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Dou H, Sun J, Wang T, Bi S, Feng X, Sun H, Quan J. Transcriptomic profiling and discovery of key transcription factors involved in adventitious roots formation from root cuttings of mulberry. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:693. [PMID: 39009981 PMCID: PMC11251115 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10593-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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ARs plays a crucial role in plant morphogenesis and development. The limited and inefficient rooting of scions poses a significant challenge to the efficiency and quality of clonal propagation of forest trees in silvicultural practices. Building on previous research conducted by our team, we found that applying IBA at a concentration of 1000 mg/L significantly enhanced mulberry rooting. This study aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying this effect by analyzing RNA sequencing data from mulberry phloem before and after treatment with IBA over time intervals of 10, 20, 30, and 40 days. We identified 5226 DEGs, which were then classified into GO terms and KEGG pathways, showing significant enrichment in hormone signaling processes. Using WGCNA, we identified eight co-expression modules, two of which were significantly correlated with the IBA treatment. Additionally, 18 transcription factors that potentially facilitate ARs formation in mulberry were identified, and an exploratory analysis on the cis-regulatory elements associated with these transcription factors was conducted. The findings of this study provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of ARs in mulberry and offer theoretical support for the discovery and utilization of exceptional genetic resources within the species.
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- Hao Dou
- College of Forest, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forest, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forest, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forest, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forest, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forest, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forest, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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Ye P, Che X, Liu Y, Zeng M, Guo W, Long Y, Liu T, Wang Z. Genome-wide identification and characterization of the AP2/ERF gene family in loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda L.). PeerJ 2024; 12:e17388. [PMID: 38799072 PMCID: PMC11122039 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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The loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is one of the most profitable forest species worldwide owing to its quick growth, high wood yields, and strong adaptability. The AP2/ERF gene family plays a widespread role in the physiological processes of plant defense responses and the biosynthesis of metabolites. Nevertheless, there are no reports on this gene family in loblolly pine (P. taeda). In this study, a total of 303 members of the AP2/ERF gene family were identified. Through multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis, they were classified into four subfamilies, including AP2 (34), RAV (17), ERF (251), and Soloist (1). An analysis of the conservation domains, conserved motifs, and gene structure revealed that every PtAP2/ERF transcription factor (TF) had at least one AP2 domain. While evolutionary conservation was displayed within the same subfamilies, the distribution of conserved domains, conserved motifs, and gene architectures varied between subfamilies. Cis-element analysis revealed abundant light-responsive elements, phytohormone-responsive elements, and stress-responsive elements in the promoter of the PtAP2/ERF genes. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses of potential target genes showed that the AP2/ERF gene family might play a critical role in plant growth and development, the response to environmental stresses, and metabolite biosynthesis. Utilizing quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), we examined the expression patterns of 10 randomly selected genes from Group IX after 6 h of treatments with mechanical injury, ethephon (Eth), and methyl jasmonate (MeJA). The AP2/ERF gene family in the loblolly pine was systematically analyzed for the first time in this study, offering a theoretical basis for exploring the functions and applications of AP2/ERF genes.
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- Peiqi Ye
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Zhao M, Lei Y, Wu L, Qi H, Song Z, Xu M. The miR159a-PeMYB33 module regulates poplar adventitious rooting through the abscisic acid signal pathway. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 118:879-891. [PMID: 38271219 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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As sessile organisms, plants experience variable environments and encounter diverse stresses during their growth and development. Adventitious rooting, orchestrated by multiple coordinated signaling pathways, represents an adaptive strategy evolved by plants to adapt to cope with changing environmental conditions. This study uncovered the role of the miR159a-PeMYB33 module in the formation of adventitious roots (ARs) synergistically with abscisic acid (ABA) signaling in poplar. Overexpression of miR159a increased the number of ARs and plant height while reducing sensitivity to ABA in transgenic plants. In contrast, inhibition of miR159a (using Short Tandem Target Mimic) or overexpression of PeMYB33 decreased the number of ARs in transgenic plants. Additionally, miR159a targets and cleaves transcripts of PeMYB33 using degradome analysis, which was further confirmed by a transient expression experiment of poplar protoplast. We show the miR159a-PeMYB33 module controls ARs development in poplar through ABA signaling. In particular, we demonstrated that miR159a promotes the expression of genes in the ABA signaling pathway. The findings from this study shed light on the intricate regulatory mechanisms governing the development of ARs in poplar plants. The miR159a-PeMYB33 module, in conjunction with ABA signaling, plays a crucial role in modulating AR formation and subsequent plant growth.
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- Meiqi Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Yanjiang Institute of Agricultural Science, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226541, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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Castro-Camba R, Neves M, Correia S, Canhoto J, Vielba JM, Sánchez C. Ethylene Action Inhibition Improves Adventitious Root Induction in Adult Chestnut Tissues. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:738. [PMID: 38475584 DOI: 10.3390/plants13050738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Phase change refers to the process of maturation and transition from the juvenile to the adult stage. In response to this shift, certain species like chestnut lose the ability to form adventitious roots, thereby hindering the successful micropropagation of adult plants. While auxin is the main hormone involved in adventitious root formation, other hormones, such as ethylene, are also thought to play a role in its induction and development. In this study, experiments were carried out to determine the effects of ethylene on the induction and growth of adventitious roots. The analysis was performed in two types of chestnut microshoots derived from the same tree, a juvenile-like line with a high rooting ability derived from basal shoots (P2BS) and a line derived from crown branches (P2CR) with low rooting responses. By means of the application of compounds to modify ethylene content or inhibit its signalling, the potential involvement of this hormone in the induction of adventitious roots was analysed. Our results show that ethylene can modify the rooting competence of mature shoots, while the response in juvenile material was barely affected. To further characterise the molecular reasons underlying this maturation-derived shift in behaviour, specific gene expression analyses were developed. The findings suggest that several mechanisms, including ethylene signalling, auxin transport and epigenetic modifications, relate to the modulation of the rooting ability of mature chestnut microshoots and their recalcitrant behaviour.
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- Ricardo Castro-Camba
- Department of Plant Production, Misión Biológica de Galicia, CSIC, Avda de Vigo s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, TERRA Associate Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, TERRA Associate Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
- InnovPlantProtect CoLab, Estrada de Gil Vaz, 7350-478 Elvas, Portugal
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, TERRA Associate Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Plant Production, Misión Biológica de Galicia, CSIC, Avda de Vigo s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Plant Production, Misión Biológica de Galicia, CSIC, Avda de Vigo s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Liu H, Lan Y, Wang L, Jiang N, Zhang X, Wu M, Xiang Y. CiAP2/ERF65 and CiAP2/ERF106, a pair of homologous genes in pecan (Carya illinoensis), regulate plant responses during submergence in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 293:154166. [PMID: 38163387 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154166] [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: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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When plants are entirely submerged, photosynthesis and respiration are severely restricted, affecting plant growth and potentially even causing plant death. The AP2/ERF superfamily has been widely reported to play a vital role in plant growth, development and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, no relevant studies exist on flooding stress in pecan. In this investigation, we observed that CiAP2/ERF65 positively modulated the hypoxia response during submergence, whereas CiAP2/ERF106 was sensitive to submergence. The levels of physiological and biochemical indicators, such as POD, CAT and among others, in CiAP2/ERF65-OE lines were significantly higher than those in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana, indicating that the antioxidant capacity of CiAP2/ERF65-OE lines was enhanced under submergence. The RNA-seq results revealed that the maintenance of the expression levels of the antenna protein gene, different signaling pathways for regulation, as well as the storage and consumption of ATP, might account for the opposite phenotypes of CiAP2/ERF65 and CiAP2/ERF106. Furthermore, the expression of some stress-related genes was altered during submergence and reoxygenation. Overall, these findings enhance our understanding of submergence stress in pecan, providing important candidate genes for the molecular design and breeding of hypoxia resistant in plants.
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- Hongxia Liu
- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- Laboratory of Modern Biotechnology, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Du Q, Song K, Wang L, Du L, Du H, Li B, Li H, Yang L, Wang Y, Liu P. Integrated Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Analysis Promotes the Understanding of Adventitious Root Formation in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:136. [PMID: 38202444 PMCID: PMC10780705 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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As a primary approach to nutrient propagation for many woody plants, cutting roots is essential for the breeding and production of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver. In this study, hormone level, transcriptomics, and metabolomics analyses were performed on two E. ulmoides varieties with different adventitious root (AR) formation abilities. The higher JA level on the 0th day and the lower JA level on the 18th day promoted superior AR development. Several hub genes executed crucial roles in the crosstalk regulation of JA and other hormones, including F-box protein (EU012075), SAUR-like protein (EU0125382), LOB protein (EU0124232), AP2/ERF transcription factor (EU0128499), and CYP450 protein (EU0127354). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and metabolites of AR formation were enriched in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, flavonoid biosynthesis, and isoflavonoid biosynthesis pathways. The up-regulated expression of PAL, CCR, CAD, DFR, and HIDH genes on the 18th day could contribute to AR formation. The 130 cis-acting lncRNAs had potential regulatory functions on hub genes in the module that significantly correlated with JA and DEGs in three metabolism pathways. These revealed key molecules, and vital pathways provided more comprehensive insight for the AR formation mechanism of E. ulmoides and other plants.
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- Qingxin Du
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China; (Q.D.); (L.W.); (L.D.); (H.D.)
- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (K.S.); (B.L.)
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Mountain Tai Forest Ecosystem Research Station of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China; (Q.D.); (L.W.); (L.D.); (H.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China; (Q.D.); (L.W.); (L.D.); (H.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China; (Q.D.); (L.W.); (L.D.); (H.D.)
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- College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (K.S.); (B.L.)
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- College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (K.S.); (B.L.)
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- College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China; (K.S.); (B.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China; (Q.D.); (L.W.); (L.D.); (H.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China; (Q.D.); (L.W.); (L.D.); (H.D.)
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Zhou Y, Zheng R, Peng Y, Chen J, Zhu X, Xie K, Su Q, Huang R, Zhan S, Peng D, Zhao K, Liu ZJ. Bioinformatic Assessment and Expression Profiles of the AP2/ERF Superfamily in the Melastoma dodecandrum Genome. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16362. [PMID: 38003550 PMCID: PMC10671166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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AP2/ERF transcription factors play crucial roles in various biological activities, including plant growth, development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stressors. However, limited research has been conducted on the AP2/ERF genes of Melastoma dodecandrum for breeding of this potential fruit crop. Leveraging the recently published whole genome sequence, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of this superfamily and explored the expression patterns of AP2/ERF genes at a genome-wide level. A significant number of genes, totaling 218, were discovered to possess the AP2 domain sequence and displayed notable structural variations among five subfamilies. An uneven distribution of these genes was observed on 12 pseudochromosomes as the result of gene expansion facilitated by segmental duplications. Analysis of cis-acting elements within promoter sites and 87.6% miRNA splicing genes predicted their involvement in multiple hormone responses and abiotic stresses through transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulations. Transcriptome analysis combined with qRT-PCR results indicated that certain candidate genes are involved in tissue formation and the response to developmental changes induced by IAA hormones. Overall, our study provides valuable insights into the evolution of ERF genes in angiosperms and lays a solid foundation for future breeding investigations aimed at improving fruit quality and enhancing adaptation to barren land environments.
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- Yuzhen Zhou
- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation & Engineering Application Research Center, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.Z.); (R.Z.); (Y.P.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (K.X.); (Q.S.); (R.H.); (S.Z.); (D.P.)
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Ahkami AH. Systems biology of root development in Populus: Review and perspectives. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 335:111818. [PMID: 37567482 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The root system of plants consists of primary, lateral, and adventitious roots (ARs) (aka shoot-born roots). ARs arise from stem- or leaf-derived cells during post-embryonic development. Adventitious root development (ARD) through stem cuttings is the first requirement for successful establishment and growth of planted trees; however, the details of the molecular mechanisms underlying ARD are poorly understood. This knowledge is important to both basic plant biology and because of its necessary role in the successful propagation of superior cultivars of commercial woody bioenergy crops, like poplar. In this review article, the molecular mechanisms that control both endogenous (auxin) and environmentally (nutrients and microbes) regulated ARD and how these systems interact to control the rooting efficiency of poplar trees are described. Then, potential future studies in employing integrated systems biology approaches at cellular resolutions are proposed to more precisely identify the molecular mechanisms that cause AR. Using genetic transformation and genome editing approaches, this information can be used for improving ARD in economically important plants for which clonal propagation is a requirement.
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- Amir H Ahkami
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA, USA.
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Wang Z, Song G, Zhang F, Shu X, Wang N. Functional Characterization of AP2/ERF Transcription Factors during Flower Development and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Related Candidate Genes in Lycoris. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14464. [PMID: 37833913 PMCID: PMC10572147 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The APETALA2/ethylene-responsive transcription factor (AP2/ERF) family has been extensively investigated because of its significant involvement in plant development, growth, fruit ripening, metabolism, and plant stress responses. To date, there has been little investigation into how the AP2/ERF genes influence flower formation and anthocyanin biosynthesis in Lycoris. Herein, 80 putative LrAP2/ERF transcription factors (TFs) with complete open reading frames (ORFs) were retrieved from the Lycoris transcriptome sequence data, which could be divided into five subfamilies dependent on their complete protein sequences. Furthermore, our findings demonstrated that genes belonging to the same subfamily had structural similarities and conserved motifs. LrAP2/ERF genes were analyzed for playing an important role in plant growth, water deprivation, and flower formation by means of gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. The expression pattern of the LrAP2/ERF genes differed across tissues and might be important for Lycoris growth and flower development. In response to methyl jasmonate (MeJA) exposure and drought stress, the expression of each LrAP2/ERF gene varied across tissues and time. Moreover, a total of 20 anthocyanin components were characterized using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) analysis, and pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside-5-O-arabinoside was identified as the major anthocyanin aglycone responsible for the coloration of the red petals in Lycoris. In addition, we mapped the relationships between genes and metabolites and found that LrAP2/ERF16 is strongly linked to pelargonidin accumulation in Lycoris petals. These findings provide the basic conceptual groundwork for future research into the molecular underpinnings and regulation mechanisms of AP2/ERF TFs in anthocyanin accumulation and Lycoris floral development.
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- Zhong Wang
- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (Z.W.); (G.S.); (F.Z.); (X.S.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (Z.W.); (G.S.); (F.Z.); (X.S.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (Z.W.); (G.S.); (F.Z.); (X.S.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (Z.W.); (G.S.); (F.Z.); (X.S.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (Z.W.); (G.S.); (F.Z.); (X.S.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing 210014, China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory for Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybeans (General, Ministry of Agriculture), Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Yao T, Zhang J, Yates TB, Shrestha HK, Engle NL, Ployet R, John C, Feng K, Bewg WP, Chen MSS, Lu H, Harding SA, Qiao Z, Jawdy SS, Shu M, Yuan W, Mozaffari K, Harman-Ware AE, Happs RM, York LM, Binder BM, Yoshinaga Y, Daum C, Tschaplinski TJ, Abraham PE, Tsai CJ, Barry K, Lipzen A, Schmutz J, Tuskan GA, Chen JG, Muchero W. Expression quantitative trait loci mapping identified PtrXB38 as a key hub gene in adventitious root development in Populus. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 239:2248-2264. [PMID: 37488708 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19126] [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: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
Plant establishment requires the formation and development of an extensive root system with architecture modulated by complex genetic networks. Here, we report the identification of the PtrXB38 gene as an expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) hotspot, mapped using 390 leaf and 444 xylem Populus trichocarpa transcriptomes. Among predicted targets of this trans-eQTL were genes involved in plant hormone responses and root development. Overexpression of PtrXB38 in Populus led to significant increases in callusing and formation of both stem-born roots and base-born adventitious roots. Omics studies revealed that genes and proteins controlling auxin transport and signaling were involved in PtrXB38-mediated adventitious root formation. Protein-protein interaction assays indicated that PtrXB38 interacts with components of endosomal sorting complexes required for transport machinery, implying that PtrXB38-regulated root development may be mediated by regulating endocytosis pathway. Taken together, this work identified a crucial root development regulator and sheds light on the discovery of other plant developmental regulators through combining eQTL mapping and omics approaches.
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- Tao Yao
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Department of Academic Education, Central Community College - Hastings, Hastings, NE, 68902, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, 35806, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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Wamhoff D, Patzer L, Schulz DF, Debener T, Winkelmann T. GWAS of adventitious root formation in roses identifies a putative phosphoinositide phosphatase (SAC9) for marker-assisted selection. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287452. [PMID: 37595005 PMCID: PMC10437954 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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Rose propagation by cuttings is limited by substantial genotypic differences in adventitious root formation. To identify possible genetic factors causing these differences and to develop a marker for marker-assisted selection for high rooting ability, we phenotyped 95 cut and 95 garden rose genotypes in a hydroponic rooting system over 6 weeks. Data on rooting percentage after 3 to 6 weeks, root number, and root fresh mass were highly variable among genotypes and used in association mappings performed on genotypic information from the WagRhSNP 68 K Axiom SNP array for roses. GWAS analyses revealed only one significantly associated SNP for rooting percentage after 3 weeks. Nevertheless, prominent genomic regions/peaks were observed and further analysed for rooting percentage after 6 weeks, root number and root fresh mass. Some of the SNPs in these peak regions were associated with large effects on adventitious root formation traits. Very prominent were ten SNPs, which were all located in a putative phosphoinositide phosphatase SAC9 on chromosome 2 and showed very high effects on rooting percentage after 6 weeks of more than 40% difference between nulliplex and quadruplex genotypes. SAC9 was reported to be involved in the regulation of endocytosis and in combination with other members of the SAC gene family to regulate the translocation of auxin-efflux PIN proteins via the dephosphorylation of phosphoinositides. For one SNP within SAC9, a KASP marker was successfully derived and used to select genotypes with a homozygous allele configuration. Phenotyping these homozygous genotypes for adventitious root formation verified the SNP allele dosage effect on rooting. Hence, the presented KASP derived from a SNP located in SAC9 can be used for marker-assisted selection in breeding programs for high rooting ability in the future.
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- David Wamhoff
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Woody Plant and Propagation Physiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Section Molecular Plant Breeding, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Section Molecular Plant Breeding, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Section Molecular Plant Breeding, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Woody Plant and Propagation Physiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Ai Y, Qian X, Wang X, Chen Y, Zhang T, Chao Y, Zhao Y. Uncovering early transcriptional regulation during adventitious root formation in Medicago sativa. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:176. [PMID: 37016323 PMCID: PMC10074720 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04168-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) as an important legume plant can quickly produce adventitious roots (ARs) to form new plants by cutting. But the regulatory mechanism of AR formation in alfalfa remains unclear. RESULTS To better understand the rooting process of alfalfa cuttings, plant materials from four stages, including initial separation stage (C stage), induction stage (Y stage), AR primordium formation stage (P stage) and AR maturation stage (S stage) were collected and used for RNA-Seq. Meanwhile, three candidate genes (SAUR, VAN3 and EGLC) were selected to explore their roles in AR formation. The numbers of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of Y-vs-C (9,724) and P-vs-Y groups (6,836) were larger than that of S-vs-P group (150), indicating highly active in the early AR formation during the complicated development process. Pathways related to cell wall and sugar metabolism, root development, cell cycle, stem cell, and protease were identified, indicating that these genes were involved in AR production. A large number of hormone-related genes associated with the formation of alfalfa ARs have also been identified, in which auxin, ABA and brassinosteroids are thought to play key regulatory roles. Comparing with TF database, it was found that AP2/ERF-ERF, bHLH, WRKY, NAC, MYB, C2H2, bZIP, GRAS played a major regulatory role in the production of ARs of alfalfa. Furthermore, three identified genes showed significant promotion effect on AR formation. CONCLUSIONS Stimulation of stem basal cells in alfalfa by cutting induced AR production through the regulation of various hormones, transcription factors and kinases. This study provides new insights of AR formation in alfalfa and enriches gene resources in crop planting and cultivation.
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- Ye Ai
- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100176, China
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, and UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
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- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources (IMAU), Ministry of Education, Hohhot, 010021, China.
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Khoudi H. SHINE clade of ERF transcription factors: A significant player in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 195:77-88. [PMID: 36603451 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
SHINE (SHN) clade transcription factors (TFs) represents a subfamily of APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor (AP2/ERF) proteins. The latter, is characterized by its responsiveness to the phytohormone ethylene and the presence of AP2 DNA-binding domain. They are involved in many biological processes and in responses to different environmental constraints. SHN TFs were among the first identified regulators of cuticle formation. Cuticle plays crucial role in plant tolerance to drought, salinity and high temperature as well as in defense against pathogens. In addition, SHN were shown to be involved in the regulation of stomatal development which influences resistance to drought and diseases. Interestingly, recent studies have also shown that SHN TFs are involved in mediating the beneficial effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as well as disease resistance conferred by nanoparticles. To fulfill their roles, SHN TFs are controlled upstream by other TFs and they control, in their turn, different downstream genes. In this review, we highlight the role of SHN TFs in different abiotic and biotic stresses through their involvement in cuticle biosynthesis, stomatal development and molecular regulation of biochemical and physiological traits. In addition, we discuss the regulation of SHN TFs by plant hormones and their influence on hormone biosynthesis and signaling pathways. Knowledge of this complex regulation can be put into contribution to increase multiple abiotic stress tolerances through transgenesis, gene editing and classical breeding.
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- Habib Khoudi
- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology and Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, B.P'1177', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Liang Y, Heyman J, Lu R, De Veylder L. Evolution of wound-activated regeneration pathways in the plant kingdom. Eur J Cell Biol 2023; 102:151291. [PMID: 36709604 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151291] [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: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Regeneration serves as a self-protective mechanism that allows a tissue or organ to recover its entire form and function after suffering damage. However, the regenerative capacity varies greatly within the plant kingdom. Primitive plants frequently display an amazing regenerative ability as they have developed a complex system and strategy for long-term survival under extreme stress conditions. The regenerative ability of dicot species is highly variable, but that of monocots often exhibits extreme recalcitrance to tissue replenishment. Recent studies have revealed key factors and signals that affect cell fate during plant regeneration, some of which are conserved among the plant lineage. Among these, several members of the ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (ERF) transcription factors have been implicated in wound signaling, playing crucial roles in the regenerative mechanisms after different types of wounding. An understanding of plant regeneration may ultimately lead to an increased regenerative potential of recalcitrant species, producing more high-yielding, multi-resistant and environmentally friendly crops and ensuring the long-term development of global agriculture.
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- Yuanke Liang
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent B-9052, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent B-9052, Belgium.
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Thuzar M, Sae-lee Y, Saensuk C, Pitaloka MK, Dechkrong P, Aesomnuk W, Ruanjaichon V, Wanchana S, Arikit S. Primary Root Excision Induces ERF071, Which Mediates the Development of Lateral Roots in Makapuno Coconut ( Cocos nucifera). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:105. [PMID: 36616233 PMCID: PMC9823405 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is widely recognized as one of nature's most beneficial plants. Makapuno, a special type of coconut with a soft, jelly-like endosperm, is a high-value commercial coconut and an expensive delicacy with a high cost of planting material. The embryo rescue technique is a very useful tool to support mass propagation of makapuno coconut. Nevertheless, transplanting the seedlings is a challenge due to poor root development, which results in the inability of the plant to acclimatize. In this study, primary root excision was used in makapuno to observe the effects of primary root excision on lateral root development. The overall results showed that seedlings with roots excised had a significantly higher number of lateral roots, and shoot length also increased significantly. Using de novo transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression analysis, we identified 512 differentially expressed genes in the excised and intact root samples. ERF071, encoding an ethylene-responsive transcription factor, was identified as a highly expressed gene in excised roots compared to intact roots, and was considered a candidate gene associated with lateral root formation induced by root excision in makapuno coconut. This study provides insight into the mechanism and candidate genes involved in the development of lateral roots in coconut, which may be useful for the future breeding and mass propagation of makapuno coconut through tissue culture.
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- Mya Thuzar
- Rice Science and Innovation Center, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Rice Science and Innovation Center, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Rice Science and Innovation Center, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Central Laboratory and Greenhouse Complex, Research and Academic Services Center, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Rice Science and Innovation Center, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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Transcription factor CsESE3 positively modulates both jasmonic acid and wax biosynthesis in citrus. ABIOTECH 2022; 3:250-266. [PMID: 36533263 PMCID: PMC9755798 DOI: 10.1007/s42994-022-00085-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PLIP lipases can initiate jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis. However, little is known about the transcriptional regulation of this process. In this study, an ERF transcription factor (CsESE3) was found to be co-expressed with all necessary genes for JA biosynthesis and several key genes for wax biosynthesis in transcriptomes of 'Newhall' navel orange. CsESE3 shows partial sequence similarity to the well-known wax regulator SHINEs (SHNs), but lacks a complete MM protein domain. Ectopic overexpression of CsESE3 in tomato (OE) resulted in reduction of fruit surface brightness and dwarf phenotype compared to the wild type. The OE tomato lines also showed significant increases in the content of wax and JA and the expression of key genes related to their biosynthesis. Overexpression of CsESE3 in citrus callus and fruit enhanced the JA content and the expression of JA biosynthetic genes. Furthermore, CsESE3 could bind to and activate the promoters of two phospholipases from the PLIP gene family to initiate JA biosynthesis. Overall, this study indicated that CsESE3 could mediate JA biosynthesis by activating PLIP genes and positively modulate wax biosynthesis. The findings provide important insights into the coordinated control of two defense strategies of plants represented by wax and JA biosynthesis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42994-022-00085-2.
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Wei N, Zhai Q, Li H, Zheng S, Zhang J, Liu W. Genome-Wide Identification of ERF Transcription Factor Family and Functional Analysis of the Drought Stress-Responsive Genes in Melilotus albus. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231912023. [PMID: 36233332 PMCID: PMC9570465 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231912023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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As an important forage legume with high values in feed and medicine, Melilotus albus has been widely cultivated. The AP2/ERF transcription factor has been shown to play an important regulatory role in plant drought resistance, but it has not been reported in the legume forage crop M. albus. To digger the genes of M. albus in response to drought stress, we identified and analyzed the ERF gene family of M. albus at the genome-wide level. A total of 100 MaERF genes containing a single AP2 domain sequence were identified in this study, named MaERF001 to MaERF100, and bioinformatics analysis was performed. Collinearity analysis indicated that segmental duplication may play a key role in the expansion of the M. albus ERF gene family. Cis-acting element predictions suggest that MaERF genes are involved in various hormonal responses and abiotic stresses. The expression patterns indicated that MaERFs responded to drought stress to varying degrees. Furthermore, four up-regulated ERFs (MaERF008, MaERF037, MaERF054 and MaERF058) under drought stress were overexpressed in yeast and indicated their biological functions to confer the tolerance to drought. This work will advance the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the drought response in M. albus. Further study of the promising potential candidate genes identified in this study will provide a valuable resource as the next step in functional genomics studies and improve the possibility of improving drought tolerance in M. albus by transgenic approaches.
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Wang H, Pak S, Yang J, Wu Y, Li W, Feng H, Yang J, Wei H, Li C. Two high hierarchical regulators, PuMYB40 and PuWRKY75, control the low phosphorus driven adventitious root formation in Populus ussuriensis. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:1561-1577. [PMID: 35514032 PMCID: PMC9342623 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Adventitious rooting is an essential biological process in the vegetative propagation of economically important horticultural and forest tree species. It enables utilization of the elite genotypes in breeding programmes and production. Promotion of adventitious root (AR) formation has been associated with starvation of inorganic phosphate and some factors involved in low phosphorus (LP) signalling. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying LP-mediated AR formation remains largely elusive. We established an efficient experimental system that guaranteed AR formation through short-term LP treatment in Populus ussuriensis. We then generated a time-course RNA-seq data set to recognize key regulatory genes and regulatory cascades positively regulating AR formation through data analysis and gene network construction, which were followed by experimental validation and characterization. We constructed a multilayered hierarchical gene regulatory network, from which PuMYB40, a typical R2R3-type MYB transcription factor (TF), and its interactive partner, PuWRKY75, as well as their direct targets, PuLRP1 and PuERF003, were identified to function upstream of the known adventitious rooting genes. These regulatory genes were functionally characterized and proved their roles in promoting AR formation in P. ussuriensis. In conclusion, our study unveiled a new hierarchical regulatory network that promoted AR formation in P. ussuriensis, which was activated by short-term LP stimulus and primarily governed by PuMYB40 and PuWRKY75.
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- Hanzeng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
- College of AgricultureJilin Agricultural Science and Technology UniversityJilinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Forest Resources and Environmental ScienceMichigan Technological UniversityHoughtonMIUSA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbinChina
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Ranjan A, Perrone I, Alallaq S, Singh R, Rigal A, Brunoni F, Chitarra W, Guinet F, Kohler A, Martin F, Street NR, Bhalerao R, Legué V, Bellini C. Molecular basis of differential adventitious rooting competence in poplar genotypes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:4046-4064. [PMID: 35325111 PMCID: PMC9232201 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Recalcitrant adventitious root (AR) development is a major hurdle in propagating commercially important woody plants. Although significant progress has been made to identify genes involved in subsequent steps of AR development, the molecular basis of differences in apparent recalcitrance to form AR between easy-to-root and difficult-to-root genotypes remains unknown. To address this, we generated cambium tissue-specific transcriptomic data from stem cuttings of hybrid aspen, T89 (difficult-to-root) and hybrid poplar OP42 (easy-to-root), and used transgenic approaches to verify the role of several transcription factors in the control of adventitious rooting. Increased peroxidase activity was positively correlated with better rooting. We found differentially expressed genes encoding reactive oxygen species scavenging proteins to be enriched in OP42 compared with T89. A greater number of differentially expressed transcription factors in cambium cells of OP42 compared with T89 was revealed by a more intense transcriptional reprograming in the former. PtMYC2, a potential negative regulator, was less expressed in OP42 compared with T89. Using transgenic approaches, we demonstrated that PttARF17.1 and PttMYC2.1 negatively regulate adventitious rooting. Our results provide insights into the molecular basis of genotypic differences in AR and implicate differential expression of the master regulator MYC2 as a critical player in this process.
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- Present address: Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UMR Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE, INRAE GrandEst-Nancy, Champenoux, 54280France
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- Present address: Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Slechtitelu 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy (IPSP-CNR), I-10135 Torino, Italy
- Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-VE), I-31015 Conegliano (TV), Italy
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UMR Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE, INRAE GrandEst-Nancy, Champenoux, 54280France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UMR Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE, INRAE GrandEst-Nancy, Champenoux, 54280France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UMR Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE, INRAE GrandEst-Nancy, Champenoux, 54280France
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, SE-90736 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Physiology, Swedish Agricultural University, SE-90183 Umeå, Sweden
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- Present address: Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR 547 PIAF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Du Y, Li C, Mao X, Wang J, Li L, Yang J, Zhuang M, Sun D, Jing R. TaERF73 is associated with root depth, thousand‐grain weight and plant height in wheat over a range of environmental conditions. Food Energy Secur 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/fes3.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Yan Du
- College of Agriculture Shanxi Agricultural University Shanxi China
- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing China
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- College of Agriculture Shanxi Agricultural University Shanxi China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing China
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- College of Agriculture Shanxi Agricultural University Shanxi China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing China
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Luo J, Nvsvrot T, Wang N. Comparative transcriptomic analysis uncovers conserved pathways involved in adventitious root formation in poplar. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:1903-1918. [PMID: 34629770 PMCID: PMC8484428 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01054-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED Cutting propagation is widely used in establishing poplar plantations, and this approach requires efficient adventitious root (AR) forming capacities. Although poplar species are considered to form roots easily, interspecific variations in AR formation are still observed. To better understand the gene regulatory network underlying the conserved modified pathways that are essential for AR formation in poplar species, comparative transcriptomic approaches were applied to identify the conserved common genes that were differentially expressed during the AR formation processes in two poplar species (Populus × euramericana and P. simonii) in woody plant medium (WPM). A total of 2146 genes were identified as conserved genes that shared similar gene expression profiles in at least one comparison. These conserved genes were enriched in diverse hormone signaling pathways, as well as the mitogen-associated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, suggesting an important role for signaling transduction in coordinating external stimuli and endogenous physiological status during AR regulation in poplar. Furthermore, the co-expression network analysis of conserved genes allowed identification of several co-expressed modules (CM) that are co-expressed with distinct biological functions, for instance, CM1 was enriched in defense response and hormone signaling, CM2 and CM3 were overrepresented in defense response-related pathways and for cell cycle, respectively. These results suggest that the AR formation processes in poplar were finely tuned at the transcriptomic level by integrating multiple biological processes essential for AR formation. Our results suggest conserved machinery for AR formation in poplar and generated informative gene co-expression networks that describe the basis of AR formation in these species. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-01054-7.
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- Jie Luo
- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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Overdominance at the Gene Expression Level Plays a Critical Role in the Hybrid Root Growth of Brassica napus. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179246. [PMID: 34502153 PMCID: PMC8431428 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Despite heterosis contributing to genetic improvements in crops, root growth heterosis in rapeseed plants is poorly understood at the molecular level. The current study was performed to discover key differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to heterosis in two hybrids with contrasting root growth performance (FO; high hybrid and FV; low hybrid) based on analysis of the root heterosis effect. Based on comparative transcriptomic analysis, we believe that the overdominance at the gene expression level plays a critical role in hybrid roots’ early biomass heterosis. Our findings imply that a considerable increase in up-regulation of gene expression underpins heterosis. In the FO hybrid, high expression of DEGs overdominant in the starch/sucrose and galactose metabolic pathways revealed a link between hybrid vigor and root growth. DEGs linked to auxin, cytokinin, brassinosteroids, ethylene, and abscisic acid were also specified, showing that these hormones may enhance mechanisms of root growth and the development in the FO hybrid. Moreover, transcription factors such as MYB, ERF, bHLH, NAC, bZIP, and WRKY are thought to control downstream genes involved in root growth. Overall, this is the first study to provide a better understanding related to the regulation of the molecular mechanism of heterosis, which assists in rapeseed growth and yield improvement.
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Kong L, Li Z, Song Q, Li X, Luo K. Construction of a Full-Length cDNA Over-Expressing Library to Identify Valuable Genes from Populus tomentosa. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073448. [PMID: 33810585 PMCID: PMC8036549 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Poplar wood is the main source of renewable biomass energy worldwide, and is also considered to be a model system for studying woody plants. The Full-length cDNA Over-eXpressing (FOX) gene hunting system is an effective method for generating gain-of-function mutants. Large numbers of novel genes have successfully been identified from many herbaceous plants according to the phenotype of gain-of-function mutants under normal or abiotic stress conditions using this system. However, the system has not been used for functional gene identification with high-throughput mutant screening in woody plants. In this study, we constructed a FOX library from the Chinese white poplar, Populus tomentosa. The poplar cDNA library was constructed into the plant expression vector pEarleyGate101 and further transformed into Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress). We collected 1749 T1 transgenic plants identified by PCR. Of these, 593 single PCR bands from different transgenic lines were randomly selected for sequencing, and 402 diverse sequences of poplar genes were isolated. Most of these genes were involved in photosynthesis, environmental adaptation, and ribosome biogenesis based on Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway annotation. We characterized in detail two mutant lines carrying PtoCPCa or PtoWRKY13 cDNA insertions. Phenotypic characterization showed that overexpression of these genes in A. thaliana affected trichome development or secondary cell wall (SCW) deposition, respectively. Together, the Populus-FOX-Arabidopsis library generated in our experiments will be helpful for efficient discovery of novel genes in poplar.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-23-6825-3021; Fax: +86-23-6825-2365
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Park SI, Kim JJ, Kim HS, Kim YS, Yoon HS. Enhanced glutathione content improves lateral root development and grain yield in rice plants. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:365-383. [PMID: 33206358 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01093-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Enhanced glutathione content improves lateral root development by positively regulating the transcripts of root development genes responsive to glutathione treatment, thereby increasing the overall productivity of rice plants. Glutathione is primarily known as a cellular antioxidant molecule, but its role in lateral root development in rice plants has not been elucidated. Here, we have investigated its role in lateral root development of rice Oryza sativa L. Exogenous glutathione (GSH) promoted both the number and length of lateral roots in rice, and the GSH biosynthesis inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) significantly reduced these parameters, compared to untreated plants. The inhibition by BSO was reversed with exogenous GSH. Transcript profiling by RNA-seq revealed that expression of the transcription factor genes DREB and ERF and the hormone-related genes AOS, LOX, JAZ, and SAUR were significantly downregulated in the BSO-treated plants and, in contrast, upregulated in plants treated with GSH and with GSH and BSO together. We generated OsGS-overexpressing transgenic plants in which the transgene is controlled by the abiotic-stress-inducible OsRab21 promoter to study the effect of endogenously increased GSH levels. In cold stress, transgenic rice plants enhanced stress tolerance and lateral root development by maintaining redox homeostasis and improving upregulating the expression of transcription factors and hormone-related genes involved in lateral root development. We observed improved root growth of OsGS-overexpressing plants in paddy fields compared to the wild-type controls. These traits may have alleviated transplanting stress during early growth in the field and accounted for the increased productivity. These results provide information and perspectives on the role of GSH in gene expression, lateral root development, and grain yield in rice.
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- Seong-Im Park
- Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Dok-Do and Ulleung-Do, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
- Advanced Bio-Resource Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
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Sun CH, Wang JH, Gu KD, Zhang P, Zhang XY, Zheng CS, Hu DG, Ma F. New insights into the role of MADS-box transcription factor gene CmANR1 on root and shoot development in chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:79. [PMID: 33549046 PMCID: PMC7866475 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02860-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND MADS-box transcription factors (TFs) are the key regulators of multiple developmental processes in plants; among them, a chrysanthemum MADS-box TF CmANR1 has been isolated and described as functioning in root development in response to high nitrate concentration signals. However, how CmANR1 affects root and shoot development remains unclear. RESULTS We report that CmANR1 plays a positive role in root system development in chrysanthemum throughout the developmental stages of in vitro tissue cultures. Metabolomics combined with transcriptomics assays show that CmANR1 promotes robust root system development by facilitating nitrate assimilation, and influencing the metabolic pathways of amino acid, glycolysis, and the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) cycle. Also, we found that the expression levels of TFs associated with the nitrate signaling pathways, such as AGL8, AGL21, and LBD29, are significantly up-regulated in CmANR1-transgenic plants relative to the wild-type (WT) control; by contrast, the expression levels of RHD3-LIKE, LBD37, and GATA23 were significantly down-regulated. These results suggest that these nitrate signaling associated TFs are involved in CmANR1-modulated control of root development. In addition, CmANR1 also acts as a positive regulator to control shoot growth and development. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide potential mechanisms of MADS-box TF CmANR1 modulation of root and shoot development, which occurs by regulating a series of nitrate signaling associated TFs, and influencing the metabolic pathways of amino acid and glycolysis, as well as TCA cycle and nitrate assimilation.
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- Cui-Hui Sun
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, MOA Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China.
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Chen Z, Zhao J, Song J, Han S, Du Y, Qiao Y, Liu Z, Qiao J, Li W, Li J, Wang H, Xing B, Pan Q. Influence of graphene on the multiple metabolic pathways of Zea mays roots based on transcriptome analysis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0244856. [PMID: 33395448 PMCID: PMC7781479 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Graphene reportedly exerts positive effects on plant root growth and development, although the corresponding molecular response mechanism remains to be elucidated. Maize seeds were randomly divided into a control and experimental group, and the roots of Zea mays L. seedlings were watered with different concentrations (0-100 mg/L) of graphene to explore the effects and molecular mechanism of graphene on the growth and development of Z. mays L. Upon evaluating root growth indices, 50 mg/L graphene remarkably increased total root length, root volume, and the number of root tips and forks of maize seedlings compared to those of the control group. We observed that the contents of nitrogen and potassium in rhizosphere soil increased following the 50 mg/L graphene treatment. Thereafter, we compared the transcriptome changes in Z. mays roots in response to the 50 mg/L graphene treatment. Transcriptional factor regulation, plant hormone signal transduction, nitrogen and potassium metabolism, as well as secondary metabolism in maize roots subjected to graphene treatment, exhibited significantly upregulated expression, all of which could be related to mechanisms underlying the response to graphene. Based on qPCR validations, we proposed several candidate genes that might have been affected with the graphene treatment of maize roots. The transcriptional profiles presented here provide a foundation for deciphering the mechanism underlying graphene and maize root interaction.
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- Zhiwen Chen
- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (ZC); (JZ)
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- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (ZC); (JZ)
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- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forest and Grass Administration for the Application of Graphene in Forestry, Institute of Carbon Materials Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, P.R. China
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Li SW. Molecular Bases for the Regulation of Adventitious Root Generation in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:614072. [PMID: 33584771 PMCID: PMC7876083 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.614072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The formation of adventitious roots (ARs) is an ecologically and economically important developmental process in plants. The evolution of AR systems is an important way for plants to cope with various environmental stresses. This review focuses on identified genes that have known to regulate the induction and initiation of ARs and offers an analysis of this process at the molecular level. The critical genes involved in adventitious rooting are the auxin signaling-responsive genes, including the AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF) and the LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES-DOMAIN (LOB) gene families, and genes associated with auxin transport and homeostasis, the quiescent center (QC) maintenance, and the root apical meristem (RAM) initiation. Several genes involved in cell wall modulation are also known to be involved in the regulation of adventitious rooting. Furthermore, the molecular processes that play roles in the ethylene, cytokinin, and jasmonic acid signaling pathways and their crosstalk modulate the generation of ARs. The crosstalk and interaction among many molecular processes generates complex networks that regulate AR generation.
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Bannoud F, Bellini C. Adventitious Rooting in Populus Species: Update and Perspectives. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:668837. [PMID: 34093625 PMCID: PMC8174304 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.668837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Populus spp. are among the most economically important species worldwide. These trees are used not only for wood and fiber production, but also in the rehabilitation of degraded lands. Since they are clonally propagated, the ability of stem cuttings to form adventitious roots is a critical point for plant establishment and survival in the field, and consequently for the forest industry. Adventitious rooting in different Populus clones has been an agronomic trait targeted in breeding programs for many years, and many factors have been identified that affect this quantitative trait. A huge variation in the rooting capacity has been observed among the species in the Populus genus, and the responses to some of the factors affecting this trait have been shown to be genotype-dependent. This review analyses similarities and differences between results obtained from studies examining the role of internal and external factors affecting rooting of Populus species cuttings. Since rooting is the most important requirement for stand establishment in clonally propagated species, understanding the physiological and genetic mechanisms that promote this trait is essential for successful commercial deployment.
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- Florencia Bannoud
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Florencia Bannoud,
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
- Catherine Bellini,
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Wang S, Huang J, Wang X, Fan Y, Liu Q, Han Y. PagERF16 of Populus Promotes Lateral Root Proliferation and Sensitizes to Salt Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:669143. [PMID: 34149765 PMCID: PMC8213033 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.669143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The aggravation of soil salinization limits the growth and development of plants. The AP2/ERF transcription factors (TFs) have been identified and play essential roles in plant development and stress response processes. In this study, the function of PagERF16 was detected using the overexpressing (OX) and RNAi transgenic poplar 84K hybrids. Plant growth, stomatal conductance, antioxidant enzymes activity, and PagERF16 co-expressed TFs were analyzed using morphological, physiological, and molecular methods. OX showed a more robust lateral root system with a bigger diameter and volume compared to the wild-type plants (WT). Physiological parameters indicated the bigger stomatal aperture and lower stomatal density of OX along with the lower Catalase (CAT) activity and higher malondialdehyde (MDA) content contributed to the salt sensitivity. The plant height and rooting rate of OX and RNAi were significantly worse compared to WT. Other than that, the morphology and physiology of RNAi plants were similar to WTs, suggesting that the function of PagERF16 may be redundant with other TFs. Our results indicate that when PagERF16 expression is either too high or too low, poplar growth and rooting is negatively affected. In addition, a downstream target TF, NAC45, involved in Auxin biosynthesis, was identified and PagERF16 could directly bind to its promoter to negatively regulate its expression. These results shed new light on the function of ERF TFs in plant root growth and salt stress tolerance.
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- Shengji Wang
- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
- *Correspondence: Youzhi Han
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Huang J, Wang S, Wang X, Fan Y, Han Y. Structure and expression analysis of seven salt-related ERF genes of Populus. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10206. [PMID: 33150090 PMCID: PMC7583627 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Ethylene response factors (ERFs) are plant-specific transcription factors (TFs) that play important roles in plant growth and stress defense and have received a great amount of attention in recent years. In this study, seven ERF genes related to abiotic stress tolerance and response were identified in plants of the Populus genus. Systematic bioinformatics, including sequence phylogeny, genome organisation, gene structure, gene ontology (GO) annotation, etc. were detected. Expression-pattern of these seven ERF genes were analyzed using RT-qPCR and cross validated using RNA-Seq. Data from a phylogenetic tree and multiple alignment of protein sequences indicated that these seven ERF TFs belong to three subfamilies and contain AP2, YRG, and RAYD conserved domains, which may interact with downstream target genes to regulate the plant stress response. An analysis of the structure and promoter region of these seven ERF genes showed that they have multiple stress-related motifs and cis-elements, which may play roles in the plant stress-tolerance process through a transcriptional regulation mechanism; moreover, the cellular_component and molecular_function terms associated with these ERFs determined by GO annotation supported this hypothesis. In addition, the spatio-temporal expression pattern of these seven ERFs, as detected using RT-qPCR and RNA-seq, suggested that they play a critical role in mediating the salt response and tolerance in a dynamic and tissue-specific manner. The results of this study provide a solid basis to explore the functions of the stress-related ERF TFs in Populus abiotic stress tolerance and development process.
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- Juanjuan Huang
- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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Xiao Z, Zhang Y, Liu M, Zhan C, Yang X, Nvsvrot T, Yan Z, Wang N. Coexpression analysis of a large-scale transcriptome identified a calmodulin-like protein regulating the development of adventitious roots in poplar. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 40:1405-1419. [PMID: 32578840 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Poplars are important woody plants, and the ability to form adventitious roots (ARs) is the key factor for their cultivation because most poplars are propagated by cloning. In previous studies, Ca2+ was confirmed to regulate AR formation in poplar. In this study, wild-type poplar cuttings grown in 1.0 mM Ca2+ solution showed the best visible performance of AR development. Coexpression analysis of a large-scale RNA-Seq transcriptome was conducted to identify Ca2+-related genes that regulate AR development in poplar. A total of 15 coexpression modules (CMs) were identified, and two CMs showed high association with AR development. Functional analysis identified a number of biological pathways, including 'oxidation-reduction process', 'response to biotic stimulus' and 'metabolic process', in tissues of AR development. The Ca2+-related pathway was specifically selected, and its regulation in poplar AR development was predicted. A Ca2+ sensor, PdeCML23-1, which is a member of the calmodulin-like protein (CML) family, was found to promote AR development by phenotypic assay of overexpressed PdeCML23-1 transgenic lines at various growing conditions. By measuring cytosolic Ca2+ in AR tips, PdeCML23-1 seemed to play a role in decreasing cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. Additionally, the expression profiles of some genes and phytohormone indole acetic acid (IAA) were also changed in the overexpressed PdeCML23-1 transgenic lines. According to this study, we were able to provide a global view of gene regulation for poplar AR development. Moreover, we also observed the regulation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration by PdeCML23-1, and this regulation was involved in AR development in poplar. We also predicted that PdeCML23-1 possibly regulates AR development by modulating IAA content in poplar.
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- Zheng'ang Xiao
- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Forestry Department, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Zhang Y, Yang X, Cao P, Xiao Z, Zhan C, Liu M, Nvsvrot T, Wang N. The bZIP53-IAA4 module inhibits adventitious root development in Populus. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:3485-3498. [PMID: 32076710 PMCID: PMC7307859 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Adventitious roots (ARs) are important for some plants that depend on clonal propagation. In this study, we demonstrate that a salt-responsive gene module is involved in the negative regulation of AR development in poplar. In this module, the expression of bZIP53 is induced by salt stress and it encodes a transcription factor with transactivation activity. Overexpression or induced expression of bZIP53 in poplar lines resulted in inhibition of AR growth, while heterologous overexpression of bZIP53 in Arabidopsis resulted in a similar phenotype. Results from RNA-seq and RT-qPCR assays predicted IAA4-1 and IAA4-2 to be downstream genes that were regulated by bZIP53. Further investigation of protein-DNA interactions using yeast one-hybrid, electrophoretic mobility shift, dual luciferase reporter, and GUS co-expression assays also showed that IAA4-1/2 were the genes that were directly regulated by bZIP53. Induced-expression IAA4-1/2 transgenic poplar lines also showed inhibited AR growth. In addition, both poplar bZIP53 and IAA4-1/2 showed a response to salt stress. On the basis of these results, we conclude that the bZIP53-IAA4 module is involved in the negative regulation of AR development in poplar.
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- Yan Zhang
- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Forestry Information, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Lai PH, Huang LM, Pan ZJ, Jane WN, Chung MC, Chen WH, Chen HH. PeERF1, a SHINE-Like Transcription Factor, Is Involved in Nanoridge Development on Lip Epidermis of Phalaenopsis Flowers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 10:1709. [PMID: 32082333 PMCID: PMC7002429 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Phalaenopsis orchids have a spectacular floral morphology with a highly evolved lip that offers a landing platform for pollinators. The typical morphological orchid lip features are essential for the special pollination mechanism of Phalaenopsis flowers. Previously, we found that in the lip, a member of the AP2/EREBP protein family was highly expressed. Here, we further confirmed its high expression and characterized its function during lip development. Phylogenetic analysis showed that AP2/EREBP belongs to the Va2 subgroup of ERF transcription factors. We named it PeERF1. We found that PeERF1 was only expressed at stage 5, as flowers opened. This coincided with both thickening of the cuticle and development of nanoridges. We performed knockdown expression of PeERF1 using CymMV-based virus-induced gene silencing in either the AP2 conserved domain, producing PeERF1_AP2-silenced plants, or the SHN specific domain, producing PeERF1_SHN-silenced plants. Using cryo-SEM, we found that the number of nanoridges was reduced only in the PeERF1_AP2-silenced group. This change was found on both the abaxial and adaxial surfaces of the central lip lobe. Expression of PeERF1 was reduced significantly in PeERF1_AP2-silenced plants. In cutin biosynthesis genes, expression of both PeCYP86A2 and PeDCR was significantly decreased in both groups. The expression of PeCYP77A4 was reduced significantly only in the PeERF1_AP2-silenced plants. Although PeGPAT expression was reduced in both silenced plants, but to a lesser degree. The expression of PeERF1 was significantly reduced in the petal-like lip of a big-lip variant. PeCYP77A4 and PeGPAT in the lip were also reduced, but PeDCR was not. Furthermore, heterologous overexpression of PeERF1 in the genus Arabidopsis produced leaves that were shiny on the adaxial surface. Taken together, our results show that in Phalaenopsis orchids PeERF1 plays an important role in formation of nanoridges during lip epidermis development.
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Sun P, Jia H, Zhang Y, Li J, Lu M, Hu J. Deciphering Genetic Architecture of Adventitious Root and Related Shoot Traits in Populus Using QTL Mapping and RNA-Seq Data. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20246114. [PMID: 31817197 PMCID: PMC6941115 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20246114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Understanding the genetic architecture of adventitious root and related shoot traits will facilitate the cultivation of superior genotypes. In this study, we measured 12 adventitious root and related shoot traits of 434 F1 genotypes originating from Populus deltoides ‘Danhong’ × Populus simonii ‘Tongliao1’ and conducted an integrative analysis of quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and RNA-Seq data to dissect their genetic architecture and regulatory genes. Extensive segregation, high repeatability, and significant correlation relationship were detected for the investigated traits. A total of 150 QTLs were associated with adventitious root traits, explaining 3.1–6.1% of phenotypic variation (PVE); while 83 QTLs were associated with shoot traits, explaining 3.1–19.8% of PVE. Twenty-five QTL clusters and 40 QTL hotspots were identified for the investigated traits. Ten QTL clusters were overlapped in both adventitious root traits and related shoot traits. Transcriptome analysis identified 10,172 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) among two parents, three fine rooting and three poor-rooting genotypes, 143 of which were physically located within the QTL intervals. K-means cluster and weighted gene co-expression network analysis showed that PtAAAP19 (Potri.004G111400) encoding amino acid transport protein was tightly associated with adventitious roots and highly expressed in fine-rooting genotypes. Compare with ‘Danhong’, 153 bp deletion in the coding sequence of PtAAAP19 in ‘Tongliao1’ gave rise to lack one transmembrane domain, which might cause the variation of adventitious roots. Taken together, this study deciphered the genetic basis of adventitious root and related shoot traits and provided potential function genes for genetic improvement of poplar breeding.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; (P.S.); (H.J.); (M.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; (P.S.); (H.J.); (M.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; (P.S.); (H.J.); (M.L.)
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- Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 102300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; (P.S.); (H.J.); (M.L.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; (P.S.); (H.J.); (M.L.)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel: +86-10-62888862
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Physiological and Transcriptomic Changes during the Early Phases of Adventitious Root Formation in Mulberry Stem Hardwood Cuttings. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20153707. [PMID: 31362363 PMCID: PMC6696018 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20153707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The initiation and induction of root primordia are of great importance for adventitious root (AR) formation in cutting propagation of horticultural and forestry crops. However, the underlying mechanisms orchestrating these early phases of AR formation remain largely unexplored. Here, we investigated the physiological and transcriptomic changes during the early AR phases in mulberry stem hardwood cuttings. The results showed that the concentrations of soluble proteins increased, whereas concentrations of soluble sugars and starch were decreased. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and zeatin had a rapid transit peak at 6 h after planting (hAP) and declined thereafter. The activities of peroxidase and catalase persistently increased and indole-3-acetic acid oxidase was maintained at a higher stable level from 0 hAP, while the activities of polyphenol oxidase fluctuated with soluble phenolics and IAA levels. The comparative transcriptome identified 4276 common genes that were differentially regulated at −6, 0 and 54 hAP. They were separated into five clusters with distinct biological functions such as defense response and photosynthesis. Considerable common genes were assigned to pathways of sugar metabolism, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and circadian rhythm. The gene co-expression network analysis revealed three major co-expressed modules involved in stress responses, hormone signaling, energy metabolism, starch metabolism, and circadian rhythm. These findings demonstrate the positive effect of auxin on AR induction, and uncovered the crucial roles of stress responses, hormone signaling and circadian rhythm in coordinating the physiological changes during the early phases of AR formation in mulberry stem hardwood cuttings.
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Druege U, Hilo A, Pérez-Pérez JM, Klopotek Y, Acosta M, Shahinnia F, Zerche S, Franken P, Hajirezaei MR. Molecular and physiological control of adventitious rooting in cuttings: phytohormone action meets resource allocation. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2019; 123:929-949. [PMID: 30759178 PMCID: PMC6589513 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adventitious root (AR) formation in excised plant parts is a bottleneck for survival of isolated plant fragments. AR formation plays an important ecological role and is a critical process in cuttings for the clonal propagation of horticultural and forestry crops. Therefore, understanding the regulation of excision-induced AR formation is essential for sustainable and efficient utilization of plant genetic resources. SCOPE Recent studies of plant transcriptomes, proteomes and metabolomes, and the use of mutants and transgenic lines have significantly expanded our knowledge concerning excision-induced AR formation. Here, we integrate new findings regarding AR formation in the cuttings of diverse plant species. These findings support a new system-oriented concept that the phytohormone-controlled reprogramming and differentiation of particular responsive cells in the cutting base interacts with a co-ordinated reallocation of plant resources within the whole cutting to initiate and drive excision-induced AR formation. Master control by auxin involves diverse transcription factors and mechanically sensitive microtubules, and is further linked to ethylene, jasmonates, cytokinins and strigolactones. Hormone functions seem to involve epigenetic factors and cross-talk with metabolic signals, reflecting the nutrient status of the cutting. By affecting distinct physiological units in the cutting, environmental factors such as light, nitrogen and iron modify the implementation of the genetically controlled root developmental programme. CONCLUSION Despite advanced research in the last decade, important questions remain open for future investigations on excision-induced AR formation. These concern the distinct roles and interactions of certain molecular, hormonal and metabolic factors, as well as the functional equilibrium of the whole cutting in a complex environment. Starting from model plants, cell type- and phase-specific monitoring of controlling processes and modification of gene expression are promising methodologies that, however, need to be integrated into a coherent model of the whole system, before research findings can be translated to other crops.
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- Uwe Druege
- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Erfurt, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, OT Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Erfurt, Germany
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- Universidad de Murcia, Facultad de Biología, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, OT Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Erfurt, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Erfurt, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, OT Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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Busov VB. Manipulation of Growth and Architectural Characteristics in Trees for Increased Woody Biomass Production. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1505. [PMID: 30459780 PMCID: PMC6232754 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Growth and architectural traits in trees are economically and environmentally important and thus of considerable importance to the improvement of forest and fruit trees. These traits are complex and result from the operation of a number of molecular mechanisms. This review will focus on the regulation of crown architecture, secondary woody growth and adventitious rooting. These traits and processes have significant impact on deployment, management, and productivity of tree crops. The majority of the described work comes from experiments in model plants, poplar, apple, peach, and plum because these species allow functional analysis of the involved genes and have significant genomics resources. However, these studies convincingly show conserved mechanisms for elaboration of specific growth and architectural traits. The conservation of these mechanisms suggest that they can be used as a blueprint for the improvement of these traits and processes in phylogenetically diverse tree crops. We will specifically consider the involvement of flowering time, transcription factors and hormone-associated genes. The review will also discuss the impact of recent technological advances as well as the challenges to the dissection of these traits in trees.
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Nie J, Wen C, Xi L, Lv S, Zhao Q, Kou Y, Ma N, Zhao L, Zhou X. The AP2/ERF transcription factor CmERF053 of chrysanthemum positively regulates shoot branching, lateral root, and drought tolerance. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2018; 37:1049-1060. [PMID: 29687169 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-018-2290-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We find that the DREB subfamily transcription factor, CmERF053, has a novel function to regulate the development of shoot branching and lateral root in addition to affecting abiotic stress. Dehydration-responsive element binding proteins (DREBs) are important plant transcription factors that regulate various abiotic stresses. Here, we isolated an APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factor from chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium 'Jinba'), CmERF053, the expression of which was rapidly up-regulated by main stem decapitation. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that it belongs to the A-6 group of the DREB subfamily, and the subcellular localization assay confirmed that CmERF053 was a nuclear protein. Overexpression of CmERF053 in Arabidopsis exhibited positive effects of plant lateral organs, which had more shoot branching and lateral roots than did the wild type. We also found that the expression of CmERF053 in axillary buds was induced by exogenous cytokinins. These results suggested that CmERF053 may be involved in cytokinins-related shoot branching pathway. In this study, an altered auxin distribution was observed during root elongation in the seedlings of the overexpression plants. Furthermore, overexpress CmERF053 gene could enhance drought tolerance. Together, these findings indicated that CmERF053 plays crucial roles in regulating shoot branching, lateral root, and drought stress in plant. Moreover, our study provides potential application value for improving plant productivity, ornamental traits, and drought tolerance.
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- Jing Nie
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Stevens ME, Woeste KE, Pijut PM. Localized gene expression changes during adventitious root formation in black walnut (Juglans nigra L.). TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 38:877-894. [PMID: 29378021 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpx175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Cutting propagation plays a large role in the forestry and horticulture industries where superior genotypes need to be clonally multiplied. Integral to this process is the ability of cuttings to form adventitious roots. Recalcitrance to adventitious root development is a serious hurdle for many woody plant propagation systems including black walnut (Juglans nigra L.), an economically valuable species. The inability of black walnut to reliably form adventitious roots limits propagation of superior genotypes. Adventitious roots originate from different locations, and root induction is controlled by many environmental and endogenous factors. At the molecular level, however, the regulation of adventitious root formation is still poorly understood. In order to elucidate the transcriptional changes during adventitious root development in black walnut, we used quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction to measure the expression of nine key genes regulating root formation in other species. Using our previously developed spatially explicit timeline of adventitious root development in black walnut softwood cuttings, we optimized a laser capture microdissection protocol to isolate RNA from cortical, phloem fiber and phloem parenchyma cells throughout adventitious root formation. Laser capture microdissection permitted high-resolution, site-specific analysis of gene expression that differentiated between participatory and non-participatory root progenitor cells. Results indicated mRNA abundance was altered in all nine rooting-related genes in response to auxin treatment in both juvenile and mature cuttings. SCARECROW LIKE-1 (SCL) had the greatest change in expression in juvenile rooting-competent cells at days 16 and 18, with a 24- and 23-fold increase relative to day 0, respectively. Tissues not linked to root organogenesis had little change in SCL expression at similar time points. AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF)6 and ARF8 as well as SHORTROOT expression also increased 2- to 4-fold in rooting-competent tissue. The greatest transcript abundance in rooting-competent cuttings was restricted to root progenitor cells, while recalcitrant cuttings had a diffuse mRNA signal among tissue types.
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- Micah E Stevens
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC), 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, HTIRC, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, HTIRC, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Wang L, Sun Y, Xia XL, Jiang TB. Screening of proteins interacting with ERF transcriptional factor from Populus simonii × P.nigra by yeast two-hybrid method. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2018.1453309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Plant Science, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, PR China
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Advanced Technology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Advanced Technology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, PR China
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- Department of Plant Science, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, PR China
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Díaz-Sala C. Molecular Dissection of the Regenerative Capacity of Forest Tree Species: Special Focus on Conifers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1943. [PMID: 30687348 PMCID: PMC6333695 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) and organogenesis have become leading biotechnologies for forest tree improvement and the implementation of multi-varietal forestry. Despite major advances in clonal propagation using these technologies, many forest tree species, such as conifers, show a low regeneration capacity. Developmental factors such as genotype, the type and age of the explant or tissue, and the age and maturity of the mother tree are limiting factors for the success of propagation programs. This review summarizes recent research on the molecular pathways involved in the regulation of key steps in SE and organogenesis of forest tree species, mainly conifers. The interaction between auxin and stress conditions, the induction of cell identity regulators and the role of cell wall remodeling are reviewed. This information is essential to develop tools and strategies to improve clonal propagation programs for forest tree species.
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Xing L, Di Z, Yang W, Liu J, Li M, Wang X, Cui C, Wang X, Wang X, Zhang R, Xiao J, Cao A. Overexpression of ERF1-V from Haynaldia villosa Can Enhance the Resistance of Wheat to Powdery Mildew and Increase the Tolerance to Salt and Drought Stresses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1948. [PMID: 29238352 PMCID: PMC5712803 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The APETALA 2/Ethylene-responsive element binding factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factor gene family is widely involved in the biotic and abiotic stress regulation. Haynaldia villosa (VV, 2n = 14), a wild species of wheat, is a potential gene pool for wheat improvement. H. villosa confers high resistance to several wheat diseases and high tolerance to some abiotic stress. In this study, ERF1-V, an ethylene-responsive element-binding factor gene of the AP2/ERF transcription factor gene family from wild H. villosa, was cloned and characterized. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis showed that ERF1-V is a deduced B2 type ERF gene. ERF1-V was first identified as a Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt) up-regulated gene, and later found to be induced by drought, salt and cold stresses. In responses to hormones, ERF1-V was up-regulated by ethylene and abscisic acid, but down-regulated by salicylic acid and jasmonic acid. Over expression of ERF1-V in wheat could improve resistance to powdery mildew, salt and drought stress. Chlorophyll content, malondialdehyde content, superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activity were significantly differences between the recipient Yangmai158 and the transgenic plants following salt treatment. Furthermore, the expression levels of some stress responsive genes were differences after drought or salt treatments. Although ERF1-V was activated by the constitutive promoter, the agronomic traits, including flowering time, plant height, effective tiller number, spikelet number per spike and grain size, did not changed significantly. ERF1-V is a valuable gene for wheat improvement by genetic engineering.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Cytogenetics Institute, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Aumond ML, de Araujo AT, de Oliveira Junkes CF, de Almeida MR, Matsuura HN, de Costa F, Fett-Neto AG. Events Associated with Early Age-Related Decline in Adventitious Rooting Competence of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1734. [PMID: 29067033 PMCID: PMC5641372 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The development of adventitious roots is affected by several factors, including the age of the cutting donor plant, which negatively affects rooting capacity. Eucalyptus globulus quickly loses rooting capacity of cuttings as the donor plant ages, although the molecular and biochemical mechanisms behind this process are still unclear. To better understand the bases of rooting competence loss in E. globulus, the time required for a significant decline in rhizogenic ability without exogenous auxin was determined in microcuttings derived from donor plants of different ages after sowing. Tip cuttings of donor plants were severed before and after loss of rooting competence of microcuttings to test the hypothesis that auxin and carbohydrate homeostasis regulate rooting competence decline. There were no significant changes in concentration of carbohydrates, flavonoids, or proteins before and after the loss of rooting capacity. Peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) total activity increased with loss of rooting competence. Auxin concentration showed the opposite pattern. In good agreement, TAA1, a key gene in auxin biosynthesis, had lower expression after loss of rooting capacity. The same applied to the auxin receptor gene TIR1, suggesting reduced auxin sensitivity. On the other hand, genes associated with auxin response repression (TPL, IAA12) or with the action of cytokinins, the rhizogenesis inhibitor-related ARR1, showed higher expression in plants with lower rooting competence. Taken together, data suggest that age negatively affects E. globulus rooting by a combination of factors. Decreased endogenous auxin concentration, possibly caused by less biosynthesis, lower auxin sensitivity, higher expression of genes inhibiting auxin action, as well as of genes related to the action of cytokinins, appear to play roles in this process.
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- Márcio L. Aumond
- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Jung H, Chung PJ, Park S, Redillas MCFR, Kim YS, Suh J, Kim J. Overexpression of OsERF48 causes regulation of OsCML16, a calmodulin-like protein gene that enhances root growth and drought tolerance. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2017; 15:1295-1308. [PMID: 28244201 PMCID: PMC5595718 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The AP2/ERF family is a plant-specific transcription factor family whose members have been associated with various developmental processes and stress tolerance. Here, we functionally characterized the drought-inducible OsERF48, a group Ib member of the rice ERF family with four conserved motifs, CMI-1, -2, -3 and -4. A transactivation assay in yeast revealed that the C-terminal CMI-1 motif was essential for OsERF48 transcriptional activity. When OsERF48 was overexpressed in an either a root-specific (ROXOsERF48 ) or whole-body (OXOsERF48 ) manner, transgenic plants showed a longer and denser root phenotype compared to the nontransgenic (NT) controls. When plants were grown on a 40% polyethylene glycol-infused medium under in vitro drought conditions, ROXOsERF48 plants showed a more vigorous root growth than OXOsERF48 and NT plants. In addition, the ROXOsERF48 plants exhibited higher grain yield than OXOsERF48 and NT plants under field-drought conditions. We constructed a putative OsERF48 regulatory network by cross-referencing ROXOsERF48 root-specific RNA-seq data with a co-expression network database, from which we inferred the involvement of 20 drought-related genes in OsERF48-mediated responses. These included genes annotated as being involved in stress signalling, carbohydrate metabolism, cell-wall proteins and drought responses. They included, OsCML16, a key gene in calcium signalling during abiotic stress, which was shown to be a direct target of OsERF48 by chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR analysis and a transient protoplast expression assay. Our results demonstrated that OsERF48 regulates OsCML16, a calmodulin-like protein gene that enhances root growth and drought tolerance.
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- Harin Jung
- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversityPyeongchangKorea
- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical MaterialsDivision of Bioscience and BioinformaticsMyongji UniversityYonginGyeonggiKorea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversityPyeongchangKorea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversityPyeongchangKorea
- Present address:
Laboratory of Plant Molecular BiologyRockefeller UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversityPyeongchangKorea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversityPyeongchangKorea
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- Center for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical MaterialsDivision of Bioscience and BioinformaticsMyongji UniversityYonginGyeonggiKorea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Crop Biotechnology Institute/GreenBio Science and TechnologySeoul National UniversityPyeongchangKorea
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Li SW, Leng Y, Shi RF. Transcriptomic profiling provides molecular insights into hydrogen peroxide-induced adventitious rooting in mung bean seedlings. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:188. [PMID: 28212614 PMCID: PMC5316208 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3576-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been known to function as a signalling molecule involved in the modulation of various physiological processes in plants. H2O2 has been shown to act as a promoter during adventitious root formation in hypocotyl cuttings. In this study, RNA-Seq was performed to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying H2O2-induced adventitious rooting. RESULTS RNA-Seq data revealed that H2O2 treatment greatly increased the numbers of clean reads and expressed genes and abundance of gene expression relative to the water treatment. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses indicated that a profound change in gene function occurred in the 6-h H2O2 treatment and that H2O2 mainly enhanced gene expression levels at the 6-h time point but reduced gene expression levels at the 24-h time point compared with the water treatment. In total, 4579 differentially expressed (2-fold change > 2) unigenes (DEGs), of which 78.3% were up-regulated and 21.7% were down-regulated; 3525 DEGs, of which 64.0% were up-regulated and 36.0% were down-regulated; and 7383 DEGs, of which 40.8% were up-regulated and 59.2% were down-regulated were selected in the 6-h, 24-h, and from 6- to 24-h treatments, respectively. The number of DEGs in the 6-h treatment was 29.9% higher than that in the 24-h treatment. The functions of the most highly regulated genes were associated with stress response, cell redox homeostasis and oxidative stress response, cell wall loosening and modification, metabolic processes, and transcription factors (TFs), as well as plant hormone signalling, including auxin, ethylene, cytokinin, gibberellin, and abscisic acid pathways. Notably, a large number of genes encoding for heat shock proteins (HSPs) and heat shock transcription factors (HSFs) were significantly up-regulated during H2O2 treatments. Furthermore, real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) results showed that, during H2O2 treatments, the expression levels of ARFs, IAAs, AUXs, NACs, RD22, AHKs, MYBs, PIN1, AUX15A, LBD29, LBD41, ADH1b, and QORL were significantly up-regulated at the 6- and/or 24-h time points. In contrast, PER1 and PER2 were significantly down-regulated by H2O2 treatment. These qRT-PCR results strongly correlated with the RNA-Seq data. CONCLUSIONS Using RNA-Seq and qRT-PCR techniques, we analysed the global changes in gene expression and functional profiling during H2O2-induced adventitious rooting in mung bean seedlings. These results strengthen the current understanding of H2O2-induced adventitious rooting and the molecular traits of H2O2 priming in plants.
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- Shi-Weng Li
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou, 730070 People’s Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou, 730070 People’s Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou, 730070 People’s Republic of China
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Dash M, Yordanov YS, Georgieva T, Tschaplinski TJ, Yordanova E, Busov V. Poplar PtabZIP1-like enhances lateral root formation and biomass growth under drought stress. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 89:692-705. [PMID: 27813246 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Developing drought-resistance varieties is a major goal for bioenergy crops, such as poplar (Populus), which will be grown on marginal lands with little or no water input. Root architecture can affect drought resistance, but few genes that affect root architecture in relation to water availability have been identified. Here, using activation tagging in the prime bioenergy crop poplar, we have identified a mutant that overcomes the block of lateral root (LR) formation under osmotic stress. Positioning of the tag, validation of the activation and recapitulation showed that the phenotype is caused by the poplar PtabZIP1-like (PtabZIP1L) gene with highest homology to bZIP1 from Arabidopsis. PtabZIP1L is predominantly expressed in roots, particularly in zones where lateral root primordia (LRP) initiate and LR differentiate and emerge. Transgenics overexpressing PtabZIP1L showed precocious LRP and LR development, while PtabZIP1L suppression significantly delayed both LRP and LR formation. Transgenic overexpression and suppression of PtabZIP1L also resulted in modulation of key metabolites like proline, asparagine, valine and several flavonoids. Consistently, expression of both of the poplar Proline Dehydrogenase orthologs and two of the Flavonol Synthases genes was also increased and decreased in overexpressed and suppressed transgenics, respectively. These findings suggest that PtabZIP1L mediates LR development and drought resistance through modulation of multiple metabolic pathways.
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- Madhumita Dash
- Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA
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- Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA
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- Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA
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- Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA
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- Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA
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De Zio E, Trupiano D, Montagnoli A, Terzaghi M, Chiatante D, Grosso A, Marra M, Scaloni A, Scippa GS. Poplar woody taproot under bending stress: the asymmetric response of the convex and concave sides. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2016; 118:865-883. [PMID: 27558889 PMCID: PMC5055640 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Background and Aims Progress has been made in understanding the physiological and molecular basis of root response to mechanical stress, especially in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, in which bending causes the initiation of lateral root primordia toward the convex side of the bent root. In the case of woody roots, it has been reported that mechanical stress induces an asymmetric distribution of lateral roots and reaction wood formation, but the mechanisms underlying these responses are largely unknown. In the present work, the hypothesis was tested that bending could determine an asymmetric response in the two sides of the main root axis as cells are stretched on the convex side and compressed on the concave side. Methods Woody taproots of 20 seedlings were bent to an angle of 90° using a steel net. Changes in the anatomy, lignin and phytohormone content and proteome expression in the two sides of the bent root were analysed; anatomical changes, including dissimilarities and similarities to those found in poplar bent woody stem, were also considered. Key Results Compression forces at the concave side of poplar root induced the formation of reaction wood which presented a high lignin content and was associated with the induction of cambium cell activity. Auxin seemed to be the main hormone triggering lignin deposition and cell wall strengthening in the concave sides. Abscisic acid appeared to function in the water stress response induced by xylem structures and/or osmotic alterations in the compression sides, whereas gibberellins may control cell elongation and gravitropisms. Conclusions Poplar root reaction wood showed characteristics different from those produced in bent stem. Besides providing biomechanical functions, a bent root ensures water uptake and transport in the deforming condition induced by tension and compression forces by two different strategies: an increase in xylem thickness in the compressed side, and lateral root formation in the tension side.
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- Elena De Zio
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, University of Molise, 86090 Pesche (IS), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, University of Molise, 86090 Pesche (IS), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80147 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, University of Molise, 86090 Pesche (IS), Italy
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Yao W, Wang L, Zhou B, Wang S, Li R, Jiang T. Over-expression of poplar transcription factor ERF76 gene confers salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 198:23-31. [PMID: 27123829 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Ethylene response factors (ERFs) belong to a large plant-specific transcription factor family, which play a significant role in plant development and stress responses. Poplar ERF76 gene, a member of ERF TF family, can be up-regulated in response to salt stress, osmotic stress, and ABA treatment. The ERF76 protein was confirmed to be targeted preferentially in the nucleus of onion cell by particle bombardment. In order to understand the functions of ERF76 gene in salt stress response, we conducted temporal and spatial expression analysis of ERF76 gene in poplar. Then the ERF76 cDNA fragment containing an ORF was cloned from di-haploid Populus simonii×P. nigra and transferred into tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum) genome by Agrobacterium-mediated leaf disc method. Under salt stress, transgenic tobacco over-expressing ERF76 gene showed a significant increase in seed germination rate, plant height, root length, and fresh weight, as well as in relative water content (RWC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, peroxidase (POD) activity, and proline content, compared to control tobacco lines. In contrast, transgenic tobacco lines displayed a decrease in malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulation, relative electrical conductivity (REC) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in response to salt stress, compared to control tobacco lines. Over all, the results indicated that ERF76 gene plays a critical role in salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco.
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- Wenjing Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, 51 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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- Institute of Advanced Technology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, 51 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, 51 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, 51 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, 51 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China.
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Fei Y, Xiao B, Yang M, Ding Q, Tang W. MicroRNAs, polyamines, and the activities antioxidant enzymes are associated with in vitro rooting in white pine (Pinus strobus L.). SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:416. [PMID: 27069836 PMCID: PMC4821849 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2080-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Molecular mechanism of in vitro rooting in conifer is not fully understood. After establishment of a regeneration procedure in eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using mature embryos as explants to induce shoot formation on medium containing 3 μM IAA, 6 μM BA and 6 μM TDZ and induce root formation on medium containing 0.001-0.05 μM IAA, 0.001-0.05 μM IBA, 0.001-0.05 μM TDZ, we have investigated the changes of polyamine content and the activities of antioxidant enzymes during in vitro rooting in P. strobus. Our results demonstrated that putrescine (Put), spermidine (Spd), and spermine (Spm) did not increase in P. strobus during the first week of rooting on medium supplemented with 0.01 μM indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), whereas the levels of Put, Spd, and Spm increased during the 1st-3rd week of culture on medium with IAA, and then decreased on medium with IAA. No such a change in Put, Spd, and Spm was observed on medium without IAA. Measurement of antioxidant enzyme activity demonstrated that the activities of polyphenol oxidase, catalase, and peroxidase slightly increased in the first week of culture and reached to the highest peak in the 3rd-5th week of culture. Quantitative RT-PCR results indicated that miR160 was increased on the 7th day, miR162, miR397, and miR408 was increased from the 21th to 35th day, miR857 was increased on the 35th day, and miR827 was increased on the 49th day. These results demonstrated that enhanced polyamine biosynthesis, antioxidant enzyme activity, and microRNAs are correlated with the root induction and formation in P. strobus.
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- Yunjun Fei
- />College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025 Hubei China
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- />College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025 Hubei China
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- />College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025 Hubei China
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- />College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025 Hubei China
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- />College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025 Hubei China
- />Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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Li SW, Shi RF, Leng Y, Zhou Y. Transcriptomic analysis reveals the gene expression profile that specifically responds to IBA during adventitious rooting in mung bean seedlings. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:43. [PMID: 26755210 PMCID: PMC4709940 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2372-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Auxin plays a critical role in inducing adventitious rooting in many plants. Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) is the most widely employed auxin for adventitious rooting. However, the molecular mechanisms by which auxin regulate the process of adventitious rooting are less well known. RESULTS The RNA-Seq data analysis indicated that IBA treatment greatly increased the amount of clean reads and the amount of expressed unigenes by 24.29 % and 27.42 % and by 4.3 % and 5.04 % at two time points, respectively, and significantly increased the numbers of unigenes numbered with RPKM = 10-100 and RPKM = 500-1000 by 13.04 % and 3.12 % and by 24.66 % and 108.2 % at two time points, respectively. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis indicated that the enrichment of down-regulated GOs was 2.87-fold higher than that of up-regulated GOs at stage 1, suggesting that IBA significantly down-regulated gene expression at 6 h. The GO functional category indicated that IBA significantly up- or down-regulated processes associated with auxin signaling, ribosome assembly and protein synthesis, photosynthesis, oxidoreductase activity and extracellular region, secondary cell wall biogenesis, and the cell wall during the development process. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment indicated that ribosome biogenesis, plant hormone signal transduction, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, photosynthesis, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis, ribosome, cutin, flavonoid biosynthesis, and phenylalanine metabolism were the pathways most highly regulated by IBA. A total of 6369 differentially expressed (2-fold change > 2) unigenes (DEGs) with 3693 (58 %) that were up-regulated and 2676 (42 %) down-regulated, 5433 unigenes with 2208 (40.6 %) that were up-regulated and 3225 (59.4 %) down-regulated, and 7664 unigenes with 3187 (41.6 %) that were up-regulated and 4477 (58.4 %) down-regulated were detected at stage 1, stage 2, and between stage 1 and stage 2, respectively, suggesting that IBA treatment increased the number of DEGs. A total of 143 DEGs specifically involved in plant hormone signaling and 345 transcription factor (TF) genes were also regulated by IBA. qRT-PCR validation of the 36 genes with known functions indicated a strong correlation with the RNA-Seq data. CONCLUSIONS The changes in GO functional categories, KEGG pathways, and global DEG profiling during adventitious rooting induced by IBA were analyzed. These results provide valuable information about the molecular traits of IBA regulation of adventitious rooting.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shi-Weng Li
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou, 730070, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou, 730070, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou, 730070, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou, 730070, P.R. China.
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