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Multi-Omics Analysis of Vicia cracca Responses to Chronic Radiation Exposure in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Viktoria VoronezhskayaPolina Yu VolkovaSofia BitarishviliEkaterina ShesterikovaMikhail PodlutskiiGilles ClementChristian MeyerGustavo Turqueto DuarteMaksim KudinDmitrii GarbarukLarisa TurchinElizaveta Kazakova
Published in: Plants (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Our understanding of the long-term consequences of chronic ionising radiation for living organisms remains scarce. Modern molecular biology techniques are helpful tools for researching pollutant effects on biota. To reveal the molecular phenotype of plants growing under chronic radiation exposure, we sampled Vicia cracca L. plants in the Chernobyl exclusion zone and areas with normal radiation backgrounds. We performed a detailed analysis of soil and gene expression patterns and conducted coordinated multi-omics analyses of plant samples, including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Plants growing under chronic radiation exposure showed complex and multidirectional biological effects, including significant alterations in the metabolism and gene expression patterns of irradiated plants. We revealed profound changes in carbon metabolism, nitrogen reallocation, and photosynthesis. These plants showed signs of DNA damage, redox imbalance, and stress responses. The upregulation of histones, chaperones, peroxidases, and secondary metabolism was noted.
Keyphrases
  • gene expression
  • single cell
  • dna damage
  • dna methylation
  • mass spectrometry
  • dna repair
  • genome wide
  • signaling pathway
  • gram negative
  • multidrug resistant
  • intellectual disability
  • electron transfer