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Suslov M, Daminova A, Egorov J. Real-Time Dynamics of Water Transport in the Roots of Intact Maize Plants in Response to Water Stress: The Role of Aquaporins and the Contribution of Different Water Transport Pathways. Cells 2024; 13:154. [PMID: 38247845 PMCID: PMC10814095 DOI: 10.3390/cells13020154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Using an original methodological and technical approach, we studied the real-time dynamics of radial water transfer in roots and transpiration rate in intact maize plants in response to water stress. It was shown that the response of maize plants to water stress, induced by 10% PEG 6000, was accompanied by changes in the intensity and redistribution of water transfer along different pathways of radial water transport in the roots. It was shown that during the first minutes of water stress impact, the intensity of transcellular and symplastic water transport in the roots decreased with a parallel short-term increase in the transpiration rate in leaves and, presumably, in apoplastic transport in roots. Further, after a decrease in transpiration rate, the intensity of transcellular and symplastic water transport was restored to approximately the initial values and was accompanied by parallel upregulation of some PIP aquaporin genes in roots and leaves, changes in aquaporin localization in root tissues, and changes in xylem sap pH. Under water stress conditions, cell-to-cell water transport in roots becomes dominant, and aquaporins contribute to the simultaneous regulation of water transport in roots and shoots under water stress.
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- Maksim Suslov
- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 30, Kazan 420111, Russia
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Li N, Liu T, Guo F, Yang J, Shi Y, Wang S, Sun D. Identification of long non-coding RNA-microRNA-mRNA regulatory modules and their potential roles in drought stress response in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1011064. [PMID: 36304395 PMCID: PMC9592863 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1011064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Drought is one of the most severe abiotic stresses that influence wheat production across the globe. Understanding the molecular regulatory network of wheat in response to drought is of great importance in molecular breeding. Noncoding RNAs influence plant development and resistance to abiotic stresses by regulating gene expression. In this study, whole-transcriptome sequencing was performed on the seedlings of two wheat varieties with contrasting levels of drought tolerance under drought and control conditions to identify long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), micro RNAs (miRNAs), and mRNAs related to drought stress and explore the potential lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory modules in controlling wheat drought stress response. A total of 1515 differentially expressed lncRNAs (DELs), 209 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs), and 20462 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. Of the 20462 DEGs, 1025 were identified as potential wheat drought resistance-related DEGs. Based on the regulatory relationship and expression patterns of DELs, DEMs, and DEGs, 10 DEL-DEM-DEG regulatory modules related to wheat drought stress response were screened, and preliminary expression verification of two important candidate modules was performed. Our results revealed the possible roles of lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA modules in regulatory networks related to drought tolerance and provided useful information as valuable genomic resources in molecular breeding of wheat.
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Bundó M, Martín-Cardoso H, Pesenti M, Gómez-Ariza J, Castillo L, Frouin J, Serrat X, Nogués S, Courtois B, Grenier C, Sacchi GA, San Segundo B. Integrative Approach for Precise Genotyping and Transcriptomics of Salt Tolerant Introgression Rice Lines. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:797141. [PMID: 35126422 PMCID: PMC8813771 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.797141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Rice is the most salt sensitive cereal crop and its cultivation is particularly threatened by salt stress, which is currently worsened due to climate change. This study reports the development of salt tolerant introgression lines (ILs) derived from crosses between the salt tolerant indica rice variety FL478, which harbors the Saltol quantitative trait loci (QTL), and the salt-sensitive japonica elite cultivar OLESA. Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) and Kompetitive allele specific PCR (KASPar) genotyping, in combination with step-wise phenotypic selection in hydroponic culture, were used for the identification of salt-tolerant ILs. Transcriptome-based genotyping allowed the fine mapping of indica genetic introgressions in the best performing IL (IL22). A total of 1,595 genes were identified in indica regions of IL22, which mainly located in large introgressions at Chromosomes 1 and 3. In addition to OsHKT1;5, an important number of genes were identified in the introgressed indica segments of IL22 whose expression was confirmed [e.g., genes involved in ion transport, callose synthesis, transcriptional regulation of gene expression, hormone signaling and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation]. These genes might well contribute to salt stress tolerance in IL22 plants. Furthermore, comparative transcript profiling revealed that indica introgressions caused important alterations in the background gene expression of IL22 plants (japonica cultivar) compared with its salt-sensitive parent, both under non-stress and salt-stress conditions. In response to salt treatment, only 8.6% of the salt-responsive genes were found to be commonly up- or down-regulated in IL22 and OLESA plants, supporting massive transcriptional reprogramming of gene expression caused by indica introgressions into the recipient genome. Interactions among indica and japonica genes might provide novel regulatory networks contributing to salt stress tolerance in introgression rice lines. Collectively, this study illustrates the usefulness of transcriptomics in the characterization of new rice lines obtained in breeding programs in rice.
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- Mireia Bundó
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscape, Agroenergy – DiSAA, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Bellaterra, Spain
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France
- AGAP, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Secció de Fisiologia Vegetal, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Secció de Fisiologia Vegetal, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France
- AGAP, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France
- AGAP, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscape, Agroenergy – DiSAA, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Bellaterra, Spain
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain
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Basu S, Roychoudhury A. Transcript profiling of stress-responsive genes and metabolic changes during salinity in indica and japonica rice exhibit distinct varietal difference. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:1434-1447. [PMID: 33905541 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the present study, we carried out comprehensive transcript profiling of diverse genes under salinity (200 mM NaCl) at different time points, accompanied by certain biochemical alterations of the indica (IR-64 and Pokkali) and japonica (Nipponbare and M-202) rice. The higher susceptibility of Nipponbare and IR-64 was reflected by lower relative water content, chlorophyll loss, higher malondialdehyde content, and accumulation of H2 O2 , and reduced nitrate reductase activity, compared to M-202 and Pokkali, where such changes were less pronounced. Enhanced levels of anthocyanins and reduced glutathione, together with elevated phenylalanine ammonia lyase activity, mainly conferred protection to Nipponbare and IR-64, while metabolites like phenolics, flavonoids, proline, and polyamines were more induced in M-202 and Pokkali. Varietal differences in the expression pattern of diverse groups of genes during different durations (6, 24, and 48 h) of stress were striking. A gene showing early induction for a particular variety exhibited a delayed induction in another variety or a gradually decreased expression with treatment time. Pokkali was clearly identified as the salt-tolerant genotype among the examined varieties based on increased antioxidant potential and enhanced expression of genes encoding for PAL, CHS, and membrane transporters like SOS3, NHX-1, and HKT-1. The results presented in this work provide insight into the complex varying regulation patterns for different genes across the investigated rice varieties in providing salt tolerance and highlights distinct differences in expression patterns between susceptible and tolerant indica and japonica rice.
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Li S, Wang L, Zhang Y, Zhu G, Zhu X, Xia Y, Li J, Gao X, Wang S, Zhang J, Wuyun TN, Mo W. Genome-Wide Identification and Function of Aquaporin Genes During Dormancy and Sprouting Periods of Kernel-Using Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:690040. [PMID: 34671366 PMCID: PMC8520955 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.690040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are essential channel proteins that play a major role in plant growth and development, regulate plant water homeostasis, and transport uncharged solutes across biological membranes. In this study, 33 AQP genes were systematically identified from the kernel-using apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) genome and divided into five subfamilies based on phylogenetic analyses. A total of 14 collinear blocks containing AQP genes between P. armeniaca and Arabidopsis thaliana were identified by synteny analysis, and 30 collinear blocks were identified between P. armeniaca and P. persica. Gene structure and conserved functional motif analyses indicated that the PaAQPs exhibit a conserved exon-intron pattern and that conserved motifs are present within members of each subfamily. Physiological mechanism prediction based on the aromatic/arginine selectivity filter, Froger's positions, and three-dimensional (3D) protein model construction revealed marked differences in substrate specificity between the members of the five subfamilies of PaAQPs. Promoter analysis of the PaAQP genes for conserved regulatory elements suggested a greater abundance of cis-elements involved in light, hormone, and stress responses, which may reflect the differences in expression patterns of PaAQPs and their various functions associated with plant development and abiotic stress responses. Gene expression patterns of PaAQPs showed that PaPIP1-3, PaPIP2-1, and PaTIP1-1 were highly expressed in flower buds during the dormancy and sprouting stages of P. armeniaca. A PaAQP coexpression network showed that PaAQPs were coexpressed with 14 cold resistance genes and with 16 cold stress-associated genes. The expression pattern of 70% of the PaAQPs coexpressed with cold stress resistance genes was consistent with the four periods [Physiological dormancy (PD), ecological dormancy (ED), sprouting period (SP), and germination stage (GS)] of flower buds of P. armeniaca. Detection of the transient expression of GFP-tagged PaPIP1-1, PaPIP2-3, PaSIP1-3, PaXIP1-2, PaNIP6-1, and PaTIP1-1 revealed that the fusion proteins localized to the plasma membrane. Predictions of an A. thaliana ortholog-based protein-protein interaction network indicated that PaAQP proteins had complex relationships with the cold tolerance pathway, PaNIP6-1 could interact with WRKY6, PaTIP1-1 could interact with TSPO, and PaPIP2-1 could interact with ATHATPLC1G. Interestingly, overexpression of PaPIP1-3 and PaTIP1-1 increased the cold tolerance of and protein accumulation in yeast. Compared with wild-type plants, PaPIP1-3- and PaTIP1-1-overexpressing (OE) Arabidopsis plants exhibited greater tolerance to cold stress, as evidenced by better growth and greater antioxidative enzyme activities. Overall, our study provides insights into the interaction networks, expression patterns, and functional analysis of PaAQP genes in P. armeniaca L. and contributes to the further functional characterization of PaAQPs.
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- Shaofeng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, National Permanent Scientific Research Base for Warm Temperate Zone Forestry of Jiulong Mountain in Beijing, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Non-timber Forestry Research and Development Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, National Permanent Scientific Research Base for Warm Temperate Zone Forestry of Jiulong Mountain in Beijing, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Non-timber Forestry Research and Development Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Non-timber Forestry Research and Development Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, National Permanent Scientific Research Base for Warm Temperate Zone Forestry of Jiulong Mountain in Beijing, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, National Permanent Scientific Research Base for Warm Temperate Zone Forestry of Jiulong Mountain in Beijing, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, National Permanent Scientific Research Base for Warm Temperate Zone Forestry of Jiulong Mountain in Beijing, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, National Permanent Scientific Research Base for Warm Temperate Zone Forestry of Jiulong Mountain in Beijing, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Non-timber Forestry Research and Development Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, National Permanent Scientific Research Base for Warm Temperate Zone Forestry of Jiulong Mountain in Beijing, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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CRISPR-Cas technology based genome editing for modification of salinity stress tolerance responses in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:3605-3615. [PMID: 33950408 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06375-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR associated protein (Cas) technology is an effective tool for site-specific genome editing, used to precisely induce mutagenesis in different plant species including rice. Salinity is one of the most stressful environmental constraints affecting agricultural productivity worldwide. As plant adaptation to salinity stress is under polygenic control therefore, 51 rice genes have been identified that play crucial role in response to salinity. This review offers an exclusive overview of genes identified in rice genome for salinity stress tolerance. This will provide an idea to produce rice varieties with enhanced salt tolerance using the potentially efficient CRISPR-Cas technology. Several undesirable off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas technology and their possible solutions have also been highlighted.
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Kumari A, Bhatla SC. Regulation of salt-stressed sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seedling's water status by the coordinated action of Na +/K + accumulation, nitric oxide, and aquaporin expression. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2021; 48:573-587. [PMID: 33487215 DOI: 10.1071/fp20334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Among abiotic stresses, salt stress is a major threat to crop production all over the world. Present work demonstrates the profuse accumulation of Na+ in 2-day-old, dark-grown sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seedlings roots in response to salt stress (NaCl). The pattern of K+ accumulation in response to salt stress is similar to that of Na+ but on relatively lower scale. Application of nitric oxide (NO) donor (DETA) scales down Na+ accumulation in salt-stressed seedlings. The impact of NO donor on K+ accumulation is, however, different in control and salt-stressed seedling roots. In control seedlings, it enhances K+ accumulation, whereas, it gets reduced in salt-stressed seedlings. Specialised channels called 'aquaporins' (AQPs) play a major role maintaining the water status and transport across plant parts under salt-stress. Thus, accumulation of plasma-membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) and tonoplast-intrinsic proteins (TIPs), localised on plasma-membrane and vacuolar-membrane, respectively was undertaken in 2-day-old, dark-grown seedling roots. Salt stress increased the abundance of these isoforms, whereas, NO application resulted in decreased accumulation of PIP2 and TIP1. PIP1 and TIP2 isoforms remained undetectable. Present work thus, puts forward a correlation between AQP expression and ions (Na+ and K+) homeostasis in response to salt stress and NO.
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- Archana Kumari
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi-11007, India
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi-11007, India; and Corresponding author.
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Sudhakaran S, Thakral V, Padalkar G, Rajora N, Dhiman P, Raturi G, Sharma Y, Tripathi DK, Deshmukh R, Sharma TR, Sonah H. Significance of solute specificity, expression, and gating mechanism of tonoplast intrinsic protein during development and stress response in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:258-274. [PMID: 33723851 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), belonging to the aquaporin family, are transmembrane channels located mostly at the tonoplast of plant cells. The TIPs are known to transport water and many other small solutes such as ammonia, urea, hydrogen peroxide, and glycerol. In the present review, phylogenetic distribution, structure, transport dynamics, gating mechanism, sub-cellular localization, tissue-specific expression, and co-expression of TIPs are discussed to define their versatile role in plants. Based on the phylogenetic distribution, TIPs are classified into five distinct groups with aromatic-arginine (Ar/R) selectivity filters, typical pore-morphology, and tissue-specific gene expression patterns. The tissue-specific expression of TIPs is conserved among diverse plant species, more particularly for TIP3s, which are expressed exclusively in seeds. Studying TIP3 evolution will help to understand seed development and germination. The solute specificity of TIPs plays an imperative role in physiological processes like stomatal movement and vacuolar sequestration as well as in alleviating environmental stress. TIPs also play an important role in growth and developmental processes like radicle protrusion, anther dehiscence, seed germination, cell elongation, and expansion. The gating mechanism of TIPs regulates the solute flow in response to external signals, which helps to maintain the physiological functions of the cell. The information provided in this review is a base to explore TIP's potential in crop improvement programs.
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- Sreeja Sudhakaran
- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture (AIOA), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Division of Crop Science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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Feng ZJ, Liu N, Zhang GW, Niu FG, Xu SC, Gong YM. Investigation of the AQP Family in Soybean and the Promoter Activity of TIP2;6 in Heat Stress and Hormone Responses. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E262. [PMID: 30634702 PMCID: PMC6359280 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are one diverse family of membrane channel proteins that play crucial regulatory roles in plant stress physiology. However, the heat stress responsiveness of AQP genes in soybean remains poorly understood. In this study, 75 non-redundant AQP encoding genes were identified in soybean. Multiple sequence alignments showed that all GmAQP proteins possessed the conserved regions, which contained 6 trans-membrane domains (TM1 to TM6). Different GmAQP members consisted of distinct Asn-Pro-Ala (NPA) motifs, aromatic/arginine (ar/R) selectivity filters and Froger's positions (FPs). Phylogenetic analyses distinguished five sub-families within these GmAQPs: 24 GmPIPs, 24 GmTIPs, 17 GmNIPs, 8 GmSIPs, and 2 GmXIPs. Promoter cis-acting elements analyses revealed that distinct number and composition of heat stress and hormone responsive elements existed in different promoter regions of GmAQPs. QRT-PCR assays demonstrated that 12 candidate GmAQPs with relatively extensive expression in various tissues or high expression levels in root or leaf exhibited different expression changes under heat stress and hormone cues (abscisic acid (ABA), l-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC), salicylic acid (SA) and methyl jasmonate (MeJA)). Furthermore, the promoter activity of one previously functionally unknown AQP gene-GmTIP2;6 was investigated in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. The beta-glucuronidase (GUS) activity driven by the promoter of GmTIP2;6 was strongly induced in the heat- and ACC-treated transgenic plants and tended to be accumulated in the hypocotyls, vascular bundles, and leaf trichomes. These results will contribute to uncovering the potential functions and molecular mechanisms of soybean GmAQPs in mediating heat stress and hormone signal responses.
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- Zhi-Juan Feng
- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, The School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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Kayum MA, Park JI, Nath UK, Biswas MK, Kim HT, Nou IS. Genome-wide expression profiling of aquaporin genes confer responses to abiotic and biotic stresses in Brassica rapa. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 17:23. [PMID: 28122509 PMCID: PMC5264328 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-0979-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plants contain a range of aquaporin (AQP) proteins, which act as transporter of water and nutrient molecules through living membranes. AQPs also participate in water uptake through the roots and contribute to water homeostasis in leaves. RESULTS In this study, we identified 59 AQP genes in the B. rapa database and Br135K microarray dataset. Phylogenetic analysis revealed four distinct subfamilies of AQP genes: plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), NOD26-like intrinsic proteins (NIPs) and small basic intrinsic proteins (SIPs). Microarray analysis showed that the majority of PIP subfamily genes had differential transcript abundance between two B. rapa inbred lines Chiifu and Kenshin that differ in their susceptibility to cold. In addition, all BrPIP genes showed organ-specific expression. Out of 22 genes, 12, 7 and 17 were up-regulated in response to cold, drought and salt stresses, respectively. In addition, 18 BrPIP genes were up-regulated under ABA treatment and 4 BrPIP genes were up-regulated upon F. oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans infection. Moreover, all BrPIP genes showed down-regulation under waterlogging stress, reflecting likely the inactivation of AQPs controlling symplastic water movement. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a comprehensive analysis of AQPs in B. rapa and details the expression of 22 members of the BrPIP subfamily. These results provide insight into stress-related biological functions of each PIP gene of the AQP family, which will promote B. rapa breeding programs.
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- Md. Abdul Kayum
- Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922 South Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922 South Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922 South Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922 South Korea
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- University-Industry Cooperation Foundation, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922 South Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonnam 57922 South Korea
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The Roles of Aquaporins in Plant Stress Responses. J Dev Biol 2016; 4:jdb4010009. [PMID: 29615577 PMCID: PMC5831814 DOI: 10.3390/jdb4010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Aquaporins are membrane channel proteins ubiquitously present in all kingdoms of life. Although aquaporins were originally discovered as water channels, their roles in the transport of small neutral solutes, gasses, and metal ions are now well established. Plants contain the largest number and greatest diversity of aquaporin homologs with diverse subcellular localization patterns, gating properties, and solute specificity. The roles of aquaporins in physiological functions throughout plant growth and development are well known. As an integral regulator of plant–water relations, they are presumed to play an important role in plant defense responses against biotic and abiotic stressors. This review highlights involvement of various aquaporin homologs in plant stress responses against a variety of environmental stresses that disturb plant cell osmotic balance and nutrient homeostasis.
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Reddy PS, Rao TSRB, Sharma KK, Vadez V. Genome-wide identification and characterization of the aquaporin gene family in Sorghum bicolor (L.). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Soós V, Sebestyén E, Juhász A, Light ME, Kohout L, Szalai G, Tandori J, Van Staden J, Balázs E. Transcriptome analysis of germinating maize kernels exposed to smoke-water and the active compound KAR1. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2010; 10:236. [PMID: 21044315 PMCID: PMC3095319 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Smoke released from burning vegetation functions as an important environmental signal promoting the germination of many plant species following a fire. It not only promotes the germination of species from fire-prone habitats, but several species from non-fire-prone areas also respond, including some crops. The germination stimulatory activity can largely be attributed to the presence of a highly active butenolide compound, 3-methyl-2H-furo[2,3-c]pyran-2-one (referred to as karrikin 1 or KAR1), that has previously been isolated from plant-derived smoke. Several hypotheses have arisen regarding the molecular background of smoke and KAR1 action. RESULTS In this paper we demonstrate that although smoke-water and KAR1 treatment of maize kernels result in a similar physiological response, the gene expression and the protein ubiquitination patterns are quite different. Treatment with smoke-water enhanced the ubiquitination of proteins and activated protein-degradation-related genes. This effect was completely absent from KAR1-treated kernels, in which a specific aquaporin gene was distinctly upregulated. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that the array of bioactive compounds present in smoke-water form an environmental signal that may act together in germination stimulation. It is highly possible that the smoke/KAR1 'signal' is perceived by a receptor that is shared with the signal transduction system implied in perceiving environmental cues (especially stresses and light), or some kind of specialized receptor exists in fire-prone plant species which diverged from a more general one present in a common ancestor, and also found in non fire-prone plants allowing for a somewhat weaker but still significant response. Besides their obvious use in agricultural practices, smoke and KAR1 can be used in studies to gain further insight into the transcriptional changes during germination.
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- Vilmos Soós
- Department of Applied Genomics, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2462 Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Genomics, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2462 Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Genomics, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2462 Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2, Hungary
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- Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2462 Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2462 Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2, Hungary
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- Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
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- Department of Applied Genomics, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-2462 Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2, Hungary
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Forrest KL, Bhave M. Physical mapping of wheat aquaporin genes. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2010; 120:863-873. [PMID: 19924390 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-009-1217-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Accepted: 11/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Aquaporins are water channel proteins that control the flow of water across cellular membranes and play vital roles in all aspects of plant-water relations. Our previous identification of 35 wheat PIP and TIP aquaporin genes showed they formed a large family with many conserved features that are thought to be important in structure and function. The present work focussed on determining the positions of these genes in the wheat genome in order to help investigate their functions in water uptake and transport. Genomic locations of wheat PIPs and TIPs were predicted using a number of reported rice-wheat comparative maps and additional in silico approaches. Physical mapping of select genes utilising aneuploid stocks and progenitor DNAs placed these on chromosomes 2B, 2D, 6B and 7B and helped to clarify the individual genes and homoeologues. The compilation of all in silico and physical mapping work confirmed many of the orthologous relationships between wheat and rice and/or barley genes, and synteny in the related areas of genome. These results further reinforce that wheat PIP and TIP proteins are most likely to have similar functions to those closely related in rice, including water permeability and abiotic stress response, and provide important tools for future investigations into the involvement of this complex gene family in traits related to plant-water relations and osmotic stress response.
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- Kerrie L Forrest
- Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Environment and Biotechnology Centre, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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[Construction and analysis of a forward and reverse subtractive cDNA library from leaves and stem of Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. under salt stress]. YI CHUAN = HEREDITAS 2009; 31:426-33. [PMID: 19586897 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2009.00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Using cDNAs prepared from the leaves and stems of Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. treated with NaHCO3 stress for 48 h as testers and cDNAs from unstressed P. sibiricum leaves and stems as drivers library, suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) was employed to construct a cDNA subtracted library, which contained 2 282 valid sequences including 598 ESTs in the stems forward SSH library and 490 ESTs in the stem reverse SSH library, 627 ESTs in the leaf forward SSH library and 567 in the leaf reverse SSH library. According to the functional catalogue of MIPs and the comparison of the reverse and forward SSH libraries of the stem and leaf, the responses to NaHCO3 stress were different between leaf and stem, except for the same trend in cell rescue defense and transport facilitation. The trend in the metabolism, energy, photosynthesis, protein synthesis, transcription, and signal transduction was opposite. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that the expression of 12 putative stress related genes in the NaHCO3-treated leaves and stems was different from that in the untreated leaves and stems. This indicated that different mechanisms might be responsible for reactions of leaf and stem in P. sibiricum. The results from this study are useful in understanding the molecular mechanism of saline-alkali tolerance in P. sibiricum.
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Johnson DM, Woodruff DR, McCulloh KA, Meinzer FC. Leaf hydraulic conductance, measured in situ, declines and recovers daily: leaf hydraulics, water potential and stomatal conductance in four temperate and three tropical tree species. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 29:879-87. [PMID: 19429900 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Adequate leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf) is critical for preventing transpiration-induced desiccation and subsequent stomatal closure that would restrict carbon gain. A few studies have reported midday depression of Kleaf (or petiole conductivity) and its subsequent recovery in situ, but the extent to which this phenomenon is universal is not known. The objectives of this study were to measure Kleaf, using a rehydration kinetics method, (1) in the laboratory (under controlled conditions) across a range of water potentials to construct vulnerability curves (VC) and (2) over the course of the day in the field along with leaf water potential and stomatal conductance (gs). Two broadleaf (one evergreen, Arbutus menziesii Pursh., and one deciduous, Quercus garryana Dougl.) and two coniferous species (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. and Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirbel]) were chosen as representative of different plant types. In addition, Kleaf in the laboratory and leaf water potential in the field were measured for three tropical evergreen species (Protium panamense (Rose), Tachigalia versicolor Standley and L.O. Williams and Vochysia ferruginea Mart) to predict their daily changes in field Kleaf in situ. It was hypothesized that in the field, leaves would close their stomata at water potential thresholds at which Kleaf begins to decline sharply in laboratory-generated VC, thus preventing substantial losses of Kleaf. The temperate species showed a 15-66% decline in Kleaf by midday, before stomatal closure. Although there were substantial midday declines in Kleaf, recovery was nearly complete by late afternoon. Stomatal conductance began to decrease in Pseudotsuga, Pinus and Quercus once Kleaf began to decline; however, there was no detectable reduction in gs in Arbutus. Predicted Kleaf in the tropical species, based on laboratory-generated VC, decreased by 74% of maximum Kleaf in Tachigalia, but only 22-32% in Vochysia and Protium. The results presented here, from the previous work of the authors and from other published studies, were consistent with two different strategies regarding daily maintenance of Kleaf: (1) substantial loss and subsequent recovery or (2) a more conservative strategy of loss avoidance.
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- D M Johnson
- USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Li GW, Peng YH, Yu X, Zhang MH, Cai WM, Sun WN, Su WA. Transport functions and expression analysis of vacuolar membrane aquaporins in response to various stresses in rice. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 165:1879-88. [PMID: 18707797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2008.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2007] [Revised: 05/02/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2008] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The vacuole, a multifunctional organelle of most plant cells, has very important roles in space filling, osmotic adjustment, storage and digestion. Previous researches suggested that aquaporins in the tonoplast were involved in vacuolar functions. The rice genome contains 33 aquaporin genes, 10 of which encode tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs). However, the function of each individual TIP isoform and the integrated function of TIPs under various physiological conditions remain elusive. Here, five rice TIP members were characterized with water and/or glycerol transport activities using the Xenopus oocyte expression system. OsTIP1;2, OsTIP2;2, OsTIP4;1 and OsTIP5;1 possessed water transport activity. OsTIP1;2, OsTIP3;2 and OsTIP4;1 were demonstrated with glycerol transport activity. Rice TIP expression patterns under various abiotic stress conditions including dehydration, high salinity, abscisic acid (ABA) and during seed germination were investigated by real-time PCR. OsTIP1s (OsTIP1;1 and OsTIP1;2) were highly expressed during seed germination, whereas OsTIP3s (OsTIP3;1 and OsTIP3;2) were specifically expressed in mature seeds with a decrease in expression levels upon germination. The results of this research provided a functional and expression profiles of rice TIPs.
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- Guo-Wei Li
- Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Lee SH, Zwiazek JJ, Chung GC. Light-induced transpiration alters cell water relations in figleaf gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia) seedlings exposed to low root temperatures. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2008; 133:354-362. [PMID: 18346079 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2008.01082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Water relation parameters including elastic modulus (epsilon), half-times of water exchange (T(w)(1/2)), hydraulic conductivity and turgor pressure (P) were measured in individual root cortical and cotyledon midrib cells in intact figleaf gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia) seedlings, using a cell pressure probe. Transpiration rates (E) of cotyledons were also measured using a steady-state porometer. The seedlings were exposed to low ambient (approximately 10 micromol m(-2) s(-1)) or high supplemental irradiance (approximately 300 micromol m(-2) s(-1) PPF density) at low (8 degrees C) or warm (22 degrees C) root temperatures. When exposed to low irradiance, all the water relation parameters of cortical cells remained similar at both root temperatures. The exposure of cotyledons to supplemental light at warm root temperatures, however, resulted in a two- to three-fold increase in T(w)(1/2) values accompanied with the reduced hydraulic conductivity in both root cortical (Lp) and cotyledon midrib cells (Lp(c)). Low root temperature (LRT) further reduced Lp(c) and E, whether it was measured under low or high irradiance levels. The reductions of Lp as the result of respective light and LRT treatments were prevented by the application of 1 microM ABA. Midrib cells required higher concentrations of ABA (2 microM) in order to prevent the reduction in Lp(c). When the exposure of cotyledons to light was accompanied by LRT, however, ABA proved ineffective in reversing the inhibition of Lp. LRT combined with high irradiance triggered a drastic 10-fold reduction in water permeability of cortical and midrib cells and increased epsilon and T(w)(1/2) values. Measurement of E indicated that the increased water demand by the transpiring plants was fulfilled by an increase in the apoplastic pathway as principal water flow route. The importance of water transport regulation by transpiration affecting the hydraulic conductivity of the roots is discussed.
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- Seong Hee Lee
- Department of Renewable Resources, 4-42 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3
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Martínez-Ballesta MC, Cabañero F, Olmos E, Periago PM, Maurel C, Carvajal M. Two different effects of calcium on aquaporins in salinity-stressed pepper plants. PLANTA 2008; 228:15-25. [PMID: 18317798 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-008-0714-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/13/2008] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Two different effects of calcium were studied, respectively, in plasma membrane vesicles and in protoplasts isolated from roots of control pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L cv. California) or of plants treated with 50 mM NaCl, 10 mM CaCl(2) or 10 mM CaCl(2) + 50 mM NaCl. Under saline conditions, osmotic water permeability (P ( f )) values decreased in protoplasts and plasma membrane vesicles, and the same reduction was observed in the PIP1 aquaporin abundance, indicating inhibitory effects of NaCl on aquaporin functionality and protein abundance. The cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration, [Ca(2+)](cyt), was reduced by salinity, as observed by confocal microscope analysis. Two different actions of Ca(2+) were observed. On the one hand, increase in free cytosolic calcium concentrations associated with stress perception may lead to aquaporin closure. On the other hand, when critical requirements of Ca(2+) were reduced (by salinity), and extra-calcium would lead to an upregulation of aquaporins, indicating that a positive role of calcium at whole plant level combined with an inhibitory mechanism at aquaporin level may work in the regulation of pepper root water transport under salt stress. However, a link between these observations and other cell signalling in relation to water channel gating remains to be established.
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- M Carmen Martínez-Ballesta
- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura-CSIC, Apdo. Correos 164, 30100, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
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Levin M, Lemcoff JH, Cohen S, Kapulnik Y. Low air humidity increases leaf-specific hydraulic conductance of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh (Brassicaceae). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2007; 58:3711-3718. [PMID: 17928370 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The typical isohydric plant response to low relative humidity involves stomatal closure, followed by long-term responses like adjustment of shoot-to-root ratios. Little information is available on the early responses of the root system to exposure of shoots to low humidity, nor is it clear to what extent responses of Arabidopsis thaliana conform to the isohydric model. In this study, A. thaliana plants grown hydroponically at high humidity were exposed to two constant relative humidities, 17% and 77%, while the root system remained in aerated nutrient solution. Leaf conductance (g(s)), transpiration, water potential (Psi(l)), osmotic potential, and whole plant hydraulic conductance (K) were determined for the following time intervals: 0-10, 10-20, and 20-40 min, and 0-5, 5-10, and 24-29 h. At low relative humidity, no change in g(s) was detected. Psi(l) decreased by 0.28 MPa during the first 5 h and then remained stable. During the first hour, leaf-specific K averaged 1.6 x 10(-5) kg MPa(-1) m(-2) s(-1) at high humidity. At low humidity it increased >3-fold to 5.8 x 10(-5) kg MPa(-1) m(-2) s(-1). Similar significant differences in K were observed during all time periods. Low concentration mercury amendments in the hydroponic solution (5 microM and 10 microM HgCl(2)) had no discernible influence, but pre-exposure to 50 microM HgCl(2) reduced K differences between humidity treatments. As HgCl(2) is known to be a potent inhibitor of aquaporin function, this suggests that aquaporins may have played a role in the fast hydraulic response of plants transferred to low humidity. The rapid hydraulic response and the influence of mercury raise the possibility that an alternative response to atmospheric dryness is increased K modulated by aquaporins.
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- Michal Levin
- Institute of Field and Garden Crops, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
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Forrest KL, Bhave M. Major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) in plants: a complex gene family with major impacts on plant phenotype. Funct Integr Genomics 2007; 7:263-89. [PMID: 17562090 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-007-0049-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Revised: 03/06/2007] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The ubiquitous cell membrane proteins called aquaporins are now firmly established as channel proteins that control the specific transport of water molecules across cell membranes in all living organisms. The aquaporins are thus likely to be of fundamental significance to all facets of plant growth and development affected by plant-water relations. A majority of plant aquaporins have been found to share essential structural features with the human aquaporin and exhibit water-transporting ability in various functional assays, and some have been shown experimentally to be of critical importance to plant survival. Furthermore, substantial evidence is now available from a number of plant species that shows differential gene expression of aquaporins in response to abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, or cold and clearly establishes the aquaporins as major players in the response of plants to conditions that affect water availability. This review summarizes the function and regulation of these genes to develop a greater understanding of the response of plants to water insufficiency, and particularly, to identify tolerant genotypes of major crop species including wheat and rice and plants that are important in agroforestry.
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- Kerrie L Forrest
- Environment and Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, John St, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia
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del Martínez-Ballesta MC, Silva C, López-Berenguer C, Cabañero FJ, Carvajal M. Plant aquaporins: new perspectives on water and nutrient uptake in saline environment. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2006; 8:535-46. [PMID: 16865658 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The mechanisms of salt stress and tolerance have been targets for genetic engineering, focusing on ion transport and compartmentation, synthesis of compatible solutes (osmolytes and osmoprotectants) and oxidative protection. In this review, we consider the integrated response to salinity with respect to water uptake, involving aquaporin functionality. Therefore, we have concentrated on how salinity can be alleviated, in part, if a perfect knowledge of water uptake and transport for each particular crop and set of conditions is available.
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- M C del Martínez-Ballesta
- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura - CSIC, Apdo. Correos 164, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
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Guo L, Wang ZY, Lin H, Cui WE, Chen J, Liu M, Chen ZL, Qu LJ, Gu H. Expression and functional analysis of the rice plasma-membrane intrinsic protein gene family. Cell Res 2006; 16:277-86. [PMID: 16541126 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7310035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) are a subfamily of aquaporins that enable fast and controlled translocation of water across the membrane. In this study, we systematically identified and cloned ten PIP genes from rice. Based on the similarity of the amino acid sequences they encoded, these rice PIP genes were classified into two groups and designated as OsPIP1-1 to OsPIP1-3 and OsPIP2-1 to OsPIP2-7 following the nomenclature of PIP genes in maize. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis identified three root-specific and one leaf-specific OsPIP genes. Furthermore, the expression profile of each OsPIP gene in response to salt, drought and ABA treatment was examined in detail. Analysis on transgenic plants over-expressing of either OsPIP1 (OsPIP1-1) or OsPIP2 (OsPIP2-2) in wild-type Arabidopsis, showed enhanced tolerance to salt (100 mM of NaCl) and drought (200 mM of mannitol), but not to salt treatment of higher concentration (150 mM of NaCl). Taken together, these data suggest a distinct role of each OsPIP gene in response to different stresses, and should add a new layer to the understanding of the physiological function of rice PIP genes.
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- Lei Guo
- Peking-Yale Joint Research Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and AgroBiotechnology, National Laboratory for Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Kaldenhoff R, Fischer M. Functional aquaporin diversity in plants. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:1134-41. [PMID: 16730645 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2005] [Revised: 03/06/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Due to the fact that most plants are immobile, a rapid response of physiological processes to changing environmental conditions is essential for their survival. Thus, in comparison to many other organisms, plants might need a more sophisticated tuning of water balance. Among others, this is reflected by the comparable large amount of aquaporin genes in plant genomes. So far, aquaporins were shown to be involved in many physiological processes like root water uptake, reproduction or photosynthesis. Their classification as simple water pores has changed according to their molecular function into channels permeable for water, small solutes and/or gases. An adjustment of the corresponding physiological process could be achieved by regulation mechanisms. Concerning aquaporins these range from posttranslational modification, molecular trafficking to heteromerization of aquaporin isoforms. The aim of this review is to underline the function of the four plant aquaporin family subclasses with regard to the substrate specificity, regulation and physiological relevance.
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- Ralf Kaldenhoff
- Darmstadt University of Technology, Institute of Botany, Applied Plant Science, Schnittspahnstr. 10, D-64287 Darmstadt.
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Hachez C, Zelazny E, Chaumont F. Modulating the expression of aquaporin genes in planta: A key to understand their physiological functions? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:1142-56. [PMID: 16580626 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2005] [Revised: 02/02/2006] [Accepted: 02/14/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are believed to act as "cellular plumbers", allowing plants to rapidly alter their membrane water permeability in response to environmental cues. This study of AQP regulation at both the RNA and protein levels has revealed a large number of possible mechanisms. Currently, modulation of AQP expression in planta is considered the strategy of choice for elucidating the role of AQPs in plant physiology. This review highlights the fact that this strategy is complicated by many factors, such as the incomplete characterization of transport selectivity of the targeted AQP, the fact that AQPs might act as multifunctional channels with multiple physiological roles, and the number of post-translational regulation mechanisms. The classification of AQPs as constitutive or stress-responsive isoforms is also proposed.
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- Charles Hachez
- Unité de Biochimie physiologique, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 5-15, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Sakurai J, Ishikawa F, Yamaguchi T, Uemura M, Maeshima M. Identification of 33 rice aquaporin genes and analysis of their expression and function. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 46:1568-77. [PMID: 16033806 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pci172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 354] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plant aquaporins form a large protein family including plasma membrane-type (PIPs) and tonoplast-type aquaporins (TIPs), and facilitate osmotic water transport across membranes as a key physiological function. We identified 33 genes for aquaporins in the genome sequence of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Nipponbare). We investigated their expression levels in leaf blades, roots and anthers of rice (cv. Akitakomachi) using semi-quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). At both early tillering (21 d after germination) and panicle formation (56 d) stages, six genes, including OsPIP2;4 and OsPIP2;5, were expressed predominantly in roots, while 14 genes, including OsPIP2;7 and OsTIP1;2, were found in leaf blades. Eight genes, such as OsPIP1;1 and OsTIP4;1, were evenly expressed in leaf blades, roots and anthers. Analysis by stopped-flow spectrophotometry revealed high water channel activity when OsPIP2;4 or OsPIP2;5 were expressed in yeast but not when OsPIP1;1 or OsPIP1;2 were expressed. Furthermore, the mRNA levels of OsPIP2;4 and OsPIP2;5 showed a clear diurnal fluctuation in roots; they showed a peak 3 h after the onset of light and dropped to a minimum 3 h after the onset of darkness. The mRNA levels of 10 genes including OsPIP2;4 and OsPIP2;5 markedly decreased in roots during chilling treatment and recovered after warming. The changes in mRNA levels during and after the chilling treatment were comparable with that of the bleeding sap volume. These results suggested the relationship between the root water uptake and mRNA levels of several aquaporins with high water channel activity, such as OsPIP2;4 and OsPIP2;5.
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- Junko Sakurai
- CO2 and Temperature Research Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region, Morioka, 020-0198 Japan.
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Lian HL, Yu X, Ye Q, Ding X, Kitagawa Y, Kwak SS, Su WA, Tang ZC. The role of aquaporin RWC3 in drought avoidance in rice. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2004; 45:481-9. [PMID: 15111723 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Although the discovery of aquaporins in plants has resulted in a paradigm shift in the understanding of plant water relations, the relationship between aquaporins and drought resistance still remains elusive. From an agronomic viewpoint, upland rice is traditionally considered as showing drought avoidance. In the investigation of different morphological and physiological responses of upland rice (Oryza sativa L. spp indica cv. Zhonghan 3) and lowland rice (O. sativa L. spp japonica cv. Xiushui 63) to water deficit, we observed young leaf rolling and the remarkable decline of cumulative transpiration in the upland rice. The expression of water channel protein RWC3 mRNA was increased in upland rice at the early response (up to 4 h) to the 20% polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 treatment, whereas there was no significant expression changes in lowland rice. Protein levels were increased in upland rice and decreased in lowland rice at 10 h after the water deficit. The up-regulation of RWC3 in upland rice fits well with the knowledge that upland rice adopts the mechanism of drought avoidance. The physiological significance of this RWC3 up-regulation was then explored with the over-expression of RWC3 in transgenic lowland rice (O. sativa L. spp japonica cv. Zhonghua 11) controlled by a stress-inducible SWPA2 promoter. Compared to the wild-type plant, the transgenic lowland rice exhibited higher root osmotic hydraulic conductivity (Lp), leaf water potential and relative cumulative transpiration at the end of 10 h PEG treatment. These results indicated that RWC3 probably played a role in drought avoidance in rice.
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- Hong-Li Lian
- Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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Chourey K, Ramani S, Apte SK. Accumulation of LEA proteins in salt (NaCl) stressed young seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Bura Rata and their degradation during recovery from salinity stress. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2003; 160:1165-74. [PMID: 14610885 DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Germination and subsequent hydroponic growth under salt stress (100 mmol/L NaCl) triggered an accumulation of six major stress proteins and resulted in a growth arrest of young seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cv. Bura Rata. Based on two-dimensional electrophoretic resolution, partial amino acid sequencing and immunodetection techniques, four of the salt stress-induced polypeptides were identified as LEA proteins. Under all experimental conditions wherein seedlings exhibited superior halotolerance, salt stress-induced LEA proteins were expressed at low levels. In contrast, accumulation of LEA proteins was found associated with growth arrest. When returned to non-saline media, seedlings stressed with salt for four days recovered immediately. Longer exposure to 100 mmol/L NaCl, however, progressively delayed recovery and reduced the number of seedlings which could recover from salt stress. Recovery from salt stress was consistently accompanied by degradation of the salt stress-induced LEA proteins. The results of this study show that LEA proteins accumulate during the salinity-triggered growth arrest of young Bura Rata seedlings and are mobilised during the recovery of seedlings from salinity stress.
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- Karuna Chourey
- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400 085, India
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Maurel C, Javot H, Lauvergeat V, Gerbeau P, Tournaire C, Santoni V, Heyes J. Molecular physiology of aquaporins in plants. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2002; 215:105-48. [PMID: 11952226 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(02)15007-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In plants, membrane channels of the major intrinsic protein (MIP) super-family exhibit a high diversity with, for instance, 35 homologues in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana. As has been found in other organisms, plant MIPs function as membrane channels permeable to water (aquaporins) and in some cases to small nonelectrolytes. The aim of the present article is to integrate into plant physiology what has been recently learned about the molecular and functional properties of aquaporins in plants. Exhaustive compilation of data in the literature shows that the numerous aquaporin isoforms of plants have specific expression patterns throughout plant development and in response to environmental stimuli. The diversity of aquaporin homologues in plants can also be explained in part by their presence in multiple subcellular compartments. In recent years, there have been numerous reports that describe the activity of water channels in purified membrane vesicles, in isolated organelles or protoplasts, and in intact plant cells or even tissues. Altogether, these data suggest that the transport of water and solutes across plant membranes concerns many facets of plant physiology. Because of the high degree of compartmentation of plant cells, aquaporins may play a critical role in cell osmoregulation. Water uptake in roots represents a typical process in which to investigate the role of aquaporins in transcellular water transport, and the mechanisms and regulations involved are discussed.
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- C Maurel
- Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Agro-M/CNRS/INRA/UM2, Montpellier, France
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Suga S, Komatsu S, Maeshima M. Aquaporin isoforms responsive to salt and water stresses and phytohormones in radish seedlings. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 43:1229-37. [PMID: 12407203 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Aquaporins in the plasma and vacuolar membranes play a key role in the intercellular and intracellular water transport in plants. First, we quantitated the absolute amounts for mRNAs of eight aquaporin isoforms in hypocotyls of radish seedlings. Then, we investigated the effects of salt and water stresses (150 mM NaCl, 300 mM mannitol and 20% polyethylene glycol) and phytohormones (gibberellic acid, abscisic acid and brassinolide) on the mRNA and protein levels of aquaporins in the plasma membrane (RsPIP1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3) and vacuolar membrane (RsTIP1-1 and 2-1). The mRNA and protein levels of RsTIP1-1, RsTIP2-1, RsPIP1-1, RsPIP1-2 and RsPIP1-3 were comparatively constant. In contrast, mannitol treatment altered the mRNA levels of RsPIP2-1, RsPIP2-2 and RsPIP2-3 in roots. Immunoblot analysis showed that the RsPIP2-1 protein level was increased by NaCl treatment and decreased by treatment with mannitol and polyethylene glycol. Gibberellic acid and abscisic acid suppressed the levels of mRNAs of RsPIP2-1, RsPIP2-2 and RsPIP2-3 and the protein level of RsPIP2-1 in roots. On the other hand, the protein levels of RsPIP1-group members and RsTIPs were scarcely changed by these phytohormones. In the case of hypocotyls and cotyledons, the mRNA and protein levels of eight isoforms were not markedly affected by any treatment. These results indicate that aquaporins in the root, especially the RsPIP2 group, may be a stress responsive type of aquaporin at least in the protein level.
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- Shinobu Suga
- Laboratory of Cell Dynamics, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
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Miyamoto N, Ookawa T, Takahashi H, Hirasawa T. Water uptake and hydraulic properties of elongating cells in hydrotropically bending roots of Pisum sativum L. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 43:393-401. [PMID: 11978867 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The water potential and hydraulic conductivity (Lp) of elongating cells in hydrotropically bending roots of the ageotropic mutant ageotropum of pea (Pisum sativum L.) were measured in situ. When agar blocks with water potentials of -0.03 and -0.8 MPa were unilaterally applied directly to a root tip, cells in the most rapidly elongating zone, 3-4 mm from the tip, showed marked differential growth. The rate of water uptake by a cell on the side treated with an agar block with a lower water potential was significantly larger in the outer first and second layers of cortex than on the other side. There were no differences in the values of turgor pressure, osmotic potential and calculated water potential between the two sides either in elongating or in mature cells, indicating the absence of any difference in the growth-induced water potential on the two sides of the root. Lp was significantly larger on the side with the agar block with lower water potential. The results suggest that the difference in the rate of water uptake during the differential cell growth that occurs during root hydrotropism might be induced mainly by a change in Lp.
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- Naoko Miyamoto
- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, 183-8509 Japan
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Tyerman SD, Niemietz CM, Bramley H. Plant aquaporins: multifunctional water and solute channels with expanding roles. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2002; 25:173-194. [PMID: 11841662 DOI: 10.1046/j.0016-8025.2001.00791.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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There is strong evidence that aquaporins are central components in plant water relations. Plant species possess more aquaporin genes than species from other kingdoms. According to sequence similarities, four major groups have been identified, which can be further divided into subgroups that may correspond to localization and transport selectivity. They may be involved in compatible solute distribution, gas-transfer (CO2, NH3) as well as in micronutrient uptake (boric acid). Recent advances in determining the structure of some aquaporins gives further details on the mechanism of selectivity. Gating behaviour of aquaporins is poorly understood but evidence is mounting that phosphorylation, pH, pCa and osmotic gradients can affect water channel activity. Aquaporins are enriched in zones of fast cell division and expansion, or in areas where water flow or solute flux density would be expected to be high. This includes biotrophic interfaces between plants and parasites, between plants and symbiotic bacteria or fungi, and between germinating pollen and stigma. On a cellular level aquaporin clusters have been identified in some membranes. There is also a possibility that aquaporins in the endoplasmic reticulum may function in symplasmic transport if water can flow from cell to cell via the desmotubules in plasmodesmata. Functional characterization of aquaporins in the native membrane has raised doubt about the conclusiveness of expression patterns alone and need to be conducted in parallel. The challenge will be to elucidate gating on a molecular level and cellular level and to tie those findings into plant water relations on a macroscopic scale where various flow pathways need to be considered.
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- S. D. Tyerman
- School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University Adelaide, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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Chen W, Tang D, Suo J, Zhang Y, Xue Y. Expressional profiling of genes related to pollination and fertilization in rice. COMPTES RENDUS DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. SERIE III, SCIENCES DE LA VIE 2001; 324:1111-6. [PMID: 11803811 DOI: 10.1016/s0764-4469(01)01407-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pollination and fertilization are key steps leading to seed and fruit formation. To obtain genes involved in pollination and fertilization in rice, an RNA fingerprinting technique, cDNA-AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism), was used to generate transcript profiles related to pollination. Of 15,000 cDNA fragments inspected, 2,100 showed altered expression in the pollinated pistil, of which about 1/5 were up-regulated (URP) and the rest down-regulated (DRP), suggesting that gene repression is a predominant mode of gene regulation in the pollinated pistil. Over 200 URP genes were sequenced and databank searches revealed that 70% of them represented previously unnoticed rice genes. DNA blot analysis of 20 URP genes detected no restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) between two relatively distant rice varieties, suggesting that the URP genes are highly conserved and likely play important roles in pollination and fertilization. Furthermore, two genes, URP47 and URP63, probably encoding an ADP-ribosylation factor and a membrane transporter, respectively, in relation to pollination were discussed.
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- W Chen
- Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Developmental Biology, Institute of Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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Weig AR, Jakob C. Functional identification of the glycerol permease activity of Arabidopsis thaliana NLM1 and NLM2 proteins by heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Lett 2000; 481:293-8. [PMID: 11007982 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)02027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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NLM proteins (NOD26-like major intrinsic proteins) from plants contain amino acid sequence signatures which can be found in aquaporins including plant plasma membrane intrinsic proteins and tonoplast intrinsic proteins and glycerol permeases such as the Escherichia coli GlpF and the yeast FPS1 proteins. Heterologous expression of two members of the NLM subgroup from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtNLM1 and AtNLM2) in baker's yeast demonstrated the glycerol permease activity in addition to the previously described aquaporin activity of AtNLM1. The transport was non-saturable up to 100 mM extracellular glycerol concentration. Longer-chain sugar alcohols did not compete with the transport of radiolabelled glycerol and hexoses were also not transported through the pore.
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- A R Weig
- Institute of Plant Physiology, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
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Kaldenhoff R, Eckert M. Features and function of plant aquaporins. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s1011-1344(99)00140-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Lu Z, Neumann PM. Water stress inhibits hydraulic conductance and leaf growth in rice seedlings but not the transport of water via mercury-sensitive water channels in the root. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 120:143-52. [PMID: 10318692 PMCID: PMC59246 DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.1.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/1998] [Accepted: 12/23/1998] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The mechanisms by which moderate water stress (adding polyethylene glycol 6000 to the root medium) induces a sustained inhibition of growth in emerging first leaves of intact rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings was investigated under growth-chamber conditions. Early (24 h) inhibition of leaf growth was not related to changes in root size or in osmotic potential gradients and cell wall-yielding characteristics in the leaf-expansion zone of stressed seedlings. However, reductions in root-to-leaf hydraulic conductance (L) were measured in two rice cultivars after 4 or 24 h at various levels of water stress, and these reductions correlated well with the inhibition of leaf growth. We assayed L by a psychrometric method and, in intact seedlings, by a novel osmotic-jump method. The addition of 0.5 mM HgCl2 to the root medium to inhibit water transport through Hg-sensitive water channels in the roots did not inhibit leaf growth in unstressed seedlings. However, both leaf growth and L were additionally reduced (by 49% and 43%, respectively) within minutes of adding HgCl2 to roots of water-stressed seedlings. Water stress therefore appeared to increase the transport of water via Hg-sensitive water channels. Other mechanisms were apparently involved in inhibiting overall L and leaf growth.
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- Z Lu
- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Lowdermilk Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Chaumont F, Barrieu F, Herman EM, Chrispeels MJ. Characterization of a maize tonoplast aquaporin expressed in zones of cell division and elongation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 117:1143-52. [PMID: 9701570 PMCID: PMC34878 DOI: 10.1104/pp.117.4.1143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/1998] [Accepted: 03/30/1998] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We studied aquaporins in maize (Zea mays), an important crop in which numerous studies on plant water relations have been carried out. A maize cDNA, ZmTIP1, was isolated by reverse transcription-coupled PCR using conserved motifs from plant aquaporins. The derived amino acid sequence of ZmTIP1 shows 76% sequence identity with the tonoplast aquaporin gamma-TIP (tonoplast intrinsic protein) from Arabidopsis. Expression of ZmTIP1 in Xenopus laevis oocytes showed that it increased the osmotic water permeability of oocytes 5-fold; this water transport was inhibited by mercuric chloride. A cross-reacting antiserum made against bean alpha-TIP was used for immunocytochemical localization of ZmTIP1. These results indicate that this and/or other aquaporins is abundantly present in the small vacuoles of meristematic cells. Northern analysis demonstrated that ZmTIP1 is expressed in all plant organs. In situ hybridization showed a high ZmTIP1 expression in meristems and zones of cell enlargement: tips of primary and lateral roots, leaf primordia, and male and female inflorescence meristems. The high ZmTIP1 expression in meristems and expanding cells suggests that ZmTIP1 is needed (a) for vacuole biogenesis and (b) to support the rapid influx of water into vacuoles during cell expansion.
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- F Chaumont
- Department of Biology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116, USA
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Ramani S, Apte SK. Transient expression of multiple genes in salinity-stressed young seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cv. bura rata. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 233:663-7. [PMID: 9168910 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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To date only about 15 abundantly expressed osmoresponsive genes/proteins have been described in rice cultivars. Using in vivo radiolabeling followed by two-dimensional electrophoresis and autoradiography, a record number of at least 35 salinity stress-induced polypeptides (14-90 kDa) and 17 salt stress-repressed polypeptides were detected in a halotolerant Indica rice cultivar Bura Rata. These include > 20 hitherto unreported rice polypeptides that exhibited a low abundance, short-term expression during NaCl stress. Prolonged exposure to NaCl decreased their synthesis. These findings have widened the scope of further investigations into new osmoresponsive genes, especially those with possibly transient regulatory functions in rice halotolerance.
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- S Ramani
- Nuclear Agriculture Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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Recently developed molecular and genetic approaches have enabled the identification and functional characterization of novel genes encoding ion channels, ion carriers, and water channels of the plant plasma membrane.
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- S M Assmann
- Biology Department, Pennsylvania State University, 208 Mueller Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Schünmann PH, Ougham HJ. Identification of three cDNA clones expressed in the leaf extension zone and with altered patterns of expression in the slender mutant of barley: a tonoplast intrinsic protein, a putative structural protein and protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1996; 31:529-37. [PMID: 8790286 DOI: 10.1007/bf00042226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Three cDNA clones have been isolated on the basis of altered patterns of expression in the leaf extension zone of the developmental mutant, slender barley, compared with the wild type. mRNAs corresponding to two of the cDNAs, 7s and 8s, are increased in slender compared with normal. 7s encodes a putative gamma-TIP and is expressed throughout the elongation zone. gamma-TIPs form transmembrane channels which allow the passive transfer of water. Although expression of 7s was increased in slender leaf tissue, the increase was much less extreme than that shown by Phillips and Huttly (1994) following the application of GA to an extreme dwarf of Arabidopsis. 8s is maximally expressed in the region of early cell elongation and has 66% encoded protein identity with MFS18, a cDNA encoding a putative cell wall structural protein isolated from male flowers of maize. Both 8s and MFS18 encode small (128 amino acids) basic proteins rich in glycine, alanine, proline and serine. mRNA corresponding to the third cDNA, 24n, is present at a greatly reduced level in slender compared with normal and encodes protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR). POR catalyses the conversion of protochlorophyllide into chlorophyllide. The reduced level of POR mRNA is not correlated with a similar reduction in expanded leaf blade chlorophyll levels. Western analysis identified two POR proteins present in light-grown seedlings. Whilst the larger of the proteins is present throughout most of the leaf, the smaller protein mimics the mRNA results, being both maximally present in the elongation tissue and present at a reduced level in slender. An antagonistic relationship between chlorophyll biosynthesis and extension growth is suggested.
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- P H Schünmann
- Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Dyfed, Wales, UK
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