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Valdés A, Ibáñez C, Simó C, García-Cañas V. Recent transcriptomics advances and emerging applications in food science. Trends Analyt Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2013.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Kudapa H, Ramalingam A, Nayakoti S, Chen X, Zhuang WJ, Liang X, Kahl G, Edwards D, Varshney RK. Functional genomics to study stress responses in crop legumes: progress and prospects. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2013; 40:1221-1233. [PMID: 32481190 DOI: 10.1071/fp13191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Legumes are important food crops worldwide, contributing to more than 33% of human dietary protein. The production of crop legumes is frequently impacted by abiotic and biotic stresses. It is therefore important to identify genes conferring resistance to biotic stresses and tolerance to abiotic stresses that can be used to both understand molecular mechanisms of plant response to the environment and to accelerate crop improvement. Recent advances in genomics offer a range of approaches such as the sequencing of genomes and transcriptomes, gene expression microarray as well as RNA-seq based gene expression profiling, and map-based cloning for the identification and isolation of biotic and abiotic stress-responsive genes in several crop legumes. These candidate stress associated genes should provide insights into the molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance and ultimately help to develop legume varieties with improved stress tolerance and productivity under adverse conditions. This review provides an overview on recent advances in the functional genomics of crop legumes that includes the discovery as well as validation of candidate genes.
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- Himabindu Kudapa
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, India
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- Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular and Cell Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR China
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- Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Institute for Molecular BioSciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, India
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Sellami HK, Napolitano A, Masullo M, Smiti S, Piacente S, Pizza C. Influence of growing conditions on metabolite profile of Ammi visnaga umbels with special reference to bioactive furanochromones and pyranocoumarins. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2013; 95:197-206. [PMID: 23993295 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The medicinal plant Ammi visnaga is a valuable source of furanochromones and pyranocoumarins used as vasodilator agents. Its ability to germinate under unfavourable growth conditions, such as saline soil and hypoxia characterizing clay soils and marshes ecosystems, prompted us to qualitatively characterize secondary metabolites in umbels of A. visnaga plants grown under different conditions (in field, hydroponically controlled, and contrasted by salinity and/or hypoxia) by HPLC-ESI/IT/MS(n) analysis. Subsequently, the quantitative analysis of the bioactive compounds, above all furanochromones and pyranocoumarins, was carried out by HPLC-ESI/QqQ/MS/MS. The results show the influence of growing conditions on the quali-quantitative profile of A. visnaga secondary metabolites and evidence that hydroponic culture leads to increased level of A. visnaga active principles. Furthermore, two furanochromones never reported before were identified and characterized by 1D- and 2D-NMR analysis.
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- Hela Kallel Sellami
- University of El-Manar II, Faculty of Sciences, Unity of Research of Vegetal Ecology, Campus Academia, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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Sierro N, van Oeveren J, van Eijk MJT, Martin F, Stormo KE, Peitsch MC, Ivanov NV. Whole genome profiling physical map and ancestral annotation of tobacco Hicks Broadleaf. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 75:880-9. [PMID: 23672264 PMCID: PMC3824204 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Genomics-based breeding of economically important crops such as banana, coffee, cotton, potato, tobacco and wheat is often hampered by genome size, polyploidy and high repeat content. We adapted sequence-based whole-genome profiling (WGP™) technology to obtain insight into the polyploidy of the model plant Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco). N. tabacum is assumed to originate from a hybridization event between ancestors of Nicotiana sylvestris and Nicotiana tomentosiformis approximately 200,000 years ago. This resulted in tobacco having a haploid genome size of 4500 million base pairs, approximately four times larger than the related tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and potato (Solanum tuberosum) genomes. In this study, a physical map containing 9750 contigs of bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) was constructed. The mean contig size was 462 kbp, and the calculated genome coverage equaled the estimated tobacco genome size. We used a method for determination of the ancestral origin of the genome by annotation of WGP sequence tags. This assignment agreed with the ancestral annotation available from the tobacco genetic map, and may be used to investigate the evolution of homoeologous genome segments after polyploidization. The map generated is an essential scaffold for the tobacco genome. We propose the combination of WGP physical mapping technology and tag profiling of ancestral lines as a generally applicable method to elucidate the ancestral origin of genome segments of polyploid species. The physical mapping of genes and their origins will enable application of biotechnology to polyploid plants aimed at accelerating and increasing the precision of breeding for abiotic and biotic stress resistance.
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- Nicolas Sierro
- Biological System Research, Philip Morris International R&D, Philip Morris Products SA Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Keygene NVAgro Business Park 90, 6708 PW, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Biological System Research, Philip Morris International R&D, Philip Morris Products SA Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Amplicon Express Inc.2345 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman, WA, 99163, USA
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- Biological System Research, Philip Morris International R&D, Philip Morris Products SA Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Biological System Research, Philip Morris International R&D, Philip Morris Products SA Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000Neuchatel, Switzerland
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Cheng L, Li S, Yin J, Li L, Chen X. Genome-Wide Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes Relevant to Rhizome Formation in Lotus Root (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn). PLoS One 2013; 8:e67116. [PMID: 23840598 PMCID: PMC3694149 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Lotus root is a popular wetland vegetable which produces edible rhizome. At the molecular level, the regulation of rhizome formation is very complex, which has not been sufficiently addressed in research. In this study, to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in lotus root, four libraries (L1 library: stolon stage, L2 library: initial swelling stage, L3 library: middle swelling stage, L4: later swelling stage) were constructed from the rhizome development stages. High-throughput tag-sequencing technique was used which is based on Solexa Genome Analyzer Platform. Approximately 5.0 million tags were sequenced, and 4542104, 4474755, 4777919, and 4750348 clean tags including 151282, 137476, 215872, and 166005 distinct tags were obtained after removal of low quality tags from each library respectively. More than 43% distinct tags were unambiguous tags mapping to the reference genes, and 40% were unambiguous tag-mapped genes. From L1, L2, L3, and L4, total 20471, 18785, 23448, and 21778 genes were annotated, after mapping their functions in existing databases. Profiling of gene expression in L1/L2, L2/L3, and L3/L4 libraries were different among most of the selected 20 DEGs. Most of the DEGs in L1/L2 libraries were relevant to fiber development and stress response, while in L2/L3 and L3/L4 libraries, major of the DEGs were involved in metabolism of energy and storage. All up-regulated transcriptional factors in four libraries and 14 important rhizome formation-related genes in four libraries were also identified. In addition, the expression of 9 genes from identified DEGs was performed by qRT-PCR method. In a summary, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of gene expression during the rhizome formation in lotus root.
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- Libao Cheng
- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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Guo WL, Chen RG, Gong ZH, Yin YX, Li DW. Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Analysis of Genes Regulated by Application of Exogenous Abscisic Acid in Pepper Plant (Capsicum annuum L.) Leaves under Chilling Stress. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66667. [PMID: 23825555 PMCID: PMC3688960 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Low temperature is one of the major factors limiting pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) production during winter and early spring in non-tropical regions. Application of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) effectively alleviates the symptoms of chilling injury, such as wilting and formation of necrotic lesions on pepper leaves; however, the underlying molecular mechanism is not understood. The aim of this study was to identify genes that are differentially up- or downregulated in ABA-pretreated hot pepper seedlings incubated at 6°C for 48 h, using a suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) method. A total of 235 high-quality ESTs were isolated, clustered and assembled into a collection of 73 unigenes including 18 contigs and 55 singletons. A total of 37 unigenes (50.68%) showed similarities to genes with known functions in the non-redundant database; the other 36 unigenes (49.32%) showed low similarities or unknown functions. Gene ontology analysis revealed that the 37 unigenes could be classified into nine functional categories. The expression profiles of 18 selected genes were analyzed using quantitative RT-PCR; the expression levels of 10 of these genes were at least two-fold higher in the ABA-pretreated seedlings under chilling stress than water-pretreated (control) plants under chilling stress. In contrast, the other eight genes were downregulated in ABA-pretreated seedlings under chilling stress, with expression levels that were one-third or less of the levels observed in control seedlings under chilling stress. These results suggest that ABA can positively and negatively regulate genes in pepper plants under chilling stress.
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- Wei-Li Guo
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Gao R, Duan K, Guo G, Du Z, Chen Z, Li L, He T, Lu R, Huang J. Comparative Transcriptional Profiling of Two Contrasting Barley Genotypes under Salinity Stress during the Seedling Stage. Int J Genomics 2013; 2013:972852. [PMID: 23762821 PMCID: PMC3671521 DOI: 10.1155/2013/972852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Revised: 03/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that affect crop productivity. Identification of the potential novel genes responsible for salt tolerance in barley will contribute to understanding the molecular mechanism of barley responses to salt stress. We compared changes in transcriptome between Hua 11 (a salt-tolerant genotype) and Hua 30 (a salt sensitive genotype) in response to salt stress at the seedling stage using barley cDNA microarrays. In total, 557 and 247 salt-responsive genes were expressed exclusively in the shoot and root tissue of the salt-tolerant genotype, respectively. Among these genes, a number of signal-related genes, transcription factors and compatible solutes were identified and some of these genes were carefully discussed. Notably, a LysM RLK was firstly found involved in salt stress response. Moreover, key enzymes in the pathways of jasmonic acid biosynthesis, lipid metabolism and indole-3-acetic acid homeostasis were specifically affected by salt stress in salt tolerance genotype. These salt-responsive genes and biochemical pathways identified in this study could provide further information for understanding the mechanisms of salt tolerance in barley.
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- Runhong Gao
- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- College of Fishery and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
- College of Fishery and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beidi Road 2901, Minhang District, Shanghai 201106, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China
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Giri J, Dansana PK, Kothari KS, Sharma G, Vij S, Tyagi AK. SAPs as novel regulators of abiotic stress response in plants. Bioessays 2013; 35:639-48. [PMID: 23640876 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201200181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Stress associated proteins (SAPs), novel A20/AN1 zinc-finger domain-containing proteins, are fast emerging as potential candidates for biotechnological approaches in order to improve abiotic stress tolerance in plants - the ultimate aim of which is crop-yield protection. Until relatively recently, such proteins had only been identified in humans, where they had been shown to be key regulators of innate immunity. Their phylogenetic relationship and recruitment of diverse protein domains reflect an architectural and mechanistic diversity. Emerging evidence suggests that SAPs may act as ubiquitin ligase, redox sensor, and regulator of gene expression during stress. Here, we evaluate the new knowledge on SAPs with a view to understand their mechanism of action. Furthermore, we set an agenda for investigating hitherto unexplored roles of these proteins.
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- Jitender Giri
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
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Huang TL, Nguyen QTT, Fu SF, Lin CY, Chen YC, Huang HJ. Transcriptomic changes and signalling pathways induced by arsenic stress in rice roots. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 80:587-608. [PMID: 22987115 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9969-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2012] [Accepted: 09/08/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is considered the most common toxic metalloid, but its molecular mode of action is not well understood. We investigated whether arsenate [As(V)] can induce intracellular reactive oxygen species production and calcium oscillation in rice roots. To better understand the molecular basis of plant cell responses to As, we performed a large-scale analysis of the rice transcriptome during As(V) stress. As(V) induced genes involved in abiotic stress, detoxification pathways and secondary metabolic process. Genes involved in secondary cell wall biogenesis, cell cycle and oligopeptide transport were mainly downregulated. Genes encoding signalling components such as receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases protein kinase, APETALA2/ethylene response factor, heat shock factor, MYB and zinc-finger protein expressed in inflorescence meristem transcription factors were increased in expression. The expression of GARP-G2-like and C3H transcription factors was specifically modulated by As(V) stress. The predominant families of As(V)-regulated transporters belonged to the ATP-binding cassette superfamily and telurite-resistance/dicarboxylate transporters. Several factors involved in signaling, such as mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), MAPK kinase kinase and calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK), were also upregulated. Moreover, As(V) markedly increased the activity of MAPKs and CDPK-like kinases, and CDPK and NADPH oxidases were involved in As-induced MAPK activation. Further characterization of these As(V)-responsive genes and signalling pathways may help better understand the mechanisms of metalloid uptake, tolerance and detoxification in plants.
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- Tsai-Lien Huang
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 University Road, 701 Tainan City, Taiwan
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Hakeem KR, Chandna R, Ahmad P, Iqbal M, Ozturk M. Relevance of Proteomic Investigations in Plant Abiotic Stress Physiology. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2012; 16:621-35. [DOI: 10.1089/omi.2012.0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Khalid Rehman Hakeem
- Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Amar Singh College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Tuberosa R. Phenotyping for drought tolerance of crops in the genomics era. Front Physiol 2012; 3:347. [PMID: 23049510 PMCID: PMC3446691 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Improving crops yield under water-limited conditions is the most daunting challenge faced by breeders. To this end, accurate, relevant phenotyping plays an increasingly pivotal role for the selection of drought-resilient genotypes and, more in general, for a meaningful dissection of the quantitative genetic landscape that underscores the adaptive response of crops to drought. A major and universally recognized obstacle to a more effective translation of the results produced by drought-related studies into improved cultivars is the difficulty in properly phenotyping in a high-throughput fashion in order to identify the quantitative trait loci that govern yield and related traits across different water regimes. This review provides basic principles and a broad set of references useful for the management of phenotyping practices for the study and genetic dissection of drought tolerance and, ultimately, for the release of drought-tolerant cultivars.
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- Roberto Tuberosa
- Department of Agroenvironmental Science and Technology, University of BolognaBologna, Italy
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Hozain M, Abdelmageed H, Lee J, Kang M, Fokar M, Allen RD, Holaday AS. Expression of AtSAP5 in cotton up-regulates putative stress-responsive genes and improves the tolerance to rapidly developing water deficit and moderate heat stress. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:1261-70. [PMID: 22633820 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/29/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The regulation of gene expression is a key factor in plant acclimation to stress, and it is thought that manipulation of the expression of critical stress-responsive genes should ultimately provide increased protection against abiotic stress. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the ectopic expression of the AtSAP5 (AT3G12630) gene in transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum, cv. Coker 312) will improve tolerance to drought and heat stress by up-regulating the expression of endogenous stress-responsive genes. The SAP5 gene is a member of the stress-associated family of genes that encode proteins containing A20/AN1 zinc finger domains. Under non-stressful conditions, cotton plants that expressed the AtSAP5 gene showed elevated expression of at least four genes normally induced during water deficit or heat stress. The rate of net CO(2) assimilation A for three of four transgenic lines tested was less sensitive to rapidly developing water deficit over 4d than untransformed wild-type plants, but the recovery of A following drought was not significantly affected. The enhanced protection of photosynthesis during drought was determined to be primarily at the biochemical level, since the extent of stomatal closure was not significantly different for all genotypes. Expression of AtSAP5 resulted in the complete protection of photosystem (PS) II complexes from photodamage at mid-day after 4 d of drought, whereas wild-type plants experienced a 20% decline in active photosystem II (PSII) complexes. In addition, enhanced protection of seedling growth and leaf viability was associated with the expression of AtSAP5. Since A for the transgenic plants was significantly more heat tolerant than A for wild-type plants, we conclude that ectopic expression of SAP genes is a potentially viable approach to improving carbon gain and productivity for cotton grown in semi-arid regions with severe drought and heat stress.
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- Moh'd Hozain
- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, United States
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Plant and bacterial systems biology as platform for plant synthetic bio(techno)logy. J Biotechnol 2012; 160:80-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Revised: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Romero P, Rodrigo MJ, Alférez F, Ballester AR, González-Candelas L, Zacarías L, Lafuente MT. Unravelling molecular responses to moderate dehydration in harvested fruit of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) using a fruit-specific ABA-deficient mutant. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:2753-67. [PMID: 22315241 PMCID: PMC3346234 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Water stress affects many agronomic traits that may be regulated by the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA). Within these traits, loss of fruit quality becomes important in many citrus cultivars that develop peel damage in response to dehydration. To study peel dehydration transcriptional responsiveness in harvested citrus fruit and the putative role of ABA in this process, this study performed a comparative large-scale transcriptional analysis of water-stressed fruits of the wild-type Navelate orange (Citrus sinesis L. Osbeck) and its spontaneous ABA-deficient mutant Pinalate, which is more prone to dehydration and to developing peel damage. Major changes in gene expression occurring in the wild-type line were impaired in the mutant fruit. Gene ontology analysis revealed the ability of Navelate fruits to induce the response to water deprivation and di-, tri-valent inorganic cation transport biological processes, as well as repression of the carbohydrate biosynthesis process in the mutant. Exogenous ABA triggered relevant transcriptional changes and repressed the protein ubiquitination process, although it could not fully rescue the physiological behaviour of the mutant. Overall, the results indicated that dehydration responsiveness requires ABA-dependent and -independent signals, and highlight that the ability of citrus fruits to trigger molecular responses against dehydration is an important factor in reducing their susceptibility to developing peel damage.
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Zhang J, Guo QF, Feng YN, Li F, Gong JF, Fan ZY, Wang W. Manipulation of monoubiquitin improves salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2012; 14:315-24. [PMID: 22187972 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00512.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Ubiquitin (Ub) is regarded as a stress protein involved in many stress responses. In this paper, sense and antisense transgenic tobacco plants, as well as the wild type and vector control, were used to study the role of Ub in salt tolerance of plants. In sense Ta-Ub2 transgenic tobacco plants, there was higher expression of Ub protein conjugates than in the wild type and vector control, but the reverse trend was observed in antisense Nt-Ub1 transgenic plants. The germination rate of tobacco seed, growth status and photosynthesis of the tobacco plants suggested that over-expressing Ub promoted the growth of transgenic tobacco plants and enhanced their salt tolerance, but the opposite effect was seen in plants with repressed Ub expression. Changes in antioxidant capacity may be one of the mechanisms underlying Ub-regulated salt tolerance. Furthermore, improved tolerance to a combination of stresses was also observed in the sense transgenic tobacco plants. These findings imply that Ub is involved in the tolerance of plants to abiotic stress.
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- J Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences/College of Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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Checker VG, Chhibbar AK, Khurana P. Stress-inducible expression of barley Hva1 gene in transgenic mulberry displays enhanced tolerance against drought, salinity and cold stress. Transgenic Res 2011; 21:939-57. [PMID: 22160463 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9577-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Coping with different kinds of biotic and abiotic stresses is the foundation of sustainable agriculture. Although conventional breeding and marker-assisted selection are being employed in mulberry (Morus indica L.) to develop better varieties, nonetheless the longer time periods required for these approaches necessitates the use of precise biotechnological approaches for sustainable agriculture. In an attempt to improve stress tolerance of mulberry, an important plant of the sericulture industry, an encoding late embryogenesis abundant gene from barley (HVA1) was introduced into mulberry plants by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Transgenic mulberry with barley Hva1 under a constitutive promoter actin1 was shown to enhance drought and salinity tolerance. Here, we report that overexpression of barley Hva1 also confers cold tolerance in transgenic mulberry. Further, barley Hva1 gene under control of a stress-inducible promoter rd29A can effectively negate growth retardation under non-stress conditions and confer stress tolerance in transgenic mulberry. Transgenic lines display normal morphology to enhanced growth and an increased tolerance against drought, salt and cold conditions as measured by free proline, membrane stability index and PSII activity. Protein accumulation was detected under stress conditions confirming inductive expression of HVA1 in transgenics. Investigations to assess stress tolerance of these plants under field conditions revealed an overall better performance than the non-transgenic plants. Enhanced expression of stress responsive genes such as Mi dnaJ and Mi 2-cysperoxidin suggests that Hva1 can regulate downstream genes associated with providing abiotic stress tolerance. The investigation of transgenic lines presented here demonstrates the acquisition of tolerance against drought, salt and cold stress in plants overexpressing barley Hva1, indicating that Arabidopsis rd29A promoter can function in mulberry.
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- Vibha G Checker
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, 110021, India
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Premanandh J. Factors affecting food security and contribution of modern technologies in food sustainability. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2011; 91:2707-2714. [PMID: 22002569 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Revised: 07/07/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The concept of food insecurity is complex and goes beyond the simplistic idea of a country's inability to feed its population. The global food situation is redefined by many driving forces such as population growth, availability of arable lands, water resources, climate change and food availability, accessibility and loss. The combined effect of these factors has undeniably impacted global food production and security. This article reviews the key factors influencing global food insecurity and emphasises the need to adapt science-based technological innovations to address the issue. Although anticipated benefits of modern technologies suggest a level of food production that will sustain the global population, both political will and sufficient investments in modern agriculture are needed to alleviate the food crisis in developing countries. In this globalised era of the 21st century, many determinants of food security are trans-boundary and require multilateral agreements and actions for an effective solution. Food security and hunger alleviation on a global scale are within reach provided that technological innovations are accepted and implemented at all levels.
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Chi WC, Fu SF, Huang TL, Chen YA, Chen CC, Huang HJ. Identification of transcriptome profiles and signaling pathways for the allelochemical juglone in rice roots. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 77:591-607. [PMID: 22065257 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-011-9841-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Juglone (5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) is known allelochemical, but its molecular mode of action is not well understood. We found that juglone induced reactive oxygen species production and calcium accumulation. To gain more insight into these cellular responses, we performed large-scale analysis of the rice transcriptome during juglone stress. Exposure to juglone triggered changes in transcript levels of genes related to cell growth, cell wall formation, chemical detoxification, abiotic stress response and epigenesis. The most predominant transcription-factor families were AP2/ERF, HSF, NAC, C2H2, WRKY, MYB and GRAS. Gene expression profiling of juglone-treated rice roots revealed upregulated signaling and biosynthesis of abscisic acid and jasmonic acid and inactivation of gibberellic acid. In addition, juglone upregulated the expression of two calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs), 6 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) genes and 1 MAPK gene and markedly increased the activities of a CDPK-like kinase and MAPKs. Further characterization of these juglone-responsive genes may be helpful for better understanding the mechanisms of allelochemical tolerance in plants.
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- Wen-Chang Chi
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan
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The accumulation of osmolytes like glycinebetaine (GB) in cell is known to protect organisms against abiotic stresses via osmoregulation or osmoprotection. Transgenic plants engineered to produce GB accumulate very low concentration of GB, which might not be sufficient for osmoregulation. Therefore, other roles of GB like cellular macromolecule protection and ROS detoxification have been suggested as mechanisms responsible for abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic plants. In addition, GB influences expression of several endogenous genes in transgenic plants. The new insights gained about the mechanism of stress tolerance in GB accumulating transgenic plants are discussed.
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- Jitender Giri
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.
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- Angelo D’Alessandro
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Largo dell’Università snc, 01100 - Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Largo dell’Università snc, 01100 - Viterbo, Italy
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Jamil A, Riaz S, Ashraf M, Foolad MR. Gene Expression Profiling of Plants under Salt Stress. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES 2011; 30:435-458. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2011.605739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Fitzpatrick AH, Shrestha N, Bhandari J, Crowell DN. Roles for farnesol and ABA in Arabidopsis flower development. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2011; 6:1189-91. [PMID: 21758018 PMCID: PMC3260718 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.8.15772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The Arabidopsis FOLK (At5g58560) gene encodes farnesol kinase, which phosphorylates farnesol to farnesyl phosphate. Loss-of-function mutations in the FOLK gene are associated with enhanced sensitivity to abscisic acid (ABA), suggesting that FOLK negatively regulates ABA signaling. Moreover, folk flowers develop supernumerary carpels under water stress, providing evidence for a molecular link between farnesol metabolism, abiotic stress signaling and flower development. Here, we show that farnesol increases ABA sensitivity and that ABA affects flower development in Arabidopsis.
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Giri J, Vij S, Dansana PK, Tyagi AK. Rice A20/AN1 zinc-finger containing stress-associated proteins (SAP1/11) and a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase (OsRLCK253) interact via A20 zinc-finger and confer abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2011; 191:721-732. [PMID: 21534973 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03740.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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• The inbuilt mechanisms of plant survival have been exploited for improving tolerance to abiotic stresses. Stress-associated proteins (SAPs), containing A20/AN1 zinc-finger domains, confer abiotic stress tolerance in different plants, however, their interacting partners and downstream targets remain to be identified. • In this study, we have investigated the subcellular interactions of rice SAPs and their interacting partner using yeast two-hybrid and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) approaches. Their efficacy in improving abiotic stress tolerance was analysed in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Regulation of gene expression by genome-wide microarray in transgenics was used to identify downstream targets. • It was found that the A20 domain mediates the interaction of OsSAP1 with self, its close homolog OsSAP11 and a rice receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase, OsRLCK253. Such interactions between OsSAP1/11 and with OsRLCK253 occur at nuclear membrane, plasma membrane and in nucleus. Functionally, both OsSAP11 and OsRLCK253 could improve the water-deficit and salt stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants via a signaling pathway affecting the expression of several common endogenous genes. • Components of a novel stress-responsive pathway have been identified. Their stress-inducible expression provided the protection against yield loss in transgenic plants, indicating the agronomic relevance of OsSAP11 and OsRLCK253 in conferring abiotic stress tolerance.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Physiological/physiology
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Arabidopsis/physiology
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Droughts
- Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/physiology
- Genes, Plant/genetics
- Germination/physiology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Onions/genetics
- Onions/metabolism
- Oryza/genetics
- Oryza/physiology
- Oryza/ultrastructure
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- Plant Proteins/metabolism
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/physiology
- Plants, Genetically Modified/ultrastructure
- Protein Interaction Mapping
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Salt Tolerance
- Seeds/genetics
- Seeds/physiology
- Signal Transduction
- Stress, Physiological
- Transcriptome
- Zinc Fingers/genetics
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- Jitender Giri
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics and Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics and Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics and Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics and Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110067, India
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Analysis of transcriptional and upstream regulatory sequence activity of two environmental stress-inducible genes, NBS-Str1 and BLEC-Str8, of rice. Transgenic Res 2011; 21:351-66. [PMID: 21725856 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9535-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Two abiotic stress-inducible upstream regulatory sequences (URSs) from rice have been identified and functionally characterized in rice. NBS-Str1 and BLEC-Str8 genes have been identified, by analysing the transcriptome data of cold, salt and desiccation stress-treated 7-day-old rice (Oryza sativa L. var. IR64) seedling, to be preferentially responsive to desiccation and salt stress, respectively. NBS-Str1 and BLEC-Str8 genes code for putative NBS (nucleotide binding site)-LRR (leucine rich repeat) and β-lectin domain protein, respectively. NBS-Str1 URS is induced in root tissue, preferentially in vascular bundle, during 3 and 24 h of desiccation stress condition in transgenic 7-day-old rice seedling. In mature transgenic plants, this URS shows induction in root and shoot tissue under desiccation stress as well as under prolonged (1 and 2 day) salt stress. BLEC-Str8 URS shows basal activity under un-stressed condition, however, it is inducible under salt stress condition in both root and leaf tissues in young seedling and mature plants. Activity of BLEC-Str8 URS has been found to be vascular tissue preferential, however, under salt stress condition its activity is also found in the mesophyll tissue. NBS-Str1 and BLEC-Str8 URSs are inducible by heavy metal, copper and manganese. Interestingly, both the URSs have been found to be non responsive to ABA treatment, implying them to be part of ABA-independent abiotic stress response pathway. These URSs could prove useful for expressing a transgene in a stress responsive manner for development of stress tolerant transgenic systems.
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Umezawa T. Systems biology approaches to abscisic acid signaling. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2011; 124:539-48. [PMID: 21461660 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-011-0418-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Recent advances in our understanding of abscisic acid (ABA) signaling have identified a core pathway consisting of receptors (PYR/PYL/RCAR), protein phosphatases (PP2C), protein kinases (SnRK2), and several downstream factors that will lead to the next stage of ABA research. Systems biology will be an important concept for further understanding ABA responses in plants. In this review, two practical approaches of systems biology to ABA signaling are presented: the one is 'transcriptome analysis', which covers coding genes as well as unannotated transcripts, and the other is 'phosphoproteomics'. The latter technology will offer an unprecedented overview of the regulatory networks involved in ABA signaling because protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation is a major center of such regulation. Systematic studies will contribute to our understanding of the network structure and dynamics of ABA signaling; moreover, systems biology will facilitate ABA signaling studies as well as future biotechnological applications in crops or trees.
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- Taishi Umezawa
- Gene Discovery Research Group, RIKEN Plant Science Center, 3-1-1 Kouyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.
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Huerta-Ocampo JA, León-Galván MF, Ortega-Cruz LB, Barrera-Pacheco A, De León-Rodríguez A, Mendoza-Hernández G, de la Rosa APB. Water stress induces up-regulation of DOF1 and MIF1 transcription factors and down-regulation of proteins involved in secondary metabolism in amaranth roots (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.). PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2011; 13:472-82. [PMID: 21489098 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00391.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Roots are the primary sites of water stress perception in plants. The aim of this work was to study differential expression of proteins and transcripts in amaranth roots (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) when the plants were grown under drought stress. Changes in protein abundance within the roots were examined using two-dimensional electrophoresis and LC/ESI-MS/MS, and the differential expression of transcripts was evaluated with suppression subtractive hybridisation (SSH). Induction of drought stress decreased relative water content in leaves and increased solutes such as proline and total soluble sugars in roots. Differentially expressed proteins such as SOD(Cu-Zn) , heat shock proteins, signalling-related and glycine-rich proteins were identified. Up-regulated transcripts were those related to defence, stress, signalling (Ser, Tyr-kinases and phosphatases) and water transport (aquaporins and nodulins). More noteworthy was identification of the transcription factors DOF1, which has been related to several plant-specific biological processes, and MIF1, whose constitutive expression has been related to root growth reduction and dwarfism. The down-regulated genes/proteins identified were related to cell differentiation (WOX5A) and secondary metabolism (caffeic acid O-methyltransferase, isoflavone reductase-like protein and two different S-adenosylmethionine synthetases). Amaranth root response to drought stress appears to involve a coordinated response of osmolyte accumulation, up-regulation of proteins that control damage from reactive oxygen species, up-regulation of a family of heat shock proteins that stabilise other proteins and up-regulation of transcription factors related to plant growth control.
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- J A Huerta-Ocampo
- Molecular Biology Division, Institute for Scientific and Technological Research of San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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Hu T, He S, Yang G, Zeng H, Wang G, Chen Z, Huang X. Isolation and characterization of a rice glutathione S-transferase gene promoter regulated by herbicides and hormones. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:539-49. [PMID: 21153026 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0964-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Revised: 11/14/2010] [Accepted: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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OsGSTL2, encoding glutathione S-transferase, is a lambda class gene on chromosome 3 of rice (Oryza sativa L.). RNA blot analysis and semi-quantitative RT-PCR assays demonstrated that the transcription of OsGSTL2 in rice roots treated with chlorsulfuron increased significantly. To further understand OsGSTL2 promoter activity, a DNA fragment (GST2171) of 2,171 bp upstream of the OsGSTL2 coding region was isolated. In silico sequence analysis revealed that this fragment contains stress-regulated regulatory elements, hormone-responsive elements and three transposable elements. To define the core promoter sequence, a series of 5' truncation derivatives of GST2171 were fused to uidA gene. The chimeric genes were introduced into rice plants via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The expression of the GST2171::GUS transgene varied considerably. GUS staining indicated that the uidA gene is expressed in young seedlings, older leaves, flowering glumes and seeds, but not in older roots. Quantitative fluorescence assays revealed that the expression of the uidA gene is strong in young seedlings and decreases gradually over a period of 25 days. To our surprise, among the 5' truncation derivatives, the shortest promoter GST525 showed the highest GUS expression, and the second shortest promoter GST962 showed the lowest GUS expression. The uidA gene expression in the roots of transgenic rice seedlings is upregulated by chlorsulfuron, glyphosate, salicylic acid (SA) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). The possible roles of the repetitive elements on the OsGSTL2 promoter were discussed in terms of transcription repression and promoter induction by herbicides and hormones.
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- Tingzhang Hu
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, 400044 Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
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Boopathi NM, Thiyagu K, Urbi B, Santhoshkumar M, Gopikrishnan A, Aravind S, Swapnashri G, Ravikesavan R. Marker-assisted breeding as next-generation strategy for genetic improvement of productivity and quality: can it be realized in cotton? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT GENOMICS 2011; 2011:670104. [PMID: 21577317 PMCID: PMC3092514 DOI: 10.1155/2011/670104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The dawdling development in genetic improvement of cotton with conventional breeding program is chiefly due to lack of complete knowledge on and precise manipulation of fiber productivity and quality. Naturally available cotton continues to be a resource for the upcoming breeding program, and contemporary technologies to exploit the available natural variation are outlined in this paper for further improvement of fiber. Particularly emphasis is given to application, obstacles, and perspectives of marker-assisted breeding since it appears to be more promising in manipulating novel genes that are available in the cotton germplasm. Deployment of system quantitative genetics in marker-assisted breeding program would be essential to realize its role in cotton. At the same time, role of genetic engineering and in vitro mutagenesis cannot be ruled out in genetic improvement of cotton.
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- N. Manikanda Boopathi
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Cotton, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Cotton, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Cotton, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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Lee JH, Kim WT. Regulation of abiotic stress signal transduction by E3 ubiquitin ligases in Arabidopsis. Mol Cells 2011; 31:201-8. [PMID: 21347703 PMCID: PMC3932693 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-011-0031-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Revised: 12/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Ubiquitination is a unique protein degradation system utilized by eukaryotes to efficiently degrade detrimental cellular proteins and control the entire pool of regulatory components. In plants, adaptation in response to various abiotic stresses can be achieved through ubiquitination and the resulting degradation of components specific to these stress signalings. Arabidopsis has more than 1,400 E3 enzymes, indicating E3 ligase acts as a main determinant of substrate specificity. However, as only a minority of E3 ligases related to abiotic stress signaling have been studied in Arabidopsis, the further elucidation of the biological roles and related substrates of newly identified E3 ligases is essential in order to clarify the functional relationship between abiotic stress and E3 ligases. Here, we review the current knowledge and future prospects of the regulatory mechanism and role of several E3 ligases involved in abiotic stress signal transduction in Arabidopsis. As another potential approach to understand how ubiquitination is involved in such signaling, we also briefly introduce factors that regulate the activity of cullin in multisubunit E3 ligase complexes.
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- Jae-Hoon Lee
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8104, USA
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Kanani H, Dutta B, Klapa MI. Individual vs. combinatorial effect of elevated CO2 conditions and salinity stress on Arabidopsis thaliana liquid cultures: comparing the early molecular response using time-series transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2010; 4:177. [PMID: 21190570 PMCID: PMC3027597 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-4-177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, we investigated the individual and combinatorial effect of elevated CO2 conditions and salinity stress on the dynamics of both the transcriptional and metabolic physiology of Arabidopsis thaliana liquid hydroponic cultures over the first 30 hours of continuous treatment. Both perturbations are of particular interest in plant and agro-biotechnological applications. Moreover, within the timeframe of this experiment, they are expected to affect plant growth to opposite directions. Thus, a major objective was to investigate whether this expected "divergence" was valid for the individual perturbations and to study how it is manifested under the combined stress at two molecular levels of cellular function, using high-throughput analyses. RESULTS We observed that a) high salinity has stronger effect than elevated CO2 at both the transcriptional and metabolic levels, b) the transcriptional responses to the salinity and combined stresses exhibit strong similarity, implying a robust transcriptional machinery acting to the salinity stress independent of the co-occurrence of elevated CO2, c) the combinatorial effect of the two perturbations on the metabolic physiology is milder than of the salinity stress alone. Metabolomic analysis suggested that the beneficial role of elevated CO2 on salt-stressed plants within the timeframe of this study should be attributed to the provided additional resources; these allow the plants to respond to high salinity without having to forfeit other major metabolic functions, and d) 9 h-12 h and 24 h of treatment coincide with significant changes in the metabolic physiology under any of the investigated stresses. Significant differences between the acute and longer term responses were observed at both molecular levels. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes large-scale dynamic omic data from two levels of cellular function for a plant system under various stresses. It provides an additional example of the power of integrated omic analyses for the comprehensive study of the molecular physiology of complex biological systems. Moreover, taking into consideration the particular interest of the two investigated perturbations in plant biotechnology, enhanced understanding of the molecular physiology of the plants under these conditions could lead to the design of novel metabolic engineering strategies to increase the resistance of commercial crops to salinity stress.
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- Harin Kanani
- Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Narsai R, Castleden I, Whelan J. Common and distinct organ and stress responsive transcriptomic patterns in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2010; 10:262. [PMID: 21106056 PMCID: PMC3095337 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arabidopsis thaliana is clearly established as the model plant species. Given the ever-growing demand for food, there is a need to translate the knowledge learned in Arabidopsis to agronomically important species, such as rice (Oryza sativa). To gain a comparative insight into the similarities and differences into how organs are built and how plants respond to stress, the transcriptomes of Arabidopsis and rice were compared at the level of gene orthology and functional categorisation. RESULTS Organ specific transcripts in rice and Arabidopsis display less overlap in terms of gene orthology compared to the orthology observed between both genomes. Although greater overlap in terms of functional classification was observed between root specific transcripts in rice and Arabidopsis, this did not extend to flower, leaf or seed specific transcripts. In contrast, the overall abiotic stress response transcriptome displayed a significantly greater overlap in terms of gene orthology compared to the orthology observed between both genomes. However, ~50% or less of these orthologues responded in a similar manner in both species. In fact, under cold and heat treatments as many or more orthologous genes responded in an opposite manner or were unchanged in one species compared to the other. Examples of transcripts that responded oppositely include several genes encoding proteins involved in stress and redox responses and non-symbiotic hemoglobins that play central roles in stress signalling pathways. The differences observed in the abiotic transcriptomes were mirrored in the presence of cis-acting regulatory elements in the promoter regions of stress responsive genes and the transcription factors that potentially bind these regulatory elements. Thus, both the abiotic transcriptome and its regulation differ between rice and Arabidopsis. CONCLUSIONS These results reveal significant divergence between Arabidopsis and rice, in terms of the abiotic stress response and its regulation. Both plants are shown to employ unique combinations of genes to achieve growth and stress responses. Comparison of these networks provides a more rational approach to translational studies that is based on the response observed in these two diverse plant models.
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- Reena Narsai
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, MCS Building M316 University of Western Australia
- Centre for Computational Systems Biology, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, MCS Building M316 University of Western Australia
- Centre for Computational Systems Biology, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, MCS Building M316 University of Western Australia
- Centre for Computational Systems Biology, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia
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Ray S, Dansana PK, Giri J, Deveshwar P, Arora R, Agarwal P, Khurana JP, Kapoor S, Tyagi AK. Modulation of transcription factor and metabolic pathway genes in response to water-deficit stress in rice. Funct Integr Genomics 2010; 11:157-78. [PMID: 20821243 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-010-0187-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2010] [Revised: 08/10/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Water-deficit stress is detrimental for rice growth, development, and yield. Transcriptome analysis of 1-week-old rice (Oryza sativa L. var. IR64) seedling under water-deficit stress condition using Affymetrix 57 K GeneChip® has revealed 1,563 and 1,746 genes to be up- and downregulated, respectively. In an effort to amalgamate data across laboratories, we identified 5,611 differentially expressing genes under varying extrinsic water-deficit stress conditions in six vegetative and one reproductive stage of development in rice. Transcription factors (TFs) involved in ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways have been found to be upregulated during water-deficit stress. Members of zinc-finger TFs namely, C₂H₂, C₂C₂, C₃H, LIM, PHD, WRKY, ZF-HD, and ZIM, along with TF families like GeBP, jumonji, MBF1 and ULT express differentially under water-deficit conditions. NAC (NAM, ATAF and CUC) TF family emerges to be a potential key regulator of multiple abiotic stresses. Among the 12 TF genes that are co-upregulated under water-deficit, salt and cold stress conditions, five belong to the NAC TF family. We identified water-deficit stress-responsive genes encoding key enzymes involved in biosynthesis of osmoprotectants like polyols and sugars; amino acid and quaternary ammonium compounds; cell wall loosening and structural components; cholesterol and very long chain fatty acid; cytokinin and secondary metabolites. Comparison of genes responsive to water-deficit stress conditions with genes preferentially expressed during panicle and seed development revealed a significant overlap of transcriptome alteration and pathways.
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- Swatismita Ray
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics and Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 110021, India
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Ji W, Zhu Y, Li Y, Yang L, Zhao X, Cai H, Bai X. Over-expression of a glutathione S-transferase gene, GsGST, from wild soybean (Glycine soja) enhances drought and salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco. Biotechnol Lett 2010; 32:1173-9. [PMID: 20383560 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0269-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glycine soja is a species of soybean that survives in adverse environments including high salt and drought conditions. We constructed a cDNA library from G. soja seedlings treated with NaCl and isolated a glutathione S-transferase gene (GsGST: GQ265911) from the library. The cDNA encoding GsGST contains an open reading frame of 660 bp and the predicted protein belongs to the tau class of GST family proteins. Tobacco plants over-expressing the GsGST gene showed sixfold higher GST activity than wild-type plants. Transgenic tobacco plants exhibited enhanced dehydration tolerance. T(2) transgenic tobacco plants showed higher tolerance at the seedling stage than wild-type plants to salt and mannitol as demonstrated by longer root length and less growth retardation.
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- Wei Ji
- Plant Bioengineering Laboratory, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Kim EY, Seo YS, Lee H, Kim WT. Constitutive expression of CaSRP1, a hot pepper small rubber particle protein homolog, resulted in fast growth and improved drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. PLANTA 2010; 232:71-83. [PMID: 20361337 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1149-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Transient and long-term shortages of fresh water are major adverse environmental factors that cause dramatic reductions in crop production and distribution globally. In this study, we isolated a full-length CaSRP1 (Capsicum annuum stress-related protein 1) cDNA, which was rapidly induced by dehydration in hot pepper plants. The predicted CaSRP1 protein sequence exhibited significant amino acid identity to putative stress-related proteins and the small rubber particle protein (SRPP) found in rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis). To study the cellular functions of CaSRP1, transgenic Arabidopsis plants (35S:CaSRP1) that constitutively expressed the CaSRP1 gene were constructed. Overexpression of CaSRP1 resulted in enhanced root and shoot growth and earlier bolting in the transgenic plants relative to wild-type plants. In addition, 35S:CaSRP1 overexpressors exhibited enhanced tolerance to drought stress as compared to the control plants. These results suggest that CaSRP1 plays dual functions as a positive factor for tissue growth and development and for drought-defensive responses. A possible cellular function of SRPP homologs in non-rubber-producing plants in relation to drought stress tolerance is discussed.
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- Eun Yu Kim
- Department of Biology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Regulation of gene expression by chromosome 5A during cold hardening in wheat. Mol Genet Genomics 2010; 283:351-63. [PMID: 20179969 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-010-0520-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 01/27/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cold hardening is necessary to achieve the genetically determined maximum freezing tolerance and to reduce yield losses in winter cereals. The aim of the present study was to determine a set of genes with an important role in this process, by comparing of chromosome 5A substitution lines with different levels of freezing tolerance, since chromosome 5A is a major regulator of this trait. During 21 days of treatment at 2 degrees C, 303 genes were up-regulated, while 222 were down-regulated at most sampling points, and 156 at around half of them (out of the 10,297 unigenes studied). The freezing-tolerant substitution line exhibited 1.5 times as many differentially expressed genes than the sensitive one. The transcription of 78 genes (39 up-regulated) proved to be chromosome 5A-dependent. These genes encoded proteins involved in transcriptional regulation, defence processes and carbohydrate metabolism. Three of the chromosome 5A-related genes, coding for a cold-responsive, a Ca-binding and an embryo and meristem-related protein, were genetically mapped and characterized in further detail. The present experimental system was appropriate for the selection of chromosome 5A-related genes involved in short- and long-term cold acclimation in wheat. By modifying the expression of these genes it may be possible to improve freezing tolerance.
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Priyanka B, Sekhar K, Sunita T, Reddy VD, Rao KV. Characterization of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) and functional validation of selected genes for abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol Genet Genomics 2010; 283:273-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s00438-010-0516-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Witzel K, Weidner A, Surabhi GK, Varshney RK, Kunze G, Buck-Sorlin GH, Börner A, Mock HP. Comparative analysis of the grain proteome fraction in barley genotypes with contrasting salinity tolerance during germination. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2010; 33:211-22. [PMID: 19906151 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02071.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In the present paper, we based a search for candidates underlying different levels of salinity tolerance during germination in the Oregon Wolfe Barley mapping population (DOM x REC) by proteomic profiling of the mature grain of lines showing differing levels of salinity tolerance. By contrasting the parents DOM and REC, displaying divergent stress responses, and two tolerant and two sensitive segregants, six protein spots were identified that showed a differential abundance between the tolerant and the sensitive lines. The tolerant lines expressed a higher level of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and glucose/ribitol dehydrogenase (Glc/RibDH). Both proteins were heterologously over-expressed in an osmo-sensitive yeast strain and over-expression of Glc/RibDH resulted in an enhanced ability of yeast transformants to grow on salt containing media. A quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of the population germinating at different salt concentrations led to the identification of two chromosome regions on 5H and one on 7H associated with salt stress response. A dense barley transcript map was employed to map the genomic region of all identified proteins. Two of these, heat-shock protein 70 and Glc/RibDH, co-localized with the identified QTL on chromosome 5H. The putative functional role of the candidates is discussed.
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- Katja Witzel
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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Zurbriggen MD, Hajirezaei MR, Carrillo N. Engineering the future. Development of transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to adverse environments. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2010; 27:33-56. [PMID: 21415892 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2010.10648144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Environmental stresses - especially drought and salinity - and iron limitation are the primary causes of crop yield losses. Therefore, improvement of plant stress tolerance has paramount relevance for agriculture, and vigorous efforts are underway to design stress-tolerant crops. Three aspects of this ongoing research are reviewed here. First, attempts have been made to strengthen endogenous plant defences, which are characterised by intertwined, hierarchical gene networks involved in stress perception, signalling, regulation and expression of effector proteins, enzymes and metabolites. The multigenic nature of this response requires detailed knowledge of the many actors and interactions involved in order to identify proper intervention points, followed by significant engineering of the prospective genes to prevent undesired side-effects. A second important aspect refers to the effect of concurrent stresses as plants normally meet in the field (e.g., heat and drought). Recent findings indicate that plant responses to combined environmental hardships are somehow unique and cannot be predicted from the addition of the individual stresses, underscoring the importance of programming research within this conceptual framework. Finally, the photosynthetic microorganisms from which plants evolved (i.e., algae and cyanobacteria) deploy a totally different strategy to acquire stress tolerance, based on the substitution of stress-vulnerable targets by resistant isofunctional proteins that could take over the lost functions under adverse conditions. Reintroduction of these ancient traits in model and crop plants has resulted in increased tolerance to environmental hardships and iron starvation, opening a new field of opportunities to increase the endurance of crops growing under suboptimal conditions.
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- Matias D Zurbriggen
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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Zahur M, Maqbool A, Irfan M, Barozai MYK, Qaiser U, Rashid B, Husnain T, Riazuddin S. Functional analysis of cotton small heat shock protein promoter region in response to abiotic stresses in tobacco using Agrobacterium-mediated transient assay. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 36:1915-21. [PMID: 18991019 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-008-9399-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The cotton (Gossypium arboreum) stress-related gene GHSP26 responds to dehydration. To elucidate its stress tolerant mechanism at the transcriptional level, we isolated and characterized the promoter region (PGHSP26, -2,831 bp) flanking the 5' GHSP26 coding region from the genomic DNA. A series of PGHSP26 deletion derivatives was created for the identification of the upstream region of the gene required for the promoter activity. Each deletion construct was analyzed by agrobacterium mediated transient transformation in tobacco leaves after treatment with abscissic acid (ABA), heavy metals and dehydration. Promoter fragments of 716 bp or longer showed two-fold or greater induction after each treatment. These findings further our understanding of the regulation of GHSP26 expression and provide a new drought-inducible promoter system in transgenic plants.
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- Muzna Zahur
- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87-Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, Pakistan
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Kathuria H, Giri J, Nataraja KN, Murata N, Udayakumar M, Tyagi AK. Glycinebetaine-induced water-stress tolerance in codA-expressing transgenic indica rice is associated with up-regulation of several stress responsive genes. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2009; 7:512-26. [PMID: 19490479 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00420.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.), a non-accumulator of glycinebetaine (GB), is highly susceptible to abiotic stress. Transgenic rice with chloroplast-targeted choline oxidase encoded by the codA gene from Arthrobacter globiformis has been evaluated for inheritance of transgene up to R5 generation and water-stress tolerance. During seedling, vegetative and reproductive stages, transgenic plants could maintain higher activity of photosystem II and they show better physiological performance, for example, enhanced detoxification of reactive oxygen species compared to wild-type plants under water-stress. Survival rate and agronomic performance of transgenic plants is also better than wild-type following prolonged water-stress. Choline oxidase converts choline into GB and H2O2 in a single step. It is possible that H2O2/GB might activate stress response pathways and prepare transgenic plants to mitigate stress. To check this possibility, microarray-based transcriptome analysis of transgenic rice has been done. It unravelled altered expression of many genes involved in stress responses, signal transduction, gene regulation, hormone signalling and cellular metabolism. Overall, 165 genes show more than two-fold up-regulation at P-value < 0.01 in transgenic rice. Out of these, at least 50 genes are known to be involved in plant stress response. Exogenous application of H2O2 or GB to wild-type plants also induces such genes. Our data show that metabolic engineering for GB is a promising strategy for introducing stress tolerance in crop plants and which could be imparted, in part, by H2O2- and/or GB-induced stress response genes.
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- Hitesh Kathuria
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of environmental stress-responsive SAP gene family encoding A20/AN1 zinc finger proteins in tomato. Mol Genet Genomics 2009; 282:153-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00438-009-0455-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 04/21/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Ergen NZ, Budak H. Sequencing over 13 000 expressed sequence tags from six subtractive cDNA libraries of wild and modern wheats following slow drought stress. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2009; 32:220-36. [PMID: 19054353 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01915.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A deeper understanding of the drought response and genetic improvement of the cultivated crops for better tolerance requires attention because of the complexity of the drought response syndrome and the loss of genetic diversity during domestication. We initially screened about 200 wild emmer wheat genotypes and then focused on 26 of these lines, which led to the selection of two genotypes with contrasting responses to water deficiency. Six subtractive cDNA libraries were constructed, and over 13 000 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were sequenced using leaf and root tissues of wild emmer wheat genotypes TR39477 (tolerant) and TTD-22 (sensitive), and modern wheat variety Kiziltan drought stressed for 7 d. Clustering and assembly of ESTs resulted in 2376 unique sequences (1159 without hypothetical proteins and no hits), 75% of which were represented only once. At this level of EST sampling, each tissue shared a very low percentage of transcripts (13-26%). The data obtained indicated that the genotypes shared common elements of drought stress as well as distinctly differential expression patterns that might be illustrative of their contrasting ability to tolerate water deficiencies. The new EST data generated here provide a highly diverse and rich source for gene discovery in wheat and other grasses.
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- Neslihan Z Ergen
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Turkey
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Drought Stress-Induced Rma1H1, a RING Membrane-Anchor E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Homolog, Regulates Aquaporin Levels via Ubiquitination in Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants [C][W]. THE PLANT CELL 2009; 21:622-41. [PMID: 19234086 PMCID: PMC2660634 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.061994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Ubiquitination is involved in a variety of biological processes, but the exact role of ubiquitination in abiotic responses is not clearly understood in higher plants. Here, we investigated Rma1H1, a hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) homolog of a human RING membrane-anchor 1 E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligase. Bacterially expressed Rma1H1 displayed E3 Ub ligase activity in vitro. Rma1H1 was rapidly induced by various abiotic stresses, including dehydration, and its overexpression in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants conferred strongly enhanced tolerance to drought stress. Colocalization experiments with marker proteins revealed that Rma1H1 resides in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. Overexpression of Rma1H1 in Arabidopsis inhibited trafficking of an aquaporin isoform PIP2;1 from the ER to the plasma membrane and reduced PIP2;1 levels in protoplasts and transgenic plants. This Rma1H1-induced reduction of PIP2;1 was inhibited by MG132, an inhibitor of the 26S proteasome. Furthermore, Rma1H1 interacted with PIP2;1 in vitro and ubiquitinated it in vivo. Similar to Rma1H1, Rma1, an Arabidopsis homolog of Rma1H1, localized to the ER, and its overexpression reduced the PIP2;1 protein level and inhibited trafficking of PIP2;1 from the ER to the plasma membrane in protoplasts. In addition, reduced expression of Rma homologs resulted in the increased level of PIP2;1 in protoplasts. We propose that Rma1H1 and Rma1 play a critical role in the downregulation of plasma membrane aquaporin levels by inhibiting aquaporin trafficking to the plasma membrane and subsequent proteasomal degradation as a response to dehydration in transgenic Arabidopsis plants.
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Witzel K, Weidner A, Surabhi GK, Börner A, Mock HP. Salt stress-induced alterations in the root proteome of barley genotypes with contrasting response towards salinity. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:3545-57. [PMID: 19671579 PMCID: PMC2724703 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In addition to drought and extreme temperatures, soil salinity represents a growing threat to crop productivity. Among the cereal crops, barley is considered as notably salt tolerant, and cultivars show considerable variation for tolerance towards salinity stress. In order to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying salt stress tolerance and to utilize the natural genetic variation of barley accessions, a series of hydroponics-based salinity stress experiments was conducted using two genetic mapping parents, cvs Steptoe and Morex, which display contrasting levels of salinity tolerance. The proteome of roots from both genotypes was investigated as displayed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and comparisons were made between plants grown under non-saline and saline conditions. Multivariate analysis of the resulting protein patterns revealed cultivar-specific and salt stress-responsive protein expression. Mass spectrometry-based identification was successful for 26 out of 39 selected protein spots. Hierarchical clustering was applied to detect similar protein expression patterns. Among those, two proteins involved in the glutathione-based detoxification of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were more abundant in the tolerant genotype, while proteins involved in iron uptake were expressed at a higher level in the sensitive one. This study emphasizes the role of proteins involved in ROS detoxification during salinity stress, and identified potential candidates for increasing salt tolerance in barley.
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Hong Y, Pan X, Welti R, Wang X. The effect of phospholipase Dalpha3 on Arabidopsis response to hyperosmotic stress and glucose. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2008; 3:1099-100. [PMID: 19704505 PMCID: PMC2634466 DOI: 10.4161/psb.3.12.7003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Membranes are the primary sites of perception for extracellular stimuli and are rich sources for signaling messengers. Phospholipase D (PLD) hydrolyzes membrane lipids to produce the messenger phosphatidic acid (PA), and the activation of PLD occurs under different hyperosmotic stresses, including dehydration and salt stress. We have recently found that PLDalpha3 that plays a positive role in hyperosmotic stress. PLDalpha3 hydrolyzes multiple substrates with distinguishable preferences. The involvement of PLDalpha3 in hyperosmotic stress is through a different mechanism from that PLDalpha1, which mediates the effect of abscisic acid on stomatal movements. PLDalpha3 enhances root growth and accelerates flowering time under hyperosmotic stress. Alterations of PLDalpha3 affect the level of PA, transcripts of TOR and AGC2.1, ABA-responsive genes, and phosphorylated S6K protein under hyperosmotic stress. Our further observation shows that PLDalpha3 is also involved in glucose response. PLDalpha3-KO seeds and seedlings are less sensitive to glucose whereas PLDalpha3-overepressed seeds are more sensitive than wild type. These results point to a possibility that PLDalpha3-mediated lipid signaling may play a role in integrating nutrient sensing, protein kinase activation, and hormones responses to regulate growth and development under hyperosmotic stress.
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- Yueyun Hong
- Department of Biology; University of Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri USA
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; St. Louis, Missouri USA
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- Department of Biology; University of Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri USA
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; St. Louis, Missouri USA
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- Kansas Lipidomics Research Center; Division of Biology; Kansas State University; Manhattan, Kansas USA
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- Department of Biology; University of Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri USA
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Chen M, Xu Z, Xia L, Li L, Cheng X, Dong J, Wang Q, Ma Y. Cold-induced modulation and functional analyses of the DRE-binding transcription factor gene, GmDREB3, in soybean (Glycine max L.). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2008; 60:121-35. [PMID: 18988621 PMCID: PMC3071762 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Revised: 09/29/2008] [Accepted: 10/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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DREB (dehydration-responsive element-binding protein) transcription factors have important roles in the stress-related regulation network in plants. A DREB orthologue, GmDREB3, belonging to the A-5 subgroup of the DREB subfamily, was isolated from soybean using the RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends) method. Northern blot analysis showed that expression of GmDREB3 in soybean seedlings was induced following cold stress treatment for 0.5 h and was not detected after 3 h. However, it was not induced by drought and high salt stresses or by abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. This response was similar to those of members in the A-1 subgroup and different from those of other members in the A-5 subgroup, suggesting that the GmDREB3 gene was involved in an ABA-independent cold stress-responsive signal pathway. Furthermore, analysis of the GmDREB3 promoter elucidated its cold-induced modulation. A promoter fragment containing bases -1058 to -664 was involved in response to cold stress, and its effect was detected for 1 h after treatment, but a transcriptional repressor appeared to impair this response by binding to a cis-element in the region -1403 to -1058 at 24 h after the beginning of cold stress. Moreover, the GmDREB3 protein could specifically bind to the DRE element in vitro, and activated expression of downstream reporter genes in yeast cells. In addition, overexpression of GmDREB3 enhanced tolerance to cold, drought, and high salt stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis. Physiological analyses indicated that the fresh weight and osmolality of GmDREB3 transgenic Arabidopsis under cold stress were higher than those of wild-type controls. GmDREB3 transgenic tobacco accumulated higher levels of free proline under drought stress and retained higher leaf chlorophyll levels under high salt stress than wild-type tobacco. In addition, constitutive expression of GmDREB3 in transgenic Arabidopsis caused growth retardation, whereas its expression under control of the stress-inducible Rd29A promoter minimized negative effects on plant growth under normal growth conditions, indicating that a combination of the Rd29A promoter and GmDREB3 might be useful for improving tolerance to environmental stresses in crop plants.
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- Ming Chen
- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NKFCRI)/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NKFCRI)/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NKFCRI)/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NKFCRI)/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Natural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NKFCRI)/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NKFCRI)/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NKFCRI)/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, PR China
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Zurbriggen MD, Tognetti VB, Fillat MF, Hajirezaei MR, Valle EM, Carrillo N. Combating stress with flavodoxin: a promising route for crop improvement. Trends Biotechnol 2008; 26:531-7. [PMID: 18706721 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Revised: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Environmental stresses and iron limitation are the primary causes of crop losses worldwide. Engineering strategies aimed at gaining stress tolerance have focused on overexpression of endogenous genes belonging to molecular networks for stress perception or responses. Based on the typical response of photosynthetic microorganisms to stress, an alternative approach has been recently applied with considerable success. Ferredoxin, a stress-sensitive target, was replaced in tobacco chloroplasts by an isofunctional protein, a cyanobacterial flavodoxin, which is absent in plants. Resulting transgenic lines showed wide-range tolerance to drought, chilling, oxidants, heat and iron starvation. The survival of plants under such adverse conditions would be an enormous agricultural advantage and makes this novel strategy a potentially powerful biotechnological tool for the generation of multiple-tolerant crops in the near future.
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- Matias D Zurbriggen
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario, Argentina
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Senthil-Kumar M, Rame Gowda HV, Hema R, Mysore KS, Udayakumar M. Virus-induced gene silencing and its application in characterizing genes involved in water-deficit-stress tolerance. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 165:1404-21. [PMID: 18541337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 04/08/2008] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Understanding post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) phenomena in plants has provided breakthroughs in advancing plant functional genomics. A recently developed approach based on one of the strategies adopted by plants to defend against viruses, called virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), is being widely used to enumerate the function of plant genes. Since its discovery, VIGS has been widely used to characterize plant genes involved in metabolic pathways, homeostasis, basic cellular functions, plant-microbe, plant-nematode and plant-herbivore interaction. Recently, the application of this technique has been extended to characterize the genes and cellular processes involved in abiotic-stress tolerance, and in particular drought and oxidative stress. Because abiotic-stress tolerance is multigenic, identification and characterization of genes involved in this process is challenging. VIGS could become one among the several potential tools in understanding the relevance of these stress-responsive genes. Development of VIGS protocols for the use of heterologous gene sequences as VIGS-inducers has extended its applicability to analyze genes of VIGS recalcitrant plant species. This article describes the methodology of VIGS for characterizing the water-deficit-stress-responsive genes, precautions to be taken during the experimentation, and future application of this technology as a fast forwarded as well as a reverse genetics tool to identify and characterize plant genes involved in drought tolerance. We also describe the importance of accurate water-deficit-stress imposition and quantification of stress-induced changes in the silenced plants during the process of screening to identify genes responsible for tolerance. Further, limitations of VIGS in characterizing the abiotic-stress-responsive genes are noted, with suggestions to overcome these limitations.
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- Muthappa Senthil-Kumar
- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, India
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Standardizing GC–MS metabolomics. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2008; 871:191-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2008] [Revised: 04/23/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kumari S, Sabharwal VPN, Kushwaha HR, Sopory SK, Singla-Pareek SL, Pareek A. Transcriptome map for seedling stage specific salinity stress response indicates a specific set of genes as candidate for saline tolerance in Oryza sativa L. Funct Integr Genomics 2008; 9:109-23. [PMID: 18594887 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-008-0088-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Revised: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Oryza sativa L. cv IR64 is a widely cultivated, salt-sensitive indica rice, while Pokkali is a well-known, naturally salt-tolerant relative. To understand the molecular basis of differences in their salinity tolerance, three subtractive cDNA libraries were constructed. A total of 1,194 salinity-regulated cDNAs are reported here that may serve as repositories for future individual gene-based functional genomics studies. Gene expression data using macroarrays and Northern blots gives support to our hypothesis that salinity tolerance of Pokkali may be due to constitutive overexpression of many genes that function in salinity tolerance and are stress inducible in IR64. Analysis of genome architecture revealed the presence of these genes on all the chromosomes with several distinct clusters. Notably, a few mapped on one of the major quantitative trait loci - Saltol - on chromosome 1 and were found to be differentially regulated in the two contrasting genotypes. The present study also defines a set of known abiotic stress inducible genes, including CaMBP, GST, LEA, V-ATPase, OSAP1 zinc finger protein, and transcription factor HBP1B, that were expressed at high levels in Pokkali even in the absence of stress. These proposed genes may prove useful as "candidates" in improving salinity tolerance in crop plants using transgenic approach.
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- Sumita Kumari
- Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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