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A Global View of Gene Expression of Aspergillus nidulans on Responding to the Deficiency in Soluble Potassium. Curr Microbiol 2015; 72:410-9. [PMID: 26693724 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-015-0963-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Many researchers have suggested that microbes can accelerate the weathering of silicate minerals. However, many genes and metabolic pathways related to microorganisms obtaining potassium (K) from silicate remain undiscovered. It is feasible to detect the gene expression within the scope of the whole genome through high-throughput sequencing. Surprisingly, only a few reports have shown fungal weathering of silicate using this technology. This study explored differences in gene expression of Aspergillus nidulans, which was cultured with different K sources, KCl, and K-feldspar. A. nidulans RNA was extracted by the construction of a cDNA library. Identification of K-acquisition-related genes with GO and KEGG pathway analysis revealed that primarily differentially expressed genes were related to the biosynthesis of amino acids. When these genes were grouped in accordance with the physiological functions, the genes involved in the synthesis of protease, ribosome, and mitochondria, trans-membrane transport, and oxidative phosphorylation were significantly different. Moreover, 20 genes selected were further tested using RT-qPCR. One half (10 genes) exhibited differential expression, which was consistent with the results of RNA-seq. Combining the results of RNA-seq and RT-qPCR, we summarised a possible way to obtain mineral K in A. nidulans as well. The differentially expressed genes and their associated metabolic pathways revealed will improve the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of microbial weathering of silicate minerals.
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Peng X, Qin Z, Zhang G, Guo Y, Huang J. Integration of the proteome and transcriptome reveals multiple levels of gene regulation in the rice dl2 mutant. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:351. [PMID: 26136752 PMCID: PMC4469824 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Leaf vascular system differentiation and venation patterns play a key role in transporting nutrients and maintaining the plant shape, which is an important agronomic trait for improving photosynthetic efficiency. However, there is little knowledge about the regulation of leaf vascular specification and development. Here we utilized the rice midribless mutant (dl2) to investigate the molecular changes in transcriptome and proteome profiles during leaf vascular specification and differentiation. Using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) with digital gene expression (DGE) techniques, a nearly complete catalog of expressed protein and mRNA was acquired. From the catalog, we reliably identified 3172 proteins and 9,865,230 tags mapped to genes, and subsets of 141 proteins and 98 mRNAs, which were differentially expressed between the dl2 mutant and wild type. The correlation analysis between the abundance of differentially expressed mRNA and DEPs (differentially expressed proteins) revealed numerous discordant changes in mRNA/protein pairs and only a modest correlation was observed, indicative of divergent regulation of transcription and translational processes. The DEPs were analyzed for their involvement in biological processes and metabolic pathways. Up- or down- regulation of some key proteins confirmed that the physiological process of vascular differentiation is an active process. These key proteins included those not previously reported to be associated with vascular differentiation processes, and included proteins that are involved in the spliceosome pathway. Together, our results show that the developmental and physiological process of the leaf vascular system is a thoroughly regulated and complicated process and this work has identified potential targets for genetic modification that could be used to regulate the development of the leaf vasculature.
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- *Correspondence: Junli Huang, Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Shazheng Street, Chongqing 400030, China ;
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Ahrazem O, Rubio-Moraga A, Trapero-Mozos A, Climent MFL, Gómez-Cadenas A, Gómez-Gómez L. Ectopic expression of a stress-inducible glycosyltransferase from saffron enhances salt and oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis while alters anchor root formation. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 234:60-73. [PMID: 25804810 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Glycosyltransferases play diverse roles in cellular metabolism by modifying the activities of regulatory metabolites. Three stress-regulated UDP-glucosyltransferase-encoding genes have been isolated from the stigmas of saffron, UGT85U1, UGT85U2 and UGT85V1, which belong to the UGT85 family that includes members associated with stress responses and cell cycle regulation. Arabidopsis constitutively expressing UGT85U1 exhibited and increased anchor root development. No differences were observed in the timing of root emergence, in leaf, stem and flower morphology or flowering time. However, salt and oxidative stress tolerance was enhanced in these plants. Levels of glycosylated compounds were measured in these plants and showed changes in the composition of several indole-derivatives. Moreover, auxin levels in the roots were higher compared to wild type. The expression of several key genes related to root development and auxin homeostasis, including CDKB2.1, CDKB2.2, PIN2, 3 and 4; TIR1, SHR, and CYCD6, were differentially regulated with an increase of expression level of SHR, CYCD6, CDKB2.1 and PIN2. The obtained results showed that UGT85U1 takes part in root growth regulation via auxin signal alteration and the modified expression of cell cycle-related genes, resulting in significantly improved survival during oxidative and salt stress treatments.
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- Oussama Ahrazem
- Instituto Botánico, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain; Fundación Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto Botánico, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto Botánico, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain
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- Universitat Jaume I, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Spain
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- Instituto Botánico, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain.
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Dolferus R. To grow or not to grow: a stressful decision for plants. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 229:247-261. [PMID: 25443851 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Progress in improving abiotic stress tolerance of crop plants using classic breeding and selection approaches has been slow. This has generally been blamed on the lack of reliable traits and phenotyping methods for stress tolerance. In crops, abiotic stress tolerance is most often measured in terms of yield-capacity under adverse weather conditions. "Yield" is a complex trait and is determined by growth and developmental processes which are controlled by environmental signals throughout the life cycle of the plant. The use of model systems has allowed us to gradually unravel how plants grow and develop, but our understanding of the flexibility and opportunistic nature of plant development and its capacity to adapt growth to environmental cues is still evolving. There is genetic variability for the capacity to maintain yield and productivity under abiotic stress conditions in crop plants such as cereals. Technological progress in various domains has made it increasingly possible to mine that genetic variability and develop a better understanding about the basic mechanism of plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance. The aim of this paper is not to give a detailed account of all current research progress, but instead to highlight some of the current research trends that may ultimately lead to strategies for stress-proofing crop species. The focus will be on abiotic stresses that are most often associated with climate change (drought, heat and cold) and those crops that are most important for human nutrition, the cereals.
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- Rudy Dolferus
- CSIRO, Agriculture Flagship, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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Zuo B, Zheng X, He P, Wang L, Lei Q, Feng C, Zhou J, Li Q, Han Z, Kong J. Overexpression of MzASMT improves melatonin production and enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants. J Pineal Res 2014; 57:408-17. [PMID: 25250844 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Melatonin is a potent naturally occurring reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) scavenger in plants. Melatonin protects plants from oxidative stress and, therefore, it improves their tolerance against a variety of environmental abiotic stressors. N-acetylserotonin-O-methyltransferase (ASMT) is a specific enzyme required for melatonin synthesis. In this report, an ASMT gene was cloned from apple rootstock (Malus zumi Mats) and designated as MzASMT1 (KJ123721). The MzASMT1 expression was induced by drought stress in apple leaves. The upregulation of MzASMT1 in the apple leaf positively relates to melatonin production over a 24-hr dark/light cycle. Purified MzASMT1 protein expressed in E. coli converted its substrates to melatonin with an activity of approximately 5.5 pmol/min/mg protein. The transient transformation in tobacco identified that MzASMT1 is located in cytoplasm of the cell. When MzASMT1 gene driven by 35S promoter was transferred to Arabidopsis, melatonin levels in transgenic Arabidopsis plants were 2-4 times higher than those in the wild type. The transgenic Arabidopsis plants had significantly lower intrinsic ROS than the wild type and therefore these plants exhibited greater tolerance to drought stress than that of wild type. This is, at least partially, attributed to the elevated melatonin levels resulting from the overexpression of MzASMT1. The results elucidated the important role that membrane-located melatonin synthase plays in drought tolerance. These findings have significant implications in agriculture.
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- Bixiao Zuo
- Institute for Horticultural Plants, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Wu D, Shen H, Yokawa K, Baluška F. Alleviation of aluminium-induced cell rigidity by overexpression of OsPIN2 in rice roots. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:5305-15. [PMID: 25053643 PMCID: PMC4157713 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Al-induced cell rigidity is one of the symptoms of Al toxicity, but the mechanism by which plants tolerate this toxicity is still unclear. In this study, we found that overexpression of OsPIN2, an auxin transporter gene, could alleviate Al-induced cell rigidity in rice root apices. A freeze-thawing experiment showed that the Al-treated roots of wild-type (WT) plants had more damage in the epidermal and outer cortex cells than that found in lines overexpressing OsPIN2 (OXs), and the freeze-disrupt coefficient was 2-fold higher in the former than in the latter. Furthermore, Al could induce aberrations of the cell wall-plasma membrane interface, which was more prominent in the epidermal cells of the elongation zone of the WT. Overexpressed OsPIN2 reduced Al-induced formation of reactive oxygen species and weakened Al-induced lipid peroxidation and lignification in roots. Compared with WT, a 16.6-32.6% lower Al-triggered hemicellulose 1 accumulation was observed in root apices of OXs, and 17.4-20.5% less Al accumulated in the cell wall of OXs. Furthermore, overexpression of OsPIN2 ameliorated the Al inhibitory effect on basipetal auxin transport and increased Al-induced IAA and proton release. Taken together, our results suggest that by decreasing the binding of Al to the cell wall and Al-targeted oxidative cellular damage, OXs lines show less Al-induced damage. By modulating PIN2-based auxin transport, IAA efflux, and cell wall acidification, lines overexpressing OsPIN2 alleviate Al-induced cell rigidity in the rice root apex.
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- Daoming Wu
- College of Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology, IZMB, University of Bonn, Bonn D-53115, Germany
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- Department of Plant Cell Biology, IZMB, University of Bonn, Bonn D-53115, Germany
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Chen C, Letnik I, Hacham Y, Dobrev P, Ben-Daniel BH, Vanková R, Amir R, Miller G. ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE6 protects Arabidopsis desiccating and germinating seeds from stress and mediates cross talk between reactive oxygen species, abscisic acid, and auxin. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 166:370-83. [PMID: 25049361 PMCID: PMC4149721 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.245324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A seed's ability to properly germinate largely depends on its oxidative poise. The level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) is controlled by a large gene network, which includes the gene coding for the hydrogen peroxide-scavenging enzyme, cytosolic ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE6 (APX6), yet its specific function has remained unknown. In this study, we show that seeds lacking APX6 accumulate higher levels of ROS, exhibit increased oxidative damage, and display reduced germination on soil under control conditions and that these effects are further exacerbated under osmotic, salt, or heat stress. In addition, ripening APX6-deficient seeds exposed to heat stress displayed reduced germination vigor. This, together with the increased abundance of APX6 during late stages of maturation, indicates that APX6 activity is critical for the maturation-drying phase. Metabolic profiling revealed an altered activity of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, changes in amino acid levels, and elevated metabolism of abscisic acid (ABA) and auxin in drying apx6 mutant seeds. Further germination assays showed an impaired response of the apx6 mutants to ABA and to indole-3-acetic acid. Relative suppression of abscisic acid insensitive3 (ABI3) and ABI5 expression, two of the major ABA signaling downstream components controlling dormancy, suggested that an alternative signaling route inhibiting germination was activated. Thus, our study uncovered a new role for APX6, in protecting mature desiccating and germinating seeds from excessive oxidative damage, and suggested that APX6 modulate the ROS signal cross talk with hormone signals to properly execute the germination program in Arabidopsis.
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- Changming Chen
- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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- Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel (C.C., I.L., B.-H.B.-D., G.M.);Laboratory of Plant Science, Migal Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 12100, Israel (Y.H., R.A.);Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel (Y.H., R.A.); andInstitute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16502 Prague 6, Czech Republic (R.V., P.D.)
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