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Lei Y, Hannoufa A, Yu P. The Use of Gene Modification and Advanced Molecular Structure Analyses towards Improving Alfalfa Forage. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E298. [PMID: 28146083 PMCID: PMC5343834 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18020298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Alfalfa is one of the most important legume forage crops in the world. In spite of its agronomic and nutritive advantages, alfalfa has some limitations in the usage of pasture forage and hay supplement. High rapid degradation of protein in alfalfa poses a risk of rumen bloat to ruminants which could cause huge economic losses for farmers. Coupled with the relatively high lignin content, which impedes the degradation of carbohydrate in rumen, alfalfa has unbalanced and asynchronous degradation ratio of nitrogen to carbohydrate (N/CHO) in rumen. Genetic engineering approaches have been used to manipulate the expression of genes involved in important metabolic pathways for the purpose of improving the nutritive value, forage yield, and the ability to resist abiotic stress. Such gene modification could bring molecular structural changes in alfalfa that are detectable by advanced structural analytical techniques. These structural analyses have been employed in assessing alfalfa forage characteristics, allowing for rapid, convenient and cost-effective analysis of alfalfa forage quality. In this article, we review two major obstacles facing alfalfa utilization, namely poor protein utilization and relatively high lignin content, and highlight genetic studies that were performed to overcome these drawbacks, as well as to introduce other improvements to alfalfa quality. We also review the use of advanced molecular structural analysis in the assessment of alfalfa forage for its potential usage in quality selection in alfalfa breeding.
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- Yaogeng Lei
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON N5V 4T3, Canada.
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
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PtoMYB156 is involved in negative regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism and secondary cell wall biosynthesis during wood formation in poplar. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41209. [PMID: 28117379 PMCID: PMC5259741 DOI: 10.1038/srep41209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Some R2R3 MYB transcription factors have been shown to be major regulators of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway and impact secondary wall formation in plants. In this study, we describe the functional characterization of PtoMYB156, encoding a R2R3-MYB transcription factor, from Populus tomentosa. Expression pattern analysis showed that PtoMYB156 is widely expressed in all tissues examined, but predominantly in leaves and developing wood cells. PtoMYB156 localized to the nucleus and acted as a transcriptional repressor. Overexpression of PtoMYB156 in poplar repressed phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes, leading to a reduction in the amounts of total phenolic and flavonoid compounds. Transgenic plants overexpressing PtoMYB156 also displayed a dramatic decrease in secondary wall thicknesses of xylem fibers and the content of cellulose, lignin and xylose compared with wild-type plants. Transcript accumulation of secondary wall biosynthetic genes was down-regulated by PtoMYB156 overexpression. Transcriptional activation assays revealed that PtoMYB156 was able to repress the promoter activities of poplar CESA17, C4H2 and GT43B. By contrast, knockout of PtoMYB156 by CRISPR/Cas9 in poplar resulted in ectopic deposition of lignin, xylan and cellulose during secondary cell wall formation. Taken together, these results show that PtoMYB156 may repress phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and negatively regulate secondary cell wall formation in poplar.
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Wang J, Feng J, Jia W, Fan P, Bao H, Li S, Li Y. Genome-Wide Identification of Sorghum bicolor Laccases Reveals Potential Targets for Lignin Modification. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:714. [PMID: 28529519 PMCID: PMC5418363 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Laccase is a key enzyme in plant lignin biosynthesis as it catalyzes the final step of monolignols polymerization. Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is considered as an ideal feedstock for ethanol production, but lignin greatly limits the production efficiency. No comprehensive analysis on laccase has ever been conducted in S. bicolor, although it appears as the most promising target for engineering lignocellulosic feedstock. The aim of our work is to systematically characterize S. bicolor laccase gene family and to identify the lignin-specific candidates. A total of twenty-seven laccase candidates (SbLAC1-SbLAC27) were identified in S. bicolor. All SbLACs comprised the equivalent L1-L4 signature sequences and three typical Cu-oxidase domains, but exhibited diverse intron-exon patterns and relatively low sequence identity. They were divided into six groups by phylogenetic clustering, revealing potential distinct functions, while SbLAC5 was considered as the closest lignin-specific candidate. qRT-PCR analysis deciphered that SbLAC genes were expressed preferentially in roots and young internodes of sweet sorghum, and SbLAC5 showed high expression, adding the evidence that SbLAC5 was bona fide involved in lignin biosynthesis. Besides, high abundance of SbLAC6 transcripts was detected, correlating it a potential role in lignin biosynthesis. Diverse cis regulatory elements were recognized in SbLACs promoters, indicating putative interaction with transcription factors. Seven SbLACs were found to be potential targets of sbi-miRNAs. Moreover, putative phosphorylation sites in SbLAC sequences were identified. Our research adds to the knowledge for lignin profile modification in sweet sorghum.
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- Jinhui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Institute of Botany, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- *Correspondence: Juanjuan Feng
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Institute of Botany, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Biofuels, Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China
- Shizhong Li
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Yinxin Li
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Koshiba T, Yamamoto N, Tobimatsu Y, Yamamura M, Suzuki S, Hattori T, Mukai M, Noda S, Shibata D, Sakamoto M, Umezawa T. MYB-mediated upregulation of lignin biosynthesis in Oryza sativa towards biomass refinery. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (TOKYO, JAPAN) 2017; 34:7-15. [PMID: 31275003 PMCID: PMC6543701 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.16.1201a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Lignin encrusts lignocellulose polysaccharides, and has long been considered an obstacle for the efficient use of polysaccharides during processes such as pulping and bioethanol fermentation. However, lignin is also a potential feedstock for aromatic products and is an important by-product of polysaccharide utilization. Therefore, producing biomass plant species exhibiting enhanced lignin production is an important breeding objective. Herein, we describe the development of transgenic rice plants with increased lignin content. Five Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) and one Oryza sativa (rice) MYB transcription factor genes that were implicated to be involved in lignin biosynthesis were transformed into rice (O. sativa L. ssp. japonica cv. Nipponbare). Among them, three Arabidopsis MYBs (AtMYB55, AtMYB61, and AtMYB63) in transgenic rice T1 lines resulted in culms with lignin content about 1.5-fold higher than that of control plants. Furthermore, lignin structures in AtMYB61-overexpressing rice plants were investigated by wet-chemistry and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy approaches. Our data suggested that heterologous expression of AtMYB61 in rice increased lignin content mainly by enriching syringyl units as well as p-coumarate and tricin moieties in the lignin polymers. We contemplate that this strategy is also applicable to lignin upregulation in large-sized grass biomass plants, such as Sorghum, switchgrass, Miscanthus and Erianthus.
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- Taichi Koshiba
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- E-mail: Tel: +81-75-753-6464 Fax: +81-75-753-6471
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Research Unit for Global Sustainability Studies, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- E-mail: Tel: +81-774-38-3625 Fax: +81-774-38-3682
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Wan L, Li B, Lei Y, Yan L, Ren X, Chen Y, Dai X, Jiang H, Zhang J, Guo W, Chen A, Liao B. Mutant Transcriptome Sequencing Provides Insights into Pod Development in Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1900. [PMID: 29170673 PMCID: PMC5684126 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Pod size is the major yield component and a key target trait that is selected for in peanut breeding. However, although numerous quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for peanut pod size have been described, the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of this characteristic remain elusive. A peanut mutant with a narrower pod was developed in this study using ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis and designated as the "pod width" mutant line (pw). The fresh pod weight of pw was only about 40% of that seen in the wild-type (WT) Zhonghua16, while the hull and seed filling of the mutant both also developed at earlier stages. Pods from both pw and WT lines were sampled 20, 40, and 60 days after flowering (DAF) and used for RNA-Seq analysis; the results revealed highly differentially expressed lignin metabolic pathway genes at all three stages, but especially at DAF 20 and DAF 40. At the same time, expression of genes related to auxin signal transduction was found to be significantly repressed during the pw early pod developmental stage. A genome-wide comparative analysis of expression profiles revealed 260 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) across all three stages, and two candidate genes, c26901_g1 (CAD) and c37339_g1 (ACS), responsible for pod width were identified by integrating expression patterns and function annotation of the common DEGs within the three stages. Taken together, the information provided in this study illuminates the processes underlying peanut pod development, and will facilitate further identification of causal genes and the development of improved peanut varieties with higher yields.
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- Liyun Wan
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Zhanjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Boshou Liao
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Chezem WR, Clay NK. Regulation of plant secondary metabolism and associated specialized cell development by MYBs and bHLHs. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2016; 131:26-43. [PMID: 27569707 PMCID: PMC5048601 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plants are unrivaled in the natural world in both the number and complexity of secondary metabolites they produce, and the ubiquitous phenylpropanoids and the lineage-specific glucosinolates represent two such large and chemically diverse groups. Advances in genome-enabled biochemistry and metabolomic technologies have greatly increased the understanding of their metabolic networks in diverse plant species. There also has been some progress in elucidating the gene regulatory networks that are key to their synthesis, accumulation and function. This review highlights what is currently known about the gene regulatory networks and the stable sub-networks of transcription factors at their cores that regulate the production of these plant secondary metabolites and the differentiation of specialized cell types that are equally important to their defensive function. Remarkably, some of these core components are evolutionarily conserved between secondary metabolism and specialized cell development and across distantly related plant species. These findings suggest that the more ancient gene regulatory networks for the differentiation of fundamental cell types may have been recruited and remodeled for the generation of the vast majority of plant secondary metabolites and their specialized tissues.
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- William R Chezem
- Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Wang H, Li K, Hu X, Liu Z, Wu Y, Huang C. Genome-wide association analysis of forage quality in maize mature stalk. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:227. [PMID: 27769176 PMCID: PMC5073832 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0919-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant digestibility of silage maize (Zea mays L.) has a large influence on nutrition intake for animal feeding. Improving forage quality will enhance the utilization efficiency and feeding value of forage maize. Dissecting the genetic basis of forage quality will improve our understanding of the complex nature of cell wall biosynthesis and degradation, which is also helpful for breeding good quality silage maize. RESULTS Acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of stalk were evaluated in a diverse maize population, which is comprised of 368 inbred lines and planted across seven environments. Using a mixed model accounting for population structure and polygenic background effects, a genome-wide association study was conducted to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with forage quality. Scanning 559,285 SNPs across the whole genome, 73, 41 and 82 SNPs were found to be associated with ADF, NDF, and IVDMD, respectively. Each significant SNP explained 4.2 %-6.2 % of the phenotypic variation. Underlying these associated loci, 56 genes were proposed as candidate genes for forage quality. CONCLUSIONS Of all the candidate genes proposed by GWAS, we only found a C3H gene (ZmC3H2) that is directly involved in cell wall component biosynthesis. The candidate genes found in this study are mainly involved in signal transduction, stress resistance, and transcriptional regulation of cell wall biosynthetic gene expression. Adding high digestibility maize into the association panel would be helpful for increasing genetic variability and identifying more genes associated with forage quality traits. Cloning and functional validation of these genes would be helpful for understanding the molecular mechanism of the fiber content and digestibility. These findings provide us new insights into cell wall formation and deposition.
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- Hongwu Wang
- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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Liao Y, Liu S, Jiang Y, Hu C, Zhang X, Cao X, Xu Z, Gao X, Li L, Zhu J, Chen R. Genome-wide analysis and environmental response profiling of dirigent family genes in rice (Oryza sativa). Genes Genomics 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-016-0474-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Lin JS, Huang XX, Li Q, Cao Y, Bao Y, Meng XF, Li YJ, Fu C, Hou BK. UDP-glycosyltransferase 72B1 catalyzes the glucose conjugation of monolignols and is essential for the normal cell wall lignification in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 88:26-42. [PMID: 27273756 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Glycosylation of monolignols has been found to be widespread in land plants since the 1970s. However, whether monolignol glycosylation is crucial for cell wall lignification and how it exerts effects are still unknown. Here, we report the identification of a mutant ugt72b1 showing aggravated and ectopic lignification in floral stems along with arrested growth and anthocyanin accumulation. Histochemical assays and thioacidolysis analysis confirmed the enhanced lignification and increased lignin biosynthesis in the ugt72b1 mutant. The loss of UDP-glycosyltransferase UGT72B1 function was responsible for the lignification phenotype, as demonstrated by complementation experiments. Enzyme activity analysis indicated that UGT72B1 could catalyze the glucose conjugation of monolignols, especially coniferyl alcohol and coniferyl aldehyde, which was confirmed by analyzing monolignol glucosides of UGT72B1 transgenic plants. Furthermore, the UGT72B1 gene was strongly expressed in young stem tissues, especially xylem tissues. However, UGT72B1 paralogs, such as UGT72B2 and UGT72B3, had weak enzyme activity toward monolignols and weak expression in stem tissues. Transcriptomic profiling showed that UGT72B1 knockout resulted in extensively increased transcript levels of genes involved in monolignol biosynthesis, lignin polymerization and cell wall-related transcription factors, which was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR assays. These results provided evidence that monolignol glucosylation catalyzed by UGT72B1 was essential for normal cell wall lignification, thus offering insight into the molecular mechanism of cell wall development and cell wall lignification.
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- Ji-Shan Lin
- Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education of China, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education of China, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education of China, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education of China, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education of China, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education of China, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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Li Z, Omranian N, Neumetzler L, Wang T, Herter T, Usadel B, Demura T, Giavalisco P, Nikoloski Z, Persson S. A Transcriptional and Metabolic Framework for Secondary Wall Formation in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 172:1334-1351. [PMID: 27566165 PMCID: PMC5047112 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plant cell walls are essential for plant growth and development. The cell walls are traditionally divided into primary walls, which surround growing cells, and secondary walls, which provide structural support to certain cell types and promote their functions. While much information is available about the enzymes and components that contribute to the production of these two types of walls, much less is known about the transition from primary to secondary wall synthesis. To address this question, we made use of a transcription factor system in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) in which an overexpressed master secondary wall-inducing transcription factor, VASCULAR-RELATED NAC DOMAIN PROTEIN7, can be redirected into the nucleus by the addition of dexamethasone. We established the time frame during which primary wall synthesis changed into secondary wall production in dexamethasone-treated seedlings and measured transcript and metabolite abundance at eight time points after induction. Using cluster- and network-based analyses, we integrated the data sets to explore coordination between transcripts, metabolites, and the combination of the two across the time points. We provide the raw data as well as a range of network-based analyses. These data reveal links between hormone signaling and metabolic processes during the formation of secondary walls and provide a framework toward a deeper understanding of how primary walls transition into secondary walls.
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- Zheng Li
- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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- School of BioSciences (Z.L., S.P.) and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls (S.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany (Z.L., N.O., L.N., T.W., T.H., P.G., Z.N., S.P.);Institute for Botany and Molecular Genetics, BioEconomy Science Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany (B.U.); andGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan (T.D.)
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Zhang J, Ge H, Zang C, Li X, Grierson D, Chen KS, Yin XR. EjODO1, a MYB Transcription Factor, Regulating Lignin Biosynthesis in Developing Loquat ( Eriobotrya japonica) Fruit. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1360. [PMID: 27695460 PMCID: PMC5025436 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Lignin is important for plant secondary cell wall formation and participates in resistance to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Loquat undergoes lignification not only in vegetative tissues but also in flesh of postharvest fruit, which adversely affects consumer acceptance. Thus, researches on lignin biosynthesis and regulation are important to understand loquat fruit lignification. In loquat, a gene encoding an enzyme in the lignin biosynthesis pathway, Ej4CL1, was reported to be regulated by transcription factors, including EjMYB1, EjMYB2, EjMYB8, and EjAP2-1, knowledge of this process is still limited. With the aim of identifying novel transcriptional factors controlling lignin biosynthesis in loquat, the promoter of Ej4CL1 was utilized to screen a cDNA library by yeast one hybrid assay. A novel R2R3 MYB, named EjODO1, was identified. Real-time PCR analyses indicated that EjODO1 is highly expressed in lignified stems and roots. During fruit development, expression of EjODO1 decreased along with the reduction of lignin content and became undetectable in mature ripe fruit. Thus, EjODO1 is likely to be involved in lignification of vegetative organs and early fruit development but not in mature fruit or postharvest lignification. Dual-luciferase assay indicated that EjODO1 could trans-activate promoters of lignin biosynthesis genes, such as EjPAL1, Ej4CL1, and Ej4CL5 and transient overexpression of EjODO1 triggered lignin biosynthesis. These results indicate a role for EjODO1 in regulating lignin biosynthesis in loquat which is different from the previously characterized transcription factors.
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- Jing Zhang
- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of NottinghamLoughborough, UK
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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Tan B, Daim L, Ithnin N, Ooi T, Md-Noh N, Mohamed M, Mohd-Yusof H, Appleton D, Kulaveerasingam H. Expression of phenylpropanoid and flavonoid pathway genes in oil palm roots during infection by Ganoderma boninense. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Guo W, Yang J, Sun XD, Chen GJ, Yang YP, Duan YW. Divergence in Eco-Physiological Responses to Drought Mirrors the Distinct Distribution of Chamerion angustifolium Cytotypes in the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains Region. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1329. [PMID: 27630654 PMCID: PMC5005327 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Polyploid species generally occupy harsher habitats (characterized by cold, drought and/or high altitude) than diploids, but the converse was observed for Chamerion angustifolium, in which diploid plants generally inhabit higher altitudes than their polyploid derivatives. Plants at high altitudes may experience cold-induced water stress, and we therefore examined the physiological responses of diploid and hexaploid C. angustifolium to water stress to better understand the ecological differentiation of plants with different ploidy levels. We conducted a common garden experiment by subjecting seedlings of different ploidy levels to low, moderate, and severe water stress. Fourteen indicators of physiological fitness were measured, and the anatomical characteristics of the leaves of each cytotype were determined. Both cytotypes were influenced by drought, and diploids exhibited higher fitness in terms of constant root:shoot ratio (R:S ratio) and maximum quantum yield of PS II (Fv/Fm ), less reduced maximal photosynthetic rate (A max), transpiration rate (E), intercellular CO2 concentration (C i) and stomatal conductance (g s), and higher long-term water use efficiency (WUEL) under severe water stress than did hexaploids. Analysis of leaf anatomy revealed morphological adjustments for tolerating water deficiency in diploids, in the form of closely packed mesophyll cells and small conduits in the midvein. Our results indicate that diploid C. angustifolium is more tolerant of drought than hexaploid plants, ensuring the successful survival of the diploid at high altitudes. This eco-physiological divergence may facilitate the species with different cytotypes to colonize new and large geographic ranges with heterogeneous environmental conditions.
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- Wen Guo
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- Plant Germplasm and Genomics Center, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal UniversityKunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- Plant Germplasm and Genomics Center, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plateau Lake Ecology and Global Change, School of Tourism and Geography, Yunnan Normal UniversityKunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- Plant Germplasm and Genomics Center, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- Plant Germplasm and Genomics Center, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming, China
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Zhao Q. Lignification: Flexibility, Biosynthesis and Regulation. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 21:713-721. [PMID: 27131502 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lignin is a complex phenolic polymer that is deposited in the secondary cell wall of all vascular plants. The evolution of lignin is considered to be a critical event during vascular plant development, because lignin provides mechanical strength, rigidity, and hydrophobicity to secondary cell walls to allow plants to grow tall and transport water and nutrients over a long distance. In recent years, great research efforts have been made to genetically alter lignin biosynthesis to improve biomass degradability for the production of second-generation biofuels. This global focus on lignin research has significantly advanced our understanding of the lignification process. Based on these advances, here I provide an overview of lignin composition, the biosynthesis pathway and its regulation.
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- Qiao Zhao
- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Van de Velde J, Van Bel M, Vaneechoutte D, Vandepoele K. A Collection of Conserved Noncoding Sequences to Study Gene Regulation in Flowering Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 171:2586-98. [PMID: 27261064 PMCID: PMC4972296 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Transcription factors (TFs) regulate gene expression by binding cis-regulatory elements, of which the identification remains an ongoing challenge owing to the prevalence of large numbers of nonfunctional TF binding sites. Powerful comparative genomics methods, such as phylogenetic footprinting, can be used for the detection of conserved noncoding sequences (CNSs), which are functionally constrained and can greatly help in reducing the number of false-positive elements. In this study, we applied a phylogenetic footprinting approach for the identification of CNSs in 10 dicot plants, yielding 1,032,291 CNSs associated with 243,187 genes. To annotate CNSs with TF binding sites, we made use of binding site information for 642 TFs originating from 35 TF families in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). In three species, the identified CNSs were evaluated using TF chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing data, resulting in significant overlap for the majority of data sets. To identify ultraconserved CNSs, we included genomes of additional plant families and identified 715 binding sites for 501 genes conserved in dicots, monocots, mosses, and green algae. Additionally, we found that genes that are part of conserved mini-regulons have a higher coherence in their expression profile than other divergent gene pairs. All identified CNSs were integrated in the PLAZA 3.0 Dicots comparative genomics platform (http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/plaza/versions/plaza_v3_dicots/) together with new functionalities facilitating the exploration of conserved cis-regulatory elements and their associated genes. The availability of this data set in a user-friendly platform enables the exploration of functional noncoding DNA to study gene regulation in a variety of plant species, including crops.
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- Jan Van de Velde
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.)
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.)
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.)
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.); andDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.V.d.V., M.V.B., D.V., K.V.)
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Ouyang K, Li J, Zhao X, Que Q, Li P, Huang H, Deng X, Singh SK, Wu AM, Chen X. Transcriptomic Analysis of Multipurpose Timber Yielding Tree Neolamarckia cadamba during Xylogenesis Using RNA-Seq. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159407. [PMID: 27438485 PMCID: PMC4954708 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Neolamarckia cadamba is a fast-growing tropical hardwood tree that is used extensively for plywood and pulp production, light furniture fabrication, building materials, and as a raw material for the preparation of certain indigenous medicines. Lack of genomic resources hampers progress in the molecular breeding and genetic improvement of this multipurpose tree species. In this study, transcriptome profiling of differentiating stems was performed to understand N. cadamba xylogenesis. The N. cadamba transcriptome was sequenced using Illumina paired-end sequencing technology. This generated 42.49 G of raw data that was then de novo assembled into 55,432 UniGenes with a mean length of 803.2bp. Approximately 47.8% of the UniGenes (26,487) were annotated against publically available protein databases, among which 21,699 and 7,754 UniGenes were assigned to Gene Ontology categories (GO) and Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG), respectively. 5,589 UniGenes could be mapped onto 116 pathways using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway database. Among 6,202 UniGenes exhibiting differential expression during xylogenesis, 1,634 showed significantly higher levels of expression in the basal and middle stem segments compared to the apical stem segment. These genes included NAC and MYB transcription factors related to secondary cell wall biosynthesis, genes related to most metabolic steps of lignin biosynthesis, and CesA genes involved in cellulose biosynthesis. This study lays the foundation for further screening of key genes associated with xylogenesis in N. cadamba as well as enhancing our understanding of the mechanism of xylogenesis in fast-growing trees.
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- Kunxi Ouyang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources (South China Agricultural University), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Research Center of Woody Forage Engineering Technology, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources (South China Agricultural University), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Research Center of Woody Forage Engineering Technology, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources (South China Agricultural University), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Research Center of Woody Forage Engineering Technology, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources (South China Agricultural University), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Research Center of Woody Forage Engineering Technology, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources (South China Agricultural University), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Research Center of Woody Forage Engineering Technology, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, The MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources (South China Agricultural University), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Research Center of Woody Forage Engineering Technology, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (AW); (XC)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources (South China Agricultural University), Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Research Center of Woody Forage Engineering Technology, Guangzhou, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (AW); (XC)
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Liu B, Gómez LD, Hua C, Sun L, Ali I, Huang L, Yu C, Simister R, Steele-King C, Gan Y, McQueen-Mason SJ. Linkage Mapping of Stem Saccharification Digestibility in Rice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159117. [PMID: 27415441 PMCID: PMC4944936 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Rice is the staple food of almost half of the world population, and in excess 90% of it is grown and consumed in Asia, but the disposal of rice straw poses a problem for farmers, who often burn it in the fields, causing health and environmental problems. However, with increased focus on the development of sustainable biofuel production, rice straw has been recognized as a potential feedstock for non-food derived biofuel production. Currently, the commercial realization of rice as a biofuel feedstock is constrained by the high cost of industrial saccharification processes needed to release sugar for fermentation. This study is focused on the alteration of lignin content, and cell wall chemotypes and structures, and their effects on the saccharification potential of rice lignocellulosic biomass. A recombinant inbred lines (RILs) population derived from a cross between the lowland rice variety IR1552 and the upland rice variety Azucena with 271 molecular markers for quantitative trait SNP (QTS) analyses was used. After association analysis of 271 markers for saccharification potential, 1 locus and 4 pairs of epistatic loci were found to contribute to the enzymatic digestibility phenotype, and an inverse relationship between reducing sugar and lignin content in these recombinant inbred lines was identified. As a result of QTS analyses, several cell-wall associated candidate genes are proposed that may be useful for marker-assisted breeding and may aid breeders to produce potential high saccharification rice varieties.
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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Shih PM, Liang Y, Loqué D. Biotechnology and synthetic biology approaches for metabolic engineering of bioenergy crops. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 87:103-17. [PMID: 27030440 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The Green Revolution has fuelled an exponential growth in human population since the mid-20th century. Due to population growth, food and energy demands will soon surpass supply capabilities. To overcome these impending problems, significant improvements in genetic engineering will be needed to complement breeding efforts in order to accelerate the improvement of agronomical traits. The new field of plant synthetic biology has emerged in recent years and is expected to support rapid, precise, and robust engineering of plants. In this review, we present recent advances made in the field of plant synthetic biology, specifically in genome editing, transgene expression regulation, and bioenergy crop engineering, with a focus on traits related to lignocellulose, oil, and soluble sugars. Ultimately, progress and innovation in these fields may facilitate the development of beneficial traits in crop plants to meet society's bioenergy needs.
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- Patrick M Shih
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emery Station East, 5885 Hollis St, 4th Floor, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emery Station East, 5885 Hollis St, 4th Floor, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emery Station East, 5885 Hollis St, 4th Floor, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Université Lyon 1, INSA de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5240, Microbiologie, Adaptation et Pathogénie, 10 rue Raphaël Dubois, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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The wheat R2R3-MYB transcription factor TaRIM1 participates in resistance response against the pathogen Rhizoctonia cerealis infection through regulating defense genes. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28777. [PMID: 27364458 PMCID: PMC4929490 DOI: 10.1038/srep28777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia cerealis is a major pathogen of sharp eyespot that is a devastating disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Little is known about roles of MYB genes in wheat defense response to R. cerealis. In this study, TaRIM1, a R. cerealis-induced wheat MYB gene, was identified by transcriptome analysis, then cloned from resistant wheat CI12633, and its function and preliminary mechanism were studied. Sequence analysis showed that TaRIM1 encodes a R2R3-MYB transcription factor with transcription-activation activity. The molecular-biological assays revealed that the TaRIM1 protein localizes to nuclear and can bind to five MYB-binding site cis-elements. Functional dissection results showed that following R. cerealis inoculation, TaRIM1 silencing impaired the resistance of wheat CI12633, whereas TaRIM1 overexpression significantly increased resistance of transgenic wheat compared with susceptible recipient. TaRIM1 positively regulated the expression of five defense genes (Defensin, PR10, PR17c, nsLTP1, and chitinase1) possibly through binding to MYB-binding sites in their promoters. These results suggest that the R2R3-MYB transcription factor TaRIM1 positively regulates resistance response to R. cerealis infection through modulating the expression of a range of defense genes, and that TaRIM1 is a candidate gene to improve sharp eyespot resistance in wheat.
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MYB31/MYB42 Syntelogs Exhibit Divergent Regulation of Phenylpropanoid Genes in Maize, Sorghum and Rice. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28502. [PMID: 27328708 PMCID: PMC4916418 DOI: 10.1038/srep28502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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ZmMYB31 and ZmMYB42 are R2R3-MYB transcription factors implicated in the regulation of phenylpropanoid genes in maize. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the regulatory function of MYB31 and MYB42 is conserved in other monocots, specifically in sorghum and rice. We demonstrate that syntelogs of MYB31 and MYB42 do bind to phenylpropanoid genes that function in all stages of the pathway and in different tissues along the developmental gradient of seedling leaves. We found that caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT1) is a common target of MYB31 and MYB42 in the mature leaf tissues of maize, sorghum and rice, as evidenced by Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments. In contrast, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL2), ferulate-5-hydroxylase (F5H), and caffeoyl shikimate esterase (CSE), were targeted by MYB31 or MYB42, but in a more species-specific fashion. Our results revealed MYB31 and MYB42 participation in auto- and cross-regulation in all three species. Apart from a limited conservation of regulatory modules, MYB31 and MYB42 syntelogs appear to have undergone subfunctionalization following gene duplication and divergence of maize, sorghum, and rice. Elucidating the different regulatory roles of these syntelogs in the context of positive transcriptional activators may help guide attempts to alter the flux of intermediates towards lignin production in biofuel grasses.
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González M, Carrasco B, Salazar E. Genome-wide identification and characterization of R2R3MYB family in Rosaceae. GENOMICS DATA 2016; 9:50-7. [PMID: 27408811 PMCID: PMC4927548 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2016.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 06/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transcription factors R2R3MYB family have been associated with the control of secondary metabolites, development of structures, cold tolerance and response to biotic and abiotic stress, among others. In recent years, genomes of Rosaceae botanical family are available. Although this information has been used to study the karyotype evolution of these species from an ancestral genome, there are no studies that treat the evolution and diversity of gene families present in these species or in the botanical family. Here we present the first comparative study of the R2R3MYB subfamily of transcription factors in three species of Rosaceae family (Malus domestica, Prunus persica and Fragaria vesca). We described 186, 98 and 86 non-redundant gene models for apple, peach and strawberry, respectively. In this research, we analyzed the intron–exon structure and genomic distribution of R2R3MYB families mentioned above. The phylogenetic comparisons revealed putative functions of some R2R3MYB transcription factors. This analysis found 44 functional subgroups, seven of which were unique for Rosaceae. In addition, our results showed a highly collinearity among some genes revealing the existence of conserved gene models between the three species studied. Although some gene models in these species have been validated under several approaches, more research in the Rosaceae family is necessary to determine gene expression patterns in specific tissues and development stages to facilitate understanding of the regulatory and biochemical mechanism in this botanical family.
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- Máximo González
- Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Unidad de Recursos Genéticos, CRI La Platina, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Av. Santa Rosa 11610, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
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Sharma D, Tiwari M, Pandey A, Bhatia C, Sharma A, Trivedi PK. MicroRNA858 Is a Potential Regulator of Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Plant Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 171:944-59. [PMID: 27208307 PMCID: PMC4902582 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, noncoding small RNAs that function as critical regulators of gene expression. In plants, miRNAs have shown their potential as regulators of growth, development, signal transduction, and stress tolerance. Although the miRNA-mediated regulation of several processes is known, the involvement of miRNAs in regulating secondary plant product biosynthesis is poorly understood. In this study, we functionally characterized Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) miR858a, which putatively targets R2R3-MYB transcription factors involved in flavonoid biosynthesis. Overexpression of miR858a in Arabidopsis led to the down-regulation of several MYB transcription factors regulating flavonoid biosynthesis. In contrast to the robust growth and early flowering of miR858OX plants, reduction of plant growth and delayed flowering were observed in Arabidopsis transgenic lines expressing an artificial miRNA target mimic (MIM858). Genome-wide expression analysis using transgenic lines suggested that miR858a targets a number of regulatory factors that modulate the expression of downstream genes involved in plant development and hormonal and stress responses. Furthermore, higher expression of MYBs in MIM858 lines leads to redirection of the metabolic flux towards the synthesis of flavonoids at the cost of lignin synthesis. Altogether, our study has established the potential role of light-regulated miR858a in flavonoid biosynthesis and plant growth and development.
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- Deepika Sharma
- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India (D.S., M.T., A.P., C.B., A.S., P.K.T.); andAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India (D.S., C.B., P.K.T.)
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- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India (D.S., M.T., A.P., C.B., A.S., P.K.T.); andAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India (D.S., C.B., P.K.T.)
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- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India (D.S., M.T., A.P., C.B., A.S., P.K.T.); andAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India (D.S., C.B., P.K.T.)
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- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India (D.S., M.T., A.P., C.B., A.S., P.K.T.); andAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India (D.S., C.B., P.K.T.)
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- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India (D.S., M.T., A.P., C.B., A.S., P.K.T.); andAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India (D.S., C.B., P.K.T.)
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- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India (D.S., M.T., A.P., C.B., A.S., P.K.T.); andAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India (D.S., C.B., P.K.T.)
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Davin N, Edger PP, Hefer CA, Mizrachi E, Schuetz M, Smets E, Myburg AA, Douglas CJ, Schranz ME, Lens F. Functional network analysis of genes differentially expressed during xylogenesis in soc1ful woody Arabidopsis plants. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 86:376-90. [PMID: 26952251 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Many plant genes are known to be involved in the development of cambium and wood, but how the expression and functional interaction of these genes determine the unique biology of wood remains largely unknown. We used the soc1ful loss of function mutant - the woodiest genotype known in the otherwise herbaceous model plant Arabidopsis - to investigate the expression and interactions of genes involved in secondary growth (wood formation). Detailed anatomical observations of the stem in combination with mRNA sequencing were used to assess transcriptome remodeling during xylogenesis in wild-type and woody soc1ful plants. To interpret the transcriptome changes, we constructed functional gene association networks of differentially expressed genes using the STRING database. This analysis revealed functionally enriched gene association hubs that are differentially expressed in herbaceous and woody tissues. In particular, we observed the differential expression of genes related to mechanical stress and jasmonate biosynthesis/signaling during wood formation in soc1ful plants that may be an effect of greater tension within woody tissues. Our results suggest that habit shifts from herbaceous to woody life forms observed in many angiosperm lineages could have evolved convergently by genetic changes that modulate the gene expression and interaction network, and thereby redeploy the conserved wood developmental program.
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- Nicolas Davin
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden University, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA
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- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Department of Botany, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X5, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, PO Box X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
- Genomics Research Institute (GRI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
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- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Department of Botany, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, 6270 University boulevard, V6T 1Z4, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden University, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
- Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation Section, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31 box 2435, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, PO Box X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
- Genomics Research Institute (GRI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
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- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Department of Botany, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700AP Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden University, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Arun-Chinnappa KS, McCurdy DW. Identification of Candidate Transcriptional Regulators of Epidermal Transfer Cell Development in Vicia faba Cotyledons. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:717. [PMID: 27252730 PMCID: PMC4879131 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Transfer cells (TCs) are anatomically-specialized cells formed at apoplasmic-symplasmic bottlenecks in nutrient transport pathways in plants. TCs form invaginated wall ingrowths which provide a scaffold to amplify plasma membrane surface area and thus increase the density of nutrient transporters required to achieve enhanced nutrient flow across these bottlenecks. Despite their importance to nutrient transport in plants, little is known of the transcriptional regulation of wall ingrowth formation. Here, we used RNA-Seq to identify transcription factors putatively involved in regulating epidermal TC development in cotyledons of Vicia faba. Comparing cotyledons cultured for 0, 3, 9, and 24 h to induce trans-differentiation of epidermal TCs identified 43 transcription factors that showed either epidermal-specific or epidermal-enhanced expression, and 10 that showed epidermal-specific down regulation. Members of the WRKY and ethylene-responsive families were prominent in the cohort of transcription factors showing epidermal-specific or epidermal-enhanced expression, consistent with the initiation of TC development often representing a response to stress. Members of the MYB family were also prominent in these categories, including orthologs of MYB genes involved in localized secondary wall deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana. Among the group of transcription factors showing down regulation were various homeobox genes and members of the MADs-box and zinc-finger families of poorly defined functions. Collectively, this study identified several transcription factors showing expression characteristics and orthologous functions that indicate likely participation in transcriptional regulation of epidermal TC development in V. faba cotyledons.
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- Centre for Plant Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of NewcastleCallaghan, NSW, Australia
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Ferreira SS, Hotta CT, Poelking VGDC, Leite DCC, Buckeridge MS, Loureiro ME, Barbosa MHP, Carneiro MS, Souza GM. Co-expression network analysis reveals transcription factors associated to cell wall biosynthesis in sugarcane. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 91:15-35. [PMID: 26820137 PMCID: PMC4837222 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0434-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Sugarcane is a hybrid of Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum, with minor contributions from other species in Saccharum and other genera. Understanding the molecular basis of cell wall metabolism in sugarcane may allow for rational changes in fiber quality and content when designing new energy crops. This work describes a comparative expression profiling of sugarcane ancestral genotypes: S. officinarum, S. spontaneum and S. robustum and a commercial hybrid: RB867515, linking gene expression to phenotypes to identify genes for sugarcane improvement. Oligoarray experiments of leaves, immature and intermediate internodes, detected 12,621 sense and 995 antisense transcripts. Amino acid metabolism was particularly evident among pathways showing natural antisense transcripts expression. For all tissues sampled, expression analysis revealed 831, 674 and 648 differentially expressed genes in S. officinarum, S. robustum and S. spontaneum, respectively, using RB867515 as reference. Expression of sugar transporters might explain sucrose differences among genotypes, but an unexpected differential expression of histones were also identified between high and low Brix° genotypes. Lignin biosynthetic genes and bioenergetics-related genes were up-regulated in the high lignin genotype, suggesting that these genes are important for S. spontaneum to allocate carbon to lignin, while S. officinarum allocates it to sucrose storage. Co-expression network analysis identified 18 transcription factors possibly related to cell wall biosynthesis while in silico analysis detected cis-elements involved in cell wall biosynthesis in their promoters. Our results provide information to elucidate regulatory networks underlying traits of interest that will allow the improvement of sugarcane for biofuel and chemicals production.
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, Brazil
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Wang WQ, Zhang J, Ge H, Li SJ, Li X, Yin XR, Grierson D, Chen KS. EjMYB8 Transcriptionally Regulates Flesh Lignification in Loquat Fruit. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154399. [PMID: 27111303 PMCID: PMC4844104 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Transcriptional regulatory mechanisms underlying lignin metabolism have been widely studied in model plants and woody trees, but seldom in fruits such as loquat, which undergo lignification. Here, twelve EjMYB genes, designed as EjMYB3-14, were isolated based on RNA-seq. Gene expression indicated that EjMYB8 and EjMYB9 were significantly induced in fruit with higher lignin content resulting from storage at low temperature (0°C), while two treatments (low temperature conditioning, LTC; heat treatment, HT) both alleviated fruit lignification and inhibited EjMYB8 and EjMYB9 expression. Dual-luciferase assays indicated that EjMYB8, but not EjMYB9, could trans-activate promoters of lignin-related genes EjPAL1, Ej4CL1 and Ej4CL5. Yeast one-hybrid assay indicated that EjMYB8 physically bind to Ej4CL1 promoter. Furthermore, the putative functions of EjMYB8 were verified using transient over-expression in both N. tabacum and loquat leaves, which increased lignin content. Moreover, combination of EjMYB8 and previously isolated EjMYB1 generated strong trans-activation effects on the Ej4CL1 promoter, indicating that EjMYB8 is a novel regulator of loquat fruit lignification.
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- Wen-qiu Wang
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
- Plant & Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
- The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Li M, Dong X, Peng J, Xu W, Ren R, Liu J, Cao F, Liu Z. De novo transcriptome sequencing and gene expression analysis reveal potential mechanisms of seed abortion in dove tree (Davidia involucrata Baill.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:82. [PMID: 27068221 PMCID: PMC4828838 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0772-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dove tree (Davidia involucrata Baill.) is a rare and endangered species. Natural reproduction of dove tree is extremely difficult due to its low fecundity. Serious seed abortion is one of the key factors restraining its sexual reproduction. Understanding the inducements of seed abortion is critical for addressing the issue of offspring production and the survivability of such an endangered species. However, studies on the molecular mechanism of seed abortion in woody plants are lacking, and the dearth of genomic resources for dove tree restricts further research. RESULTS In this study, using the Illumina platform, we performed de novo transcriptome sequencing of the fruit and seed in dove tree. A total of 149,099 transcripts were isolated and then assembled into 72,885 unigenes. Subsequently, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between normal and abortive seeds were screened. Genes involved in response to stress, hormone signal transduction, programmed cell death, lignin biosynthesis, and secondary cell wall biogenesis showed significant different expression levels between normal and abortive seeds. CONCLUSION Combined results indicated that the abortive seeds were under the adversity stress, which should be controlled by the maternal plant. Maternally controlled development of integument is assumed to be a critical process for abortion regulation. MYB and WRKY transcription factors, receptor kinase and laccase are considered to be important regulators in seed abortion. Moreover, mass sequence data facilitated further molecular research on this unique species.
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- Meng Li
- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
- />Department of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM 88130 USA
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- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- />Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology; Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
- />Department of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM 88130 USA
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Li X, Xue C, Li J, Qiao X, Li L, Yu L, Huang Y, Wu J. Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution and Functional Divergence of MYB Transcription Factors in Chinese White Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri). PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:824-47. [PMID: 26872835 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The MYB superfamily is large and functionally diverse in plants. To date, MYB family genes have not yet been identified in Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri), and their functions remain unclear. In this study, we identified 231 genes as candidate MYB genes and divided them into four subfamilies. The R2R3-MYB (PbrMYB) family shared an R2R3 domain with 104 amino acid residues, including five conserved tryptophan residues. The Pbr MYB family was divided into 37 functional subgroups including 33 subgroups which contained both MYB genes of Rosaceae plants and AtMYB genes, and four subgroups which included only Rosaceae MYB genes or AtMYB genes. PbrMYB genes with similar functions clustered into the same subgroup, indicating functional conservation. We also found that whole-genome duplication (WGD) and dispersed duplications played critical roles in the expansion of the MYB family. The 87 Pbr MYB duplicated gene pairs dated back to the two WGD events. Purifying selection was the primary force driving Pbr MYB gene evolution. The 15 gene pairs presented 1-7 codon sites under positive selection. A total of 147 expressed genes were identified from RNA-sequencing data of fruit, and six Pbr MYB members in subgroup C1 were identified as important candidate genes in the regulation of lignin synthesis by quantitative real-time PCR analysis. Further correlation analysis revealed that six PbrMYBs were significantly correlated with five structural gene families (F5H, HCT, CCR, POD and C3'H) in the lignin pathway. The phylogenetic, evolution and expression analyses of the MYB gene family in Chinese white pear establish a solid foundation for future comprehensive functional analysis of Pbr MYB genes.
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- Xiaolong Li
- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Zhou Z, Zhang C, Zhou Y, Hao Z, Wang Z, Zeng X, Di H, Li M, Zhang D, Yong H, Zhang S, Weng J, Li X. Genetic dissection of maize plant architecture with an ultra-high density bin map based on recombinant inbred lines. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:178. [PMID: 26940065 PMCID: PMC4778306 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2555-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Plant architecture attributes, such as plant height, ear height, and internode number, have played an important role in the historical increases in grain yield, lodging resistance, and biomass in maize (Zea mays L.). Analyzing the genetic basis of variation in plant architecture using high density QTL mapping will be of benefit for the breeding of maize for many traits. However, the low density of molecular markers in existing genetic maps has limited the efficiency and accuracy of QTL mapping. Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) is an improved strategy for addressing a complex genome via next-generation sequencing technology. GBS has been a powerful tool for SNP discovery and high-density genetic map construction. The creation of ultra-high density genetic maps using large populations of advanced recombinant inbred lines (RILs) is an efficient way to identify QTL for complex agronomic traits. Results A set of 314 RILs derived from inbreds Ye478 and Qi319 were generated and subjected to GBS. A total of 137,699,000 reads with an average of 357,376 reads per individual RIL were generated, which is equivalent to approximately 0.07-fold coverage of the maize B73 RefGen_V3 genome for each individual RIL. A high-density genetic map was constructed using 4183 bin markers (100-Kb intervals with no recombination events). The total genetic distance covered by the linkage map was 1545.65 cM and the average distance between adjacent markers was 0.37 cM with a physical distance of about 0.51 Mb. Our results demonstrated a relatively high degree of collinearity between the genetic map and the B73 reference genome. The quality and accuracy of the bin map for QTL detection was verified by the mapping of a known gene, pericarp color 1 (P1), which controls the color of the cob, with a high LOD value of 80.78 on chromosome 1. Using this high-density bin map, 35 QTL affecting plant architecture, including 14 for plant height, 14 for ear height, and seven for internode number were detected across three environments. Interestingly, pQTL10, which influences all three of these traits, was stably detected in three environments on chromosome 10 within an interval of 14.6 Mb. Two MYB transcription factor genes, GRMZM2G325907 and GRMZM2G108892, which might regulate plant cell wall metabolism are the candidate genes for qPH10. Conclusions Here, an ultra-high density accurate linkage map for a set of maize RILs was constructed using a GBS strategy. This map will facilitate identification of genes and exploration of QTL for plant architecture in maize. It will also be helpful for further research into the mechanisms that control plant architecture while also providing a basis for marker-assisted selection. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2555-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zhiqiang Zhou
- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Mucai Street, XiangFang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Mucai Street, XiangFang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Mucai Street, XiangFang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Mucai Street, XiangFang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Mucai Street, XiangFang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Negi S, Tak H, Ganapathi TR. Functional characterization of secondary wall deposition regulating transcription factors MusaVND2 and MusaVND3 in transgenic banana plants. PROTOPLASMA 2016; 253:431-446. [PMID: 25952082 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-015-0822-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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NAM, ATAF, and CUC (NAC) domain-containing proteins are plant-specific transcription factors involved in stress responses and developmental regulation. MusaVND2 and MusaVND3 are vascular-related NAC domain-containing genes encoding for nuclear-localized proteins. The transcript level of MusaVND2 and MusaVND3 are gradually induced after induction of lignification conditions in banana embryogenic cells. Banana embryogenic cells differentiated to tracheary element-like cells after overexpression of MusaVND2 and MusaVND3 with a differentiation frequency of 63.5 and 23.4 %, respectively, after ninth day. Transgenic banana plants overexpressing either of MusaVND2 or MusaVND3 showed ectopic secondary wall deposition as well as transdifferentiation of cells into tracheary elements. Transdifferentiation to tracheary element-like cells was observed in cortical cells of corm and in epidermal and mesophyll cells of leaves of transgenic plants. Elevated levels of lignin and crystalline cellulose were detected in the transgenic banana lines than control plants. The results obtained are useful for understanding the molecular regulation of secondary wall development in banana.
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- Sanjana Negi
- Plant Cell Culture Technology Section, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Plant Cell Culture Technology Section, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Plant Cell Culture Technology Section, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.
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Zhang R, Tucker MR, Burton RA, Shirley NJ, Little A, Morris J, Milne L, Houston K, Hedley PE, Waugh R, Fincher GB. The Dynamics of Transcript Abundance during Cellularization of Developing Barley Endosperm. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 170:1549-65. [PMID: 26754666 PMCID: PMC4775131 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Within the cereal grain, the endosperm and its nutrient reserves are critical for successful germination and in the context of grain utilization. The identification of molecular determinants of early endosperm development, particularly regulators of cell division and cell wall deposition, would help predict end-use properties such as yield, quality, and nutritional value. Custom microarray data have been generated using RNA isolated from developing barley grain endosperm 3 d to 8 d after pollination (DAP). Comparisons of transcript abundance over time revealed 47 gene expression modules that can be clustered into 10 broad groups. Superimposing these modules upon cytological data allowed patterns of transcript abundance to be linked with key stages of early grain development. Here, attention was focused on how the datasets could be mined to explore and define the processes of cell wall biosynthesis, remodeling, and degradation. Using a combination of spatial molecular network and gene ontology enrichment analyses, it is shown that genes involved in cell wall metabolism are found in multiple modules, but cluster into two main groups that exhibit peak expression at 3 DAP to 4 DAP and 5 DAP to 8 DAP. The presence of transcription factor genes in these modules allowed candidate genes for the control of wall metabolism during early barley grain development to be identified. The data are publicly available through a dedicated web interface (https://ics.hutton.ac.uk/barseed/), where they can be used to interrogate co- and differential expression for any other genes, groups of genes, or transcription factors expressed during early endosperm development.
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- Runxuan Zhang
- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom (R.Z., L.M., K.H., P.E.H., R.W.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia (M.R.T., R.A.B., N.J.S., A.L., G.B.F.); and Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom (R.W.)
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Scully ED, Gries T, Sarath G, Palmer NA, Baird L, Serapiglia MJ, Dien BS, Boateng AA, Ge Z, Funnell-Harris DL, Twigg P, Clemente TE, Sattler SE. Overexpression of SbMyb60 impacts phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and alters secondary cell wall composition in Sorghum bicolor. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 85:378-95. [PMID: 26712107 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway that generates lignin subunits represents a significant target for altering the abundance and composition of lignin. The global regulators of phenylpropanoid metabolism may include MYB transcription factors, whose expression levels have been correlated with changes in secondary cell wall composition and the levels of several other aromatic compounds, including anthocyanins and flavonoids. While transcription factors correlated with downregulation of the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway have been identified in several grass species, few transcription factors linked to activation of this pathway have been identified in C4 grasses, some of which are being developed as dedicated bioenergy feedstocks. In this study we investigated the role of SbMyb60 in lignin biosynthesis in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), which is a drought-tolerant, high-yielding biomass crop. Ectopic expression of this transcription factor in sorghum was associated with higher expression levels of genes involved in monolignol biosynthesis, and led to higher abundances of syringyl lignin, significant compositional changes to the lignin polymer and increased lignin concentration in biomass. Moreover, transgenic plants constitutively overexpressing SbMyb60 also displayed ectopic lignification in leaf midribs and elevated concentrations of soluble phenolic compounds in biomass. Results indicate that overexpression of SbMyb60 is associated with activation of monolignol biosynthesis in sorghum. SbMyb60 represents a target for modification of plant cell wall composition, with the potential to improve biomass for renewable uses.
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- Erin D Scully
- Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Department of Biology, Shiley Center for Science and Technology, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA
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- Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS), Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA, 19038, USA
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- National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA
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- Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS), Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA, 19038, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE, 68849, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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Wood reinforcement of poplar by rice NAC transcription factor. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19925. [PMID: 26812961 PMCID: PMC4728686 DOI: 10.1038/srep19925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Lignocellulose, composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, in the secondary cell wall constitutes wood and is the most abundant form of biomass on Earth. Enhancement of wood accumulation may be an effective strategy to increase biomass as well as wood strength, but currently only limited research has been undertaken. Here, we demonstrated that OsSWN1, the orthologue of the rice NAC Secondary-wall Thickening factor (NST) transcription factor, effectively enhanced secondary cell wall formation in the Arabidopsis inflorescence stem and poplar (Populus tremula×Populus tremuloides) stem when expressed by the Arabidopsis NST3 promoter. Interestingly, in transgenic Arabidopsis and poplar, ectopic secondary cell wall deposition in the pith area was observed in addition to densification of the secondary cell wall in fiber cells. The cell wall content or density of the stem increased on average by up to 38% and 39% in Arabidopsis and poplar, respectively, without causing growth inhibition. As a result, physical strength of the stem increased by up to 57% in poplar. Collectively, these data suggest that the reinforcement of wood by NST3pro:OsSWN1 is a promising strategy to enhance wood-biomass production in dicotyledonous plant species.
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Huang J, Chen F, Wu S, Li J, Xu W. Cotton GhMYB7 is predominantly expressed in developing fibers and regulates secondary cell wall biosynthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2016; 59:194-205. [PMID: 26803299 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-015-4991-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The secondary cell wall in mature cotton fibers contains over 90% cellulose with low quantities of xylan and lignin. However, little is known regarding the regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in cotton fibers. In this study, we characterized an R2R3-MYB transcription factor, GhMYB7, in cotton. GhMYB7 is expressed at a high level in developing fibers and encodes a MYB protein that is targeted to the cell nucleus and has transcriptional activation activity. Ectopic expression of GhMYB7 in Arabidopsis resulted in small, curled, dark green leaves and also led to shorter inflorescence stems. A cross-sectional assay of basal stems revealed that cell wall thickness of vessels and interfascicular fibers was higher in transgenic lines overexpressing GhMYB7 than in the wild type. Constitutive expression of GhMYB7 in Arabidopsis activated the expression of a suite of secondary cell wall biosynthesis-related genes (including some secondary cell wall-associated transcription factors), leading to the ectopic deposition of cellulose and lignin. The ectopic deposition of secondary cell walls may have been initiated before the cessation of cell expansion. Moreover, GhMYB7 was capable of binding to the promoter regions of AtSND1 and AtCesA4, suggesting that GhMYB7 may function upstream of NAC transcription factors. Collectively, these findings suggest that GhMYB7 is a potential transcriptional activator, which may participate in regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis of cotton fibers.
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- Junfeng Huang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
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Miller JC, Chezem WR, Clay NK. Ternary WD40 Repeat-Containing Protein Complexes: Evolution, Composition and Roles in Plant Immunity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 6:1108. [PMID: 26779203 PMCID: PMC4703829 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants, like mammals, rely on their innate immune system to perceive and discriminate among the majority of their microbial pathogens. Unlike mammals, plants respond to this molecular dialog by unleashing a complex chemical arsenal of defense metabolites to resist or evade pathogen infection. In basal or non-host resistance, plants utilize signal transduction pathways to detect "non-self," "damaged-self," and "altered-self"- associated molecular patterns and translate these "danger" signals into largely inducible chemical defenses. The WD40 repeat (WDR)-containing proteins Gβ and TTG1 are constituents of two independent ternary protein complexes functioning at opposite ends of a plant immune signaling pathway. They are also encoded by single-copy genes that are ubiquitous in higher plants, implying the limited diversity and functional conservation of their respective complexes. In this review, we summarize what is currently known about the evolutionary history of these WDR-containing ternary complexes, their repertoire and combinatorial interactions, and their downstream effectors and pathways in plant defense.
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- Jimi C. Miller
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, USA
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Rasheed S, Bashir K, Matsui A, Tanaka M, Seki M. Transcriptomic Analysis of Soil-Grown Arabidopsis thaliana Roots and Shoots in Response to a Drought Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:180. [PMID: 26941754 PMCID: PMC4763085 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Drought stress has a negative impact on crop yield. Thus, understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for plant drought stress tolerance is essential for improving this beneficial trait in crops. In the current study, a transcriptional analysis was conducted of gene regulatory networks in roots of soil-grown Arabidopsis plants in response to a drought stress treatment. A microarray analysis of drought-stressed roots and shoots was performed at 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 days. Results indicated that the expression of many drought stress-responsive genes and abscisic acid biosynthesis-related genes was differentially regulated in roots and shoots from days 3 to 9. The expression of cellular and metabolic process-related genes was up-regulated at an earlier time-point in roots than in shoots. In this regard, the expression of genes involved in oxidative signaling, chromatin structure, and cell wall modification also increased significantly in roots compared to shoots. Moreover, the increased expression of genes involved in the transport of amino acids and other solutes; including malate, iron, and sulfur, was observed in roots during the early time points following the initiation of the drought stress. These data suggest that plants may utilize these signaling channels and metabolic adjustments as adaptive responses in the early stages of a drought stress. Collectively, the results of the present study increases our understanding of the differences pertaining to the molecular mechanisms occurring in roots vs. shoots in response to a drought stress. Furthermore, these findings also aid in the selection of novel genes and promoters that can be used to potentially produce crop plants with increased drought tolerance.
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- Sultana Rasheed
- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource SciencesYokohama, Japan
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City UniversityYokohama, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource SciencesYokohama, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource SciencesYokohama, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource SciencesYokohama, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource SciencesYokohama, Japan
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City UniversityYokohama, Japan
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology AgencySaitama, Japan
- *Correspondence: Motoaki Seki
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Yang JH, Wang H. Molecular Mechanisms for Vascular Development and Secondary Cell Wall Formation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:356. [PMID: 27047525 PMCID: PMC4801872 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Vascular tissues are important for transporting water and nutrients throughout the plant and as physical support of upright growth. The primary constituents of vascular tissues, xylem, and phloem, are derived from the meristematic vascular procambium and cambium. Xylem cells develop secondary cell walls (SCWs) that form the largest part of plant lignocellulosic biomass that serve as a renewable feedstock for biofuel production. For the last decade, research on vascular development and SCW biosynthesis has seen rapid progress due to the importance of these processes to plant biology and to the biofuel industry. Plant hormones, transcriptional regulators and peptide signaling regulate procambium/cambium proliferation, vascular patterning, and xylem differentiation. Transcriptional regulatory pathways play a pivot role in SCW biosynthesis. Although most of these discoveries are derived from research in Arabidopsis, many genes have shown conserved functions in biofuel feedstock species. Here, we review the recent advances in our understanding of vascular development and SCW formation and discuss potential biotechnological uses.
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- Jung Hyun Yang
- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, USA
- Institute for Systems Genomics, University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, USA
- *Correspondence: Huanzhong Wang,
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Kumar M, Campbell L, Turner S. Secondary cell walls: biosynthesis and manipulation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:515-31. [PMID: 26663392 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Secondary cell walls (SCWs) are produced by specialized plant cell types, and are particularly important in those cells providing mechanical support or involved in water transport. As the main constituent of plant biomass, secondary cell walls are central to attempts to generate second-generation biofuels. Partly as a consequence of this renewed economic importance, excellent progress has been made in understanding how cell wall components are synthesized. SCWs are largely composed of three main polymers: cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. In this review, we will attempt to highlight the most recent progress in understanding the biosynthetic pathways for secondary cell wall components, how these pathways are regulated, and how this knowledge may be exploited to improve cell wall properties that facilitate breakdown without compromising plant growth and productivity. While knowledge of individual components in the pathway has improved dramatically, how they function together to make the final polymers and how these individual polymers are incorporated into the wall remain less well understood.
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- Manoj Kumar
- University of Manchester, The Micheal Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- University of Manchester, The Micheal Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- University of Manchester, The Micheal Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Zhang J, Zhang S, Li H, Du H, Huang H, Li Y, Hu Y, Liu H, Liu Y, Yu G, Huang Y. Identification of Transcription Factors ZmMYB111 and ZmMYB148 Involved in Phenylpropanoid Metabolism. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:148. [PMID: 26913047 PMCID: PMC4753300 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Maize is the leading crop worldwide in terms of both planting area and total yields, but environmental stresses cause significant losses in productivity. Phenylpropanoid compounds play an important role in plant stress resistance; however, the mechanism of their synthesis is not fully understood, especially in regard to the expression and regulation of key genes. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is the first key enzyme involved in phenylpropanoid metabolism, and it has a significant effect on the synthesis of important phenylpropanoid compounds. According to the results of sequence alignments and functional prediction, we selected two conserved R2R3-MYB transcription factors as candidate genes for the regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism. The two candidate R2R3-MYB genes, which we named ZmMYB111 and ZmMYB148, were cloned, and then their structural characteristics and phylogenetic placement were predicted and analyzed. In addition, a series of evaluations were performed, including expression profiles, subcellular localization, transcription activation, protein-DNA interaction, and transient expression in maize endosperm. Our results indicated that both ZmMYB111 and ZmMYB148 are indeed R2R3-MYB transcription factors and that they may play a regulatory role in PAL gene expression.
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- Junjie Zhang
- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Yubi Huang,
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Wuddineh WA, Mazarei M, Zhang JY, Turner GB, Sykes RW, Decker SR, Davis MF, Udvardi MK, Stewart CN. Identification and Overexpression of a Knotted1-Like Transcription Factor in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for Lignocellulosic Feedstock Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:520. [PMID: 27200006 PMCID: PMC4848298 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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High biomass production and wide adaptation has made switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) an important candidate lignocellulosic bioenergy crop. One major limitation of this and other lignocellulosic feedstocks is the recalcitrance of complex carbohydrates to hydrolysis for conversion to biofuels. Lignin is the major contributor to recalcitrance as it limits the accessibility of cell wall carbohydrates to enzymatic breakdown into fermentable sugars. Therefore, genetic manipulation of the lignin biosynthesis pathway is one strategy to reduce recalcitrance. Here, we identified a switchgrass Knotted1 transcription factor, PvKN1, with the aim of genetically engineering switchgrass for reduced biomass recalcitrance for biofuel production. Gene expression of the endogenous PvKN1 gene was observed to be highest in young inflorescences and stems. Ectopic overexpression of PvKN1 in switchgrass altered growth, especially in early developmental stages. Transgenic lines had reduced expression of most lignin biosynthetic genes accompanied by a reduction in lignin content suggesting the involvement of PvKN1 in the broad regulation of the lignin biosynthesis pathway. Moreover, the reduced expression of the Gibberellin 20-oxidase (GA20ox) gene in tandem with the increased expression of Gibberellin 2-oxidase (GA2ox) genes in transgenic PvKN1 lines suggest that PvKN1 may exert regulatory effects via modulation of GA signaling. Furthermore, overexpression of PvKN1 altered the expression of cellulose and hemicellulose biosynthetic genes and increased sugar release efficiency in transgenic lines. Our results demonstrated that switchgrass PvKN1 is a putative ortholog of maize KN1 that is linked to plant lignification and cell wall and development traits as a major regulatory gene. Therefore, targeted overexpression of PvKN1 in bioenergy feedstocks may provide one feasible strategy for reducing biomass recalcitrance and simultaneously improving plant growth characteristics.
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- Wegi A. Wuddineh
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationArdmore, OK, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationArdmore, OK, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
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Barrière Y, Courtial A, Chateigner-Boutin AL, Denoue D, Grima-Pettenati J. Breeding maize for silage and biofuel production, an illustration of a step forward with the genome sequence. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 242:310-329. [PMID: 26566848 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The knowledge of the gene families mostly impacting cell wall digestibility variations would significantly increase the efficiency of marker-assisted selection when breeding maize and grass varieties with improved silage feeding value and/or with better straw fermentability into alcohol or methane. The maize genome sequence of the B73 inbred line was released at the end of 2009, opening up new avenues to identify the genetic determinants of quantitative traits. Colocalizations between a large set of candidate genes putatively involved in secondary cell wall assembly and QTLs for cell wall digestibility (IVNDFD) were then investigated, considering physical positions of both genes and QTLs. Based on available data from six RIL progenies, 59 QTLs corresponding to 38 non-overlapping positions were matched up with a list of 442 genes distributed all over the genome. Altogether, 176 genes colocalized with IVNDFD QTLs and most often, several candidate genes colocalized at each QTL position. Frequent QTL colocalizations were found firstly with genes encoding ZmMYB and ZmNAC transcription factors, and secondly with genes encoding zinc finger, bHLH, and xylogen regulation factors. In contrast, close colocalizations were less frequent with genes involved in monolignol biosynthesis, and found only with the C4H2, CCoAOMT5, and CCR1 genes. Close colocalizations were also infrequent with genes involved in cell wall feruloylation and cross-linkages. Altogether, investigated colocalizations between candidate genes and cell wall digestibility QTLs suggested a prevalent role of regulation factors over constitutive cell wall genes on digestibility variations.
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- Yves Barrière
- INRA, UR889, Unité de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes Fourragères, 86600 Lusignan, France.
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- LRSV, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, UMR5546, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III / CNRS, Auzeville, BP 42617, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; INRA, US1258, Centre National de Ressources Génomiques Végétales, CS 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, UR889, Unité de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes Fourragères, 86600 Lusignan, France
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- LRSV, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, UMR5546, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III / CNRS, Auzeville, BP 42617, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Vargas L, Cesarino I, Vanholme R, Voorend W, de Lyra Soriano Saleme M, Morreel K, Boerjan W. Improving total saccharification yield of Arabidopsis plants by vessel-specific complementation of caffeoyl shikimate esterase (cse) mutants. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:139. [PMID: 27390589 PMCID: PMC4936005 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0551-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Caffeoyl shikimate esterase (CSE) was recently characterized as an enzyme central to the lignin biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana. The cse-2 loss-of-function mutant shows a typical phenotype of lignin-deficient mutants, including collapsed vessels, reduced lignin content, and lignin compositional shift, in addition to a fourfold increase in cellulose-to-glucose conversion when compared to the wild type. However, this mutant exhibits a substantial developmental arrest, which might outweigh the gains in fermentable sugar yield. To restore its normal growth and further improve its saccharification yield, we investigated a possible cause for the yield penalty of the cse-2 mutant. Furthermore, we evaluated whether CSE expression is under the same multi-leveled transcriptional regulatory network as other lignin biosynthetic genes and analyzed the transcriptional responses of the phenylpropanoid pathway upon disruption of CSE. RESULTS Transactivation analysis demonstrated that only second-level MYB master switches (MYB46 and MYB83) and lignin-specific activators (MYB63 and MYB85), but not top-level NAC master switches or other downstream transcription factors, effectively activate the CSE promoter in our protoplast-based system. The cse-2 mutant exhibited transcriptional repression of genes upstream of CSE, while downstream genes were mainly unaffected, indicating transcriptional feedback of CSE loss-of-function on monolignol biosynthetic genes. In addition, we found that the expression of CSE under the control of the vessel-specific VND7 promoter in the cse-2 background restored the vasculature integrity resulting in improved growth parameters, while the overall lignin content remained relatively low. Thus, by restoring the vascular integrity and biomass parameters of cse-2, we further improved glucose release per plant without pretreatment, with an increase of up to 36 % compared to the cse-2 mutant and up to 154 % compared to the wild type. CONCLUSIONS Our results contribute to a better understanding of how the expression of CSE is regulated by secondary wall-associated transcription factors and how the expression of lignin genes is affected upon CSE loss-of-function in Arabidopsis. Moreover, we found evidence that vasculature collapse is underlying the yield penalty found in the cse-2 mutant. Through a vessel-specific complementation approach, vasculature morphology and final stem weight were restored, leading to an even higher total glucose release per plant.
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- Lívia Vargas
- />Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- />Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, Butantã, SP Brazil
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- />Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- />Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- />Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- />Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- />Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- />Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Zeng JK, Li X, Xu Q, Chen JY, Yin XR, Ferguson IB, Chen KS. EjAP2-1, an AP2/ERF gene, is a novel regulator of fruit lignification induced by chilling injury, via interaction with EjMYB transcription factors. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2015; 13:1325-34. [PMID: 25778106 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Revised: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Lignin biosynthesis is regulated by many transcription factors, such as those of the MYB and NAC families. However, the roles of AP2/ERF transcription factors in lignin biosynthesis have been rarely investigated. Eighteen EjAP2/ERF genes were isolated from loquat fruit (Eriobotrya japonica), which undergoes postharvest lignification during low temperature storage. Among these, expression of EjAP2-1, a transcriptional repressor, was negatively correlated with fruit lignification. The dual-luciferase assay indicated that EjAP2-1 could trans-repress activities of promoters of lignin biosynthesis genes from both Arabidopsis and loquat. However, EjAP2-1 did not interact with the target promoters (Ej4CL1). Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays indicated protein-protein interactions between EjAP2-1 and lignin biosynthesis-related EjMYB1 and EjMYB2. Furthermore, repression effects on the Ej4CL1 promoter were observed with the combination of EjAP2-1 and EjMYB1 or EjMYB2, while EjAP2-1 with the EAR motif mutated (mEjAP2-1) lost such repression, although mEjAP2-1 still interacted with EjMYB protein. Based on these results, it is proposed that EjAP2-1 is an indirect transcriptional repressor on lignin biosynthesis, and the repression effects were manifested by EAR motifs and were conducted via protein-protein interaction with EjMYBs.
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- Jiao-Ke Zeng
- Laboratory of Fruit Quality Biology/The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Fruit Quality Biology/The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Fruit Quality Biology/The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Key Laboratory for Postharvest Science, College of Horticultural Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Fruit Quality Biology/The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Fruit Quality Biology/The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Laboratory of Fruit Quality Biology/The State Agriculture Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Yan F, Hu G, Ren Z, Deng W, Li Z. Ectopic expression a tomato KNOX Gene Tkn4 affects the formation and the differentiation of meristems and vasculature. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 89:589-605. [PMID: 26456092 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0387-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The KNOTTED-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN genes are involved in maintenance of the shoot apical meristem which produces the whole above-ground body of vascular plants. In this report, a tomato homolog gene, named as Tkn4 (a nucleus targeted transcription factor) was identified and characterized. By performing RT-PCR, the transcript level of Tkn4 was separately found in stem, root, stamen, stigma, fruit and sepal but hardly visible in the leaf. Besides, Tkn4 was induced by a series of plant hormones. Overexpression of Tkn4 gene in tomato resulted in dwarf phenotype and strongly repressed the formation of shoot apical meristem, lateral meristem and cambiums in transgenic lines. The transgenic lines had wrinkled leaves and anatomic analysis showed that there was no obvious palisade tissues in the leaves and the layer of cells changed in vascular tissue (xylem and phloem). To explore the regulation network of Tkn4, RNA-sequencing was performed in overexpression lines and wild type plants, by which many genes related to the synthesis and the signal transduction of cytokinin, auxin, gibberellin, ethylene, abscisic acid, and tracheary element differentiation or extracellular matrix synthesis were significantly regulated. Taken together, our results demonstrate that Tkn4 plays important roles in regulating the biosynthesis and signal transduction of diverse plant hormones, and the formation and differentiation of meristems and vasculature in tomato.
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- Fang Yan
- Genetic Engineering Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Gene and Regulation Technologies under Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Genetic Engineering Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Gene and Regulation Technologies under Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Genetic Engineering Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Gene and Regulation Technologies under Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Genetic Engineering Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Gene and Regulation Technologies under Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People's Republic of China.
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- Genetic Engineering Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Gene and Regulation Technologies under Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People's Republic of China.
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Li C, Wang X, Ran L, Tian Q, Fan D, Luo K. PtoMYB92 is a Transcriptional Activator of the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway During Secondary Cell Wall Formation in Populus tomentosa. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 56:2436-2446. [PMID: 26508520 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Wood is the most abundant biomass in perennial woody plants and is mainly made up of secondary cell wall. R2R3-MYB transcription factors are important regulators of secondary wall biosynthesis in plants. In this study, we describe the identification and characterization of a poplar MYB transcription factor PtoMYB92, a homolog of Arabidopsis MYB42 and MYB85, which is involved in the regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis. PtoMYB92 is specifically expressed in xylem tissue in poplar. Subcellular localization and transcriptional activation analysis suggest that PtoMYB92 is a nuclear-localized transcriptional activator. Overexpression of PtoMYB92 in poplar resulted in an increase in secondary cell wall thickness in stems and ectopic deposition of lignin in leaves. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that PtoMYB92 specifically activated the expression of lignin biosynthetic genes. Furthermore, transient expression assays using a β-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene revealed that PtoMYB92 is an activator in the lignin biosynthetic pathway during secondary cell wall formation. Taken together, our results suggest that PtoMYB92 is involved in the regulation of secondary cell wall formation in poplar by controlling the biosynthesis of monolignols.
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- Chaofeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Transgenic Plant and Safety Control, Institute of Resources Botany, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 810008 Xining, China These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Transgenic Plant and Safety Control, Institute of Resources Botany, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Transgenic Plant and Safety Control, Institute of Resources Botany, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Transgenic Plant and Safety Control, Institute of Resources Botany, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Transgenic Plant and Safety Control, Institute of Resources Botany, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Transgenic Plant and Safety Control, Institute of Resources Botany, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 810008 Xining, China
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Lotkowska ME, Tohge T, Fernie AR, Xue GP, Balazadeh S, Mueller-Roeber B. The Arabidopsis Transcription Factor MYB112 Promotes Anthocyanin Formation during Salinity and under High Light Stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 169:1862-80. [PMID: 26378103 PMCID: PMC4634054 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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MYB transcription factors (TFs) are important regulators of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. Here, we report MYB112 as a formerly unknown regulator of anthocyanin accumulation in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Expression profiling after chemically induced overexpression of MYB112 identified 28 up- and 28 down-regulated genes 5 h after inducer treatment, including MYB7 and MYB32, which are both induced. In addition, upon extended induction, MYB112 also positively affects the expression of PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1, a key TF of anthocyanin biosynthesis, but acts negatively toward MYB12 and MYB111, which both control flavonol biosynthesis. MYB112 binds to an 8-bp DNA fragment containing the core sequence (A/T/G)(A/C)CC(A/T)(A/G/T)(A/C)(T/C). By electrophoretic mobility shift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled to quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we show that MYB112 binds in vitro and in vivo to MYB7 and MYB32 promoters, revealing them as direct downstream target genes. We further show that MYB112 expression is up-regulated by salinity and high light stress, environmental parameters that both require the MYB112 TF for anthocyanin accumulation under these stresses. In contrast to several other MYB TFs affecting anthocyanin biosynthesis, MYB112 expression is not controlled by nitrogen limitation or an excess of carbon. Thus, MYB112 constitutes a regulator that promotes anthocyanin accumulation under abiotic stress conditions.
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- Magda E Lotkowska
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (M.E.L., S.B., B.M.-R.);Central Metabolism (T.T., A.R.F.) andPlant Signaling (S.B., B.M.-R.) Groups, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; andCSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Brisbane, Queensland 4067, Australia (G.-P.X.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (M.E.L., S.B., B.M.-R.);Central Metabolism (T.T., A.R.F.) andPlant Signaling (S.B., B.M.-R.) Groups, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; andCSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Brisbane, Queensland 4067, Australia (G.-P.X.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (M.E.L., S.B., B.M.-R.);Central Metabolism (T.T., A.R.F.) andPlant Signaling (S.B., B.M.-R.) Groups, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; andCSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Brisbane, Queensland 4067, Australia (G.-P.X.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (M.E.L., S.B., B.M.-R.);Central Metabolism (T.T., A.R.F.) andPlant Signaling (S.B., B.M.-R.) Groups, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; andCSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Brisbane, Queensland 4067, Australia (G.-P.X.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (M.E.L., S.B., B.M.-R.);Central Metabolism (T.T., A.R.F.) andPlant Signaling (S.B., B.M.-R.) Groups, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; andCSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Brisbane, Queensland 4067, Australia (G.-P.X.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (M.E.L., S.B., B.M.-R.);Central Metabolism (T.T., A.R.F.) andPlant Signaling (S.B., B.M.-R.) Groups, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; andCSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Brisbane, Queensland 4067, Australia (G.-P.X.)
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Yoon J, Choi H, An G. Roles of lignin biosynthesis and regulatory genes in plant development. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 57:902-12. [PMID: 26297385 PMCID: PMC5111759 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Lignin is an important factor affecting agricultural traits, biofuel production, and the pulping industry. Most lignin biosynthesis genes and their regulatory genes are expressed mainly in the vascular bundles of stems and leaves, preferentially in tissues undergoing lignification. Other genes are poorly expressed during normal stages of development, but are strongly induced by abiotic or biotic stresses. Some are expressed in non-lignifying tissues such as the shoot apical meristem. Alterations in lignin levels affect plant development. Suppression of lignin biosynthesis genes causes abnormal phenotypes such as collapsed xylem, bending stems, and growth retardation. The loss of expression by genes that function early in the lignin biosynthesis pathway results in more severe developmental phenotypes when compared with plants that have mutations in later genes. Defective lignin deposition is also associated with phenotypes of seed shattering or brittle culm. MYB and NAC transcriptional factors function as switches, and some homeobox proteins negatively control lignin biosynthesis genes. Ectopic deposition caused by overexpression of lignin biosynthesis genes or master switch genes induces curly leaf formation and dwarfism.
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- Jinmi Yoon
- Crop Biotech InstituteKyung Hee UniversityYongin446‐701Korea
- Department of Life SciencePohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang790‐784Korea
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- Crop Biotech InstituteKyung Hee UniversityYongin446‐701Korea
- Department of Life SciencePohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang790‐784Korea
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- Crop Biotech InstituteKyung Hee UniversityYongin446‐701Korea
- Graduate School of BiotechnologyKyung Hee UniversityYongin446‐701Korea
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Anderson NA, Bonawitz ND, Nyffeler K, Chapple C. Loss of FERULATE 5-HYDROXYLASE Leads to Mediator-Dependent Inhibition of Soluble Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 169:1557-67. [PMID: 26048881 PMCID: PMC4634044 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Phenylpropanoids are phenylalanine-derived specialized metabolites and include important structural components of plant cell walls, such as lignin and hydroxycinnamic acids, as well as ultraviolet and visible light-absorbing pigments, such as hydroxycinnamate esters (HCEs) and anthocyanins. Previous work has revealed a remarkable degree of plasticity in HCE biosynthesis, such that most Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutants with blockages in the pathway simply redirect carbon flux to atypical HCEs. In contrast, the ferulic acid hydroxylase1 (fah1) mutant accumulates greatly reduced levels of HCEs, suggesting that phenylpropanoid biosynthesis may be repressed in response to the loss of FERULATE 5-HYDROXYLASE (F5H) activity. Here, we show that in fah1 mutant plants, the activity of HCE biosynthetic enzymes is not limiting for HCE accumulation, nor is phenylpropanoid flux diverted to the synthesis of cell wall components or flavonol glycosides. We further show that anthocyanin accumulation is also repressed in fah1 mutants and that this repression is specific to tissues in which F5H is normally expressed. Finally, we show that repression of both HCE and anthocyanin biosynthesis in fah1 mutants is dependent on the MED5a/5b subunits of the transcriptional coregulatory complex Mediator, which are similarly required for the repression of lignin biosynthesis and the stunted growth of the phenylpropanoid pathway mutant reduced epidermal fluorescence8. Taken together, these observations show that the synthesis of HCEs and anthocyanins is actively repressed in a MEDIATOR-dependent manner in Arabidopsis fah1 mutants and support an emerging model in which MED5a/5b act as central players in the homeostatic repression of phenylpropanoid metabolism.
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- Nickolas A Anderson
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2063
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2063
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2063
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2063
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Zhou Q, Zheng Y. Comparative De Novo Transcriptome Analysis of Fertilized Ovules in Xanthoceras sorbifolium Uncovered a Pool of Genes Expressed Specifically or Preferentially in the Selfed Ovule That Are Potentially Involved in Late-Acting Self-Incompatibility. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140507. [PMID: 26485030 PMCID: PMC4616620 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Xanthoceras sorbifolium, a tree species endemic to northern China, has high oil content in its seeds and is recognized as an important biodiesel crop. The plant is characterized by late-acting self-incompatibility (LSI). LSI was found to occur in many angiosperm species and plays an important role in reducing inbreeding and its harmful effects, as do gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) and sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI). Molecular mechanisms of conventional GSI and SSI have been well characterized in several families, but no effort has been made to identify the genes involved in the LSI process. The present studies indicated that there were no significant differences in structural and histological features between the self- and cross-pollinated ovules during the early stages of ovule development until 5 days after pollination (DAP). This suggests that 5 DAP is likely to be a turning point for the development of the selfed ovules. Comparative de novo transcriptome analysis of the selfed and crossed ovules at 5 DAP identified 274 genes expressed specifically or preferentially in the selfed ovules. These genes contained a significant proportion of genes predicted to function in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, consistent with our histological observations in the fertilized ovules. The genes encoding signal transduction-related components, such as protein kinases and protein phosphatases, are overrepresented in the selfed ovules. X. sorbifolium selfed ovules also specifically or preferentially express many unique transcription factor (TF) genes that could potentially be involved in the novel mechanisms of LSI. We also identified 42 genes significantly up-regulated in the crossed ovules compared to the selfed ovules. The expression of all 16 genes selected from the RNA-seq data was validated using PCR in the selfed and crossed ovules. This study represents the first genome-wide identification of genes expressed in the fertilized ovules of an LSI species. The availability of a pool of specifically or preferentially expressed genes from selfed ovules for X. sorbifolium will be a valuable resource for future genetic analyses of candidate genes involved in the LSI response.
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- Qingyuan Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Fernández-Pérez F, Pomar F, Pedreño MA, Novo-Uzal E. Suppression of Arabidopsis peroxidase 72 alters cell wall and phenylpropanoid metabolism. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 239:192-9. [PMID: 26398803 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Class III peroxidases are glycoproteins with a major role in cell wall maturation such as lignin formation. Peroxidases are usually present in a high number of isoenzymes, which complicates to assign specific functions to individual peroxidase isoenzymes. Arabidopsis genome encodes for 73 peroxidases, among which AtPrx72 has been shown to participate in lignification. Here, we report by using knock out peroxidase mutants how the disruption of AtPrx72 causes thinner secondary walls in interfascicular fibres but not in the xylem of the stem. This effect is also age-dependent, and AtPrx72 function seems to be particularly important when lignification prevails over elongation processes. Finally, the suppression AtPrx72 leads to the down-regulation of lignin biosynthesis pathway, as well as genes and transcription factors involved in secondary wall thickening.
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- Deparment of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain.
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