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Dehydration-driven organization of metabolites into NaDES-like assemblies in orthodox seeds.

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Τίτλος: Dehydration-driven organization of metabolites into NaDES-like assemblies in orthodox seeds.
Συγγραφείς: Haddad Y; IGEPP UMR-1349, INRAE, University of Rennes, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, Le Rheu, F-35650, France.; ISCR UMR-6226, University of Rennes, CNRS, ENSCR, Rennes, F-35042, France., Delhaye T; IETR UMR-6164, University of Rennes, Rennes, F-35042, France., Limanton E; ISCR UMR-6226, University of Rennes, CNRS, ENSCR, Rennes, F-35042, France., Morineau D; IPR UMR-6251, University of Rennes, CNRS, Rennes, F-35042, France., Le Corvec M; ScanMAT, University of Rennes, CNRS, ScanMAT-UAR2025, Rennes, F-35042, France., Deponge C; ScanMAT, University of Rennes, CNRS, ScanMAT-UAR2025, Rennes, F-35042, France., Levrel A; IGEPP UMR-1349, INRAE, University of Rennes, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, Le Rheu, F-35650, France., Moréac A; IPR UMR-6251, University of Rennes, CNRS, Rennes, F-35042, France., Nazabal V; ISCR UMR-6226, University of Rennes, CNRS, ENSCR, Rennes, F-35042, France., Rondeau D; IETR UMR-6164, University of Rennes, Rennes, F-35042, France., Paquin L; ISCR UMR-6226, University of Rennes, CNRS, ENSCR, Rennes, F-35042, France., Bouchereau A; IGEPP UMR-1349, INRAE, University of Rennes, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, Le Rheu, F-35650, France.; Metabolic Profiling and Metabolomic Platform (P2M2), METABOHUB, IGEPP, Le Rheu, F-35000, France.
Πηγή: The New phytologist [New Phytol] 2026 Aug; Vol. 251 (3), pp. 1172-1187. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 12.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Wiley on behalf of New Phytologist Trust Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9882884 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1469-8137 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0028646X NLM ISO Abbreviation: New Phytol Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Oxford : Wiley on behalf of New Phytologist Trust
Original Publication: London, New York [etc.] Academic Press.
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Seeds*/metabolism , Seeds*/physiology , Brassica napus*/metabolism , Brassica napus*/physiology , Desiccation* , Metabolome*, Sucrose/metabolism ; Water/metabolism ; Amino Acids/metabolism ; Dehydration
Περίληψη: Desiccation tolerance in plants, especially during orthodox seed dehydration, relies on compatible solute accumulation, complex molecular mechanisms, and intermolecular organizations that remain poorly understood. We combined metabolite profiling, mass spectrometry imaging, and electrospray and cold-spray ionization mass spectrometry to investigate metabolite organization into natural deep eutectic solvent-like assemblies during oilseed rape seed dehydration. We show that sucrose colocalizes and interacts with organic and amino acids in seed tissues to form hydration-dependent, sucrose-centered assemblies, whose formation is promoted by water loss and reproduced in bioinspired artificial mixtures displaying NaDES-like physicochemical properties. These findings support the idea that seed metabolites, with sucrose as preferential matrix, organize into eutectic-like supramolecular networks during dehydration, suggesting a physicochemical basis for cytoplasmic stabilization in desiccation-tolerant seeds.
(© 2026 The Author(s). New Phytologist © 2026 New Phytologist Foundation.)
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Grant Information: Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Université de Rennes; Région Bretagne
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: DESmolytes; NaDES; dehydration; desiccation tolerance; molecular association; oilseed rape (Brassica napusL.); seeds; vitrification
Substance Nomenclature: 57-50-1 (Sucrose)
059QF0KO0R (Water)
0 (Amino Acids)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260312 Date Completed: 20260702 Latest Revision: 20260726
Update Code: 20260726
PubMed Central ID: PMC13326504
DOI: 10.1111/nph.71080
PMID: 41820017
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.71080