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Nouri E, Reinhardt D. Flowers and mycorrhizal roots--closer than we think? TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 20:344-50. [PMID: 25868653 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Roots and flowers are formed at the extreme ends of plants and they differ in almost every aspect of their development and function; even so, they exhibit surprising molecular commonalities. For example, the calcium and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) plays a central role in root symbioses with fungi and bacteria, but is also highly expressed in developing anthers. Moreover, independent evidence from transcriptomics, phylogenomics, and genetics reveals common developmental elements in root symbioses and reproductive development. We discuss the significance of these overlaps, and we argue that an integrated comparative view of the two phenomena will stimulate research and provide new insight, not only into shared components, but also into the specific aspects of anther development and root symbioses.
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- Eva Nouri
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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De Novo Assembly and Characterization of the Transcriptome of the Chinese Medicinal Herb, Gentiana rigescens. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:11550-73. [PMID: 26006235 PMCID: PMC4463717 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160511550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gentiana rigescens is an important medicinal herb in China. The main validated medicinal component gentiopicroside is synthesized in shoots, but is mainly found in the plant's roots. The gentiopicroside biosynthetic pathway and its regulatory control remain to be elucidated. Genome resources of gentian are limited. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies can aid in supplying global gene expression profiles. In this study we present sequence and transcript abundance data for the root and leaf transcriptome of G. rigescens, obtained using the Illumina Hiseq2000. Over fifty million clean reads were obtained from leaf and root libraries. This yields 76,717 unigenes with an average length of 753 bp. Among these, 33,855 unigenes were identified as putative homologs of annotated sequences in public protein and nucleotide databases. Digital abundance analysis identified 3306 unigenes differentially enriched between leaf and root. Unigenes found in both tissues were categorized according to their putative functional categories. Of the differentially expressed genes, over 130 were annotated as related to terpenoid biosynthesis. This work is the first study of global transcriptome analyses in gentian. These sequences and putative functional data comprise a resource for future investigation of terpenoid biosynthesis in Gentianaceae species and annotation of the gentiopicroside biosynthetic pathway and its regulatory mechanisms.
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Phosphorylation of Leghemoglobin at S45 is Most Effective to Disrupt the Molecular Environment of Its Oxygen Binding Pocket. Protein J 2015; 34:158-67. [DOI: 10.1007/s10930-015-9608-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chen J, Gutjahr C, Bleckmann A, Dresselhaus T. Calcium signaling during reproduction and biotrophic fungal interactions in plants. MOLECULAR PLANT 2015; 8:595-611. [PMID: 25660409 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Revised: 01/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Many recent studies have indicated that cellular communications during plant reproduction, fungal invasion, and defense involve identical or similar molecular players and mechanisms. Indeed, pollen tube invasion and sperm release shares many common features with infection of plant tissue by fungi and oomycetes, as a tip-growing intruder needs to communicate with the receptive cells to gain access into a cell and tissue. Depending on the compatibility between cells, interactions may result in defense, invasion, growth support, or cell death. Plant cells stimulated by both pollen tubes and fungal hyphae secrete, for example, small cysteine-rich proteins and receptor-like kinases are activated leading to intracellular signaling events such as the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the generation of calcium (Ca(2+)) transients. The ubiquitous and versatile second messenger Ca(2+) thereafter plays a central and crucial role in modulating numerous downstream signaling processes. In stimulated cells, it elicits both fast and slow cellular responses depending on the shape, frequency, amplitude, and duration of the Ca(2+) transients. The various Ca(2+) signatures are transduced into cellular information via a battery of Ca(2+)-binding proteins. In this review, we focus on Ca(2+) signaling and discuss its occurrence during plant reproduction and interactions of plant cells with biotrophic filamentous microbes. The participation of Ca(2+) in ROS signaling pathways is also discussed.
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- Junyi Chen
- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, Biochemie-Zentrum Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology Genetics, Biocenter Martinsried, University of Munich (LMU), Grosshaderner Strasse 2-4, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, Biochemie-Zentrum Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, Biochemie-Zentrum Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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Hochmal AK, Schulze S, Trompelt K, Hippler M. Calcium-dependent regulation of photosynthesis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:993-1003. [PMID: 25687895 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The understanding of calcium as a second messenger in plants has been growing intensively over the last decades. Recently, attention has been drawn to the organelles, especially the chloroplast but focused on the stromal Ca2+ transients in response to environmental stresses. Herein we will expand this view and discuss the role of Ca2+ in photosynthesis. Moreover we address of how Ca2+ is delivered to chloroplast stroma and thylakoids. Thereby, new light is shed on the regulation of photosynthetic electron flow and light-dependent metabolism by the interplay of Ca2+, thylakoid acidification and redox status. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chloroplast biogenesis.
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- Ana Karina Hochmal
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster 48143, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster 48143, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster 48143, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster 48143, Germany.
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Lace B, Genre A, Woo S, Faccio A, Lorito M, Bonfante P. Gate crashing arbuscular mycorrhizas: in vivo imaging shows the extensive colonization of both symbionts by Trichoderma atroviride. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2015; 7:64-77. [PMID: 25346536 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plant growth-promoting fungi include strains of Trichoderma species that are used in biocontrol, and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, that enhance plant nutrition and stress resistance. The concurrent interaction of plants with these two groups of fungi affects crop performance but has only been occasionally studied so far. Using in vivo imaging of green fluorescent protein-tagged lines, we investigated the cellular interactions occurring between Trichoderma atroviride PKI1, Medicago truncatula and two Gigaspora species under in vitro culture conditions. Trichoderma atroviride did not activate symbiotic-like responses in the plant cells, such as nuclear calcium spiking or cytoplasmic aggregations at hyphal contact sites. Furthermore, T. atroviride parasitized G. gigantea and G. margarita hyphae through localized wall breaking and degradation - although this was not associated with significant chitin lysis nor the upregulation of two major chitinase genes. Trichoderma atroviride colonized broad areas of the root epidermis, in association with localized cell death. The infection of both symbionts was also observed when T. atroviride was applied to a pre-established AM symbiosis. We conclude that - although this triple interaction is known to improve plant growth in agricultural environments - in vitro culture demonstrate a particularly aggressive mycoparasitic and plant-colonizing behaviour of a biocontrol strain of Trichoderma.
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- Beatrice Lace
- Department of Life Science and Systems Biology, Università degli Studi di Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, Torino, 10125, Italy
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Limpens E, van Zeijl A, Geurts R. Lipochitooligosaccharides modulate plant host immunity to enable endosymbioses. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2015; 53:311-34. [PMID: 26047562 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080614-120149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing rhizobium bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi use lipochitooligosaccharide (LCO) signals to communicate with potential host plants. Upon a compatible match, an intimate relation is established during which the microsymbiont is allowed to enter root (-derived) cells. Plants perceive microbial LCO molecules by specific LysM-domain-containing receptor-like kinases. These do not only activate a common symbiosis signaling pathway that is shared in both symbioses but also modulate innate immune responses. Recent studies revealed that symbiotic LCO receptors are closely related to chitin innate immune receptors, and some of these receptors even function in symbiosis as well as immunity. This raises questions about how plants manage to translate structurally very similar microbial signals into different outputs. Here, we describe the current view on chitin and LCO perception in innate immunity and endosymbiosis and question how LCOs might modulate the immune system. Furthermore, we discuss what it takes to become an endosymbiont.
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- Erik Limpens
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Science, Wageningen University, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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Wang JP, Munyampundu JP, Xu YP, Cai XZ. Phylogeny of Plant Calcium and Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases (CCaMKs) and Functional Analyses of Tomato CCaMK in Disease Resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1075. [PMID: 26697034 PMCID: PMC4672059 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Calcium and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) is a member of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase superfamily and is essential to microbe- plant symbiosis. To date, the distribution of CCaMK gene in plants has not yet been completely understood, and its function in plant disease resistance remains unclear. In this study, we systemically identified the CCaMK genes in genomes of 44 plant species in Phytozome and analyzed the function of tomato CCaMK (SlCCaMK) in resistance to various pathogens. CCaMKs in 18 additional plant species were identified, yet the absence of CCaMK gene in green algae and cruciferous species was confirmed. Sequence analysis of full-length CCaMK proteins from 44 plant species demonstrated that plant CCaMKs are highly conserved across all domains. Most of the important regulatory amino acids are conserved throughout all sequences, with the only notable exception being observed in N-terminal autophosphorylation site corresponding to Ser 9 in the Medicago truncatula CCaMK. CCaMK gene structures are similar, mostly containing six introns with a phase profile of 200200 and the exception was only noticed at the first exons. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that CCaMK lineage is likely to have diverged early from a calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) gene in the ancestor of all nonvascular plant species. The SlCCaMK gene was widely and differently responsive to diverse pathogenic stimuli. Furthermore, knock-down of SlCCaMK reduced tomato resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000 and decreased H2O2 accumulation in response to Pst DC3000 inoculation. Our results reveal that SlCCaMK positively regulates disease resistance in tomato via promoting H2O2 accumulation. SlCCaMK is the first CCaMK gene proved to function in plant disease resistance.
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- Ji-Peng Wang
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Centre of Analysis and Measurement, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Xin-Zhong Cai
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Yang Y, Sun T, Xu L, Pi E, Wang S, Wang H, Shen C. Genome-wide identification of CAMTA gene family members in Medicago truncatula and their expression during root nodule symbiosis and hormone treatments. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:459. [PMID: 26150823 PMCID: PMC4472986 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Calmodulin-binding transcription activators (CAMTAs) are well-characterized calmodulin-binding transcription factors in the plant kingdom. Previous work shows that CAMTAs play important roles in various biological processes including disease resistance, herbivore attack response, and abiotic stress tolerance. However, studies that address the function of CAMTAs during the establishment of symbiosis between legumes and rhizobia are still lacking. This study undertook comprehensive identification and analysis of CAMTA genes using the latest updated M. truncatula genome. All the MtCAMTA genes were expressed in a tissues-specific manner and were responsive to environmental stress-related hormones. The expression profiling of MtCAMTA genes during the early phase of Sinorhizobium meliloti infection was also analyzed. Our data showed that the expression of most MtCAMTA genes was suppressed in roots by S. meliloti infection. The responsiveness of MtCAMTAs to S. meliloti infection indicated that they may function as calcium-regulated transcription factors in the early nodulation signaling pathway. In addition, bioinformatics analysis showed that CAMTA binding sites existed in the promoter regions of various early rhizobial infection response genes, suggesting possible MtCAMTAs-regulated downstream candidate genes during the early phase of S. meliloti infection. Taken together, these results provide basic information about MtCAMTAs in the model legume M. truncatula, and the involvement of MtCAMTAs in nodule organogenesis. This information furthers our understanding of MtCAMTA protein functions in M. truncatula and opens new avenues for continued research.
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- *Correspondence: Chenjia Shen, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, 16 Xuelin Street, Hangzhou 310036, China
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Banhara A, Ding Y, Kühner R, Zuccaro A, Parniske M. Colonization of root cells and plant growth promotion by Piriformospora indica occurs independently of plant common symbiosis genes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:667. [PMID: 26441999 PMCID: PMC4585188 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungi (Glomeromycota) form symbiosis with and deliver nutrients via the roots of most angiosperms. AM fungal hyphae are taken up by living root epidermal cells, a program which relies on a set of plant common symbiosis genes (CSGs). Plant root epidermal cells are also infected by the plant growth-promoting fungus Piriformospora indica (Basidiomycota), raising the question whether this interaction relies on the AM-related CSGs. Here we show that intracellular colonization of root cells and intracellular sporulation by P. indica occurred in CSG mutants of the legume Lotus japonicus and in Arabidopsis thaliana, which belongs to the Brassicaceae, a family that has lost the ability to form AM as well as a core set of CSGs. A. thaliana mutants of homologs of CSGs (HCSGs) interacted with P. indica similar to the wild-type. Moreover, increased biomass of A. thaliana evoked by P. indica was unaltered in HCSG mutants. We conclude that colonization and growth promotion by P. indica are independent of the CSGs and that AM fungi and P. indica exploit different host pathways for infection.
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- Aline Banhara
- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Genetics, University of MunichMartinsried, Germany
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- Department of Organismic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial MicrobiologyMarburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Genetics, University of MunichMartinsried, Germany
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- Department of Organismic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial MicrobiologyMarburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Botanical Institute, University of CologneCologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Genetics, University of MunichMartinsried, Germany
- *Correspondence: Martin Parniske, Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Munich (LMU), Großhaderner Strasse 4, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Favre P, Bapaume L, Bossolini E, Delorenzi M, Falquet L, Reinhardt D. A novel bioinformatics pipeline to discover genes related to arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis based on their evolutionary conservation pattern among higher plants. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 14:333. [PMID: 25465219 PMCID: PMC4274732 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-014-0333-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genes involved in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis have been identified primarily by mutant screens, followed by identification of the mutated genes (forward genetics). In addition, a number of AM-related genes has been identified by their AM-related expression patterns, and their function has subsequently been elucidated by knock-down or knock-out approaches (reverse genetics). However, genes that are members of functionally redundant gene families, or genes that have a vital function and therefore result in lethal mutant phenotypes, are difficult to identify. If such genes are constitutively expressed and therefore escape differential expression analyses, they remain elusive. The goal of this study was to systematically search for AM-related genes with a bioinformatics strategy that is insensitive to these problems. The central element of our approach is based on the fact that many AM-related genes are conserved only among AM-competent species. RESULTS Our approach involves genome-wide comparisons at the proteome level of AM-competent host species with non-mycorrhizal species. Using a clustering method we first established orthologous/paralogous relationships and subsequently identified protein clusters that contain members only of the AM-competent species. Proteins of these clusters were then analyzed in an extended set of 16 plant species and ranked based on their relatedness among AM-competent monocot and dicot species, relative to non-mycorrhizal species. In addition, we combined the information on the protein-coding sequence with gene expression data and with promoter analysis. As a result we present a list of yet uncharacterized proteins that show a strongly AM-related pattern of sequence conservation, indicating that the respective genes may have been under selection for a function in AM. Among the top candidates are three genes that encode a small family of similar receptor-like kinases that are related to the S-locus receptor kinases involved in sporophytic self-incompatibility. CONCLUSIONS We present a new systematic strategy of gene discovery based on conservation of the protein-coding sequence that complements classical forward and reverse genetics. This strategy can be applied to diverse other biological phenomena if species with established genome sequences fall into distinguished groups that differ in a defined functional trait of interest.
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- Patrick Favre
- />Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- />Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Fribourg, Switzerland
- />SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- />Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- />Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- />Current address: Crop Genetics, Bayer CropScience NV, Ghent, Belgium
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- />Ludwig Center for Cancer Research, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- />Oncology Department, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- />SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- />Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- />Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- />Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Ried MK, Antolín-Llovera M, Parniske M. Spontaneous symbiotic reprogramming of plant roots triggered by receptor-like kinases. eLife 2014; 3:03891. [PMID: 25422918 PMCID: PMC4243133 DOI: 10.7554/elife.03891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Symbiosis Receptor-like Kinase (SYMRK) is indispensable for the development of phosphate-acquiring arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) as well as nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis, but the mechanisms that discriminate between the two distinct symbiotic developmental fates have been enigmatic. In this study, we show that upon ectopic expression, the receptor-like kinase genes Nod Factor Receptor 1 (NFR1), NFR5, and SYMRK initiate spontaneous nodule organogenesis and nodulation-related gene expression in the absence of rhizobia. Furthermore, overexpressed NFR1 or NFR5 associated with endogenous SYMRK in roots of the legume Lotus japonicus. Epistasis tests revealed that the dominant active SYMRK allele initiates signalling independently of either the NFR1 or NFR5 gene and upstream of a set of genes required for the generation or decoding of calcium-spiking in both symbioses. Only SYMRK but not NFR overexpression triggered the expression of AM-related genes, indicating that the receptors play a key role in the decision between AM- or root nodule symbiosis-development.
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Edel KH, Kudla J. Increasing complexity and versatility: how the calcium signaling toolkit was shaped during plant land colonization. Cell Calcium 2014; 57:231-46. [PMID: 25477139 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2014.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Calcium serves as a versatile messenger in adaptation reactions and developmental processes in plants and animals. Eukaryotic cells generate cytosolic Ca(2+) signals via Ca(2+) conducting channels. Ca(2+) signals are represented in form of stimulus-specific spatially and temporally defined Ca(2+) signatures. These Ca(2+) signatures are detected, decoded and transmitted to downstream responses by an elaborate toolkit of Ca(2+) binding proteins that function as Ca(2+) sensors. In this article, we examine the distribution and evolution of Ca(2+)-conducting channels and Ca(2+) decoding proteins in the plant lineage. To this end, we have in addition to previously studied genomes of plant species, identified and analyzed the Ca(2+)-signaling components from species that hold key evolutionary positions like the filamentous terrestrial algae Klebsormidium flaccidum and Amborella trichopoda, the single living representative of the sister lineage to all other extant flowering plants. Plants and animals exhibit substantial differences in their complements of Ca(2+) channels and Ca(2+) binding proteins. Within the plant lineage, remarkable differences in the evolution of complexity between different families of Ca(2+) signaling proteins are observable. Using the CBL/CIPK Ca(2+) sensor/kinase signaling network as model, we attempt to link evolutionary tendencies to functional predictions. Our analyses, for example, suggest Ca(2+) dependent regulation of Na(+) homeostasis as an evolutionary most ancient function of this signaling network. Overall, gene families of Ca(2+) signaling proteins have significantly increased in their size during plant evolution reaching an extraordinary complexity in angiosperms.
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- Kai H Edel
- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Universität Münster, Schlossplatz 4, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Universität Münster, Schlossplatz 4, 48149 Münster, Germany; College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Soyano T, Hayashi M. Transcriptional networks leading to symbiotic nodule organogenesis. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 20:146-54. [PMID: 25113465 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2014] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria leading to root nodules is a relatively recent evolutionary innovation and limited to a distinct order of land plants. It has long been a mystery how plants have invented this complex trait. However, recent advances in molecular genetics of model legumes has elucidated genes involved in the development of root nodules, providing insights into this process. Here we discuss how the de novo assembly of transcriptional networks may account for the predisposition to nodulate. Transcriptional networks and modes of gene regulation from the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, nitrate responses and aspects of lateral root development have likely all contributed to the emergence and development of root nodules.
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- Takashi Soyano
- Plant Symbiosis Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-3602, Japan
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- Plant Symbiosis Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-3602, Japan.
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González-Guerrero M, Matthiadis A, Sáez Á, Long TA. Fixating on metals: new insights into the role of metals in nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:45. [PMID: 24592271 PMCID: PMC3923141 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is one of the most promising and immediate alternatives to the overuse of polluting nitrogen fertilizers for improving plant nutrition. At the core of this process are a number of metalloproteins that catalyze and provide energy for the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia, eliminate free radicals produced by this process, and create the microaerobic conditions required by these reactions. In legumes, metal cofactors are provided to endosymbiotic rhizobia within root nodule cortical cells. However, low metal bioavailability is prevalent in most soils types, resulting in widespread plant metal deficiency and decreased nitrogen fixation capabilities. As a result, renewed efforts have been undertaken to identify the mechanisms governing metal delivery from soil to the rhizobia, and to determine how metals are used in the nodule and how they are recycled once the nodule is no longer functional. This effort is being aided by improved legume molecular biology tools (genome projects, mutant collections, and transformation methods), in addition to state-of-the-art metal visualization systems.
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC, USA
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid, Spain
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC, USA
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Singh S, Katzer K, Lambert J, Cerri M, Parniske M. CYCLOPS, a DNA-binding transcriptional activator, orchestrates symbiotic root nodule development. Cell Host Microbe 2014; 15:139-52. [PMID: 24528861 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nuclear calcium oscillations are a hallmark of symbiotically stimulated plant root cells. Activation of the central nuclear decoder, calcium- and calmodulin-dependent kinase (CCaMK), triggers the entire symbiotic program including root nodule organogenesis, but the mechanism of signal transduction by CCaMK was unknown. We show that CYCLOPS, a direct phosphorylation substrate of CCaMK, is a DNA-binding transcriptional activator. Two phosphorylated serine residues within the N-terminal negative regulatory domain of CYCLOPS are necessary for its activity. CYCLOPS binds DNA in a sequence-specific and phosphorylation-dependent manner and transactivates the NODULE INCEPTION (NIN) gene. A phosphomimetic version of CYCLOPS was sufficient to trigger root nodule organogenesis in the absence of rhizobia and CCaMK. CYCLOPS thus induces a transcriptional activation cascade, in which NIN and a heterotrimeric NF-Y complex act in hierarchical succession to initiate symbiotic root nodule development.
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- Sylvia Singh
- Faculty of Biology, Genetics, University of Munich (LMU), D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Genetics, University of Munich (LMU), D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Genetics, University of Munich (LMU), D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Genetics, University of Munich (LMU), D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Genetics, University of Munich (LMU), D-82152 Martinsried, Germany.
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Shi B, Ni L, Liu Y, Zhang A, Tan M, Jiang M. OsDMI3-mediated activation of OsMPK1 regulates the activities of antioxidant enzymes in abscisic acid signalling in rice. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:341-52. [PMID: 23777258 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In rice, the Ca(2+) /calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) OsDMI3 has been shown to be required for abscisic acid (ABA)-induced antioxidant defence. However, it is not clear how OsDMI3 participates in this process in rice. In this study, the cross-talk between OsDMI3 and the major ABA-activated MAPK OsMPK1 in ABA-induced antioxidant defence was investigated. ABA treatment induced the expression of OsDMI3 and OsMPK1 and the activities of OsDMI3 and OsMPK1 in rice leaves. In the mutant of OsDMI3, the ABA-induced increases in the expression and the activity of OsMPK1 were substantially reduced. But in the mutant of OsMPK1, the ABA-induced increases in the expression and the activity of OsDMI3 were not affected. Pretreatments with MAPKK inhibitors also did not affect the ABA-induced activation of OsDMI3. Further, a transient expression analysis in combination with mutant analysis in rice protoplasts showed that OsMPK1 is required for OsDMI3-induced increases in the activities of antioxidant enzymes and the production of H2 O2 . Our data indicate that there exists a cross-talk between OsDMI3 and OsMPK1 in ABA signalling, in which OsDMI3 functions upstream of OsMPK1 to regulate the activities of antioxidant enzymes and the production of H2 O2 in rice.
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- Ben Shi
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Hayashi T, Shimoda Y, Sato S, Tabata S, Imaizumi-Anraku H, Hayashi M. Rhizobial infection does not require cortical expression of upstream common symbiosis genes responsible for the induction of Ca(2+) spiking. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 77:146-59. [PMID: 24329948 PMCID: PMC4253040 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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For the establishment of an effective root nodule symbiosis, a coordinated regulation of the infection processes between the epidermis and cortex is required. However, it remains unclear whether the symbiotic genes identified so far are involved in epidermal and/or cortical infection, e.g. epidermal and cortical infection thread formation or cortical cell division. To analyze the symbiotic gene requirements of the infection process, we have developed an epidermis-specific expression system (pEpi expression system) and examined the symbiotic genes NFR1, NFR5, NUP85, NUP133, CASTOR, POLLUX, CCaMK, CYCLOPS, NSP1 and NSP2 for involvement in the infection process in the epidermis and cortex. Our study shows that expression of the upstream common symbiosis genes CASTOR, POLLUX, NUP85 and NUP133 in the epidermis is sufficient to induce formation of infection threads and cortical cell division, leading to the development of fully effective nodules. Our system also shows a requirement of CCaMK, CYCLOPS, NSP1 and NSP2 for the entire nodulation process, and the different contributions of NFR1 and NFR5 to cortical infection thread formation. Based on these analyses using the pEpi expression system, we propose a functional model of symbiotic genes for epidermal and cortical infection.
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- Teruyuki Hayashi
- Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences2–1–2 Kannon–dai, Tsukuba, 305–8602, Japan
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- Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences2–1–2 Kannon–dai, Tsukuba, 305–8602, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute2–6–7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292–0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute2–6–7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292–0818, Japan
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- Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences2–1–2 Kannon–dai, Tsukuba, 305–8602, Japan
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- Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences2–1–2 Kannon–dai, Tsukuba, 305–8602, Japan
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Russo G, Spinella S, Sciacca E, Bonfante P, Genre A. Automated analysis of calcium spiking profiles with CaSA software: two case studies from root-microbe symbioses. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 13:224. [PMID: 24369773 PMCID: PMC3880239 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Repeated oscillations in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) concentration, known as Ca2+ spiking signals, have been described in plants for a limited number of cellular responses to biotic or abiotic stimuli and most notably the common symbiotic signaling pathway (CSSP) which mediates the recognition by their plant hosts of two endosymbiotic microbes, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and nitrogen fixing rhizobia. The detailed analysis of the complexity and variability of the Ca2+ spiking patterns which have been revealed in recent studies requires both extensive datasets and sophisticated statistical tools. RESULTS As a contribution, we have developed automated Ca2+ spiking analysis (CaSA) software that performs i) automated peak detection, ii) statistical analyses based on the detected peaks, iii) autocorrelation analysis of peak-to-peak intervals to highlight major traits in the spiking pattern.We have evaluated CaSA in two experimental studies. In the first, CaSA highlighted unpredicted differences in the spiking patterns induced in Medicago truncatula root epidermal cells by exudates of the AM fungus Gigaspora margarita as a function of the phosphate concentration in the growth medium of both host and fungus. In the second study we compared the spiking patterns triggered by either AM fungal or rhizobial symbiotic signals. CaSA revealed the existence of different patterns in signal periodicity, which are thought to contribute to the so-called Ca2+ signature. CONCLUSIONS We therefore propose CaSA as a useful tool for characterizing oscillatory biological phenomena such as Ca2+ spiking.
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- Giulia Russo
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università di Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino, C.So Svizzera, 185, 10149 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino, C.So Svizzera, 185, 10149 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università di Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università di Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
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The default mineral nutrient acquisition strategy of land plants is the symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungi. Research into the cell and developmental biology of AM revealed fascinating insights into the plasticity of plant cell development and of interorganismic communication. It is driven by the prospect of increased exploitation of AM benefits for sustainable agriculture. The plant cell developmental program for intracellular accommodation of AM fungi is activated by a genetically defined signaling pathway involving calcium spiking in the nucleus as second messenger. Calcium spiking is triggered by chitooligosaccharides released by AM fungi that are probably perceived via LysM domain receptor kinases. Fungal infection and calcium spiking are spatiotemporally coordinated, and only cells committed to accommodating the fungus undergo high-frequency spiking. Delivery of mineral nutrients by AM fungi occurs at tree-shaped hyphal structures, the arbuscules, in plant cortical cells. Nutrients are taken up at a plant-derived periarbuscular membrane, which surrounds fungal hyphae and carries a specific transporter composition that is of direct importance for symbiotic efficiency. An elegant study has unveiled a new and unexpected mechanism for specific protein localization to the periarbuscular membrane, which relies on the timing of gene expression to synchronize protein biosynthesis with a redirection of secretion. The control of AM development by phytohormones is currently subject to active investigation and has led to the rediscovery of strigolactones. Nearly all tested phytohormones regulate AM development, and major insights into the mechanisms of this regulation are expected in the near future.
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- Caroline Gutjahr
- Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Munich, 82152 Martinsried, Germany; ,
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Miller JB, Pratap A, Miyahara A, Zhou L, Bornemann S, Morris RJ, Oldroyd GE. Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase is negatively and positively regulated by calcium, providing a mechanism for decoding calcium responses during symbiosis signaling. THE PLANT CELL 2013; 25:5053-66. [PMID: 24368786 PMCID: PMC3904005 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.116921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The establishment of symbiotic associations in plants requires calcium oscillations that must be decoded to invoke downstream developmental programs. In animal systems, comparable calcium oscillations are decoded by calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinases, but symbiotic signaling involves a calcium/CaM-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) that is unique to plants. CCaMK differs from the animal CaM kinases by its dual ability to bind free calcium, via calcium binding EF-hand domains on the protein, or to bind calcium complexed with CaM, via a CaM binding domain. In this study, we dissect this dual regulation of CCaMK by calcium. We find that calcium binding to the EF-hand domains promotes autophosphorylation, which negatively regulates CCaMK by stabilizing the inactive state of the protein. By contrast, calcium-dependent CaM binding overrides the effects of autophosphorylation and activates the protein. The differential calcium binding affinities of the EF-hand domains compared with those of CaM suggest that CCaMK is maintained in the inactive state at basal calcium concentrations and is activated via CaM binding during calcium oscillations. This work provides a model for decoding calcium oscillations that uses differential calcium binding affinities to create a robust molecular switch that is responsive to calcium concentrations associated with both the basal state and with oscillations.
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Balzergue C, Chabaud M, Barker DG, Bécard G, Rochange SF. High phosphate reduces host ability to develop arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis without affecting root calcium spiking responses to the fungus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:426. [PMID: 24194742 PMCID: PMC3810610 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis associates soil fungi with the roots of the majority of plants species and represents a major source of soil phosphorus acquisition. Mycorrhizal interactions begin with an exchange of molecular signals between the two partners. A root signaling pathway is recruited, for which the perception of fungal signals triggers oscillations of intracellular calcium concentration. High phosphate availability is known to inhibit the establishment and/or persistence of this symbiosis, thereby favoring the direct, non-symbiotic uptake of phosphorus by the root system. In this study, Medicago truncatula plants were used to investigate the effects of phosphate supply on the early stages of the interaction. When plants were supplied with high phosphate fungal attachment to the roots was drastically reduced. An experimental system was designed to individually study the effects of phosphate supply on the fungus, on the roots, and on root exudates. These experiments revealed that the most important effects of high phosphate supply were on the roots themselves, which became unable to host mycorrhizal fungi even when these had been appropriately stimulated. The ability of the roots to perceive their fungal partner was then investigated by monitoring nuclear calcium spiking in response to fungal signals. This response did not appear to be affected by high phosphate supply. In conclusion, high levels of phosphate predominantly impact the plant host, but apparently not in its ability to perceive the fungal partner.
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- Coline Balzergue
- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, UMR5546Castanet-Tolosan, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5546Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratory of Plant–Microbe Interactions, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (UMR441), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (UMR2594)Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratory of Plant–Microbe Interactions, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (UMR441), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (UMR2594)Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, UMR5546Castanet-Tolosan, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5546Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, UMR5546Castanet-Tolosan, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5546Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Domonkos A, Horvath B, Marsh JF, Halasz G, Ayaydin F, Oldroyd GED, Kalo P. The identification of novel loci required for appropriate nodule development in Medicago truncatula. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 13:157. [PMID: 24119289 PMCID: PMC3852326 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The formation of functional symbiotic nodules is the result of a coordinated developmental program between legumes and rhizobial bacteria. Genetic analyses in legumes have been used to dissect the signaling processes required for establishing the legume-rhizobial endosymbiotic association. Compared to the early events of the symbiotic interaction, less attention has been paid to plant loci required for rhizobial colonization and the functioning of the nodule. Here we describe the identification and characterization of a number of new genetic loci in Medicago truncatula that are required for the development of effective nitrogen fixing nodules. RESULTS Approximately 38,000 EMS and fast neutron mutagenized Medicago truncatula seedlings were screened for defects in symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Mutant plants impaired in nodule development and efficient nitrogen fixation were selected for further genetic and phenotypic analysis. Nine mutants completely lacking in nodule formation (Nod-) represented six complementation groups of which two novel loci have been identified. Eight mutants with ineffective nodules (Fix-) represented seven complementation groups, out of which five were new monogenic loci. The Fix- M. truncatula mutants showed symptoms of nitrogen deficiency and developed small white nodules. Microscopic analysis of Fix- nodules revealed that the mutants have defects in the release of rhizobia from infection threads, differentiation of rhizobia and maintenance of persistence of bacteria in nodule cells. Additionally, we monitored the transcriptional activity of symbiosis specific genes to define what transcriptional stage of the symbiotic process is blocked in each of the Fix- mutants. Based on the phenotypic and gene expression analysis a functional hierarchy of the FIX genes is proposed. CONCLUSIONS The new symbiotic loci of M. truncatula isolated in this study provide the foundation for further characterization of the mechanisms underpinning nodulation, in particular the later stages associated with bacterial release and nodule function.
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- Agota Domonkos
- Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Cellular Imaging Laboratory, Biological Research Center, Szeged 6726, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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Charpentier M, Oldroyd GE. Nuclear calcium signaling in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:496-503. [PMID: 23749852 PMCID: PMC3793031 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.220863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant cell nuclei can generate calcium responses to a variety of inputs, tantamount among them the response to signaling molecules from symbiotic microorganisms .
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- Myriam Charpentier
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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Poovaiah B, Du L, Wang H, Yang T. Recent advances in calcium/calmodulin-mediated signaling with an emphasis on plant-microbe interactions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:531-42. [PMID: 24014576 PMCID: PMC3793035 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.220780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Calcium/calmodulin-mediated signaling contributes in diverse roles in plant growth, development, and response to environmental stimuli .
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164–6414 (B.W.P., L.D.)
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310036, People’s Republic of China (L.D., H.W.); and
- Food Quality Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 (T.Y.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164–6414 (B.W.P., L.D.)
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310036, People’s Republic of China (L.D., H.W.); and
- Food Quality Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 (T.Y.)
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Recorbet G, Abdallah C, Renaut J, Wipf D, Dumas-Gaudot E. Protein actors sustaining arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: underground artists break the silence. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2013; 199:26-40. [PMID: 23638913 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The roots of most land plants can enter a relationship with soil-borne fungi belonging to the phylum Glomeromycota. This symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi belongs to the so-called biotrophic interactions, involving the intracellular accommodation of a microorganism by a living plant cell without causing the death of the host. Although profiling technologies have generated an increasing depository of plant and fungal proteins eligible for sustaining AM accommodation and functioning, a bottleneck exists for their functional analysis as these experiments are difficult to carry out with mycorrhiza. Nonetheless, the expansion of gene-to-phenotype reverse genetic tools, including RNA interference and transposon silencing, have recently succeeded in elucidating some of the plant-related protein candidates. Likewise, despite the ongoing absence of transformation tools for AM fungi, host-induced gene silencing has allowed knockdown of fungal gene expression in planta for the first time, thus unlocking a technological limitation in deciphering the functional pertinence of glomeromycotan proteins during mycorrhizal establishment. This review is thus intended to draw a picture of our current knowledge about the plant and fungal protein actors that have been demonstrated to be functionally implicated in sustaining AM symbiosis mostly on the basis of silencing approaches.
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- Ghislaine Recorbet
- UMR Agroécologie INRA 1347/Agrosup, Université de Bourgogne, Pôle Interactions Plantes Microorganismes ERL 6300 CNRS, BP 86510, 21065, Dijon Cedex, France
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- UMR Agroécologie INRA 1347/Agrosup, Université de Bourgogne, Pôle Interactions Plantes Microorganismes ERL 6300 CNRS, BP 86510, 21065, Dijon Cedex, France
- Environmental and Agro-Biotechnologies Department, Centre de Recherche Public- Gabriel Lippmann, 41, rue du Brill, Belvaux, L-4422, Luxembourg
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- Environmental and Agro-Biotechnologies Department, Centre de Recherche Public- Gabriel Lippmann, 41, rue du Brill, Belvaux, L-4422, Luxembourg
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- UMR Agroécologie INRA 1347/Agrosup, Université de Bourgogne, Pôle Interactions Plantes Microorganismes ERL 6300 CNRS, BP 86510, 21065, Dijon Cedex, France
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- UMR Agroécologie INRA 1347/Agrosup, Université de Bourgogne, Pôle Interactions Plantes Microorganismes ERL 6300 CNRS, BP 86510, 21065, Dijon Cedex, France
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Kim YK, Kim S, Um JH, Kim K, Choi SK, Um BH, Kang SW, Kim JW, Takaichi S, Song SB, Lee CH, Kim HS, Kim KW, Nam KH, Lee SH, Kim YH, Park HM, Ha SH, Verma DPS, Cheon CI. Functional implication of β-carotene hydroxylases in soybean nodulation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 162:1420-33. [PMID: 23700351 PMCID: PMC3707551 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.215020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Legume-Rhizobium spp. symbiosis requires signaling between the symbiotic partners and differential expression of plant genes during nodule development. Previously, we cloned a gene encoding a putative β-carotene hydroxylase (GmBCH1) from soybean (Glycine max) whose expression increased during nodulation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum. In this work, we extended our study to three GmBCHs to examine their possible role(s) in nodule development, as they were additionally identified as nodule specific, along with the completion of the soybean genome. In situ hybridization revealed the expression of three GmBCHs (GmBCH1, GmBCH2, and GmBCH3) in the infected cells of root nodules, and their enzymatic activities were confirmed by functional assays in Escherichia coli. Localization of GmBCHs by transfecting Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) protoplasts with green fluorescent protein fusions and by electron microscopic immunogold detection in soybean nodules indicated that GmBCH2 and GmBCH3 were present in plastids, while GmBCH1 appeared to be cytosolic. RNA interference of the GmBCHs severely impaired nitrogen fixation as well as nodule development. Surprisingly, we failed to detect zeaxanthin, a product of GmBCH, or any other carotenoids in nodules. Therefore, we examined the possibility that most of the carotenoids in nodules are converted or cleaved to other compounds. We detected the expression of some carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (GmCCDs) in wild-type nodules and also a reduced amount of zeaxanthin in GmCCD8-expressing E. coli, suggesting cleavage of the carotenoid. In view of these findings, we propose that carotenoids such as zeaxanthin synthesized in root nodules are cleaved by GmCCDs, and we discuss the possible roles of the carotenoid cleavage products in nodulation.
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
| | - Desh Pal S. Verma
- Department of Biological Science (Y.-K.K., S.K., J.-H.U., K.H.N. C.-I.C.) and Department of Statistics (K.K.), Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 140–742, Korea
- Gangneung Science Industry Foundation, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (S.-K.C.)
- Natural Products Research Center, KIST Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Korea (B.-H.U., S.-W.K.)
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Dental Research Institute (J.-W.K.), and School of Plant Science (S.-H.L.), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara, Kawasaki 113-8602, Japan (S.T.)
- Department of Functional Crops, National Institute of Crop Science, Milyang 441-857, Korea (S.-B.S.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea (C.-H.L., H.-S.K.)
- School of Ecological and Environmental Systems, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 702-701, Korea (K.W.K.)
- National Institute of Crop Science, Suwon 441-857, Korea (Y.-H.K., H.-M.P.)
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea (S.-H.H.); and
- Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.P.S.V.)
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Gutjahr C, Paszkowski U. Multiple control levels of root system remodeling in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:204. [PMID: 23785383 PMCID: PMC3684781 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
In nature, the root systems of most plants develop intimate symbioses with glomeromycotan fungi that assist in the acquisition of mineral nutrients and water through uptake from the soil and direct delivery into the root cortex. Root systems are endowed with a strong, environment-responsive architectural plasticity that also manifests itself during the establishment of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses, predominantly in lateral root proliferation. In this review, we collect evidence for the idea that AM-induced root system remodeling is regulated at several levels: by AM fungal signaling molecules and by changes in plant nutrient status and distribution within the root system.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of CambridgeCambridge, UK
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Svistoonoff S, Benabdoun FM, Nambiar-Veetil M, Imanishi L, Vaissayre V, Cesari S, Diagne N, Hocher V, de Billy F, Bonneau J, Wall L, Ykhlef N, Rosenberg C, Bogusz D, Franche C, Gherbi H. The independent acquisition of plant root nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in Fabids recruited the same genetic pathway for nodule organogenesis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64515. [PMID: 23741336 PMCID: PMC3669324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Only species belonging to the Fabid clade, limited to four classes and ten families of Angiosperms, are able to form nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbioses (RNS) with soil bacteria. This concerns plants of the legume family (Fabaceae) and Parasponia (Cannabaceae) associated with the Gram-negative proteobacteria collectively called rhizobia and actinorhizal plants associated with the Gram-positive actinomycetes of the genus Frankia. Calcium and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) is a key component of the common signaling pathway leading to both rhizobial and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses (AM) and plays a central role in cross-signaling between root nodule organogenesis and infection processes. Here, we show that CCaMK is also needed for successful actinorhiza formation and interaction with AM fungi in the actinorhizal tree Casuarina glauca and is also able to restore both nodulation and AM symbioses in a Medicago truncatula ccamk mutant. Besides, we expressed auto-active CgCCaMK lacking the auto-inhibitory/CaM domain in two actinorhizal species: C. glauca (Casuarinaceae), which develops an intracellular infection pathway, and Discaria trinervis (Rhamnaceae) which is characterized by an ancestral intercellular infection mechanism. In both species, we found induction of nodulation independent of Frankia similar to response to the activation of CCaMK in the rhizobia-legume symbiosis and conclude that the regulation of actinorhiza organogenesis is conserved regardless of the infection mode. It has been suggested that rhizobial and actinorhizal symbioses originated from a common ancestor with several independent evolutionary origins. Our findings are consistent with the recruitment of a similar genetic pathway governing rhizobial and Frankia nodule organogenesis.
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- Sergio Svistoonoff
- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Departement of Biology and Ecology, Mentouri University, Constantine, Algeria
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Plant Biotechnology Division, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, India
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Microbología e Interacciones Biológicas en el Suelo L, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal, Argentina
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Biologie et Génétique des Interactions Plante-Parasite (INRA, CIRAD, SupAgro), Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie (IRD/ISRA/UCAD), Dakar, Sénégal
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Microorganismes (UMR 2594/441, CNRS/INRA), Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Microbología e Interacciones Biológicas en el Suelo L, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal, Argentina
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- Departement of Biology and Ecology, Mentouri University, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Microorganismes (UMR 2594/441, CNRS/INRA), Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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Santi C, Bogusz D, Franche C. Biological nitrogen fixation in non-legume plants. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2013; 111:743-67. [PMID: 23478942 PMCID: PMC3631332 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nitrogen is an essential nutrient in plant growth. The ability of a plant to supply all or part of its requirements from biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) thanks to interactions with endosymbiotic, associative and endophytic symbionts, confers a great competitive advantage over non-nitrogen-fixing plants. SCOPE Because BNF in legumes is well documented, this review focuses on BNF in non-legume plants. Despite the phylogenic and ecological diversity among diazotrophic bacteria and their hosts, tightly regulated communication is always necessary between the microorganisms and the host plant to achieve a successful interaction. Ongoing research efforts to improve knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying these original relationships and some common strategies leading to a successful relationship between the nitrogen-fixing microorganisms and their hosts are presented. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the molecular mechanism of BNF outside the legume-rhizobium symbiosis could have important agronomic implications and enable the use of N-fertilizers to be reduced or even avoided. Indeed, in the short term, improved understanding could lead to more sustainable exploitation of the biodiversity of nitrogen-fixing organisms and, in the longer term, to the transfer of endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixation capacities to major non-legume crops.
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- Carole Santi
- Université de Perpignan, Via Domitia, Avenue Paul Alduy, 66100 Perpignan, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD/UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Equipe Rhizogenèse, UMR DIADE (IRD/UM2), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Speak, friend, and enter: signalling systems that promote beneficial symbiotic associations in plants. Nat Rev Microbiol 2013; 11:252-63. [PMID: 23493145 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 811] [Impact Index Per Article: 73.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Plants associate with a wide range of microorganisms, with both detrimental and beneficial outcomes. Central to plant survival is the ability to recognize invading microorganisms and either limit their intrusion, in the case of pathogens, or promote the association, in the case of symbionts. To aid in this recognition process, elaborate communication and counter-communication systems have been established that determine the degree of ingress of the microorganism into the host plant. In this Review, I describe the common signalling processes used by plants during mutualistic interactions with microorganisms as diverse as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobial bacteria.
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Suzaki T, Ito M, Kawaguchi M. Induction of localized auxin response during spontaneous nodule development in Lotus japonicus. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2013; 8:e23359. [PMID: 23299335 PMCID: PMC3676504 DOI: 10.4161/psb.23359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In leguminous plants, rhizobial infection of the epidermis triggers proliferation of cortical cells to form a nodule primordium. Recent studies have demonstrated that two classic phytohormones, cytokinin and auxin, have important functions in nodulation. The identification of these functions in Lotus japonicus was facilitated by use of the spontaneous nodule formation 2 (snf2) mutation of the putative cytokinin receptor LOTUS HISTIDINE KINASE 1 (LHK1). Analyses using snf2 demonstrated that constitutive activation of cytokinin signaling causes formation of spontaneous nodule-like structures in the absence of rhizobia and that auxin responses are induced in proliferating cortical cells during such spontaneous nodule development. Thus, cytokinin signaling positively regulates the auxin response. In the present study, we further investigated the induction of the auxin response using a gain-of-function mutation of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) that causes spontaneous nodule formation. We demonstrate that CCaMK(T265D)-mediated spontaneous nodule development is accompanied by a localized auxin response. Thus, a localized auxin response at the site of an incipient nodule primordium is essential for nodule organogenesis.
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- Takuya Suzaki
- Division of Symbiotic Systems; National Institute for Basic Biology; Aichi, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology; School of Life Science; Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI); Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Symbiotic Systems; National Institute for Basic Biology; Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Symbiotic Systems; National Institute for Basic Biology; Aichi, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology; School of Life Science; Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI); Aichi, Japan
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Venkateshwaran M, Volkening JD, Sussman MR, Ané JM. Symbiosis and the social network of higher plants. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 16:118-27. [PMID: 23246268 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In the Internet era, communicating with friends and colleagues via social networks constitutes a significant proportion of our daily activities. Similarly animals and plants also interact with many organisms, some of which are pathogens and do no good for the plant, while others are beneficial symbionts. Almost all plants indulge in developing social networks with microbes, in particular with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and emerging evidence indicates that most employ an ancient and widespread central 'social media' pathway made of signaling molecules within what is called the SYM pathway. Some plants, like legumes, are particularly active recruiters of friends, as they have established very sophisticated and beneficial interactions with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, also via the SYM pathway. Interestingly, many members of the Brassicaceae, including the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, seem to have removed themselves from this ancestral social network and lost the ability to engage in mutually favorable interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Despite these generalizations, recent studies exploring the root microbiota of A. thaliana have found that in natural conditions, A. thaliana roots are colonized by many different bacterial species and therefore may be using different and probably more recent 'social media' for these interactions. In general, recent advances in the understanding of such molecular machinery required for plant-symbiont associations are being obtained using high throughput genomic profiling strategies including transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. The crucial mechanistic understanding that such data reveal may provide the infrastructure for future efforts to genetically manipulate crop social networks for our own food and fiber needs.
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Boudsocq M, Sheen J. CDPKs in immune and stress signaling. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 18:30-40. [PMID: 22974587 PMCID: PMC3534830 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 338] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Revised: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Ca(2+) has long been recognized as a conserved second messenger and principal mediator in plant immune and stress responses. How Ca(2+) signals are sensed and relayed into diverse primary and global signaling events is still largely unknown. Comprehensive analyses of the plant-specific multigene family of Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) are unraveling the molecular, cellular and genetic mechanisms of Ca(2+) signaling. CDPKs, which exhibit overlapping and distinct expression patterns, sub-cellular localizations, substrate specificities and Ca(2+) sensitivities, play versatile roles in the activation and repression of enzymes, channels and transcription factors. Here, we review the recent advances on the multifaceted functions of CDPKs in the complex immune and stress signaling networks, including oxidative burst, stomatal movements, hormonal signaling and gene regulation.
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- Marie Boudsocq
- Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale, INRA-UEVE UMR1165, CNRS ERL8196, Evry, France.
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Martinière A, Desbrosses G, Sentenac H, Paris N. Development and properties of genetically encoded pH sensors in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:523. [PMID: 24391657 PMCID: PMC3866548 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Fluorescent proteins (FPs) have given access to a large choice of live imaging techniques and have thereby profoundly modified our view of plant cells. Together with technological improvement of imaging, they have opened the possibility to monitor physico-chemical changes within cells. For this purpose, a new generation of FPs has been engineered. For instance, pHluorin, a point mutated version of green fluorescent protein, allows to get local pH estimates. In this paper, we will describe how genetically encoded sensors can be used to measure pH in the microenvironment of living tissues and subsequently discuss the role of pH in (i) exocytosis, (ii) ion uptake by plant roots, (iii) cell growth, and (iv) protein trafficking.
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- Alexandre Martinière
- Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Institut de Biologie Intégrative des Plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/UMR 0386 INRA/Montpellier SupAgro/Université Montpellier 2Montpellier, France
- *Correspondence: Alexandre Martinière and Nadine Paris, Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Institut de Biologie Intégrative des Plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/UMR 0386 INRA/Montpellier SupAgro/Université Montpellier 2, F-34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France. e-mail: ;
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- Laboratory of Tropical and Mediterranean Symbioses (UMR113, Université Montpellier 2, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Cirad Montpellier SupAgro, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), Université Montpellier 2Montpellier, France
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- Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Institut de Biologie Intégrative des Plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/UMR 0386 INRA/Montpellier SupAgro/Université Montpellier 2Montpellier, France
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- Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Institut de Biologie Intégrative des Plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/UMR 0386 INRA/Montpellier SupAgro/Université Montpellier 2Montpellier, France
- *Correspondence: Alexandre Martinière and Nadine Paris, Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Institut de Biologie Intégrative des Plantes, UMR 5004 CNRS/UMR 0386 INRA/Montpellier SupAgro/Université Montpellier 2, F-34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France. e-mail: ;
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Bapaume L, Reinhardt D. How membranes shape plant symbioses: signaling and transport in nodulation and arbuscular mycorrhiza. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 3:223. [PMID: 23060892 PMCID: PMC3464683 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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As sessile organisms that cannot evade adverse environmental conditions, plants have evolved various adaptive strategies to cope with environmental stresses. One of the most successful adaptations is the formation of symbiotic associations with beneficial microbes. In these mutualistic interactions the partners exchange essential nutrients and improve their resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. In arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) and in root nodule symbiosis (RNS), AM fungi and rhizobia, respectively, penetrate roots and accommodate within the cells of the plant host. In these endosymbiotic associations, both partners keep their plasma membranes intact and use them to control the bidirectional exchange of signaling molecules and nutrients. Intracellular accommodation requires the exchange of symbiotic signals and the reprogramming of both interacting partners. This involves fundamental changes at the level of gene expression and of the cytoskeleton, as well as of organelles such as plastids, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the central vacuole. Symbiotic cells are highly compartmentalized and have a complex membrane system specialized for the diverse functions in molecular communication and nutrient exchange. Here, we discuss the roles of the different cellular membrane systems and their symbiosis-related proteins in AM and RNS, and we review recent progress in the analysis of membrane proteins involved in endosymbiosis.
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- Department of Biology, University of FribourgFribourg, Switzerland
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Hossain MS, Liao J, James EK, Sato S, Tabata S, Jurkiewicz A, Madsen LH, Stougaard J, Ross L, Szczyglowski K. Lotus japonicus ARPC1 is required for rhizobial infection. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 160:917-28. [PMID: 22864583 PMCID: PMC3461565 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.202572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Remodeling of the plant cell cytoskeleton precedes symbiotic entry of nitrogen-fixing bacteria within the host plant roots. Here we identify a Lotus japonicus gene encoding a predicted ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN COMPONENT1 (ARPC1) as essential for rhizobial infection but not for arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis. In other organisms ARPC1 constitutes a subunit of the ARP2/3 complex, the major nucleator of Y-branched actin filaments. The L. japonicus arpc1 mutant showed a distorted trichome phenotype and was defective in epidermal infection thread formation, producing mostly empty nodules. A few partially colonized nodules that did form in arpc1 contained abnormal infections. Together with previously described L. japonicus Nck-associated protein1 and 121F-specific p53 inducible RNA mutants, which are also impaired in the accommodation of rhizobia, our data indicate that ARPC1 and, by inference a suppressor of cAMP receptor/WASP-family verpolin homologous protein-ARP2/3 pathway, must have been coopted during evolution of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis to specifically mediate bacterial entry.
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MESH Headings
- Actin Cytoskeleton/genetics
- Actin Cytoskeleton/metabolism
- Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex/genetics
- Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex/metabolism
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens/genetics
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens/metabolism
- Cloning, Molecular
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Genetic Loci
- Lotus/genetics
- Lotus/growth & development
- Lotus/metabolism
- Lotus/microbiology
- Mesorhizobium/growth & development
- Mutation
- Mycorrhizae/growth & development
- Phenotype
- Plant Epidermis/metabolism
- Plant Epidermis/microbiology
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- Plant Proteins/metabolism
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism
- Plants, Genetically Modified/microbiology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Root Nodules, Plant/growth & development
- Root Nodules, Plant/microbiology
- Seeds/genetics
- Seeds/metabolism
- Symbiosis
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Antolín-Llovera M, Ried MK, Binder A, Parniske M. Receptor kinase signaling pathways in plant-microbe interactions. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2012; 50:451-73. [PMID: 22920561 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-081211-173002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plant receptor-like kinases (RLKs) function in diverse signaling pathways, including the responses to microbial signals in symbiosis and defense. This versatility is achieved with a common overall structure: an extracytoplasmic domain (ectodomain) and an intracellular protein kinase domain involved in downstream signal transduction. Various surfaces of the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) ectodomain superstructure are utilized for interaction with the cognate ligand in both plant and animal receptors. RLKs with lysin-motif (LysM) ectodomains confer recognitional specificity toward N-acetylglucosamine-containing signaling molecules, such as chitin, peptidoglycan (PGN), and rhizobial nodulation factor (NF), that induce immune or symbiotic responses. Signaling downstream of RLKs does not follow a single pattern; instead, the detailed analysis of brassinosteroid (BR) signaling, innate immunity, and symbiosis revealed at least three largely nonoverlapping pathways. In this review, we focus on RLKs involved in plant-microbe interactions and contrast the signaling pathways leading to symbiosis and defense.
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