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Zhang L, Huang J, Su S, Wei X, Yang L, Zhao H, Yu J, Wang J, Hui J, Hao S, Song S, Cao Y, Wang M, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Zeng W, Wu HM, Yuan Y, Zhang X, Cheung AY, Duan Q. FERONIA receptor kinase-regulated reactive oxygen species mediate self-incompatibility in Brassica rapa. Curr Biol 2021; 31:3004-3016.e4. [PMID: 34015250 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Most plants in the Brassicaceae evolve self-incompatibility (SI) to avoid inbreeding and generate hybrid vigor. Self-pollen is recognized by the S-haplotype-specific interaction of the pollen ligand S-locus protein 11 (SP11) (also known as S-locus cysteine-rich protein [SCR]) and its stigma-specific S-locus receptor kinase (SRK). However, mechanistically much remains unknown about the signaling events that culminate in self-pollen rejection. Here, we show that self-pollen triggers high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in stigma papilla cells to mediate SI in heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis). We found that stigmatic ROS increased after self-pollination but decreased after compatible(CP)- pollination. Reducing stigmatic ROS by scavengers or suppressing the expression of respiratory burst oxidase homologs (Rbohs), which encode plant NADPH oxidases that produce ROS, both broke down SI. On the other hand, increasing the level of ROS inhibited the germination and penetration of compatible pollen on the stigma, mimicking an incompatible response. Furthermore, suppressing a B. rapa FERONIA (FER) receptor kinase homolog or Rac/Rop guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) signaling effectively reduced stigmatic ROS and interfered with SI. Our results suggest that FER-Rac/Rop signaling-regulated, NADPH oxidase-produced ROS is an essential SI response leading to self-pollen rejection.
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- Lili Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450002 Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450002 Henan, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450002 Henan, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450002 Henan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular Cell Biology and Plant Biology Programs, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Institute of Horticulture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450002 Henan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular Cell Biology and Plant Biology Programs, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, China.
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Jimenez-Quesada MJ, Traverso JA, Potocký M, Žárský V, Alché JDD. Generation of Superoxide by OeRbohH, a NADPH Oxidase Activity During Olive ( Olea europaea L.) Pollen Development and Germination. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1149. [PMID: 31608092 PMCID: PMC6761571 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in the olive reproductive organs as the result of intense metabolism. ROS production and pattern of distribution depend on the developmental stage, supposedly playing a broad panel of functions, which include defense and signaling between pollen and pistil. Among ROS-producing mechanisms, plasma membrane NADPH-oxidase activity is being highlighted in plant tissues, and two enzymes of this type have been characterized in Arabidopsis thaliana pollen (RbohH and RbohJ), playing important roles in pollen physiology. Besides, pollen from different species has shown distinct ROS production mechanism and patterns of distribution. In the olive reproductive tissues, a significant production of superoxide has been described. However, the enzymes responsible for such generation are unknown. Here, we have identified an Rboh-type gene (OeRbohH), mainly expressed in olive pollen. OeRbohH possesses a high degree of identity with RbohH and RbohJ from Arabidopsis, sharing most structural features and motifs. Immunohistochemistry experiments allowed us to localize OeRbohH throughout pollen ontogeny as well as during pollen tube elongation. Furthermore, the balanced activity of tip-localized OeRbohH during pollen tube growth has been shown to be important for normal pollen physiology. This was evidenced by the fact that overexpression caused abnormal phenotypes, whereas incubation with specific NADPH oxidase inhibitor or gene knockdown lead to impaired ROS production and subsequent inhibition of pollen germination and pollen tube growth.
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- María José Jimenez-Quesada
- Plant Reproductive Biology and Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain
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- Plant Reproductive Biology and Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czechia
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- Plant Reproductive Biology and Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain
- *Correspondence: Juan de Dios Alché,
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