Modeling the diversion of primary carbon flux into secondary metabolism under variable nitrate and light/dark conditions - Université de Lorraine
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Modeling the diversion of primary carbon flux into secondary metabolism under variable nitrate and light/dark conditions

Abstract

In plants, the partitioning of carbon resources between growth and defense is detrimental for their development. From a metabolic viewpoint, growth is mainly related to primary metabolism including protein, amino acid and lipid synthesis, whereas defense is based notably on the biosynthesis of a myriad of secondary metabolites. Environmental factors, such as nitrate fertilization, impact the partitioning of carbon resources between growth and defense. Indeed, experimental data showed that a shortage in the nitrate fertilization resulted in a reduction of the plant growth, whereas some secondary metabolites involved in plant defense, such as phenolic compounds, accumulated. Interestingly, sucrose, a key molecule involved in the transport and partitioning of carbon resources, appeared to be under homeostatic control. Based on the inflow/outflow properties of sucrose homeostatic regulation we propose a global model on how the diversion of the primary carbon flux into the secondary phenolic pathways occurs at low nitrate concentrations. The model can account for the accumulation of starch during the light phase and the sucrose remobilization by starch degradation during the night. Day-length sensing mechanisms for variable light dark regimes are discussed, showing that growth is proportional to the length of the light phase. The model can describe the complete starch consumption during the night for plants adapted to a certain light/dark regime when grown on sufficient nitrate and can account for an increased accumulation of starch observed under nitrate limitation.
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hal-01477462 , version 1 (23-08-2023)

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Romain Larbat, Christophe Robin, Cathrine Lillo, Tormod Drengstig, Peter Ruoff. Modeling the diversion of primary carbon flux into secondary metabolism under variable nitrate and light/dark conditions. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2016, 402, pp.144-157. ⟨10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.05.008⟩. ⟨hal-01477462⟩
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