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- Title
Sugars and sucrose transporters in pollinia of Phalaenopsis aphrodite (Orchidaceae).
- Authors
Sun, Wan-Ting; Cheng, Sy-Chyi; Chao, Ya-Ting; Lin, Shu-Yao; Yang, Ting-Ting; Ho, Yi-Ping; Shih, Ming-Che; Ko, Swee-Suak
- Abstract
The pollen grains of Phalaenopsis orchids are clumped tightly together, packed in pollen dispersal units called pollinia. In this study, the morphology, cytology, biochemistry, and sucrose transporters in pollinia of Phalaenopsis orchids were investigated. Histochemical detection was used to characterize the distribution of sugars and callose at the different development stages of pollinia. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography-high resolution-tandem mass spectrometry data indicated that P. aphrodite accumulated abundant saccharides such as sucrose, galactinol, myo-inositol, and glucose, and trace amounts of raffinose and trehalose in mature pollinia. We found that galactinol synthase (PAXXG304680) and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (PAXXG016120) genes were preferentially expressed in mature pollinia. The P. aphrodite genome was identified as having 11 sucrose transporters (SUTs). Our qRT–PCR confirmed that two SUTs (PAXXG030250 and PAXXG195390) were preferentially expressed in the pollinia. Pollinia germinated in pollen germination media (PGM) supplemented with 10% sucrose showed increased callose production and enhanced pollinia germination, but there was no callose or germination in PGM without sucrose. We show that P. aphrodite accumulates high levels of sugars in mature pollinia, providing nutrients and enhanced SUT gene expression for pollinia germination and tube growth.
- Subjects
PHALAENOPSIS; SUCROSE; SUGARS; TREHALOSE; POLLEN dispersal; ORCHIDS; SACCHARIDES
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023, Vol 74, Issue 8, p2556
- ISSN
0022-0957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jxb/erad028