZ plants under heat stress.”

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“rice”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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Transcriptomic data implicated phytohormones, sugar signaling and energy metabolism in GS2 heat tolerance.

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GS2e0
Outcome
heat tolerancee0
Qualifier
phytohormones, sugar signaling, and energy metabolisme0

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Oryza sativa
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“Transcriptome revealed the involvement of phytohormones, sugar signaling, and energy metabolism in the mechanism by which GS2 influences heat tolerance.”

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“rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 had higher increases or smaller decreases in glucose, GAs and SA.

Material
HZ − GS2e0
Treatment
heat stresse0
Outcome
glucose, gibberellins (GAs), salicylic acid (SA)e0
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higher increases or lower decreasese0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 plants showed higher increases or lower decreases in glucose, gibberellins (GAs), salicylic acid (SA), indoleacetic acid (IAA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy charge, as well as the activities of hexokinase, NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome oxidase, ATP synthase, and ATPase.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 had higher increases or smaller decreases in IAA, ATP and energy charge.

Material
HZ − GS2e0
Outcome
indoleacetic acid (IAA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy chargee0
Direction
higher increases or lower decreasese0

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Oryza sativa
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“Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 plants showed higher increases or lower decreases in glucose, gibberellins (GAs), salicylic acid (SA), indoleacetic acid (IAA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy charge, as well as the activities of hexokinase, NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome oxidase, ATP synthase, and ATPase.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 had higher increases or smaller decreases in hexokinase, NADH dehydrogenase and cytochrome oxidase activities.

Material
HZ − GS2e0
Outcome
activities of hexokinase, NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome oxidasee0
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higher increases or lower decreasese0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 plants showed higher increases or lower decreases in glucose, gibberellins (GAs), salicylic acid (SA), indoleacetic acid (IAA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy charge, as well as the activities of hexokinase, NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome oxidase, ATP synthase, and ATPase.”

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“rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 had higher increases or smaller decreases in ATP synthase and ATPase activities.

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HZ − GS2e0
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ATP synthase, and ATPasee0
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higher increases or lower decreasese0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Under heat stress, HZ − GS2 plants showed higher increases or lower decreases in glucose, gibberellins (GAs), salicylic acid (SA), indoleacetic acid (IAA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy charge, as well as the activities of hexokinase, NADH dehydrogenase, cytochrome oxidase, ATP synthase, and ATPase.”

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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Exogenous GA 3 enhanced rice heat tolerance.

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Exogenous GA 3e0
Outcome
heat tolerancee0
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enhancede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Exogenous GA 3 enhanced heat tolerance in rice by increasing energy charge, ATPase, activities of complex V and hexokinase.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Exogenous GA 3 raised energy charge, ATPase activity and complex V activity in rice.

Treatment
Exogenous GA 3e0
Outcome
energy charge, ATPase, activities of complex Ve0
Direction
increasinge0

Not reportedComparator

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Exogenous GA 3 enhanced heat tolerance in rice by increasing energy charge, ATPase, activities of complex V and hexokinase.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Exogenous GA 3 increased hexokinase activity in rice.

Treatment
Exogenous GA 3e0
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hexokinasee0
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increasinge0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Exogenous GA 3 enhanced heat tolerance in rice by increasing energy charge, ATPase, activities of complex V and hexokinase.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Glucose conferred heat tolerance in rice.

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glucosee0
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heat tolerancee0
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conferrede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“glucose, sucrose, 3‐aminobenzamide (3‐ab), and Na 2 SO 3 conferred heat tolerance in rice plants.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Sucrose conferred heat tolerance in rice.

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sucrosee0
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heat tolerancee0
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conferrede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“glucose, sucrose, 3‐aminobenzamide (3‐ab), and Na 2 SO 3 conferred heat tolerance in rice plants.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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3‐aminobenzamide conferred heat tolerance in rice.

Treatment
3‐aminobenzamide (3‐ab)e0
Outcome
heat tolerancee0
Direction
conferrede0

Not reportedComparator

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“glucose, sucrose, 3‐aminobenzamide (3‐ab), and Na 2 SO 3 conferred heat tolerance in rice plants.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Na 2 SO 3 conferred heat tolerance in rice.

Treatment
Na 2 SO 3e0
Outcome
heat tolerancee0
Direction
conferrede0

Not reportedComparator

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“glucose, sucrose, 3‐aminobenzamide (3‐ab), and Na 2 SO 3 conferred heat tolerance in rice plants.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1065–1162 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined GA 3, glucose and 3‐ab increased Fv/Fm compared with individual sprays.

Treatment
a combination of GA 3 , glucose, and 3‐abe0
Outcome
Fv/Fme0
Direction
increasee0
Comparator
those sprayed alonee0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“a significant increase in Fv/Fm was observed in plants treated with a combination of GA 3 , glucose, and 3‐ab, compared to those sprayed alone.”

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3-aminobenzamide · tolerance: abiotic · Oryza sativa (rice)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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Gibberellic acid · physiology: photosynthesis · Oryza sativa (rice)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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Gibberellic acid · tolerance: abiotic · Oryza sativa (rice)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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