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Verma V, Vishal B, Kohli A, Kumar PP. Systems-based rice improvement approaches for sustainable food and nutritional security. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2021; 40:2021-2036. [PMID: 34591154 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02790-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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An integrated research approach to ensure sustainable rice yield increase of a crop grown by 25% of the world's farmers in 10% of cropland is essential for global food security. Rice, being a global staple crop, feeds about 56% of the world population and sustains 40% of the world's poor. At ~ $200 billion, it also accounts for 13% of the annual crop value. With hunger and malnutrition rampant among the poor, rice research for development is unique in global food and nutrition security. A systems-based, sustainable increase in rice quantity and quality is imperative for environmental and biodiversity benefits. Upstream 'discovery' through biotechnology, midstream 'development' through breeding and agronomy, downstream 'dissemination and deployment' must be 'demand-driven' for 'distinct socio-economic transformational impacts'. Local agro-ecology and livelihood nexus must drive the research agenda for targeted benefits. This necessitates sustained long-term investments by government, non-government and private sectors to secure the future food, nutrition, environment, prosperity and equity status.
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- Vivek Verma
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, 305817, Rajasthan, India.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Republic of Singapore
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- Strategic Innovation Platform, International Rice Research Institute, DAPO 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore.
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Iqbal Z, Iqbal MS, Khan MIR, Ansari MI. Toward Integrated Multi-Omics Intervention: Rice Trait Improvement and Stress Management. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:741419. [PMID: 34721467 PMCID: PMC8554098 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.741419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is an imperative staple crop for nearly half of the world's population. Challenging environmental conditions encompassing abiotic and biotic stresses negatively impact the quality and yield of rice. To assure food supply for the unprecedented ever-growing world population, the improvement of rice as a crop is of utmost importance. In this era, "omics" techniques have been comprehensively utilized to decipher the regulatory mechanisms and cellular intricacies in rice. Advancements in omics technologies have provided a strong platform for the reliable exploration of genetic resources involved in rice trait development. Omics disciplines like genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics have significantly contributed toward the achievement of desired improvements in rice under optimal and stressful environments. The present review recapitulates the basic and applied multi-omics technologies in providing new orchestration toward the improvement of rice desirable traits. The article also provides a catalog of current scenario of omics applications in comprehending this imperative crop in relation to yield enhancement and various environmental stresses. Further, the appropriate databases in the field of data science to analyze big data, and retrieve relevant information vis-à-vis rice trait improvement and stress management are described.
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- Zahra Iqbal
- Molecular Crop Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Nian L, Zhang X, Yi X, Liu X, Ain NU, Yang Y, Li X, Haider FU, Zhu X. Genome-wide identification of ABA receptor PYL/RCAR gene family and their response to cold stress in Medicago sativa L. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:1979-1995. [PMID: 34629773 PMCID: PMC8484390 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01066-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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UNLABELLED Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone involved in plant growth, plant development, and the protection of plants against abiotic stresses. PYL/RCAR (pyrabactin resistance/pyr1-like/regulatory components of ABA receptor) is the receptor protein of ABA and the core component of the ABA signal transduction network. The PYL gene family has been identified and analyzed in many species, however, there is no report about the research on the whole genome-wide identification of the alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) PYL gene family. Therefore, to explore the function of alfalfa PYL genes, 39 MsPYL genes were identified by analyzing the recently published genome of alfalfa. Using bioinformatics methods, we systematically analyzed the chromosome location, protein physicochemical properties, evolutionary relationship, conserved motifs, and response to low-temperature stress of the MsPYL family of alfalfa. The results showed that 39 alfalfa MsPYL genes were distributed on 24 chromosomes, and the analysis of gene duplication events showed that fragment duplication was predominant duplication in alfalfa MsPYL family gene expansion. The phylogenetic tree of MsPYL protein of alfalfa and the phylogenetic tree of PYL genes of 3 species show that the MsPYL gene family can be divided into 3 subfamilies, and the structures of the same subfamilies are relatively similar. The 39 MsPYL gene family members of alfalfa contain 10 Motifs. Motif1, Motif2, Motif3, and Motif5 are the conserved motifs shared by these genes; cis-regulatory elements in promoter regions indicate that regulatory elements related to transcription, cell cycle, development, hormone, and stress response are abundantly present in the MsPYL promoter sequences; Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR analysis showed that the expression of MsPYL genes can be induced by low-temperature treatment. This study provides a reference for further exploring the structural and functional characterization of the alfalfa PYL gene family. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-01066-3.
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- Lili Nian
- College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
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- College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
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- The Animal Husbandry Research Institute of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530001 China
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- College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
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- Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Jinshan, Fuzhou, 350002 Fujian China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
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- College of Management, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
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- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070 China
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Xue Y, Wang J, Mao X, Li C, Li L, Yang X, Hao C, Chang X, Li R, Jing R. Association Analysis Revealed That TaPYL4 Genes Are Linked to Plant Growth Related Traits in Multiple Environment. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:641087. [PMID: 34456932 PMCID: PMC8387097 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.641087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA), one of phytohormones, plays an important regulatory role in plant growth and development. ABA receptor PYL4 (pyrabactin resistance 1-like 4) was previously detected to be involved in plant response to a variety of stresses. TaPYL4 overexpression could enhance wheat (Triticum aestivum) drought resistance. In order to further investigate TaPYL4's role in regulating development of other major agronomic traits in wheat, genes of TaPYL4-2A, TaPYL4-2B, and TaPYL4-2D were cloned from wheat, respectively. Polymorphism analysis on TaPYL4 sequences revealed that encoding regions of the three genes were highly conserved, without any SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) presence. However, nine SNPs and four SNPs were identified in the promoter regions of TaPYL4-2A and TaPYL4-2B, respectively. Functional molecular markers were developed based on these polymorphisms, which were then used to scan a natural population of 323 common wheat accessions for correlation analysis between genotype and the target phenotypic traits. Both TaPYL4-2A and TaPYL4-2B markers were significantly correlated with plant growth-related traits under multiple environments (well-watered, drought and heat stress treatments). The additive effects of TaPYL4-2A and TaPYL4-2B were verified by the combinational haplotype (Hap-AB1∼Hap-AB4) effects determined from field data. Cis-acting elements were analyzed in the promoters of TaPYL4-2A and TaPYL4-2B, showing that a TGA-element bound by ARFs (auxin response factors) existed only in Hap-2A-1 of TaPYL4-2A. Gene expression assays indicated that TaPYL4-2A was constitutively expressed in various tissues, with higher expression in Hap-2A-1 genotypes than in Hap-2A-2 materials. Notably, TaARF4 could act as TaPYL4-2A transcription activator in Hap-2A-1 materials, but not in Hap-2A-2 genotypes. Analysis of geographic distribution and temporal frequency of haplotypes indicated that Hap-AB1 was positively selected in wheat breeding in China. Therefore, TaPYL4-2A and TaPYL4-2B could be a valuable target gene in wheat genetic improvement to develop the ideal plant architecture.
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- Yinghong Xue
- College of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Overexpression of OsERF83, a Vascular Tissue-Specific Transcription Factor Gene, Confers Drought Tolerance in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147656. [PMID: 34299275 PMCID: PMC8304134 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Abiotic stresses severely affect plant growth and productivity. To cope with abiotic stresses, plants have evolved tolerance mechanisms that are tightly regulated by reprogramming transcription factors (TFs). APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factors are known to play an important role in various abiotic stresses. However, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms remains incomplete. In this study, we identified the role of OsERF83, a member of the AP2/ERF transcription factor family, in response to drought stress. OsERF83 is a transcription factor localized to the nucleus and induced in response to various abiotic stresses, such as drought and abscisic acid (ABA). Overexpression of OsERF83 in transgenic plants (OsERF83OX) significantly increased drought tolerance, with higher photochemical efficiency in rice. OsERF83OX was also associated with growth retardation, with reduced grain yields under normal growth conditions. OsERF83 is predominantly expressed in the vascular tissue of all organs. Transcriptome analysis revealed that OsERF83 regulates drought response genes, which are related to the transporter (OsNPF8.10, OsNPF8.17, OsLH1), lignin biosynthesis (OsLAC17, OsLAC10, CAD8D), terpenoid synthesis (OsTPS33, OsTPS14, OsTPS3), cytochrome P450 family (Oscyp71Z4, CYP76M10), and abiotic stress-related genes (OsSAP, OsLEA14, PCC13-62). OsERF83 also up-regulates biotic stress-associated genes, including PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN (PR), WALL-ASSOCIATED KINASE (WAK), CELLULOSE SYNTHASE-LIKE PROTEIN E1 (CslE1), and LYSM RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE (RLK) genes. Our results provide new insight into the multiple roles of OsERF83 in the cross-talk between abiotic and biotic stress signaling pathways.
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Chen K, Du K, Shi Y, Yin L, Shen WH, Yu Y, Liu B, Dong A. H3K36 methyltransferase SDG708 enhances drought tolerance by promoting abscisic acid biosynthesis in rice. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 230:1967-1984. [PMID: 33606283 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Chromatin modifications play important roles in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses, but the precise function of histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36) methylation in drought tolerance remains poorly evaluated. Here, we report that SDG708, a specific H3K36 methyltransferase, functions as a positive regulator of drought tolerance in rice. SDG708 promoted abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis by directly targeting and activating the crucial ABA biosynthesis genes NINE-CIS-EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE 3 (OsNCED3) and NINE-CIS-EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE 5 (OsNCED5). Additionally, SDG708 induced hydrogen peroxide accumulation in the guard cells and promoted stomatal closure to reduce water loss. Overexpression of SDG708 concomitantly enhanced rice drought tolerance and increased grain yield under normal and drought stress conditions. Thus, SDG708 is potentially useful as an epigenetic regulator in breeding for grain yield improvement.
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- Kai Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, UPR2357 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, Strasbourg Cédex, 67084, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, International Associated Laboratory of CNRS-Fudan-HUNAU on Plant Epigenome Research, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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Mubarik MS, Khan SH, Sajjad M, Raza A, Hafeez MB, Yasmeen T, Rizwan M, Ali S, Arif MS. A manipulative interplay between positive and negative regulators of phytohormones: A way forward for improving drought tolerance in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:1269-1290. [PMID: 33421147 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Among different abiotic stresses, drought stress is the leading cause of impaired plant growth and low productivity worldwide. It is therefore essential to understand the process of drought tolerance in plants and thus to enhance drought resistance. Accumulating evidence indicates that phytohormones are essential signaling molecules that regulate diverse processes of plant growth and development under drought stress. Plants can often respond to drought stress through a cascade of phytohormones signaling as a means of plant growth regulation. Understanding biosynthesis pathways and regulatory crosstalk involved in these vital compounds could pave the way for improving plant drought tolerance while maintaining overall plant health. In recent years, the identification of phytohormones related key regulatory genes and their manipulation through state-of-the-art genome engineering tools have helped to improve drought tolerance plants. To date, several genes linked to phytohormones signaling networks, biosynthesis, and metabolism have been described as a promising contender for engineering drought tolerance. Recent advances in functional genomics have shown that enhanced expression of positive regulators involved in hormone biosynthesis could better equip plants against drought stress. Similarly, knocking down negative regulators of phytohormone biosynthesis can also be very effective to negate the negative effects of drought on plants. This review explained how manipulating positive and negative regulators of phytohormone signaling could be improvised to develop future crop varieties exhibiting higher drought tolerance. In addition, we also discuss the role of a promising genome editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9, on phytohormone mediated plant growth regulation for tackling drought stress.
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- Muhammad Salman Mubarik
- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (CAS-AFS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (CAS-AFS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Wuhan, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Jogawat A, Yadav B, Lakra N, Singh AK, Narayan OP. Crosstalk between phytohormones and secondary metabolites in the drought stress tolerance of crop plants: A review. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:1106-1132. [PMID: 33421146 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Drought stress negatively affects crop performance and weakens global food security. It triggers the activation of downstream pathways, mainly through phytohormones homeostasis and their signaling networks, which further initiate the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (SMs). Roots sense drought stress, the signal travels to the above-ground tissues to induce systemic phytohormones signaling. The systemic signals further trigger the biosynthesis of SMs and stomatal closure to prevent water loss. SMs primarily scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) to protect plants from lipid peroxidation and also perform additional defense-related functions. Moreover, drought-induced volatile SMs can alert the plant tissues to perform drought stress mitigating functions in plants. Other phytohormone-induced stress responses include cell wall and cuticle thickening, root and leaf morphology alteration, and anatomical changes of roots, stems, and leaves, which in turn minimize the oxidative stress, water loss, and other adverse effects of drought. Exogenous applications of phytohormones and genetic engineering of phytohormones signaling and biosynthesis pathways mitigate the drought stress effects. Direct modulation of the SMs biosynthetic pathway genes or indirect via phytohormones' regulation provides drought tolerance. Thus, phytohormones and SMs play key roles in plant development under the drought stress environment in crop plants.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruiz-Partida R, Rosario SM, Lozano-Juste J. An Update on Crop ABA Receptors. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061087. [PMID: 34071543 PMCID: PMC8229007 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The hormone abscisic acid (ABA) orchestrates the plant stress response and regulates sophisticated metabolic and physiological mechanisms essential for survival in a changing environment. Plant ABA receptors were described more than 10 years ago, and a considerable amount of information is available for the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Unfortunately, this knowledge is still very limited in crops that hold the key to feeding a growing population. In this review, we summarize genomic, genetic and structural data obtained in crop ABA receptors. We also provide an update on ABA perception in major food crops, highlighting specific and common features of crop ABA receptors.
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- Rafael Ruiz-Partida
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Calle Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Edificio 8E, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.R.-P.); (S.M.R.)
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Calle Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Edificio 8E, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.R.-P.); (S.M.R.)
- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Camino de Engombe, Santo Domingo 10904, Dominican Republic
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- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Calle Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Edificio 8E, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.R.-P.); (S.M.R.)
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Kawakatsu T, Teramoto S, Takayasu S, Maruyama N, Nishijima R, Kitomi Y, Uga Y. The transcriptomic landscapes of rice cultivars with diverse root system architectures grown in upland field conditions. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:1177-1190. [PMID: 33751672 DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.11.421685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Root system architecture affects plant drought resistance and other key agronomic traits such as lodging. However, although phenotypic and genomic variation has been extensively analyzed, few field studies have integrated phenotypic and transcriptomic information, particularly for below-ground traits such as root system architecture. Here, we report the phenotypic and transcriptomic landscape of 61 rice (Oryza sativa) accessions with highly diverse below-ground traits grown in an upland field. We found that four principal components explained the phenotypic variation and that accessions could be classified into four subpopulations (indica, aus, japonica and admixed) based on their tiller numbers and crown root diameters. Transcriptome analysis revealed that differentially expressed genes associated with specific subpopulations were enriched with stress response-related genes, suggesting that subpopulations have distinct stress response mechanisms. Root growth was negatively correlated with auxin-inducible genes, suggesting an association between auxin signaling and upland field conditions. A negative correlation between crown root diameter and stress response-related genes suggested that thicker crown root diameter is associated with resistance to mild drought stress. Finally, co-expression network analysis implemented with DNA affinity purification followed by sequencing analysis identified phytohormone signaling networks and key transcription factors negatively regulating crown root diameter. Our datasets provide a useful resource for understanding the genomic and transcriptomic basis of phenotypic variation under upland field conditions.
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- Taiji Kawakatsu
- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Faculty of Medicine Graduate School, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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Kawakatsu T, Teramoto S, Takayasu S, Maruyama N, Nishijima R, Kitomi Y, Uga Y. The transcriptomic landscapes of rice cultivars with diverse root system architectures grown in upland field conditions. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:1177-1190. [PMID: 33751672 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Root system architecture affects plant drought resistance and other key agronomic traits such as lodging. However, although phenotypic and genomic variation has been extensively analyzed, few field studies have integrated phenotypic and transcriptomic information, particularly for below-ground traits such as root system architecture. Here, we report the phenotypic and transcriptomic landscape of 61 rice (Oryza sativa) accessions with highly diverse below-ground traits grown in an upland field. We found that four principal components explained the phenotypic variation and that accessions could be classified into four subpopulations (indica, aus, japonica and admixed) based on their tiller numbers and crown root diameters. Transcriptome analysis revealed that differentially expressed genes associated with specific subpopulations were enriched with stress response-related genes, suggesting that subpopulations have distinct stress response mechanisms. Root growth was negatively correlated with auxin-inducible genes, suggesting an association between auxin signaling and upland field conditions. A negative correlation between crown root diameter and stress response-related genes suggested that thicker crown root diameter is associated with resistance to mild drought stress. Finally, co-expression network analysis implemented with DNA affinity purification followed by sequencing analysis identified phytohormone signaling networks and key transcription factors negatively regulating crown root diameter. Our datasets provide a useful resource for understanding the genomic and transcriptomic basis of phenotypic variation under upland field conditions.
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- Taiji Kawakatsu
- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Faculty of Medicine Graduate School, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Agriculture & Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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Sharma S, Prasad A, Sharma N, Prasad M. Role of ubiquitination enzymes in abiotic environmental interactions with plants. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 181:494-507. [PMID: 33798570 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ubiquitination, a post-translational modification, plays a crucial role in various aspects of plant development and stress responses. Protein degradation by ubiquitination is well established and ubiquitin is the main underlying component directing the turnover of proteins. Recent reports have also revealed the non-proteolytic roles of ubiquitination in plants. In the past decade, ubiquitination has emerged to be one of the most important players in modulating plant's responses to abiotic stresses, which led to identification of specific E3 ligases and their targets involved in the process. Most of the E3 ligases play regulatory roles by modifying the stability and accumulation of stress responsive regulatory proteins, such as transcription factors, thus, modifying the downstream responses, or by degrading the proteins involved in the downstream cascade itself. In this review, we summarize and highlight the recent advances in the field of ubiquitination-mediated regulation of plant's responses to various abiotic stresses including limited nutrient availability and metal toxicity. The non-proteolytic role of ubiquitination in epigenetic regulation of abiotic stress induced response has also been discussed.
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- Shambhavi Sharma
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Genome-wide association study and Mendelian randomization analysis provide insights for improving rice yield potential. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6894. [PMID: 33767346 PMCID: PMC7994632 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86389-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Rice yield per plant has a complex genetic architecture, which is mainly determined by its three component traits: the number of grains per panicle (GPP), kilo-grain weight (KGW), and tillers per plant (TP). Exploring ideotype breeding based on selection for genetically less complex component traits is an alternative route for further improving rice production. To understand the genetic basis of the relationship between rice yield and component traits, we investigated the four traits of two rice hybrid populations (575 + 1495 F1) in different environments and conducted meta-analyses of genome-wide association study (meta-GWAS). In total, 3589 significant loci for three components traits were detected, while only 3 loci for yield were detected. It indicated that rice yield is mainly controlled by minor-effect loci and hardly to be identified. Selecting quantitative trait locus/gene affected component traits to further enhance yield is recommended. Mendelian randomization design is adopted to investigate the genetic effects of loci on yield through component traits and estimate the genetic relationship between rice yield and its component traits by these loci. The loci for GPP or TP mainly had a positive genetic effect on yield, but the loci for KGW with different direction effects (positive effect or negative effect). Additionally, TP (Beta = 1.865) has a greater effect on yield than KGW (Beta = 1.016) and GPP (Beta = 0.086). Five significant loci for component traits that had an indirect effect on yield were identified. Pyramiding superior alleles of the five loci revealed improved yield. A combination of direct and indirect effects may better contribute to the yield potential of rice. Our findings provided a rationale for using component traits as indirect indices to enhanced rice yield, which will be helpful for further understanding the genetic basis of yield and provide valuable information for improving rice yield potential.
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Ni L, Wang Z, Guo J, Pei X, Liu L, Li H, Yuan H, Gu C. Full-Length Transcriptome Sequencing and Comparative Transcriptome Analysis to Evaluate Drought and Salt Stress in Iris lactea var. chinensis. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:434. [PMID: 33803672 PMCID: PMC8002972 DOI: 10.3390/genes12030434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Iris lactea var. chinensis (I. lactea var. chinensis) is a perennial herb halophyte with salt and drought tolerance. In this study, full-length transcripts of I. lactea var. chinensis were sequenced using the PacBio RSII sequencing platform. Moreover, the transcriptome was investigated under NaCl or polyethylene glycol (PEG) stress. Approximately 30.89 G subreads were generated and 31,195 unigenes were obtained by clustering the same isoforms by the PacBio RSII platform. A total of 15,466 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained under the two stresses using the Illumina platform. Among them, 9266 and 8390 DEGs were obtained under high concentrations of NaCl and PEG, respectively. In total, 3897 DEGs with the same expression pattern under the two stresses were obtained. The transcriptome expression profiles of I. lactea var. chinensis under NaCl or PEG stress obtained in this study may provide a resource for the same and different response mechanisms against different types of abiotic stress. Furthermore, the stress-related genes found in this study can provide data for future molecular breeding.
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- Longjie Ni
- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; (L.N.); (Z.W.); (J.G.); (X.P.); (L.L.); (H.Y.)
- College of Forest Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China;
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; (L.N.); (Z.W.); (J.G.); (X.P.); (L.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; (L.N.); (Z.W.); (J.G.); (X.P.); (L.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; (L.N.); (Z.W.); (J.G.); (X.P.); (L.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; (L.N.); (Z.W.); (J.G.); (X.P.); (L.L.); (H.Y.)
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- College of Forest Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China;
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; (L.N.); (Z.W.); (J.G.); (X.P.); (L.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; (L.N.); (Z.W.); (J.G.); (X.P.); (L.L.); (H.Y.)
- College of Forest Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China;
- Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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Yuan J, Meng J, Liang X, Yang E, Yang X, Chen WF. Biochar's Leacheates Affect the Abscisic Acid Pathway in Rice Seedlings Under Low Temperature. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:646910. [PMID: 33747027 PMCID: PMC7970111 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.646910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Organic molecules of biochar's leacheates are known to increase the cold resistance of rice seedlings. Yet, it remains unclear whether the organic molecules of biochar leacheates can interact with the abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway associated with low temperature. This study used experiments and bioinformatics (molecular docking) to determine which of the organic molecules of biochar's leacheates could influence the ABA signaling pathway. Specifically, we investigated whether these molecules affected ABA, a plant hormone linked to cold resistance. The contents of endogenous ABA and its precursor carotenoids were determined under low-temperature stress (10°C) and treatment with different concentrations of biochar leacheates. With increased leacheate concentrations, the endogenous ABA and carotenoid contents also increased, as did the expression of ABA- and cold-related genes. When rice seedlings were instead treated with exogenous ABA, it also affected the above-measured indexes; hence, we surmised that certain water-soluble organic molecules of biochar could exert a similar effect as ABA. We first used gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to identify the organic molecules in the biochar extract, and then we used molecular docking software Autodock to show how they interact. We found that the molecule (1R, 2R, 4S)-2-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)-7-azabicyclo(2.2.1)heptane was simplified, as Cyah could dock with the ABA receptor protein OsPYL2 in rice, which shows Cyah in biochar is probably an analog of ABA, with a similar function. Based on these results, we conclude that organic molecules of biochar's leacheates could enter into rice plants and interact with ABA-related proteins to affect the ABA signaling pathway, thereby improving the cold stress resistance of plants.
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- Jun Yuan
- Liaoning Biochar Engineering and Technology Research Center, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Eastern Liaoning University, Dandong, China
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- Liaoning Biochar Engineering and Technology Research Center, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Biochar Engineering and Technology Research Center, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Eastern Liaoning University, Dandong, China
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- Liaoning Biochar Engineering and Technology Research Center, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Biochar Engineering and Technology Research Center, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Biochar Engineering and Technology Research Center, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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Choi J, Lee W, An G, Kim SR. OsCBE1, a Substrate Receptor of Cullin4-Based E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, Functions as a Regulator of Abiotic Stress Response and Productivity in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052487. [PMID: 33801226 PMCID: PMC7957871 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Ubiquitination is an important environmental stress response, and E3 ubiquitin ligases play a major role in the process. T-DNA insertion mutants of rice, Oscbe1-1, and Oscbe1-2, were identified through the screening of cold stress tolerance at seedling stage. Oscbe1 mutants showed a significantly higher cold stress tolerance in the fresh weight, chlorophyll content, and photosynthetic efficiency than wild type. Molecular prediction showed that OsCBE1 (Oryza sativa Cullin4-Based E3 ubiquitin ligase1) encoded a novel substrate receptor of Cullin4-based E3 ubiquitin ligase complex (C4E3). Whereas Oscbe1 mutants had fewer panicles and grains than wild type in the paddy field, the overexpression lines of OsCBE1 had more panicles and grains, suggesting that OsCBE1 is involved in the regulation of both abiotic stress response and development. Oscbe1 mutants also showed ABA hypersensitivity during seed germination, suggesting OsCBE1 function for the stress response via ABA signaling. In silico analysis of OsCBE1 activity predicted a CCCH-type transcription factor, OsC3H32, as a putative substrate. Co-IP (Co-immunoprecipitation) study showed that OsCBE1 interacts with OsDDB1, an expected binding component of OsCBE1 and OsC3H32. Additionally, expression of OsOLE16, OsOLE18, and OsBURP5 were negatively related with expression of OsCBE1. These results suggest that OsCBE1 functions as a regulator of the abiotic stress response via CCCH as a member of the C4E3.
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- Juyoung Choi
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (J.C.); (W.L.)
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (J.C.); (W.L.)
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- Department of Plant Molecular Systems Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea;
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (J.C.); (W.L.)
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Santosh Kumar VV, Yadav SK, Verma RK, Shrivastava S, Ghimire O, Pushkar S, Rao MV, Senthil Kumar T, Chinnusamy V. The abscisic acid receptor OsPYL6 confers drought tolerance to indica rice through dehydration avoidance and tolerance mechanisms. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:1411-1431. [PMID: 33130892 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key regulator of plant development and stress tolerance. Here we report functional validation of the ABA receptor OsPYL6 by constitutive and stress-inducible overexpression and RNAi silencing, in an indica rice cultivar 'Pusa Sugandh 2'. Overexpression of OsPYL6 conferred ABA hypersensitivity during germination and promoted total root length. Overexpression and RNAi silencing of OsPYL6 resulted in enhanced accumulation of ABA in seedlings under non-stress conditions, at least, in part through up-regulation of different 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED )genes. This suggests that PYL6 expression is crucial for ABA homeostasis. Analysis of drought tolerance of OsPYL6 transgenic and wild type plants showed that OsPYL6 overexpression enhanced the expression of stress-responsive genes and dehydration tolerance. Transgenic rice plants overexpressing OsPYL6 with AtRD29A (Arabidopsis thaliana Responsive to Dehydration 29A) promoter also exhibited about 25% less whole plant transpiration, compared with wild type plants under drought, confirming its role in activation of dehydration avoidance mechanisms. However, overexpression of PYL6 reduced grain yield under non-stress conditions due to reduction in height, biomass, panicle branching and spikelet fertility. RNAi silencing of OsPYL6 also reduced grain yield under drought. These results showed that rice OsPYL6 is a key regulator of plant development and drought tolerance, and fine-tuning of its expression is critical for improving yield and stress tolerance.
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- V V Santosh Kumar
- Division of Plant physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Department of Botany, Bharthidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Plant physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Department of Botany, Bharthidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Plant physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Martignago D, Siemiatkowska B, Lombardi A, Conti L. Abscisic Acid and Flowering Regulation: Many Targets, Different Places. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E9700. [PMID: 33353251 PMCID: PMC7767233 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Plants can react to drought stress by anticipating flowering, an adaptive strategy for plant survival in dry climates known as drought escape (DE). In Arabidopsis, the study of DE brought to surface the involvement of abscisic acid (ABA) in controlling the floral transition. A central question concerns how and in what spatial context can ABA signals affect the floral network. In the leaf, ABA signaling affects flowering genes responsible for the production of the main florigen FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT). At the shoot apex, FD and FD-like transcription factors interact with FT and FT-like proteins to regulate ABA responses. This knowledge will help separate general and specific roles of ABA signaling with potential benefits to both biology and agriculture.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Via Giovanni Celoria, 26-20133 Milan, Italy; (D.M.); (B.S.); (A.L.)
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Genome-wide identification of PYL gene family in wheat: Evolution, expression and 3D structure analysis. Genomics 2020; 113:854-866. [PMID: 33321205 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Here, 38 wheat PYL genes (TaPYLs) belonging to 13 homoeologous groups were identified using the genome-search method, with 26 and 12 PYL genes identified in Triticum dicoccoides and Aegilops tauschii, respectively. Phylogenetic relationship, conserved domain and molecular evolution analysis revealed that PYL genes showed highly conservative between wheat and theprogenitors. Interaction network and miRNA target prediction found that TaPYLs could interact with the important components of ABA signaling pathway and Tae-miR966b-3p might be a hub regulator mediating wheat ABA signal network. Furthermore, the tissue-specific and stress-responsive TaPYLs were detected through RNA-seq analysis. Expressions of 10 TaPYLs were validated by QPCR analysis and the homoeologous genes showed significantly differential expression, suggesting subfunctionalization of them has occurred. Finally, 3D structures of the TaPYL proteins were predicted by homology modeling. This study lays the foundation for further functional study of PYL genes for development and stress tolerance improvement in wheat and beyond.
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Marthandan V, Geetha R, Kumutha K, Renganathan VG, Karthikeyan A, Ramalingam J. Seed Priming: A Feasible Strategy to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218258. [PMID: 33158156 PMCID: PMC7662356 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Drought is a serious threat to the farming community, biasing the crop productivity in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Drought adversely affects seed germination, plant growth, and development via non-normal physiological processes. Plants generally acclimatize to drought stress through various tolerance mechanisms, but the changes in global climate and modern agricultural systems have further worsened the crop productivity. In order to increase the production and productivity, several strategies such as the breeding of tolerant varieties and exogenous application of growth regulators, osmoprotectants, and plant mineral nutrients are followed to mitigate the effects of drought stress. Nevertheless, the complex nature of drought stress makes these strategies ineffective in benefiting the farming community. Seed priming is an alternative, low-cost, and feasible technique, which can improve drought stress tolerance through enhanced and advanced seed germination. Primed seeds can retain the memory of previous stress and enable protection against oxidative stress through earlier activation of the cellular defense mechanism, reduced imbibition time, upsurge of germination promoters, and osmotic regulation. However, a better understanding of the metabolic events during the priming treatment is needed to use this technology in a more efficient way. Interestingly, the review highlights the morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of seed priming for enhancing the drought tolerance in crop plants. Furthermore, the challenges and opportunities associated with various priming methods are also addressed side-by-side to enable the use of this simple and cost-efficient technique in a more efficient manner.
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- Vishvanathan Marthandan
- Department of Biotechnology, Center of Excellence in Innovations, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625104, Tamil Nadu, India; (V.M.); (V.G.R.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Seed Science and Technology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625104, Tamil Nadu, India;
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625104, Tamil Nadu, India;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Center of Excellence in Innovations, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625104, Tamil Nadu, India; (V.M.); (V.G.R.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Center of Excellence in Innovations, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625104, Tamil Nadu, India; (V.M.); (V.G.R.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Center of Excellence in Innovations, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625104, Tamil Nadu, India; (V.M.); (V.G.R.); (A.K.)
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Usman B, Nawaz G, Zhao N, Liao S, Liu Y, Li R. Precise Editing of the OsPYL9 Gene by RNA-Guided Cas9 Nuclease Confers Enhanced Drought Tolerance and Grain Yield in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) by Regulating Circadian Rhythm and Abiotic Stress Responsive Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21217854. [PMID: 33113937 PMCID: PMC7660227 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21217854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in regulating drought tolerance, and pyrabactin resistance-like (PYL) proteins are known as ABA receptors. To elucidate the role of one of the ABA receptors in rice, OsPYL9 was mutagenized through CRISPR/Cas9 in rice. Homozygous and heterozygous mutant plants lacking any off-targets and T-DNA were screened based on site-specific sequencing and used for morpho-physiological, molecular, and proteomic analysis. Mutant lines appear to accumulate higher ABA, antioxidant activities, chlorophyll content, leaf cuticular wax, and survival rate, whereas a lower malondialdehyde level, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, and vascular bundles occur under stress conditions. Proteomic analysis found a total of 324 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), out of which 184 and 140 were up and downregulated, respectively. The OsPYL9 mutants showed an increase in grain yield under both drought and well watered field conditions. Most of the DEPs related to circadian clock rhythm, drought response, and reactive oxygen species were upregulated in the mutant plants. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis revealed that DEPs were only involved in circadian rhythm and Gene Ontology (GO) analysis showed that most of the DEPs were involved in response to abiotic stimulus, and abscisic acid-activated signaling pathways. Protein GIGANTEA, Adagio-like, and Pseudo-response regulator proteins showed higher interaction in protein–protein interaction (PPI) network. Thus, the overall results showed that CRISPR/Cas9-generated OsPYL9 mutants have potential to improve both drought tolerance and the yield of rice. Furthermore, global proteome analysis provides new potential biomarkers and understandings of the molecular mechanism of rice drought tolerance.
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- Babar Usman
- College of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (B.U.); (G.N.); (N.Z.); (S.L.)
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- College of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (B.U.); (G.N.); (N.Z.); (S.L.)
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- College of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (B.U.); (G.N.); (N.Z.); (S.L.)
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- College of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (B.U.); (G.N.); (N.Z.); (S.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agricultural Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (R.L.); Tel.: +86-20-8528-1908 (Y.L.); +86-136-0009-4135 (R.L.)
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- College of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (B.U.); (G.N.); (N.Z.); (S.L.)
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (R.L.); Tel.: +86-20-8528-1908 (Y.L.); +86-136-0009-4135 (R.L.)
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Yadav SK, Santosh Kumar VV, Verma RK, Yadav P, Saroha A, Wankhede DP, Chaudhary B, Chinnusamy V. Genome-wide identification and characterization of ABA receptor PYL gene family in rice. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:676. [PMID: 32998689 PMCID: PMC7526420 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07083-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Abscisic acid (ABA), a key phytohormone that controls plant growth and stress responses, is sensed by the pyrabactin resistance 1(PYR1)/PYR1-like (PYL)/regulatory components of the ABA receptor (RCAR) family of proteins. Comprehensive information on evolution and function of PYL gene family in rice (Oryza sativa) needs further investigation. This study made detailed analysis on evolutionary relationship between PYL family members, collinearity, synteny, gene structure, protein motifs, cis-regulatory elements (CREs), SNP variations, miRNAs targeting PYLs and expression profiles in different tissues and stress responses. RESULTS Based on sequence homology with Arabidopsis PYL proteins, we identified a total of 13 PYLs in rice (BOP clade) and maize (PACCMAD clade), while other members of BOP (wheat - each diploid genome, barley and Brachypodium) and PACCMAD (sorghum and foxtail millet) have 8-9 PYLs. The phylogenetic analysis divided PYLs into three subfamilies that are structurally and functionally conserved across species. Gene structure and motif analysis of OsPYLs revealed that members of each subfamily have similar gene and motif structure. Segmental duplication appears be the driving force for the expansion of PYLs, and the majority of the PYLs underwent evolution under purifying selection in rice. 32 unique potential miRNAs that might target PYLs were identified in rice. Thus, the predicted regulation of PYLs through miRNAs in rice is more elaborate as compared with B. napus. Further, the miRNAs identified to in this study were also regulated by stresses, which adds additional layer of regulation of PYLs. The frequency of SAPs identified was higher in indica cultivars and were predominantly located in START domain that participate in ABA binding. The promoters of most of the OsPYLs have cis-regulatory elements involved in imparting abiotic stress responsive expression. In silico and q-RT-PCR expression analyses of PYL genes revealed multifaceted role of ABARs in shaping plant development as well as abiotic stress responses. CONCLUSION The predicted miRNA mediated regulation of OsPYLs and stress regulated expression of all OsPYLs, at least, under one stress, lays foundation for further validation and fine tuning ABA receptors for stress tolerance without yield penalty in rice.
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- Shashank Kumar Yadav
- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India.,School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, UP, 201310, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, UP, 201310, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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CRISPR/Cas9 Directed Mutagenesis of OsGA20ox2 in High Yielding Basmati Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Line and Comparative Proteome Profiling of Unveiled Changes Triggered by Mutations. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21176170. [PMID: 32859098 PMCID: PMC7504442 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In rice, semi-dwarfism is among the most required characteristics, as it facilitates better yields and offers lodging resistance. Here, semi-dwarf rice lines lacking any residual transgene-DNA and off-target effects were generated through CRISPR/Cas9-guided mutagenesis of the OsGA20ox2 gene in a high yielding Basmati rice line, and the isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) strategy was utilized to elucidate the proteomic changes in mutants. The results indicated the reduced gibberellins (GA1 and GA4) levels, plant height (28.72%), and flag leaf length, while all the other traits remained unchanged. The OsGA20ox2 expression was highly suppressed, and the mutants exhibited decreased cell length, width, and restored their plant height by exogenous GA3 treatment. Comparative proteomics of the wild-type and homozygous mutant line (GXU43_9) showed an altered level of 588 proteins, 273 upregulated and 315 downregulated, respectively. The identified differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were mainly enriched in the carbon metabolism and fixation, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, photosynthesis, and oxidative phosphorylation pathways. The proteins (Q6AWY7, Q6AWY2, Q9FRG8, Q6EPP9, Q6AWX8) associated with growth-regulating factors (GRF2, GRF7, GRF9, GRF10, and GRF11) and GA (Q8RZ73, Q9AS97, Q69VG1, Q8LNJ6, Q0JH50, and Q5MQ85) were downregulated, while the abscisic stress-ripening protein 5 (ASR5) and abscisic acid receptor (PYL5) were upregulated in mutant lines. We integrated CRISPR/Cas9 with proteomic screening as the most reliable strategy for rapid assessment of the CRISPR experiments outcomes.
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Xu X, Ye J, Yang Y, Zhang M, Xu Q, Feng Y, Yuan X, Yu H, Wang Y, Yang Y, Wei X. Genome-Wide Association Study of Rice Rooting Ability at the Seedling Stage. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 13:59. [PMID: 32833069 PMCID: PMC7445215 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-020-00420-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rice rooting ability is a complex agronomical trait that displays heterosis and plays an important role in rice growth and production. Only a few quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been identified by bi-parental population. More genes or QTLs are required to dissect the genetic architecture of rice rooting ability. RESULTS To characterize the genetic basis for rice rooting ability, we used a natural rice population, genotyped by a 90 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array, to identify the loci associated with rooting-related traits through the genome-wide association study (GWAS). Population structure analysis divided the natural population into two subgroups: indica and japonica. We measured four traits for evaluating rice rooting ability, namely root growth ability (RGA), maximum root length (MRL), root length (RL), and root number (RN). Using the association study in three panels consisting of one for the full population, one for indica, and one for japonica, 24 SNPs associated with rooting ability-related traits were identified. Through comparison of the relative expression levels and DNA sequences between germplasm with extreme phenotypes, results showed that LOC_Os05g11810 had non-synonymous variations at the coding region, which may cause differences in root number, and that the expression levels of LOC_Os04g09900 and LOC_Os04g10060 are closely associated with root length variation. CONCLUSIONS Through evaluation of the rice rooting ability-related traits and the association mapping, we provided useful information for understanding the genetic basis of rice rooting ability and also identified some candidate genes and molecular markers for rice root breeding.
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- Xin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China.
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Hou H, Lv L, Huo H, Dai H, Zhang Y. Genome-Wide Identification of the ABA Receptors Genes and Their Response to Abiotic Stress in Apple. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9081028. [PMID: 32823728 PMCID: PMC7465321 DOI: 10.3390/plants9081028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The pyrabactin resistance (PYR)/PYR1-like (PYL)/regulatory components of ABA receptor (RCAR) (known as PYLs for short) have been identified and characterized as the ABA receptors in some plants. However, little is known about the details regarding PYL family genes in the apple (Malusdomestica). In this study, we identified 13 apple PYLs, termed MdPYL1-13, which could be classified into four groups according to structural features of the amino acid sequence. The gene structures and conserved motifs analysis found that the majority of MdPYLs had a similar number of exons and similar conserved motif profile in the same group. In addition, 11 gene pairs were identified to exhibit synteny by synteny analysis between the apple and Arabidopsis. Furthermore, we investigated MdPYLs transcript level in various organs of the red-fleshed apple (Malussieversii f. Neidzwetzkyana (Dieck) Langenf) ‘Xinjiang No.1’. The results suggested all MdPYLs within group I were expressed at relatively higher levels in all of the organs tested. However, the genes of group IV had little or no variation. Additionally, we found various hormone and stress-related cis-elements in the promoters of MdPYLs by analyzing cis-elements. Therefore, the expression levels of all MdPYLs were further detected under ABA, PEG, salt, and cold stresses in ‘Xinjiang No.1’ seedlings. We found that all MdPYLs except for MdPYL11 were upregulated by ABA treatment, 10 genes were upregulated by PEG treatment, 12 genes were upregulated by NaCl treatment, and six genes were upregulated by cold treatment (4 °C) while seven genes were downregulated. Thus, these MdPYLs might be involved in the defense against abiotic stresses. In addition, the interaction between 13 MdPYLs and two 2C protein phosphatases in the apple (MdPP2C65 and MdPP2C72) was investigated in yeast two-hybrid assays. These results suggested that MdPYLs may bind to MdPP2C65 and MdPP2C72 in different manners and with different intensity. Our studies provide useful information for further investigating and researching the regulatory mechanisms of PYL family genes in response to abiotic stresses in the apple.
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- Hongmin Hou
- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China; (H.H.); (L.L.); (H.D.)
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Genetic Development and Breeding in Horticultural Plants, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China; (H.H.); (L.L.); (H.D.)
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Genetic Development and Breeding in Horticultural Plants, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Apopka, FL 32703, USA;
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- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China; (H.H.); (L.L.); (H.D.)
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- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China; (H.H.); (L.L.); (H.D.)
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Genetic Development and Breeding in Horticultural Plants, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0532-860-80752
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Bhatnagar N, Kim R, Han S, Song J, Lee GS, Lee S, Min MK, Kim BG. Ectopic Expression of OsPYL/RCAR7, an ABA Receptor Having Low Signaling Activity, Improves Drought Tolerance without Growth Defects in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21114163. [PMID: 32545174 PMCID: PMC7312952 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21114163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Overexpression of abscisic acid (ABA) receptors has been reported to enhance drought tolerance, but also to cause stunted growth and decreased crop yield. Here, we constructed transgenic rice for all monomeric ABA receptors and observed that only transgenic rice over-expressing OsPYL/RCAR7 showed similar phenotype with wild type, without total yield loss when grown under normal growth condition in a paddy field. Even though transgenic rice over-expressing OsPYL/RCAR7 showed neither an ABA-sensitivity nor an osmotic stress tolerance in plate assay, it showed drought tolerance. We investigated the ABA-dependent interaction with OsPP2CAs and ABA signaling induction by OsPYL/RCAR7. In yeast two hybrid assay, OsPYL/RCAR7 required critically higher ABA concentrations to interact with OsPP2CAs than other ABA receptors, and co-immunoprecipitation assay showed strong interaction under ABA treatment. When ABA-responsive signaling activity was monitored using a transient expression system in rice protoplasts, OsPYL/RCAR7 had the lowest ABA-responsive signaling activity as compared with other ABA receptors. OsPYL/RCAR7 also showed weak suppression of phosphatase activity as compared with other ABA receptors in vitro. Transcriptome analysis of transgenic rice over-expressing OsPYL/RCAR7 suggested that only a few genes were induced similar to control under without exogenous ABA, but a large number of genes was induced under ABA treatment compared with control. We conclude that OsPYL/RCAR7 is a novel functional ABA receptor that has low ABA signaling activity and exhibits high ABA dependence. These results lay the foundation for a new strategy to improve drought stress tolerance without compromising crop growth.
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- Nikita Bhatnagar
- Metabolic Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 54874, Korea; (N.B.); (R.K.); (J.S.)
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- Metabolic Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 54874, Korea; (N.B.); (R.K.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (S.H.); (S.L.)
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- Metabolic Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 54874, Korea; (N.B.); (R.K.); (J.S.)
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- Biosafety Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 54874, Korea;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (S.H.); (S.L.)
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- Metabolic Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 54874, Korea; (N.B.); (R.K.); (J.S.)
- Correspondence: (M.K.M.); (B.-G.K.)
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- Metabolic Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 54874, Korea; (N.B.); (R.K.); (J.S.)
- Correspondence: (M.K.M.); (B.-G.K.)
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Dubois M, Inzé D. Plant growth under suboptimal water conditions: early responses and methods to study them. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:1706-1722. [PMID: 31967643 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Drought stress forms a major environmental constraint during the life cycle of plants, often decreasing plant yield and in extreme cases threatening survival. The molecular and physiological responses induced by drought have been the topic of extensive research during the past decades. Because soil-based approaches to studying drought responses are often challenging due to low throughput and insufficient control of the conditions, osmotic stress assays in plates were developed to mimic drought. Addition of compounds such as polyethylene glycol, mannitol, sorbitol, or NaCl to controlled growth media has become increasingly popular since it offers the advantage of accurate control of stress level and onset. These osmotic stress assays enabled the discovery of very early stress responses, occurring within seconds or minutes following osmotic stress exposure. In this review, we construct a detailed timeline of early responses to osmotic stress, with a focus on how they initiate plant growth arrest. We further discuss the specific responses triggered by different types and severities of osmotic stress. Finally, we compare short-term plant responses under osmotic stress versus in-soil drought and discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and future of these plate-based proxies for drought.
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- Marieke Dubois
- Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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Root Development and Stress Tolerance in rice: The Key to Improving Stress Tolerance without Yield Penalties. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21051807. [PMID: 32155710 PMCID: PMC7084713 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Roots anchor plants and take up water and nutrients from the soil; therefore, root development strongly affects plant growth and productivity. Moreover, increasing evidence indicates that root development is deeply involved in plant tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity. These findings suggest that modulating root growth and development provides a potentially useful approach to improve plant abiotic stress tolerance. Such targeted approaches may avoid the yield penalties that result from growth-defense trade-offs produced by global induction of defenses against abiotic stresses. This review summarizes the developmental mechanisms underlying root development and discusses recent studies about modulation of root growth and stress tolerance in rice.
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Gupta MK, Lenka SK, Gupta S, Rawal RK. Agonist, antagonist and signaling modulators of ABA receptor for agronomic and post-harvest management. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 148:10-25. [PMID: 31923734 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a ubiquitous phytohormone, plays important roles in several physiological processes, including stress adaptation, flowering, seed germination, fruit ripening, and leaf senescence etc. ABA binds with START domain proteins called Pyrabactin Resistance1 (PYR1)/PYR1-like (PYL)/Regulatory Components of ABA Receptors (RCARs) and controls the activity of PP2C phosphatase proteins and in turn the ABA-dependent signaling pathway. Fourteen ABA receptors have been identified in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and have shown to be involved in various biological functions. Under field conditions, exogenous application of ABA produces inadequate physiological response due to its rapid conversion into the biologically inactive metabolites. ABA shows selective binding preferences to PYL receptor subtypes and hence produces pleiotropic physiological and phenotypic effects which limit the usage of ABA in agriculture. An agrochemical meant for ameliorating the undesirable physiological effect of the plant should ideally have positive biological attributes without affecting the normal growth, development, and yield. Therefore, to overcome the limitations of ABA for its usage in various agricultural applications, several types of ABA-mimicking agents have been developed. Many compounds have been identified as having significant ABA-agonist/antagonist activity and can be employed to reverse the excessive/moderate ABA action. The present review highlights the potential usage of ABA signaling modulators for managing agronomic and postharvest traits. Besides, designing, development and versatile usage of ABA-mimicking compounds displaying ABA agonists and antagonist activities are discussed in detail.
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- Manish K Gupta
- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Gurugram, HR, India.
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- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Gurugram, HR, India
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, HR, India
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Kim Y, Chung YS, Lee E, Tripathi P, Heo S, Kim KH. Root Response to Drought Stress in Rice ( Oryza sativa L .). Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1513. [PMID: 32098434 PMCID: PMC7073213 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The current unpredictable climate changes are causing frequent and severe droughts. Such circumstances emphasize the need to understand the response of plants to drought stress, especially in rice, one of the most important grain crops. Knowledge of the drought stress response components is especially important in plant roots, the major organ for the absorption of water and nutrients from the soil. Thus, this article reviews the root response to drought stress in rice. It is presented to provide readers with information of use for their own research and breeding program for tolerance to drought stress in rice.
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- Yoonha Kim
- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea; (Y.K.); (P.T.)
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Industry, College of Applied Life Science, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea;
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- National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Jeonju 54874, Korea;
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea; (Y.K.); (P.T.)
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- Ganghwa Agricultural Technology Service Center, Incheon 23038, Korea;
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- National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Jeonju 54874, Korea;
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Huang L, Feng G, Yan H, Zhang Z, Bushman BS, Wang J, Bombarely A, Li M, Yang Z, Nie G, Xie W, Xu L, Chen P, Zhao X, Jiang W, Zhang X. Genome assembly provides insights into the genome evolution and flowering regulation of orchardgrass. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:373-388. [PMID: 31276273 PMCID: PMC6953241 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) is an important forage grass for cultivating livestock worldwide. Here, we report an ~1.84-Gb chromosome-scale diploid genome assembly of orchardgrass, with a contig N50 of 0.93 Mb, a scaffold N50 of 6.08 Mb and a super-scaffold N50 of 252.52 Mb, which is the first chromosome-scale assembled genome of a cool-season forage grass. The genome includes 40 088 protein-coding genes, and 69% of the assembled sequences are transposable elements, with long terminal repeats (LTRs) being the most abundant. The LTRretrotransposons may have been activated and expanded in the grass genome in response to environmental changes during the Pleistocene between 0 and 1 million years ago. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that orchardgrass diverged after rice but before three Triticeae species, and evolutionarily conserved chromosomes were detected by analysing ancient chromosome rearrangements in these grass species. We also resequenced the whole genome of 76 orchardgrass accessions and found that germplasm from Northern Europe and East Asia clustered together, likely due to the exchange of plants along the 'Silk Road' or other ancient trade routes connecting the East and West. Last, a combined transcriptome, quantitative genetic and bulk segregant analysis provided insights into the genetic network regulating flowering time in orchardgrass and revealed four main candidate genes controlling this trait. This chromosome-scale genome and the online database of orchardgrass developed here will facilitate the discovery of genes controlling agronomically important traits, stimulate genetic improvement of and functional genetic research on orchardgrass and provide comparative genetic resources for other forage grasses.
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- Linkai Huang
- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
- School of Plant and Environmental SciencesVirginia TechBlacksburgVAUSA
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- Agronomy DepartmentUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFLUSA
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- Animal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro‐EcosystemsCollege of Pastoral Agriculture Science and TechnologyLanzhou UniversityLanzhouChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Grassland ScienceAnimal Science and Technology CollegeSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduChina
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Martignago D, Rico-Medina A, Blasco-Escámez D, Fontanet-Manzaneque JB, Caño-Delgado AI. Drought Resistance by Engineering Plant Tissue-Specific Responses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 10:1676. [PMID: 32038670 PMCID: PMC6987726 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Drought is the primary cause of agricultural loss globally, and represents a major threat to food security. Currently, plant biotechnology stands as one of the most promising fields when it comes to developing crops that are able to produce high yields in water-limited conditions. From studies of Arabidopsis thaliana whole plants, the main response mechanisms to drought stress have been uncovered, and multiple drought resistance genes have already been engineered into crops. So far, most plants with enhanced drought resistance have displayed reduced crop yield, meaning that there is still a need to search for novel approaches that can uncouple drought resistance from plant growth. Our laboratory has recently shown that the receptors of brassinosteroid (BR) hormones use tissue-specific pathways to mediate different developmental responses during root growth. In Arabidopsis, we found that increasing BR receptors in the vascular plant tissues confers resistance to drought without penalizing growth, opening up an exceptional opportunity to investigate the mechanisms that confer drought resistance with cellular specificity in plants. In this review, we provide an overview of the most promising phenotypical drought traits that could be improved biotechnologically to obtain drought-tolerant cereals. In addition, we discuss how current genome editing technologies could help to identify and manipulate novel genes that might grant resistance to drought stress. In the upcoming years, we expect that sustainable solutions for enhancing crop production in water-limited environments will be identified through joint efforts.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
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Chen K, Li GJ, Bressan RA, Song CP, Zhu JK, Zhao Y. Abscisic acid dynamics, signaling, and functions in plants. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 62:25-54. [PMID: 31850654 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 611] [Impact Index Per Article: 152.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone regulating plant growth, development, and stress responses. It has an essential role in multiple physiological processes of plants, such as stomatal closure, cuticular wax accumulation, leaf senescence, bud dormancy, seed germination, osmotic regulation, and growth inhibition among many others. Abscisic acid controls downstream responses to abiotic and biotic environmental changes through both transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms. During the past 20 years, ABA biosynthesis and many of its signaling pathways have been well characterized. Here we review the dynamics of ABA metabolic pools and signaling that affects many of its physiological functions.
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- Kong Chen
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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Ma S, Lv L, Meng C, Zhou C, Fu J, Shen X, Zhang C, Li Y. Genome-Wide Analysis of Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis, Catabolism, and Signaling in Sorghum Bicolor under Saline-Alkali Stress. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9120823. [PMID: 31817046 PMCID: PMC6995594 DOI: 10.3390/biom9120823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world. It is an annual C4 crop due to its high biomass and wide usage, and has a strong resistance to stress. Obviously, there are many benefits of planting sorghum on marginal soils such as saline-alkali land. Although it is known that abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in plant abiotic stress responses, there are few reports on sorghum. Here, we obtained RNA-seq data, which showed gene expression at the genome-wide level under saline-alkali stress. The genes related to ABA biosynthesis, catabolism, and signaling were identified and analyzed. Meanwhile, their amino acid sequences were intermingled with rice genes to form several distinct orthologous and paralogous groups. ABA-related differentially expressed genes under saline-alkali stress were identified, and family members involved in ABA signaling were hypothesized based on the expression levels and homologous genes in rice. Furthermore, the ABA signaling pathway in Sorghum bicolor was understood better by interaction analysis. These findings present a comprehensive overview of the genes regulating ABA biosynthesis, catabolism, and signaling in Sorghum bicolor under saline-alkali stress, and provide a foundation for future research regarding their biological roles in sorghum stress tolerance.
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- Siqi Ma
- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (S.M.); (L.L.); (C.M.); (X.S.)
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (S.M.); (L.L.); (C.M.); (X.S.)
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (S.M.); (L.L.); (C.M.); (X.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Regional Plant Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement (CTGU)/Biotechnology Research Center, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- BGI Co., Ltd. No.21 Hongan 3rd Street, Yantian District, Shenzhen 518083, China;
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (S.M.); (L.L.); (C.M.); (X.S.)
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (S.M.); (L.L.); (C.M.); (X.S.)
- Correspondence: (C.Z.); (Y.L.); Tel.: +86-053288702115 (C.Z.); +86-053266715597 (Y.L.)
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; (S.M.); (L.L.); (C.M.); (X.S.)
- Correspondence: (C.Z.); (Y.L.); Tel.: +86-053288702115 (C.Z.); +86-053266715597 (Y.L.)
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Biswal AK, Mangrauthia SK, Reddy MR, Yugandhar P. CRISPR mediated genome engineering to develop climate smart rice: Challenges and opportunities. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2019; 96:100-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Verma RK, Santosh Kumar VV, Yadav SK, Pushkar S, Rao MV, Chinnusamy V. Overexpression of ABA Receptor PYL10 Gene Confers Drought and Cold Tolerance to Indica Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1488. [PMID: 31850010 PMCID: PMC6892954 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) plays versatile functions in regulating plant development and tolerance to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Towards elucidating the functions of one of the ABA receptors (ABARs) in rice, OsPYL10 was cloned from drought tolerant rice cv. Nagina 22 and was overexpressed under stress inducible RD29A promoter in a mega rice variety MTU1010 by using Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation. Four single copy transgenic lines selected based on Southern blot analysis were used for physiological and molecular analysis. PYL10 receptor appears to regulate its ligand ABA accumulation as PYL10 overexpressing transgenics accumulated 2-3.3-fold higher levels of ABA than that of WT in flag leaf at anthesis under non-stress conditions. The enhanced accumulation of ABA was associated with enhanced expression of genes for ABA biosynthesis viz., ZEP1, NCED1, NCED2, NCED3, and NCED4 in transgenics than in WT plants. At seedling stage, PYL10 transgenics showed significantly higher survival rate under cold stress as compared with WT plants. qRT-PCR analysis showed that expression levels of cold responsive genes viz., DREB1F, MYB3R2, TPP1, COR410, DEHYDRIN, and LEA3 were significantly higher in PYL10 overexpressing transgenic lines as compared to WT plants under cold stress. PYL10 transgenic and WT plants grown in the same pot were subjected to -80 kPa drought stress and recovery treatments at vegetative and reproductive stages. At vegetative stage drought stress, three overexpressing lines showed significantly higher grain yield (40-58%) and at reproductive stage drought stress one of these overexpression lines showed two-fold higher grain yield than that of WT plants. Excised leaf water loss analysis showed that PYL10 transgenic lost about 20% less water than WT plants. At reproductive stage, OsPYL10 transgenic maintained higher RWC, membrane stability index, chlorophyll content, and accumulated lower amount of MDA and H2O2 as compared with WT plants. qRT-PCR analysis showed that expression levels of RAB16, Dehydrin, LEA3, and ABA45 were higher in PYL10 transgenics as compared with WT plants under drought stress. Thus, overall results showed that OsPYL10 overexpression has potential to improve both drought and cold stress tolerance of indica rice.
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- Rakesh Kumar Verma
- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Swain DM, Sahoo RK, Chandan RK, Ghosh S, Kumar R, Jha G, Tuteja N. Concurrent overexpression of rice G-protein β and γ subunits provide enhanced tolerance to sheath blight disease and abiotic stress in rice. PLANTA 2019; 250:1505-1520. [PMID: 31332521 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03241-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Our study demonstrates that simultaneous overexpression of RGB1 and RGG1 genes provides multiple stress tolerance in rice by inducing stress responsive genes and better management of ROS scavenging/photosynthetic machineries. The heterotrimeric G-proteins act as signalling molecules and modulate various cellular responses including stress tolerance in eukaryotes. The gamma (γ) subunit of rice G-protein (RGG1) was earlier reported to promote salinity stress tolerance in rice. In the present study, we report that a rice gene-encoding beta (β) subunit of G-protein (RGB1) gets upregulated during both biotic (upon a necrotrophic fungal pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani infection) and drought stresses. Marker-free transgenic IR64 rice lines that simultaneously overexpress both RGB1 and RGG1 genes under CaMV35S promoter were raised. The overexpressing (OE) lines showed enhanced tolerance to R. solani infection and salinity/drought stresses. Several defense marker genes including OsMPK3 were significantly upregulated in the R. solani-infected OE lines. We also found the antioxidant machineries to be upregulated during salinity as well as drought stress in the OE lines. Overall, the present study provides evidence that concurrent overexpression of G-protein subunits (RGG1 and RGB1) impart multiple (both biotic and abiotic) stress tolerance in rice which could be due to the enhanced expression of stress-marker genes and better management of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging/photosynthetic machinery. The current study suggests an improved approach for simultaneous improvement of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in rice which remains a major challenge for its sustainable cultivation.
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- Durga Madhab Swain
- Plant Microbe Interactions Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 753003, Odisha, India
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Plant Microbe Interactions Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujrat, Sector-30, Gandhinagar, 382030, India
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- Plant Microbe Interactions Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Plant Microbe Interactions Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Plant Microbe Interactions Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Papacek M, Christmann A, Grill E. Increased water use efficiency and water productivity of arabidopsis by abscisic acid receptors from Populus canescens. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2019; 124:581-590. [PMID: 30629104 PMCID: PMC6821255 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Water deficit is the single most important factor limiting plant productivity in the field. Poplar is a crop used for second-generation bioenergy production that can be cultivated on marginal land without competing for land use in food production. Poplar has a high demand for water, which makes improving its water use efficiency (WUE) an attractive goal. Recently, we showed that enhanced expression of specific receptors of arabidopsis for the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) can improve WUE in arabidopsis and water productivity, i.e. more biomass is formed per unit of water over time. In this study, we examined whether ABA receptors from poplar can enhance WUE and water productivity in arabidopsis. METHODS ABA receptors from poplar were stably introduced into arabidopsis for analysis of their effect on water use efficiency. Physiological analysis included growth assessment and gas exchange measurements. KEY RESULTS The data presented here are in agreement with the functionality of poplar ABA receptors in arabidopsis, which led to ABA-hypersensitive seed germination and root growth. In addition, arabidopsis lines expressing poplar RCAR10, but not RCAR9, showed increased WUE by up to 26 % compared with the wild type with few trade-offs in growth that also resulted in higher water productivity during drought. The improved WUE was mediated by reduced stomatal conductance, a steeper CO2 gradient at the leaf boundary and sustained photosynthesis resulting in an increased intrinsic WUE (iWUE). CONCLUSIONS The analysis is a case study supporting the use of poplar ABA receptors for improving WUE and showing the feasibility of using a heterologous expression strategy for generating plants with improved water productivity.
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- Michael Papacek
- Lehrstuhl für Botanik, Technische Universität München, Emil-Ramann Straße, Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Botanik, Technische Universität München, Emil-Ramann Straße, Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Botanik, Technische Universität München, Emil-Ramann Straße, Freising, Germany
- For correspondence. E-mail
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Mega R, Tsujimoto H, Okamoto M. Genetic manipulation of abscisic acid receptors enables modulation of water use efficiency. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2019; 14:e1642039. [PMID: 31311440 PMCID: PMC6768217 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2019.1642039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is a key signal molecule for controlling stomatal movement and stress responses such as drought. Genetic manipulation of ABA receptors has recently been reported to improve plant water use efficiency (WUE). We therefore compared details of WUE traits between the ABA receptor quintuple mutant and wheat ABA receptor-overexpressing Arabidopsis lines. Biomass and seed productivities per liter of water were both reduced in the receptor mutant but improved in the transgenic Arabidopsis lines. This result suggests that appropriate modulation of ABA receptors can extend crop potential productivity.
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- Ryosuke Mega
- Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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Bai G, Xie H, Yao H, Li F, Chen X, Zhang Y, Xiao B, Yang J, Li Y, Yang DH. Genome-wide identification and characterization of ABA receptor PYL/RCAR gene family reveals evolution and roles in drought stress in Nicotiana tabacum. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:575. [PMID: 31296158 PMCID: PMC6625023 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5839-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone for plant growth, development and responding to stresses such as drought, salinity, and pathogen infection. Pyrabactin Resistance 1 (PYR1)/PYR1-Like (PYL)/Regulatory Component of ABA Receptor (RCAR) (hereafter referred to as PYLs) has been identified as the ABA receptors. The PYL family members have been well studied in many plants. However, the members of PYL family have not been systematically identified at genome level in cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and its two ancestors. In this study, the phylogenic relationships, chromosomal distribution, gene structures, conserved motifs/regions, and expression profiles of NtPYLs were analyzed. RESULTS We identified 29, 11, 16 PYLs in the genomes of allotetraploid N. tabacum, and its two diploid ancestors N. tomentosiformis and N. sylvestris, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that NtPYLs can be divided into three subfamilies, and each NtPYL has one counterpart in N. sylvestris or N. tomentosiformis. Based on microarray analysis of NtPYL transcripts, four NtPYLs (from subfamily II, III), and five NtPYLs (from subfamily I) are highlighted as potential candidates for further functional characterization in N. tabacum seed development, response to ABA, and germination, and resistance to abiotic stresses, respectively. Interestingly, the expression profiles of members in the same NtPYL subfamily showed somehow similar patterns in tissues at different developmental stages and in leaves of seedlings under drought stress, suggesting particular NtPYLs might have multiple functions in both plant development and drought stress response. CONCLUSIONS NtPYLs are highlighted for important functions in seed development, germination and response to ABA, and particular in drought tolerance. This work will not only shed light on the PYL family in tobacco, but also provides some valuable information for functional characterization of ABA receptors in N. tabacum.
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- Ge Bai
- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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- National Tobacco Gene Research Centre, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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- National Tobacco Gene Research Centre, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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- Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan China
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, Yunnan China
- National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, Yunnan China
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Genome-Wide Identification and Gene Expression Analysis of ABA Receptor Family Genes in Brassica juncea var. tumida. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10060470. [PMID: 31226871 PMCID: PMC6628100 DOI: 10.3390/genes10060470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Abscisic acid (ABA) plays important roles in multiple physiological processes, such as plant response to stresses and plant development. The ABA receptors pyrabactin resistance (PYR)/ PYR1-like (PYL)/regulatory components of ABA receptor (RCAR) play a crucial role in ABA perception and signaling. However, little is known about the details regarding PYL family genes in Brassica juncea var. tumida. Here, 25 PYL family genes were identified in B. juncea var. tumida genome, including BjuPYL3, BjuPYL4s, BjuPYL5s, BjuPYL6s, BjuPYL7s, BjuPYL8s, BjuPYL10s, BjuPYL11s, and BjuPYL13. The results of phylogenic analysis and gene structure showed that the PYL family genes performed similar gene characteristics. By analyzing cis-elements in the promoters of those BjuPYLs, several hormone and stress related cis-elements were found. The results of gene expression analysis showed that the ABA receptor homologous genes were induced by abiotic and biotic stress. The tissue-specific gene expression patterns of BjuPYLs also suggested those genes might regulate the stem swelling during plant growth. These findings indicate that BjuPYLs are involved in plant response to stresses and organ development. This study provides valuable information for further functional investigations of PYL family genes in B. juncea var. tumida.
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Priya M, Dhanker OP, Siddique KHM, HanumanthaRao B, Nair RM, Pandey S, Singh S, Varshney RK, Prasad PVV, Nayyar H. Drought and heat stress-related proteins: an update about their functional relevance in imparting stress tolerance in agricultural crops. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:1607-1638. [PMID: 30941464 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03331-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We describe here the recent developments about the involvement of diverse stress-related proteins in sensing, signaling, and defending the cells in plants in response to drought or/and heat stress. In the current era of global climate drift, plant growth and productivity are often limited by various environmental stresses, especially drought and heat. Adaptation to abiotic stress is a multigenic process involving maintenance of homeostasis for proper survival under adverse environment. It has been widely observed that a series of proteins respond to heat and drought conditions at both transcriptional and translational levels. The proteins are involved in various signaling events, act as key transcriptional activators and saviors of plants under extreme environments. A detailed insight about the functional aspects of diverse stress-responsive proteins may assist in unraveling various stress resilience mechanisms in plants. Furthermore, by identifying the metabolic proteins associated with drought and heat tolerance, tolerant varieties can be produced through transgenic/recombinant technologies. A large number of regulatory and functional stress-associated proteins are reported to participate in response to heat and drought stresses, such as protein kinases, phosphatases, transcription factors, and late embryogenesis abundant proteins, dehydrins, osmotins, and heat shock proteins, which may be similar or unique to stress treatments. Few studies have revealed that cellular response to combined drought and heat stresses is distinctive, compared to their individual treatments. In this review, we would mainly focus on the new developments about various stress sensors and receptors, transcription factors, chaperones, and stress-associated proteins involved in drought or/and heat stresses, and their possible role in augmenting stress tolerance in crops.
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- Manu Priya
- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, 502324, India
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, 502324, India
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, 502324, India
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- Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Mega R, Abe F, Kim JS, Tsuboi Y, Tanaka K, Kobayashi H, Sakata Y, Hanada K, Tsujimoto H, Kikuchi J, Cutler SR, Okamoto M. Tuning water-use efficiency and drought tolerance in wheat using abscisic acid receptors. NATURE PLANTS 2019; 5:153-159. [PMID: 30737511 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-019-0361-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Water availability is a key determinant of terrestrial plant productivity. Many climate models predict that water stress will increasingly challenge agricultural yields and exacerbate projected food deficits. To ensure food security and increase agricultural efficiency, crop water productivity must be increased. Research over past decades has established that the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is a central regulator of water use and directly regulates stomatal opening and transpiration. In this study, we investigated whether the water productivity of wheat could be improved by increasing its ABA sensitivity. We show that overexpression of a wheat ABA receptor increases wheat ABA sensitivity, which significantly lowers a plant's lifetime water consumption. Physiological analyses demonstrated that this water-saving trait is a consequence of reduced transpiration and a concomitant increase in photosynthetic activity, which together boost grain production per litre of water and protect productivity during water deficit. Our findings provide a general strategy for increasing water productivity that should be applicable to other crops because of the high conservation of the ABA signalling pathway.
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- Ryosuke Mega
- Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Gene Discovery Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Environmental Metabolic Analysis Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- NODAI Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- NODAI Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Embryology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Frontier Research Academy for Young Researchers, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Environmental Metabolic Analysis Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan.
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan.
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Li X, Chang Y, Ma S, Shen J, Hu H, Xiong L. Genome-Wide Identification of SNAC1-Targeted Genes Involved in Drought Response in Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:982. [PMID: 31402926 PMCID: PMC6677020 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Drought stress can cause huge crop production losses. Drought resistance consists of complex traits, and is regulated by arrays of unclear networks at the molecular level. A stress-responsive NAC transcription factor gene SNAC1 has been reported for its function in the positive regulation of drought resistance in rice, and several downstream SNAC1 targets have been identified. However, a complete regulatory network mediated by SNAC1 in drought response remains unknown. In this study, we performed Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-Seq) and RNA-Seq of SNAC1-overexpression transgenic rice (SNAC1-OE) lines and wild-type under normal and moderate drought stress conditions, to identify all SNAC1 target genes at a genome-wide scale by RNA-Seq analyses. We detected 980 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the SNAC1-OE lines compared to the wild-type control under drought stress conditions. By ChIP-Seq analyses, we identified 4,339 SNAC1-binding genes under drought stress conditions (SNAC1BGDs). By combining the DEGs and SNAC1BGDs, we identified 93 SNAC1-targeted genes involved in drought responses (SNAC1TGDs). Most SNAC1TGDs are involved in transcriptional regulation, response to water loss, and other processes related to stress responses. Moreover, the major motifs in the SNAC1BGDs promoters include a NAC recognition sequence (NACRS) and an ABA responsive element (ABRE). SNAC1-OE lines are more sensitive to ABA than wild-type. SNAC1 can bind to the OsbZIP23 promoter, an important ABA signaling regulator, and positively regulate the expression of several ABA signaling genes.
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- Xu Li
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Lizhong Xiong,
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Maggio A, Bressan RA, Zhao Y, Park J, Yun DJ. It's Hard to Avoid Avoidance: Uncoupling the Evolutionary Connection between Plant Growth, Productivity and Stress "Tolerance". Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3671. [PMID: 30463352 PMCID: PMC6274854 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In the last 100 years, agricultural developments have favoured selection for highly productive crops, a fact that has been commonly associated with loss of key traits for environmental stress tolerance. We argue here that this is not exactly the case. We reason that high yield under near optimal environments came along with hypersensitization of plant stress perception and consequently early activation of stress avoidance mechanisms, such as slow growth, which were originally needed for survival over long evolutionary time periods. Therefore, mechanisms employed by plants to cope with a stressful environment during evolution were overwhelmingly geared to avoid detrimental effects so as to ensure survival and that plant stress "tolerance" is fundamentally and evolutionarily based on "avoidance" of injury and death which may be referred to as evolutionary avoidance (EVOL-Avoidance). As a consequence, slow growth results from being exposed to stress because genes and genetic programs to adjust growth rates to external circumstances have evolved as a survival but not productivity strategy that has allowed extant plants to avoid extinction. To improve productivity under moderate stressful conditions, the evolution-oriented plant stress response circuits must be changed from a survival mode to a continued productivity mode or to avoid the evolutionary avoidance response, as it were. This may be referred to as Agricultural (AGRI-Avoidance). Clearly, highly productive crops have kept the slow, reduced growth response to stress that they evolved to ensure survival. Breeding programs and genetic engineering have not succeeded to genetically remove these responses because they are polygenic and redundantly programmed. From the beginning of modern plant breeding, we have not fully appreciated that our crop plants react overly-cautiously to stress conditions. They over-reduce growth to be able to survive stresses for a period of time much longer than a cropping season. If we are able to remove this polygenic redundant survival safety net we may improve yield in moderately stressful environments, yet we will face the requirement to replace it with either an emergency slow or no growth (dormancy) response to extreme stress or use resource management to rescue crops under extreme stress (or both).
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- Albino Maggio
- Department of Agricultural Science, University of Napoli Federico II, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy.
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010, USA.
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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Moon SJ, Park HJ, Kim TH, Kang JW, Lee JY, Cho JH, Lee JH, Park DS, Byun MO, Kim BG, Shin D. OsTGA2 confers disease resistance to rice against leaf blight by regulating expression levels of disease related genes via interaction with NH1. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206910. [PMID: 30444888 PMCID: PMC6239283 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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How plants defend themselves from microbial infection is one of the most critical issues for sustainable crop production. Some TGA transcription factors belonging to bZIP superfamily can regulate disease resistance through NPR1-mediated immunity mechanisms in Arabidopsis. Here, we examined biological roles of OsTGA2 (grouped into the same subclade as Arabidopsis TGAs) in bacterial leaf blight resistance. Transcriptional level of OsTGA2 was accumulated after treatment with salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, and Xathomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae (Xoo), a bacterium causing serious blight of rice. OsTGA2 formed homo- and hetero-dimer with OsTGA3 and OsTGA5 and interacted with rice NPR1 homologs 1 (NH1) in rice. Results of quadruple 9-mer protein-binding microarray analysis indicated that OsTGA2 could bind to TGACGT DNA sequence. Overexpression of OsTGA2 increased resistance of rice to bacterial leaf blight, although overexpression of OsTGA3 resulted in disease symptoms similar to wild type plant upon Xoo infection. Overexpression of OsTGA2 enhanced the expression of defense related genes containing TGA binding cis-element in the promoter such as AP2/EREBP 129, ERD1, and HOP1. These results suggest that OsTGA2 can directly regulate the expression of defense related genes and increase the resistance of rice against bacterial leaf blight disease.
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- Seok-Jun Moon
- Gene Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
- Institute of Glocal Disease Control, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Paddy Crop Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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- Paddy Crop Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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- Paddy Crop Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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- Paddy Crop Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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- Paddy Crop Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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- Paddy Crop Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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- Gene Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Gene Engineering Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Paddy Crop Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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Lenka SK, Muthusamy SK, Chinnusamy V, Bansal KC. Ectopic Expression of Rice PYL3 Enhances Cold and Drought Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol Biotechnol 2018; 60:350-361. [PMID: 29574592 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-018-0076-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) plays an important role in plant development and adaptation to abiotic stresses. The pyrabactin resistance-like (PYL) gene family has been characterized as intracellular ABA receptors in Arabidopsis. We describe here the functional characterization of PYL3 ABA receptor from a drought-tolerant rice landrace Nagina 22 (N22). The induced expression level of the PYL3 transcript was observed in the N22 under different stress treatments, including cold, drought, high temperature, salt and ABA. In contrast, the expression of PYL3 was down-regulated in drought-susceptible rice cv. IR64 in response to above stresses. C-terminal GFP translational fusion of OsPYL3 was localized to both cytosol and nucleus explaining in part functional conservation of PYL protein as ABA receptor. Arabidopsis transgenic lines overexpressing OsPYL3 were hypersensitive to ABA suggesting ABA signaling pathway-dependent molecular response of the OsPYL3. Further, constitutive overexpression of OsPYL3 in Arabidopsis led to improved cold and drought stress tolerance. Thus, OsPYL3 identified in this study could be a good candidate for genetic improvement of cold and drought stress tolerance of rice and other crop plants.
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- Sangram K Lenka
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.,TERI-Deakin NanoBiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, 110003, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.,ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, 695017, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India. .,TERI-Deakin NanoBiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, 110003, India.
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Ectopic expression of mutated type 2C protein phosphatase OsABI-LIKE2 decreases abscisic acid sensitivity in Arabidopsis and rice. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12320. [PMID: 30120350 PMCID: PMC6097999 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30866-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone that is necessary for stress adaptation. Recent studies have reported that attenuated levels of ABA improved grain yield and seedling growth under low temperature in cereals. To improve plant growth under low temperature, we attempted to generate ABA-insensitive transgenic rice by expressing a clade A type 2C protein phosphatase (OsPP2C), OsABIL2, with or without the mutation equivalent to the Arabidopsis abi1-1 mutation. A yeast two-hybrid assay revealed that the interaction between OsABIL2 and a putative rice ABA receptor, OsPYL1, was ABA-dependent, and the interaction was lost with amino acid substitution from glycine to aspartic acid at the 183rd amino acid of the OsABIL2 protein, corresponding to abi1-1 mutation. The constitutive expression of OsABIL2 or OsABIL2G183D in Arabidopsis or rice decreased ABA sensitivity to differing degrees. Moreover, the transgenic rice expressing OsABIL2G183D exhibited improved seedling growth under low temperature, although the transgenic lines showed unfavorable traits, such as viviparous germination and elongated internodes. These results indicated that the introduction of abi1-1 type dominant mutation was also effective in OsABIL2 at decreasing ABA sensitivity in plants, and the attenuation of ABA sensitivity could be an alternative parameter to improve rice performance under low temperatures.
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Quan W, Hu Y, Mu Z, Shi H, Chan Z. Overexpression of AtPYL5 under the control of guard cell specific promoter improves drought stress tolerance in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 129:150-157. [PMID: 29883897 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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PYR/PYLs function as ABA receptors and are key regulators during plant drought stress response. Previously we screened drought tolerance of Arabidopsis ABA receptors PYR/PYLs under the control of five different promoters. In this study, we characterized drought stress tolerance of AtPYL5 transgene under the control of one guard cell specific promoter, pGC1. pGC1::AtPYL5 transgenic Arabidopsis exhibited reduced transpiration rate and decreased water loss after drought treatment. Transformation of pGC1::AtPYL5 in Arabidopsis also decreased oxidative stress damage and improved photosynthesis under drought stress condition. These results indicated that pGC1::AtPYL5 construct is effective and might pave new way to develop genetically engineered plants to improve drought stress tolerance.
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- Wenli Quan
- Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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- College of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Shaan'xi 712100, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources and College of Biology, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China.
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Gao Y, Wu M, Zhang M, Jiang W, Liang E, Zhang D, Zhang C, Xiao N, Chen J. Roles of a maize phytochrome-interacting factors protein ZmPIF3 in regulation of drought stress responses by controlling stomatal closure in transgenic rice without yield penalty. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 97:311-323. [PMID: 29869742 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-0739-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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ZmPIF3 plays an important role in ABA-mediated regulation of stomatal closure in the control of water loss, and can improve both drought tolerance and did not affect the grain yield in the transgenic rice. Phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) are a subfamily of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors and play important roles in regulating plant growth and development. In our previous study, overexpression of a maize PIFs family gene, ZmPIF3, improved drought tolerance in transgenic rice. In this study, measurement of water loss rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, guard cell aperture, density and length of ZmPIF3 transgenic plants showed that ZmPIF3 can enhance water-saving and drought-resistance by decreasing stomatal aperture and reducing transpiration in both transgenic rice and transgenic Arabidopsis. Scrutiny of sensitivity to ABA showed that ZmPIF3 transgenic rice was hypersensitive to ABA, while the endogenous ABA level was not significantly changed. These results indicate that ZmPIF3 plays a major role in the ABA signaling pathway. In addition, DGE results further suggest that ZmPIF3 participates in the ABA signaling pathway and regulates stomatal aperture in rice. Comparison analysis of the phenotype, physiology, and transcriptome of ZmPIF3 transgenic rice compared to control plants further suggests that ZmPIF3 is a positive regulator of ABA signaling and enhances water-saving and drought-resistance traits by reducing stomatal openings to control water loss. Moreover, investigation of the agronomic traits of ZmPIF3 transgenic rice from four cultivating seasons showed that ZmPIF3 expression increased the tiller and panicle number and did not affect the grain yield in the transgenic rice. These results demonstrate that ZmPIF3 is a promising candidate gene in the transgenic breeding of water-saving and drought-resistant rice plants and crop improvement.
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- Yong Gao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiahe Region Agricultural Scientific Research Institute of Jiangsu, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Crop Genetics and Physiology and Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South University Ave, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China.
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