Terpenoid volatiles are important information molecules that enable pollinators to locate flowers and may protect reproductive tissues against pathogens or herbivores. Inflorescences of grapevine (
Vitis vinifera
L.) are composed of tiny green flowers that produce an abundance of sesquiterpenoid volatiles. We demonstrate that male flower parts of grapevines are responsible for sesquiterpenoid floral scent formation. We describe temporal and spatial patterns of biosynthesis and release of floral volatiles throughout the blooming of
V. vinifera
L. cv. Cabernet Sauvignon. The biosynthesis of sesquiterpene volatiles, which are emitted with a light-dependent diurnal pattern early in the morning at prebloom and bloom, is localized to anthers and, more specifically, within the developing pollen grains. Valencene synthase (VvValCS) enzyme activity, which produces the major sesquiterpene volatiles of grapevine flowers, is present in anthers.
VvValCS
transcripts are most abundant in flowers at prebloom stages. Western blot analysis identified VvValCS protein in anthers, and in situ immunolabeling located VvValCS protein in pollen grains during bloom. Histochemical staining, as well as immunolabeling analysis by fluorescent microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, indicated that VvValCS localizes close to lipid bodies within the maturing microspore.
萜烯挥发性物质是重要的信息分子,使传粉者能够找到花朵,并可能保护生殖组织免受病原体或食草动物的侵害。葡萄藤(Vitis vinifera L.)的花序由微小的绿色花朵组成,产生大量的倍半萜烯挥发性物质。我们证明了葡萄藤的雄性花部负责倍半萜烯花香的形成。我们描述了在Cabernet Sauvignon葡萄品种的盛开期间,花香挥发物的生物合成和释放的时间和空间模式。倍半萜烯挥发性物质的生物合成,其在盛开前和盛开期早晨以光依赖性昼夜节律发出,局限于花药和更具体地说是在发育的花粉颗粒内部。瓦伦西烯合酶(VvValCS)酶活性,产生葡萄藤花朵的主要倍半萜烯挥发性物质,在花药中存在。VvValCS转录本在盛开前的花朵中最丰富。Western blot分析确定了花药中VvValCS蛋白质,原位免疫标记定位了VvValCS蛋白质在盛开期间的花粉颗粒中。组织化学染色以及荧光显微镜和透射电镜的免疫标记分析表明,VvValCS定位在成熟的小孢子附近的脂肪体上。