Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming

Plant survival in a warmer world requires the timely adjustment of biological processes to cyclical changes in the new environment. Circadian oscillators have been proposed to contribute to thermal adaptation and plasticity. However, the influence of temperature on circadian clock performance and it...

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Main Authors: Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano, Gaischuk, Sofia, Gonzalez Polo, Marina, Martinez Meier, Alejandro, Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A., Yanovsky, Marcelo J., Bellora Pereyra, Nicolás, Arana, María Veronica
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21272
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20342
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20342
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author Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano
Gaischuk, Sofia
Gonzalez Polo, Marina
Martinez Meier, Alejandro
Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.
Yanovsky, Marcelo J.
Bellora Pereyra, Nicolás
Arana, María Veronica
author_browse Arana, María Veronica
Bellora Pereyra, Nicolás
Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano
Gaischuk, Sofia
Gonzalez Polo, Marina
Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.
Martinez Meier, Alejandro
Yanovsky, Marcelo J.
author_facet Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano
Gaischuk, Sofia
Gonzalez Polo, Marina
Martinez Meier, Alejandro
Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.
Yanovsky, Marcelo J.
Bellora Pereyra, Nicolás
Arana, María Veronica
author_sort Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano
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description Plant survival in a warmer world requires the timely adjustment of biological processes to cyclical changes in the new environment. Circadian oscillators have been proposed to contribute to thermal adaptation and plasticity. However, the influence of temperature on circadian clock performance and its impact on plant behaviour in natural ecosystems are not well-understood. We combined bioinformatics, molecular biology and ecophysiology to investigate the effects of increasing temperatures on the functioning of the circadian clock in two closely related tree species from Patagonian forests that constitute examples of adaptation to different thermal environments based on their altitudinal profiles. Nothofagus pumilio, the species from colder environments, showed a major rearrangement of its transcriptome and reduced ability to maintain rhythmicity at high temperatures compared with Nothofagus obliqua, which inhabits warmer zones. In altitude-swap experiments, N. pumilio, but not N. obliqua, showed limited oscillator function in warmer zones of the forest, and reduced survival and growth. Our findings show that interspecific differences in the influence of temperature on circadian clock performance are associated with preferred thermal niches, and to thermal plasticity of seedlings in natural environments, highlighting the potential role of a resonating oscillator in ecological adaptation to a warming environment.
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spelling INTA212722025-02-14T13:04:42Z Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano Gaischuk, Sofia Gonzalez Polo, Marina Martinez Meier, Alejandro Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A. Yanovsky, Marcelo J. Bellora Pereyra, Nicolás Arana, María Veronica Nothofagus Forests Circadian Rhythm Global Warming Temperature Gene Expression Bosques Ritmo Circadiano Calentamiento Global Temperatura Expresión Génica Plant survival in a warmer world requires the timely adjustment of biological processes to cyclical changes in the new environment. Circadian oscillators have been proposed to contribute to thermal adaptation and plasticity. However, the influence of temperature on circadian clock performance and its impact on plant behaviour in natural ecosystems are not well-understood. We combined bioinformatics, molecular biology and ecophysiology to investigate the effects of increasing temperatures on the functioning of the circadian clock in two closely related tree species from Patagonian forests that constitute examples of adaptation to different thermal environments based on their altitudinal profiles. Nothofagus pumilio, the species from colder environments, showed a major rearrangement of its transcriptome and reduced ability to maintain rhythmicity at high temperatures compared with Nothofagus obliqua, which inhabits warmer zones. In altitude-swap experiments, N. pumilio, but not N. obliqua, showed limited oscillator function in warmer zones of the forest, and reduced survival and growth. Our findings show that interspecific differences in the influence of temperature on circadian clock performance are associated with preferred thermal niches, and to thermal plasticity of seedlings in natural environments, highlighting the potential role of a resonating oscillator in ecological adaptation to a warming environment. EEA Bariloche Fil: Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicos y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Gaischuk, Sofia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Gaischuk, Sofia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicos y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Gonzalez Polo, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Gonzalez Polo, Marina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Martinez Meier, Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Martinez Meier, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Instituto de Biología Integrativa. Centro de Regulación del Genoma. Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad; Chile Fil: Yanovsky, Marcelo J. Fundación Instituto Leloir. Genómica Comparativa del Desarrollo Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Yanovsky, Marcelo J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Bellora, Nicolas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Genómica Computacional, Instituto de Tecnologías Nucleares para la Salud (INTECNUS); Argentina Fil: Arana, María Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Arana, María Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina 2025-02-14T13:01:15Z 2025-02-14T13:01:15Z 2025-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21272 https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20342 0028-646X 1469-8137 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20342 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E6-I116-001, Identificación y análisis funcional de genes o redes génicas de interés biotecnológico con fin agropecuario, forestal, agroalimentario y/o agroindustrial info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PD-L01-I085, Identificación y caracterización funcional de genes interés biotecnológico para la sostenibilidad productiva y ambiental info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley New Phytologist : 1-17 (First published: 08 January 2025)
spellingShingle Nothofagus
Forests
Circadian Rhythm
Global Warming
Temperature
Gene Expression
Bosques
Ritmo Circadiano
Calentamiento Global
Temperatura
Expresión Génica
Estravis Barcala, Maximiliano
Gaischuk, Sofia
Gonzalez Polo, Marina
Martinez Meier, Alejandro
Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.
Yanovsky, Marcelo J.
Bellora Pereyra, Nicolás
Arana, María Veronica
Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
title Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
title_full Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
title_fullStr Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
title_full_unstemmed Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
title_short Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
title_sort effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
topic Nothofagus
Forests
Circadian Rhythm
Global Warming
Temperature
Gene Expression
Bosques
Ritmo Circadiano
Calentamiento Global
Temperatura
Expresión Génica
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https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20342
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