Spatiotemporal Metabolomics of Tobacco Leaves in Response to Pseudomonas syringae Infection

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a major economic crop and a model for plant–pathogen interactions, yet the spatiotemporal dynamics of defense metabolism during infection remain poorly characterized. Here, we used MALDI–MSI-based spatial metabolomics to systematically profile tobacco leaves during Pseudomonas syringae infection. Multidimensional analysis of 1,399 annotated metabolites revealed distinct spatiotemporal regulation patterns. Temporally, early infection (12 hpi) was characterized by increased organic acids and terpenoids, followed by a mid-stage shift toward phenolic acids and quinones (24 hpi) and a late-stage enrichment of alkaloids by 60 hpi. Spatially, constrained clustering produced anatomy-aligned segmentation maps and revealed cell type preferences across epidermal, mesophyll, and vascular regions, with directional redistribution of differentially expressed metabolites as infection progressed. Defense hormones, including salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA), preferentially accumulated in vascular bundles and varied dynamically over time. Functional validation through exogenous application of representative metabolites (e.g., calystegine C1 and L-phenylalanine) and hormones (JA and SA), together with genetic manipulation of JA-biosynthetic genes, confirmed their roles in reducing lesion development and suppressing bacterial proliferation. Notably, epidermal enrichment of alkaloids—especially nicotine—and amino acid derivatives showed a decrease-then-increase pattern consistent with early consumption and later replenishment; nicotine’s defensive contribution was further supported using a low-nicotine mutant. Collectively, P. syringae infection orchestrates a coordinated, cell type-compartmentalized defense metabolic program in tobacco, providing a resource for mechanistic studies and metabolic engineering of disease resistance. This time- and tissue-resolved atlas links metabolite remodeling to hormone-associated signaling and chemical barrier formation during wildfire disease progression.
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Authors Xinhua Tian, Zechao Qu, Jiaqi Wang, Lijun Meng, Huan Su, Qian Sun, Jiemeng Tao, Peng Lu, Qiao Wang, He Li, Jianfeng Zhang, Peijian Cao, YuanHu XUAN, Jingjing Jin
Journal Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Year 2026
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10.1093/plphys/kiag623
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https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag623
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