Salt Adaptation in Aegiceras Corniculatum: Electrophysiology, Gene Expression, and Energy Trade-Offs
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Salt Adaptation in Aegiceras Corniculatum: Electrophysiology, Gene Expression, and Energy Trade-Offs

1 School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
4 Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt
These authors contributed equally to this work
* Corresponding Authors: Yanyou Wu, [email protected]; Deke Xing, [email protected]
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Abstract

The integration of physical and chemical processes underpins life. Plant cells function as bioelectrical units, storing and converting energy through capacitive, inductive, and resistive properties. This study elucidates the electrophysiological and molecular mechanisms governing salt transport and energy allocation in Aegiceras corniculatum leaves under combined salinity-waterlogging stress (T1: 0.1 M NaCl + 2 h; T2: 0.2 M NaCl + 4 h; T3: 0.4 M NaCl + 6 h). Results demonstrate that leaf intracellular water-salt transport dynamics, coupled with salt-transport gene expression, coordinately regulate active/passive transport, vacuolar compartmentalization, cytoplasmic Na+ levels, and excretion. High salinity reduced salt excretion rate/capacity (LISTR/LISTC) and downregulated SOS1, while impairing water-holding capacity (LIWHC) and transport activities. Concurrent VHAc1 upregulation elevated vacuolar H+, inhibiting the Na+/H+ antiporter and compromising vacuolar salt sequestration. With increasing stress intensity, energy allocation shifted toward stress responses. Both electrical (internal) energy and ATP-derived chemical energy---originating from photosynthesis---jointly sustain plant vitality and adaptability; growth is primarily supported by internal energy, and adaptive differences dictate photosynthetic performance. This integrated analysis reveals how water-salt dynamics and molecular regulation confer salt tolerance in mangroves, offering insights crucial for coastal ecosystem resilience.

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Salt Adaptation in Aegiceras Corniculatum: Electrophysiology, Gene Expression, and Energy Trade-Offs

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aegiceras corniculatum salt active transport internal energy photosynthesis climate change

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This work was supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions under Grant PAPD-2023-87.

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Wang, J., Aboueldahab, M., Wu, Y., Xing, D., & Zhang, Q. (2026). Salt Adaptation in Aegiceras Corniculatum: Electrophysiology, Gene Expression, and Energy Trade-Offs. Journal of Plant Electrobiology, 1(1), 7–31. https://doi.org/10.62762/JPE.2025.184208
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  author = {Jing Wang and Mohamed Aboueldahab and Yanyou Wu and Deke Xing and Qian Zhang},
  title = {Salt Adaptation in Aegiceras Corniculatum: Electrophysiology, Gene Expression, and Energy Trade-Offs},
  journal = {Journal of Plant Electrobiology},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {1},
  number = {1},
  pages = {7-31},
  doi = {10.62762/JPE.2025.184208},
  url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JPE.2025.184208},
  abstract = {The integration of physical and chemical processes underpins life. Plant cells function as bioelectrical units, storing and converting energy through capacitive, inductive, and resistive properties. This study elucidates the electrophysiological and molecular mechanisms governing salt transport and energy allocation in Aegiceras corniculatum leaves under combined salinity-waterlogging stress (T1: 0.1 M NaCl + 2 h; T2: 0.2 M NaCl + 4 h; T3: 0.4 M NaCl + 6 h). Results demonstrate that leaf intracellular water-salt transport dynamics, coupled with salt-transport gene expression, coordinately regulate active/passive transport, vacuolar compartmentalization, cytoplasmic Na+ levels, and excretion. High salinity reduced salt excretion rate/capacity (LISTR/LISTC) and downregulated SOS1, while impairing water-holding capacity (LIWHC) and transport activities. Concurrent VHAc1 upregulation elevated vacuolar H+, inhibiting the Na+/H+ antiporter and compromising vacuolar salt sequestration. With increasing stress intensity, energy allocation shifted toward stress responses. Both electrical (internal) energy and ATP-derived chemical energy---originating from photosynthesis---jointly sustain plant vitality and adaptability; growth is primarily supported by internal energy, and adaptive differences dictate photosynthetic performance. This integrated analysis reveals how water-salt dynamics and molecular regulation confer salt tolerance in mangroves, offering insights crucial for coastal ecosystem resilience.},
  keywords = {aegiceras corniculatum, salt active transport, internal energy, photosynthesis, climate change},
  issn = {3071-6268},
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