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Wang W, Ding G, White PJ, Wang M, Zou J, Xu F, Hammond JP, Shi L. Genetic dissection of the shoot and root ionomes of Brassica napus grown with contrasting phosphate supplies. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2020; 126:119-140. [PMID: 32221530 PMCID: PMC7304470 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mineral elements have many essential and beneficial functions in plants. Phosphorus (P) deficiency can result in changes in the ionomes of plant organs. The aims of this study were to characterize the effects of P supply on the ionomes of shoots and roots, and to identify chromosomal quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for shoot and root ionomic traits, as well as those affecting the partitioning of mineral elements between shoot and root in Brassica napus grown with contrasting P supplies. METHODS Shoot and root concentrations of 11 mineral elements (B, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S and Zn) were investigated by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) in a Brassica napus double haploid population grown at an optimal (OP) and a low phosphorus supply (LP) in an agar system. Shoot, root and plant contents, and the partitioning of mineral elements between shoot and root were calculated. KEY RESULTS The tissue concentrations of B, Ca, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P and Zn were reduced by P starvation, while the concentration of Fe was increased by P starvation in the BnaTNDH population. A total of 133 and 123 QTLs for shoot and root ionomic traits were identified at OP and LP, respectively. A major QTL cluster on chromosome C07 had a significant effect on shoot Mg and S concentrations at LP and was narrowed down to a 2.1 Mb region using an advanced backcross population. CONCLUSIONS The tissue concentration and partitioning of each mineral element was affected differently by P starvation. There was a significant difference in mineral element composition between shoots and roots. Identification of the genes underlying these QTLs will enhance our understanding of processes affecting the uptake and partitioning of mineral elements in Brassica napus.
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- Wei Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK
- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Toxic metals remain a current important threat to aquatic ecosystems, despite regulatory efforts to reduce their release. Several toxic metals already appear in the list of priority substances polluting surface waters, while concerns arise from the increasing use of technology-critical metals such as metallic nanoparticles, rare-earth, and platinum group metals. In aquatic environments, various chemical, biological and physical processes determine the impact of metals on the biota. This review provides insights into responses to toxic metals recently reported in freshwater and marine animals. The specific emphasis is on: (i) common cellular and molecular responses; (ii) stress proteins; (iii) redox homeostasis; (iv) cytoskeleton rearrangement; (v) metabolism reshuffle; (vi) free cellular energy and mitochondrial metabolism; and (vi) immunity. These endpoints are promising, notably in multi-biomarker approaches to identify precise cellular toxicity pathways and anticipate the impact of environmental metal pollution.
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Li J, Zhang M, Sun J, Mao X, Wang J, Liu H, Zheng H, Li X, Zhao H, Zou D. Heavy Metal Stress-Associated Proteins in Rice and Arabidopsis: Genome-Wide Identification, Phylogenetics, Duplication, and Expression Profiles Analysis. Front Genet 2020; 11:477. [PMID: 32457808 PMCID: PMC7225358 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Heavy metal exposure is a serious environmental stress in plants. However, plants have evolved several strategies to improve their heavy metal tolerance. Heavy metal-associated proteins (HMPs) participate in heavy metal detoxification. Here, we identified 46 and 55 HMPs in rice and Arabidopsis, respectively, and named them OsHMP 1–46 and AtHMP 1–55 according to their chromosomal locations. The HMPs from both plants were divided into six clades based on the characteristics of their heavy metal-associated domains (HMA). The HMP gene structures and motifs varied greatly among the different classifications. The HMPs had high collinearity and were segmentally duplicated. A cis-element analysis revealed that the HMPs may be regulated by different transcription factors. An expression profile analysis disclosed that only eight OsHMPs were constitutive in rice tissues. Of these, the expression of OsHMP37 was far higher than that of the other seven genes while OsHMP28 was expressed exclusively in the roots. For Arabidopsis, nine AtHMPs presented with very high transcript levels in all organs. Most of the selected OsHMPs were differentially expressed in various tissues under different heavy metal stresses. Only OsHMP09, OsHMP18, and OsHMP22 showed higher expression levels in all tissues under different heavy metal stresses. In contrast, most of the selected AtHMPs had nearly constant expression levels in different tissues under various heavy metal stresses. The AtHMP20, AtHMP23, AtHMP25, AtHMP31, AtHMP35, AtHMP46 expression levels under different heavy metal stresses were higher in the leaves and roots. The foregoing discoveries elucidated HMP evolution in monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants and may helpful functionally characterize HMPs in the future.
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- Jiaming Li
- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Germplasm Enhancement, Physiology and Ecology of Food Crops in Cold Region, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Zhang BQ, Liu XS, Feng SJ, Zhao YN, Wang LL, Rono JK, Li H, Yang ZM. Developing a cadmium resistant rice genotype with OsHIPP29 locus for limiting cadmium accumulation in the paddy crop. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 247:125958. [PMID: 32069726 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.125958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Widespread contamination of agricultural soil with toxic metals such as cadmium (Cd) is a major threat to crop production and human health. Metallochaperones are a unique class of proteins that play pivotal roles in detoxifying metallic ions inside cells. In this study, we investigated the biological function of an uncharacterized metallochaperone termed OsHIPP29 in rice plants and showed that OsHIPP29 resides in the plasma membrane and nucleus and detoxifies excess Cd and Zn. OsHIPP29 was primarily expressed in shoots during the vegetative stage and in leaf sheath and spikelet at the flowering stage. It can be differentially induced by excess Cd, Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn. To identify the function of OsHIPP29 in mediating rice response to Cd stress, we examined a pair of OsHIPP29 mutants, RNAi lines and transgenic rice overexpressing OsHIPP29 (OX) under Cd stress. Both mutant and RNAi lines are sensitive to Cd in growth as reflected in decreased plant height and dry biomass. In contrast, the OX lines showed better growth under Cd exposure. Consistent with the phenotype, the OX lines accumulated less Cd in both root and shoot tissues, whereas OsHIPP29 knockout led to higher accumulation of Cd. These results point out that expression of OsHIPP29 is able to contribute to Cd detoxification by reducing Cd accumulation in rice plants. Our work highlights the significance of OsHIPP29-mediated reduced Cd in rice plants, with important implications for further developing genotypes that will minimize Cd accumulation in rice and environmental risks to human health.
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- Bai Qing Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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Derakhshani B, Jafary H, Maleki Zanjani B, Hasanpur K, Mishina K, Tanaka T, Kawahara Y, Oono Y. Combined QTL mapping and RNA-Seq profiling reveals candidate genes associated with cadmium tolerance in barley. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0230820. [PMID: 32298285 PMCID: PMC7182363 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The high toxicity of cadmium (Cd) and its ready uptake by plants has become a major agricultural problem. To investigate the genetic architecture and genetic regulation of Cd tolerance in barley, we conducted quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis in the phenotypically polymorphic Oregon Wolfe Barley (OWB) mapping population, derived from a cross between Rec and Dom parental genotypes. Through evaluating the Cd tolerance of 87 available doubled haploid lines of the OWB mapping population at the seedling stage, one minor and one major QTL were detected on chromosomes 2H and 6H, respectively. For chlorosis and necrosis traits, the major QTL explained 47.24% and 38.59% of the phenotypic variance, respectively. RNA-Seq analysis of the parental seedlings under Cd treatment revealed 542 differentially expressed genes between Cd-tolerant Rec and Cd-susceptible Dom genotypes. By analyzing sequence variations in transcribed sequences of the parental genotypes, 155,654 SNPs and 1,525 InDels were identified between the two contrasting genotypes and may contribute to Cd tolerance. Finally, by integrating the data from the identified QTLs and RNA-Seq analysis, 16 Cd tolerance-related candidate genes were detected, nine of which were metal ion transporters. These results provide promising candidate genes for further gene cloning and improving Cd tolerance in barley.
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- Behnam Derakhshani
- Department of Agronomy & Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
- Breeding Material Development Unit, Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
- * E-mail: (HJ); (YO)
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- Department of Agronomy & Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Plant Genome Research Unit, Institute of Crop Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Breeding Informatics Research Unit, Institute of Crop Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Bioinformatics Team, Advanced Analysis Center, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Breeding Informatics Research Unit, Institute of Crop Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Bioinformatics Team, Advanced Analysis Center, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Breeding Material Development Unit, Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- * E-mail: (HJ); (YO)
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Xu Z, Huang J, Qu C, Chang R, Chen J, Wang Q, Xi Q, Song Y, Sun Q, Yang C, Liu G. Functional characterization and expression patterns of PnATX genes under different abiotic stress treatments in Populus. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 40:520-537. [PMID: 32031640 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The copper chaperone ATX1 has been investigated previously in the herbaceous plants Arabidopsis and rice. However, the molecular mechanisms of ATX1 underlying copper transport and functional characteristics in the woody plant Populus are poorly understood. In this study, PnATX1 and PnATX2 of Populus simonii × P. nigra were identified and characterized. Sequence analysis showed that PnATXs contained the metal-binding motif MXCXXC in the N-terminus and a lysine-rich region. Phylogenetic analysis of ATX protein sequences revealed that PnATXs were clustered in the same group as AtATX1. PnATX proteins were localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Tissue-specific expression analysis showed that PnATX1 and PnATX2 were expressed in all analyzed tissues and, in particular, expressed to a higher relative expression level in young leaves. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis indicated that each PnATX gene was differentially expressed in different tissues under treatments with copper, zinc, iron, jasmonate and salicylic acid (SA). The copper-response element GTAC, methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid responsiveness elements and other cis-acting elements were identified in the PnATX1 and PnATX2 promoters. Expression of β-glucuronidase driven by the PnATX1 promoter was observed in the apical meristem of 7-day-old Arabidopsis transgenic seedlings, and the signal strength was not influenced by deficient or excessive copper conditions. Both PnATX1 and PnATX2 functionally rescued the defective phenotypes of yeast atx1Δ and sod1Δ strains. Under copper excess and deficiency conditions, transgenic Arabidopsis atx1 mutants harboring 35S::PnATX constructs exhibited root length and fresh weight similar to those of the wild type and higher than those of Arabidopsis atx1 mutants. Superoxide dismutase activity decreased in transgenic lines compared with that of atx1 mutants, whereas peroxidase and catalase activities increased significantly under excess copper. The results provide a basis for elucidating the role of Populus PnATX genes in copper homeostasis.
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- Zhiru Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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Lwalaba JLW, Louis LT, Zvobgo G, Richmond MEA, Fu L, Naz S, Mwamba M, Mundende RPM, Zhang G. Physiological and molecular mechanisms of cobalt and copper interaction in causing phyto-toxicity to two barley genotypes differing in Co tolerance. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 187:109866. [PMID: 31677568 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The combined effects of cobalt (Co) and copper (Cu) in their toxicity to plants is poorly studied although these two metals co-exist commonly in soil. In this study, a hydroponic experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of longer exposure of two barley genotypes differing in Co tolerance to the combined Co and Cu stress. The results confirmed the previous findings that Co accumulation in plant tissues was reduced by Cu presence, while Cu accumulation was stimulated by Co presence. Moreover, both single and combined treatments of Co and Cu reduced the mineral (Mn, Zn and K) uptake. Co and Cu applied alone or in combination at rate of 50 μM resulted in the significant reduction of plant growth and increase of oxidative stress (ROS and MDA), and meanwhile the capacity of scavenging active oxygen species (AOS) was enhanced, reflected by increased phytochelatin (PC) and glutathione (GSH and GSSG) content, as well as expression of the related genes (HvPCS1 and HvGR1). Yan66, a Co tolerant genotype was less affected in oxidative stress, and had higher AOS scavenging capacity in comparison with Ea52, a Co sensitive one. Among three HvSOD isoforms, only HvFeSOD expression was up-regulated in the combined treatment relative to control as well as the treatment of Co or Cu alone, while HvCuZnSOD and HvMnSOD were down-regulated and unaffected, respectively. In addition, the expressions of metal transporter genes (HvHMA2, HvHMA3 and HvHMA5) varied with genotype and metal treatments, with the extent being greater in Yan66 on the whole. The results suggest that upon longer exposure to the combined stress of Co and Cu, the greater phyto-toxicity than each element alone is associated with more Cu accumulation stimulated by Co and that, the higher regulation of transporter genes observed in Yan66 could in part explain for its higher metal tolerance ability.
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- Jonas Lwalaba Wa Lwalaba
- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Department of Crops Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy, Université de Lubumbashi, PO Box 1825, Lubumbashi, DR, Congo
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Department of Crops Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy, Université de Lubumbashi, PO Box 1825, Lubumbashi, DR, Congo
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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Perea-García A, Andrés-Bordería A, Vera-Sirera F, Pérez-Amador MA, Puig S, Peñarrubia L. Deregulated High Affinity Copper Transport Alters Iron Homeostasis in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1106. [PMID: 32793263 PMCID: PMC7390907 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The present work describes the effects on iron homeostasis when copper transport was deregulated in Arabidopsis thaliana by overexpressing high affinity copper transporters COPT1 and COPT3 (COPTOE ). A genome-wide analysis conducted on COPT1OE plants, highlighted that iron homeostasis gene expression was affected under both copper deficiency and excess. Among the altered genes were those encoding the iron uptake machinery and their transcriptional regulators. Subsequently, COPTOE seedlings contained less iron and were more sensitive than controls to iron deficiency. The deregulation of copper (I) uptake hindered the transcriptional activation of the subgroup Ib of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH-Ib) factors under copper deficiency. Oppositely, copper excess inhibited the expression of the master regulator FIT but activated bHLH-Ib expression in COPTOE plants, in both cases leading to the lack of an adequate iron uptake response. As copper increased in the media, iron (III) was accumulated in roots, and the ratio iron (III)/iron (II) was increased in COPTOE plants. Thus, iron (III) overloading in COPTOE roots inhibited local iron deficiency responses, aimed to metal uptake from soil, leading to a general lower iron content in the COPTOE seedlings. These results emphasized the importance of appropriate spatiotemporal copper uptake for iron homeostasis under non-optimal copper supply. The understanding of the role of copper uptake in iron metabolism could be applied for increasing crops resistance to iron deficiency.
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- Ana Perea-García
- Departamento de Biotecnología, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular and Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)—Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)—Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular and Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Lin L, Cai W, Du Z, Zhang W, Xu Q, Sun W, Chen M. Establishing a System for Functional Characterization of Full-Length cDNAs of Camellia sinensis. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20235929. [PMID: 31775391 PMCID: PMC6929147 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Tea (Camellia sinensis) is enriched with bioactive secondary metabolites, and is one of the most popular nonalcoholic beverages globally. Two tea reference genomes have been reported; however, the functional analysis of tea genes has lagged, mainly due to tea’s recalcitrance to genetic transformation and the absence of alternative high throughput heterologous expression systems. A full-length cDNA collection with a streamlined cloning system is needed in this economically important woody crop species. RNAs were isolated from nine different vegetative tea tissues, pooled, then used to construct a normalized full-length cDNA library. The titer of unamplified and amplified cDNA library was 6.89 × 106 and 1.8 × 1010 cfu/mL, respectively; the library recombinant rate was 87.2%. Preliminary characterization demonstrated that this collection can complement existing tea reference genomes and facilitate rare gene discovery. In addition, to streamline tea cDNA cloning and functional analysis, a binary vector (pBIG2113SF) was reengineered, seven tea cDNAs isolated from this library were successfully cloned into this vector, then transformed into Arabidopsis. One FL-cDNA, which encodes a putative P1B-type ATPase 5 (CsHMA5), was characterized further as a proof of concept. We demonstrated that overexpression of CsHMA5 in Arabidopsis resulted in copper hyposensitivity. Thus, our data demonstrated that this represents an efficient system for rare gene discovery and functional characterization of tea genes. The integration of a tea FL-cDNA collection with efficient cloning and a heterologous expression system would facilitate functional annotation and characterization of tea genes.
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- Lin Lin
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (W.C.); (Z.D.); (Q.X.)
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (W.C.); (Z.D.); (Q.X.)
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (W.C.); (Z.D.); (Q.X.)
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- Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (W.C.); (Z.D.); (Q.X.)
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- Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Correspondence: (W.S.); (M.C.); Tel.: +86-13705067139 (W.S.); +86-18860109236 (M.C.)
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (L.L.); (W.C.); (Z.D.); (Q.X.)
- Correspondence: (W.S.); (M.C.); Tel.: +86-13705067139 (W.S.); +86-18860109236 (M.C.)
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Fu XZ, Zhang XY, Qiu JY, Zhou X, Yuan M, He YZ, Chun CP, Cao L, Ling LL, Peng LZ. Whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing reveals the global molecular responses and ceRNA regulatory network of mRNAs, lncRNAs, miRNAs and circRNAs in response to copper toxicity in Ziyang Xiangcheng (Citrus junos Sieb. Ex Tanaka). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:509. [PMID: 31752684 PMCID: PMC6873749 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-2087-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Copper (Cu) toxicity has become a potential threat for citrus production, but little is known about related mechanisms. This study aims to uncover the global landscape of mRNAs, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), circular RNAs (circRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) in response to Cu toxicity so as to construct a regulatory network of competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) and to provide valuable knowledge pertinent to Cu response in citrus. RESULTS Tolerance of four commonly used rootstocks to Cu toxicity was evaluated, and 'Ziyang Xiangcheng' (Citrus junos) was found to be the most tolerant genotype. Then the roots and leaves sampled from 'Ziyang Xiangcheng' with or without Cu treatment were used for whole-transcriptome sequencing. In total, 5734 and 222 mRNAs, 164 and 5 lncRNAs, 45 and 17 circRNAs, and 147 and 130 miRNAs were identified to be differentially expressed (DE) in Cu-treated roots and leaves, respectively, in comparison with the control. Gene ontology enrichment analysis showed that most of the DEmRNAs and targets of DElncRNAs and DEmiRNAs were annotated to the categories of 'oxidation-reduction', 'phosphorylation', 'membrane', and 'ion binding'. The ceRNA network was then constructed with the predicted pairs of DEmRNAs-DEmiRNAs and DElncRNAs-DEmiRNAs, which further revealed regulatory roles of these DERNAs in Cu toxicity. CONCLUSIONS A large number of mRNAs, lncRNAs, circRNAs, and miRNAs in 'Ziyang Xiangcheng' were altered in response to Cu toxicity, which may play crucial roles in mitigation of Cu toxicity through the ceRNA regulatory network in this Cu-tolerant rootstock.
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- Xing-Zheng Fu
- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China.
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China.
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China.
- Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 400712, China.
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Poschenrieder C, Busoms S, Barceló J. How Plants Handle Trivalent (+3) Elements. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E3984. [PMID: 31426275 PMCID: PMC6719099 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20163984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Plant development and fitness largely depend on the adequate availability of mineral elements in the soil. Most essential nutrients are available and can be membrane transported either as mono or divalent cations or as mono- or divalent anions. Trivalent cations are highly toxic to membranes, and plants have evolved different mechanisms to handle +3 elements in a safe way. The essential functional role of a few metal ions, with the possibility to gain a trivalent state, mainly resides in the ion's redox activity; examples are iron (Fe) and manganese. Among the required nutrients, the only element with +3 as a unique oxidation state is the non-metal, boron. However, plants also can take up non-essential trivalent elements that occur in biologically relevant concentrations in soils. Examples are, among others, aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), and antimony (Sb). Plants have evolved different mechanisms to take up and tolerate these potentially toxic elements. This review considers recent studies describing the transporters, and specific and unspecific channels in different cell compartments and tissues, thereby providing a global vision of trivalent element homeostasis in plants.
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- Charlotte Poschenrieder
- Plant Physiology Lab., Bioscience Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Plant Sciences, Future Food Beacon of Excellence and the School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
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- Plant Physiology Lab., Bioscience Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Belykh ES, Maystrenko TA, Velegzhaninov IO. Recent Trends in Enhancing the Resistance of Cultivated Plants to Heavy Metal Stress by Transgenesis and Transcriptional Programming. Mol Biotechnol 2019; 61:725-741. [DOI: 10.1007/s12033-019-00202-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wu Y, Li X, Chen D, Han X, Li B, Yang Y, Yang Y. Comparative expression analysis of heavy metal ATPase subfamily genes between Cd-tolerant and Cd-sensitive turnip landraces. PLANT DIVERSITY 2019; 41:275-283. [PMID: 31528787 PMCID: PMC6742492 DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The heavy metal ATPase (HMA) subfamily is mainly involved in heavy metal (HM) tolerance and transport in plants, but an understanding of the definite roles and mechanisms of most HMA members are still limited. In the present study, we identified 14 candidate HMA genes named BrrHMA1-BrrHMA8 from the turnip genome and analyzed the phylogeny, gene structure, chromosome distribution, and conserved domains and motifs of HMAs in turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa). According to our phylogenetic tree, the BrrHMAs are divided into a Zn/Cd/Co/Pb subclass and Cu/Ag subclass. The BrrHMA members show similar structural characteristics within subclasses. To explore the roles of BrrHMAs in turnip, we compared the gene sequences and expression patterns of the BrrHMA genes between a Cd-tolerant landrace and a Cd-sensitive landrace. Most BrrHMA genes showed similar spatial expression patterns in both Cd-tolerant and Cd-sensitive turnip landraces; some BrrHMA genes, however, were differentially expressed in specific tissue in Cd-tolerant and Cd-sensitive turnip. Specifically, BrrHMA genes in the Zn/Cd/Co/Pb subclass shared the same coding sequence but were differentially expressed in Cd-tolerant and Cd-sensitive turnip landraces under Cd stress. Our findings suggest that the stable expression and up-regulated expression of BrrHMA Zn/Cd/Co/Pb subclass genes under Cd stress may contribute to the higher Cd tolerance of turnip landraces.
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- Yuansheng Wu
- China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
- College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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Zhou M, Zheng S, Liu R, Lu L, Zhang C, Zhang L, Yant L, Wu Y. The genome-wide impact of cadmium on microRNA and mRNA expression in contrasting Cd responsive wheat genotypes. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:615. [PMID: 31357934 PMCID: PMC6664702 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5939-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Heavy metal ATPases (HMAs) are responsible for Cd translocation and play a primary role in Cd detoxification in various plant species. However, the characteristics of HMAs and the regulatory mechanisms between HMAs and microRNAs in wheat (Triticum aestivum L) remain unknown. RESULTS By comparative microRNA and transcriptome analysis, a total three known and 19 novel differentially expressed microRNAs (DEMs) and 1561 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found in L17 after Cd treatment. In H17, by contrast, 12 known and 57 novel DEMs, and only 297 Cd-induced DEGs were found. Functional enrichments of DEMs and DEGs indicate how genotype-specific biological processes responded to Cd stress. Processes found to be involved in microRNAs-associated Cd response include: ubiquitin mediated proteolysis, tyrosine metabolism, and carbon fixation pathways and thiamine metabolism. For the mRNA response, categories including terpenoid backbone biosynthesis and phenylalanine metabolism, and photosynthesis - antenna proteins and ABC transporters were enriched. Moreover, we identified 32 TaHMA genes in wheat. Phylogenetic trees, chromosomal locations, conserved motifs and expression levels in different tissues and roots under Cd stress are presented. Finally, we infer a microRNA-TaHMAs expression network, indicating that miRNAs can regulate TaHMAs. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that microRNAs play important role in wheat under Cd stress through regulation of targets such as TaHMA2;1. Identification of these targets will be useful for screening and breeding low-Cd accumulation wheat lines.
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- Min Zhou
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD UK
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD UK
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan China
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Hoppen C, Müller L, Hänsch S, Uzun B, Milić D, Meyer AJ, Weidtkamp-Peters S, Groth G. Soluble and membrane-bound protein carrier mediate direct copper transport to the ethylene receptor family. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10715. [PMID: 31341214 PMCID: PMC6656775 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47185-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The plant hormone ethylene is a key regulator of plant growth, development and stress adaption. Ethylene perception and response are mediated by a family of integral membrane receptors (ETRs) localized at the ER-Golgi network. The biological function of these receptors relies on a protein-bound copper cofactor. Nonetheless, molecular processes and structures controlling assembly and integration of the metal into the functional plant hormone receptor are still unknown. Here, we have explored the molecular pathways of copper transfer from the plant cytosol to the ethylene receptor family by analyzing protein-protein interactions of receptors with soluble and membrane-bound plant copper carriers. Our results suggest that receptors primarily acquire their metal cofactor from copper transporter RESPONSIVE-TO-ANTAGONIST-1 (RAN1) which has been loaded with the transition metal beforehand by soluble copper carriers of the ATX1-family. In addition, we found evidence for a direct interaction of ETRs with soluble chaperones ANTIOXIDANT-1 (ATX1) and COPPER TRANSPORT PROTEIN (CCH) raising the possibility of a direct copper exchange between soluble chaperones and receptors.
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- Claudia Hoppen
- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätstraße 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätstraße 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Imaging (CAi), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätstraße 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätstraße 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max Perutz Labs, Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 5, University of Vienna, 1030, Wien, Austria
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- INRES - Chemical Signalling, University of Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 144, 53113, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Imaging (CAi), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätstraße 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätstraße 1, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany.
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Khan IU, Rono JK, Zhang BQ, Liu XS, Wang MQ, Wang LL, Wu XC, Chen X, Cao HW, Yang ZM. Identification of novel rice (Oryza sativa) HPP and HIPP genes tolerant to heavy metal toxicity. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 175:8-18. [PMID: 30878662 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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HPP (heavy metal associated plant protein) and HIPP (heavy metal associated isoprenylated plant protein) are a group of metal-binding metallochaperones playing crucial roles in metal homeostasis and detoxification. Up to now, only few of them have been functionally identified in plants. Here, we identified 54 HPP and HIPP genes in rice genome. Analysis of the transcriptome datasets of the rice genome exposed to cadmium (Cd) revealed 17 HPP/HIPP genes differentially expressed, with 11 being upregulated (>2 fold change, p < 0.05). Comprehensive analysis of transcripts by qRT-PCR showed that both types of genes displayed diverse expression pattern in rice under excess manganese (Mn), copper (Cu) and Cd stress. Multiple genomic analyses of HPPs/HIPPs including phylogenesis, conserved domains and motifs, genomic arrangement and genomic and tandem duplication were performed. To identify the role of the genes, OsHIPP16, OsHIPP34 and OsHIPP60 were randomly selected to express in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mutants pmrl, cup2, ycf1 and zrc1, exhibiting sensitivity to Mn, Cu, Cd and Zn toxicity, respectively. Complementation test showed that the transformed cells accumulated more metals in the cells, but their growth status was improved. To confirm the functional role, two mutant oshipp42 lines defective in OsHIPP42 expression were identified under metal stress. Under normal condition, no difference of growth between the oshipp42 mutant and wild-type plants was observed. Upon excess Cu, Zn, Cd and Mn, the oshipp42 lines grew weaker than the wild-type. Our work provided a novel source of heavy metal-binding genes in rice that can be potentially used to develop engineered plants for phytoremediation in heavy metal-contaminated soils.
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- Irfan Ullah Khan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Schulten A, Bytomski L, Quintana J, Bernal M, Krämer U. Do Arabidopsis Squamosa promoter binding Protein-Like genes act together in plant acclimation to copper or zinc deficiency? PLANT DIRECT 2019; 3:e00150. [PMID: 31276083 PMCID: PMC6600651 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes approximately 260 copper (Cu)-dependent proteins, which includes enzymes in central pathways of photosynthesis, respiration and responses to environmental stress. Under Cu-deficient growth conditions, Squamosa promoter binding Protein-Like 7 (SPL7) activates the transcription of genes encoding Cu acquisition systems, and it mediates a metabolic reorganization to economize on Cu. The transcription factor SPL7 groups among comparably large proteins in the SPL family, which additionally comprises a second group of small SPL proteins targeted by miRNA156 with roles in plant development. SPL7 shares extended regions of sequence homology with SPL1 and SPL12. Therefore, we investigated the possibility of a functional overlap between these three members of the group of large SPL family proteins. We compared the spl1 spl12 double mutant and the spl1 spl7 spl12 triple mutant with both the wild type and the spl7 single mutant under normal and Cu-deficient growth conditions. Biomass production, chlorophyll content and tissue elemental composition at the seedling stage, as well as plant and flower morphology during reproductive stages, confirmed the involvement of SPL7, but provided no indication for important roles of SPL1 or SPL12 in the acclimation of Arabidopsis to Cu deficiency. Furthermore, we analyzed the effects of zinc (Zn) deficiency on the same set of mutants. Different from what is known in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Arabidopsis did not activate Cu deficiency responses under Zn deficiency, and there was no Cu overaccumulation in either shoot or root tissues of Zn-deficient wild type plants. Known Zn deficiency responses were unaltered in spl7, spl1 spl12 and spl1 spl7 spl12 mutants. We observed that CuZnSOD activity is strongly downregulated in Zn-deficient A. thaliana, in association with an about 94% reduction in the abundance of the CSD2 transcript, a known target of miR398. However, different from the known Cu deficiency responses of Arabidopsis, this Zn deficiency response was independent of SPL7 and not associated with an upregulation of MIR398b primary transcript levels. Our data suggest that there is no conservation in A. thaliana of the crosstalk between Zn and Cu homeostasis mediated by the single SPL family protein CRR1 of Chlamydomonas. In the future, resolving how the specificity of SPL protein activation and recognition of target gene promoters is achieved will advance our understanding of the specific functions of different SPL family proteins in the regulation of either Cu deficiency responses or growth and development of land plants.
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- Anna Schulten
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Physiology of PlantsRuhr University Bochum, UniversitätsstrasseBochumGermany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Physiology of PlantsRuhr University Bochum, UniversitätsstrasseBochumGermany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Physiology of PlantsRuhr University Bochum, UniversitätsstrasseBochumGermany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Physiology of PlantsRuhr University Bochum, UniversitätsstrasseBochumGermany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Physiology of PlantsRuhr University Bochum, UniversitätsstrasseBochumGermany
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Beauvais-Flück R, Slaveykova VI, Cosio C. Comparative study of Cu uptake and early transcriptome responses in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the macrophyte Elodea nuttallii. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 250:331-337. [PMID: 31003145 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Microalgae are widely used as representative primary producers in ecotoxicology, while macrophytes are much less studied. Here we compared the bioavailability and cellular toxicity pathways of 2 h-exposure to 10-6 mol L-1 Cu in the macrophyte Elodea nuttallii and the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Uptake rate was similar but faster in the algae than in the macrophyte, while RNA-Sequencing revealed a similar number of regulated genes. Early-regulated genes were congruent with expected adverse outcome pathways for Cu with Gene Ontology terms including gene regulation, energy metabolism, transport, cell processes, stress, antioxidant metabolism and development. However, the gene regulation level was higher in E. nuttallii than in C. reinhardtii and several categories were more represented in the macrophyte than in the microalga. Moreover, several categories including oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPP), nitrate metabolism and metal handling were only found for E. nuttallii, whereas categories such as cell motility, polyamine metabolism, mitochondrial electron transport and tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) were unique to C. reinhardtii. These differences were attributed to morphological and metabolic differences and highlighted dissimilarities between a sessile and a mobile species. Our results highlight the efficiency of transcriptomics to assess early molecular responses in biota, and the importance of studying more aquatic plants for a better understanding on the impact and fate of environmental contaminants.
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- Rebecca Beauvais-Flück
- Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 66, Boulevard Carl-Vogt, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 66, Boulevard Carl-Vogt, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 66, Boulevard Carl-Vogt, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Zhao H, Wang L, Zhao FJ, Wu L, Liu A, Xu W. SpHMA1 is a chloroplast cadmium exporter protecting photochemical reactions in the Cd hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:1112-1124. [PMID: 30311663 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sedum plumbizincicola is able to hyperaccumulate cadmium (Cd), a nonessential and highly toxic metal, in the above-ground tissues, but the mechanisms for its Cd hypertolerance are not fully understood. Here, we show that the heavy metal ATPase 1 (SpHMA1) of S. plumbizincicola plays an important role in chloroplast Cd detoxification. Compared with the HMA1 ortholog in the Cd nonhyperaccumulating ecotype of Sedum alfredii, the expression of SpHMA1 in the leaves of S. plumbizincicola was >200 times higher. Heterologous expression of SpHMA1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae increased Cd sensitivity and Cd transport activity in the yeast cells. The SpHMA1 protein was localized to the chloroplast envelope. SpHMA1 RNA interference transgenic plants and CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutant lines showed significantly increased Cd accumulation in the chloroplasts compared with wild-type plants. Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging analysis revealed that the photosystem II of SpHMA1 knockdown and knockout lines suffered from a much higher degree of Cd toxicity than wild type. Taken together, these results suggest that SpHMA1 functions as a chloroplast Cd exporter and protects photosynthesis by preventing Cd accumulation in the chloroplast in S. plumbizincicola and hyperexpression of SpHMA1 is an important component contributing to Cd hypertolerance in S. plumbizincicola.
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- Haixia Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Garcia L, Mansilla N, Ocampos N, Pagani MA, Welchen E, Gonzalez DH. The mitochondrial copper chaperone COX19 influences copper and iron homeostasis in arabidopsis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 99:621-638. [PMID: 30778722 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00840-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The mitochondrial metallochaperone COX19 influences iron and copper responses highlighting a role of mitochondria in modulating metal homeostasis in Arabidopsis. The mitochondrial copper chaperone COX19 participates in the biogenesis of cytochrome c oxidase (COX) in yeast and humans. In this work, we studied the function of COX19 in Arabidopsis thaliana, using plants with either decreased or increased COX19 levels. A fusion of COX19 to the red fluorescent protein localized to mitochondria in vivo, suggesting that Arabidopsis COX19 is a mitochondrial protein. Silencing of COX19 using an artificial miRNA did not cause changes in COX activity levels or respiration in plants grown under standard conditions. These amiCOX19 plants, however, showed decreased expression of the low-copper responsive miRNA gene MIR398b and an induction of the miR398 target CSD1 relative to wild-type plants. Plants with increased COX19 levels, instead, showed induction of MIR398b and other low-copper responsive genes. In addition, global transcriptional changes in rosettes of amiCOX19 plants resembled those observed under iron deficiency. Phenotypic analysis indicated that the roots of amiCOX19 plants show altered growth responses to copper excess and iron deficiency. COX activity levels and COX-dependent respiration were lower in amiCOX19 plants than in wild-type plants under iron deficiency conditions, suggesting that COX19 function is particularly important for COX assembly under iron deficiency. The results indicate that the mitochondrial copper chaperone COX19 has a role in regulating copper and iron homeostasis and responses in plants.
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- Lucila Garcia
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Santa Fe, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Colectora Ruta Nac. Nº 168 km 0, Paraje el Pozo s/n, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Ocampo y Esmeralda s/n, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Santa Fe, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Colectora Ruta Nac. Nº 168 km 0, Paraje el Pozo s/n, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Santa Fe, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Colectora Ruta Nac. Nº 168 km 0, Paraje el Pozo s/n, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 570, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Santa Fe, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Colectora Ruta Nac. Nº 168 km 0, Paraje el Pozo s/n, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET-UNL), Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Santa Fe, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Colectora Ruta Nac. Nº 168 km 0, Paraje el Pozo s/n, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Wang J, Liang S, Xiang W, Dai H, Duan Y, Kang F, Chai T. A repeat region from the Brassica juncea HMA4 gene BjHMA4R is specifically involved in Cd 2+ binding in the cytosol under low heavy metal concentrations. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:89. [PMID: 30819104 PMCID: PMC6394093 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1674-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND HMA4 transporters are involved in the transport and binding of divalent heavy metals (Cd, Zn, Pb [lead] and Co [cobalt]). In general, as efflux pumps, HMA4 transporters can increase the heavy metal tolerance of yeast and Escherichia coli. Additional research has shown that the C-terminus of HMA4 contains a heavy metal-binding domain and that heterologous expression of a portion of peptides from this C-terminal domain in yeast provides a high level of Cd tolerance and Cd hyperaccumulation. RESULTS We cloned BjHMA4 from Brassica juncea, and quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that BjHMA4 was upregulated by Zn and Cd in the roots, stems and leaves. Overexpression of BjHMA4 dramatically affects Zn/Cd distribution in rice and wheat seedlings. Interestingly, BjHMA4 contains a repeat region named BjHMA4R within the C-terminal region; this repeat region is not far from the last transmembrane domain. We further characterized the detailed function of BjHMA4R via yeast and E. coli experiments. Notably, BjHMA4R greatly and specifically improved Cd tolerance, and BjHMA4R transformants both grew on solid media that contained 500 μM CdCl2 and presented improved Cd accumulation (approximately twice that of wild-type [WT] strains). Additionally, visualization via fluorescence microscopy indicated that BjHMA4R clearly localizes in the cytosol of yeast. Overall, these findings suggest that BjHMA4R specifically improves Cd tolerance and Cd accumulation in yeast by specifically binding Cd2+ in the cytosol under low heavy metal concentrations. Moreover, similar results in E. coli experiments corroborate this postulation. CONCLUSION BjHMA4R can specifically bind Cd2+ in the cytosol, thereby substantially and specifically improving Cd tolerance and accumulation under low heavy metal concentrations.
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- Jianwu Wang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001 People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Effects of green seaweed extract on Arabidopsis early development suggest roles for hormone signalling in plant responses to algal fertilisers. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1983. [PMID: 30760853 PMCID: PMC6374390 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-38093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The growing population requires sustainable, environmentally-friendly crops. The plant growth-enhancing properties of algal extracts have suggested their use as biofertilisers. The mechanism(s) by which algal extracts affect plant growth are unknown. We examined the effects of extracts from the common green seaweed Ulva intestinalis on germination and root development in the model land plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Ulva extract concentrations above 0.1% inhibited Arabidopsis germination and root growth. Ulva extract <0.1% stimulated root growth. All concentrations of Ulva extract inhibited lateral root formation. An abscisic-acid-insensitive mutant, abi1, showed altered sensitivity to germination- and root growth-inhibition. Ethylene- and cytokinin-insensitive mutants were partly insensitive to germination-inhibition. This suggests that different mechanisms mediate each effect of Ulva extract on early Arabidopsis development and that multiple hormones contribute to germination-inhibition. Elemental analysis showed that Ulva contains high levels of Aluminium ions (Al3+). Ethylene and cytokinin have been suggested to function in Al3+-mediated root growth inhibition: our data suggest that if Ulva Al3+ levels inhibit root growth, this is via a novel mechanism. We suggest algal extracts should be used cautiously as fertilisers, as the inhibitory effects on early development may outweigh any benefits if the concentration of extract is too high.
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Cevher-Keskin B, Yıldızhan Y, Yüksel B, Dalyan E, Memon AR. Characterization of differentially expressed genes to Cu stress in Brassica nigra by Arabidopsis genome arrays. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:299-311. [PMID: 30397750 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3577-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phytoremediation is an efficient and promising cleanup technology to extract or inactivate heavy metals and several organic and inorganic pollutants from soil and water. In this study, different Brassica nigra L. ecotypes, including Diyarbakır, collected from mining areas were exposed to different concentrations of copper and harvested after 72 h of Cu stress for the assessment of phytoremediation capacity. The Diyarbakır ecotype was called as "metallophyte" because of surviving at 500 μM Cu. To better understand Cu stress mechanism, ArabidopsisATH1 genome array was used to compare the gene expression in root and shoot tissues of B. nigra under 25 μM Cu. The response to Cu was much stronger in roots (88 genes showing increased or decreased mRNA levels) than in leaf tissues (24 responding genes). These genes were classified into the metal transport and accumulation-related genes, signal transduction and metabolism-related genes, and transport facilitation genes. Glutathione pathway-related genes (γ-ECS, PC, etc.) mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed in root and shoot tissues. QRT-PCR validation experiments showed that γ-ECS and PC expression was upregulated in the shoot and leaf tissues of the 100 μM Cu-subjected B. nigra-tolerant ecotype. This is the first study showing global expression profiles in response to Cu stress in B. nigra by Arabidopsis genome array. This work presented herein provides a well-illustrated insight into the global gene expression to Cu stress response in plants, and identified genes from microarray data will serve as molecular tools for the phytoremediation applications in the future.
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- Birsen Cevher-Keskin
- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK); Marmara Research Center; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute; Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics Laboratory, 21, 41470, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK); Marmara Research Center; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute; Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics Laboratory, 21, 41470, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK); Marmara Research Center; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute; Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics Laboratory, 21, 41470, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Uşak University, 1 Eylül Campus, Uşak, Turkey
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The Yellow Stripe-Like (YSL) Gene Functions in Internal Copper Transport in Peanut. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9120635. [PMID: 30558234 PMCID: PMC6316571 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Copper (Cu) is involved in fundamental biological processes for plant growth and development. However, Cu excess is harmful to plants. Thus, Cu in plant tissues must be tightly regulated. In this study, we found that the peanut Yellow Stripe-Like family gene AhYSL3.1 is involved in Cu transport. Among five AhYSL genes, AhYSL3.1 and AhYSL3.2 were upregulated by Cu deficiency in peanut roots and expressed mainly in young leaves. A yeast complementation assay suggested that the plasma membrane-localized AhYSL3.1 was a Cu-nicotianamine complex transporter. High expression of AhYSL3.1 in tobacco and rice plants with excess Cu resulted in a low concentration of Cu in young leaves. These transgenic plants were resistant to excess Cu. The above results suggest that AhYSL3.1 is responsible for the internal transport of Cu in peanut.
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Lekeux G, Laurent C, Joris M, Jadoul A, Jiang D, Bosman B, Carnol M, Motte P, Xiao Z, Galleni M, Hanikenne M. di-Cysteine motifs in the C-terminus of plant HMA4 proteins confer nanomolar affinity for zinc and are essential for HMA4 function in vivo. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:5547-5560. [PMID: 30137564 PMCID: PMC6255694 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The PIB ATPase heavy metal ATPase 4 (HMA4) has a central role in the zinc homeostasis network of Arabidopsis thaliana. This membrane protein loads metal from the pericycle cells into the xylem in roots, thereby allowing root to shoot metal translocation. Moreover, HMA4 is key for zinc hyperaccumulation as well as zinc and cadmium hypertolerance in the pseudometallophyte Arabidopsis halleri. The plant-specific cytosolic C-terminal extension of HMA4 is rich in putative metal-binding residues and has substantially diverged between A. thaliana and A. halleri. To clarify the function of the domain in both species, protein variants with truncated C-terminal extension, as well as with mutated di-Cys motifs and/or a His-stretch, were functionally characterized. We show that di-Cys motifs, but not the His-stretch, contribute to high affinity zinc binding and function in planta. We suggest that the HMA4 C-terminal extension is at least partly responsible for protein targeting to the plasma membrane. Finally, we reveal that the C-terminal extensions of both A. thaliana and A. halleri HMA4 proteins share similar function, despite marginally different zinc-binding capacity.
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- Gilles Lekeux
- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Present address: EyeD Pharma, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate, 54000 Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Present address: Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Zhang C, Lu W, Yang Y, Shen Z, Ma JF, Zheng L. OsYSL16 is Required for Preferential Cu Distribution to Floral Organs in Rice. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:2039-2051. [PMID: 29939322 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Deficiency of copper (Cu) causes low fertility in many plant species, but the molecular mechanisms underlying distribution of Cu to the floral organs are poorly understood. Here, we found that a member of yellow-stripe like (YSL) family, YSL16 encoding the Cu-nicotianamine (Cu-NA) transporter, was highly expressed in the rachilla, with less expression in the palea and lemma of rice (Oryza sativa). β-Glucuronidase (GUS) staining of transgenic rice carrying the OsYSL16 promoter-GUS showed that OsYSL16 was mainly expressed in vascular bundles of the rachilla as well as the palea and lemma. Knockout of OsYSL16 resulted in decreased Cu distribution to the stamens, but increased distribution to the palea and lemma. A short-term (24 h) 65Cu labeling experiment confirmed increased Cu concentration of palea and lemma in the mutant. Furthermore, we found that redistribution of Cu from the palea and lemma was impaired in the osysl16 mutant after exposure to Cu-free solution. The osysl16 mutant showed low pollen germination, but this was rescued by addition of Cu in the medium. Our results indicate that OsYSL16 expressed in the vascular bundles of the rachilla is important for preferential distribution of Cu to the stamens, while OsYSL16 in vascular bundles of the palea and lemma is involved in Cu redistribution under Cu-limited conditions in rice.
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- Chang Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Chuo 2-20-1, Kurashiki, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Andrés-Colás N, Carrió-Seguí A, Abdel-Ghany SE, Pilon M, Peñarrubia L. Expression of the Intracellular COPT3-Mediated Cu Transport Is Temporally Regulated by the TCP16 Transcription Factor. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:910. [PMID: 30018625 PMCID: PMC6037871 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Copper is an essential element in plants. When scarce, copper is acquired from extracellular environment or remobilized from intracellular sites, through members of the high affinity copper transporters family COPT located at the plasma membrane and internal membrane, respectively. Here, we show that COPT3 is an intracellular copper transporter, located at a compartment of the secretory pathway, that is mainly expressed in pollen grains and vascular bundles. Contrary to the COPT1 plasma membrane member, the expression of the internal COPT3 membrane transporter was higher at 12 h than at 0 h of a neutral photoperiod day under copper deficiency. The screening of a library of conditionally overexpressed transcription factors implicated members of the TCP family in the COPT3 differential temporal expression pattern. Particularly, in vitro, TCP16 was found to bind to the COPT3 promoter and down-regulated its expression. Accordingly, TCP16 was mainly expressed at 0 h under copper deficiency and induced at 12 h by copper excess. Moreover, TCP16 overexpression resulted in increased sensitivity to copper deficiency, whereas the tcp16 mutant was sensitive to copper excess. Both copper content and the expression of particular copper status markers were altered in plants with modified levels of TCP16. Consistent with TCP16 affecting pollen development, the lack of COPT3 function led to altered pollen morphology. Furthermore, analysis of copt3 and COPT3 overexpressing plants revealed that COPT3 function exerted a negative effect on TCP16 expression. Taken together, these results suggest a differential daily regulation of copper uptake depending on the external and internal copper pools, in which TCP16 inhibits copper remobilization at dawn through repression of intracellular transporters.
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- Nuria Andrés-Colás
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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Wang X, Zhi J, Liu X, Zhang H, Liu H, Xu J. Transgenic tobacco plants expressing a P1B-ATPase gene from Populus tomentosa Carr. (PtoHMA5) demonstrate improved cadmium transport. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 113:655-661. [PMID: 29501753 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.02.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Heavy metal ATPase (HMA) plays an important role in phytoremediation via long-distance transportation from root to shoot. In this report, we identified a heavy metal ATPase gene, PtoHMA5, from Populus tomentosa Carr. Its encoded peptide consists of 967 amino acids and has eight trans-membrane motifs inside. Tobacco plants were transformed with this gene via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated method. After exposure to 50mg/LCdCl2 for 10d, the transgenic lines displayed higher cadmium accumulation in leaves than did the wild-type plants with an absolute increase of 25.04%, while the transfer coefficient increased by 16.01%-43.25%. Physiological testing including assessment of relative electrolytic leakage (REL), malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and chlorophyll content revealed that the transgenic lines were seriously affected when compared with the wild-type plants. In summary, PtoHMA5 is really involved in cadmium transport from root to shoot but is not associated with the removal of cadmium toxicity.
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- Xiaotong Wang
- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Tree Breeding, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, China.
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Amaral Dos Reis R, Keunen E, Mourato MP, Martins LL, Vangronsveld J, Cuypers A. Accession-specific life strategies affect responses in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana plants exposed to excess Cu and Cd. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 223:37-46. [PMID: 29471274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The natural accession Columbia (Col-0) is considered as the reference genome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Nonetheless, Col-0 plants are more sensitive to excess copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) than other widely used accessions such as Wassilewskija (Ws) plants. In the current study, this accession-specific metal sensitivity is further explored by comparing the responses in leaves of Col-0 and Ws plants exposed to excess Cu and Cd. Our results suggest that different life strategies favored by both accessions under physiological conditions affect their response to metal exposure. While Col-0 plants mainly invest in metal detoxification, Ws plants center on nutrient homeostasis. In particular, the higher expression of genes related to Cu homeostasis genes in non-exposed conditions indicates that Ws plants possess a constitutively efficient metal homeostasis. On the other hand, oxidative stress-related MAPK signaling appears to be boosted in leaves of Col-0 plants exposed to excess Cu. Furthermore, the upregulation of the glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis GSH2 gene and the increased GSH concentration after Cd exposure suggest the activation of detoxification mechanisms, such as phytochelatin production, to counteract the more severe Cd-induced oxidative stress in leaves of Col-0 plants. Exposure to Cd also led to a more pronounced ethylene signaling response in leaves of Col-0 as compared to Ws plants, which could be related to Cd-induced GSH metabolism. In conclusion, accession-specific life strategies clearly affect the way in which leaves of A. thaliana plants cope with excess Cu and Cd.
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- Rafaela Amaral Dos Reis
- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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Andresen E, Peiter E, Küpper H. Trace metal metabolism in plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:909-954. [PMID: 29447378 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Many trace metals are essential micronutrients, but also potent toxins. Due to natural and anthropogenic causes, vastly different trace metal concentrations occur in various habitats, ranging from deficient to toxic levels. Therefore, one focus of plant research is on the response to trace metals in terms of uptake, transport, sequestration, speciation, physiological use, deficiency, toxicity, and detoxification. In this review, we cover most of these aspects for the essential micronutrients copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, and zinc to provide a broader overview than found in other recent reviews, to cross-link aspects of knowledge in this very active research field that are often seen in a separated way. For example, individual processes of metal usage, deficiency, or toxicity often were not mechanistically interconnected. Therefore, this review also aims to stimulate the communication of researchers following different approaches, such as gene expression analysis, biochemistry, or biophysics of metalloproteins. Furthermore, we highlight recent insights, emphasizing data obtained under physiologically and environmentally relevant conditions.
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- Elisa Andresen
- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Biophysics and Biochemistry, Branišovská, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Betty-Heimann-Strasse, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Biophysics and Biochemistry, Branišovská, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Branišovská, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Jain S, Muneer S, Guerriero G, Liu S, Vishwakarma K, Chauhan DK, Dubey NK, Tripathi DK, Sharma S. Tracing the role of plant proteins in the response to metal toxicity: a comprehensive review. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2018; 13:e1507401. [PMID: 30188762 PMCID: PMC6204846 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2018.1507401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Plants are sessile in nature, but are capable to evade from high level concentration of heavy metals like Cd, Hg, Cu, through various metabolic pathways. Some of the pathways regulate normal metabolism in plants, whereas others are required for for their survival under metal toxicity. Different plant proteins act as transporters to transfer metal from one organelle to the other and further eliminate it out from the plants. Initially, exposure of heavy metals/metalloids to plants lead to over expression of proteins which in turn stimulate other stress-related genes. Further, they activate signalling mechanism like MAPK cascade, Cd-Calmodulin signalling pathway, and oxidation signalling pathway that lead to generation of ROS (reactive oxygen species). Once these ROS (highly unstable) are formed, they generate free radicals which react with macromolecules like proteins and DNA. This has negative impact on plant growth and leads to ageing and, eventually, cell death. The uncontrolled, destructive processes damage plants physiologically and ultimately lead to oxidative stress. Activation of antioxidant enzymes like SOD (superoxide dismutase) and CAT (catalase) allows plants to cope under oxidative stress conditions. Among plant proteins, some of the antioxidant enzymes like glutathione, and APX (ascorbate peroxidase) play defensive roles against abiotic stress in plants. Chaperones help in protein folding to maintain protein stability under stress conditions. With this background, the present review gives a brief account of the functions, localization and expression pattern of plant proteins against metal/metalloid toxicity. Moreover, the aim of this review is also to summarize the cutting edge research of plant protein and metal interfaces and their future prospects.
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- Shruti Jain
- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India
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- Department of Horticulture, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
- Department of Agriculture Engineering, Centre for Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India
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- D D Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
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- Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India
- Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture (AIOA), Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- CONTACT Durgesh Kumar Tripathi ; Shivesh Sharma ; Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, 211004 Allahabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India
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Fu S, Shao J, Paul C, Zhou C, Hartung JS. Transcriptional analysis of sweet orange trees co-infected with 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' and mild or severe strains of Citrus tristeza virus. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:837. [PMID: 29089035 PMCID: PMC5664567 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-4174-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Citrus worldwide is threatened by huanglongbing (HLB) and tristeza diseases caused by 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (CaLas) and Citrus tristeza virus (CTV). Although the pathogens are members of the α-proteobacteria and Closteroviridae, respectively, both are restricted to phloem cells in infected citrus and are transmitted by insect vectors. The response of sweet orange to single infection by either of these two pathogens has been characterized previously by global gene expression analysis. But because of the ubiquity of these pathogens where the diseases occur, co-infection by both pathogens is very common and could lead to increased disease severity based on synergism. We therefore co-inoculated sweet orange trees with CaLas and either a mild or a severe strain of CTV, and measured changes of gene expression in host plants. RESULTS In plants infected with CaLas-B232, the overall alteration in gene expression was much greater in plants co-inoculated with the severe strain of CTV, B6, than when co-infected with the mild strain of CTV, B2. Plants co-infected with CaLas-B232 and either strain of CTV died but trees co-infected with CTV-B2 survived much longer than those co-infected with CTV-B6. Many important pathways were perturbed by both CTV-B2/CaLas-B232 and/or CTV-B6/CaLas-B232, but always more severely by CTV-B6/CaLas-B232. Genes related to cell wall modification and metal transport responded differently to infection by the pathogens in combination than by the same pathogens singly. The expressions of genes encoding phloem proteins and sucrose loading proteins were also differentially altered in response to CTV-B2 or CTV-B6 in combination with CaLas-B232, leading to different phloem environments in plants co-infected by CaLas and mild or severe CTV. CONCLUSIONS Many host genes were expressed differently in response to dual infection as compared to single infections with the same pathogens. Interactions of the pathogens within the host may lead to a better or worse result for the host plant. CTV-B6 may exert a synergistic effect with CaLas-B232 in weakening the plant; on the other hand, the responses activated by the mild strain CTV-B2 may provide some beneficial effects against CaLas-B232 by increasing the defense response of the host.
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- Shimin Fu
- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD USA
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD USA
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Xu Z, Gao L, Tang M, Qu C, Huang J, Wang Q, Yang C, Liu G, Yang C. Genome-wide identification and expression profile analysis of CCH gene family in Populus. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3962. [PMID: 29085758 PMCID: PMC5661435 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Copper plays key roles in plant physiological activities. To maintain copper cellular homeostasis, copper chaperones have important functions in binding and transporting copper to target proteins. Detailed characterization and function analysis of a copper chaperone, CCH, is presently limited to Arabidopsis. This study reports the identification of 21 genes encoding putative CCH proteins in Populus trichocarpa. Besides sharing the conserved metal-binding motif MXCXXC and forming a βαββαβ secondary structure at the N-terminal, all the PtCCHs possessed the plant-exclusive extended C-terminal. Based on their gene structure, conserved motifs, and phylogenetic analysis, the PtCCHs were divided into three subgroups. Our analysis indicated that whole-genome duplication and tandem duplication events likely contributed to expansion of the CCH gene family in Populus. Tissue-specific data from PlantGenIE revealed that PtCCH genes had broad expression patterns in different tissues. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that PnCCH genes of P. simonii × P. nigra also had different tissue-specific expression traits, as well as different inducible-expression patterns in response to copper stresses (excessive and deficiency). In summary, our study of CCH genes in the Populus genome provides a comprehensive analysis of this gene family, and lays an important foundation for further investigation of their roles in copper homeostasis of poplar.
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- Zhiru Xu
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, HarBin, China
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Li M, Xu G, Xia X, Wang M, Yin X, Zhang B, Zhang X, Cui Y. Deciphering the physiological and molecular mechanisms for copper tolerance in autotetraploid Arabidopsis. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2017; 36:1585-1597. [PMID: 28685360 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-017-2176-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Autotetraploid Arabidopsis line esd and 4COL exhibit enhanced tolerance to Cu stress by enhancing activation of antioxidative defenses, altering expression of genes related to Cu transport, chelation, and ABA-responsive. Autopolyploidy is ubiquitous among angiosperms and often results in better adaptation to stress conditions. Although copper (Cu) is an essential trace element, excess amounts can inhibit plant growth and even result in death. Here, we report that autotetraploid Arabidopsis thaliana esd and 4COL exhibit higher tolerance to Cu stress. Under such conditions, tetraploid plants had lower Cu contents and significantly more biomass compared with diploid plants. When exposed to excess Cu for 24 h, levels of superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide, and malondialdehyde were lower in tetraploids than in diploids. Moreover, activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and peroxidase were stimulated and glutathione content was maintained at a relative higher level in the tetraploids. The expression of genes related to Cu transport and chelation was altered in autotetraploid Arabidopsis under Cu stress, and several key genes involved in the response to abscisic acid (ABA) were significantly up-regulated. Our results indicate that tetraploid Arabidopsis esd and 4COL acquire improved tolerance to Cu stress through enhanced activation of antioxidative defense mechanisms, altered expression of genes related to Cu transport and chelation, and positive regulation of expression for ABA-responsive genes.
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- Mingjuan Li
- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Process in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Process in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Process in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Process in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Process in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Process in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Process in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China.
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Triplin, a small molecule, reveals copper ion transport in ethylene signaling from ATX1 to RAN1. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006703. [PMID: 28388654 PMCID: PMC5400275 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Copper ions play an important role in ethylene receptor biogenesis and proper function. The copper transporter RESPONSIVE-TO-ANTAGONIST1 (RAN1) is essential for copper ion transport in Arabidopsis thaliana. However it is still unclear how copper ions are delivered to RAN1 and how copper ions affect ethylene receptors. There is not a specific copper chelator which could be used to explore these questions. Here, by chemical genetics, we identified a novel small molecule, triplin, which could cause a triple response phenotype on dark-grown Arabidopsis seedlings through ethylene signaling pathway. ran1-1 and ran1-2 are hypersensitive to triplin. Adding copper ions in growth medium could partially restore the phenotype on plant caused by triplin. Mass spectrometry analysis showed that triplin could bind copper ion. Compared to the known chelators, triplin acts more specifically to copper ion and it suppresses the toxic effects of excess copper ions on plant root growth. We further showed that mutants of ANTIOXIDANT PROTEIN1 (ATX1) are hypersensitive to tiplin, but with less sensitivity comparing with the ones of ran1-1 and ran1-2. Our study provided genetic evidence for the first time that, copper ions necessary for ethylene receptor biogenesis and signaling are transported from ATX1 to RAN1. Considering that triplin could chelate copper ions in Arabidopsis, and copper ions are essential for plant and animal, we believe that, triplin not only could be useful for studying copper ion transport of plants, but also could be useful for copper metabolism study in animal and human.
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Keeran NS, Ganesan G, Parida AK. A novel heavy metal ATPase peptide from Prosopis juliflora is involved in metal uptake in yeast and tobacco. Transgenic Res 2017; 26:247-261. [PMID: 27888434 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-016-0002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils is one of the most severe ecological problems in the world. Prosopis juliflora, a phreatophytic tree species, grows well in heavy metal laden industrial sites and is known to accumulate heavy metals. Heavy Metal ATPases (HMAs) are ATP driven heavy metal pumps that translocate heavy metals across biological membranes thus helping the plant in heavy metal tolerance and phytoremediation. In the present study we have isolated and characterized a novel 28.9 kDa heavy metal ATPase peptide (PjHMT) from P. juliflora which shows high similarity to the C-terminal region of P1B ATPase HMA1. It also shows the absence of the invariant signature sequence DKTGT, and the metal binding CPX motif but the presence of conserved regions like MVGEGINDAPAL (ATP binding consensus sequence), HEGGTLLVCLNS (metal binding domain) and MLTGD, GEGIND and HEGG motifs which play important roles in metal transport or ATP binding. PjHMT, was found to be upregulated under cadmium and zinc stress. Heterologous expression of PjHMT in yeast showed a higher accumulation and tolerance of heavy metals in yeast. Further, transgenic tobacco plants constitutively expressing PjHMT also showed increased accumulation and tolerance to cadmium. Thus, this study suggests that the transport peptide from P. juliflora may have an important role in Cd uptake and thus in phytoremediation.
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- Nisha S Keeran
- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India
- Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603 203, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India.
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Gielen H, Vangronsveld J, Cuypers A. Cd-induced Cu deficiency responses in Arabidopsis thaliana: are phytochelatins involved? PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2017; 40:390-400. [PMID: 27943310 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) exposure can disturb the homeostasis of essential elements. In Arabidopsis thaliana, Cd induces a squamosa promoter binding protein-like 7 (SPL7)-dependent Cu deficiency response. We investigated how Cd induces a Cu deficiency response. The Cu deficiency response consists of the active SPL7 transcription factor binding to GTAC motifs in promoters of among others several Cu transporters, a Cu chaperone, and cupro-miRNAs to regulate Cu homeostasis. We demonstrated that the addition of supplemental Cu to Cd-exposed A. thaliana plants diminished the Cu deficiency response in roots, while it even disappeared in leaves. Exposure of plants to Cd in combination with extra Cu reduced Cd levels in both roots and leaves resulting in an improved cellular oxidative state. Furthermore, we demonstrated a role for phytochelatins (PCs) in the Cd-induced Cu deficiency response, because it was reduced in roots of cad1-3 mutant plants exposed to Cd. In conclusion, a working mechanism is provided in which it is suggested that Cd increases PC levels that can complex both Cd and Cu. This results in cellular Cu deficiency and subsequently the activation of SPL7 and hence the induction of the Cu deficiency response.
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- Heidi Gielen
- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Guo Q, Meng L, Humphreys MW, Scullion J, Mur LAJ. Expression of FlHMA3, a P 1B2-ATPase from Festulolium loliaceum, correlates with response to cadmium stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 112:270-277. [PMID: 28113076 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Heavy metal ATPase 3 (HMA3), a P1B2-ATPase, is a key tonoplast transporter involved in mediating the vacuolar sequestration of cadmium (Cd) to detoxify the intake of this element by plants. HMA3 expression in response to Cd stress has not been previously examined in the grass hybrid species Festulolium loliaceum (Huds.) P. Fourn. In this study, FlHMA3 isolated from F. loliaceum was found to comprise 833 amino acid residues with 77% homology to the rice OsHMA3. Transient expression of FlHMA3 fused to enhanced green fluorescent protein in Arabidopsis protoplasts suggested its localization to vacuolar membranes. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis of F. loliaceum revealed that FlHMA3 is expressed predominantly within roots and up-regulated by excess Cd. Over the 168 h treatment, Cd content of F. loliaceum roots was significantly higher than that of shoots, regardless of external CdCl2 concentrations. A significant positive correlation was found between FlHMA3 expression and Cd accumulation in roots of F. loliaceum seedlings subjected to 10-100 mg L-1 CdCl2 for 168 h or, in a separate experiment, to 25 or 100 mg L-1 CdCl2 for the same duration. These findings provide evidence that FlHMA3 encodes a vacuolar P1B2-ATPase that may play an important role in Cd2+ sequestration into root cell vacuoles, thereby limiting the entry of Cd2+ into the cytoplasm and reducing Cd2+ toxicity.
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- Qiang Guo
- Beijing Research and Development Center for Grass and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, PR China
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- Beijing Research and Development Center for Grass and Environment, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, PR China.
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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Comprehensive Analysis of Rice Laccase Gene (OsLAC) Family and Ectopic Expression of OsLAC10 Enhances Tolerance to Copper Stress in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18020209. [PMID: 28146098 PMCID: PMC5343771 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18020209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Laccases are encoded by a multigene family and widely distributed in plant genomes where they play roles oxidizing monolignols to produce higher-order lignin involved in plant development and stress responses. We identified 30 laccase genes (OsLACs) from rice, which can be divided into five subfamilies, mostly expressed during early development of the endosperm, growing roots, and stems. OsLACs can be induced by hormones, salt, drought, and heavy metals stresses. The expression level of OsLAC10 increased 1200-fold after treatment with 20 μM Cu for 12 h. The laccase activities of OsLAC10 were confirmed in an Escherichia coli expression system. Lignin accumulation increased in the roots of Arabidopsis over-expressing OsLAC10 (OsLAC10-OX) compared to wild-type controls. After growth on 1/2 Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing toxic levels of Cu for seven days, roots of the OsLAC10-OX lines were significantly longer than those of the wild type. Compared to control plants, the Cu concentration decreased significantly in roots of the OsLAC10-OX line under hydroponic conditions. These results provided insights into the evolutionary expansion and functional divergence of OsLAC family. In addition, OsLAC10 is likely involved in lignin biosynthesis, and reduces the uptake of Cu into roots required for Arabidopsis to develop tolerance to Cu.
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de la Rosa G, García-Castañeda C, Vázquez-Núñez E, Alonso-Castro ÁJ, Basurto-Islas G, Mendoza Á, Cruz-Jiménez G, Molina C. Physiological and biochemical response of plants to engineered NMs: Implications on future design. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 110:226-235. [PMID: 27328789 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) form the basis of a great number of commodities that are used in several areas including energy, coatings, electronics, medicine, chemicals and catalysts, among others. In addition, these materials are being explored for agricultural purposes. For this reason, the amount of ENMs present as nanowaste has significantly increased in the last few years, and it is expected that ENMs levels in the environment will increase even more in the future. Because plants form the basis of the food chain, they may also function as a point-of-entry of ENMs for other living systems. Understanding the interactions of ENMs with the plant system and their role in their potential accumulation in the food chain will provide knowledge that may serve as a decision-making framework for the future design of ENMs. The purpose of this paper was to provide an overview of the current knowledge on the transport and uptake of selected ENMs, including Carbon Based Nanomaterials (CBNMs) in plants, and the implication on plant exposure in terms of the effects at the macro, micro, and molecular level. We also discuss the interaction of ENMs with soil microorganisms. With this information, we suggest some directions on future design and areas where research needs to be strengthened. We also discuss the need for finding models that can predict the behavior of ENMs based on their chemical and thermodynamic nature, in that few efforts have been made within this context.
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- Guadalupe de la Rosa
- División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) Campus León, Loma del Bosque 103, C.P. 37150, León, Gto., Mexico.
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- División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) Campus León, Loma del Bosque 103, C.P. 37150, León, Gto., Mexico
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- División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) Campus León, Loma del Bosque 103, C.P. 37150, León, Gto., Mexico
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- División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) Campus León, Loma del Bosque 103, C.P. 37150, León, Gto., Mexico
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- División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) Campus León, Loma del Bosque 103, C.P. 37150, León, Gto., Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Col. N. Alta s/n Guanajuato, Gto., C.P. 36050, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) Campus León, Loma del Bosque 103, C.P. 37150, León, Gto., Mexico
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Lange B, van der Ent A, Baker AJM, Echevarria G, Mahy G, Malaisse F, Meerts P, Pourret O, Verbruggen N, Faucon MP. Copper and cobalt accumulation in plants: a critical assessment of the current state of knowledge. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 213:537-551. [PMID: 27625303 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This review synthesizes contemporary understanding of copper-cobalt (Cu-Co) tolerance and accumulation in plants. Accumulation of foliar Cu and Co to > 300 μg g-1 is exceptionally rare globally, and known principally from the Copperbelt of Central Africa. Cobalt accumulation is also observed in a limited number of nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulator plants occurring on ultramafic soils around the world. None of the putative Cu or Co hyperaccumulator plants appears to comply with the fundamental principle of hyperaccumulation, as foliar Cu-Co accumulation is strongly dose-dependent. Abnormally high plant tissue Cu concentrations occur only when plants are exposed to high soil Cu with a low root to shoot translocation factor. Most Cu-tolerant plants are Excluders sensu Baker and therefore setting nominal threshold values for Cu hyperaccumulation is not informative. Abnormal accumulation of Co occurs under similar circumstances in the Copperbelt of Central Africa as well as sporadically in Ni hyperaccumulator plants on ultramafic soils; however, Co-tolerant plants behave physiologically as Indicators sensu Baker. Practical application of Cu-Co accumulator plants in phytomining is limited due to their dose-dependent accumulation characteristics, although for Co field trials may be warranted on highly Co-contaminated mineral wastes because of its relatively high metal value.
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- Bastien Lange
- Hydrogeochemistry and Soil-Environment Interactions (HydrISE), UP.2012.10.102, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, Beauvais, 60026, France
- Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Biogeochemistry, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
- Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, UMR 1120, Université de Lorraine - INRA, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, 54518, France
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- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
- Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, UMR 1120, Université de Lorraine - INRA, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, 54518, France
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., 3010, Australia
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- Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, UMR 1120, Université de Lorraine - INRA, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, 54518, France
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- Department of Forest, Nature and Landscape, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
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- Department of Forest, Nature and Landscape, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Biogeochemistry, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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- Hydrogeochemistry and Soil-Environment Interactions (HydrISE), UP.2012.10.102, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, Beauvais, 60026, France
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
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- Hydrogeochemistry and Soil-Environment Interactions (HydrISE), UP.2012.10.102, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, Beauvais, 60026, France
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Argüello JM, Patel SJ, Quintana J. Bacterial Cu(+)-ATPases: models for molecular structure-function studies. Metallomics 2016; 8:906-14. [PMID: 27465346 PMCID: PMC5025381 DOI: 10.1039/c6mt00089d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The early discovery of the human Cu(+)-ATPases and their link to Menkes and Wilson's diseases brought attention to the unique role of these transporters in copper homeostasis. The characterization of bacterial Cu(+)-ATPases has significantly furthered our understanding of the structure, selectivity and transport mechanism of these enzymes, as well as their interplay with other elements of Cu(+) distribution networks. This review focuses on the structural-functional insights that have emerged from studies of bacterial Cu(+)-ATPases at the molecular level and how these observations have contributed to drawing up a comprehensive picture of cellular copper homeostasis.
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- José M Argüello
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
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González-Guerrero M, Escudero V, Saéz Á, Tejada-Jiménez M. Transition Metal Transport in Plants and Associated Endosymbionts: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobia. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1088. [PMID: 27524990 PMCID: PMC4965479 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Transition metals such as iron, copper, zinc, or molybdenum are essential nutrients for plants. These elements are involved in almost every biological process, including photosynthesis, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress, or symbiotic nitrogen fixation. However, plants often grow in soils with limiting metallic oligonutrient bioavailability. Consequently, to ensure the proper metal levels, plants have developed a complex metal uptake and distribution system, that not only involves the plant itself, but also its associated microorganisms. These microorganisms can simply increase metal solubility in soils and making them more accessible to the host plant, as well as induce the plant metal deficiency response, or directly deliver transition elements to cortical cells. Other, instead of providing metals, can act as metal sinks, such as endosymbiotic rhizobia in legume nodules that requires relatively large amounts to carry out nitrogen fixation. In this review, we propose to do an overview of metal transport mechanisms in the plant-microbe system, emphasizing the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and endosymbiotic rhizobia.
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- Manuel González-Guerrero
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) – Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)Madrid, Spain
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A heavy metal P-type ATPase OsHMA4 prevents copper accumulation in rice grain. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12138. [PMID: 27387148 PMCID: PMC4941113 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Rice is a major source of calories and mineral nutrients for over half the world's human population. However, little is known in rice about the genetic basis of variation in accumulation of copper (Cu), an essential but potentially toxic nutrient. Here we identify OsHMA4 as the likely causal gene of a quantitative trait locus controlling Cu accumulation in rice grain. We provide evidence that OsHMA4 functions to sequester Cu into root vacuoles, limiting Cu accumulation in the grain. The difference in grain Cu accumulation is most likely attributed to a single amino acid substitution that leads to different OsHMA4 transport activity. The allele associated with low grain Cu was found in 67 of the 1,367 rice accessions investigated. Identification of natural allelic variation in OsHMA4 may facilitate the development of rice varieties with grain Cu concentrations tuned to both the concentration of Cu in the soil and dietary needs. Copper (Cu) is an essential mineral nutrient but high concentrations in rice grain can cause toxicity. Here the authors provide evidence that natural variation in rice grain Cu concentration is caused by altered sequestration of Cu into root vacuoles due to a single amino acid substitution in the OsHMA4 transporter.
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Carrió-Seguí À, Romero P, Sanz A, Peñarrubia L. Interaction Between ABA Signaling and Copper Homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:1568-1582. [PMID: 27328696 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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ABA is involved in plant responses to non-optimal environmental conditions, including nutrient availability. Since copper (Cu) is a very important micronutrient, unraveling how ABA affects Cu uptake and distribution is relevant to ensure adequate Cu nutrition in plants subjected to stress conditions. Inversely, knowledge about how the plant nutritional status can interfere with ABA biosynthesis and signaling mechanisms is necessary to optimize stress tolerance in horticultural crops. Here the reciprocal influence between ABA and Cu content was addressed by using knockout mutants and overexpressing transgenic plants of high affinity plasma membrane Cu transporters (pmCOPT) with altered Cu uptake. Exogenous ABA inhibited pmCOPT expression and drastically modified COPT2-driven localization in roots. ABA regulated SPL7, the main transcription factor responsive for Cu deficiency responses, and subsequently affected expression of its targets. ABA biosynthesis (aba2) and signaling (hab1-1 abi1-2) mutants differentially responded to ABA according to Cu levels. Alteration of Cu homeostasis in the pmCOPT mutants affected ABA biosynthesis, transport and signaling as genes such as NCED3, WRKY40, HY5 and ABI5 were differentially modulated by Cu status, and also in the pmCOPT and ABA mutants. Altered Cu uptake resulted in modified plant sensitivity to salt-mediated increases in endogenous ABA. The overall results provide evidence for reciprocal cross-talk between Cu status and ABA metabolism and signaling.
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- Àngela Carrió-Seguí
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universitat de València, 46100-Burjassot, Spain
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universitat de València, 46100-Burjassot, Spain
- These authors contributed equally to this work
- Present address: Section of Plant Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Universitat de València, 46100-Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universitat de València, 46100-Burjassot, Spain
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Printz B, Lutts S, Hausman JF, Sergeant K. Copper Trafficking in Plants and Its Implication on Cell Wall Dynamics. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:601. [PMID: 27200069 PMCID: PMC4859090 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In plants, copper (Cu) acts as essential cofactor of numerous proteins. While the definitive number of these so-called cuproproteins is unknown, they perform central functions in plant cells. As micronutrient, a minimal amount of Cu is needed to ensure cellular functions. However, Cu excess may exert in contrast detrimental effects on plant primary production and even survival. Therefore it is essential for a plant to have a strictly controlled Cu homeostasis, an equilibrium that is both tissue and developmentally influenced. In the current review an overview is presented on the different stages of Cu transport from the soil into the plant and throughout the different plant tissues. Special emphasis is on the Cu-dependent responses mediated by the SPL7 transcription factor, and the crosstalk between this transcriptional regulation and microRNA-mediated suppression of translation of seemingly non-essential cuproproteins. Since Cu is an essential player in electron transport, we also review the recent insights into the molecular mechanisms controlling chloroplastic and mitochondrial Cu transport and homeostasis. We finally highlight the involvement of numerous Cu-proteins and Cu-dependent activities in the properties of one of the major Cu-accumulation sites in plants: the cell wall.
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- Bruno Printz
- Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale, Earth and Life Institute Agronomy, Université catholique de LouvainLouvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale, Earth and Life Institute Agronomy, Université catholique de LouvainLouvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Goswami S, Das S. Copper phytoremediation potential of Calandula officinalis L. and the role of antioxidant enzymes in metal tolerance. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 126:211-218. [PMID: 26773830 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Cu phytoremediation potential of an ornamental plant, Calandula officinalis, was explored in terms of growth responses, photosynthetic activities and antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, CAT and GPX. The results showed that this plant had high Cu tolerance of up to 400 mg/kg, which is far above the phytotoxic range for non hyperaccumulators. It grew normally in soils at all the doses (150-400 mg/kg) without showing external signs of phytotoxicity. At 150 mg/kg, flowering was augmented; root and shoot biomass, root lengths and leaf soluble protein contents remained same as that of the control. However, chlorophyll and carotenoid pigment contents declined significantly along with significant elevations in lipid peroxidation, at all the doses. Elevations of antioxidant enzymes reflected stress as well as probable mitigation of reactive oxygen species due to Cu stress. Except for the highest conc. (400 mg/kg), leaf accumulation of Cu was higher than root accumulations. The Cu accumulation peaked at 300 mg/kg Cu in soil, with leaf and root accumulations to be respectively, 4675 and 3995 µg/g dry wt., far more than the minimum of 1000 µg/g dry wt. for a Cu hyperaccumulator. The plant root at all the doses tolerated Cu, with the tolerance index ranging from 94-62.7. The soil to plant metal uptake capacity, indicated by extraction coefficient and the root to shoot translocation, indicated by translocation factor, at all the doses of Cu were >1, pointed towards efficient phytoremediation potential.
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- Sunayana Goswami
- Aquatic Toxicology and Remediation Laboratory Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788011 India
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- Aquatic Toxicology and Remediation Laboratory Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788011 India.
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Laurent C, Lekeux G, Ukuwela AA, Xiao Z, Charlier JB, Bosman B, Carnol M, Motte P, Damblon C, Galleni M, Hanikenne M. Metal binding to the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain of the PIB ATPase HMA4 is required for metal transport in Arabidopsis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 90:453-66. [PMID: 26797794 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0429-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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PIB ATPases are metal cation pumps that transport metals across membranes. These proteins possess N- and C-terminal cytoplasmic extensions that contain Cys- and His-rich high affinity metal binding domains, which may be involved in metal sensing, metal ion selectivity and/or in regulation of the pump activity. The PIB ATPase HMA4 (Heavy Metal ATPase 4) plays a central role in metal homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana and has a key function in zinc and cadmium hypertolerance and hyperaccumulation in the extremophile plant species Arabidopsis halleri. Here, we examined the function and structure of the N-terminal cytoplasmic metal-binding domain of HMA4. We mutagenized a conserved CCTSE metal-binding motif in the domain and assessed the impact of the mutations on protein function and localization in planta, on metal-binding properties in vitro and on protein structure by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy. The two Cys residues of the motif are essential for the function, but not for localization, of HMA4 in planta, whereas the Glu residue is important but not essential. These residues also determine zinc coordination and affinity. Zinc binding to the N-terminal domain is thus crucial for HMA4 protein function, whereas it is not required to maintain the protein structure. Altogether, combining in vivo and in vitro approaches in our study provides insights towards the molecular understanding of metal transport and specificity of metal P-type ATPases.
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- Clémentine Laurent
- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
- PhytoSYSTEMS, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Chimie Biologique Structurale, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
- PhytoSYSTEMS, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
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Vatansever R, Ozyigit II, Filiz E. Genome-Wide Identification and Comparative Analysis of Copper Transporter Genes in Plants. Interdiscip Sci 2016; 9:278-291. [DOI: 10.1007/s12539-016-0150-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Revised: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Perea-García A, Andrés-Bordería A, Mayo de Andrés S, Sanz A, Davis AM, Davis SJ, Huijser P, Peñarrubia L. Modulation of copper deficiency responses by diurnal and circadian rhythms in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:391-403. [PMID: 26516126 PMCID: PMC4682440 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Copper homeostasis under deficiency is regulated by the SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE7 (SPL7) transcription factor. The daily oscillating expression of two SPL7-dependent copper deficiency markers, COPPER TRANSPORTER (COPT2) and IRON SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE (FSD1), has been followed by quantitative PCR and in promoter:LUCIFERASE transgenic plants. Both genes showed circadian and diurnal regulation. Under copper deficiency, their expression decreased drastically in continuous darkness. Accordingly, total copper content was slightly reduced in etiolated seedlings under copper deficiency. The expression of SPL7 and its targets COPT2 and FSD1 was differently regulated in various light signalling mutants. On the other hand, increased copper levels reduced the amplitude of nuclear circadian clock components, such as GIGANTEA (GI). The alteration of copper homeostasis in the COPT1 overexpression line and spl7 mutants also modified the amplitude of a classical clock output, namely the circadian oscillation of cotyledon movements. In the spl7 mutant, the period of the oscillation remained constant. These results suggest a feedback of copper transport on the circadian clock and the integration of rhythmic copper homeostasis into the central oscillator of plants.
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- Ana Perea-García
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, Av. Doctor Moliner, 50, ES-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain * Present address: IIB-INTECh UNSAM-CONICET CC 164 (7130), Chascomús, Argentina
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, Av. Doctor Moliner, 50, ES-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, Av. Doctor Moliner, 50, ES-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain Present address: Unidad de Genética y Diagnóstico Prenatal, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Av. Campanar 21, ES-46009 Valencia, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Vegetal, Universitat de València, Av. Doctor Moliner, 50, ES-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Cologne, Germany Department of Biology, University of York, UK
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Cologne, Germany Department of Biology, University of York, UK
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, Av. Doctor Moliner, 50, ES-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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