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Zhang Y, Li Q, Xu L, Qiao X, Liu C, Zhang S. Comparative analysis of the P-type ATPase gene family in seven Rosaceae species and an expression analysis in pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.). Genomics 2020; 112:2550-2563. [PMID: 32057915 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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P-type ATPases are integral membrane transporters that play important roles in transmembrane transport in plants. However, a comprehensive analysis of the P-type ATPase gene family has not been conducted in Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) or other Rosaceae species. Here, we identified 419 P-type ATPase genes from seven Rosaceae species (Pyrus bretschneideri, Malus domestica, Prunus persica, Fragaria vesca, Prunus mume, Pyrus communis and Pyrus betulifolia). Structural and phylogenetic analyses revealed that P-type ATPase genes can be divided into five subfamilies. Different subfamilies have different conserved motifs and cis-acting elements, which may lead to functional divergence within one gene family. Dispersed duplication and whole-genome duplication may play critical roles in the expansion of the P-type ATPase family. Purifying selection was the primary force driving the evolution of P-type ATPase family genes. Based on the dynamic transcriptome analysis and transient transformation of Chinese white pear fruit, Pbr029767.1 in the P3A subfamily were found to be associated with malate accumulation during pear fruit development. Using a co-expression network, we identified several transcription factors that may have regulatory relationships with the P-type ATPase gene family. Overall, this study lays a solid foundation for understanding the evolution and functions of P-type ATPase genes in Chinese white pear and six other Rosaceae species.
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- Yuxin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Sun C, Yang M, Li Y, Tian J, Zhang Y, Liang L, Liu Z, Chen K, Li Y, Lv K, Lian X. Comprehensive analysis of variation of cadmium accumulation in rice and detection of a new weak allele of OsHMA3. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:6389-6400. [PMID: 31494666 PMCID: PMC6859722 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Excessive cadmium (Cd) accumulation in rice poses a potential threat to human health. Rice varieties vary in their Cd content, which depends mainly on root-to-shoot translocation of Cd. However, cultivars accumulating high Cd in the natural population have not been completely investigated. In this study, we analyzed the variation in Cd accumulation in a diverse panel of 529 rice cultivars. Only a small proportion (11 of 529) showed extremely high root-to-shoot Cd transfer rates, and in seven of these cultivars this was caused by two known OsHMA3 alleles. Using quantitative trait loci mapping, we identified a new OsHMA3 allele that was associated with high Cd accumulation in three of the remaining cultivars. Using heterologous expression in yeast and comparative analysis among different rice cultivars, we observed that this new allele was weak at both the transcriptional and protein levels compared with the functional OsHMA3 genotypes. The weak Cd transport activity was further demonstrated to be caused by a Gly to Arg substitution at position 512. Our study comprehensively analyzed the variation in root-to-shoot Cd translocation rates in cultivated rice and identified a new OsHMA3 allele that caused high Cd accumulation in a few rice cultivars.
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- Cuiju Sun
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Advances in the Mechanisms of Plant Tolerance to Manganese Toxicity. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20205096. [PMID: 31615142 PMCID: PMC6834138 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20205096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential element for plant growth due to its participation in a series of physiological and metabolic processes. Mn is also considered a heavy metal that causes phytotoxicity when present in excess, disrupting photosynthesis and enzyme activity in plants. Thus, Mn toxicity is a major constraint limiting plant growth and production, especially in acid soils. To cope with Mn toxicity, plants have evolved a wide range of adaptive strategies to improve their growth under this stress. Mn tolerance mechanisms include activation of the antioxidant system, regulation of Mn uptake and homeostasis, and compartmentalization of Mn into subcellular compartments (e.g., vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and cell walls). In this regard, numerous genes are involved in specific pathways controlling Mn detoxification. Here, we summarize the recent advances in the mechanisms of Mn toxicity tolerance in plants and highlight the roles of genes responsible for Mn uptake, translocation, and distribution, contributing to Mn detoxification. We hope this review will provide a comprehensive understanding of the adaptive strategies of plants to Mn toxicity through gene regulation, which will aid in breeding crop varieties with Mn tolerance via genetic improvement approaches, enhancing the yield and quality of crops.
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Wang W, Wang J, Wei Q, Li B, Zhong X, Hu T, Hu H, Bao C. Transcriptome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Circular RNAs in Leaves of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) in Response to Calcium Deficiency-Induced Tip-burn. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14544. [PMID: 31601970 PMCID: PMC6787205 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51190-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Circular RNA (circRNA) is a newly discovered non-coding RNA, which play significant roles in the function and transcriptional regulation of microRNA. To date, in Chinese cabbage, the functional characteristic of circRNAs in response to calcium deficiency-induced tip-burn have not been reported. In this study, 730 circRNAs were isolated from Chinese cabbage leaves, of which 23 and 22 were differentially expressed in different calcium deficiency stages compared with the control. Forty-six host genes of the differentially expressed circRNAs were identified, and one circRNA was found to act as miRNAs sponges. Based on the functional analysis of host genes and target mRNAs of the corresponding miRNAs, the identified circRNAs might participated in response to stimulus, electron carrier activity, ATPase activity, cell wall metabolism, transcription factors and plant hormone signal transduction. ABF2, a positive regulator of the abiotic stress response in the abscisic acid (ABA) pathway, may play a role in calcium deficiency tolerance through a circRNA regulatory pathway. Correspondingly, the concentration of ABA is also increased during the Ca2+ deficiency stress. Our results suggest that circRNAs participate in a broad range of biological processes and physiological functions in the response to calcium deficiency-induced tip-burn and provide a basis for further studies of the biological roles that circRNAs play in the plant stress response.
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- Wuhong Wang
- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Vegetable Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
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Lin L, Zhao Y, Liu F, Chen Q, Qi J. Narrow leaf 1 (NAL1) regulates leaf shape by affecting cell expansion in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 516:957-962. [PMID: 31272720 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The narrow leaf1 (nal1) mutant of rice (Oryza sativa L.) exhibits a narrow leaf phenotype. Previous studies have shown that NAL1 modulates leaf size by affecting vein patterning and cell division; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we report that the nal1 mutant shows reduced size of the leaf abaxial epidermal cells and culm parenchyma cells compared with the wild type (WT), indicating that NAL1 also regulates cell expansion. To understand the molecular mechanism of the reduced cell size phenotype, leaves of 40-day-old nal1 mutant and WT seedlings were subjected to RNA-Seq analysis, which has identified 4277 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between WT and the nal1 mutant. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis revealed a large number of genes down-regulated in the nal1 mutant were involved in cell wall formation. Furthermore, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis revealed that NAL1-regulated DEGs, such as ARFs and SAURs, were mapped in auxin signal transduction and auxin-regulated cell expansion pathways. A combination of RNA-Seq analysis and gene expression validation using RT-qPCR suggested that NAL1 is involved in the regulation of auxin-mediated acid growth in rice. These results indicate that, in addition to controlling cell division, NAL1 controls leaf width, at least partially, through its effect on cell expansion, probably via the acid growth mechanism.
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- Lihao Lin
- The Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Group, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
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Scheible N, McCubbin A. Signaling in Pollen Tube Growth: Beyond the Tip of the Polarity Iceberg. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E156. [PMID: 31181594 PMCID: PMC6630365 DOI: 10.3390/plants8060156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The coordinated growth of pollen tubes through floral tissues to deliver the sperm cells to the egg and facilitate fertilization is a highly regulated process critical to the Angiosperm life cycle. Studies suggest that the concerted action of a variety of signaling pathways underlies the rapid polarized tip growth exhibited by pollen tubes. Ca2+ and small GTPase-mediated pathways have emerged as major players in the regulation of pollen tube growth. Evidence suggests that these two signaling pathways not only integrate with one another but also with a variety of other important signaling events. As we continue to elucidate the mechanisms involved in pollen tube growth, there is a growing importance in taking a holistic approach to studying these pathways in order to truly understand how tip growth in pollen tubes is orchestrated and maintained. This review considers our current state of knowledge of Ca2+-mediated and GTPase signaling pathways in pollen tubes, how they may intersect with one another, and other signaling pathways involved. There will be a particular focus on recent reports that have extended our understanding in these areas.
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- Nolan Scheible
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA.
- Center for Reproductive Biology, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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Zhao J, Xia B, Meng Y, Yang Z, Pan L, Zhou M, Zhang X. Transcriptome Analysis to Shed Light on the Molecular Mechanisms of Early Responses to Cadmium in Roots and Leaves of King Grass ( Pennisetum americanum × P. purpureum). Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E2532. [PMID: 31126029 PMCID: PMC6567004 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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King grass, a hybrid grass between pearl millet and elephant grass, has many excellent characteristics such as high biomass yield, great stress tolerance, and enormous economic and ecological value, which makes it ideal for development of phytoremediation. At present, the physiological and molecular response of king grass to cadmium (Cd) stress is poorly understood. Transcriptome analysis of early response (3 h and 24 h) of king grass leaves and roots to high level Cd (100 µM) has been investigated and has shed light on the molecular mechanism underlying Cd stress response in this hybrid grass. Our comparative transcriptome analysis demonstrated that in combat with Cd stress, king grass roots have activated the glutathione metabolism pathway by up-regulating glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) which are a multifunctional family of phase II enzymes that detoxify a variety of environmental chemicals, reactive intermediates, and secondary products of oxidative damages. In roots, early inductions of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and phenylalanine metabolism pathways were observed to be enriched in differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Meanwhile, oxidoreductase activities were significantly enriched in the first 3 h to bestow the plant cells with resistance to oxidative stress. We also found that transporter activities and jasmonic acid (JA)-signaling might be activated by Cd in king grass. Our study provided the first-hand information on genome-wide transcriptome profiling of king grass and novel insights on phytoremediation.
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- Junming Zhao
- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0318, USA.
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- College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences, Wenzhou Kean University, Wenzhou 325060, China.
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- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences, Wenzhou Kean University, Wenzhou 325060, China.
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- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Nintemann SJ, Palmgren M, López-Marqués RL. Catch You on the Flip Side: A Critical Review of Flippase Mutant Phenotypes. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 24:468-478. [PMID: 30885637 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Lipid flippases are integral membrane proteins that use ATP hydrolysis to power the generation of phospholipid asymmetry between the two leaflets of biological membranes, a process essential for cell survival. Although the first report of a plant lipid flippase was published in 2000, progress in the field has been slow, partially due to the high level of redundancy in this gene family. However, recently an increasing number of reports have examined the physiological function of lipid flippases, mainly in Arabidopsis thaliana. In this review we aim to summarize recent findings on the physiological relevance of lipid flippases in plant adaptation to a changing environment and caution against misinterpretation of pleiotropic effects in genetic studies of flippases.
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- Sebastian J Nintemann
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark; https://plen.ku.dk/english/research/transport_biology/blf/.
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Schaefer RJ, Michno JM, Jeffers J, Hoekenga O, Dilkes B, Baxter I, Myers CL. Integrating Coexpression Networks with GWAS to Prioritize Causal Genes in Maize. THE PLANT CELL 2018; 30:2922-2942. [PMID: 30413654 PMCID: PMC6354270 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified loci linked to hundreds of traits in many different species. Yet, because linkage equilibrium implicates a broad region surrounding each identified locus, the causal genes often remain unknown. This problem is especially pronounced in nonhuman, nonmodel species, where functional annotations are sparse and there is frequently little information available for prioritizing candidate genes. We developed a computational approach, Camoco, that integrates loci identified by GWAS with functional information derived from gene coexpression networks. Using Camoco, we prioritized candidate genes from a large-scale GWAS examining the accumulation of 17 different elements in maize (Zea mays) seeds. Strikingly, we observed a strong dependence in the performance of our approach based on the type of coexpression network used: expression variation across genetically diverse individuals in a relevant tissue context (in our case, roots that are the primary elemental uptake and delivery system) outperformed other alternative networks. Two candidate genes identified by our approach were validated using mutants. Our study demonstrates that coexpression networks provide a powerful basis for prioritizing candidate causal genes from GWAS loci but suggests that the success of such strategies can highly depend on the gene expression data context. Both the software and the lessons on integrating GWAS data with coexpression networks generalize to species beyond maize.
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- Robert J Schaefer
- Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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- Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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- Cayuga Genetics Consulting Group LLC, Ithaca, New York 14850
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Genetics Research Unit, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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Zhang Y, Chen K, Zhao FJ, Sun C, Jin C, Shi Y, Sun Y, Li Y, Yang M, Jing X, Luo J, Lian X. OsATX1 Interacts with Heavy Metal P1B-Type ATPases and Affects Copper Transport and Distribution. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 178:329-344. [PMID: 30002257 PMCID: PMC6130040 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.00425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for plant growth. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying Cu trafficking and distribution to different organs in rice (Oryza sativa) are poorly understood. Here, we report the function and role of Antioxidant Protein1 (OsATX1), a Cu chaperone in rice. Knocking out OsATX1 resulted in increased Cu concentrations in roots, whereas OsATX1 overexpression reduced root Cu concentrations but increased Cu accumulation in the shoots. At the reproductive stage, the concentrations of Cu in developing tissues, including panicles, upper nodes and internodes, younger leaf blades, and leaf sheaths of the main tiller, were increased significantly in OsATX1-overexpressing plants and decreased in osatx1 mutants compared with the wild type. The osatx1 mutants also showed a higher Cu concentration in older leaves. Yeast two-hybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays showed that OsATX1 interacts with the rice heavy metal P1B-ATPases HMA4, HMA5, HMA6, and HMA9. These results suggest that OsATX1 may function to deliver Cu to heavy metal P1B-ATPases for Cu trafficking and distribution in order to maintain Cu homeostasis in different rice tissues. In addition, heterologous expression of OsATX1 in the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) cadmium-sensitive mutant Δycf1 increased the tolerance to Cu and cadmium by decreasing their respective concentrations in the transformed yeast cells. Taken together, our results indicate that OsATX1 plays an important role in facilitating root-to-shoot Cu translocation and the redistribution of Cu from old leaves to developing tissues and seeds in rice.
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- Yuanyuan Zhang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Pacifici E, Di Mambro R, Dello Ioio R, Costantino P, Sabatini S. Acidic cell elongation drives cell differentiation in the Arabidopsis root. EMBO J 2018; 37:embj.201899134. [PMID: 30012836 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201899134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In multicellular systems, the control of cell size is fundamental in regulating the development and growth of the different organs and of the whole organism. In most systems, major changes in cell size can be observed during differentiation processes where cells change their volume to adapt their shape to their final function. How relevant changes in cell volume are in driving the differentiation program is a long-standing fundamental question in developmental biology. In the Arabidopsis root meristem, characteristic changes in the size of the distal meristematic cells identify cells that initiated the differentiation program. Here, we show that changes in cell size are essential for the initial steps of cell differentiation and that these changes depend on the concomitant activation by the plant hormone cytokinin of the EXPAs proteins and the AHA1 and AHA2 proton pumps. These findings identify a growth module that builds on a synergy between cytokinin-dependent pH modification and wall remodeling to drive differentiation through the mechanical control of cell walls.
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- Elena Pacifici
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Model Systems, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Model Systems, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Model Systems, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.,Istituto di Biologia e Medicina Molecolari, CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Model Systems, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Chen W, Si GY, Zhao G, Abdullah M, Guo N, Li DH, Sun X, Cai YP, Lin Y, Gao JS. Genomic Comparison of the P-ATPase Gene Family in Four Cotton Species and Their Expression Patterns in Gossypium hirsutum. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23051092. [PMID: 29734726 PMCID: PMC6102550 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23051092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Plant P-type H+-ATPase (P-ATPase) is a membrane protein existing in the plasma membrane that plays an important role in the transmembrane transport of plant cells. To understand the variety and quantity of P-ATPase proteins in different cotton species, we combined four databases from two diploid cotton species (Gossypium raimondii and G. arboreum) and two tetraploid cotton species (G. hirsutum and G. barbadense) to screen the P-ATPase gene family and resolved the evolutionary relationships between the former cotton species. We identified 53, 51, 99 and 98 P-ATPase genes from G. arboretum, G. raimondii, G. barbadense and G. hirsutum, respectively. The structural and phylogenetic analyses revealed that the gene structure was consistent between P-ATPase genes, with a close evolutionary relationship. The expression analysis of P-ATPase genes showed that many P-ATPase genes were highly expressed in various tissues and at different fiber developmental stages in G. hirsutum, suggesting that they have potential functions during growth and fiber development in cotton.
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- Wen Chen
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Jin W, Long Y, Fu C, Zhang L, Xiang J, Wang B, Li M. Ca 2+ imaging and gene expression profiling of Lonicera Confusa in response to calcium-rich environment. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7068. [PMID: 29728644 PMCID: PMC5935734 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25611-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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As a medicinal plant widely planted in southwest karst of China, the study of adaptation mechanisms of Lonicera confusa, especially to karst calcium-rich environment, can provide important theoretical basis for repairing desertification by genetic engineering. In this study, the Ca2+ imaging in the leaves of L. confusa was explored by LSCM (Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy) and TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy), which revealed that the calcium could be transported to gland, epidermal hair and stoma in the leaves of L. confusa in high-Ca2+ environment. In addition, we simulated the growth environment of L. confusa and identified DEGs (Differentially Expressed Genes) under different Ca2+ concentrations by RNA sequencing. Further analysis showed that these DEGs were assigned with some important biological processes. Furthermore, a complex protein-protein interaction network among DEGs in L. Confusa was constructed and some important regulatory genes and transcription factors were identified. Taken together, this study displayed the Ca2+ transport and the accumulation of Ca2+ channels and pools in L. Confusa with high-Ca2+ treatment. Moreover, RNA sequencing provided a global picture of differential gene expression patterns in L. Confusa with high-Ca2+ treatment, which will help to reveal the molecular mechanism of the adaptation of L. confusa to high-Ca2+ environment in the future.
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- Wenwen Jin
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China.
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250000, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
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Yu H, Yan J, Du X, Hua J. Overlapping and differential roles of plasma membrane calcium ATPases in Arabidopsis growth and environmental responses. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:2693-2703. [PMID: 29506225 PMCID: PMC5920303 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery073] [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: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plant cells have multiple plasma membrane (PM)-localized calcium ATPases (ACAs) pumping calcium ions out of the cytosol. Although the involvement of some of these ACAs in plant growth and immunity has been reported, their individual and combined functions have not been fully examined. Here, we analysed the effects of single and combined mutations of four ACA genes, ACA8, ACA10, ACA12, and ACA13, in a number of processes. We found that these four genes had both overlapping and differential involvements in vegetative growth, inflorescence growth, seeds setting, disease resistance and stomatal movement. Disruption of any of these four genes reduces seed setting, indicating their contribution to the overall fitness of the plants. While ACA10 and ACA8 play major roles in vegetative growth and immunity, ACA13 and ACA12 are also involved in these processes especially when the function of ACA10 and/or ACA8 is compromised. The loss of ACA13 and ACA10 function in combination with a reduction in function of ACA8 leads to seedling death at bolting, revealing the essential role of their collective function in plant growth. Taken together, this study indicates a highly tuned calcium system involving these PM-localized calcium pumps in plant growth and environmental responses.
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- Huiyun Yu
- Research Center of Organic Agriculture Technology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, PR China
- School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Research Center of Organic Agriculture Technology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Haruta M, Tan LX, Bushey DB, Swanson SJ, Sussman MR. Environmental and Genetic Factors Regulating Localization of the Plant Plasma Membrane H +-ATPase. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 176:364-377. [PMID: 29042459 PMCID: PMC5761788 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.01126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A P-type H+-ATPase is the primary transporter that converts ATP to electrochemical energy at the plasma membrane of higher plants. Its product, the proton-motive force, is composed of an electrical potential and a pH gradient. Many studies have demonstrated that this proton-motive force not only drives the secondary transporters required for nutrient uptake, but also plays a direct role in regulating cell expansion. Here, we have generated a transgenic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plant expressing H+-ATPase isoform 2 (AHA2) that is translationally fused with a fluorescent protein and examined its cellular localization by live-cell microscopy. Using a 3D imaging approach with seedlings grown for various times under a variety of light intensities, we demonstrate that AHA2 localization at the plasma membrane of root cells requires light. In dim light conditions, AHA2 is found in intracellular compartments, in addition to the plasma membrane. This localization profile was age-dependent and specific to cell types found in the transition zone located between the meristem and elongation zones. The accumulation of AHA2 in intracellular compartments is consistent with reduced H+ secretion near the transition zone and the suppression of root growth. By examining AHA2 localization in a knockout mutant of a receptor protein kinase, FERONIA, we found that the intracellular accumulation of AHA2 in the transition zone is dependent on a functional FERONIA-dependent inhibitory response in root elongation. Overall, this study provides a molecular underpinning for understanding the genetic, environmental, and developmental factors influencing root growth via localization of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase.
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- Miyoshi Haruta
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Hwang SG, Chapagain S, Lee JW, Han AR, Jang CS. Genome-wide transcriptome profiling of genes associated with arsenate toxicity in an arsenic-tolerant rice mutant. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 120:40-51. [PMID: 28987861 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The presence of arsenic (As) in polluted environments, such as ground water, affects the accumulation of As in rice grains and causes a serious threat to human health. However, the precise molecular regulations related to As toxicity and tolerance in rice remain largely unknown. In the present study, we developed an arsenic-tolerant type 1 (ATT1) rice mutant by γ-irradiation mutagenesis and performed genome-wide transcriptome analysis for the characterization of As-responsive genes. Toxicity inhibited transcriptional regulation of putative genes involved in photosynthesis, mitochondrial electron transport, and lipid biosynthesis metabolism in wild-type (WT) and ATT1 rice mutant. However, many cysteine biosynthesis-related genes were significantly upregulated in both plants. We also attempted to elucidate the putative genes associated with As tolerance by comparing transcriptomes and identified ATT1-specific transcriptional regulation of genes involved in stress and RNA-protein synthesis. This analysis identified 50 genes that had DNA polymorphisms in upstream regions that differed from those in the exon regions, which suggested that genetic variations in the upstream regions might enhance As tolerance in the mutants. Therefore, the expression profiles of the genes evaluated in this study may improve understanding of the functional roles of As-related genes in response to As tolerance mechanisms and could potentially be used in molecular breeding to limit As accumulation in rice grains.
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- Sun-Goo Hwang
- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-713, South Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-713, South Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-713, South Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-713, South Korea
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- Plant Genomics Laboratory, Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-713, South Korea.
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Stritzler M, Muñiz García MN, Schlesinger M, Cortelezzi JI, Capiati DA. The plasma membrane H+-ATPase gene family in Solanum tuberosum L. Role of PHA1 in tuberization. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:4821-4837. [PMID: 28992210 PMCID: PMC5853856 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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This study presents the characterization of the plasma membrane (PM) H+-ATPases in potato, focusing on their role in stolon and tuber development. Seven PM H+-ATPase genes were identified in the Solanum tuberosum genome, designated PHA1-PHA7. PHA genes show distinct expression patterns in different plant tissues and under different stress treatments. Application of PM H+-ATPase inhibitors arrests stolon growth, promotes tuber induction, and reduces tuber size, indicating that PM H+-ATPases are involved in tuberization, acting at different stages of the process. Transgenic potato plants overexpressing PHA1 were generated (PHA1-OE). At early developmental stages, PHA1-OE stolons elongate faster and show longer epidermal cells than wild-type stolons; this accelerated growth is accompanied by higher cell wall invertase activity, lower starch content, and higher expression of the sucrose-H+ symporter gene StSUT1. PHA1-OE stolons display an increased branching phenotype and develop larger tubers. PHA1-OE plants are taller and also present a highly branched phenotype. These results reveal a prominent role for PHA1 in plant growth and development. Regarding tuberization, PHA1 promotes stolon elongation at early stages, and tuber growth later on. PHA1 is involved in the sucrose-starch metabolism in stolons, possibly providing the driving force for sugar transporters to maintain the apoplastic sucrose transport during elongation.
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- Margarita Stritzler
- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology ‘Dr. Héctor Torres’ (INGEBI), National Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology ‘Dr. Héctor Torres’ (INGEBI), National Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology ‘Dr. Héctor Torres’ (INGEBI), National Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology ‘Dr. Héctor Torres’ (INGEBI), National Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology ‘Dr. Héctor Torres’ (INGEBI), National Research Council (CONICET), Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Biochemistry Department, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Effect of fluoride treatment on gene expression in tea plant (Camellia sinensis). Sci Rep 2017; 7:9847. [PMID: 28851890 PMCID: PMC5575122 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08587-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tea plant is a typical fluorine (F) accumulator. F concentration in mature tea leaves is several hundred times higher than that in normal field crops. Long-term consumption of teas with high level F will increase the risks of dental and skeletal fluorosis. The mechanism of F accumulation in tea stands unclear. RNA-Seq and digital gene expression (DGE) techniques were used to investigate the effect of F on the differential expressions of transcriptome in tea plant. The results showed that F content in mature tea leaves was increased with increase in F concentration of cultural solution and duration of F treatment time. Based on comparison with data of GO, COG, KEGG and Nr databases, 144 differentially expressed unigenes with definite annotation were identified. Real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to validate the effect of F on expression of 5 unigenes screened from the 144 unigenes. F treatment induced the expression of defense genes such as receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and U-box domain-containing protein. Based on the present study, F uptake is considered to be related to calcium-transporting ATPase, especially autoinhibited Ca2+ ATPase (ACAs) which was activated by the RLKs and worked as a carrier in uptake of F by tea plant.
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Osakabe Y, Osakabe K. Genome Editing to Improve Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2017; 149:99-109. [PMID: 28712503 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2017.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Targeted modification of specific genes via genome editing is now used routinely to modify plant genomes. In developing new mutations in plant genomes using the widely used CRISPR/Cas9 system, it is important for further use in plant molecular studies and crop breeding that the mutations generated are heritable. To date, several improvements to increase efficiency and specificity have been developed to generate heritable mutations in various plant species. In this chapter, we focus on strategies to improve genome editing technology to increase heritability in plants, and summarize the process used to generate new mutant alleles of environmental stress response genes in plants. Such studies suggest further applications in molecular breeding to improve plant function using optimized plant CRISPR/Cas9 systems.
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- Yuriko Osakabe
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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Deng L, Qin P, Liu Z, Wang G, Chen W, Tong J, Xiao L, Tu B, Sun Y, Yan W, He H, Tan J, Chen X, Wang Y, Li S, Ma B. Characterization and fine-mapping of a novel premature leaf senescence mutant yellow leaf and dwarf 1 in rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 111:50-58. [PMID: 27912109 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Leaves are the main organs in which photosynthates are produced. Leaf senescence facilitates the translocation of photosynthates and nutrients from source to sink, which is important for plant development and especially for crop yield. However, the molecular mechanism of leaf senescence is unknown. Here, we identified a mutant, yellow leaf and dwarf 1 (yld1), which exhibited decreased plant height and premature leaf senescence. Nitroblue tetrazolium and diamiobenzidine staining analyses revealed that the concentrations of reactive oxygen species were higher in yld1 leaves than in wild type leaves. The photosynthetic pigment contents were significantly decreased in yld1. The yld1 chloroplasts had collapsed and were filled with abnormal starch granules. Combining bulk segregant and MutMap gene mapping approaches, the mutation responsible for the yld1 phenotype was mapped to a 7.3 Mb centromeric region, and three non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms located in three novel genes were identified in this region. The expression patterns of the three candidate genes indicated that LOC_Os06g29380 had the most potential for functional verification. Plant hormone measurements showed that salicylic acid was highly accumulated in yld1 leaves when compared with wild type leaves, and yld1 was more sensitive to salicylic acid than wild type. This work lays the foundation for understanding the molecular regulatory mechanism of leaf senescence, and may reveal new connections among the molecular pathways related to leaf senescence, starch metabolism and salicylic acid signaling.
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- Luchang Deng
- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China; Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China; State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China; Agricultural Commission of Liupanshui City, Liupanshui, Guizhou, 553000, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China; State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China; State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China; State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China; State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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Khare D, Mitsuda N, Lee S, Song W, Hwang D, Ohme‐Takagi M, Martinoia E, Lee Y, Hwang J. Root avoidance of toxic metals requires the GeBP-LIKE 4 transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 213:1257-1273. [PMID: 27768815 PMCID: PMC5248625 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plants reorganize their root architecture to avoid growth into unfavorable regions of the rhizosphere. In a screen based on chimeric repressor gene-silencing technology, we identified the Arabidopsis thaliana GeBP-LIKE 4 (GPL4) transcription factor as an inhibitor of root growth that is induced rapidly in root tips in response to cadmium (Cd). We tested the hypothesis that GPL4 functions in the root avoidance of Cd by analyzing root proliferation in split medium, in which only half of the medium contained toxic concentrations of Cd. The wild-type (WT) plants exhibited root avoidance by inhibiting root growth in the Cd side but increasing root biomass in the control side. By contrast, GPL4-suppression lines exhibited nearly comparable root growth in the Cd and control sides and accumulated more Cd in the shoots than did the WT. GPL4 suppression also altered the root avoidance of toxic concentrations of other essential metals, modulated the expression of many genes related to oxidative stress, and consistently decreased reactive oxygen species concentrations. We suggest that GPL4 inhibits the growth of roots exposed to toxic metals by modulating reactive oxygen species concentrations, thereby allowing roots to colonize noncontaminated regions of the rhizosphere.
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- Deepa Khare
- Department of Life SciencePohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)Pohang37673Korea
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- Bioproduction Research InstituteNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukubaJapan
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and BioengineeringPOSTECHPohang37673Korea
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- Department of Life SciencePohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)Pohang37673Korea
- Division of Integrative Bioscience and BiotechnologyPOSTECHPohang37673Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and BioengineeringPOSTECHPohang37673Korea
- Department of New Biology and Center for Plant Aging ResearchDGISTDaegu42988Korea
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- Bioproduction Research InstituteNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukubaJapan
- Division of Strategic Research and DevelopmentGraduate School of Science and EngineeringSaitama UniversitySaitamaJapan
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- Department of Plant and Microbial BiologyUniversity ZurichZollikerstrasse 107CH‐8008ZürichSwitzerland
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- Department of Life SciencePohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)Pohang37673Korea
- Division of Integrative Bioscience and BiotechnologyPOSTECHPohang37673Korea
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- Department of Life SciencePohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)Pohang37673Korea
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Sharma D, Jamra G, Singh UM, Sood S, Kumar A. Calcium Biofortification: Three Pronged Molecular Approaches for Dissecting Complex Trait of Calcium Nutrition in Finger Millet ( Eleusine coracana) for Devising Strategies of Enrichment of Food Crops. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 7:2028. [PMID: 28144246 PMCID: PMC5239788 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.02028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Calcium is an essential macronutrient for plants and animals and plays an indispensable role in structure and signaling. Low dietary intake of calcium in humans has been epidemiologically linked to various diseases which can have serious health consequences over time. Major staple food-grains are poor source of calcium, however, finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.], an orphan crop has an immense potential as a nutritional security crop due to its exceptionally high calcium content. Understanding the existing genetic variation as well as molecular mechanisms underlying the uptake, transport, accumulation of calcium ions (Ca2+) in grains is of utmost importance for development of calcium bio-fortified crops. In this review, we have discussed molecular mechanisms involved in calcium accumulation and transport thoroughly, emphasized the role of molecular breeding, functional genomics and transgenic approaches to understand the intricate mechanism of calcium nutrition in finger millet. The objective is to provide a comprehensive up to date account of molecular mechanisms regulating calcium nutrition and highlight the significance of bio-fortification through identification of potential candidate genes and regulatory elements from finger millet to alleviate calcium malnutrition. Hence, finger millet could be used as a model system for explaining the mechanism of elevated calcium (Ca2+) accumulation in its grains and could pave way for development of nutraceuticals or designer crops.
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- Divya Sharma
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyPantnagar, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyPantnagar, India
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- International Rice Research Institute Division, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsPatancheru, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Vivekananda Institute of Hill AgricultureAlmora, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyPantnagar, India
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Yang N, Wang T. Comparative proteomic analysis reveals a dynamic pollen plasma membrane protein map and the membrane landscape of receptor-like kinases and transporters important for pollen tube growth and interaction with pistils in rice. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 17:2. [PMID: 28056797 PMCID: PMC5217431 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0961-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The coordination of pollen tube (PT) growth, guidance and timely growth arrest and rupture mediated by PT-pistil interaction is crucial for the PT to transport sperm cells into ovules for double fertilization. The plasma membrane (PM) represents an important interface for cell-cell interaction, and PM proteins of PTs are pioneers for mediating PT integrity and interaction with pistils. Thus, understanding the mechanisms underlying these events is important for proteomics. RESULTS Using the efficient aqueous polymer two-phase system and alkali buffer treatment, we prepared high-purity PM from mature and germinated pollen of rice. We used iTRAQ quantitative proteomic methods and identified 1,121 PM-related proteins (PMrPs) (matched to 899 loci); 192 showed differential expression in the two pollen cell types, 119 increased and 73 decreased in abundance during germination. The PMrP and differentially expressed PMrP sets all showed a functional skew toward signal transduction, transporters, wall remodeling/metabolism and membrane trafficking. Their genomic loci had strong chromosome bias. We found 37 receptor-like kinases (RLKs) from 8 kinase subfamilies and 209 transporters involved in flux of diversified ions and metabolites. In combination with the rice pollen transcriptome data, we revealed that in general, the protein expression of these PMrPs disagreed with their mRNA expression, with inconsistent mRNA expression for 74% of differentially expressed PMrPs. CONCLUSIONS This study identified genome-wide pollen PMrPs, and provided insights into the membrane profile of receptor-like kinases and transporters important for pollen tube growth and interaction with pistils. These pollen PMrPs and their mRNAs showed discordant expression. This work provides resource and knowledge to further dissect mechanisms by which pollen or the PT controls PMrP abundance and monitors interactions and ion and metabolite exchanges with female cells in rice.
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- Ning Yang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Center for Plant Gene Research, 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidianqu, Beijing, 100093 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Center for Plant Gene Research, 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidianqu, Beijing, 100093 China
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Liu J, Liu J, Chen A, Ji M, Chen J, Yang X, Gu M, Qu H, Xu G. Analysis of tomato plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase gene family suggests a mycorrhiza-mediated regulatory mechanism conserved in diverse plant species. MYCORRHIZA 2016; 26:645-56. [PMID: 27103309 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-016-0700-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In plants, the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase (HA) is considered to play a crucial role in regulating plant growth and respoding to environment stresses. Multiple paralogous genes encoding different isozymes of HA have been identified and characterized in several model plants, while limited information of the HA gene family is available to date for tomato. Here, we describe the molecular and expression features of eight HA-encoding genes (SlHA1-8) from tomato. All these genes are interrupted by multiple introns with conserved positions. SlHA1, 2, and 4 were widely expressed in all tissues, while SlHA5, 6, and 7 were almost only expressed in flowers. SlHA8, the transcripts of which were barely detectable under normal or nutrient-/salt-stress growth conditions, was strongly activated in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal-colonized roots. Extreme lack of SlHA8 expression in M161, a mutant defective to AM fungal colonization, provided genetic evidence towards the dependence of its expression on AM symbiosis. A 1521-bp SlHA8 promoter could direct the GUS reporter expression specifically in colonized cells of transgenic tobacco, soybean, and rice mycorrhizal roots. Promoter deletion assay revealed a 223-bp promoter fragment of SlHA8 containing a variant of AM-specific cis-element MYCS (vMYCS) sufficient to confer the AM-induced activity. Targeted deletion of this motif in the corresponding promoter region causes complete abolishment of GUS staining in mycorrhizal roots. Together, these results lend cogent evidence towards the evolutionary conservation of a potential regulatory mechanism mediating the activation of AM-responsive HA genes in diverse mycorrhizal plant species.
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- Junli Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
- MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Li Y, Provenzano S, Bliek M, Spelt C, Appelhagen I, Machado de Faria L, Verweij W, Schubert A, Sagasser M, Seidel T, Weisshaar B, Koes R, Quattrocchio F. Evolution of tonoplast P-ATPase transporters involved in vacuolar acidification. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2016; 211:1092-107. [PMID: 27214749 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Petunia mutants (Petunia hybrida) with blue flowers defined a novel vacuolar proton pump consisting of two interacting P-ATPases, PH1 and PH5, that hyper-acidify the vacuoles of petal cells. PH5 is similar to plasma membrane H(+) P3A -ATPase, whereas PH1 is the only known eukaryoticP3B -ATPase. As there were no indications that this tonoplast pump is widespread in plants, we investigated the distribution and evolution of PH1 and PH5. We combined database mining and phylogenetic and synteny analyses of PH1- and PH5-like proteins from all kingdoms with functional analyses (mutant complementation and intracellular localization) of homologs from diverse angiosperms. We identified functional PH1 and PH5 homologs in divergent angiosperms. PH5 homologs evolved from plasma membrane P3A -ATPases, acquiring an N-terminal tonoplast-sorting sequence and new cellular function before angiosperms appeared. PH1 is widespread among seed plants and related proteins are found in some groups of bacteria and fungi and in one moss, but is absent in most algae, suggesting that its evolution involved several cases of gene loss and possibly horizontal transfer events. The distribution of PH1 and PH5 in the plant kingdom suggests that vacuolar acidification by P-ATPases appeared in gymnosperms before flowers. This implies that, next to flower color determination, vacuolar hyper-acidification is required for yet unknown processes.
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- Yanbang Li
- Department of Plant Development and (Epi)Genetics, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098XH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, VU-University, De Boelelaan 1081, 1071 HK, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Development and (Epi)Genetics, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098XH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, 10095, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Department of Plant Development and (Epi)Genetics, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098XH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, VU-University, De Boelelaan 1081, 1071 HK, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Development and (Epi)Genetics, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098XH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, VU-University, De Boelelaan 1081, 1071 HK, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Genome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, VU-University, De Boelelaan 1081, 1071 HK, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, VU-University, De Boelelaan 1081, 1071 HK, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, 10095, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Genome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Dynamic Cell Imaging, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Genome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Plant Development and (Epi)Genetics, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098XH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, VU-University, De Boelelaan 1081, 1071 HK, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Development and (Epi)Genetics, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1098XH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, VU-University, De Boelelaan 1081, 1071 HK, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Zhao Q, Ren YR, Wang QJ, Yao YX, You CX, Hao YJ. Overexpression of MdbHLH104 gene enhances the tolerance to iron deficiency in apple. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:1633-45. [PMID: 26801352 PMCID: PMC5066684 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Revised: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Fe deficiency is a widespread nutritional disorder in plants. The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors (TFs), especially Ib subgroup bHLH TFs which are involved in iron uptake, have been identified. In this study, an IVc subgroup bHLH TF MdbHLH104 was identified and characterized as a key component in the response to Fe deficiency in apple. The overexpression of the MdbHLH104 gene noticeably increased the H(+) -ATPase activity under iron limitation conditions and the tolerance to Fe deficiency in transgenic apple plants and calli. Further investigation showed that MdbHLH104 proteins bonded directly to the promoter of the MdAHA8 gene, thereby positively regulating its expression, the plasma membrane (PM) H(+) -ATPase activity and Fe uptake. Similarly, MdbHLH104 directly modulated the expression of three Fe-responsive bHLH genes, MdbHLH38, MdbHLH39 and MdPYE. In addition, MdbHLH104 interacted with 5 other IVc subgroup bHLH proteins to coregulate the expression of the MdAHA8 gene, the activity of PM H(+) -ATPase and the content of Fe in apple calli. Therefore, MdbHLH104 acts together with other apple bHLH TFs to regulate Fe uptake by modulating the expression of the MdAHA8 gene and the activity of PM H(+) -ATPase in apple.
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- Qiang Zhao
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Research Center for Apple Engineering and Technology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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Baliardini C, Corso M, Verbruggen N. Transcriptomic analysis supports the role of CATION EXCHANGER 1 in cellular homeostasis and oxidative stress limitation during cadmium stress. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1183861. [PMID: 27172138 PMCID: PMC4973759 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1183861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Investigation of genetic determinants of Cd tolerance in the Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri allowed the identification of the vacuolar Ca(2+)/H(+) exchanger encoding CAX1 gene. CAX1 was proposed to interfere with the positive feedback loop between Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production and Cd-induced cytosolic Ca(2+) spikes, especially at low external Ca(2+) supply. In this study expression of genes involved in ROS homeostasis, cell wall composition, apoplastic pH regulation and Ca(2+) homeostasis were monitored in Arabidopsis thaliana wild-type and cax1-1 knock-out mutant and in Arabidopsis halleri wild-type exposed to cadmium or in control conditions. Clustering the outputs of the expression analysis in a gene co-expression network revealed that CAX1 and genes involved in Ca(2+) cellular homeostasis, apoplastic pH and oxidative stress response were highly correlated in A. thaliana, but not in A. halleri. Many of the studied genes were already highly expressed in A. halleri and/or their expression was not modified by exposure to Cd. The results further supported the role of CAX1 in the regulation of cytosolic ROS accumulation as well as the existence of different cell wall modifications strategies in response to Cd in Arabidopsis thaliana and halleri.
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- Cecilia Baliardini
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Toda Y, Wang Y, Takahashi A, Kawai Y, Tada Y, Yamaji N, Feng Ma J, Ashikari M, Kinoshita T. Oryza sativa H+-ATPase (OSA) is Involved in the Regulation of Dumbbell-Shaped Guard Cells of Rice. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:1220-30. [PMID: 27048369 PMCID: PMC4904443 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The stomatal apparatus consists of a pair of guard cells and regulates gas exchange between the leaf and atmosphere. In guard cells, blue light (BL) activates H(+)-ATPase in the plasma membrane through the phosphorylation of its penultimate threonine, mediating stomatal opening. Although this regulation is thought to be widely adopted among kidney-shaped guard cells in dicots, the molecular basis underlying that of dumbbell-shaped guard cells in monocots remains unclear. Here, we show that H(+)-ATPases are involved in the regulation of dumbbell-shaped guard cells. Stomatal opening of rice was promoted by the H(+)-ATPase activator fusicoccin and by BL, and the latter was suppressed by the H(+)-ATPase inhibitor vanadate. Using H(+)-ATPase antibodies, we showed the presence of phosphoregulation of the penultimate threonine in Oryza sativa H(+)-ATPases (OSAs) and localization of OSAs in the plasma membrane of guard cells. Interestingly, we identified one H(+)-ATPase isoform, OSA7, that is preferentially expressed among the OSA genes in guard cells, and found that loss of function of OSA7 resulted in partial insensitivity to BL. We conclude that H(+)-ATPase is involved in BL-induced stomatal opening of dumbbell-shaped guard cells in monocotyledon species.
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- Yosuke Toda
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- Genetically Modified Organism Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, 305-8602 Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- Center of Gene Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Chuo 2-20-1, Kurashiki, 710-0046 Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Chuo 2-20-1, Kurashiki, 710-0046 Japan
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- Bioscience Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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Osakabe Y, Watanabe T, Sugano SS, Ueta R, Ishihara R, Shinozaki K, Osakabe K. Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to modify abiotic stress responses in plants. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26685. [PMID: 27226176 PMCID: PMC4880914 DOI: 10.1038/srep26685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Genome editing using the CRISPR/Cas9 system can be used to modify plant genomes, however, improvements in specificity and applicability are still needed in order for the editing technique to be useful in various plant species. Here, using genome editing mediated by a truncated gRNA (tru-gRNA)/Cas9 combination, we generated new alleles for OST2, a proton pump in Arabidopsis, with no off-target effects. By following expression of Cas9 and the tru-gRNAs, newly generated mutations in CRIPSR/Cas9 transgenic plants were detected with high average mutation rates of up to 32.8% and no off-target effects using constitutive promoter. Reducing nuclear localization signals in Cas9 decreased the mutation rate. In contrast, tru-gRNA Cas9 cassettes driven by meristematic- and reproductive-tissue-specific promoters increased the heritable mutation rate in Arabidopsis, showing that high expression in the germ line can produce bi-allelic mutations. Finally, the new mutant alleles obtained for OST2 exhibited altered stomatal closing in response to environmental conditions. These results suggest further applications in molecular breeding to improve plant function using optimized plant CRISPR/Cas9 systems.
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- Yuriko Osakabe
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 3-1-1 Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.,Center for Collaboration among Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.,Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, 2-1 Josanjima, Tokushima 770-8513, Japan
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- Center for Collaboration among Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Center for Collaboration among Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Center for Collaboration among Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.,Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, 2-1 Josanjima, Tokushima 770-8513, Japan
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- Center for Collaboration among Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.,Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, 2-1 Josanjima, Tokushima 770-8513, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 3-1-1 Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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- Center for Collaboration among Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.,Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, 2-1 Josanjima, Tokushima 770-8513, Japan
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Fang X, Wang L, Deng X, Wang P, Ma Q, Nian H, Wang Y, Yang C. Genome-wide characterization of soybean P 1B -ATPases gene family provides functional implications in cadmium responses. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:376. [PMID: 27207280 PMCID: PMC4874001 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2730-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The P1B-ATPase subfamily is an important group involved in transporting heavy metals and has been extensively studied in model plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa. Emerging evidence indicates that one homolog in Glycine max is also involved in cadmium (Cd) stress, but the gene family has not been fully investigated in soybean. RESULTS Here, we identified 20 heavy metal ATPase (HMA) family members in the soybean genome, presented as 10 paralogous pairs, which is significantly greater than the number in Arabidopsis or rice, and was likely caused by the latest whole genome duplication event in soybean. A phylogenetic analysis divided the 20 members into six groups, each having conserved or divergent gene structures and protein motif patterns. The integration of RNA-sequencing and qRT-PCR data from multiple tissues provided an overall expression pattern for the HMA family in soybean. Further comparisons of expression patterns and the single nucleotide polymorphism distribution between paralogous pairs suggested functional conservation and the divergence of HMA genes during soybean evolution. Finally, analyses of the HMAs expressed in response to Cd stress provided evidence on how plants manage Cd tolerance, at least in the two contrasting soybean genotypes examined. CONCLUSIONS The genome-wide identification, chromosomal distribution, gene structures, and evolutionary and expression analyses of the 20 HMA genes in soybean provide an overall insight into their potential involvement in Cd responses. These results will facilitate further research on the HMA gene family, and their conserved and divergent biological functions in soybean.
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- Xiaolong Fang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, Guangdong Sub-center of National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Institute of Genetics, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, Henan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, Guangdong Sub-center of National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, Guangdong Sub-center of National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, Guangdong Sub-center of National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, Guangdong Sub-center of National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Institute of Genetics, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, Guangdong Sub-center of National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China.
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Olsen LI, Hansen TH, Larue C, Østerberg JT, Hoffmann RD, Liesche J, Krämer U, Surblé S, Cadarsi S, Samson VA, Grolimund D, Husted S, Palmgren M. Mother-plant-mediated pumping of zinc into the developing seed. NATURE PLANTS 2016; 2:16036. [PMID: 27243644 DOI: 10.1038/nplants.2016.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Insufficient intake of zinc and iron from a cereal-based diet is one of the causes of 'hidden hunger' (micronutrient deficiency), which affects some two billion people(1,2). Identifying a limiting factor in the molecular mechanism of zinc loading into seeds is an important step towards determining the genetic basis for variation of grain micronutrient content and developing breeding strategies to improve this trait(3). Nutrients are translocated to developing seeds at a rate that is regulated by transport processes in source leaves, in the phloem vascular pathway, and at seed sinks. Nutrients are released from a symplasmic maternal seed domain into the seed apoplasm surrounding the endosperm and embryo by poorly understood membrane transport processes(4-6). Plants are unique among eukaryotes in having specific P1B-ATPase pumps for the cellular export of zinc(7). In Arabidopsis, we show that two zinc transporting P1B-ATPases actively export zinc from the mother plant to the filial tissues. Mutant plants that lack both zinc pumps accumulate zinc in the seed coat and consequently have vastly reduced amounts of zinc inside the seed. Blockage of zinc transport was observed at both high and low external zinc supplies. The phenotype was determined by the mother plant and is thus due to a lack of zinc pump activity in the seed coat and not in the filial tissues. The finding that P1B-ATPases are one of the limiting factors controlling the amount of zinc inside a seed is an important step towards combating nutritional zinc deficiency worldwide.
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- Lene Irene Olsen
- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Denmark
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany
- ECOLAB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, F-31062 Toulouse, France
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Denmark
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Denmark
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, CN-712100 Yangling, China
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany
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- LEEL, NIMBE-CEA-CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- ECOLAB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, F-31062 Toulouse, France
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- microXAS beamline, Swiss Light Source, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Denmark
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Falhof J, Pedersen JT, Fuglsang AT, Palmgren M. Plasma Membrane H(+)-ATPase Regulation in the Center of Plant Physiology. MOLECULAR PLANT 2016; 9:323-337. [PMID: 26584714 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The plasma membrane (PM) H(+)-ATPase is an important ion pump in the plant cell membrane. By extruding protons from the cell and generating a membrane potential, this pump energizes the PM, which is a prerequisite for growth. Modification of the autoinhibitory terminal domains activates PM H(+)-ATPase activity, and on this basis it has been hypothesized that these regulatory termini are targets for physiological factors that activate or inhibit proton pumping. In this review, we focus on the posttranslational regulation of the PM H(+)-ATPase and place regulation of the pump in an evolutionary and physiological context. The emerging picture is that multiple signals regulating plant growth interfere with the posttranslational regulation of the PM H(+)-ATPase.
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- Janus Falhof
- Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Center for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Center for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Center for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Center for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Hwang JU, Song WY, Hong D, Ko D, Yamaoka Y, Jang S, Yim S, Lee E, Khare D, Kim K, Palmgren M, Yoon HS, Martinoia E, Lee Y. Plant ABC Transporters Enable Many Unique Aspects of a Terrestrial Plant's Lifestyle. MOLECULAR PLANT 2016; 9:338-355. [PMID: 26902186 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Terrestrial plants have two to four times more ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes than other organisms, including their ancestral microalgae. Recent studies found that plants harboring mutations in these transporters exhibit dramatic phenotypes, many of which are related to developmental processes and functions necessary for life on dry land. These results suggest that ABC transporters multiplied during evolution and assumed novel functions that allowed plants to adapt to terrestrial environmental conditions. Examining the literature on plant ABC transporters from this viewpoint led us to propose that diverse ABC transporters enabled many unique and essential aspects of a terrestrial plant's lifestyle, by transporting various compounds across specific membranes of the plant.
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- Jae-Ung Hwang
- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Division of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, POSTECH, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Center for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease - PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Department of Plant and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University Zurich, Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea; Division of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, POSTECH, Pohang, 37673, Korea.
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Sun M, Jia B, Cui N, Wen Y, Duanmu H, Yu Q, Xiao J, Sun X, Zhu Y. Functional characterization of a Glycine soja Ca(2+)ATPase in salt-alkaline stress responses. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 90:419-434. [PMID: 26801329 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0426-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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It is widely accepted that Ca(2+)ATPase family proteins play important roles in plant environmental stress responses. However, up to now, most researches are limited in the reference plants Arabidopsis and rice. The function of Ca(2+)ATPases from non-reference plants was rarely reported, especially its regulatory role in carbonate alkaline stress responses. Hence, in this study, we identified the P-type II Ca(2+)ATPase family genes in soybean genome, determined their chromosomal location and gene architecture, and analyzed their amino acid sequence and evolutionary relationship. Based on above results, we pointed out the existence of gene duplication for soybean Ca(2+)ATPases. Then, we investigated the expression profiles of the ACA subfamily genes in wild soybean (Glycine soja) under carbonate alkaline stress, and functionally characterized one representative gene GsACA1 by using transgenic alfalfa. Our results suggested that GsACA1 overexpression in alfalfa obviously increased plant tolerance to both carbonate alkaline and neutral salt stresses, as evidenced by lower levels of membrane permeability and MDA content, but higher levels of SOD activity, proline concentration and chlorophyll content under stress conditions. Taken together, for the first time, we reported a P-type II Ca(2+)ATPase from wild soybean, GsACA1, which could positively regulate plant tolerance to both carbonate alkaline and neutral salt stresses.
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- Mingzhe Sun
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
- Crop Stress Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
- Crop Stress Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Crop Stress Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, 163319, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biological Functional Gene, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China.
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Ziegler J, Schmidt S, Chutia R, Müller J, Böttcher C, Strehmel N, Scheel D, Abel S. Non-targeted profiling of semi-polar metabolites in Arabidopsis root exudates uncovers a role for coumarin secretion and lignification during the local response to phosphate limitation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:1421-32. [PMID: 26685189 PMCID: PMC4762384 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants have evolved two major strategies to cope with phosphate (Pi) limitation. The systemic response, mainly comprising increased Pi uptake and metabolic adjustments for more efficient Pi use, and the local response, enabling plants to explore Pi-rich soil patches by reorganization of the root system architecture. Unlike previous reports, this study focused on root exudation controlled by the local response to Pi deficiency. To approach this, a hydroponic system separating the local and systemic responses was developed. Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes exhibiting distinct sensitivities to Pi deficiency could be clearly distinguished by their root exudate composition as determined by non-targeted reversed-phase ultraperformance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry metabolite profiling. Compared with wild-type plants or insensitive low phosphate root 1 and 2 (lpr1 lpr2) double mutant plants, the hypersensitive phosphate deficiency response 2 (pdr2) mutant exhibited a reduced number of differential features in root exudates after Pi starvation, suggesting the involvement of PDR2-encoded P5-type ATPase in root exudation. Identification and analysis of coumarins revealed common and antagonistic regulatory pathways between Pi and Fe deficiency-induced coumarin secretion. The accumulation of oligolignols in root exudates after Pi deficiency was inversely correlated with Pi starvation-induced lignification at the root tips. The strongest oligolignol accumulation in root exudates was observed for the insensitive lpr1 lpr2 double mutant, which was accompanied by the absence of Pi deficiency-induced lignin deposition, suggesting a role of LPR ferroxidases in lignin polymerization during Pi starvation.
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- Jörg Ziegler
- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Hanano A, Almousally I, Shaban M, Moursel N, Shahadeh A, Alhajji E. Differential tissue accumulation of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin in Arabidopsis thaliana affects plant chronology, lipid metabolism and seed yield. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 15:193. [PMID: 26260741 PMCID: PMC4531507 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0583-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dioxins are one of the most toxic groups of persistent organic pollutants. Their biotransmission through the food chain constitutes a potential risk for human health. Plants as principal actors in the food chain can play a determinant role in removing dioxins from the environment. Due to the lack of data on dioxin/plant research, this study sets out to determine few responsive reactions adopted by Arabidopsis plant towards 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), the most toxic congener of dioxins. RESULTS Using a high resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, we demonstrated that Arabidopsis plant uptakes TCDD by the roots and accumulates it in the vegetative parts in a tissue-specific manner. TCDD mainly accumulated in rosette leaves and mature seeds and less in stem, flowers and immature siliques. Moreover, we observed that plants exposed to high doses of TCDD exhibited a delay in flowering and yielded fewer seeds of a reduced oil content with a low vitality. A particular focus on the plant fatty acid metabolism showed that TCDD caused a significant reduction in C18-unsaturated fatty acid level in plant tissues. Simultaneously, TCDD induced the expression of 9-LOX and 13-LOX genes and the formation of their corresponding hydroperoxides, 9- and 13-HPOD as well as 9- or 13-HPOT, derived from linoleic and linolenic acids, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The current work highlights a side of toxicological effects resulting in the administration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD on the Arabidopsis plant. Similarly to animals, it seems that plants may accumulate TCDD in their lipids by involving few of the FA-metabolizing enzymes for sculpting a specific oxylipins "signature" typified to plant TCDD-tolerance. Together, our results uncover novel responses of Arabidopsis to dioxin, possibly emerging to overcome its toxicity.
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- Abdulsamie Hanano
- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
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- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
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- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
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- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
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- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
- Department of Chemistry, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
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- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
- Department of Protection and Safety, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria.
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Nguyen TT, Volkening JD, Rose CM, Venkateshwaran M, Westphall MS, Coon JJ, Ané JM, Sussman MR. Potential regulatory phosphorylation sites in a Medicago truncatula plasma membrane proton pump implicated during early symbiotic signaling in roots. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:2186-93. [PMID: 26188545 PMCID: PMC5991090 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In plants and fungi the plasma membrane proton pump generates a large proton-motive force that performs essential functions in many processes, including solute transport and the control of cell elongation. Previous studies in yeast and higher plants have indicated that phosphorylation of an auto-inhibitory domain is involved in regulating pump activity. In this report we examine the Medicago truncatula plasma membrane proton pump gene family, and in particular MtAHA5. Yeast complementation assays with phosphomimetic mutations at six candidate sites support a phosphoregulatory role for two residues, suggesting a molecular model to explain early Nod factor-induced changes in the plasma membrane proton-motive force of legume root cells.
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- Thao T Nguyen
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; School of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI 53818, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
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Ren H, Gray WM. SAUR Proteins as Effectors of Hormonal and Environmental Signals in Plant Growth. MOLECULAR PLANT 2015; 8:1153-64. [PMID: 25983207 PMCID: PMC5124491 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The plant hormone auxin regulates numerous aspects of plant growth and development. Early auxin response genes mediate its genomic effects on plant growth and development. Discovered in 1987, small auxin up RNAs (SAURs) are the largest family of early auxin response genes. SAUR functions have remained elusive, however, presumably due to extensive genetic redundancy. However, recent molecular, genetic, biochemical, and genomic studies have implicated SAURs in the regulation of a wide range of cellular, physiological, and developmental processes. Recently, crucial mechanistic insight into SAUR function was provided by the demonstration that SAURs inhibit PP2C.D phosphatases to activate plasma membrane (PM) H(+)-ATPases and promote cell expansion. In addition to auxin, several other hormones and environmental factors also regulate SAUR gene expression. We propose that SAURs are key effector outputs of hormonal and environmental signals that regulate plant growth and development.
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- Hong Ren
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, 250 Biological Sciences Center, 1445 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, 250 Biological Sciences Center, 1445 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
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Appelhagen I, Nordholt N, Seidel T, Spelt K, Koes R, Quattrochio F, Sagasser M, Weisshaar B. TRANSPARENT TESTA 13 is a tonoplast P3A -ATPase required for vacuolar deposition of proanthocyanidins in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 82:840-9. [PMID: 25891958 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Intracellular pH homeostasis is essential for all living cells. In plants, pH is usually maintained by three structurally distinct and differentially localized types of proton pump: P-type H(+) -ATPases in the plasma membrane, and multimeric vacuolar-type H(+) -ATPases (V-ATPases) and vacuolar H(+) -pyrophosphatases (H(+) -PPases) in endomembranes. Here, we show that reduced accumulation of proanthocyanidins (PAs) and hence the diminished brown seed coloration found in the Arabidopsis thaliana mutant transparent testa 13 (tt13) is caused by disruption of the gene encoding the P3A -ATPase AHA10. Identification of the gene encoded by the tt13 locus completes the molecular characterization of the classical set of transparent testa mutants. Cells of the tt13 seed coat endothelium do not contain PA-filled central vacuoles as observed in the wild-type. tt13 phenocopies tt12, a mutant that is defective in vacuolar import of the PA precursor epicatechin. Our data show that vacuolar loading with PA precursors depends on TT13. Consistent with the tt13 phenotype, but in contrast to other isoforms of P-type H(+) -ATPases, TT13 localizes to the tonoplast. PA accumulation in tt13 is partially restored by expression of the tonoplast localized H(+) -PPase VHP1. Our findings indicate that the P3A -ATPase TT13 functions as a proton pump in the tonoplast of seed coat endothelium cells, and generates the driving force for TT12-mediated transport of PA precursors to the vacuole.
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- Ingo Appelhagen
- Genome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Genome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Dynamic Cell Imaging, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department for Molecular Cell Biology, VU University, de Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department for Molecular Cell Biology, VU University, de Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department for Molecular Cell Biology, VU University, de Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Genome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Shi CY, Song RQ, Hu XM, Liu X, Jin LF, Liu YZ. Citrus PH5-like H(+)-ATPase genes: identification and transcript analysis to investigate their possible relationship with citrate accumulation in fruits. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:135. [PMID: 25806039 PMCID: PMC4353184 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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PH5 is a petunia gene that encodes a plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase and determines the vacuolar pH. The citrate content of fruit cell vacuoles influences citrus organoleptic qualities. Although citrus could have PH5-like homologs that are involved in citrate accumulation, the details are still unknown. In this study, extensive data-mining with the PH5 sequence and PCR amplification confirmed that there are at least eight PH5-like genes (CsPH1-8) in the citrus genome. CsPHs have a molecular mass of approximately 100 kDa, and they have high similarity to PhPH5, AtAHA10 or AtAHA2 (from 64.6 to 80.9%). They contain 13-21 exons and 12-20 introns and were evenly distributed into four subgroups of the P3A-subfamily (CsPH1, CsPH2, and CsPH3 in Group I, CsPH4 and CsPH5 in Group II, CsPH6 in Group IV, and CsPH7 and CsPH8 in Group III together with PhPH5). A transcript analysis showed that CsPH1, 3, and 4 were predominantly expressed in mature leaves, whereas CsPH2 and 7 were predominantly expressed in roots, CsPH5 and 6 were predominantly expressed in flowers, and CsPH8 was predominantly expressed in fruit juice sacs (JS). Moreover, the CsPH transcript profiles differed between orange and pummelo, as well as between high-acid and low-acid cultivars. The low-acid orange "Honganliu" exhibits low transcript levels of CsPH3, CsPH4, CsPH5, and CsPH8, whereas the acid-free pummelo (AFP) has only a low transcript level of CsPH8. In addition, ABA injection increased the citrate content significantly, which was accompanied by the obvious induction of CsPH2, 6, 7, and 8 transcript levels. Taken together, we suggest that CsPH8 seems likely to regulate citrate accumulation in the citrus fruit vacuole.
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- Cai-Yun Shi
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (Central Region), Ministry of EducationWuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (Central Region), Ministry of EducationWuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (Central Region), Ministry of EducationWuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (Central Region), Ministry of EducationWuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (Central Region), Ministry of EducationWuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement (Central Region), Ministry of EducationWuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Yong-Zhong Liu, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shizishan Road 1#, Wuhan 430070, China
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McDowell SC, López-Marqués RL, Cohen T, Brown E, Rosenberg A, Palmgren MG, Harper JF. Loss of the Arabidopsis thaliana P4-ATPases ALA6 and ALA7 impairs pollen fitness and alters the pollen tube plasma membrane. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:197. [PMID: 25954280 PMCID: PMC4404812 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Members of the P4 subfamily of P-type ATPases are thought to create and maintain lipid asymmetry in biological membranes by flipping specific lipids between membrane leaflets. In Arabidopsis, 7 of the 12 Aminophospholipid ATPase (ALA) family members are expressed in pollen. Here we show that double knockout of ALA6 and ALA7 (ala6/7) results in siliques with a ~2-fold reduction in seed set with a high frequency of empty seed positions near the bottom. Seed set was reduced to near zero when plants were grown under a hot/cold temperature stress. Reciprocal crosses indicate that the ala6/7 reproductive deficiencies are due to a defect related to pollen transmission. In-vitro growth assays provide evidence that ala6/7 pollen tubes are short and slow, with ~2-fold reductions in both maximal growth rate and overall length relative to wild-type. Outcrosses show that when ala6/7 pollen are in competition with wild-type pollen, they have a near 0% success rate in fertilizing ovules near the bottom of the pistil, consistent with ala6/7 pollen having short and slow growth defects. The ala6/7 phenotypes were rescued by the expression of either an ALA6-YFP or GFP-ALA6 fusion protein, which showed localization to both the plasma membrane and highly-mobile endomembrane structures. A mass spectrometry analysis of mature pollen grains revealed significant differences between ala6/7 and wild-type, both in the relative abundance of lipid classes and in the average number of double bonds present in acyl side chains. A change in the properties of the ala6/7 plasma membrane was also indicated by a ~10-fold reduction of labeling by lipophilic FM-dyes relative to wild-type. Together, these results indicate that ALA6 and ALA7 provide redundant activities that function to directly or indirectly change the distribution and abundance of lipids in pollen, and support a model in which ALA6 and ALA7 are critical for pollen fitness under normal and temperature-stress conditions.
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- Stephen C. McDowell
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of NevadaReno, NV, USA
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Danish National Research FoundationFrederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of NevadaReno, NV, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of NevadaReno, NV, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of NevadaReno, NV, USA
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Danish National Research FoundationFrederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of NevadaReno, NV, USA
- *Correspondence: Jeffrey F. Harper, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St - MS330, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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Fuglsang AT, Kristensen A, Cuin TA, Schulze WX, Persson J, Thuesen KH, Ytting CK, Oehlenschlæger CB, Mahmood K, Sondergaard TE, Shabala S, Palmgren MG. Receptor kinase-mediated control of primary active proton pumping at the plasma membrane. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 80:951-64. [PMID: 25267325 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Acidification of the cell wall space outside the plasma membrane is required for plant growth and is the result of proton extrusion by the plasma membrane-localized H+-ATPases. Here we show that the major plasma membrane proton pumps in Arabidopsis, AHA1 and AHA2, interact directly in vitro and in planta with PSY1R, a receptor kinase of the plasma membrane that serves as a receptor for the peptide growth hormone PSY1. The intracellular protein kinase domain of PSY1R phosphorylates AHA2/AHA1 at Thr-881, situated in the autoinhibitory region I of the C-terminal domain. When expressed in a yeast heterologous expression system, the introduction of a negative charge at this position caused pump activation. Application of PSY1 to plant seedlings induced rapid in planta phosphorylation at Thr-881, concomitant with an instantaneous increase in proton efflux from roots. The direct interaction between AHA2 and PSY1R observed might provide a general paradigm for regulation of plasma membrane proton transport by receptor kinases.
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- Anja T Fuglsang
- Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Center for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease - PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, University of Copenhagen, DK-1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Wu D, Shen H, Yokawa K, Baluška F. Alleviation of aluminium-induced cell rigidity by overexpression of OsPIN2 in rice roots. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:5305-15. [PMID: 25053643 PMCID: PMC4157713 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Al-induced cell rigidity is one of the symptoms of Al toxicity, but the mechanism by which plants tolerate this toxicity is still unclear. In this study, we found that overexpression of OsPIN2, an auxin transporter gene, could alleviate Al-induced cell rigidity in rice root apices. A freeze-thawing experiment showed that the Al-treated roots of wild-type (WT) plants had more damage in the epidermal and outer cortex cells than that found in lines overexpressing OsPIN2 (OXs), and the freeze-disrupt coefficient was 2-fold higher in the former than in the latter. Furthermore, Al could induce aberrations of the cell wall-plasma membrane interface, which was more prominent in the epidermal cells of the elongation zone of the WT. Overexpressed OsPIN2 reduced Al-induced formation of reactive oxygen species and weakened Al-induced lipid peroxidation and lignification in roots. Compared with WT, a 16.6-32.6% lower Al-triggered hemicellulose 1 accumulation was observed in root apices of OXs, and 17.4-20.5% less Al accumulated in the cell wall of OXs. Furthermore, overexpression of OsPIN2 ameliorated the Al inhibitory effect on basipetal auxin transport and increased Al-induced IAA and proton release. Taken together, our results suggest that by decreasing the binding of Al to the cell wall and Al-targeted oxidative cellular damage, OXs lines show less Al-induced damage. By modulating PIN2-based auxin transport, IAA efflux, and cell wall acidification, lines overexpressing OsPIN2 alleviate Al-induced cell rigidity in the rice root apex.
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- Daoming Wu
- College of Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology, IZMB, University of Bonn, Bonn D-53115, Germany
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology, IZMB, University of Bonn, Bonn D-53115, Germany
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Yamada N, Theerawitaya C, Cha-um S, Kirdmanee C, Takabe T. Expression and functional analysis of putative vacuolar Ca2+-transporters (CAXs and ACAs) in roots of salt tolerant and sensitive rice cultivars. PROTOPLASMA 2014; 251:1067-75. [PMID: 24482191 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-014-0615-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Vacuolar Ca2+-transporters could play an important role for salt tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) root. Here, we compared the expression profiles of putative vacuolar cation/H+ exchanger (CAX) and calmodulin-regulated autoinhibited Ca2+-ATPase (ACA) in rice roots of salt tolerant cv. Pokkali and salt sensitive cv. IR29. In addition to five putative vacuolar CAX genes in the rice genome, a new CAX gene (OsCAX4) has been annotated. In the present study, we isolated the OsCAX4 gene and showed that its encoded protein possesses a unique transmembrane structure and is potentially involved in transporting not only Ca2+ but also Mn2+ and Cu2+. These six OsCAX genes differed in their mRNA expression pattern in roots of tolerant versus sensitive rice cultivars exposed to salt stress. For example, OsCAX4 showed abundant expression in IR29 (sensitive) upon prolonged salt stress. The mRNA expression profile of four putative vacuolar Ca2+-ATPases (OsACA4-7) was also examined. Under control conditions, the mRNA levels of OsACA4, OsACA5, and OsACA7 were relatively high and similar among IR29 and Pokkali. Upon salt stress, only OsACA4 showed first a decrease in its expression in Pokkali (tolerant), followed by a significant increase. Based on these results, a role of vacuolar Ca2+ transporter for salt tolerance in rice root was discussed.
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- Nana Yamada
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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Sun XH, Yu G, Li JT, Jia P, Zhang JC, Jia CG, Zhang YH, Pan HY. A heavy metal-associated protein (AcHMA1) from the halophyte, Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt., confers tolerance to iron and other abiotic stresses when expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:14891-906. [PMID: 25153638 PMCID: PMC4159888 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150814891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Many heavy metals are essential for metabolic processes, but are toxic at elevated levels. Metal tolerance proteins provide resistance to this toxicity. In this study, we identified and characterized a heavy metal-associated protein, AcHMA1, from the halophyte, Atriplex canescens. Sequence analysis has revealed that AcHMA1 contains two heavy metal binding domains. Treatments with metals (Fe, Cu, Ni, Cd or Pb), PEG6000 and NaHCO3 highly induced AcHMA1 expression in A. canescens, whereas NaCl and low temperature decreased its expression. The role of AcHMA1 in metal stress tolerance was examined using a yeast expression system. Expression of the AcHMA1 gene significantly increased the ability of yeast cells to adapt to and recover from exposure to excess iron. AcHMA1 expression also provided salt, alkaline, osmotic and oxidant stress tolerance in yeast cells. Finally, subcellular localization of an AcHMA1/GFP fusion protein expressed in tobacco cells showed that AcHMA1 was localized in the plasma membrane. Thus, our results suggest that AcHMA1 encodes a membrane-localized metal tolerance protein that mediates the detoxification of iron in eukaryotes. Furthermore, AcHMA1 also participates in the response to abiotic stress.
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- Xin-Hua Sun
- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun130062, Jilin, China.
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Smith AT, Smith KP, Rosenzweig AC. Diversity of the metal-transporting P1B-type ATPases. J Biol Inorg Chem 2014; 19:947-60. [PMID: 24729073 PMCID: PMC4119550 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1129-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The P1B-ATPases are integral membrane proteins that couple ATP hydrolysis to metal cation transport. Widely distributed across all domains of life, these enzymes have been previously shown to transport copper, zinc, cobalt, and other thiophilic heavy metals. Recent data suggest that these enzymes may also be involved in nickel and/or iron transport. Here we have exploited large amounts of genomic data to examine and classify the various P1B-ATPase subfamilies. Specifically, we have combined new methods of data partitioning and network visualization known as Transitivity Clustering and Protein Similarity Networks with existing biochemical data to examine properties such as length, speciation, and metal-binding motifs of the P1B-ATPase subfamily sequences. These data reveal interesting relationships among the enzyme sequences of previously established subfamilies, indicate the presence of two new subfamilies, and suggest the existence of new regulatory elements in certain subfamilies. Taken together, these findings underscore the importance of P1B-ATPases in homeostasis of nearly every biologically relevant transition metal and provide an updated framework for future studies.
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- Aaron T. Smith
- Departments of Molecular Biosciences and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Biosciences and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Biosciences and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Hermand V, Julio E, Dorlhac de Borne F, Punshon T, Ricachenevsky FK, Bellec A, Gosti F, Berthomieu P. Inactivation of two newly identified tobacco heavy metal ATPases leads to reduced Zn and Cd accumulation in shoots and reduced pollen germination. Metallomics 2014; 6:1427-40. [PMID: 24760325 PMCID: PMC4431542 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00071d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential heavy metal, which is classified as a "known human carcinogen" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Understanding the mechanisms controlling Cd distribution in planta is essential to develop phytoremediation approaches as well as for food safety. Unlike most other plants, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants translocate most of the Cd taken up from the soil, out of the roots and into the shoots, leading to high Cd accumulation in tobacco shoots. Two orthologs of the Arabidopsis thaliana HMA2 and HMA4 Zn and Cd ATPases that are responsible for zinc (Zn) and Cd translocation from roots to shoots were identified in tobacco and sequenced. These genes, named NtHMAα and NtHMAβ, were more highly expressed in roots than in shoots. NtHMAα was expressed in the vascular tissues of both roots and leaves as well as in anthers. No visual difference was observed between wild-type plants and plants in which the NtHMAα and NtHMAβ genes were either mutated or silenced. These mutants showed reduced Zn and Cd accumulation in shoots as well as increased Cd tolerance. When both NtHMA genes were silenced, plant development was altered and pollen germination was severely impaired due to Zn deficiency. Interestingly, seeds from these lines also showed decreased Zn concentration but increased iron (Fe) concentration.
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- Victor Hermand
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Montpellier SupAgro, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Montpellier 2, UMR Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France.
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Li H, Fan R, Li L, Wei B, Li G, Gu L, Wang X, Zhang X. Identification and characterization of a novel copper transporter gene family TaCT1 in common wheat. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:1561-1573. [PMID: 24372025 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Copper is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and development, and copper transporter plays a pivotal role for keeping copper homeostasis. However, little is known about copper transporters in wheat. Here, we report a novel copper transporter gene family, TaCT1, in common wheat. Three TaCT1 homoeologous genes were isolated and assigned to group 5 chromosomes. Each of the TaCT1 genes (TaCT1-5A, -5B or -5D) possesses 12 transmembrane domains. TaCT1 genes exhibited higher transcript levels in leaf than in root, culm and spikelet. Excess copper down-regulated the transcript levels of TaCT1 and copper deficiency-induced TaCT1 expression. Subcellular experiments localized the TaCT1 to the Golgi apparatus. Yeast expression experiments and virus-induced gene silencing analysis indicated that the TaCT1 functioned in copper transport. Site-directed mutagenesis demonstrated that three amino acid residues, Met(35), Met(38) and Cys(365), are required for TaCT1 function. Phylogenetic and functional analyses suggested that homologous genes shared high similarity with TaCT1 may exist exclusively in monocot plants. Our work reveals a novel wheat gene family encoding major facilitator superfamily (MFS)-type copper transporters, and provides evidence for their functional involvement in promoting copper uptake and keeping copper homeostasis in common wheat.
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- Haoxun Li
- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Beijing, 100101, China
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Park W, Feng Y, Ahn SJ. Alteration of leaf shape, improved metal tolerance, and productivity of seed by overexpression of CsHMA3 in Camelina sativa. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2014; 7:96. [PMID: 25018780 PMCID: PMC4094532 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-7-96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz, known by such popular names as "gold-of-pleasure" and "false flax," is an alternative oilseed crop for biofuel production and can be grown in harsh environments. Considerable interest is now being given to the new concept of the development of a fusion plant which can be used as a soil remediation plant for ground contaminated by heavy metals as well as a bioenergy crop. However, knowledge of the transport processes for heavy metals across Camelina plant membranes is still rudimentary. RESULTS Firstly, to investigate whether Camelina HMA (heavy metal P1B-ATPase) genes could be used in such a plant, we analyzed the expression patterns of eight HMA genes in Camelina (taken from the root, leaf, stem, flower, and silique). CsHMA3 genes were expressed in all organs. In addition, CsHMA3 was induced in roots and leaves especially after Pb treatment. Heterogeneous expression of CsHMA3 complemented the Pb- or Zn-sensitive phenotype of Δycf1 or Δzrc1 yeast mutant strains. Subsequently, we cloned and overexpressed CsHMA3 in Camelina. The root growth of transgenic lines was better than that in the wild-type plant under heavy metal stress (for Cd, Pb, and Zn). In particular, the transgenic lines showed enhanced Pb tolerance in a wide range of Pb concentrations. Furthermore, the Pb and Zn content in the shoots of the transgenic lines were higher than those in the wild-type plant. These results suggest that overexpression of CsHMA3 might enhance Pb and Zn tolerance and translocation. Also, the transgenic lines displayed a wider leaf shape compared with the wild-type plant due to an induction of genes related to leaf width growth and showed a greater total seed yield compared to the wild type under heavy metal stress. CONCLUSIONS Our data obtained from physiological and functional analyses using CsHMA3 overexpression plants will be useful to develop a multifunctional plant that can improve the productivity of a bioenergy crop and simultaneously be used to purify an area contaminated by various heavy metals.
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- Won Park
- Bioenergy Research Center, Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Bioenergy Research Center, Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Bioenergy Research Center, Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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