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Wang WN, Wei YT, Zhao ST, Yu FH, Wang JW, Gu CY, Liu XR, Sai N, Zhu JL, Wang QM, Bao QX, Mu XR, Liu YX, Loake GJ, Jiang JH, Meng LS. ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5-KIP-RELATED PROTEIN 1-SHOOT MERISTEMLESS modulates reproductive development of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:2309-2322. [PMID: 38466216 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Soil (or plant) water deficit accelerates plant reproduction. However, the underpinning molecular mechanisms remain unknown. By modulating cell division/number, ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5), a key bZIP (basic (region) leucine zippers) transcription factor, regulates both seed development and abiotic stress responses. The KIP-RELATED PROTEIN (KRP) cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play an essential role in controlling cell division, and SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) plays a key role in the specification of flower meristem identity. Here, our findings show that abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and/or metabolism in adjust reproductive outputs (such as rosette leaf number and open flower number) under water-deficient conditions in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants. Reproductive outputs increased under water-sufficient conditions but decreased under water-deficient conditions in the ABA signaling/metabolism mutants abscisic acid2-1 (aba2-1), aba2-11, abscisic acid insensitive3-1 (abi3-1), abi4-1, abi5-7, and abi5-8. Further, under water-deficient conditions, ABA induced-ABI5 directly bound to the promoter of KRP1, which encodes a CDK that plays an essential role in controlling cell division, and this binding subsequently activated KRP1 expression. In turn, KRP1 physically interacted with STM, which functions in the specification of flower meristem identity, promoting STM degradation. We further demonstrate that reproductive outputs are adjusted by the ABI5-KRP1-STM molecular module under water-deficient conditions. Together, our findings reveal the molecular mechanism by which ABA signaling and/or metabolism regulate reproductive development under water-deficient conditions. These findings provide insights that may help guide crop yield improvement under water deficiency.
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- Wan-Ni Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Centre for Transformative Biotechnology of Medicinal and Food Plants, Jiangsu Normal University, Edinburgh University, Jiangsu Normal University, 101 Shanghai Road, Xuzhou 221116, China
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh University, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
- Centre for Transformative Biotechnology of Medicinal and Food Plants, Jiangsu Normal University, Edinburgh University, Jiangsu Normal University, 101 Shanghai Road, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
- Centre for Transformative Biotechnology of Medicinal and Food Plants, Jiangsu Normal University, Edinburgh University, Jiangsu Normal University, 101 Shanghai Road, Xuzhou 221116, China
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Xue B, Zhang C, Wang Y, Liu L, Wang W, Schiefelbein J, Yu F, An L. HECT-type ubiquitin ligase KAKTUS mediates the proteasome-dependent degradation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor KRP2 during trichome morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 116:871-886. [PMID: 37565606 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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SUMMARYTrichome development is a fascinating model to elaborate the plant cell differentiation and growth processes. A wealth of information has pointed to the contributions of the components associated with cell cycle control and ubiquitin/26S proteasome system (UPS) to trichome morphogenesis, but how these two pathways are connected remains obscure. Here, we report that HECT‐type ubiquitin ligase KAKTUS (KAK) targets the cyclin‐dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor KRP2 (for kip‐related protein 2) for proteasome‐dependent degradation during trichome branching in Arabidopsis. We show that over‐expression of KRP2 promotes trichome branching and endoreduplication which is similar to kak loss of function mutants. KAK directly interacts with KRP2 and mediates KRP2 degradation. Mutation of KAK results in the accumulation of steady‐state KRP2. Consistently, in kak pKRP2:KRP2‐GFP plants, the trichome branching is further induced compared with the single mutant. Taken together, our studies bridge the cell cycle control and UPS pathways during trichome development and underscore the importance of post‐translational control in epidermal differentiation.
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- Baoyong Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Area and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Area and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Area and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Area and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Area and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Area and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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Romero-Sánchez DI, Vázquez-Santana S, Alonso-Alvarez RA, Vázquez-Ramos JM, Lara-Núñez A. Tissue and subcellular localization of CycD2 and KRPs are dissimilarly distributed by glucose and sucrose during early maize germination. Acta Histochem 2023; 125:152092. [PMID: 37717384 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2023.152092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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In maize, immunoprecipitation assays have shown that CycD2;2 interacts with KRPs. However, evidence on CycD2;2 or KRPs localization and their possible interaction in specific tissues is lacking and its physiological consequence is still unknown. This work explores the spatiotemporal presence of CyclinD2s and KRPs, cell cycle regulators, during maize seed germination (18 and 36 h) after soaking on glucose or sucrose (120 mM). CyclinD2s are positive actors driving proliferation; KRPs are inhibitors of the main kinase controlling proliferation (a negative signal that slows down the cell cycle). Cell cycle proteins were analyzed by immunolocalization on longitudinal sections of maize embryo axis in seven different tissues or zones (with different proliferation or differentiation potential) and in the nucleus of their cells. Results showed a prevalence of these cell cycle proteins on embryo axes from dry seeds, particularly, their accumulation in nuclei of radicle cells. The absence of sugar caused the accumulation of these regulators in different proliferating zones. CyclinD2 abundance was reduced during germination in the presence of sucrose along the embryo axis, while there was an increase at 36 h on glucose. KRP proteins showed a slight increase at 18 h and a decrease at 36 h on both sugars. There was no correlation between cell cycle regulators/DNA co-localization on both sugars. Results suggest glucose induced a specific accumulation of each cell cycle regulator depending on the proliferation zone as well as nuclear localization which may reflect the differential morphogenetic program regarding the proliferation potential in each zone, while sucrose has a mild influence on both cell cycle proteins accumulation during germination. Whenever CycD2s were present in the nucleus, KRPs were absent after treatment with either sugar and at the two imbibition times analyzed, along the different embryo axe zones.
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- Diana I Romero-Sánchez
- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Comparada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Dirección General de Orientación y Atención Educativa, Universidad, Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Qu L, Wei Z, Chen HH, Liu T, Liao K, Xue HW. Plant casein kinases phosphorylate and destabilize a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor to promote cell division. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:917-930. [PMID: 34608955 PMCID: PMC8491028 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Cell cycle is one of the most fundamentally conserved biological processes of plants and mammals. Casein kinase1s (CK1s) are critical for cell proliferation in mammalian cells; however, how CK1s coordinate cell division in plants remains unknown. Through genetic and biochemical studies, here we demonstrated that plant CK1, Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) EL1-like (AELs), regulate cell cycle/division by modulating the stability and inhibitory effects of Kip-related protein6 (KRP6) through phosphorylation. Cytological analysis showed that AELs deficiency results in suppressed cell-cycle progression mainly due to the decreased DNA replication rate at S phase and increased period of G2 phase. AELs interact with and phosphorylate KRP6 at serines 75 and 109 to stimulate KRP6's interaction with E3 ligases, thus facilitating the KRP6 degradation through the proteasome. These results demonstrate the crucial roles of CK1s/AELs in regulating cell division through modulating cell-cycle rates and elucidate how CK1s/AELs regulate cell division by destabilizing the stability of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor KRP6 through phosphorylation, providing insights into the plant cell-cycle regulation through CK1s-mediated posttranslational modification.
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- Li Qu
- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Li L, Li B, Xie C, Zhang T, Borassi C, Estevez JM, Li X, Liu X. Arabidopsis RAD23B regulates pollen development by mediating degradation of KRP1. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:4010-4019. [PMID: 32242227 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The ubiquitin (Ub)/26S proteasome system (UPS) plays a key role in plant growth, development, and survival by directing the turnover of numerous regulatory proteins. In the UPS, the ubiquitin-like (UBL) and ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domains function as hubs for ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. Radiation sensitive 23 (RAD23), which has been identified as a UBL/UBA protein, contributes to the progression of the cell cycle, stress responses, ER proteolysis, and DNA repair. Here, we report that pollen development is arrested at the microspore stage in a rad23b null mutant. We demonstrate that RAD23B can directly interact with KIP-related protein 1 (KRP1) through its UBL-UBA domains. In addition, plants overexpressing KRP1 have defects in pollen development, which is a phenotype similar to the rad23b mutant. RAD23B promotes the degradation of KRP1 in vivo, which is accumulated following treatment with the proteasome inhibitor MG132. Our results indicate that RAD23B plays an important in pollen development by controlling the turnover of the key cell cycle protein, KRP1.
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- Lan Li
- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, P. R. China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, P. R. China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, P. R. China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, P. R. China
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir and IIBBA-CONICET, Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires CP, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir and IIBBA-CONICET, Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires CP, Argentina
- Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile and Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, P. R. China
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- College of Biology, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation Hunan University, Changsha, P. R. China
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Ajadi AA, Tong X, Wang H, Zhao J, Tang L, Li Z, Liu X, Shu Y, Li S, Wang S, Liu W, Tajo SM, Zhang J, Wang Y. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors KRP1 and KRP2 Are Involved in Grain Filling and Seed Germination in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:ijms21010245. [PMID: 31905829 PMCID: PMC6981537 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors known as KRPs (kip-related proteins) control the progression of plant cell cycles and modulate various plant developmental processes. However, the function of KRPs in rice remains largely unknown. In this study, two rice KRPs members, KRP1 and KRP2, were found to be predominantly expressed in developing seeds and were significantly induced by exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) and Brassinosteroid (BR) applications. Sub-cellular localization experiments showed that KRP1 was mainly localized in the nucleus of rice protoplasts. KRP1 overexpression transgenic lines (OxKRP1), krp2 single mutant (crkrp2), and krp1/krp2 double mutant (crkrp1/krp2) all exhibited significantly smaller seed width, seed length, and reduced grain weight, with impaired seed germination and retarded early seedling growth, suggesting that disturbing the normal steady state of KRP1 or KRP2 blocks seed development partly through inhibiting cell proliferation and enlargement during grain filling and seed germination. Furthermore, two cyclin-dependent protein kinases, CDKC;2 and CDKF;3, could interact with KRP1 in a yeast-two-hybrid system, indicating that KRP1 might regulate the mitosis cell cycle and endoreduplication through the two targets. In a word, this study shed novel insights into the regulatory roles of KRPs in rice seed maturation and germination.
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- Abolore Adijat Ajadi
- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
- Biotechnology Unit, National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Bida 912101, Nigeria
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
- Correspondence: (J.Z.); (Y.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-571-6337-0277 (J.Z.); +86-571-6337-0206 (Y.W.)
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- State Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (A.A.A.); (X.T.); (H.W.); (J.Z.); (L.T.); (Z.L.); (X.L.); (Y.S.); (S.L.); (S.W.); (W.L.); (S.M.T.)
- Correspondence: (J.Z.); (Y.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-571-6337-0277 (J.Z.); +86-571-6337-0206 (Y.W.)
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Sizani BL, Kalve S, Markakis MN, Domagalska MA, Stelmaszewska J, AbdElgawad H, Zhao X, De Veylder L, De Vos D, Broeckhove J, Schnittger A, Beemster GTS. Multiple mechanisms explain how reduced KRP expression increases leaf size of Arabidopsis thaliana. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 221:1345-1358. [PMID: 30267580 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Although cell number generally correlates with organ size, the role of cell cycle control in growth regulation is still largely unsolved. We studied kip related protein (krp) 4, 6 and 7 single, double and triple mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana to understand the role of cell cycle inhibitory proteins in leaf development. We performed leaf growth and seed size analysis, kinematic analysis, flow cytometery, transcriptome analysis and mathematical modeling of G1/S and G2/M checkpoint progression of the mitotic and endoreplication cycle. Double and triple mutants progressively increased mature leaf size, because of elevated expression of cell cycle and DNA replication genes stimulating progression through the division and endoreplication cycle. However, cell number was also already increased before leaf emergence, as a result of an increased cell number in the embryo. We show that increased embryo and seed size in krp4/6/7 results from seed abortion, presumably reducing resource competition, and that seed size differences contribute to the phenotype of several large-leaf mutants. Our results provide a new mechanistic understanding of the role of cell cycle regulation in leaf development and highlight the contribution of the embryo to the development of leaves after germination in general.
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- Bulelani L Sizani
- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
- Department of Reproduction and Gynecological Endocrinology Medical, University of Bialystok, 15-089, Bialystok, Poland
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, 62521, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, 22609, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, 9052, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, 6052, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, 22609, Germany
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- Laboratory for Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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Cao L, Wang S, Venglat P, Zhao L, Cheng Y, Ye S, Qin Y, Datla R, Zhou Y, Wang H. Arabidopsis ICK/KRP cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors function to ensure the formation of one megaspore mother cell and one functional megaspore per ovule. PLoS Genet 2018. [PMID: 29513662 PMCID: PMC5858843 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In most plants, the female germline starts with the differentiation of one megaspore mother cell (MMC) in each ovule that produces four megaspores through meiosis, one of which survives to become the functional megaspore (FM). The FM further develops into an embryo sac. Little is known regarding the control of MMC formation to one per ovule and the selective survival of the FM. The ICK/KRPs (interactor/inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)/Kip-related proteins) are plant CDK inhibitors and cell cycle regulators. Here we report that in the ovules of Arabidopsis mutant with all seven ICK/KRP genes inactivated, supernumerary MMCs, FMs and embryo sacs were formed and the two embryo sacs could be fertilized to form two embryos with separate endosperm compartments. Twin seedlings were observed in about 2% seeds. Further, in the mutant ovules the number and position of surviving megaspores from one MMC were variable, indicating that the positional signal for determining the survival of megaspore was affected. Strikingly, ICK4 fusion protein with yellow fluorescence protein was strongly present in the degenerative megaspores but absent in the FM, suggesting an important role of ICKs in the degeneration of non-functional megaspores. The absence of or much weaker phenotypes in lower orders of mutants and complementation of the septuple mutant by ICK4 or ICK7 indicate that multiple ICK/KRPs function redundantly in restricting the formation of more than one MMC and in the selective survival of FM, which are critical to ensure the development of one embryo sac and one embryo per ovule. In most plants, the female germline starts with the differentiation of one megaspore mother cell (MMC) in each ovule that produces multiple megaspores through meiosis. One of the megaspores in a fixed position survives to become the functional megaspore (FM) while the other megaspores undergo degeneration. The FM further develops into an embryo sac. We have been working on the functions and regulation of a family of plant cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors called ICKs or KRPs. We observed that in the ovules of Arabidopsis mutant with all seven ICK/KRP genes inactivated, multiple MMCs, FMs and embryo sacs were formed, and the embryo sacs could be fertilized to produce two embryos with separate endosperm compartments. Further, in mutant ovules the number and position of surviving megaspores from one MMC were variable and ICK4-YFP (yellow fluorescence protein) fusion protein was strongly expressed in the degenerative megaspores but absent in the FM. Those findings together with other results in our study indicate that multiple ICK/KRPs function redundantly in controlling the formation of one MMC per ovule and also in the degeneration of non-functional megaspores, which are critical for the subsequent development of one embryo sac per ovule and one embryo per seed.
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- Ling Cao
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- * E-mail: (HW); (YZ)
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- Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- * E-mail: (HW); (YZ)
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Chen H, Luo J, Zheng P, Zhang X, Zhang C, Li X, Wang M, Huang Y, Liu X, Jan M, Liu Y, Hu P, Tu J. Application of Cre-lox gene switch to limit the Cry expression in rice green tissues. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14505. [PMID: 29109405 PMCID: PMC5673937 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14679-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The presence of genetically modified (GM) protein in the endosperm is important information for the public when considering the biological safety of transgenic rice. To limit the expression of GM proteins to rice green tissues, we developed a modified Cre-lox gene switch using two cassettes named KEY and LOCK. KEY contains a nuclear-localized Cre recombinase driven by the green-tissue-specific promoter rbcS. LOCK contains a Nos terminator (NosT), which is used to block the expression of the gene of interest (GOI), bounded by two loxP sites. When KEY and LOCK are pyramided into hybrid rice, a complete gene switch system is formed. The Cre recombinase from KEY excises loxP-NosT in LOCK and unlocks the GOI in green tissues but keeps it locked in the endosperm. This regulatory effect was demonstrated by eYFP and Bt expression assays. The presence of eYFP and Cre were confirmed in the leaf, sheath, stem, and glume but not in the root, anther or seed of the gene-switch-controlled eYFP hybrids. Meanwhile, gene switch-controlled Bt hybrid rice not only confined the expression of Bt protein to the green tissues but also showed high resistance to striped stem borers and leaffolders.
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- Hao Chen
- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute. Ti-Yu-Chang Road No 359, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute. Ti-Yu-Chang Road No 359, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Yu-Hang-Tang Road No 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Coelho RR, Vieira P, Antonino de Souza Júnior JD, Martin-Jimenez C, De Veylder L, Cazareth J, Engler G, Grossi-de-Sa MF, de Almeida Engler J. Exploiting cell cycle inhibitor genes of the KRP family to control root-knot nematode induced feeding sites in plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2017; 40:1174-1188. [PMID: 28103637 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Cell cycle control in galls provoked by root-knot nematodes involves the activity of inhibitor genes like the Arabidopsis ICK/KRP members. Ectopic KRP1, KRP2 and KRP4 expression resulted in decreased gall size by inhibiting mitotic activity, whereas KRP6 induces mitosis in galls. Herein, we investigate the role of KRP3, KRP5 and KRP7 during gall development and compared their role with previously studied members of this class of cell cycle inhibitors. Overexpression of KRP3 and KRP7 culminated in undersized giant cells, with KRP3OE galls presenting peculiar elongated giant cells. Nuclei in KRP3OE and KRP5OE lines presented a convoluted and apparently connected phenotype. This appearance may be associated with the punctuated protein nuclear localization driven by specific common motifs. As well, ectopic expression of KRP3OE and KRP5OE affected nematode development and offspring. Decreased mitotic activity in galls of KRP3OE and KRP7OE lines led to a reduced gall size which presented distinct shapes - from more elongated like in the KRP3OE line to small rounded like in the KRP7OE line. Results presented strongly support the idea that induced expression of cell cycle inhibitors such as KRP3 and KRP7 in galls can be envisaged as a conceivable strategy for nematode feeding site control in crop species attacked by phytopathogenic nematodes.
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- Roberta Ramos Coelho
- INRA, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900, Sophia Antipolis, France
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, PqEB - Av. W5 Norte, Caixa Postal 02372, CEP 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- INRA, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900, Sophia Antipolis, France
- NemaLab/ICAAM - Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, Ap., 94,7002-554, Évora, Portugal
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- INRA, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900, Sophia Antipolis, France
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, PqEB - Av. W5 Norte, Caixa Postal 02372, CEP 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- INRA, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
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- Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06103, Nice, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 7275, 06560, Valbonne, France
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- INRA, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, PqEB - Av. W5 Norte, Caixa Postal 02372, CEP 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- INRA, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900, Sophia Antipolis, France
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Identification and functional analysis of the ICK gene family in maize. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43818. [PMID: 28262730 PMCID: PMC5338338 DOI: 10.1038/srep43818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (ICKs) are key regulators of cyclin-dependent kinase activities and cell division. Herein, we identified eight ICKs in maize, which we named Zeama;ICKs (ZmICKs). Primary sequencing and phylogenetic analyses were used to divide the ZmICK family into two classes: group B and group C. Subcellular localization analysis of ZmICK:enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) fusion constructs in tobacco leaf cells indicated that ZmICKs are principally nuclear. Co-localization analysis of the ZmICKs and maize A-type cyclin-dependent kinase (ZmCDKA) was also performed using enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) and red fluorescent protein (RFP) fusion constructs. The ZmICKs and ZmCDKA co-localized in the nucleus. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis of the ZmICKs showed that they were expressed at different levels in all tissues examined and shared similar expression patterns with cell cycle-related genes. Yeast two-hybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays showed that ZmICK1, ZmICK2, ZmICK3, and ZmICK4 interact with ZmCDKA1 and ZmCDKA3. Interestingly, ZmICK7 interacts with D-type cyclins. Transformed and expressed ZmCDKA1 and ZmICKs together in fission yeast revealed that ZmICK1, ZmICK3, and ZmICK4 can affect ZmCDKA1 function. Moreover, the C-group of ZmICKs could interact with ZmCDKA1 directly and affect ZmCDKA1 function, suggesting that C-group ZmICKs are important for cell division regulation.
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Godínez-Palma SK, Rosas-Bringas FR, Rosas-Bringas OG, García-Ramírez E, Zamora-Zaragoza J, Vázquez-Ramos JM. Two maize Kip-related proteins differentially interact with, inhibit and are phosphorylated by cyclin D-cyclin-dependent kinase complexes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:1585-1597. [PMID: 28369656 PMCID: PMC5444471 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The family of maize Kip-related proteins (KRPs) has been studied and a nomenclature based on the relationship to rice KRP genes is proposed. Expression studies of KRP genes indicate that all are expressed at 24 h of seed germination but expression is differential in the different tissues of maize plantlets. Recombinant KRP1;1 and KRP4;2 proteins, members of different KRP classes, were used to study association to and inhibitory activity on different maize cyclin D (CycD)-cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) complexes. Kinase activity in CycD2;2-CDK, CycD4;2-CDK, and CycD5;3-CDK complexes was inhibited by both KRPs; however, only KRP1;1 inhibited activity in the CycD6;1-CDK complex, not KRP4;2. Whereas KRP1;1 associated with either CycD2;2 or CycD6;1, and to cyclin-dependent kinase A (CDKA) recombinant proteins, forming ternary complexes, KRP4;2 bound CDKA and CycD2;2 but did not bind CycD6;1, establishing a differential association capacity. All CycD-CDK complexes included here phosphorylated both the retinoblastoma-related (RBR) protein and the two KRPs; interestingly, while KRP4;2 phosphorylated by the CycD2;2-CDK complex increased its inhibitory capacity, when phosphorylated by the CycD6;1-CDK complex the inhibitory capacity was reduced or eliminated. Evidence suggests that the phosphorylated residues in KRP4;2 may be different for every kinase, and this would influence its performance as a cyclin-CDK inhibitor.
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- Silvia K Godínez-Palma
- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, UNAM, Avenida Universidad y Copilco, México DF 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, UNAM, Avenida Universidad y Copilco, México DF 04510, México
- I. Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Obere Zahlbacherstr. 63 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, UNAM, Avenida Universidad y Copilco, México DF 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, UNAM, Avenida Universidad y Copilco, México DF 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, UNAM, Avenida Universidad y Copilco, México DF 04510, México
- Department of Plant Sciences, Plant Developmental Biology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, UNAM, Avenida Universidad y Copilco, México DF 04510, México
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Vieira P, de Almeida Engler J. Plant Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors of the KRP Family: Potent Inhibitors of Root-Knot Nematode Feeding Sites in Plant Roots. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1514. [PMID: 28943880 PMCID: PMC5596062 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp., are distributed worldwide and impose severe economic damage to many agronomically important crops. The plant cell cycle machinery is considered one of the pivotal components for the formation of nematode feeding sites (NFSs) or galls. These feeding sites contain five to nine hypertrophied giant cells (GC) resulting from developmental reprogramming of host root cells by this pathogen. GC undergo synchronous waves of mitotic activity uncoupled from cytokinesis giving rise to large multinucleate cells. As development of the NFS progresses, multiple rounds of DNA synthesis occur in the nuclei of GC, coupled with nuclear and cellular expansion. These cells are highly metabolically active and provide the nematode with nutrients necessary for its development and completion of its life cycle. In Arabidopsis seven cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs) belonging to the interactors/inhibitors of the cyclin dependent kinases (ICK) family, also referred as Kip-Related Proteins (KRPs) have been identified. Interactions of KRPs with CDK/Cyclin complexes decrease CDK activity, affecting both cell cycle progression and DNA content in a concentration-dependent manner. We performed the functional analysis of all Arabidopsis KRP gene members during RKN interaction in Arabidopsis to obtain more insight into their role during gall development. We demonstrated that three members of this family (KRP2, KRP5, and KRP6) were highly expressed in galls and were important for cell cycle regulation during NFS development as shown by their different modes of action. We also pointed out that cell cycle inhibition through overexpression of all members of the KRP family can affect NFS development and consequently compromise the nematode's life cycle. In this review we summarized our recent understanding of the KRP family of genes, and their role in controlling cell cycle progression at the RKN feeding site.
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- Paulo Vieira
- Laboratório de Nematologia, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de ÉvoraÉvora, Portugal
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Université Côte d’AzurNice, France
- *Correspondence: Janice de Almeida Engler,
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Liu H, Ma X, Han HN, Hao YJ, Zhang XS. AtPRMT5 Regulates Shoot Regeneration through Mediating Histone H4R3 Dimethylation on KRPs and Pre-mRNA Splicing of RKP in Arabidopsis. MOLECULAR PLANT 2016; 9:1634-1646. [PMID: 27780782 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Protein arginine methylation plays important roles in diverse biological processes, but its role in regulating shoot regeneration remains elusive. In this study, we characterized the function of the protein arginine methyltransferase AtPRMT5 during de novo shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis. AtPRMT5 encodes a type II protein arginine methyltransferase that methylates proteins, including histones and RNA splicing factors. The frequency of shoot regeneration and the number of shoots per callus were decreased in the atprmt5 mutant compared with those in the wild type. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that AtPRMT5 targets KIP-RELATED PROTEINs (KRPs), which encode the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors that repress the cell cycle. During shoot regeneration, the KRP transcript level increased in the atprmt5 mutant, which resulted from reduced histone H4R3 methylation in the KRP promoter. Overexpression of KRP significantly reduced the frequency of shoot regeneration and shoot number per callus. Furthermore, abnormal pre-mRNA splicing in the gene RELATED TO KPC1 (RKP), which encodes an ubiquitin E3 ligase, was detected in the atprmt5 mutant. RKP functions in regulating KRP protein degradation, and mutation in RKP inhibited shoot regeneration. Thus, AtPRMT5 regulated shoot regeneration through histone modification-mediated KRP transcription and RKP pre-mRNA splicing. Our findings provide new insights into the function of protein arginine methylation in de novo shoot regeneration.
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- Hui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, Shandong, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, Shandong, China.
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Singh SK, Chien CT, Chang IF. The Arabidopsis glutamate receptor-like gene GLR3.6 controls root development by repressing the Kip-related protein gene KRP4. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:1853-1869. [PMID: 26773810 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In Arabidopsis, 20 genes encode putative glutamate receptor-like proteins (AtGLRs). However, the functions of most genes are unknown. In this study, our results revealed that loss of function of AtGLR3.6 (atglr3.6-1) leads to reduced primary root growth and fewer lateral roots, whereas AtGLR3.6 overexpression induced both primary and lateral root growth. The glr3.6-1 mutant exhibited a smaller root meristem size compared with the wild type, indicating that AtGLR3.6 controls root meristem size. In addition, atglr3.6-1 roots show a decreased mitotic activity accounting for the reduced root meristem size. Furthermore, expression of a gene encoding a cell cycle inhibitor, the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor Kip-related protein 4 (KRP4), was significantly up-regulated in the mutant and down-regulated in AtGLR3.6-overexpressing roots, suggesting a role for KRP4 in AtGLR3.6-mediated root meristem maintenance. Importantly, the atglr3.6-1 mutant recovered most of its root growth when KRP4 expression is down-regulated, whereas elevated KRP4 expression in AtGLR3.6-overexpressing plants phenocopied the wild-type root growth, implying an underlying relationship between AtGLR3.6 and KRP4 genes. Cytosolic Ca(2+) elevation is reduced in atglr3.6-1 roots, suggesting impaired calcium signaling. Moreover, calcium treatment reduced the level of KRP4 and hence induced root growth. Collectively, we reveal that AtGLR3.6 is required for primary and lateral root development, and KRP4 functions as a downstream signaling element in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Shashi Kant Singh
- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Division of Silviculture, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, 53 Nan-Hai Road, Taipei 10066, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan Genome and Systems Biology Degree Program, National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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Moyo M, Aremu AO, Van Staden J. Insights into the multifaceted application of microscopic techniques in plant tissue culture systems. PLANTA 2015; 242:773-790. [PMID: 26162927 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2359-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Microscopic techniques remain an integral tool which has allowed for the better understanding and manipulation of in vitro plant culture systems. The recent advancements will inevitably help to unlock the long-standing mysteries of fundamental biological mechanisms of plant cells. Beyond the classical applications in micropropagation aimed at the conservation of endangered and elite commercial genotypes, plant cell, tissue and organ cultures have become a platform for elucidating a myriad of fundamental physiological and developmental processes. In conjunction with microscopic techniques, in vitro culture technology has been at the centre of important breakthroughs in plant growth and development. Applications of microscopy and plant tissue culture have included elucidation of growth and development processes, detection of in vitro-induced physiological disorders as well as subcellular localization using fluorescent protein probes. Light and electron microscopy have been widely used in confirming the bipolarity of somatic embryos during somatic embryogenesis. The technique highlights basic anatomical, structural and histological evidence for in vitro-induced physiological disorders during plant growth and development. In this review, we discuss some significant biological insights in plant growth and development, breakthroughs and limitations of various microscopic applications and the exciting possibilities offered by emergent in vivo live imaging and fluorescent protein engineering technologies.
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- Mack Moyo
- Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa
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Raynaud C, Mallory AC, Latrasse D, Jégu T, Bruggeman Q, Delarue M, Bergounioux C, Benhamed M. Chromatin meets the cell cycle. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:2677-89. [PMID: 24497647 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The cell cycle is one of the most comprehensively studied biological processes, due primarily to its significance in growth and development, and its deregulation in many human disorders. Studies using a diverse set of model organisms, including yeast, worms, flies, frogs, mammals, and plants, have greatly expanded our knowledge of the cell cycle and have contributed to the universally accepted view of how the basic cell cycle machinery is regulated. In addition to the oscillating activity of various cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-cyclin complexes, a plethora of proteins affecting various aspects of chromatin dynamics has been shown to be essential for cell proliferation during plant development. Furthermore, it was reported recently that core cell cycle regulators control gene expression by modifying histone patterns. This review focuses on the intimate relationship between the cell cycle and chromatin. It describes the dynamics and functions of chromatin structures throughout cell cycle progression and discusses the role of heterochromatin as a barrier against re-replication and endoreduplication. It also proposes that core plant cell cycle regulators control gene expression in a manner similar to that described in mammals. At present, our challenge in plants is to define the complete set of effectors and actors that coordinate cell cycle progression and chromatin structure and to understand better the functional interplay between these two processes.
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- Cécile Raynaud
- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, UMR8618 Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay, France
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Vieira P, Engler G, de Almeida Engler J. Enhanced levels of plant cell cycle inhibitors hamper root-knot nematode-induced feeding site development. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2013; 8:e26409. [PMID: 24056043 PMCID: PMC4091379 DOI: 10.4161/psb.26409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKN) are highly specialized, obligatory plant parasites. These animals reprogram root cells to form large, multinucleate, and metabolically active feeding cells (giant cells) that provide a continuous nutrient supply during 3-6 weeks of the nematode's life. The establishment and maintenance of physiologically fully functional giant cells are necessary for the survival of these nematodes. As such, giant cells may be useful targets for applying strategies to reduce damage caused by these nematodes, aiming the reduction of their reproduction. We have recently reported the involvement of cell cycle inhibitors of Arabidopsis, named Kip-Related Proteins (KRPs), on nematode feeding site ontogeny. Our results have demonstrated that this family of cell cycle inhibitors can be envisaged to efficiently disrupt giant cell development, based on previous reports which showed that alterations in KRP concentration levels can induce cell cycle transitions. Herein, we demonstrated that by overexpressing KRP genes, giant cells development is severely compromised as well as nematode reproduction. Thus, control of root-knot nematodes by modulating cell cycle-directed pathways through the enhancement of KRP protein levels may serve as an attractive strategy to limit damage caused by these plant parasites.
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- Paulo Vieira
- Lab. Nematologia/ICAAM; Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas; Universidade de Évora; Évora, Portugal
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; UMR 7254 ISA/ Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis; UMR ISA; Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; UMR 7254 ISA/ Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis; UMR ISA; Sophia-Antipolis, France
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Guérinier T, Millan L, Crozet P, Oury C, Rey F, Valot B, Mathieu C, Vidal J, Hodges M, Thomas M, Glab N. Phosphorylation of p27(KIP1) homologs KRP6 and 7 by SNF1-related protein kinase-1 links plant energy homeostasis and cell proliferation. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 75:515-25. [PMID: 23617622 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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SNF1-related protein kinase-1 (SnRK1), the plant kinase homolog of mammalian AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), is a sensor that maintains cellular energy homeostasis via control of anabolism/catabolism balance. AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of p27(KIP1) affects cell-cycle progression, autophagy and apoptosis. Here, we show that SnRK1 phosphorylates the Arabidopsis thaliana cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(KIP1) homologs AtKRP6 and AtKRP7, thus extending the role of this kinase to regulation of cell-cycle progression. AtKRP6 and 7 were phosphorylated in vitro by a recombinant activated catalytic subunit of SnRK1 (AtSnRK1α1). Tandem mass spectrometry and site-specific mutagenesis identified Thr152 and Thr151 as the phosphorylated residues on AtKRP6- and AtKRP7, respectively. AtSnRK1 physically interacts with AtKRP6 in the nucleus of transformed BY-2 tobacco protoplasts, but, in contrast to mammals, the AtKRP6 Thr152 phosphorylation state alone did not modify its nuclear localization. Using a heterologous yeast system, consisting of a cdc28 yeast mutant complemented by A. thaliana CDKA;1, cell proliferation was shown to be abolished by AtKRP6(WT) and by the non-phosphorylatable form AtKRP6(T152A) , but not by the phosphorylation-mimetic form AtKRP6(T152D). Moreover, A. thaliana SnRK1α1/KRP6 double over-expressor plants showed an attenuated AtKRP6-associated phenotype (strongly serrated leaves and inability to undergo callogenesis). Furthermore, this severe phenotype was not observed in AtKRP6(T152D) over-expressor plants. Overall, these results establish that the energy sensor AtSnRK1 plays a cardinal role in the control of cell proliferation in A. thaliana plants through inhibition of AtKRP6 biological function by phosphorylation.
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- Thomas Guérinier
- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8618, Bâtiment 630, Université Paris-Sud, Saclay Plant Sciences, Orsay Cedex 91405, France
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Cheng Y, Cao L, Wang S, Li Y, Shi X, Liu H, Li L, Zhang Z, Fowke LC, Wang H, Zhou Y. Downregulation of multiple CDK inhibitor ICK/KRP genes upregulates the E2F pathway and increases cell proliferation, and organ and seed sizes in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 75:642-55. [PMID: 23647236 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The ICK/KRP cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors are important plant cell cycle factors sharing only limited similarity with the metazoan CIP/KIP family of CDK inhibitors. Little is known about the specific functions of different ICK/KRP genes in planta. In this study, we created double and multiple mutants from five single Arabidopsis ICK/KRP T-DNA mutants, and used a set of 20 lines for the functional investigation of the important gene family. There were gradual increases in CDK activity from single to multiple mutants, indicating that ICK/KRPs act as CDK inhibitors under normal physiological conditions in plants. Whereas lower-order mutants showed no morphological phenotypes, the ick1 ick2 ick6 ick7 and ick1 ick2 ick5 ick6 ick7 mutants had a slightly altered leaf shape. The quintuple mutant had larger cotyledons, leaves, petals and seeds than the wild-type control. At the cellular level, the ICK/KRP mutants had more but smaller cells in all the organs examined. These phenotypic effects became more apparent as more ICK/KRPs were downregulated, suggesting that to a large extent ICK/KRPs function in plants redundantly in a dosage-dependent manner. Analyses also revealed increased expression of E2F-dependent genes, and elevated RBR1 as well as an increased level of phospho-RBB1 protein in the quintuple mutant. Thus, downregulation of multiple ICK/KRP genes increases CDK activity, upregulates the E2F pathway and stimulates cell proliferation, resulting in increased cell numbers, and larger organs and seeds.
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- Yan Cheng
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Vieira P, Escudero C, Rodiuc N, Boruc J, Russinova E, Glab N, Mota M, De Veylder L, Abad P, Engler G, de Almeida Engler J. Ectopic expression of Kip-related proteins restrains root-knot nematode-feeding site expansion. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2013; 199:505-519. [PMID: 23574394 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The development of nematode feeding sites induced by root-knot nematodes involves the synchronized activation of cell cycle processes such as acytokinetic mitoses and DNA amplification. A number of key cell cycle genes are reported to be critical for nematode feeding site development. However, it remains unknown whether plant cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors such as the Arabidopsis interactor/inhibitor of CDK (ICK)/Kip-related protein (KRP) family are involved in nematode feeding site development. This study demonstrates the involvement of Arabidopsis ICK2/KRP2 and ICK1/KRP1 in the control of mitosis to endoreduplication in galls induced by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Using ICK/KRP promoter-GUS fusions and mRNA in situ hybridizations, we showed that ICK2/KRP2, ICK3/KRP5 and ICK4/KRP6 are expressed in galls after nematode infection. Loss-of-function mutants have minor effects on gall development and nematode reproduction. Conversely, overexpression of both ICK1/KRP1 and ICK2/KRP2 impaired mitosis in giant cells and blocked neighboring cell proliferation, resulting in a drastic reduction of gall size. Studying the dynamics of protein expression demonstrated that protein levels of ICK2/KRP2 are tightly regulated during giant cell development and reliant on the presence of the nematode. This work demonstrates that impeding cell cycle progression by means of ICK1/KRP1 and ICK2/KRP2 overexpression severely restricts gall development, leading to a marked limitation of root-knot nematode development and reduced numbers of offspring.
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- Paulo Vieira
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
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- UMR8618, CNRS Université Paris-Sud 11, Bat 630, 91405, Orsay, France
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- NemaLab/ICAAM - Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de Évora, Núcleo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052, Gent, Belgium
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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Jégu T, Latrasse D, Delarue M, Mazubert C, Bourge M, Hudik E, Blanchet S, Soler MN, Charon C, De Veylder L, Raynaud C, Bergounioux C, Benhamed M. Multiple functions of Kip-related protein5 connect endoreduplication and cell elongation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 161:1694-705. [PMID: 23426196 PMCID: PMC3613449 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.212357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Despite considerable progress in our knowledge regarding the cell cycle inhibitor of the Kip-related protein (KRP) family in plants, less is known about the coordination of endoreduplication and cell differentiation. In animals, the role of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors as multifunctional factors coordinating cell cycle regulation and cell differentiation is well documented and involves not only the inhibition of CDK/cyclin complexes but also other mechanisms, among them the regulation of transcription. Interestingly, several plant KRPs have a punctuated distribution in the nucleus, suggesting that they are associated with heterochromatin. Here, one of these chromatin-bound KRPs, KRP5, has been studied in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). KRP5 is expressed in endoreduplicating cells, and loss of KRP5 function decreases endoreduplication, indicating that KRP5 is a positive regulator of endoreduplication. This regulation relies on several mechanisms: in addition to its role in cyclin/CDK kinase inhibition previously described, chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing data combined with transcript quantification provide evidence that KRP5 regulates the transcription of genes involved in cell wall organization. Furthermore, KRP5 overexpression increases chromocenter decondensation and endoreduplication in the Arabidopsis trithorax-related protein5 (atxr5) atxr6 double mutant, which is deficient for the deposition of heterochromatin marks. Hence, KRP5 could bind chromatin to coordinately control endoreduplication and chromatin structure and allow the expression of genes required for cell elongation.
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Wen B, Nieuwland J, Murray JAH. The Arabidopsis CDK inhibitor ICK3/KRP5 is rate limiting for primary root growth and promotes growth through cell elongation and endoreduplication. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:1135-44. [PMID: 23440171 PMCID: PMC3580825 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The coordination of plant cell division and expansion controls plant morphogenesis, development, and growth. Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are not only key regulators of cell division but also play an important role in cell differentiation. In plants, CDK activity is modulated by the binding of INHIBITOR OF CDK/KIP-RELATED PROTEIN (ICK/KRP). Previously, ICK2/KRP2 has been shown to mediate auxin responses in lateral root initiation. Here are analysed the roles of all ICK/KRP genes in root growth. Analysis of ick/krp null-mutants revealed that only ick3/krp5 was affected in primary root growth. ICK3/KRP5 is strongly expressed in the root apical meristem (RAM), with lower expression in the expansion zone. ick3/krp5 roots grow more slowly than wildtype controls, and this results not from reduction of division in the proliferative region of the RAM but rather reduced expansion as cells exit the meristem. This leads to shorter final cell lengths in different tissues of the ick3/krp5 mutant root, particularly the epidermal non-hair cells, and this reduction in cell size correlates with reduced endoreduplication. Loss of ICK3/KRP5 also leads to delayed germination and in the mature embryo ICK3/KRP5 is specifically expressed in the transition zone between root and hypocotyl. Cells in the transition zone were smaller in the ick3/krp5 mutant, despite the absence of endoreduplication in the embryo suggesting a direct effect of ICK3/KRP5 on cell growth. It is concluded that ICK3/KRP5 is a positive regulator of both cell growth and endoreduplication.
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- Bo Wen
- Present address: Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, PR China
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Su'udi M, Cha JY, Jung MH, Ermawati N, Han CD, Kim MG, Woo YM, Son D. Potential role of the rice OsCCS52A gene in endoreduplication. PLANTA 2012; 235:387-397. [PMID: 21927949 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1515-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In eukaryotes, the cell cycle consists of four distinct phases: G1, S, G2 and M. In certain condition, the cells skip M-phase and undergo endoreduplication. Endoreduplication, occurring during a modified cell cycle, duplicates the entire genome without being followed by M-phase. A cycle of endoreduplication is common in most of the differentiated cells of plant vegetative tissues and it occurs extensively in cereal endosperm cells. Endoreduplication occurs when CDK/Cyclin complex low or inactive caused by ubiquitin-mediated degradation by APC and their activators. In this study, rice cell cycle switch 52 A (OsCCS52A), an APC activator, is functionally characterized using the reverse genetic approach. In rice, OsCCS52A is highly expressed in seedlings, flowers, immature panicles and 15 DAP kernels. Localization studies revealed that OsCCS52A is a nuclear protein. OsCCS52A interacts with OsCdc16 in yeast. In addition, overexpression of OsCCS52A inhibits mitotic cell division and induces endoreduplication and cell elongation in fission yeast. The homozygous mutant exhibits dwarfism and smaller seeds. Further analysis demonstrated that endoreduplication cycles in the endosperm of mutant seeds were disturbed, evidenced by reduced nuclear and cell sizes. Taken together, these results suggest that OsCCS52A is involved in maintaining normal seed size formation by mediating the exit from mitotic cell division to enter the endoreduplication cycles in rice endosperm.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome
- Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics
- Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism
- Cell Enlargement
- Cell Nucleus/genetics
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cell Size
- Cloning, Molecular
- Crops, Agricultural/genetics
- Crops, Agricultural/growth & development
- Crops, Agricultural/metabolism
- Endosperm/genetics
- Endosperm/growth & development
- Endosperm/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Mitosis
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Open Reading Frames
- Oryza/genetics
- Oryza/growth & development
- Oryza/metabolism
- Plant Components, Aerial/genetics
- Plant Components, Aerial/growth & development
- Plant Components, Aerial/metabolism
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- Plant Proteins/metabolism
- Plant Roots/genetics
- Plant Roots/metabolism
- Pollination
- RNA, Plant/genetics
- Schizosaccharomyces/genetics
- Schizosaccharomyces/metabolism
- Seedlings/genetics
- Seedlings/growth & development
- Seedlings/metabolism
- Transformation, Genetic
- Two-Hybrid System Techniques
- Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes/genetics
- Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes/metabolism
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- Mukhamad Su'udi
- Division of Applied Life Science, BK21 Program, Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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Yang R, Tang Q, Wang H, Zhang X, Pan G, Wang H, Tu J. Analyses of two rice (Oryza sativa) cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and effects of transgenic expression of OsiICK6 on plant growth and development. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2011; 107:1087-101. [PMID: 21558459 PMCID: PMC3091807 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plants have a family of proteins referred to as ICKs (inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinase, CDK) or KRPs (Kip-related proteins) that function to regulate the activities of CDK. Knowledge of these plant CDK inhibitors has been gained mostly from studies of selected members in dicotyledonous plants, particularly Arabidopsis. Much remains to be learned regarding the differences among various members of the ICK/KRP family, and regarding the function and regulation of these proteins in monocotyledonous plants. METHODS We analysed ICK-related sequences in the rice (Orysa sativa L. subsp. indica) genome and determined that there are six members with the conserved C-terminal signature region for ICK/KRP proteins. They are referred to as OsiICKs and further analyses were performed. The interactions with CDKs and cyclins were determined by a yeast two-hybrid assay, and cellular localization by fusion with the enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP). The expression of OsiICK6 in different tissues and in response to several treatments was analysed by reverse transcriptase-mediated polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real-time PCR. Furthermore, OsiICK6 was over-expressed in transgenic rice plants and significant phenotypes were observed. KEY RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Based on putative protein sequences, the six OsiICKs are grouped into two classes, with OsiICK1 and OsiICK6 in each of the two classes, respectively. Results showed that OsiICK1 and OsiICK6 interacted with OsCYCD, but differed in their interactions with CDKA. Both EGFP:OsiICK1 and EGFP:OsiICK6 were localized in the nucleus. Whereas EGFP:OsiICK6 showed a punctuate subnuclear distribution, OsiICK1 had a homogeneous pattern. Over-expression of OsiICK6 resulted in multiple phenotypic effects on plant growth, morphology, pollen viability and seed setting. In OsiICK6-over-expressing plants, leaves rolled toward the abaxial side, suggesting that cell proliferation is critical in maintaining an even growth along the dorsal-ventral plane of leaf blades.
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- Ruifang Yang
- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Kaixuan Road 268, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Kaixuan Road 268, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Kaixuan Road 268, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Kaixuan Road 268, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Kaixuan Road 268, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Kaixuan Road 268, Hangzhou 310029, China
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Torres Acosta JA, Fowke LC, Wang H. Analyses of phylogeny, evolution, conserved sequences and genome-wide expression of the ICK/KRP family of plant CDK inhibitors. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2011; 107:1141-57. [PMID: 21385782 PMCID: PMC3091803 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 01/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The cell cycle is controlled by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), and CDK inhibitors are major regulators of their activities. The ICK/KRP family of CDK inhibitors has been reported in several plants, with seven members in arabidopsis; however, the phylogenetic relationship among members in different species is unknown. Also, there is a need to understand how these genes and proteins are regulated. Furthermore, little information is available on the functional differences among ICK/KRP family members. METHODS We searched publicly available databases and identified over 120 unique ICK/KRP protein sequences from more than 60 plant species. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using 101 full-length sequences from 40 species and intron-exon organization of ICK/KRP genes in model species. Conserved sequences and motifs were analysed using ICK/KRP protein sequences from arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), rice (Oryza sativa) and poplar (Populus trichocarpa). In addition, gene expression was examined using microarray data from arabidopsis, rice and poplar, and further analysed by RT-PCR for arabidopsis. KEY RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Phylogenetic analysis showed that plant ICK/KRP proteins can be grouped into three major classes. Whereas the C-class contains sequences from dicotyledons, monocotyledons and gymnosperms, the A- and B-classes contain only sequences from dicotyledons or monocotyledons, respectively, suggesting that the A- and B-classes might have evolved from the C-class. This classification is also supported by exon-intron organization. Genes in the A- and B- classes have four exons, whereas genes in the C-class have only three exons. Analysis of sequences from arabidopsis, rice and poplar identified conserved sequence motifs, some of which had not been described previously, and putative functional sites. The presence of conserved motifs in different family members is consistent with the classification. In addition, gene expression analysis showed preferential expression of ICK/KRP genes in certain tissues. A model has been proposed for the evolution of this gene family in plants.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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Nafati M, Frangne N, Hernould M, Chevalier C, Gévaudant F. Functional characterization of the tomato cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor SlKRP1 domains involved in protein-protein interactions. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2010; 188:136-149. [PMID: 20618916 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03364.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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• Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors (kip-related proteins, KRPs) play a major role in the regulation of plant cell cycle in antagonizing its progression, and are thus regulators of development. The primary sequence of KRPs is characterized by the existence of conserved motifs, for which we have limited information on their functional significance. • We performed a functional analysis of various domains present in KRPs from tomato. A series of deletion mutants of SlKRP1 was generated and used in transient expression assays to define the relevance of conserved protein domains in subcellular and subnuclear localizations. Specific interactions of SlKRP1 and its deletion variants with cell cycle proteins were investigated using two-hybrid assays and bimolecular fluorescent complementation. • Plant KRPs are distributed into two phylogenetic subgroups according to the presence of conserved motifs. Members of subgroup 1 represented by SlKRP1 share 6 conserved motifs whose function in protein localization and protein-protein interactions could be identified. A new interaction motif was localized in the central part of SlKRP1 that targets SlCDKA1 and SlCYCD3;1 to the nucleus. • Our results bring new insights to the functional role of particular domains in KRPs relative to subcellular localization or proteolytic degradation.
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- Mehdi Nafati
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université de Bordeaux, Unité Mixte de Recherche 619 sur la Biologie du Fruit, BP 81, F-33883 Villenave d'Ornon Cedex, France
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Boruc J, Mylle E, Duda M, De Clercq R, Rombauts S, Geelen D, Hilson P, Inzé D, Van Damme D, Russinova E. Systematic localization of the Arabidopsis core cell cycle proteins reveals novel cell division complexes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:553-65. [PMID: 20018602 PMCID: PMC2815867 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.148643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Accepted: 12/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Cell division depends on the correct localization of the cyclin-dependent kinases that are regulated by phosphorylation, cyclin proteolysis, and protein-protein interactions. Although immunological assays can define cell cycle protein abundance and localization, they are not suitable for detecting the dynamic rearrangements of molecular components during cell division. Here, we applied an in vivo approach to trace the subcellular localization of 60 Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) core cell cycle proteins fused to green fluorescent proteins during cell division in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and Arabidopsis. Several cell cycle proteins showed a dynamic association with mitotic structures, such as condensed chromosomes and the preprophase band in both species, suggesting a strong conservation of targeting mechanisms. Furthermore, colocalized proteins were shown to bind in vivo, strengthening their localization-function connection. Thus, we identified unknown spatiotemporal territories where functional cell cycle protein interactions are most likely to occur.
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, B–9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.B., E.M., M.D., R.D.C., S.R., P.H., D.I., D.V.D., E.R.); Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, B–9052 Ghent, Belgium (J.B., E.M., M.D., R.D.C., S.R., P.H., D.I., D.V.D., E.R.); and Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B–9000 Ghent, Belgium (D.G.)
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Wang H, Zhou Y, Bird DA, Fowke LC. Functions, regulation and cellular localization of plant cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors. J Microsc 2008; 231:234-46. [PMID: 18778421 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02039.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The cell cycle is regulated by the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK), and CDK inhibitors can bind to CDKs and inhibit their activities. This review examines plant CDK inhibitors, with particular emphasis on their molecular and cellular functions, regulation and cellular localization. In plants, a family of ICK/KRP CDK inhibitors represented by ICK1 is known and another type of CDK inhibitor represented by the SIMESE (SIM) has recently been reported. Considerable understanding has been gained with the ICK/KRP CDK inhibitors. These plant CDK inhibitors share only limited sequence similarity in the C-terminal region with the KIP/CIP family of mammalian CDK inhibitors. The ICK/KRP CDK inhibitors thus provide good tools to understand the basic machinery as well as the unique aspects of the plant cell cycle. The ICK/KRP CDK inhibitors interact with D-type cyclins or A-type CDKs or both. Several functional regions and motifs have been identified in ICK1 for CDK inhibition, nuclear localization and protein instability. Clear evidence shows that ICK/KRP proteins are important for the cell cycle and endoreduplication. Preliminary evidence suggests that they may also be involved in cell differentiation and cell death. Results so far show that plant CDK inhibitors are exclusively localized in the nucleus. The molecular sequences regulating the localization and functional significance will be discussed.
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- H Wang
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK, S7N 5E5, Canada
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