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Songwattana P, Tittabutr P, Wongdee J, Teamtisong K, Wulandari D, Teulet A, Fardoux J, Boonkerd N, Giraud E, Teaumroong N. Symbiotic properties of a chimeric Nod-independent photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium strain obtained by conjugative transfer of a symbiotic plasmid. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:3442-3454. [PMID: 31077522 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The lateral transfer of symbiotic genes converting a predisposed soil bacteria into a legume symbiont has occurred repeatedly and independently during the evolution of rhizobia. We experimented the transfer of a symbiotic plasmid between Bradyrhizobium strains. The originality of the DOA9 donor is that it harbours a symbiotic mega-plasmid (pDOA9) containing nod, nif and T3SS genes while the ORS278 recipient has the unique property of inducing nodules on some Aeschynomene species in the absence of Nod factors (NFs). We observed that the chimeric strain ORS278-pDOA9* lost its ability to develop a functional symbiosis with Aeschynomene. indica and Aeschynomene evenia. The mutation of rhcN and nodB led to partial restoration of nodule efficiency, indicating that T3SS effectors and NFs block the establishment of the NF-independent symbiosis. Conversely, ORS278-pDOA9* strain acquired the ability to form nodules on Crotalaria juncea and Macroptillium artropurpureum but not on NF-dependent Aeschynomene (A. afraspera and A. americana), suggesting that the ORS278 strain also harbours incompatible factors that block the interaction with these species. These data indicate that the symbiotic properties of a chimeric rhizobia cannot be anticipated due to new combination of symbiotic and non-symbiotic determinants that may interfere during the interaction with the host plant.
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- Pongpan Songwattana
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 30000, Thailand
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 30000, Thailand
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 30000, Thailand
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- The Center for Scientific and Technological Equipment, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 30000, Thailand
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- IRD, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, UMR 113, IRD/CIRAD/INRA/UM/SupAgro. Campus de Baillarguet, TA-A82/J, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- IRD, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, UMR 113, IRD/CIRAD/INRA/UM/SupAgro. Campus de Baillarguet, TA-A82/J, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 30000, Thailand
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- IRD, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, UMR 113, IRD/CIRAD/INRA/UM/SupAgro. Campus de Baillarguet, TA-A82/J, 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 30000, Thailand
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Cottret L, Frainay C, Chazalviel M, Cabanettes F, Gloaguen Y, Camenen E, Merlet B, Heux S, Portais JC, Poupin N, Vinson F, Jourdan F. MetExplore: collaborative edition and exploration of metabolic networks. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:W495-W502. [PMID: 29718355 PMCID: PMC6030842 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Metabolism of an organism is composed of hundreds to thousands of interconnected biochemical reactions responding to environmental or genetic constraints. This metabolic network provides a rich knowledge to contextualize omics data and to elaborate hypotheses on metabolic modulations. Nevertheless, performing this kind of integrative analysis is challenging for end users with not sufficiently advanced computer skills since it requires the use of various tools and web servers. MetExplore offers an all-in-one online solution composed of interactive tools for metabolic network curation, network exploration and omics data analysis. In particular, it is possible to curate and annotate metabolic networks in a collaborative environment. The network exploration is also facilitated in MetExplore by a system of interactive tables connected to a powerful network visualization module. Finally, the contextualization of metabolic elements in the network and the calculation of over-representation statistics make it possible to interpret any kind of omics data. MetExplore is a sustainable project maintained since 2010 freely available at https://metexplore.toulouse.inra.fr/metexplore2/.
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- Ludovic Cottret
- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, F-31000 Toulouse, France.,MedDay Pharmaceuticals, Paris, France
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- Berlin Institute of Health Metabolomics Platform, 10178 Berlin, Germany.,Core Unit Bioinformatics, Berlin Institute of Health, 10178 Berlin, Germany.,Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS, INP; LISBP, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France.,INRA, UMR792, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, F-31400 Toulouse, France.,CNRS, UMR5504, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS, INP; LISBP, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France.,INRA, UMR792, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, F-31400 Toulouse, France.,CNRS, UMR5504, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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Tan S, Debellé F, Gamas P, Frugier F, Brault M. Diversification of cytokinin phosphotransfer signaling genes in Medicago truncatula and other legume genomes. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:373. [PMID: 31088345 PMCID: PMC6518804 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5724-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Legumes can establish on nitrogen-deprived soils a symbiotic interaction with Rhizobia bacteria, leading to the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Cytokinin phytohormones are critical for triggering root cortical cell divisions at the onset of nodule initiation. Cytokinin signaling is based on a Two-Component System (TCS) phosphorelay cascade, involving successively Cytokinin-binding Histidine Kinase receptors, phosphorelay proteins shuttling between the cytoplasm and the nucleus, and Type-B Response Regulator (RRB) transcription factors activating the expression of cytokinin primary response genes. Among those, Type-A Response Regulators (RRA) exert a negative feedback on the TCS signaling. To determine whether the legume plant nodulation capacity is linked to specific features of TCS proteins, a genome-wide identification was performed in six legume genomes (Cajanus cajan, pigeonpea; Cicer arietinum, chickpea; Glycine max, soybean; Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean; Lotus japonicus; Medicago truncatula). The diversity of legume TCS proteins was compared to the one found in two non-nodulating species, Arabidopsis thaliana and Vitis vinifera, which are references for functional analyses of TCS components and phylogenetic analyses, respectively. RESULTS A striking expansion of non-canonical RRBs was identified, notably leading to the emergence of proteins where the conserved phosphor-accepting aspartate residue is replaced by a glutamate or an asparagine. M. truncatula genome-wide expression datasets additionally revealed that only a limited subset of cytokinin-related TCS genes is highly expressed in different organs, namely MtCHK1/MtCRE1, MtHPT1, and MtRRB3, suggesting that this "core" module potentially acts in most plant organs including nodules. CONCLUSIONS Further functional analyses are required to determine the relevance of these numerous non-canonical TCS RRBs in symbiotic nodulation, as well as of canonical MtHPT1 and MtRRB3 core signaling elements.
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- Sovanna Tan
- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay), CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Diderot, INRA, Université d’Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Rue de Noetzlin, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay), CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Diderot, INRA, Université d’Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Rue de Noetzlin, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay), CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Diderot, INRA, Université d’Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Rue de Noetzlin, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Laffont C, Huault E, Gautrat P, Endre G, Kalo P, Bourion V, Duc G, Frugier F. Independent Regulation of Symbiotic Nodulation by the SUNN Negative and CRA2 Positive Systemic Pathways. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 180:559-570. [PMID: 30782966 PMCID: PMC6501087 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plant systemic signaling pathways allow the integration and coordination of shoot and root organ metabolism and development at the whole-plant level depending on nutrient availability. In legumes, two systemic pathways have been reported in the Medicago truncatula model to regulate root nitrogen-fixing symbiotic nodulation. Both pathways involve leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases acting in shoots and proposed to perceive signaling peptides produced in roots depending on soil nutrient availability. In this study, we characterized in the M. truncatula Jemalong A17 genotype a mutant allelic series affecting the Compact Root Architecture2 (CRA2) receptor. These analyses revealed that this pathway acts systemically from shoots to positively regulate nodulation and is required for the activity of carboxyl-terminally encoded peptides (CEPs). In addition, we generated a double mutant to test genetic interactions of the CRA2 systemic pathway with the CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION peptide (CLE)/Super Numeric Nodule (SUNN) receptor systemic pathway negatively regulating nodule number from shoots, which revealed an intermediate nodule number phenotype close to the wild type. Finally, we showed that the nitrate inhibition of nodule numbers was observed in cra2 mutants but not in sunn and cra2 sunn mutants. Overall, these results suggest that CEP/CRA2 and CLE/SUNN systemic pathways act independently from shoots to regulate nodule numbers.
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- Carole Laffont
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- National Agricultural and Innovation Center, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, 2100 Godollo, Hungary
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- Agroécologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, AgroSup Dijon, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21065 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, AgroSup Dijon, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21065 Dijon, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Dolgikh AV, Kirienko AN, Tikhonovich IA, Foo E, Dolgikh EA. The DELLA Proteins Influence the Expression of Cytokinin Biosynthesis and Response Genes During Nodulation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:432. [PMID: 31024597 PMCID: PMC6465611 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The key event that initiates nodule organogenesis is the perception of bacterial signal molecules, the Nod factors, triggering a complex of responses in epidermal and cortical cells of the root. The Nod factor signaling pathway interacts with plant hormones, including cytokinins and gibberellins. Activation of cytokinin signaling through the homeodomain-containing transcription factors KNOX is essential for nodule formation. The main regulators of gibberellin signaling, the DELLA proteins are also involved in regulation of nodule formation. However, the interaction between the cytokinin and gibberellin signaling pathways is not fully understood. Here, we show in Pisum sativum L. that the DELLA proteins can activate the expression of KNOX and BELL transcription factors involved in regulation of cytokinin metabolic and response genes. Consistently, pea la cry-s (della1 della2) mutant showed reduced ability to upregulate expression of some cytokinin metabolic genes during nodulation. Our results suggest that DELLA proteins may regulate cytokinin metabolism upon nodulation.
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- Alexandra V. Dolgikh
- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Liu CW, Breakspear A, Guan D, Cerri MR, Jackson K, Jiang S, Robson F, Radhakrishnan GV, Roy S, Bone C, Stacey N, Rogers C, Trick M, Niebel A, Oldroyd GED, de Carvalho-Niebel F, Murray JD. NIN Acts as a Network Hub Controlling a Growth Module Required for Rhizobial Infection. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 179:1704-1722. [PMID: 30710053 PMCID: PMC6446755 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The symbiotic infection of root cells by nitrogen-fixing rhizobia during nodulation requires the transcription factor Nodule Inception (NIN). Our root hair transcriptomic study extends NIN's regulon to include Rhizobium Polar Growth and genes involved in cell wall modification, gibberellin biosynthesis, and a comprehensive group of nutrient (N, P, and S) uptake and assimilation genes, suggesting that NIN's recruitment to nodulation was based on its role as a growth module, a role shared with other NIN-Like Proteins. The expression of jasmonic acid genes in nin suggests the involvement of NIN in the resolution of growth versus defense outcomes. We find that the regulation of the growth module component Nodulation Pectate Lyase by NIN, and its function in rhizobial infection, are conserved in hologalegina legumes, highlighting its recruitment as a major event in the evolution of nodulation. We find that Nodulation Pectate Lyase is secreted to the infection chamber and the lumen of the infection thread. Gene network analysis using the transcription factor mutants for ERF Required for Nodulation1 and Nuclear Factor-Y Subunit A1 confirms hierarchical control of NIN over Nuclear Factor-Y Subunit A1 and shows that ERF Required for Nodulation1 acts independently to control infection. We conclude that while NIN shares functions with other NIN-Like Proteins, the conscription of key infection genes to NIN's control has made it a central regulatory hub for rhizobial infection.
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- Cheng-Wu Liu
- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Plant Microbe Interactions, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Toulouse, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Centre of Excellence for Plant and Microbial Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
- Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1LR, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Plant Microbe Interactions, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Toulouse, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
- Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Plant Microbe Interactions, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Toulouse, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Centre of Excellence for Plant and Microbial Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Goh DM, Cosme M, Kisiala AB, Mulholland S, Said ZMF, Spíchal L, Emery RJN, Declerck S, Guinel FC. A Stimulatory Role for Cytokinin in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis of Pea. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:262. [PMID: 30915091 PMCID: PMC6423060 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis between terrestrial plants and AM fungi is regulated by plant hormones. For most of these, a role has been clearly assigned in this mutualistic interaction; however, there are still contradictory reports for cytokinin (CK). Here, pea plants, the wild type (WT) cv. Sparkle and its mutant E151 (Pssym15), were inoculated with the AM fungus Rhizophagus irregularis. E151 has previously been characterized as possessing high CK levels in non-mycorrhizal (myc-) roots and exhibiting high number of fungal structures in mycorrhizal (myc+) roots. Myc- and myc+ plants were treated 7, 9, and 11 days after inoculation (DAI) with synthetic compounds known to alter CK status. WT plants were treated with a synthetic CK [6-benzylaminopurine (BAP)] or the CK degradation inhibitor INCYDE, whereas E151 plants were treated with the CK receptor antagonist PI-55. At 13 DAI, plant CK content was analyzed by mass spectrometry. The effects of the synthetic compounds on AM colonization were assessed at 28 (WT) or 35 (E151) DAI via a modified magnified intersections method. The only noticeable difference seen between myc- and myc+ plants in terms of CK content was in the levels of nucleotides (NTs). Whereas WT plants responded to fungi by lowering their NT levels, E151 plants did not. Since NTs are thought to be converted into active CK forms, this result suggests that active CKs were synthesized more effectively in WT than in E151. In general, myc+ and myc- WT plants responded similarly to INCYDE by lowering significantly their NT levels and increasing slightly their active CK levels; these responses were less obvious in BAP-treated WT plants. In contrast, the response of E151 plants to PI-55 depended on the plant mycorrhizal status. Whereas treated myc- plants exhibited high NT and low active CK levels, treated myc+ plants displayed low levels of both NTs and active CKs. Moreover, treated WT plants were more colonized than treated E151 plants. We concluded that CKs have a stimulatory role in AM colonization because increased active CK levels were paralleled with increased AM colonization while decreased CK levels corresponded to reduced AM colonization.
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- Dane M. Goh
- Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Mycology, Applied Microbiology, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Mycology, Applied Microbiology, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Karmakar K, Kundu A, Rizvi AZ, Dubois E, Severac D, Czernic P, Cartieaux F, DasGupta M. Transcriptomic Analysis With the Progress of Symbiosis in 'Crack-Entry' Legume Arachis hypogaea Highlights Its Contrast With 'Infection Thread' Adapted Legumes. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2019; 32:271-285. [PMID: 30109978 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-18-0174-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In root-nodule symbiosis, rhizobial invasion and nodule organogenesis is host controlled. In most legumes, rhizobia enter through infection threads and nodule primordium in the cortex is induced from a distance. But in dalbergoid legumes like Arachis hypogaea, rhizobia directly invade cortical cells through epidermal cracks to generate the primordia. Herein, we report the transcriptional dynamics with the progress of symbiosis in A. hypogaea at 1 day postinfection (dpi) (invasion), 4 dpi (nodule primordia), 8 dpi (spread of infection in nodule-like structure), 12 dpi (immature nodules containing rod-shaped rhizobia), and 21 dpi (mature nodules with spherical symbiosomes). Expression of putative ortholog of symbiotic genes in 'crack entry' legume A. hypogaea was compared with infection thread-adapted model legumes. The contrasting features were i) higher expression of receptors like LYR3 and EPR3 as compared with canonical Nod factor receptors, ii) late induction of transcription factors like NIN and NSP2 and constitutive high expression of ERF1, EIN2, bHLH476, and iii) induction of divergent pathogenesis-responsive PR-1 genes. Additionally, symbiotic orthologs of SymCRK, ROP6, RR9, SEN1, and DNF2 were not detectable and microsynteny analysis indicated the absence of a RPG homolog in diploid parental genomes of A. hypogaea. The implications are discussed and a molecular framework that guides crack-entry symbiosis in A. hypogaea is proposed.
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- Kanchan Karmakar
- 1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700019, India
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- 1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700019, India
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- 2 LSTM, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, SupAgro, Montpellier, France; and
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- 3 Montpellier GenomiX (MGX), c/o Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- 3 Montpellier GenomiX (MGX), c/o Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- 2 LSTM, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, SupAgro, Montpellier, France; and
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- 2 LSTM, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, SupAgro, Montpellier, France; and
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- 1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700019, India
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Suzaki T, Takeda N, Nishida H, Hoshino M, Ito M, Misawa F, Handa Y, Miura K, Kawaguchi M. LACK OF SYMBIONT ACCOMMODATION controls intracellular symbiont accommodation in root nodule and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in Lotus japonicus. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1007865. [PMID: 30605473 PMCID: PMC6317779 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbioses with plant roots and these are established by precise regulation of symbiont accommodation within host plant cells. In model legumes such as Lotus japonicus and Medicago truncatula, rhizobia enter into roots through an intracellular invasion system that depends on the formation of a root-hair infection thread (IT). While IT-mediated intracellular rhizobia invasion is thought to be the most evolutionarily derived invasion system, some studies have indicated that a basal intercellular invasion system can replace it when some nodulation-related factors are genetically modified. In addition, intracellular rhizobia accommodation is suggested to have a similar mechanism as AMF accommodation. Nevertheless, our understanding of the underlying genetic mechanisms is incomplete. Here we identify a L. japonicus nodulation-deficient mutant, with a mutation in the LACK OF SYMBIONT ACCOMMODATION (LAN) gene, in which root-hair IT formation is strongly reduced, but intercellular rhizobial invasion eventually results in functional nodule formation. LjLAN encodes a protein that is homologous to Arabidopsis MEDIATOR 2/29/32 possibly acting as a subunit of a Mediator complex, a multiprotein complex required for gene transcription. We also show that LjLAN acts in parallel with a signaling pathway including LjCYCLOPS. In addition, the lan mutation drastically reduces the colonization levels of AMF. Taken together, our data provide a new factor that has a common role in symbiont accommodation process during root nodule and AM symbiosis. Symbiosis between plants and beneficial microbes such as nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi has enabled plant colonization of new environments. Root nodule symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia enables sessile plants to survive in a nitrogen-deficient environment. To establish the symbiosis, host plant cells need to accommodate rhizobia during nodule development, a process mediated by a plant-derived intracellular structure called the infection thread (IT). In this study, we show that LACK OF SYMBIONT ACCOMMODATION (LAN) is involved in intracellular rhizobia accommodation in the model leguminous plant Lotus japonicus. LjLAN encodes a putative subunit of Mediator complex, a multiprotein complex that has a fundamental role as an activator of gene transcription. Mutation analysis suggests that LjLAN is required for root hair IT formation, which enables swift and efficient rhizobial accommodation. Moreover, we show that LjLAN is required for symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. These data add a new component to the molecular mechanism relevant to the establishment of root nodule and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.
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- Takuya Suzaki
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- College of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Tsukuba Plant-Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Mita, Hyogo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- College of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- College of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Tsukuba Plant-Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- School of Life Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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Liu J, Rutten L, Limpens E, van der Molen T, van Velzen R, Chen R, Chen Y, Geurts R, Kohlen W, Kulikova O, Bisseling T. A Remote cis-Regulatory Region Is Required for NIN Expression in the Pericycle to Initiate Nodule Primordium Formation in Medicago truncatula. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:68-83. [PMID: 30610167 PMCID: PMC6391699 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The legume-rhizobium symbiosis results in nitrogen-fixing root nodules, and their formation involves both intracellular infection initiated in the epidermis and nodule organogenesis initiated in inner root cell layers. NODULE INCEPTION (NIN) is a nodule-specific transcription factor essential for both processes. These NIN-regulated processes occur at different times and locations in the root, demonstrating a complex pattern of spatiotemporal regulation. We show that regulatory sequences sufficient for the epidermal infection process are located within a 5 kb region directly upstream of the NIN start codon in Medicago truncatula Furthermore, we identify a remote upstream cis-regulatory region required for the expression of NIN in the pericycle, and we show that this region is essential for nodule organogenesis. This region contains putative cytokinin response elements and is conserved in eight more legume species. Both the cytokinin receptor 1, which is essential for nodule primordium formation, and the B-type response regulator RR1 are expressed in the pericycle in the susceptible zone of the uninoculated root. This, together with the identification of the cytokinin-responsive elements in the NIN promoter, strongly suggests that NIN expression is initially triggered by cytokinin signaling in the pericycle to initiate nodule primordium formation.
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- Jieyu Liu
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
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- Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Berrabah F, Ratet P, Gourion B. Legume Nodules: Massive Infection in the Absence of Defense Induction. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2019; 32:35-44. [PMID: 30252618 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-07-18-0205-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plants of the legume family host massive intracellular bacterial populations in the tissues of specialized organs, the nodules. In these organs, the bacteria, named rhizobia, can fix atmospheric nitrogen and transfer it to the plant. This special metabolic skill provides to the legumes an advantage when they grow on nitrogen-scarce substrates. While packed with rhizobia, the nodule cells remain alive, metabolically active, and do not develop defense reactions. Here, we review our knowledge on the control of plant immunity during the rhizobia-legume symbiosis. We present the results of an evolutionary process that selected both divergence of microbial-associated molecular motifs and active suppressors of immunity on the rhizobial side and, on the legume side, active mechanisms that contribute to suppression of immunity.
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- Fathi Berrabah
- 1 Laboratory of Exploration and Valorization of Steppic Ecosystems, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Ziane Achour, 17000 Djelfa, Algeria
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- 2 Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- 3 Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405, Orsay, France; and
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- 4 LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Pecrix Y, Staton SE, Sallet E, Lelandais-Brière C, Moreau S, Carrère S, Blein T, Jardinaud MF, Latrasse D, Zouine M, Zahm M, Kreplak J, Mayjonade B, Satgé C, Perez M, Cauet S, Marande W, Chantry-Darmon C, Lopez-Roques C, Bouchez O, Bérard A, Debellé F, Muños S, Bendahmane A, Bergès H, Niebel A, Buitink J, Frugier F, Benhamed M, Crespi M, Gouzy J, Gamas P. Whole-genome landscape of Medicago truncatula symbiotic genes. NATURE PLANTS 2018; 4:1017-1025. [PMID: 30397259 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-018-0286-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Advances in deciphering the functional architecture of eukaryotic genomes have been facilitated by recent breakthroughs in sequencing technologies, enabling a more comprehensive representation of genes and repeat elements in genome sequence assemblies, as well as more sensitive and tissue-specific analyses of gene expression. Here we show that PacBio sequencing has led to a substantially improved genome assembly of Medicago truncatula A17, a legume model species notable for endosymbiosis studies1, and has enabled the identification of genome rearrangements between genotypes at a near-base-pair resolution. Annotation of the new M. truncatula genome sequence has allowed for a thorough analysis of transposable elements and their dynamics, as well as the identification of new players involved in symbiotic nodule development, in particular 1,037 upregulated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). We have also discovered that a substantial proportion (~35% and 38%, respectively) of the genes upregulated in nodules or expressed in the nodule differentiation zone colocalize in genomic clusters (270 and 211, respectively), here termed symbiotic islands. These islands contain numerous expressed lncRNA genes and display differentially both DNA methylation and histone marks. Epigenetic regulations and lncRNAs are therefore attractive candidate elements for the orchestration of symbiotic gene expression in the M. truncatula genome.
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- Yann Pecrix
- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENSAT, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- GBF, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENSAT, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNRGV, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- INRA, US 1279 EPGV, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IRHS, Agrocampus-Ouest, INRA, Université d'Angers, Beaucouzé, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité, Gif sur Yvette, France
- IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Sud, Evry and Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Libault M. Transcriptional Reprogramming of Legume Genomes: Perspective and Challenges Associated With Single-Cell and Single Cell-Type Approaches During Nodule Development. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1600. [PMID: 30467509 PMCID: PMC6237103 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Transcriptomic approaches revealed thousands of genes differentially or specifically expressed during nodulation, a biological process resulting from the symbiosis between leguminous plant roots and rhizobia, atmospheric nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacteria. Ultimately, nodulation will lead to the development of a new root organ, the nodule. Through functional genomic studies, plant transcriptomes have been used by scientists to reveal plant genes potentially controlling nodulation. However, it is important to acknowledge that the physiology, transcriptomic programs, and biochemical properties of the plant cells involved in nodulation are continuously regulated. They also differ between the different cell-types composing the nodules. To generate a more accurate picture of the transcriptome, epigenome, proteome, and metabolome of the cells infected by rhizobia and cells composing the nodule, there is a need to implement plant single-cell and single cell-types strategies and methods. Accessing such information would allow a better understanding of the infection of plant cells by rhizobia and will help understanding the complex interactions existing between rhizobia and the plant cells. In this mini-review, we are reporting the current knowledge on legume nodulation gained by plant scientists at the level of single cell-types, and provide perspectives on single cell/single cell-type approaches when applied to legume nodulation.
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- Marc Libault
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
- Centre for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
- Center for Root and Rhizobiome Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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Nadzieja M, Kelly S, Stougaard J, Reid D. Epidermal auxin biosynthesis facilitates rhizobial infection in Lotus japonicus. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 95:101-111. [PMID: 29676826 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes requires nodule organogenesis to be coordinated with infection by rhizobia. The plant hormone auxin influences symbiotic infection, but the precise timing of auxin accumulation and the genetic network governing it remain unclear. We used a Lotus japonicus optimised variant of the DII-based auxin accumulation sensor and identified a rapid accumulation of auxin in the epidermis, specifically in the root hair cells. This auxin accumulation occurs in the infected root hairs during rhizobia invasion, while Nod factor application induces this response across a broader range of root hairs. Using the DR5 auxin responsive promoter, we demonstrate that activation of auxin signalling also occurs specifically in infected root hairs. Analysis of root hair transcriptome data identified induction of an auxin biosynthesis gene of the Tryptophan Amino-transferase Related (LjTar1) family following both bacteria inoculation and Nod factor treatment. Genetic analysis showed that both expression of the LjTar1 biosynthesis gene and the auxin response requires Nod factor perception, while common symbiotic pathway transcription factors are only partially required or act redundantly to initiate auxin accumulation. Using a chemical genetics approach, we confirmed that auxin biosynthesis has a functional role in promoting symbiotic infection events in the epidermis.
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- Marcin Nadzieja
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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Lace B, Ott T. Commonalities and Differences in Controlling Multipartite Intracellular Infections of Legume Roots by Symbiotic Microbes. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:661-672. [PMID: 29474692 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Legumes have the almost unique ability to establish symbiotic associations with rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Forward and reverse genetics have identified a large number of genes that are required for either or both interactions. However, and in sharp contrast to natural soils, these interactions have been almost exclusively investigated under laboratory conditions by using separate inoculation systems, whereas both symbionts are simultaneously present in the field. Considering our recent understanding of the individual symbioses, the community is now promisingly positioned to co-inoculate plants with two or more microbes in order to understand mechanistically how legumes efficiently balance, regulate and potentially separate these symbioses and other endophytic microbes within the same root. Here, we discuss a number of key control layers that should be considered when assessing tri- or multipartite beneficial interactions and that may contribute to colonization patterns in legume roots.
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- Beatrice Lace
- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Biology, Cell Biology, Schänzlestr. 1, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Biology, Cell Biology, Schänzlestr. 1, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Azarakhsh M, Lebedeva MA, Lutova LA. Identification and Expression Analysis of Medicago truncatula Isopentenyl Transferase Genes ( IPTs) Involved in Local and Systemic Control of Nodulation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:304. [PMID: 29593763 PMCID: PMC5855100 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Cytokinins are essential for legume plants to establish a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with rhizobia. Recently, the expression level of cytokinin biosynthesis IPTs (ISOPENTENYLTRANSFERASES) genes was shown to be increased in response to rhizobial inoculation in Lotus japonicus, Medicago truncatula and Pisum sativum. In addition to its well-established positive role in nodule primordium initiation in root cortex, cytokinin negatively regulates infection processes in the epidermis. Moreover, it was reported that shoot-derived cytokinin inhibits the subsequent nodule formation through AON (autoregulation of nodulation) pathway. In L. japonicus, LjIPT3 gene was shown to be activated in the shoot phloem via the components of AON system, negatively affecting nodulation. However, in M. truncatula, the detailed analysis of MtIPTs expression, both in roots and shoots, in response to nodulation has not been performed yet, and the link between IPTs and AON has not been studied so far. In this study, we performed an extensive analysis of MtIPTs expression levels in different organs, focusing on the possible role of MtIPTs in nodule development. MtIPTs expression dynamics in inoculated roots suggest that besides its early established role in the nodule primordia development, cytokinin may be also important for later stages of nodulation. According to expression analysis, MtIPT3, MtIPT4, and MtIPT5 are activated in the shoots in response to inoculation. Among these genes, MtIPT3 is the only one the induction of which was not observed in leaves of the sunn-3 mutant defective in CLV1-like kinase, the key component of AON, suggesting that MtIPT3 is activated in the shoots in an AON-dependent manner. Taken together, our findings suggest that MtIPTs are involved in the nodule development at different stages, both locally in inoculated roots and systemically in shoots, where their expression can be activated in an AON-dependent manner.
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Clúa J, Roda C, Zanetti ME, Blanco FA. Compatibility between Legumes and Rhizobia for the Establishment of a Successful Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E125. [PMID: 29495432 PMCID: PMC5867846 DOI: 10.3390/genes9030125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The root nodule symbiosis established between legumes and rhizobia is an exquisite biological interaction responsible for fixing a significant amount of nitrogen in terrestrial ecosystems. The success of this interaction depends on the recognition of the right partner by the plant within the richest microbial ecosystems on Earth, the soil. Recent metagenomic studies of the soil biome have revealed its complexity, which includes microorganisms that affect plant fitness and growth in a beneficial, harmful, or neutral manner. In this complex scenario, understanding the molecular mechanisms by which legumes recognize and discriminate rhizobia from pathogens, but also between distinct rhizobia species and strains that differ in their symbiotic performance, is a considerable challenge. In this work, we will review how plants are able to recognize and select symbiotic partners from a vast diversity of surrounding bacteria. We will also analyze recent advances that contribute to understand changes in plant gene expression associated with the outcome of the symbiotic interaction. These aspects of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis should contribute to translate the knowledge generated in basic laboratory research into biotechnological advances to improve the efficiency of the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in agronomic systems.
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- Joaquín Clúa
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Centro Científico y Tecnológico-La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1900-La Plata, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Centro Científico y Tecnológico-La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1900-La Plata, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Centro Científico y Tecnológico-La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1900-La Plata, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Centro Científico y Tecnológico-La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1900-La Plata, Argentina.
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Laffont C, De Cuyper C, Fromentin J, Mortier V, De Keyser A, Verplancke C, Holsters M, Goormachtig S, Frugier F. MtNRLK1, a CLAVATA1-like leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase upregulated during nodulation in Medicago truncatula. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2046. [PMID: 29391543 PMCID: PMC5794917 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20359-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Peptides are signaling molecules regulating various aspects of plant development, including the balance between cell division and differentiation in different meristems. Among those, CLAVATA3/Embryo Surrounding Region-related (CLE-ESR) peptide activity depends on leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like-kinases (LRR-RLK) belonging to the subclass XI. In legume plants, such as the Medicago truncatula model, specific CLE peptides were shown to regulate root symbiotic nodulation depending on the LRR-RLK SUNN (Super Numeric Nodules). Amongst the ten M. truncatula LRR-RLK most closely related to SUNN, only one showed a nodule-induced expression, and was so-called MtNRLK1 (Nodule-induced Receptor-Like Kinase 1). MtNRLK1 expression is associated to root and nodule vasculature as well as to the proximal meristem and rhizobial infection zone in the nodule apex. Except for the root vasculature, the MtNRLK1 symbiotic expression pattern is different than the one of MtSUNN. Functional analyses either based on RNA interference, insertional mutagenesis, and overexpression of MtNRLK1 however failed to identify a significant nodulation phenotype, either regarding the number, size, organization or nitrogen fixation capacity of the symbiotic organs formed.
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- Carole Laffont
- Institute of Plant Sciences-Paris Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRA, U Paris-Sud, U Paris-Diderot, U d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052, Ghent, Belgium.
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Institute of Plant Sciences-Paris Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRA, U Paris-Sud, U Paris-Diderot, U d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Cai J, Zhang LY, Liu W, Tian Y, Xiong JS, Wang YH, Li RJ, Li HM, Wen J, Mysore KS, Boller T, Xie ZP, Staehelin C. Role of the Nod Factor Hydrolase MtNFH1 in Regulating Nod Factor Levels during Rhizobial Infection and in Mature Nodules of Medicago truncatula. THE PLANT CELL 2018; 30:397-414. [PMID: 29367305 PMCID: PMC5868697 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.17.00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Establishment of symbiosis between legumes and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia depends on bacterial Nod factors (NFs) that trigger symbiosis-related NF signaling in host plants. NFs are modified oligosaccharides of chitin with a fatty acid moiety. NFs can be cleaved and inactivated by host enzymes, such as MtNFH1 (MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA NOD FACTOR HYDROLASE1). In contrast to related chitinases, MtNFH1 hydrolyzes neither chitin nor chitin fragments, indicating a high cleavage preference for NFs. Here, we provide evidence for a role of MtNFH1 in the symbiosis with Sinorhizobium meliloti Upon rhizobial inoculation, MtNFH1 accumulated at the curled tip of root hairs, in the so-called infection chamber. Mutant analysis revealed that lack of MtNFH1 delayed rhizobial root hair infection, suggesting that excess amounts of NFs negatively affect the initiation of infection threads. MtNFH1 deficiency resulted in nodule hypertrophy and abnormal nodule branching of young nodules. Nodule branching was also stimulated in plants expressing MtNFH1 driven by a tandem CaMV 35S promoter and plants inoculated by a NF-overproducing S. meliloti strain. We suggest that fine-tuning of NF levels by MtNFH1 is necessary for optimal root hair infection as well as for NF-regulated growth of mature nodules.
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- Jie Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Noble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
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- Botanisches Institut der Universität Basel, Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Shenzhen Research and Development Center of State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Baoan, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, East Campus, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Shenzhen Research and Development Center of State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Baoan, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Samorodova AP, Tvorogova VE, Tkachenko AA, Potsenkovskaya EA, Lebedeva МА, Tikhonovich IA, Lutova LА. Agrobacterial tumors interfere with nodulation and demonstrate the expression of nodulation-induced CLE genes in pea. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 221:94-100. [PMID: 29268087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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CLAVATA (CLV) system including CLV1-like kinase and CLE-peptides is the part of the AON (autoregulation of nodulation) that controls nodule number in legume plants. Moreover, CLV system plays a key role in meristems, where it regulates the expression of WOX genes in organizing centers. Recently, we found that WOX5 homolog in pea is also expressed in nodules and in tumors induced by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Based on this, we hypothesized that both nodules and agrobacterial tumors may be regulated by and may trigger the same components of AON, including the same WOX and CLV genes. Here, we found that pea plants with agrobacterial tumors induced prior to rhizobial inoculation had reduced the number of nodules. This effect was absent in pea sym29 mutant defective in CLV1-like kinase, the key component of AON. That suggests that agrobacterial tumors may produce a signal activating CLV1-like kinase and thereby decrease the nodule number. Since CLE peptides are known to act upstream of CLV1-like kinase, expression analysis of CLE genes has been performed both in developing nodules and tumors. Overall, 45 CLE genes were identified, and among them nine nodulation-induced CLEs were found in pea. In agrobacterial tumors, no expression of nodule-specific CLE genes the homologues of which inhibit nodulation in other legumes was observed. However, increased expression of two other nodulation-induced CLE genes was observed in agrobacterial tumors, suggesting that CLE genes are expressed in tumors that may still contribute to autoregulatory processes suppressing nodulation.
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- A P Samorodova
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia; All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, 196608, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Kohlen W, Ng JLP, Deinum EE, Mathesius U. Auxin transport, metabolism, and signalling during nodule initiation: indeterminate and determinate nodules. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:229-244. [PMID: 28992078 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Most legumes can form a unique type of lateral organ on their roots: root nodules. These structures host symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia. Several different types of nodules can be found in nature, but the two best-studied types are called indeterminate and determinate nodules. These two types differ with respect to the presence or absence of a persistent nodule meristem, which consistently correlates with the cortical cell layers giving rise to the nodule primordia. Similar to other plant developmental processes, auxin signalling overlaps with the site of organ initiation and meristem activity. Here, we review how auxin contributes to early nodule development. We focus on changes in auxin transport, signalling, and metabolism during nodule initiation, describing both experimental evidence and computer modelling. We discuss how indeterminate and determinate nodules may differ in their mechanisms for generating localized auxin response maxima and highlight outstanding questions for future research.
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- Wouter Kohlen
- Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
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- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Australia
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- Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
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- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Australia
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Buhian WP, Bensmihen S. Mini-Review: Nod Factor Regulation of Phytohormone Signaling and Homeostasis During Rhizobia-Legume Symbiosis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1247. [PMID: 30319665 PMCID: PMC6166096 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The rhizobia-legume symbiosis is a mutualistic association in which bacteria provide plants with nitrogen compounds and the plant provides bacteria with carbon sources. A successful symbiotic interaction relies on a molecular dialog between the plant and the bacteria, and generally involves rhizobial lipo-chitooligosaccharide signals called Nod factors (NFs). In most cases, specific NF perception is required for rhizobia to enter root cells through newly formed intracellular structures called infection threads (ITs). Concomitantly to IT formation in root hairs, root cortical cells start to divide to create a new root organ called the nodule, which will provide the bacteria with a specific micro-environment required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. During all these steps of plant-bacteria interaction, new plant cellular compartments and developmental programs are activated. This interaction is costly for the plant that tightly controls symbiosis establishment and functioning. Phytohormones are key regulators of cellular and developmental plasticity in plants, and they are influential endogenous signals that rapidly control plant responses. Although early symbiotic responses were known for decades to be linked to phytohormone-related responses, new data reveal the molecular mechanisms involved and links between phytohormones and the control of early symbiotic events. Reciprocally, NF signaling also targets phytohormone signaling pathways. In this review, we will focus on the emerging notion of NF and phytohormone signaling crosstalk, and how it could contribute to the tight control of symbiosis establishment in legume host plants.
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Sakai K, Taconnat L, Borrega N, Yansouni J, Brunaud V, Paysant-Le Roux C, Delannoy E, Martin Magniette ML, Lepiniec L, Faure JD, Balzergue S, Dubreucq B. Combining laser-assisted microdissection (LAM) and RNA-seq allows to perform a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of epidermal cells of Arabidopsis embryo. PLANT METHODS 2018; 14:10. [PMID: 29434651 PMCID: PMC5797369 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genome-wide characterization of tissue- or cell-specific gene expression is a recurrent bottleneck in biology. We have developed a sensitive approach based on ultra-low RNA sequencing coupled to laser assisted microdissection for analyzing different tissues of the small Arabidopsis embryo. METHODS AND RESULTS We first characterized the number of genes detected according to the quantity of tissue yield and total RNA extracted. Our results revealed that as low as 0.02 mm2 of tissue and 50 pg of total RNA can be used without compromising the number of genes detected. The optimised protocol was used to compare the epidermal versus mesophyll cell transcriptomes of cotyledons at the torpedo-shaped stage of embryo development. The approach was validated by the recovery of well-known epidermal genes such AtML1 or AtPDF2 and genes involved in flavonoid and cuticular waxes pathways. Moreover, the interest and sensitivity of this approach were highlighted by the characterization of several transcription factors preferentially expressed in epidermal cells. CONCLUSION This technical advance unlocks some current limitations of transcriptomic analyses and allows to investigate further and efficiently new biological questions for which only a very small amounts of cells need to be isolated. For instance, it paves the way to increasing the spatial accuracy of regulatory networks in developing small embryo of Arabidopsis or other plant tissues.
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- Kaori Sakai
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, RD10, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, RD10, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- UMR MIA-Paris, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, RD10, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, RD10, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Bâtiment 630, 91405 Orsay, France
- Present Address: IRHS, Université d’Angers, INRA, AGROCAMPUS-Ouest, SFR4207 QUASAV, Université Bretagne Loire, 49045 Angers, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, RD10, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France
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Roux B, Rodde N, Moreau S, Jardinaud MF, Gamas P. Laser Capture Micro-Dissection Coupled to RNA Sequencing: A Powerful Approach Applied to the Model Legume Medicago truncatula in Interaction with Sinorhizobium meliloti. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1830:191-224. [PMID: 30043372 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8657-6_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Understanding the development of multicellular organisms requires the identification of regulators, notably transcription factors, and specific transcript populations associated with tissue differentiation. Laser capture microdissection (LCM) is one of the techniques that enable the analysis of distinct tissues or cells within an organ. Coupling this technique with RNA sequencing (RNAseq) makes it extremely powerful to obtain a genome-wide and dynamic view of gene expression. Moreover, RNA sequencing allows two or potentially more interacting organisms to be analyzed simultaneously. In this chapter, a LCM-RNAseq protocol optimized for root and symbiotic root nodule analysis is presented, using the model legume Medicago truncatula (in interaction with Sinorhizobium meliloti in the nodule samples). This includes the description of procedures for plant material fixation, embedding, and micro-dissection; it is followed by a presentation of techniques for RNA extraction and amplification, adapted for the simultaneous analysis of plant and bacterial cells in interaction or, more generally, polyadenylated and non-polyadenylated RNAs. Finally, step-by-step statistical analyses of RNAseq data are described. Those are critical for quality assessment of the whole procedure and for the identification of differentially expressed genes.
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- Brice Roux
- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- BIAM, Université Aix-Marseille, CNRS, CEA, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNRGV, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- INPT-Université de Toulouse, ENSAT, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Keller J, Imperial J, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Privet K, Lima O, Michon-Coudouel S, Biget M, Salmon A, Aïnouche A, Cabello-Hurtado F. RNA sequencing and analysis of three Lupinus nodulomes provide new insights into specific host-symbiont relationships with compatible and incompatible Bradyrhizobium strains. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 266:102-116. [PMID: 29241560 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nitrogen fixation in the legume root-nodule symbiosis has a critical importance in natural and agricultural ecosystems and depends on the proper choice of the symbiotic partners. However, the genetic determinism of symbiotic specificity remains unclear. To study this process, we inoculated three Lupinus species (L. albus, L. luteus, L. mariae-josephae), belonging to the under-investigated tribe of Genistoids, with two Bradyrhizobium strains (B. japonicum, B. valentinum) presenting contrasted degrees of symbiotic specificity depending on the host. We produced the first transcriptomes (RNA-Seq) from lupine nodules in a context of symbiotic specificity. For each lupine species, we compared gene expression between functional and non-functional interactions and determined differentially expressed (DE) genes. This revealed that L. luteus and L. mariae-josephae (nodulated by only one of the Bradyrhizobium strains) specific nodulomes were richest in DE genes than L. albus (nodulation with both microsymbionts, but non-functional with B. valentinum) and share a higher number of these genes between them than with L. albus. In addition, a functional analysis of DE genes highlighted the central role of the genetic pathways controlling infection and nodule organogenesis, hormones, secondary, carbon and nitrogen metabolisms, as well as the implication of plant defence in response to compatible or incompatible Bradyrhizobium strains.
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- J Keller
- UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Environmental and Human Genomics Platform, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Environmental and Human Genomics Platform, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, OSUR (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes), Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France.
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Garmier M, Gentzbittel L, Wen J, Mysore KS, Ratet P. Medicago truncatula: Genetic and Genomic Resources. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 2:318-349. [PMID: 33383982 DOI: 10.1002/cppb.20058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Medicago truncatula was chosen by the legume community, along with Lotus japonicus, as a model plant to study legume biology. Since then, numerous resources and tools have been developed for M. truncatula. These include, for example, its genome sequence, core ecotype collections, transformation/regeneration methods, extensive mutant collections, and a gene expression atlas. This review aims to describe the different genetic and genomic tools and resources currently available for M. truncatula. We also describe how these resources were generated and provide all the information necessary to access these resources and use them from a practical point of view. © 2017 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Marie Garmier
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France.,Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Université Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Orsay, France
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- EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Université Paris-Sud, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France.,Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Université Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Orsay, France
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Fonouni-Farde C, Kisiala A, Brault M, Emery RJN, Diet A, Frugier F. DELLA1-Mediated Gibberellin Signaling Regulates Cytokinin-Dependent Symbiotic Nodulation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 175:1795-1806. [PMID: 29046420 PMCID: PMC5717729 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In legume plants, low-nitrogen soils promote symbiotic interactions with rhizobial bacteria, leading to the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Among critical signals regulating this developmental process are bacterial Nod Factors (NFs) and several plant hormones, including cytokinins (CKs) and gibberellins (GAs). Here, we show in Medicago truncatula that GA signaling mediated by DELLA1 decreases the amount of bioactive CKs in roots and negatively impacts the Cytokinin Response1 (CRE1)-dependent NF activation of a subset of CK-signaling genes as well as of the CK-regulated Nodulation Signaling Pathway2 and Ethylene Response Factor Required for Nodulation1 early nodulation genes. Consistently, a dominant-active DELLA1 protein can partially rescue the reduced nodulation of the cre1 mutant and triggers the formation of nodule-like structures when expressed in the root cortex or in the root epidermis. This suggests a model where the DELLA1-mediated GA signaling interplays with the CRE1-dependent CK pathway to regulate early nodulation in response to both NF and CK signals critical for this symbiotic interaction.
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- Camille Fonouni-Farde
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Biology Department, Trent University, Peterborough K9J 7B8, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Biology Department, Trent University, Peterborough K9J 7B8, Canada
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Powell AF, Doyle JJ. Non-Additive Transcriptomic Responses to Inoculation with Rhizobia in a Young Allopolyploid Compared with Its Diploid Progenitors. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:E357. [PMID: 29189710 PMCID: PMC5748675 DOI: 10.3390/genes8120357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Root nodule symbioses (nodulation) and whole genome duplication (WGD, polyploidy) are both important phenomena in the legume family (Leguminosae). Recently, it has been proposed that polyploidy may have played a critical role in the origin or refinement of nodulation. However, while nodulation and polyploidy have been studied independently, there have been no direct studies of mechanisms affecting the interactions between these phenomena in symbiotic, nodule-forming species. Here, we examined the transcriptome-level responses to inoculation in the young allopolyploid Glycine dolichocarpa (T2) and its diploid progenitor species to identify underlying processes leading to the enhanced nodulation responses previously identified in T2. We assessed the differential expression of genes and, using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), identified modules associated with nodulation and compared their expression between species. These transcriptomic analyses revealed patterns of non-additive expression in T2, with evidence of transcriptional responses to inoculation that were distinct from one or both progenitors. These differential responses elucidate mechanisms underlying the nodulation-related differences observed between T2 and the diploid progenitors. Our results indicate that T2 has reduced stress-related transcription, coupled with enhanced transcription of modules and genes implicated in hormonal signaling, both of which are important for nodulation.
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- Adrian F Powell
- Section of Plant Biology, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Section of Plant Breeding and Genetics, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Development of a GAL4-VP16/UAS trans-activation system for tissue specific expression in Medicago truncatula. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188923. [PMID: 29186192 PMCID: PMC5706680 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Promoters with tissue-specific activity are very useful to address cell-autonomous and non cell autonomous functions of candidate genes. Although this strategy is widely used in Arabidopsis thaliana, its use to study tissue-specific regulation of root symbiotic interactions in legumes has only started recently. Moreover, using tissue specific promoter activity to drive a GAL4-VP16 chimeric transcription factor that can bind short upstream activation sequences (UAS) is an efficient way to target and enhance the expression of any gene of interest. Here, we developed a collection of promoters with different root cell layers specific activities in Medicago truncatula and tested their abilities to drive the expression of a chimeric GAL4-VP16 transcription factor in a trans-activation UAS: β-Glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene system. By developing a binary vector devoted to modular Golden Gate cloning together with a collection of adapted tissue specific promoters and coding sequences we could test the activity of four of these promoters in trans-activation GAL4/UAS systems and compare them to “classical” promoter GUS fusions. Roots showing high levels of tissue specific expression of the GUS activity could be obtained with this trans-activation system. We therefore provide the legume community with new tools for efficient modular Golden Gate cloning, tissue specific expression and a trans-activation system. This study provides the ground work for future development of stable transgenic lines in Medicago truncatula.
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Cañas RA, Li Z, Pascual MB, Castro-Rodríguez V, Ávila C, Sterck L, Van de Peer Y, Cánovas FM. The gene expression landscape of pine seedling tissues. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 91:1064-1087. [PMID: 28635135 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Conifers dominate vast regions of the Northern hemisphere. They are the main source of raw materials for timber industry as well as a wide range of biomaterials. Despite their inherent difficulties as experimental models for classical plant biology research, the technological advances in genomics research are enabling fundamental studies on these plants. The use of laser capture microdissection followed by transcriptomic analysis is a powerful tool for unravelling the molecular and functional organization of conifer tissues and specialized cells. In the present work, 14 different tissues from 1-month-old maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) seedlings have been isolated and their transcriptomes analysed. The results increased the sequence information and number of full-length transcripts from a previous reference transcriptome and added 39 841 new transcripts. In total, 2376 transcripts were ubiquitously expressed in all of the examined tissues. These transcripts could be considered the core 'housekeeping genes' in pine. The genes have been clustered in function to their expression profiles. This analysis reduced the number of profiles to 38, most of these defined by their expression in a unique tissue that is much higher than in the other tissues. The expression and localization data are accessible at ConGenIE.org (http://v22.popgenie.org/microdisection/). This study presents an overview of the gene expression distribution in different pine tissues, specifically highlighting the relationships between tissue gene expression and function. This transcriptome atlas is a valuable resource for functional genomics research in conifers.
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- Rafael A Cañas
- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Bioinformatics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Bioinformatics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
- Bioinformatics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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Gamas P, Brault M, Jardinaud MF, Frugier F. Cytokinins in Symbiotic Nodulation: When, Where, What For? TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 22:792-802. [PMID: 28739135 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Substantial progress has been made in the understanding of early stages of the symbiotic interaction between legume plants and rhizobium bacteria. Those include the specific recognition of symbiotic partners, the initiation of bacterial infection in root hair cells, and the inception of a specific organ in the root cortex, the nodule. Increasingly complex regulatory networks have been uncovered in which cytokinin (CK) phytohormones play essential roles in different aspects of early symbiotic stages. Intriguingly, these roles can be either positive or negative, cell autonomous or non-cell autonomous, and vary, depending on time, root tissues, and possibly legume species. Recent developments on CK symbiotic functions and interconnections with other signaling pathways during nodule initiation are the focus of this review.
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- Pascal Gamas
- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences - Paris Saclay), CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Diderot, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France; INPT-Université de Toulouse, ENSAT, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences - Paris Saclay), CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Diderot, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Reid D, Nadzieja M, Novák O, Heckmann AB, Sandal N, Stougaard J. Cytokinin Biosynthesis Promotes Cortical Cell Responses during Nodule Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 175:361-375. [PMID: 28733389 PMCID: PMC5580777 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Legume mutants have shown the requirement for receptor-mediated cytokinin signaling in symbiotic nodule organogenesis. While the receptors are central regulators, cytokinin also is accumulated during early phases of symbiotic interaction, but the pathways involved have not yet been fully resolved. To identify the source, timing, and effect of this accumulation, we followed transcript levels of the cytokinin biosynthetic pathway genes in a sliding developmental zone of Lotus japonicus roots. LjIpt2 and LjLog4 were identified as the major contributors to the first cytokinin burst. The genetic dependence and Nod factor responsiveness of these genes confirm that cytokinin biosynthesis is a key target of the common symbiosis pathway. The accumulation of LjIpt2 and LjLog4 transcripts occurs independent of the LjLhk1 receptor during nodulation. Together with the rapid repression of both genes by cytokinin, this indicates that LjIpt2 and LjLog4 contribute to, rather than respond to, the initial cytokinin buildup. Analysis of the cytokinin response using the synthetic cytokinin sensor, TCSn, showed that this response occurs in cortical cells before spreading to the epidermis in L. japonicus While mutant analysis identified redundancy in several biosynthesis families, we found that mutation of LjIpt4 limits nodule numbers. Overexpression of LjIpt3 or LjLog4 alone was insufficient to produce the robust formation of spontaneous nodules. In contrast, overexpressing a complete cytokinin biosynthesis pathway leads to large, often fused spontaneous nodules. These results show the importance of cytokinin biosynthesis in initiating and balancing the requirement for cortical cell activation without uncontrolled cell proliferation.
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- Dugald Reid
- Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signaling, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark
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- Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signaling, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signaling, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark
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- Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signaling, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark
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- Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signaling, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark
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Chen T, Duan L, Zhou B, Yu H, Zhu H, Cao Y, Zhang Z. Interplay of Pathogen-Induced Defense Responses and Symbiotic Establishment in Medicago truncatula. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:973. [PMID: 28611764 PMCID: PMC5447765 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Suppression of host innate immunity appears to be required for the establishment of symbiosis between rhizobia and host plants. In this study, we established a system that included a host plant, a bacterial pathogen and a symbiotic rhizobium to study the role of innate immunity during symbiotic interactions. A pathogenic bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato strain DC3000 (Pst DC3000), was shown to cause chlorosis in Medicago truncatula A17. Sinorhizobium meliloti strain Sm2011 (Sm2011) and Pst DC3000 strain alone induced similar defense responses in M. truncatula. However, when co-inoculated, Sm2011 specifically suppressed the defense responses induced by Pst DC3000, such as MAPK activation and ROS production. Inoculation with Sm2011 suppressed the transcription of defense-related genes triggered by Pst DC3000 infection, including the receptor of bacterial flagellin (FLS2), pathogenesis-related protein 10 (PR10), and the transcription factor WRKY33. Interestingly, inoculation with Pst DC3000 specifically inhibited the expression of the symbiosis marker genes nodule inception and nodulation pectate lyase and reduced the numbers of infection threads and nodules on M. truncatula A17 roots, indicating that Pst DC3000 inhibits the establishment of symbiosis in M. truncatula. In addition, defense-related genes, such as MAPK3/6, RbohC, and WRKY33, exhibited a transient increase in their expression in the early stage of symbiosis with Sm2011, but the expression dropped down to normal levels at later symbiotic stages. Our results suggest that plant innate immunity plays an antagonistic role in symbiosis by directly reducing the numbers of infection threads and nodules.
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- Tao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China.,The Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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Zanetti ME, Rípodas C, Niebel A. Plant NF-Y transcription factors: Key players in plant-microbe interactions, root development and adaptation to stress. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2016; 1860:645-654. [PMID: 27939756 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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NF-Ys are heterotrimeric transcription factors composed by the NF-YA, NF-YB and NF-YC subunits. In plants, NF-Y subunits are encoded by multigene families whose members show structural and functional diversifications. An increasing number of NF-Y genes has been shown to play key roles during different stages of root nodule and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, as well as during the interaction of plants with pathogenic microorganisms. Individual members of the NF-YA and NF-YB families have also been implicated in the development of primary and lateral roots. In addition, different members of the NF-YA and NF-YB gene families from mono- and di-cotyledonous plants have been involved in plant responses to water and nutrient scarcity. This review presents the most relevant and striking results concerning these NF-Y subunits. A phylogenetic analysis of the functionally characterized NF-Y genes revealed that, across plant species, NF-Y proteins functioning in the same biological process tend to belong to common phylogenetic groups. Finally, we discuss the forthcoming challenges of plant NF-Y research, including the detailed dissection of expression patterns, the elucidation of functional specificities as well as the characterization of the potential NF-Y-mediated epigenetic mechanisms by which they control the expression of their target genes. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Nuclear Factor Y in Development and Disease, edited by Prof. Roberto Mantovani.
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- María Eugenia Zanetti
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-La Plata, CONICET, calle 115 y 49 s/n, CP 1900, La Plata, Argentina.
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre, National de la Recherche Scientifique, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre, National de la Recherche Scientifique, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Deinum EE, Kohlen W, Geurts R. Quantitative modelling of legume root nodule primordium induction by a diffusive signal of epidermal origin that inhibits auxin efflux. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:254. [PMID: 27846795 PMCID: PMC5109694 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0935-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rhizobium nitrogen fixation in legumes takes place in specialized organs called root nodules. The initiation of these symbiotic organs has two important components. First, symbiotic rhizobium bacteria are recognized at the epidermis through specific bacterially secreted lipo-chitooligosaccharides (LCOs). Second, signaling processes culminate in the formation of a local auxin maximum marking the site of cell divisions. Both processes are spatially separated. This separation is most pronounced in legumes forming indeterminate nodules, such as model organism Medicago truncatula, in which the nodule primordium is formed from pericycle to most inner cortical cell layers. RESULTS We used computer simulations of a simplified root of a legume that can form indeterminate nodules. A diffusive signal that inhibits auxin transport is produced in the epidermis, the site of rhizobium contact. In our model, all cells have the same response characteristics to the diffusive signal. Nevertheless, we observed the fastest and strongest auxin accumulation in the pericycle and inner cortex. The location of these auxin maxima correlates with the first dividing cells of future nodule primordia in M. truncatula. The model also predicts a transient reduction of the vascular auxin concentration rootward of the induction site as is experimentally observed. We use our model to investigate how competition for the vascular auxin source could contribute to the regulation of nodule number and spacing. CONCLUSION Our simulations show that the diffusive signal may invoke the strongest auxin accumulation response in the inner root layers, although the signal itself is strongest close to its production site.
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- Eva E. Deinum
- Mathematical and Statistical methods group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1PB, Wageningen, 6708 the Netherlands
- FOM institute AMOLF, Science Park 104XG, Amsterdam, 1098 the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708 PB the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708 PB the Netherlands
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Boivin S, Fonouni-Farde C, Frugier F. How Auxin and Cytokinin Phytohormones Modulate Root Microbe Interactions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1240. [PMID: 27588025 PMCID: PMC4988986 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A large range of microorganisms can associate with plants, resulting in neutral, friendly or hostile interactions. The ability of plants to recognize compatible and incompatible microorganisms and to limit or promote their colonization is therefore crucial for their survival. Elaborated communication networks determine the degree of association between the host plant and the invading microorganism. Central to these regulations of plant microbe interactions, phytohormones modulate microorganism plant associations and coordinate cellular and metabolic responses associated to the progression of microorganisms across different plant tissues. We review here hormonal regulations, focusing on auxin and cytokinin phytohormones, involved in the interactions between plant roots and soil microorganisms, including bacterial and fungi associations, either beneficial (symbiotic) or detrimental (pathogenic). The aim is to highlight similarities and differences in cytokinin/auxin functions amongst various compatible versus incompatible associations.
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- Institute of Plant Sciences – Paris Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris Diderot, Université d’Evry, Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette, France
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Blokhina O, Valerio C, Sokołowska K, Zhao L, Kärkönen A, Niittylä T, Fagerstedt K. Laser Capture Microdissection Protocol for Xylem Tissues of Woody Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1965. [PMID: 28101088 PMCID: PMC5209384 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Laser capture microdissection (LCM) enables precise dissection and collection of individual cell types from complex tissues. When applied to plant cells, and especially to woody tissues, LCM requires extensive optimization to overcome such factors as rigid cell walls, large central vacuoles, intercellular spaces, and technical issues with thickness and flatness of the sections. Here we present an optimized protocol for the laser-assisted microdissection of developing xylem from mature trees: a gymnosperm (Norway spruce, Picea abies) and an angiosperm (aspen, Populus tremula) tree. Different cell types of spruce and aspen wood (i.e., ray cells, tracheary elements, and fibers) were successfully microdissected from tangential, cross and radial cryosections of the current year's growth ring. Two approaches were applied to achieve satisfactory flatness and anatomical integrity of the spruce and aspen specimens. The commonly used membrane slides were ineffective as a mounting surface for the wood cryosections. Instead, in the present protocol we use glass slides, and introduce a glass slide sandwich assembly for the preparation of aspen sections. To ascertain that not only the anatomical integrity of the plant tissue, but also the molecular features were not compromised during the whole LCM procedure, good quality total RNA could be extracted from the microdissected cells. This showed the efficiency of the protocol and established that our methodology can be integrated in transcriptome analyses to elucidate cell-specific molecular events regulating wood formation in trees.
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- Olga Blokhina
- Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Plant Stress Signaling, Instituto Gulbenkian de CiênciaOeiras, Portugal
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUmeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUmeå, Sweden
- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, University of WrocławWrocław, Poland
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- Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesUmeå, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Kurt Fagerstedt, Totte Niittylä,
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- Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
- *Correspondence: Kurt Fagerstedt, Totte Niittylä,
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