Paper · 2025 · Frontiers in Plant Science

Multi-omics analysis reveals the physiological and molecular response to cold stress in different spring wheat cultivars at the booting stage

Miao Liu; Xiaoli Wu; Ming Li; et al.

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Abstract

Introduction: Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield. Methods: Therefore, this study employed integrated physiological, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic approaches to examine the response of two wheat cultivars, Chuanmai 104 (CM104, cold-tolerant) and Chuanmai 42 (CM42, cold-sensitive), to cold stress at the booting stage. Results: The viability of pollen in CM104 was less affected by low-temperature stress compared to CM42, ensuring a higher seed-setting rate in CM104. The young spike of CM104 also synthesized more osmoregulatory substances, endogenous hormones and higher antioxidant enzyme activities under the cold treatment compared to CM42. Transcriptome analysis identified 7,362 and 5,328 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between control and cold-treated CM104 and CM42 spike samples, respectively. More DEGs, such as transcription factors, late embryogenesis abundant protein and hormone signalling transduction involved in the key regulatory pathways associated with cold tolerance were expressed in CM104. Proteomic and metabolomic analyses identified 173 differentially expressed proteins and 180 differentially accumulated metabolites between control and cold-treated CM104 spike samples, with some thought to enhance the cold acclimation of the variety. Integrative multi-omics analysis highlighted the critical roles of starch and sucrose, and glycerophospholipid metabolism in response to cold stress in CM104. Discussion: This study uncovered the physiological changes, gene, protein and metabolite pathways involved in maintaining the osmotic balance and mitigating low-temperature stress in wheat spikes, and could serve as a crucial reference for selecting and breeding low-temperature tolerant wheat varieties.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Pollen viability in CM104 was less affected by low-temperature stress than in CM42 at the booting stage.

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CM104e2
Organ / stage
pollene2
Treatment
low-temperature stresse2
Outcome
viability of pollene2
Direction
less affectede2
Qualifier
at the booting stagee0
Comparator
CM42e2

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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“The viability of pollen in CM104 was less affected by low-temperature stress compared to CM42, ensuring a higher seed-setting rate in CM104”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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CM104 had a higher seed-setting rate than CM42 under low-temperature stress.

Material
CM104e2
Treatment
low-temperature stresse2
Outcome
seed-setting ratee2
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highere2
Comparator
CM42e2

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Triticum aestivum
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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“The viability of pollen in CM104 was less affected by low-temperature stress compared to CM42, ensuring a higher seed-setting rate in CM104”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Under cold treatment, CM104 young spikes synthesized more osmoregulatory substances, endogenous hormones and higher antioxidant enzyme activities than CM42.

Material
CM104e3
Organ / stage
young spikee3
Treatment
cold treatmente3
Outcome
osmoregulatory substances, endogenous hormones and higher antioxidant enzyme activitiese3
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moree3
Comparator
CM42e3

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Triticum aestivum
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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“The young spike of CM104 also synthesized more osmoregulatory substances, endogenous hormones and higher antioxidant enzyme activities under the cold treatment compared to CM42”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Transcriptome analysis identified 7,362 differentially expressed genes between control and cold-treated CM104 spikes.

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CM104e4
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spikee4
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cold-treatede4
Outcome
differentially expressed genese4
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7,362e4

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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“Transcriptome analysis identified 7,362 and 5,328 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between control and cold-treated CM104 and CM42 spike samples, respectively”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Transcriptome analysis identified 5,328 differentially expressed genes between control and cold-treated CM42 spikes.

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CM42e4
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spikee4
Treatment
cold-treatede4
Outcome
differentially expressed genese4
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5,328e4

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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“Transcriptome analysis identified 7,362 and 5,328 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between control and cold-treated CM104 and CM42 spike samples, respectively”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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More differentially expressed genes, including transcription factors and late embryogenesis abundant protein, were expressed in CM104 than in CM42.

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CM104e5
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transcription factors, late embryogenesis abundant proteine5
Outcome
DEGse5
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Moree5

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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“More DEGs, such as transcription factors, late embryogenesis abundant protein and hormone signalling transduction involved in the key regulatory pathways associated with cold tolerance were expressed in CM104”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Proteomic analysis identified 173 differentially expressed proteins between control and cold-treated CM104 spikes.

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CM104e6
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cold-treatede6
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differentially expressed proteinse6
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173e6
Comparator
controle6

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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“Proteomic and metabolomic analyses identified 173 differentially expressed proteins and 180 differentially accumulated metabolites between control and cold-treated CM104 spike samples”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Metabolomic analysis identified 180 differentially accumulated metabolites between control and cold-treated CM104 spikes.

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CM104e6
Treatment
cold-treatede6
Outcome
differentially accumulated metabolitese6
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180e6
Comparator
controle6

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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“Proteomic and metabolomic analyses identified 173 differentially expressed proteins and 180 differentially accumulated metabolites between control and cold-treated CM104 spike samples”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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Starch and sucrose, and glycerophospholipid metabolism have critical roles in the response of CM104 to cold stress.

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CM104e7
Outcome
response to cold stresse7
Qualifier
starch and sucrose, and glycerophospholipid metabolisme7

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“Cold stress at the booting stage can seriously affect wheat growth, development and yield”

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“Integrative multi-omics analysis highlighted the critical roles of starch and sucrose, and glycerophospholipid metabolism in response to cold stress in CM104”

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