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Shafi KM, Sowdhamini R. Computational analysis of potential candidate genes involved in the cold stress response of ten Rosaceae members. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:516. [PMID: 35842574 PMCID: PMC9288012 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08751-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Plant species from Rosaceae family are economically important. One of the major environmental factors impacting those species is cold stress. Although several Rosaceae plant genomes have recently been sequenced, there have been very few research conducted on cold upregulated genes and their promoter binding sites. In this study, we used computational approaches to identify and analyse potential cold stress response genes across ten Rosaceae family members. Results Cold stress upregulated gene data from apple and strawberry were used to identify syntelogs in other Rosaceae species. Gene duplication analysis was carried out to better understand the distribution of these syntelog genes in different Rosaceae members. A total of 11,145 popular abiotic stress transcription factor-binding sites were identified in the upstream region of these potential cold-responsive genes, which were subsequently categorised into distinct transcription factor (TF) classes. MYB classes of transcription factor binding site (TFBS) were abundant, followed by bHLH, WRKY, and AP2/ERF. TFBS patterns in the promoter regions were compared among these species and gene families, found to be quite different even amongst functionally related syntelogs. A case study on important cold stress responsive transcription factor family, AP2/ERF showed less conservation in TFBS patterns in the promoter regions. This indicates that syntelogs from the same group may be comparable at the gene level but not at the level of cis-regulatory elements. Therefore, for such genes from the same family, different repertoire of TFs could be recruited for regulation and expression. Duplication events must have played a significant role in the similarity of TFBS patterns amongst few syntelogs of closely related species. Conclusions Our study overall suggests that, despite being from the same gene family, different combinations of TFs may play a role in their regulation and expression. The findings of this study will provide information about potential genes involved in the cold stress response, which will aid future functional research of these gene families involved in many important biological processes. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08751-x.
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- K Mohamed Shafi
- National Centre for Biological Sciences (TIFR), GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560065, India.,The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences & Technology (TDU), Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560064, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences (TIFR), GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560065, India. .,Molecular BIophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, 560012, Bangalore, India.
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Wu Q, Tao Y, Huang J, Liu YS, Yang XZ, Jing HK, Shen RF, Zhu XF. The MYB transcription factor MYB103 acts upstream of TRICHOME BIREFRINGENCE-LIKE27 in regulating aluminum sensitivity by modulating the O-acetylation level of cell wall xyloglucan in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:529-545. [PMID: 35596722 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Modification of the O-acetylation level of xyloglucan (XyG) appears to affect aluminum (Al) sensitivity in Arabidopsis by modulating its binding capacity to Al. However, the transcriptional regulation of this process remains largely unknown. In our previous studies, we found that the expression of TRICHOME BIREFRINGENCE-LIKE27 (TBL27), which is responsible for the O-acetylation of XyG, was downregulated under Al stress. In the present study, we showed that the expression of an R2R3-type transcription factor-encoding gene, MYB103, was also inhibited by Al exposure and exhibited a co-expression pattern with TBL27 in roots and siliques, suggesting a potential link between MYB103 and TBL27. The loss of function of MYB103 resulted in increased Al sensitivity, as indicated by more inhibited root growth and elevated root Al content compared with the wild type. Moreover, we also detected increased Al accumulation in the root cell wall and the hemicellulose fraction, which was attributed to the changes in the O-acetylation level of XyG rather than the XyG content itself. In addition, further analysis revealed that MYB103 positively activated TBL27 expression by directly binding to the TBL27 promoter region, and TBL27 overexpression in the myb103 mutant rescued the Al-sensitive phenotype of the mutant to the wild-type level. Taken together, we conclude that MYB103 acts upstream of TBL27 to positively regulate Al resistance by modulating the O-acetylation of the cell wall XyG.
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- Qi Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Sulfenylation of ENOLASE2 facilitates H 2O 2-conferred freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis. Dev Cell 2022; 57:1883-1898.e5. [PMID: 35809562 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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H2O2 affects the expression of genes that are involved in plant responses to diverse environmental stresses; however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that H2O2 enhances plant freezing tolerance through its effect on a protein product of low expression of osmotically responsive genes2 (LOS2). LOS2 is translated into a major product, cytosolic enolase2 (ENO2), and sometimes an alternative product, the transcription repressor c-Myc-binding protein (MBP-1). ENO2, but not MBP-1, promotes cold tolerance by binding the promoter of C-repeat/DRE binding factor1 (CBF1), a central transcription factor in plant cold signaling, thus activating its expression. Overexpression of CBF1 restores freezing sensitivity of a LOS2 loss-of-function mutant. Furthermore, cold-induced H2O2 increases nuclear import and transcriptional binding activity of ENO2 by sulfenylating cysteine 408 and thereby promotes its oligomerization. Collectively, our results illustrate how H2O2 activates plant cold responses by sulfenylating ENO2 and promoting its oligomerization, leading to enhanced nuclear translocation and transcriptional activation of CBF1.
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Ma S, Yang Z, Wu F, Ma J, Fan J, Dong X, Hu R, Feng G, Li D, Wang X, Nie G, Zhang X. R2R3-MYB gene family: Genome-wide identification provides insight to improve the content of proanthocyanidins in Trifolium repens. Gene 2022; 829:146523. [PMID: 35452706 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The R2R3-MYB family is one of largest transcription factor families in plants playing significant roles in regulating anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis. Proanthocyanidins are one of major objectives to improve the quality of white clover (Trifolium repens L.), which have a beneficial effect on ruminant to prevent the lethal pasture bloat. A total of 133 TrR2R3-MYB genes were identified and distributed on all 16 chromosomes based on the whole genome information of white clover. Also, by exploring the gene structure, motifs and duplication events of TrR2R3-MYBs, as well as the evolutionary relationship with TrR2R3-MYB genes of other species, 10 TrR2R3-MYB genes with the potential to regulate the anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins biosynthesis were screened. These TrR2R3-MYB genes responded significantly to low temperature in white clover. In addition, they have different expression patterns in leaves, petioles and inflorescences of white clover. Importantly, TrMYB116 and TrMYB118 may positively regulate anthocyanin accumulation and low temperature response in white clover. TrMYB118 may also be associated with anthocyanin pigmentation pattern in Purple leaves. This study provides a basis for verifying the function of TrR2R3-MYB and breeding white clover cultivars with high proanthocyanidins.
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- Sainan Ma
- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China.
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China.
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Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses of Cold-Tolerant and Cold-Sensitive Pepper Species Reveal Key Genes and Essential Metabolic Pathways Involved in Response to Cold Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126683. [PMID: 35743127 PMCID: PMC9224482 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Cold stress, triggered by particularly low temperatures, is one of the most severe forms of abiotic stress in pepper plants and a major constraint to the global pepper industry, threatening crop production and food security. To acclimatize to extreme conditions, the plant undergoes numerous modifications, including genetic and metabolic modulations. A thorough study of both the genetic and metabolic alterations of plants in response to cold stress is vital to understanding and developing the cold stress resistance mechanism. This study implemented transcriptome and metabolome analyses to evaluate the cold stress response in cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive pepper species. The weighted gene co-expression network revealed three significant modules related to cold stress tolerance in Capsicum pubescens. We identified 17 commonly enriched genes among both species at different time points in 10 different comparisons, including the AP2 transcription factor, LRR receptor-like serine, hypersensitivity-related 4-like protein, and uncharacterized novel.295 and novel.6172 genes. A pathway enrichment analysis indicated that these DEGs were mainly associated with the MAPK signaling pathway, hormone signaling pathway, and primary and secondary metabolism. Additionally, 21 significantly differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) were identified in both species after 6 h of cold stress. A transcriptome and metabolome integrated analysis revealed that 54 genes correlated with metabolites enriched in five different pathways. Most genes and metabolites involved in carbohydrate metabolism, the TCA cycle, and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways were upregulated in cold-tolerant plants under cold stress. Together, the results of this study provide a comprehensive gene regulatory and metabolic network in response to cold stress and identified some key genes and metabolic pathways involved in pepper cold tolerance. This study lays a foundation for the functional characterization and development of pepper cultivars with improved cold tolerance.
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Tian Y, Peng K, Lou G, Ren Z, Sun X, Wang Z, Xing J, Song C, Cang J. Transcriptome analysis of the winter wheat Dn1 in response to cold stress. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:277. [PMID: 35659183 PMCID: PMC9169401 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03654-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heilongjiang Province has a long and cold winter season (the minimum temperature can reach -30 ℃), and few winter wheat varieties can safely overwinter. Dongnongdongmai1 (Dn1) is the first winter wheat variety that can safely overwinter in Heilongjiang Province. This variety fills the gap for winter wheat cultivation in the frigid region of China and greatly increases the land utilization rate. To understand the molecular mechanism of the cold response, we conducted RNA-sequencing analysis of Dn1 under cold stress. RESULTS Approximately 120,000 genes were detected in Dn1 under cold stress. The numbers of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the six comparison groups (0 ℃ vs. 5 ℃, -5 ℃ vs. 5 ℃, -10 ℃ vs. 5 ℃, -15 ℃ vs. 5 ℃, -20 ℃ vs. 5 ℃ and -25 ℃ vs. 5 ℃) were 11,313, 8313, 15,636, 13,671, 14,294 and 13,979, respectively. Gene Ontology functional annotation suggested that the DEGs under cold stress mainly had "binding", "protein kinase" and "catalytic" activities and were involved in "oxidation-reduction", "protein phosphorylation" and "carbohydrate metabolic" processes. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis indicated that the DEGs performed important functions in cold signal transduction and carbohydrate metabolism. In addition, major transcription factors (AP2/ERF, bZIP, NAC, WRKY, bHLH and MYB) participating in the Dn1 cold stress response were activated by low temperature. CONCLUSION This is the first study to explore the Dn1 transcriptome under cold stress. Our study comprehensively analysed the key genes involved in cold signal transduction and carbohydrate metabolism in Dn1 under cold stress. The results obtained by transcriptome analysis could help to further explore the cold resistance mechanism of Dn1 and provide basis for breeding of cold-resistant crops.
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- Yu Tian
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China.
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Wu Z, Huang L, Huang F, Lu G, Wei S, Liu C, Deng H, Liang G. Temporal transcriptome analysis provides molecular insights into flower development in red-flesh pitaya. ELECTRON J BIOTECHN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejbt.2022.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Wu W, Yang H, Xing P, Dong Y, Shen J, Wu G, Zheng S, Da L, He J, Wu Y. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Revealed the Freezing Tolerance Signaling Events in Winter Rapeseed ( Brassica rapa L.). Front Genet 2022; 13:871825. [PMID: 35559032 PMCID: PMC9086196 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.871825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Winter rapeseed (Brassica rapa L.) is an important oilseed crop in northwest China. Freezing stress severely limits its production and geographical distribution, and frequent extreme freezing events caused by climate change are increasing the chances of winter freeze-injury. However, the underlying mechanism of B. rapa response to freezing stress remains elusive. Here, B. rapa genome (v3.0) was used as a reference for the comparative transcriptomic analysis of Longyou 6 and Tianyou 2 (strong and weak cold tolerance, respectively) under different freezing stress. Before and after freezing stress, 5,982 and 11,630 unique differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two cultivars were identified, respectively. After freezing stress, the GO terms in Tianyou 2 were mainly involved in "macromolecule biosynthetic process", and those in Longyou 6 were involved in "response to stimulus" and "oxidoreductase activity". Morphological and physiological results indicated that Longyou 6 retained a higher basal freezing resistance than Tinayou 2, and that cold acclimation could strengthen the basal freezing resistance. Freezing stress could activate the MAPK signal cascades, and the phosphorylation level of Longyou 6 showed a higher increase in response to freezing treatment than Tianyou 2. Based on our findings, it was speculated that the cell membrane of B. rapa perceives external signals under freezing stress, which are then transmitted to the nucleus through the cold-activated MAPK cascades and Ca2+-related protein kinase pathway, thus leading to activation of downstream target genes to enhance the freezing resistance of B. rapa.
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- Wangze Wu
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Wei Q, Liu Y, Lan K, Wei X, Hu T, Chen R, Zhao S, Yin X, Xie T. Identification and Analysis of MYB Gene Family for Discovering Potential Regulators Responding to Abiotic Stresses in Curcuma wenyujin. Front Genet 2022; 13:894928. [PMID: 35547255 PMCID: PMC9081655 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.894928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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MYB superfamily is one of the most abundant families in plants, and plays critical role in plant growth, development, metabolism regulation, and stress response. Curcuma wenyujin is the main source plant of three traditional Chinese medicines, which are widely used in clinical treatment due to its diverse pharmacological activities. In present study, 88 CwMYBs were identified and analyzed in C. wenyujin, including 43 MYB-related genes, 42 R2R3-MYB genes, two 3R-MYB genes, and one 4R-MYB gene. Forty-three MYB-related proteins were classified into several types based on conserved domains and specific motifs, including CCA1-like type, R-R type, Myb-CC type, GARP-like type, and TBR-like type. The analysis of motifs in MYB DBD and no-MYB regions revealed the relevance of protein structure and function. Comparative phylogeny analysis divided 42 R2R3-MYB proteins into 19 subgroups and provided a reference for understanding the functions of some CwMYBs based on orthologs of previously characterized MYBs. Expression profile analysis of CwMYB genes revealed the differentially expressed genes responding to various abiotic stresses. Four candidate MYB genes were identified by combining the results of phylogeny analysis and expression analysis. CwMYB10, CwMYB18, CwMYB39, and CwMYB41 were significantly induced by cold, NaCl, and MeJA stress treatments. CwMYB18 and CwMYB41 were proved as regulators with activity of transcriptional activation, whereas CwMYB39 and CwMYB10 were not. They may participate in the response to abiotic stresses through different mechanisms in C. wenyujin. This study was the first step toward understanding the CwMYB family and the response to abiotic stresses in C. wenyujin.
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- Qiuhui Wei
- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Tang B, Xie L, Yang H, Li X, Chen Y, Zou X, Liu F, Dai X. Analysis of the Expression and Function of Key Genes in Pepper Under Low-Temperature Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:852511. [PMID: 35599873 PMCID: PMC9116226 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.852511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The mechanism of resistance of plants to cold temperatures is very complicated, and the molecular mechanism and related gene network in pepper are largely unknown. Here, during cold treatment, we used cluster analysis (k-means) to classify all expressed genes into 15 clusters, 3,680 and 2,405 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were observed in the leaf and root, respectively. The DEGs associated with certain important basic metabolic processes, oxidoreductase activity, and overall membrane compositions were most significantly enriched. In addition, based on the homologous sequence alignment of Arabidopsis genes, we identified 14 positive and negative regulators of the ICE-CBF-COR module in pepper, including CBF and ICE, and compared their levels in different data sets. The correlation matrix constructed based on the expression patterns of whole pepper genes in leaves and roots after exposure to cold stress showed the correlation between 14 ICE-CBF-COR signaling module genes, and provided insight into the relationship between these genes in pepper. These findings not only provide valuable resources for research on cold tolerance, but also lay the foundation for the genetic modification of cold stress regulators, which would help us achieve improved crop tolerance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the relationship between positive and negative regulators related to the ICE-CBF-COR module, which is of great significance to the study of low-temperature adaptive mechanisms in plants.
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- Bingqian Tang
- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- Longping Branch, Graduate School of Hunan University, Changsha, China
- ERC for Germplasm Innovation and New Variety, Breeding of Horticultural Crops, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory for Vegetable Biology of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory for Vegetable Biology of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Longping Branch, Graduate School of Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- Longping Branch, Graduate School of Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- Longping Branch, Graduate School of Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- Longping Branch, Graduate School of Hunan University, Changsha, China
- ERC for Germplasm Innovation and New Variety, Breeding of Horticultural Crops, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory for Vegetable Biology of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- Longping Branch, Graduate School of Hunan University, Changsha, China
- ERC for Germplasm Innovation and New Variety, Breeding of Horticultural Crops, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory for Vegetable Biology of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- ERC for Germplasm Innovation and New Variety, Breeding of Horticultural Crops, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory for Vegetable Biology of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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Li Z, Pi Y, Fan J, Yang X, Zhai C, Chen H, Wang F, Ding J, Gu T, Li Y, Wu H. High mobility group A3 enhances transcription of the DNA demethylase gene SlDML2 to promote tomato fruit ripening. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 189:315-328. [PMID: 35171288 PMCID: PMC9070846 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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DNA methylation plays an important role in regulating tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit ripening. Although SlDML2, a DNA demethylase (DML) gene, is critically involved in tomato fruit ripening, little is known about genes that regulate its expression. Using yeast one-hybrid screening, we identified a High Mobility Group A protein, named SlHMGA3, and demonstrated its binding activity to the AT-rich region of the SlDML2 promoter. We produced slhmga3 tomato mutants using CRISPR/Cas9 and observed that slhmga3 fruit reached the breaker stage much later than fruit from the wild-type. We further demonstrated that at the initiation stage of fruit ripening, the increased expression of SlDML2 and ethylene biosynthetic and signaling genes was significantly delayed in slhmga3 fruit, along with delays in ethylene production and demethylation and activation of ripening-associated transcription factor genes. Our results demonstrate that SlHMGA3 plays a role in enhancing SlDML2 expression, and its effects on tomato fruit ripening are largely through DNA demethylation of ripening-associated transcription factor genes.
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- Zhifei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Molecular Cloning and Characterization of MbMYB108, a Malus baccata MYB Transcription Factor Gene, with Functions in Tolerance to Cold and Drought Stress in Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23094846. [PMID: 35563237 PMCID: PMC9099687 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The MYB transcription factor (TF) family is one of the largest transcription families in plants, which is widely involved in the responses of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses, as well as plant growth, development, and metabolic regulation. In the present study, a new MYB TF gene, MbMYB108, from Malus baccata (L.) Borkh, was identified and characterized. The open reading frame (ORF) of MbMYB108 was found to be 903 bp, encoding 300 amino acids. Sequence alignment results and predictions of the protein structure indicated that the MbMYB108 protein contained the conserved MYB domain. Subcellular localization showed that MbMYB108 was localized to the nucleus. The expression of MbMYB108 was enriched in young and mature leaves, and was highly affected by cold and drought treatments in M. baccata seedlings. When MbMYB108 was introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana, it greatly increased the cold and drought tolerances in the transgenic plant. Increased expression of MbMYB108 in transgenic A. thaliana also resulted in higher activities of peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT), higher contents of proline and chlorophyll, while malondialdehyde (MDA) content and relative conductivity were lower, especially in response to cold and drought stresses. Therefore, these results suggest that MbMYB108 probably plays an important role in the response to cold and drought stresses in A. thaliana by enhancing the scavenging capability for reactive oxygen species (ROS).
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You W, Chen X, Zeng L, Ma Z, Liu Z. Characterization of PISTILLATA-like Genes and Their Promoters from the Distyly Fagopyrum esculentum. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1047. [PMID: 35448776 PMCID: PMC9032694 DOI: 10.3390/plants11081047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Arabidopsis PISTILLATA (PI) encodes B-class MADS-box transcription factor (TF), and works together with APETALA3 (AP3) to specify petal and stamen identity. However, a small-scale gene duplication event of PI ortholog was observed in common buckwheat and resulted in FaesPI_1 and FaesPI_2. FaesPI_1 and FaesPI_2 were expressed only in the stamen of dimorphic flower (thrum and pin) of Fagopyrum esculentum. Moreover, intense beta-glucuronidase (GUS) staining was found in the entire stamen (filament and anther) in pFaesPI_1::GUS transgenic Arabidopsis, while GUS was expressed only in the filament of pFaesPI_2::GUS transgenic Arabidopsis. In addition, phenotype complementation analysis suggested that pFaesPI_1::FaesPI_1/pFaesPI_2::FaesPI_2 transgenic pi-1 Arabidopsis showed similar a flower structure with stamen-like organs or filament-like organs in the third whorl. This suggested that FaesPI_2 only specified filament development, but FaesPI_1 specified stamen development. Meanwhile, FaesPI_1 and FaesPI_2 were shown to function redundantly in regulating filament development, and both genes work together to require a proper stamen identity. The data also provide a clue to understanding the roles of PI-like genes involved in floral organ development during the early evolution of core eudicots and also suggested that FaesPI_1 and FaesPI_2 hold the potential application in bioengineering to develop a common buckwheat male sterile line.
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Huang X, Cao L, Fan J, Ma G, Chen L. CdWRKY2-mediated sucrose biosynthesis and CBF-signalling pathways coordinately contribute to cold tolerance in bermudagrass. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:660-675. [PMID: 34743386 PMCID: PMC8989505 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) is one of the most widely cultivated warm-season turfgrass species around the world. Cold stress has been a key environmental factor that adversely affects the growth, development, and geographical distribution of bermudagrass; however, the underlying mechanism of bermudagrass responsive to cold stress remains largely unexplored. Here, we identified a cold-induced WRKY transcription factor CdWRKY2 from bermudagrass and demonstrated its function in cold stress response. Overexpression of CdWRKY2 enhanced cold tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis and bermudagrass hairy roots, while knocking down CdWRKY2 expression via virus-induced gene silencing increased cold susceptibility. RNA sequencing showed that overexpression of CdWRKY2 in Arabidopsis activated the expression of genes involved in sucrose synthesis and metabolism, including sucrose synthase 1 (AtSUS1) and sucrose phosphate synthase 2F (AtSPS2F). CdSPS1, the homology gene of AtSPS2F in bermudagrass, was subsequently proven to be the direct target of CdWRKY2 by yeast one-hybrid, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, and transient expression analysis. As expected, overexpression of CdSPS1 conferred cold tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, whereas silencing CdSPS1 expression enhanced cold sensitivity in bermudagrass. Besides, CdCBF1 whose expression was dramatically up-regulated in CdWRKY2-overexpressing bermudagrass hairy roots but down-regulated in CdWRKY2-silencing bermudagrass both under normal and cold stress conditions was confirmed as another target of CdWRKY2. Collectively, this study reveals that CdWRKY2 is a positive regulator in cold stress by targeting CdSPS1 and CdCBF1 promoters and activating their expression to coordinately mediate sucrose biosynthesis and CBF-signalling pathway, which provides valuable information for breeding cold-resistant bermudagrass through gene manipulation.
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- Xuebing Huang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty AgricultureWuhan Botanical GardenThe Innovative Academy of Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Center of Economic BotanyCore Botanical GardensChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty AgricultureWuhan Botanical GardenThe Innovative Academy of Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Center of Economic BotanyCore Botanical GardensChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- College of Animal Science and TechnologyYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty AgricultureWuhan Botanical GardenThe Innovative Academy of Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Center of Economic BotanyCore Botanical GardensChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty AgricultureWuhan Botanical GardenThe Innovative Academy of Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Center of Economic BotanyCore Botanical GardensChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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Genomic Survey and Cold-Induced Expression Patterns of bHLH Transcription Factors in Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl) Sarg. FORESTS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/f13040518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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bHLH transcription factors play an animated role in the plant kingdom during growth and development, and responses to various abiotic stress. In this current study, we conducted, the genome-wide survey of bHLH transcription factors in Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl) Sarg., 91 LcbHLH family members were identified. Identified LcbHLH gene family members were grouped into 19 different subfamilies based on the conserved motifs and phylogenetic analysis. Our results showed that LcbHLH genes clustered in the same subfamily exhibited a similar conservative exon-intron pattern. Hydrophilicity value analysis showed that all LcbHLH proteins were hydrophilic. The Molecular weight (Mw) of LcbHLH proteins ranged from 10.19 kD (LcbHLH15) to 88.40 kD (LcbHLH50). A greater proportion, ~63%, of LcbHLH proteins had a theoretical isoelectric point (pI) less than seven. Additional analysis on the collinear relationships within species and among dissimilar species illustrated that tandem and fragment duplication are the foremost factors of amplification of this family in the evolution process, and they are all purified and selected. RNA-seq and real-time quantitative PCR analysis of LcbHLH members showed that the expression of LcbHLH35, 55, and 86 are up-regulated, and the expression of LcbHLH9, 20, 39, 54, 56, and 69 is down-regulated during cold stress treatments while the expression of LcbHLH24 was up-regulated in the short term and then later down-regulated. From our results, we concluded that LcbHLH genes might participate in cold-responsive processes of L. chinense. These findings provide the basic information of bHLH gene in L. chinense and their regulatory roles in plant development and cold stress response.
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Miao M, Tan H, Liang L, Huang H, Chang W, Zhang J, Li J, Tang Y, Li Z, Lai Y, Yang L, Li H. Comparative transcriptome analysis of cold-tolerant and -sensitive asparagus bean under chilling stress and recovery. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13167. [PMID: 35341039 PMCID: PMC8953502 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Low temperature is a type of abiotic stress that threatens the growth and yield of asparagus bean. However, the key genes and regulatory pathways involved in low temperature response in this legume are still poorly understood. Methodology. The present study analyzed the transcriptome of seedlings from two asparagus bean cultivars-Dubai bean and Ningjiang 3-using Illumina RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Correlations between samples were determined by calculating Pearson correlation coefficients (PCC) and principal component analysis (PCA). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two samples were identified using the DESeq package. Transcription factors (TF) prediction, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis of DEGs were also performed. Results Phenotypes and physiological indices indicated that Ningjiang 3 seedlings tolerated cold better than Dubai bean seedlings, in contrast to adult stage. The transcriptome dynamics of the two cultivars were closely compared using Illumina RNA-seq following 0, 3, 12, and 24 h of cold stress at 5 °C and recovery for 3 h at 25 °C room temperature. Global gene expression patterns displayed relatively high correlation between the two cultivars (>0.88), decreasing to 0.79 and 0.81, respectively, at 12 and 24 h of recovery, consistent with the results of principal component analysis. The major transcription factor families identified from differentially expressed genes between the two cultivars included bHLH, NAC, C2H2, MYB, WRKY, and AP2/ERF. The representative GO enrichment terms were protein phosphorylation, photosynthesis, oxidation-reduction process, and cellular glucan metabolic process. Moreover, KEGG analysis of DEGs within each cultivar revealed 36 transcription factors enriched in Dubai bean and Ningjiang 3 seedlings under cold stress. Conclusions These results reveal new information that will improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the cold stress response of asparagus bean and provide genetic resources for breeding cold-tolerant asparagus bean cultivars.
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- Mingjun Miao
- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,Horticulture Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Chengdu Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mianyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Horticulture Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Horticulture Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Horticulture Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Horticulture Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhang J, Liang L, Xie Y, Zhao Z, Su L, Tang Y, Sun B, Lai Y, Li H. Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses Reveal Molecular Responses of Two Pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.) Cultivars to Cold Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:819630. [PMID: 35392507 PMCID: PMC8981722 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.819630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Low temperature is a significant factor affecting field-grown pepper. The molecular mechanisms behind peppers' response to cold stress remain unknown. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses were used to investigate the responses of two pepper cultivars, XS (cold-sensitive) and GZ (cold-resistant), to cold stress; these were screened from 45 pepper materials. In this study, compared with the control group (0 h), we identified 10,931 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in XS and GZ, 657 differentially expressed metabolites (DEMs) in the positive ion mode, and 390 DEMs in the negative ion mode. Most DEGs were involved in amino acid biosynthesis, plant hormone signal transduction, and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. Furthermore, metabolomic analysis revealed that the content of free polyamines (PAs), plant hormones, and osmolytes, mainly contained increased putrescine, spermine, spermidine, abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), raffinose, and proline, in response to cold stress. Importantly, the regulation of the ICE (inducer of CBF expression)-CBF (C repeat binding factors)-COR (cold regulated) pathway by Ca2+ signaling, MAPK signaling, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling plays a key role in regulating responses of peppers to cold stress. Above all, the results of the present study provide important insights into the response of peppers to cold stress, which will reveal the potential molecular mechanisms and contribute to pepper screening and breeding in the future.
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- Jianwei Zhang
- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute for Processing and Storage of Agricultural Products, Chengdu Academy of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Institute of Pomology and Olericulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Institute of Pomology and Olericulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Institute of Pomology and Olericulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Wu C, Lin M, Chen F, Chen J, Liu S, Yan H, Xiang Y. Homologous Drought-Induced 19 Proteins, PtDi19-2 and PtDi19-7, Enhance Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063371. [PMID: 35328791 PMCID: PMC8954995 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Drought-induced 19 (Di19) proteins play important roles in abiotic stress responses. Thus far, there are no reports about Di19 family in woody plants. Here, eight Di19 genes were identified in poplar. We analyzed phylogenetic tree, conserved protein domain, and gene structure of Di19 gene members in seven species. The results showed the Di19 gene family was very conservative in both dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous forms. On the basis of transcriptome data, the expression patterns of Di19s in poplar under abiotic stress and ABA treatment were further studied. Subsequently, homologous genes PtDi19-2 and PtDi19-7 with strong response to drought stress were identified. PtDi19-2 functions as a nuclear transcriptional activator with a transactivation domain at the C-terminus. PtDi19-7 is a nuclear and membrane localization protein. Additionally, PtDi19-2 and PtDi19-7 were able to interact with each other in yeast two-hybrid system. Overexpression of PtDi19-2 and PtDi19-7 in Arabidopsis was found. Phenotype identification and physiological parameter analysis showed that transgenic Arabidopsis increased ABA sensitivity and drought tolerance. PtDi19-7 was overexpressed in hybrid poplar 84K (Populus alba × Populus glandulosa). Under drought treatment, the phenotype and physiological parameters of transgenic poplar were consistent with those of transgenic Arabidopsis. In addition, exogenous ABA treatment induced lateral bud dormancy of transgenic poplar and stomatal closure of transgenic Arabidopsis. The expression of ABA/drought-related marker genes was upregulated under drought treatment. These results indicated that PtDi19-2 and PtDi19-7 might play a similar role in improving the drought tolerance of transgenic plants through ABA-dependent signaling pathways.
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- Caijuan Wu
- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China; (C.W.); (M.L.); (F.C.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China; (C.W.); (M.L.); (F.C.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China; (C.W.); (M.L.); (F.C.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China; (C.W.); (M.L.); (F.C.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China; (C.W.); (M.L.); (F.C.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China; (C.W.); (M.L.); (F.C.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (H.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China; (C.W.); (M.L.); (F.C.); (J.C.); (S.L.); (H.Y.)
- National Engineering Laboratory of Crop Stress Resistance Breeding, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230061, China
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Muthuramalingam P, Shin H, Adarshan S, Jeyasri R, Priya A, Chen JT, Ramesh M. Molecular Insights into Freezing Stress in Peach Based on Multi-Omics and Biotechnology: An Overview. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11060812. [PMID: 35336695 PMCID: PMC8954506 DOI: 10.3390/plants11060812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In nature or field conditions, plants are frequently exposed to diverse environmental stressors. Among abiotic stresses, the low temperature of freezing conditions is a critical factor that influences plants, including horticultural crops, decreasing their growth, development, and eventually quality and productivity. Fortunately, plants have developed a mechanism to improve the tolerance to freezing during exposure to a range of low temperatures. In this present review, current findings on freezing stress physiology and genetics in peach (Prunus persica) were refined with an emphasis on adaptive mechanisms for cold acclimation, deacclimation, and reacclimation. In addition, advancements using multi-omics and genetic engineering approaches unravel the molecular physiological mechanisms, including hormonal regulations and their general perceptions of freezing tolerance in peach were comprehensively described. This review might pave the way for future research to the horticulturalists and research scientists to overcome the challenges of freezing temperature and improvement of crop management in these conditions.
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- Pandiyan Muthuramalingam
- Department of Horticultural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Korea;
- Department of Biotechnology, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641062, Tamil Nadu, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India; (S.A.); (R.J.); (A.P.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Korea;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India; (S.A.); (R.J.); (A.P.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India; (S.A.); (R.J.); (A.P.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India; (S.A.); (R.J.); (A.P.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India; (S.A.); (R.J.); (A.P.); (M.R.)
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Wu Y, Wen J, Xia Y, Zhang L, Du H. Evolution and functional diversification of R2R3-MYB transcription factors in plants. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac058. [PMID: 35591925 PMCID: PMC9113232 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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R2R3-MYB genes (R2R3-MYBs) form one of the largest transcription factor gene families in the plant kingdom, with substantial structural and functional diversity. However, the evolutionary processes leading to this amazing functional diversity have not yet been clearly established. Recently developed genomic and classical molecular technologies have provided detailed insights into the evolutionary relationships and functions of plant R2R3-MYBs. Here, we review recent genome-level and functional analyses of plant R2R3-MYBs, with an emphasis on their evolution and functional diversification. In land plants, this gene family underwent a large expansion by whole genome duplications and small-scale duplications. Along with this population explosion, a series of functionally conserved or lineage-specific subfamilies/groups arose with roles in three major plant-specific biological processes: development and cell differentiation, specialized metabolism, and biotic and abiotic stresses. The rapid expansion and functional diversification of plant R2R3-MYBs are highly consistent with the increasing complexity of angiosperms. In particular, recently derived R2R3-MYBs with three highly homologous intron patterns (a, b, and c) are disproportionately related to specialized metabolism and have become the predominant subfamilies in land plant genomes. The evolution of plant R2R3-MYBs is an active area of research, and further studies are expected to improve our understanding of the evolution and functional diversification of this gene family.
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- Yun Wu
- Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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Wang Z, Zhang Y, Hu H, Chen L, Zhang H, Chen R. CabHLH79 Acts Upstream of CaNAC035 to Regulate Cold Stress in Pepper. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052537. [PMID: 35269676 PMCID: PMC8910607 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Cold stress is one of the main restricting factors affecting plant growth and agricultural production. Complex cold signaling pathways induce the expression of hundreds of cold-sensitive genes. The NAC transcription factor CaNAC035 has previously been reported to significantly influence the response of pepper to cold stress. Here, using Yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) library screened to search for other relevant molecular factors, we identified that CabHLH79 directly binds to the CaNAC035 promoter. Different basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors (TFs) in plants significantly respond to multiple plant stresses, but the mechanism of bHLHs in the cold tolerance of pepper is still unclear. This study investigated the functional characterization of CabHLH79 in the regulation of cold resistance in pepper. Down-regulation of CabHLH79 in pepper by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) increased its sensitivity to low temperature, whereas overexpression of CabHLH79 in pepper or Arabidopsis enhanced cold resistance. Compared with control plants, VIGS mediated of CabHLH79 had lower enzyme activity and related gene expression levels, accompanied by higher reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, relative electrolyte leakage (REL), and malondialdehyde accumulation (MDA) contents. Transient overexpression of CabHLH79 pepper positively regulated cold stress response genes and ROS genes, which reduced REL and MDA contents. Similarly, ectopic expression of CabHLH79 in Arabidopsis showed less ROS accumulation, and higher enzymes activities and expression levels. These results indicated that CabHLH79 enhanced cold tolerance by enhancing the expression of ROS-related and other cold stress tolerance-related genes. Taken together, our results showed a multifaceted module of bHLH79-NAC035 in the cold stress of pepper.
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- Ziyu Wang
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.H.); (L.C.); (H.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.H.); (L.C.); (H.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.H.); (L.C.); (H.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.H.); (L.C.); (H.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.H.); (L.C.); (H.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (Z.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.H.); (L.C.); (H.Z.)
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling 712100, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-29-8708-2613
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Wang S, Lv X, Zhang J, Chen D, Chen S, Fan G, Ma C, Wang Y. Roles of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042308. [PMID: 35216424 PMCID: PMC8878164 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Plants are frequently exposed to a variety of abiotic stresses, such as those caused by salt, drought, cold, and heat. All of these stressors can induce changes in the proteoforms, which make up the proteome of an organism. Of the many different proteoforms, protein ubiquitination has attracted a lot of attention because it is widely involved in the process of protein degradation; thus regulates many plants molecular processes, such as hormone signal transduction, to resist external stresses. Ubiquitin ligases are crucial in substrate recognition during this ubiquitin modification process. In this review, the molecular mechanisms of plant responses to abiotic stresses from the perspective of ubiquitin ligases have been described. This information is critical for a better understanding of plant molecular responses to abiotic stresses.
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- Shuang Wang
- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (S.W.); (J.Z.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China;
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (S.W.); (J.Z.)
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- Judy Genshaft Honors College and College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA;
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Department of Biology, Genetics Institude, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA;
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- Industrial Crops Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China;
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (S.W.); (J.Z.)
- Correspondence: (C.M.); (Y.W.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (S.W.); (J.Z.)
- Correspondence: (C.M.); (Y.W.)
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Lu Y, Xu Y, Li N. Early Domestication History of Asian Rice Revealed by Mutations and Genome-Wide Analysis of Gene Genealogies. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 15:11. [PMID: 35166949 PMCID: PMC8847465 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-022-00556-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.) has been a model plant but its cultivation history is inadequately understood, and its origin still under debate. Several enigmas remain, including how this annual crop shifted its growth habit from its perennial ancestor, O. rufipogon, why genetic divergence between indica and japonica appears older than the history of human domestication, and why some domestication genes do not show signals of introgression between subgroups. Addressing these issues may benefit both basic research and rice breeding. RESULTS Gene genealogy-based mutation (GGM) analysis shows that history of Asian rice is divided into two phases (Phase I and II) of about equal lengths. Mutations occurred earlier than the partition of indica and japonica to Os genome mark Phase-I period. We diagnosed 91 such mutations among 101 genes sampled across 12 chromosomes of Asian rice and its wild relatives. Positive selection, detected more at 5' regions than at coding regions of some of the genes, involved 22 loci (e.g., An-1, SH4, Rc, Hd3a, GL3.2, OsMYB3, OsDFR, and OsMYB15), which affected traits from easy harvesting, grain color, flowering time, productivity, to likely taste and tolerance. Phase-I mutations of OsMYB3, OsHd3a and OsDFR were experimentally tested and all caused enhanced functions of the genes in vivo. Phase-II period features separate cultivations, lineage-specific selection, and expanded domestication to more genes. Further genomic analysis, along with phenotypic comparisons, indicates that O. sativa is hybrid progeny of O. rufipogon and O. nivara, inherited slightly more genes of O. rufipogon. Congruently, modern alleles of the sampled genes are approximately 6% ancient, 38% uni-specific, 40% bi-specific (mixed), and 15% new after accumulating significant mutations. Results of sequencing surveys across modern cultivars/landraces indicate locus-specific usages of various alleles while confirming the associated mutations. CONCLUSIONS Asian rice was initially domesticated as one crop and later separate selection mediated by human resulted in its major subgroups. This history and the hybrid origin well explain previous puzzles. Positive selection, particularly in 5' regions, was the major force underlying trait domestication. Locus-specific domestication can be characterized and the result may facilitate breeders in developing better rice varieties in future.
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- Yingqing Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing, 100093 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing, 100093 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
- Present Address: College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nan Xin Cun, Beijing, 100093 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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Zhao J, Shi M, Yu J, Guo C. SPL9 mediates freezing tolerance by directly regulating the expression of CBF2 in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:59. [PMID: 35109794 PMCID: PMC8809014 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03445-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Freezing stress inhibits plant development and causes significant damage to plants. Plants therefore have evolved a large amount of sophisticated mechanisms to counteract freezing stress by adjusting their growth and development correspondingly. Plant ontogenetic defense against drought, high salt, and heat stresses, has been extensively studied. However, whether the freezing tolerance is associated with ontogenetic development and how the freezing signals are delivered remain unclear. RESULTS In this study, we found that the freezing tolerance was increased with plant age at the vegetative stage. The expressions of microRNA156 (miR156) and SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE 9 (SPL9), playing roles in regulation of ontogenetic development, were induced by cold stress. Overexpression of SPL9 (rSPL9) promoted the expression of C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR 2 (CBF2) and hereafter enhanced the freezing tolerance. Genetic analysis indicated that the effect of rSPL9 on freezing tolerance is partially restored by cbf2 mutant. Further analysis confirmed that SPL9 directly binds to the promoter of CBF2 to activate the expression of CBF2, and thereafter increased the freezing tolerance. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, our study uncovers a new role of SPL9 in fine-tuning CBF2 expression and thus mediating freezing tolerance in plants, and implies a role of miR156-SPL pathway in balancing the vegetative development and freezing response in Arabidopsis.
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- Junli Zhao
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
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Zhou L, Yarra R, Yang Y, Liu Y, Yang M, Cao H. The oil palm R2R3-MYB subfamily genes EgMYB111 and EgMYB157 improve multiple abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2022; 41:377-393. [PMID: 34817657 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02814-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We found that overexpression of EgMYB111 and EgMYB157 genes positively regulate the abiotic stress tolerance. MYB family genes are well-known regulators in modulating the abiotic stress-responsive mechanisms in plants. However, lesser is known about the functional roles of oil palm MYB genes. Previously, we found that oil palm MYB genes such as EgMYB111 and EgMYB157 were significantly up-regulated under salinity, cold, and drought stress conditions. In this study, we over-expressed EgMYB111 and EgMYB157 genes separately in Arabidopsis plants. The transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing EgMYB111 have shown improved tolerance to salinity, cold and drought stress conditions, whereas transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing EgMYB157 dispalyed improved tolerance to cold and drought stress conditions only. Various biochemical analyses also revealed significant improvement of antioxidant enzyme activities, photosynthetic pigments, net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and intercellular CO2 concentration in transgenic plants compared to wild-type plants under cold, drought, and salinity stress conditions. Significant up-regulation of various known stress marker genes such as RD22, RD29A, RAB18, COR47, ABA1, ABI1, HAB1 was also noticed in EgMYB111 and EgMYB157 expressing transgenic plants compared to wild-type plants under cold, drought, and salinity stress conditions. Taken together, over-expression of EgMYB111 and/or EgMYB157 significantly improve abiotic tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, indicating that EgMYB111 and EgMYB157 are the potential candidates for developing abiotic stress-tolerant crops in near future.
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- Lixia Zhou
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology, Wenchang, Hainan, 571339, People's Republic of China.
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology, Wenchang, Hainan, 571339, People's Republic of China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology, Wenchang, Hainan, 571339, People's Republic of China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology, Wenchang, Hainan, 571339, People's Republic of China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology, Wenchang, Hainan, 571339, People's Republic of China
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology, Wenchang, Hainan, 571339, People's Republic of China
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Wi SD, Lee ES, Park JH, Chae HB, Paeng SK, Bae SB, Phan TKA, Kim WY, Yun DJ, Lee SY. Redox-mediated structural and functional switching of C-repeat binding factors enhances plant cold tolerance. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 233:1067-1073. [PMID: 34537981 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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C-repeat binding factors (CBFs) are key cold-responsive transcription factors that play pleiotropic roles in the cold acclimation, growth, and development of plants. Cold-sensitive cbf knockout mutants and cold-tolerant CBF overexpression lines exhibit abnormal phenotypes at warm temperatures, suggesting that CBF activity is precisely regulated, and a critical threshold level must be maintained for proper plant growth under normal conditions. Cold-inducible CBFs also exist in warm-climate plants but as inactive disulfide-bonded oligomers. However, upon translocation to the nucleus under a cold snap, the h2-isotype of cytosolic thioredoxin (Trx-h2), reduces the oxidized (inactive) CBF oligomers and the newly synthesized CBF monomers, thus producing reduced (active) CBF monomers. Thus, the redox-dependent structural switching and functional activation of CBFs protect plants under cold stress.
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- Seong Dong Wi
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea
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Khademi M, Nazarian-Firouzabadi F, Ismaili A. Expression of apple MdMYB10 transcription factor in sugar beet with a screenable marker role and antimicrobial activity. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:52. [PMID: 35127307 PMCID: PMC8801000 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03120-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Selection of transgenic plants by using genes encoding screenable markers of plant origin with health benefit properties, such as anthocyanin is an important aim in plant genetic engineering. In this study, Malus domestica MYB10 (MdMYB10) gene, was used for Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of two SBS-02 and SBS-04 sugar beet lines. The impact of different light regimes on plant tissue culture from a combination of light, dark/light and dark was investigated. The results of this study showed that the MdMYB10 gene was successfully integrated into the selected purple transgenic lines, suggesting that the expression of MdMYB10 gene in sugar beet shoots can be used as a screenable markers for transformation, possibly replacing antibiotic resistant genes. Furthermore, the results of the antibacterial activity of transgenic plants extracts showed that the total extract obtained from transgenic lines significantly (P < 0.01) inhibited the growth and development of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis bacteria compared to the non-transgenic plants. The results of this study showed that the combination of betalain with vancomycin demonstrated a synergistic antimicrobial effect, also, suggesting that the expression of MdMYB10 may play a dual role by accumulating betalain and exhibiting a screenable markers function. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03120-7.
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- Mitra Khademi
- Production Engineering and Plant Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, P.O. Box: 465, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Production Engineering and Plant Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, P.O. Box: 465, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Production Engineering and Plant Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, P.O. Box: 465, Khorramabad, Iran
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An JP, Xu RR, Liu X, Su L, Yang K, Wang XF, Wang GL, You CX. Abscisic acid insensitive 4 interacts with ICE1 and JAZ proteins to regulate ABA signaling-mediated cold tolerance in apple. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:980-997. [PMID: 34555166 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Abscisic acid is involved in the regulation of cold stress response, but its molecular mechanism remains to be elucidated. In this study, we demonstrated that the APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor (AP2/ERF) family protein MdABI4 positively regulates abscisic acid-mediated cold tolerance in apple. We found that MdABI4 interacts with MdICE1, a key regulatory protein involved in the cold stress response, and enhances the transcriptional regulatory function of MdICE1 on its downstream target gene MdCBF1, thus improving abscisic acid-mediated cold tolerance. The jasmonate-ZIM domain (JAZ) proteins MdJAZ1 and MdJAZ2 negatively modulate MdABI4-improved cold tolerance in apple by interacting with the MdABI4 protein. Further investigation showed that MdJAZ1 and MdJAZ2 interfere with the interaction between the MdABI4 and MdICE1 proteins. Together, our data revealed that MdABI4 integrates jasmonic acid and abscisic acid signals to precisely modulate cold tolerance in apple through the JAZ-ABI4-ICE1-CBF regulatory cascade. These findings provide insights into the crosstalk between jasmonic acid and abscisic acid signals in response to cold stress.
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- Jian-Ping An
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Universities of Shandong, College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Beijing Academy of Forestry and Pomology Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shandong Academy of Grape, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, Shandong, China
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Xu C, Luo M, Sun X, Yan J, Shi H, Yan H, Yan R, Wang S, Tang W, Zhou Y, Wang C, Xu Z, Chen J, Ma Y, Jiang Q, Chen M, Sun D. SiMYB19 from Foxtail Millet ( Setaria italica) Confers Transgenic Rice Tolerance to High Salt Stress in the Field. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020756. [PMID: 35054940 PMCID: PMC8775554 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Salt stress is a major threat to crop quality and yield. Most experiments on salt stress-related genes have been conducted at the laboratory or greenhouse scale. Consequently, there is a lack of research demonstrating the merit of exploring these genes in field crops. Here, we found that the R2R3-MYB transcription factor SiMYB19 from foxtail millet is expressed mainly in the roots and is induced by various abiotic stressors such as salt, drought, low nitrogen, and abscisic acid. SiMYB19 is tentatively localized to the nucleus and activates transcription. It enhances salt tolerance in transgenic rice at the germination and seedling stages. SiMYB19 overexpression increased shoot height, grain yield, and salt tolerance in field- and salt pond-grown transgenic rice. SiMYB19 overexpression promotes abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation in transgenic rice and upregulates the ABA synthesis gene OsNCED3 and the ABA signal transduction pathway-related genes OsPK1 and OsABF2. Thus, SiMYB19 improves salt tolerance in transgenic rice by regulating ABA synthesis and signal transduction. Using rice heterologous expression analysis, the present study introduced a novel candidate gene for improving salt tolerance and increasing yield in crops grown in saline-alkali soil.
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- Chengjie Xu
- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.X.); (H.S.); (H.Y.); (R.Y.); (S.W.)
- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030006, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.X.); (H.S.); (H.Y.); (R.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.X.); (H.S.); (H.Y.); (R.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.X.); (H.S.); (H.Y.); (R.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.X.); (H.S.); (H.Y.); (R.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China; (M.L.); (X.S.); (W.T.); (Y.Z.); (C.W.); (Z.X.); (J.C.); (Y.M.); (Q.J.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.X.); (H.S.); (H.Y.); (R.Y.); (S.W.)
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Song Y, Ma B, Guo Q, Zhou L, Lv C, Liu X, Wang J, Zhou X, Zhang C. UV-B induces the expression of flavonoid biosynthetic pathways in blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum) calli. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1079087. [PMID: 36483950 PMCID: PMC9722975 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1079087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation is an environmental signal that affects the accumulation of secondary metabolites in plants. In particular, UV-B promotes flavonoid biosynthesis, leading to improved fruit quality. To explore the underlying molecular mechanism, we exposed blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) calli to UV-B radiation and performed a transcriptome deep sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). We detected 16,899 DEGs among different treatments, with the largest number seen after 24 h of UV-B exposure relative to controls. Functional annotation and enrichment analysis showed a significant enrichment for DEGs in pathways related to plant hormone signal transduction and phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthesis. In agreement with the transcriptome data, flavonol, anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin accumulated upon UV-B radiation, and most DEGs mapping to the phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthetic pathways using the KEGG mapper tool were upregulated under UV-B radiation. We also performed a weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to explore the relationship among genes involved in plant hormone signal transduction, encoding transcription factors or participating in flavonoid biosynthesis. The transcription factors VcMYBPA1, MYBPA2.1, MYB114, MYBA2, MYBF, and MYB102 are likely activators, whereas MYB20, VcMYB14, MYB44, and VcMYB4a are inhibitors of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway, as evidenced by the direction of correlation between the expression of these MYBs and flavonoid biosynthesis-related genes. The transcription factors bHLH74 and bHLH25 might interact with MYB repressors or directly inhibited the expression of flavonoid biosynthetic genes to control flavonoid accumulation. We also observed the downregulation of several genes belonging to the auxin, gibberellin and brassinosteroid biosynthetic pathways, suggesting that MYB inhibitors or activators are directly or indirectly regulated to promote flavonoid biosynthesis under UV-B radiation.
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Zhou X, Muhammad I, Lan H, Xia C. Recent Advances in the Analysis of Cold Tolerance in Maize. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:866034. [PMID: 35498657 PMCID: PMC9039722 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.866034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is an annual grass that originated in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World. Maize is highly sensitive to cold stress during seed gemination and the seedling phase, which can lead to reductions in plant vigor and grain production. There are large differences in the morphological and physiological changes caused by cold stress among maize varieties. In general, cold tolerant varieties have a stronger ability to maintain such changes in traits related to seed germination, root phenotypes, and shoot photosynthesis. These morphological and physiological characteristics have been widely used to evaluate the cold tolerance of maize varieties in genetic analyses. In recent years, considerable progress has been made in elucidating the mechanisms of maize in response to cold tolerance. Several QTL, GWAS, and transcriptomic analyses have been conducted on various maize genotypes and populations that show large variations in cold tolerance, resulting in the discovery of hundreds of candidate cold regulation genes. Nevertheless, only a few candidate genes have been functionally characterized. In the present review, we summarize recent progress in molecular, physiological, genetic, and genomic analyses of cold tolerance in maize. We address the advantages of joint analyses that combine multiple genetic and genomic approaches to improve the accuracy of identifying cold regulated genes that can be further used in molecular breeding. We also discuss the involvement of long-distance signaling in plant cold tolerance. These novel insights will provide a better mechanistic understanding of cold tolerance in maize.
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- Xuemei Zhou
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Punjab College of Science, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resource Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Hai Lan
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Abdullah SNA, Azzeme AM, Yousefi K. Fine-Tuning Cold Stress Response Through Regulated Cellular Abundance and Mechanistic Actions of Transcription Factors. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:850216. [PMID: 35422820 PMCID: PMC9002269 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.850216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Inflictions caused by cold stress can result in disastrous effects on the productivity and survival of plants. Cold stress response in plants requires crosstalk between multiple signaling pathways including cold, heat, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling networks. CBF, MYB, bHLH, and WRKY families are among the TFs that function as key players in the regulation of cold stress response at the molecular level. This review discusses some of the latest understanding on the regulation of expression and the mechanistic actions of plant TFs to address cold stress response. It was shown that the plant response consists of early and late responses as well as memory reprogramming for long-term protection against cold stress. The regulatory network can be differentiated into CBF-dependent and independent pathways involving different sets of TFs. Post-transcriptional regulation by miRNAs, control during ribosomal translation process, and post-translational regulation involving 26S proteosomic degradation are processes that affect the cellular abundance of key regulatory TFs, which is an important aspect of the regulation for cold acclimation. Therefore, fine-tuning of the regulation by TFs for adjusting to the cold stress condition involving the dynamic action of protein kinases, membrane ion channels, adapters, and modifiers is emphasized in this review.
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- Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
- Laboratory of Agronomy and Sustainable Crop Protection, Institute of Plantation Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
- *Correspondence: Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah,
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Rabuma T, Gupta OP, Yadav M, Chhokar V. Integrative RNA-Seq analysis of Capsicum annuum L. -Phytophthora capsici L. pathosystem reveals molecular cross-talk and activation of host defence response. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 28:171-188. [PMID: 35221578 PMCID: PMC8847656 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01122-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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UNLABELLED Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is economically one of the most important spice. But, it's productivity is highly affected by the pathogen, Phytophthora capsici L. Our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms associated with the defence response in C. annuum-P. capsici pathosystem is limited. The current study used RNA-seq technology to dissect the genes associated with defence response against P. capsici infection in two contrasting landraces, i.e. GojamMecha_9086 (Resistant) and Dabat_80045 (Susceptible) exposed to P. capsici infection. The transcriptomes from four leaf samples (RC, RI, SC and SI) of chili pepper resulted in a total of 118,879 assembled transcripts along with 52,384 pooled unigenes. The enrichment analysis of the transcripts indicated 23 different KEGG pathways under five main categories. Out of 774 and 484 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of two landraces (under study), respectively, 57 and 29 DEGs were observed as associated with defence responses against P. capsici infection in RC vs. RI and SC vs. SI leaf samples, respectively. qRT-PCR analysis of six randomly selected genes validated the results of Illumina NextSeq500 sequencing. A total of 58 transcription factor families (bHLH most abundant) and 2095 protein families (Protein kinase most abundant) were observed across all the samples with maximum hits in RI and SI samples. Expression analysis revealed differential regulation of genes associated with defence and signalling response with shared coordination of molecular function, cellular component and biological processing. The results presented here would enhance our present understanding of the defence response in chili pepper against P. capsici infection, which the molecular breeders could utilize to develop resistant chili genotypes. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-01122-y.
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- Tilahun Rabuma
- Department of Bio and Nano Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana India
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia
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- Division of Quality and Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana 132001 India
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- Department of Bio and Nano Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana India
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- Department of Bio and Nano Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana India
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Menéndez AB, Ruiz OA. Stress-regulated elements in Lotus spp., as a possible starting point to understand signalling networks and stress adaptation in legumes. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12110. [PMID: 34909267 PMCID: PMC8641479 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Although legumes are of primary economic importance for human and livestock consumption, the information regarding signalling networks during plant stress response in this group is very scarce. Lotus japonicus is a major experimental model within the Leguminosae family, whereas L. corniculatus and L. tenuis are frequent components of natural and agricultural ecosystems worldwide. These species display differences in their perception and response to diverse stresses, even at the genotype level, whereby they have been used in many studies aimed at achieving a better understanding of the plant stress-response mechanisms. However, we are far from the identification of key components of their stress-response signalling network, a previous step for implementing transgenic and editing tools to develop legume stress-resilient genotypes, with higher crop yield and quality. In this review we scope a body of literature, highlighting what is currently known on the stress-regulated signalling elements so far reported in Lotus spp. Our work includes a comprehensive review of transcription factors chaperones, redox signals and proteins of unknown function. In addition, we revised strigolactones and genes regulating phytochelatins and hormone metabolism, due to their involvement as intermediates in several physiological signalling networks. This work was intended for a broad readership in the fields of physiology, metabolism, plant nutrition, genetics and signal transduction. Our results suggest that Lotus species provide a valuable information platform for the study of specific protein-protein (PPI) interactions, as a starting point to unravel signalling networks underlying plant acclimatation to bacterial and abiotic stressors in legumes. Furthermore, some Lotus species may be a source of genes whose regulation improves stress tolerance and growth when introduced ectopically in other plant species.
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- Ana B Menéndez
- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales., Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Overseas, Argentina.,Instituto de Micología y Botánica, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Overseas, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Chascomús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Wang F, Chen S, Cai K, Lu Z, Yang Y, Tigabu M, Zhao X. Transcriptome sequencing and gene expression profiling of Pinus sibirica under different cold stresses. BREEDING SCIENCE 2021; 71:550-563. [PMID: 35087319 PMCID: PMC8784350 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.21009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Cold stress is a major abiotic factor that affects plant growth and geographical distribution. Pinus sibirica is extremely frigostable tree species. To understand the molecular mechanisms of cold tolerance by P. sibirica, physiological responses were analyzed and transcriptome profiling was conducted to the plants treated by cold stress. The physiological data showed that membrane permeability relative conductivity (REC), reactive oxygen species (ROS), malonaldehyde (MDA) content, peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activity, soluble sugar, soluble protein and proline contents were increased significantly (p < 0.05) in response to cold stress. Transcriptome analysis identified a total of 871, 1397 and 872 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) after cold treatment for 6 h, 24 h and 48 h at -20°C, respectively. The signaling pathway mediated by Ca2+ as a signaling molecule and abscisic acid pathways were the main cold signal transduction pathways in P. sibirica. The APETALA2/Ethylene-Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) and MYB transcription factor families also play an important role in the transcriptional regulation of P. sibirica. In addition, many genes related to photosynthesis were differentially expressed under cold stress. We also validated the reliability of transcriptome data with quantitative real-time PCR. This study lays the foundation for understanding the molecular mechanisms related to cold responses in P. sibirica.
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- Fang Wang
- College of Forestry and Grassland, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
- Jinlin Provincial Academy of Forestry Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Jinlin Provincial Academy of Forestry Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Jinlin Provincial Academy of Forestry Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- College of Forestry and Grassland, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- Corresponding author (e-mail: )
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Wang X, Liu WC, Zeng XW, Yan S, Qiu YM, Wang JB, Huang X, Yuan HM. HbSnRK2.6 Functions in ABA-Regulated Cold Stress Response by Promoting HbICE2 Transcriptional Activity in Hevea brasiliensis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12707. [PMID: 34884520 PMCID: PMC8657574 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Low temperature remarkably limits rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) growth, latex production, and geographical distribution, but the underlying mechanisms of Hevea brasiliensis cold stress response remain elusive. Here, we identified HbSnRK2.6 as a key component in ABA signaling functions in phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA)-regulated cold stress response in Hevea brasiliensis. Exogenous application of ABA enhances Hevea brasiliensis cold tolerance. Cold-regulated (COR) genes in the CBF pathway are upregulated by ABA. Transcript levels of all five HbSnRK2.6 members are significantly induced by cold, while HbSnRK2.6A, HbSnRK2.6B, and HbSnRK2.6C can be further activated by ABA under cold conditions. Additionally, HbSnRK2.6s are localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus, and can physically interact with HbICE2, a crucial positive regulator in the cold signaling pathway. Overexpression of HbSnRK2.6A or HbSnRK2.6B in Arabidopsis extensively enhances plant responses to ABA and expression of COR genes, leading to increased cold stress tolerance. Furthermore, HbSnRK2.6A and HbSnRK2.6B can promote transcriptional activity of HbICE2, thus, increasing the expression of HbCBF1. Taken together, we demonstrate that HbSnRK2.6s are involved in ABA-regulated cold stress response in Hevea brasiliensis by regulating transcriptional activity of HbICE2.
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- Xue Wang
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (X.W.); (X.-W.Z.); (S.Y.); (Y.-M.Q.); (J.-B.W.); (X.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China;
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (X.W.); (X.-W.Z.); (S.Y.); (Y.-M.Q.); (J.-B.W.); (X.H.)
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (X.W.); (X.-W.Z.); (S.Y.); (Y.-M.Q.); (J.-B.W.); (X.H.)
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (X.W.); (X.-W.Z.); (S.Y.); (Y.-M.Q.); (J.-B.W.); (X.H.)
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (X.W.); (X.-W.Z.); (S.Y.); (Y.-M.Q.); (J.-B.W.); (X.H.)
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (X.W.); (X.-W.Z.); (S.Y.); (Y.-M.Q.); (J.-B.W.); (X.H.)
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (X.W.); (X.-W.Z.); (S.Y.); (Y.-M.Q.); (J.-B.W.); (X.H.)
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Chen Q, Bao C, Xu F, Ma C, Huang L, Guo Q, Luo M. Silencing GhJUB1L1 (JUB1-like 1) reduces cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) drought tolerance. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259382. [PMID: 34739505 PMCID: PMC8570493 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Drought stress massively restricts plant growth and the yield of crops. Reducing the deleterious effects of drought is necessary for agricultural industry. The plant-specific NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2 and CUC2) transcription factors (TFs) are widely involved in the regulation of plant development and stress response. One of the NAC TF, JUNGBRUNNEN1 (JUB1), has been reported to involve in drought resistance in Arabidopsis. However, little is known of how the JUB1 gene respond to drought stress in cotton. In the present study, we cloned GhJUB1L1, a homologous gene of JUB1 in upland cotton. GhJUB1L1 is preferentially expressed in stem and leaf and could be induced by drought stress. GhJUB1L1 protein localizes to the cell nucleus, and the transcription activation region of which is located in the C-terminal region. Silencing GhJUB1L1 gene via VIGS () reduced cotton drought tolerance, and retarded secondary cell wall (SCW) development. Additionally, the expression of some drought stress-related genes and SCW synthesis-related genes were altered in the GhJUB1L1 silencing plants. Collectively, our findings indicate that GhJUB1L1 may act as a positive regulator in response to drought stress and SCW development in cotton. Our results enriched the roles of NAC TFs in cotton drought tolerance and laid a foundation for the cultivation of transgenic cotton with higher drought tolerance.
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- Qian Chen
- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture/Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture/Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture/Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture/Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture/Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- * E-mail: (ML); (QG)
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture/Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- * E-mail: (ML); (QG)
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Li C, Wang K, Lei C, Cao S, Huang Y, Ji N, Xu F, Zheng Y. Alterations in Sucrose and Phenylpropanoid Metabolism Affected by BABA-Primed Defense in Postharvest Grapes and the Associated Transcriptional Mechanism. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:1250-1266. [PMID: 34410840 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-21-0142-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Defense elicitors can induce fruit disease resistance to control postharvest decay but may incur quality impairment. Our present work aimed to investigate the resistance against Botrytis cinerea induced by the elicitor β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) and to elucidate the specific transcriptional mechanism implicated in defense-related metabolic regulations. The functional dissection results demonstrated that, after inoculation with the fungal necrotroph B. cinerea, a suite of critical genes encoding enzymes related to the sucrose metabolism and phenylpropanoid pathway in priming defense in grapes were transcriptionally induced by treatment with 10 mM BABA. In contrast, more UDP-glucose, a shared precursor of phenylpropanoid and sucrose metabolism, may be redirected to the phenylpropanoid pathway for the synthesis of phytoalexins, including trans-resveratrol and ɛ-viniferin, in 100 mM BABA-treated grapes, resulting in direct resistance but compromised soluble sugar contents. An R2R3-type MYB protein from Vitis vinifera, VvMYB44, was isolated and characterized. VvMYB44 expression was significantly induced upon the grapes expressed defensive reaction. Subcellular localization, yeast two-hybrid, and coimmunoprecipitation assays revealed that the nuclear-localized VvMYB44 physically interacted with the salicylic acid-responsive transcription coactivator NPR1 in vivo for defense expression. In addition, VvMYB44 directly bound to the promoter regions of sucrose and phenylpropanoid metabolism-related genes and transactivated their expression, thus tipping the balance of antifungal compound accumulation and soluble sugar maintenance. Hence, these results suggest that 2R-type VvMYB44 might be a potential positive participant in BABA-induced priming defense in grape berries that contributes to avoiding the excessive consumption of soluble sugars during the postharvest storage.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Chunhong Li
- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404000, China
- College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33143, U.S.A
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 Jiangsu, China
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Song Y, Zhang X, Li M, Yang H, Fu D, Lv J, Ding Y, Gong Z, Shi Y, Yang S. The direct targets of CBFs: In cold stress response and beyond. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:1874-1887. [PMID: 34379362 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cold acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana triggers a significant transcriptional reprogramming altering the expression patterns of thousands of cold-responsive (COR) genes. Essential to this process is the C-repeat binding factor (CBF)-dependent pathway, involving the activity of AP2/ERF (APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor)-type CBF transcription factors required for plant cold acclimation. In this study, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation assays followed by deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) to determine the genome-wide binding sites of the CBF transcription factors. Cold-induced CBF proteins specifically bind to the conserved C-repeat (CRT)/dehydration-responsive elements (CRT/DRE; G/ACCGAC) of their target genes. A Gene Ontology enrichment analysis showed that 1,012 genes are targeted by all three CBFs. Combined with a transcriptional analysis of the cbf1,2,3 triple mutant, we define 146 CBF regulons as direct CBF targets. In addition, the CBF-target genes are significantly enriched in functions associated with hormone, light, and circadian rhythm signaling, suggesting that the CBFs act as key integrators of endogenous and external environmental cues. Our findings not only define the genome-wide binding patterns of the CBFs during the early cold response, but also provide insights into the role of the CBFs in regulating multiple biological processes of plants.
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- Yue Song
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Cheng YS, Bai LP, Zhang L, Chen G, Fan JG, Xu S, Guo ZF. Identification and characterization of AnICE1 and AnCBFs involved in cold tolerance from Ammopiptanthus nanus. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 168:70-82. [PMID: 34624610 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The ICE-CBF-COR pathway plays a vital role in improving the cold tolerance of plants. As an evergreen small shrub, Ammopiptanthus nanus has a high tolerance to cold stress because of its special growth conditions. Regrettably, no cold-responsive genes in the ICE-CBF-COR pathway have been reported in A. nanus. In the current study, we isolated AnICE1, AnCBF1, and AnCBF2 in A. nanus and analyzed their sequence structure. Evolutionary analysis indicated that these genes are most closely related to those from Ammopiptanthus mongolicus, Glycine max, Spatholobus suberectus, and Cajanus cajan, all belonging to the Fabaceae. Expression analysis showed that the expression levels of these genes were induced under cold stress and treatment with several plant hormones. As a critical upstream regulator in the ICE-CBF-COR pathway, the function of AnICE1 was further identified. The subcellular localization indicated that AnICE1 is predominantly localized in the plasma membrane and less in the nucleus. Overexpression of AnICE1 in Arabidopsis thaliana improved seed germination and growth of transgenic seedlings during cold stress. Moreover, some physiological indices such as relative electrical conductivity, contents of proline and malondialdehyde, catalase activity, and Nitro Blue tetrazolium and 3.3'-diaminobenzidine staining were investigated by transient expression in A. nanus seedlings and stable overexpression in A. thaliana. These results indicated that AnICE1 enhanced cold tolerance in A. nanus and transgenic A. thaliana. This study is significant for understanding the cold-resistant mechanism of ICE and CBF genes in A. nanus.
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- Yi-Shan Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China
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- Forestry Biotechnology and Analysis Test Center, Liaoning Academy of Forestry Sciences, Shenyang, 110032, China
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- Forestry Biotechnology and Analysis Test Center, Liaoning Academy of Forestry Sciences, Shenyang, 110032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China.
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Analysis of SI-Related BoGAPDH Family Genes and Response of BoGAPC to SI Signal in Brassica oleracea L. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12111719. [PMID: 34828325 PMCID: PMC8618600 DOI: 10.3390/genes12111719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is not only involved in carbohydrate metabolism, but also plays an important role in stress resistance. However, it has not been reported in Brassica oleracea. In this study, we performed a genome-wide identification of BoGAPDH in B. oleracea and performed cloning and expression analysis of one of the differentially expressed genes, BoGAPC. A total of 16 members of the BoGAPDH family were identified in B. oleracea, which were conserved, distributed unevenly on chromosomes and had tandem repeat genes. Most of the genes were down-regulated during self-pollination, and the highest expression was found in stigmas and sepals. Different transcriptome data showed that BoGAPDH genes were differentially expressed under stress, which was consistent with the results of qRT-PCR. We cloned and analyzed the differentially expressed gene BoGAPC and found that it was in the down-regulated mode 1 h after self-pollination, and the expression was the highest in the stigma, which was consistent with the result of GUS staining. The promoter region of the gene not only has stress response elements and plant hormone response elements, but also has a variety of specific elements for regulating floral organ development. Subcellular localization indicates that the BoGAPC protein is located in the cytoplasm and belongs to the active protein in the cytoplasm. The results of prokaryotic expression showed that the size of the BoGAPC protein was about 37 kDa, which was consistent with the expected results, indicating that the protein was induced in prokaryotic cells. The results of yeast two-hybrid and GST pull-down showed that the SRK kinase domain interacted with the BoGAPC protein. The above results suggest that the BoGAPDH family of B. oleracea plays an important role in the process of plant stress resistance, and the BoGAPC gene may be involved in the process of self-incompatibility in B. oleracea, which may respond to SI by encoding proteins directly interacting with SRK.
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Liu C, Zhang Y, Tan Y, Zhao T, Xu X, Yang H, Li J. CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated SlMYBS2 Mutagenesis Reduces Tomato Resistance to Phytophthora infestans. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11423. [PMID: 34768853 PMCID: PMC8583707 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Phytophthora infestans (P. infestans) recently caused epidemics of tomato late blight. Our study aimed to identify the function of the SlMYBS2 gene in response to tomato late blight. To further investigate the function of SlMYBS2 in tomato resistance to P. infestans, we studied the effects of SlMYBS2 gene knock out. The SlMYBS2 gene was knocked out by CRISPR-Cas9, and the resulting plants (SlMYBS2 gene knockout, slmybs2-c) showed reduced resistance to P. infestans, accompanied by increases in the number of necrotic cells, lesion sizes, and disease index. Furthermore, after P. infestans infection, the expression levels of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes in slmybs2-c plants were significantly lower than those in wild-type (AC) plants, while the number of necrotic cells and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were higher than those in wild-type plants. Taken together, these results indicate that SlMYBS2 acts as a positive regulator of tomato resistance to P. infestans infection by regulating the ROS level and the expression level of PR genes.
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (C.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.T.); (T.Z.); (X.X.)
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (C.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.T.); (T.Z.); (X.X.)
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Transcriptome Profiling of Maize ( Zea mays L.) Leaves Reveals Key Cold-Responsive Genes, Transcription Factors, and Metabolic Pathways Regulating Cold Stress Tolerance at the Seedling Stage. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12101638. [PMID: 34681032 PMCID: PMC8535276 DOI: 10.3390/genes12101638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Cold tolerance is a complex trait that requires a critical perspective to understand its underpinning mechanism. To unravel the molecular framework underlying maize (Zea mays L.) cold stress tolerance, we conducted a comparative transcriptome profiling of 24 cold-tolerant and 22 cold-sensitive inbred lines affected by cold stress at the seedling stage. Using the RNA-seq method, we identified 2237 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), namely 1656 and 581 annotated and unannotated DEGs, respectively. Further analysis of the 1656 annotated DEGs mined out two critical sets of cold-responsive DEGs, namely 779 and 877 DEGs, which were significantly enhanced in the tolerant and sensitive lines, respectively. Functional analysis of the 1656 DEGs highlighted the enrichment of signaling, carotenoid, lipid metabolism, transcription factors (TFs), peroxisome, and amino acid metabolism. A total of 147 TFs belonging to 32 families, including MYB, ERF, NAC, WRKY, bHLH, MIKC MADS, and C2H2, were strongly altered by cold stress. Moreover, the tolerant lines’ 779 enhanced DEGs were predominantly associated with carotenoid, ABC transporter, glutathione, lipid metabolism, and amino acid metabolism. In comparison, the cold-sensitive lines’ 877 enhanced DEGs were significantly enriched for MAPK signaling, peroxisome, ribosome, and carbon metabolism pathways. The biggest proportion of the unannotated DEGs was implicated in the roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Taken together, this study provides valuable insights that offer a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying maize response to cold stress at the seedling stage, thus opening up possibilities for a breeding program of maize tolerance to cold stress.
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Due to climate change, we are forced to face new abiotic stress challenges like cold and heat waves that currently result from global warming. Losses due to frost and low temperatures force us to better understand the physiological, hormonal, and molecular mechanisms of response to such stress to face losses, especially in tropical and subtropical crops like citrus fruit, which are well adapted to certain weather conditions. Many of the responses to cold stress that are found are also conserved in citrus. Hence, this review also intends to show the latest work on citrus. In addition to basic research, there is a great need to employ and cultivate new citrus rootstocks to better adapt to environmental conditions.
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Convergence and Divergence: Signal Perception and Transduction Mechanisms of Cold Stress in Arabidopsis and Rice. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10091864. [PMID: 34579397 PMCID: PMC8473081 DOI: 10.3390/plants10091864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cold stress, including freezing stress and chilling stress, is one of the major environmental factors that limit the growth and productivity of plants. As a temperate dicot model plant species, Arabidopsis develops a capability to freezing tolerance through cold acclimation. The past decades have witnessed a deep understanding of mechanisms underlying cold stress signal perception, transduction, and freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis. In contrast, a monocot cereal model plant species derived from tropical and subtropical origins, rice, is very sensitive to chilling stress and has evolved a different mechanism for chilling stress signaling and response. In this review, the authors summarized the recent progress in our understanding of cold stress response mechanisms, highlighted the convergent and divergent mechanisms between Arabidopsis and rice plasma membrane cold stress perceptions, calcium signaling, phospholipid signaling, MAPK cascade signaling, ROS signaling, and ICE-CBF regulatory network, as well as light-regulated signal transduction system. Genetic engineering approaches of developing freezing tolerant Arabidopsis and chilling tolerant rice were also reviewed. Finally, the future perspective of cold stress signaling and tolerance in rice was proposed.
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Detecting drought regulators using stochastic inference in Bayesian networks. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255486. [PMID: 34398879 PMCID: PMC8367000 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Drought is a natural hazard that affects crops by inducing water stress. Water stress, induced by drought accounts for more loss in crop yield than all the other causes combined. With the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts worldwide, it is essential to develop drought-resistant crops to ensure food security. In this paper, we model multiple drought signaling pathways in Arabidopsis using Bayesian networks to identify potential regulators of drought-responsive reporter genes. Genetically intervening at these regulators can help develop drought-resistant crops. We create the Bayesian network model from the biological literature and determine its parameters from publicly available data. We conduct inference on this model using a stochastic simulation technique known as likelihood weighting to determine the best regulators of drought-responsive reporter genes. Our analysis reveals that activating MYC2 or inhibiting ATAF1 are the best single node intervention strategies to regulate the drought-responsive reporter genes. Additionally, we observe simultaneously activating MYC2 and inhibiting ATAF1 is a better strategy. The Bayesian network model indicated that MYC2 and ATAF1 are possible regulators of the drought response. Validation experiments showed that ATAF1 negatively regulated the drought response. Thus intervening at ATAF1 has the potential to create drought-resistant crops.
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Zeng L, Zhang J, Wang X, Liu Z. Isolation and Characterization of APETALA3 Orthologs and Promoters from the Distylous Fagopyrum esculentum. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10081644. [PMID: 34451689 PMCID: PMC8402184 DOI: 10.3390/plants10081644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) produces distylous flowers with undifferentiated petaloid tepals, which makes it obviously different from flowers of model species. In model species Arabidopsis, APETALA3 (AP3) is expressed in petal and stamen and specifies petal and stamen identities during flower development. Combining with our previous studies, we found that small-scale gene duplication (GD) event and alternative splicing (AS) of common buckwheat AP3 orthologs resulted in FaesAP3_1, FaesAP3_2 and FaesAP3_2a. FaesAP3_2 and FaesAP3_2a were mainly expressed in the stamen of thrum and pin flower. Promoters functional analysis suggested that intense GUS staining was observed in the whole stamen in pFaesAP3_2::GUS transgenic Arabidopsis, while intense GUS staining was observed only in the filament of stamen in pFaesAP3_1::GUS transgenic Arabidopsis. These suggested that FaesAP3_1 and FaesAP3_2 had overlapping functions in specifying stamen filament identity and work together to determine normal stamen development. Additionally, FaesAP3_2 and FaesAP3_2a owned the similar ability to rescue stamen development of Arabidopsis ap3-3 mutant, although AS resulted in a frameshift mutation and consequent omission of the complete PI-derived motif and euAP3 motif of FaesAP3_2a. These suggested that the MIK region of AP3-like proteins was crucial for determining stamen identity, while the function of AP3-like proteins in specifying petal identity was gradually obtained after AP3 Orthologs acquiring a novel C-terminal euAP3 motif during the evolution of core eudicots. Our results also provide a clue to understanding the early evolution of the functional specificity of euAP3-type proteins involving in floral organ development in core eudicots, and also suggested that FaesAP3_2 holds the potential application for biotechnical engineering to develop a sterile male line of F. esculentum.
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Chen Y, Shen J, Zhang L, Qi H, Yang L, Wang H, Wang J, Wang Y, Du H, Tao Z, Zhao T, Deng P, Shu Q, Qian Q, Yu H, Song S. Nuclear translocation of OsMFT1 that is impeded by OsFTIP1 promotes drought tolerance in rice. MOLECULAR PLANT 2021; 14:1297-1311. [PMID: 33962060 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2021.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Drought is the leading environmental threat affecting crop productivity, and plants have evolved a series of mechanisms to adapt to drought stress. The FT-interacting proteins (FTIPs) and phosphatidylethanolamine-binding proteins (PEBPs) play key roles in developmental processes, whereas their roles in the regulation of stress response are still largely unknown. Here, we report that OsFTIP1 negatively regulates drought response in rice. We showed that OsFTIP1 interacts with rice MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1 (OsMFT1), a PEBP that promotes rice tolerance to drought treatment. Further studies discovered that OsMFT1 interacts with two key drought-related transcription factors, OsbZIP66 and OsMYB26, regulating their binding capacity on drought-related genes and thereby enhancing drought tolerance in rice. Interestingly, we found that OsFTIP1 impedes the nucleocytoplasmic translocation of OsMFT1, implying that dynamic modulation of drought-responsive genes by the OsMFT1-OsMYB26 and OsMFT1-OsbZIP66 complexes is integral to OsFTIP1-modulated nuclear accumulation of OsMFT1. Our findings also suggest that OsMFT1 might act as a hitherto unknown nucleocytoplasmic trafficking signal that regulates drought tolerance in rice in response to environmental signals.
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- Ying Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Lv J, Liu J, Ming Y, Shi Y, Song C, Gong Z, Yang S, Ding Y. Reciprocal regulation between the negative regulator PP2CG1 phosphatase and the positive regulator OST1 kinase confers cold response in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:1568-1587. [PMID: 33871153 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation have been reported to play important roles in plant cold responses. In addition, phospho-regulatory feedback is a conserved mechanism for biological processes and stress responses in animals and plants. However, it is less well known that a regulatory feedback loop is formed by the protein kinase and the protein phosphatase in plant responses to cold stress. Here, we report that OPEN STOMATA 1 (OST1) and PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2C G GROUP 1 (PP2CG1) reciprocally regulate the activity during the cold stress response. The interaction of PP2CG1 and OST1 is inhibited by cold stress, which results in the release of OST1 at the cytoplasm and nucleus from suppression by PP2CG1. Interestingly, cold-activated OST1 phosphorylates PP2CG1 to suppress its phosphatase activity, thereby amplifying cold signaling in plants. Mutations of PP2CG1 and its homolog PP2CG2 enhance freezing tolerance, whereas overexpression of PP2CG1 decreases freezing tolerance. Moreover, PP2CG1 negatively regulates protein levels of C-REPEAT BINDING FACTORs (CBFs) under cold stress. Our results uncover a phosphor/dephosphor-regulatory feedback loop mediated by PP2CG1 phosphatase and OST1 protein kinase in plant cold responses.
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- Jian Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Stress Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Crop Stress Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Fasani E, DalCorso G, Furini A. MYB59 transcription factor behaves differently in metallicolous and non-metallicolous populations of Arabidopsis halleri. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2021; 48:916-923. [PMID: 33972014 DOI: 10.1071/fp20356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., MYB59 transcription factor participates in regulating Ca homeostasis and signal transduction and is induced by Cd excess. To investigate its role in the facultative metallophyte Arabidopsis halleri ssp. halleri (L.) O'Kane and Al-Shehbaz, MYB59 expression was investigated under Cd treatment or Ca depletion in three populations belonging to distinct phylogeographic units (metallicolous PL22 and I16 and non-metallicolous I29), and compared with the expression in A. thaliana. In control conditions, MYB59 transcription in A. thaliana and the non-metallicolous population I29 follow a comparable trend with higher expression in roots than shoots, whereas in metallicolous populations I16 and PL22 its expression is similar in roots and shoots, suggesting a convergent evolution associated with adaptation to metalliferous environments. After 6 h of Ca depletion, MYB59 transcript levels were very high in I16 and PL22 populations, indicating that the adaptation to metalliferous environments requires tightly regulated Ca homeostasis and signalling. Cd treatment caused variability in MYB59 expression. In I29, MYB59 expression, as in A. thaliana, is likely associated to stress response, whereas its modulation in the two metallicolous populations reflects the different strategies for Cd tolerance and accumulation. In conclusion, MYB59 regulation in A. halleri is part of the network linking mineral nutrition and Cd tolerance/accumulation.
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- Elisa Fasani
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy; and Corresponding author.
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