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Yang X, Xu F, Pan W, Zhang W, Liao H, Zhu B, Xu B, Chen X, Yang H. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of High- and Low-Growth Genotypes of Eucalyptus urophylla in Response to Long-Term Nitrogen Deficiency. Genes (Basel) 2023; 15:60. [PMID: 38254950 PMCID: PMC10815775 DOI: 10.3390/genes15010060] [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: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Nutrients play important roles in the growth and development of most plant species. However, in perennial trees, the function of nutrients in different genotypes is poorly understood. Three different nutrient levels (low, sufficient, and high nutrient levels) were applied to two contrasting Eucalyptus urophylla cultivars (a high-growth cultivar ZQUA44 and a low-growth cultivar ZQUB15), and growth and expression levels were analyzed. Although the growth traits of both genotypes under nutrient starvation treatment were much lower than under abundant nutrients, tree height, crown width, and biomass of different ZQUA44 tissues were much higher than those of ZQUB15 at all three nutrient levels. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) clustered into six subclusters based on their expression patterns, and functional annotation showed that the DEGs involved in glutathione metabolism and flavonoid biosynthesis may be responsible for nutrient starvation across different genotypes, while the DEGs involved in carotenoid biosynthesis and starch and sucrose metabolism may have a range of functions in different genotypes. The DEGs encoding the MYB-related family may be responsible for nutrient deficiency in all genotypes, while B3 may have different functions in different genotypes. Our results demonstrate that different genotypes may form different pathways to coordinate plant survival when they face abiotic stresses.
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- Xiaohui Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China; (X.Y.); (F.X.); (W.P.); (W.Z.); (H.L.); (B.X.); (X.C.)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry, No. 233, Guangshan First Road, Guangzhou 510520, China
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Piao C, Gao Z, Yuan S, Li F, Cui ML. The R2R3-MYB gene CgMYB4 is involved in the regulation of cell differentiation and fiber development in the stamens of Chelone glabra L. PROTOPLASMA 2022; 259:1397-1407. [PMID: 35099606 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-022-01735-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A Plantaginaceae flowering plant, Chelone glabra, is different from Arabidopsis thaliana and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), as it produces fibers on the anther surface. However, the evolutionary molecular mechanism of how fiber development is controlled in the stamen is unclear. MYB genes are essential transcription factors for trichome and fiber development in plants. In this study, we isolated 29 MYB domain-containing sequences using early-stage anthers and several sets of degenerated primers conserved in the R2R3 domain of the MYB transcription factor. Among them, CgMYB4 is an R2R3-MYB gene encoding 281 amino acids. Phylogenetic analysis showed that CgMYB4 is closely related to GhMYB25L/AmMIXTA, which controls fiber initiation and development in cotton and epidermal cell differentiation in the petals of Antirrhinum. Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that CgMYB4 is strongly expressed at the stamens and carpels. Overexpression of CgMYB4 significantly enhanced root hair formation in transformed hairy roots, contrary to the root hair numbers, which were reduced in silenced CgMYB4 hairy roots. Moreover, overexpression of CgMYB4 also evidently promoted fiber development at filaments and conical cell-like epidermal cell increases at the anther wall. Our results showed that CgMYB4 is an R2R3-MYB gene and is positively involved in regulating cell division and fiber differentiation in the early stages of stamen development in C. glabra.
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- Chunlan Piao
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
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Xia M, Tu L, Liu Y, Jiang Z, Wu X, Gao W, Huang L. Genome-wide analysis of MYB family genes in Tripterygium wilfordii and their potential roles in terpenoid biosynthesis. PLANT DIRECT 2022; 6:e424. [PMID: 35898558 PMCID: PMC9307386 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Terpenoids are a class of significant bioactive components in the woody vine of Tripterygium wilfordii. Previous studies have shown that MYB transcription factors play important roles in plant secondary metabolism, growth, and developmental processes. However, the MYB involved in terpenoid biosynthesis in Tripterygium wilfordii are unknown. To identify Tripterygium wilfordii MYB (TwMYB) genes that are involved in terpenoid biosynthesis, we conducted the genome-wide analysis of the TwMYB gene family. A total of 207 TwMYBs were identified including 84 1R-TwMYB, 117 R2R3-TwMYB, four 3R-TwMYB, and two 4R-TwMYB genes. The most abundant R2R3-TwMYBs together with their Arabidopsis homologs were categorized into 26 subgroups. Intraspecific collinearity analysis found that the 74.9% of the TwMYBs may be generated by segmental duplication events, and 36.7% of duplicated gene pairs were derived from the specific whole genome duplication (WGD) event in Tripterygium wilfordii. In addition, interspecies collinearity analysis found that 16 TwMYB genes formed homologous gene pairs with MYB genes in seven representative species, which indicated they may have a key role in evolution. Notably, we found that the TwMYB genes were differentially expressed in various tissues by expression pattern analysis. In order to further select the candidate genes related to terpenoid biosynthesis, the assay of Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) induction and analysis of phylogenetic tree was conducted. It was speculated that six candidate TwMYB genes (TwMYB33, TwMYB34, TwMYB45, TwMYB67, TwMYB102, and TwMYB103) are involved in regulating terpenoid biosynthesis. This study is the first systematic analysis of the TwMYB gene family and will lay a foundation for the functional characterization of TwMYB genes in the regulation of terpenoid biosynthesis.
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- Meng Xia
- School of Traditional Chinese MedicineCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- School of Traditional Chinese MedicineCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
- Department of Pharmacy, School of MedicineZhejiang University City CollegeHangzhouChina
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- School of Traditional Chinese MedicineCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- School of Traditional Chinese MedicineCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- School of Traditional Chinese MedicineCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- School of Traditional Chinese MedicineCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
- Beijing Shijitan HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao‐di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia MedicaChina Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesBeijingChina
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Chen Y, Wu P, Zhang C, Guo Y, Liao B, Chen Y, Li M, Wu G, Wang Y, Jiang H. Ectopic Expression of JcCPL1, 2, and 4 Affects Epidermal Cell Differentiation, Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23041924. [PMID: 35216041 PMCID: PMC8872631 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23041924] [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: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The CAPRICE (CPC)-like (CPL) genes belong to a single-repeat R3 MYB family, whose roles in physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.), an important energy plant, remain unclear. In this study, we identified a total of six CPL genes (JcCPL1–6) in physic nut. The JcCPL3, 4, and 6 proteins were localized mainly in the nucleus, while proteins JcCPL1, 2, and 5 were localized in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Ectopic overexpression of JcCPL1, 2, and 4 in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in an increase in root hair number and decrease in trichome number. Consistent with the phenotype of reduced anthocyanin in shoots, the expression levels of anthocyanin biosynthesis genes were down-regulated in the shoots of these three transgenic A. thaliana lines. Moreover, we observed that OeJcCPL1, 2, 4 plants attained earlier leaf senescence, especially at the late developmental stage. Consistent with this, the expression levels of several senescence-associated and photosynthesis-related genes were, respectively, up-regulated and down-regulated in leaves. Taken together, our results indicate functional divergence of the six CPL proteins in physic nut. These findings also provide insight into the underlying roles of CPL transcription factors in leaf senescence.
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- Yanbo Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China; (Y.C.); (B.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; (P.W.); (Y.G.); (Y.C.); (M.L.); (G.W.)
- Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research of Guangdong Province, Institution of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; (P.W.); (Y.G.); (Y.C.); (M.L.); (G.W.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China; (Y.C.); (B.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; (P.W.); (Y.G.); (Y.C.); (M.L.); (G.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; (P.W.); (Y.G.); (Y.C.); (M.L.); (G.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; (P.W.); (Y.G.); (Y.C.); (M.L.); (G.W.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China; (Y.C.); (B.L.)
- Correspondence: (Y.W.); (H.J.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; (P.W.); (Y.G.); (Y.C.); (M.L.); (G.W.)
- Correspondence: (Y.W.); (H.J.)
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Shao C, Cai F, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Bao Z, Bao M. A Class II TCP Transcription Factor PaTCP4 from Platanus acerifolia Regulates Trichome Formation in Arabidopsis. DNA Cell Biol 2021; 40:1235-1250. [PMID: 34558965 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2021.0300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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London plane tree is widely grown as a landscaping and street tree, but the release of its trichomes creates a serious air-borne pollution problem. Identifying the key genes that regulate the development of trichomes is, therefore, an important tool for the molecular breeding of Platanus acerifolia. In this study, a sequence homologous with the Arabidopsis Class II TCP subfamily was identified from London plane, and named PaTCP4. The expression of PaTCP4 was detected in various organs of London plane trees, significantly in the trichomes. Overexpression of PaTCP4 in Arabidopsis reduced the trichome density on the first pair of true leaves, and atypical 5-branched trichomes were also detected on those leaves. The expression of endogenous AtCPC and AtTCL2 was significantly increased in PaTCP4 transgenic lines, and was associated with a decrease in the expression of endogenous AtGL2. Furthermore, the expression of endogenous AtGL3 was significantly increased. In addition, the protein product of PaTCP4 was shown to directly activate AtCPC, AtTCL2, AtGL3, AtGIS, PaGIS, and PaGL3 in yeast one-hybrid assays and in the dual-luciferase reporter system. Taken together, these results identify a role for PaTCP4 in trichome initiation and branching in Arabidopsis. Thus, PaTCP4 represents a strong candidate gene for regulating the development of trichomes in London plane trees.
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- Changsheng Shao
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.,Plant Genomics and Molecular Improvement of Colored Fiber Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jiang G, Zhang D, Li Z, Liang H, Deng R, Su X, Jiang Y, Duan X. Alternative splicing of MaMYB16L regulates starch degradation in banana fruit during ripening. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:1341-1352. [PMID: 33656245 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The alternative splicing of select genes is an important mechanism to regulate responses to endogenous and environmental signals in plants. However, the role of alternative splicing in regulating fruit ripening remains unclear. Here, we discovered that MaMYB16L, an R1-type MYB transcription factor, undergoes alternative splicing and generates two transcripts, the full-length isoform MaMYB16L and a truncated form MaMYB16S, in banana fruit. During banana fruit ripening, the alternative splicing process intensifies with downregulated MaMYB16L and upregulated MaMYB16S. Moreover, MaMYB16L is a transcriptional repressor that directly binds with the promoters of many genes associated with starch degradation and MaDREB2, a positive ripening regulator, and represses their expression. In contrast, MaMBY16S lacks a DNA-binding domain but competitively combines and forms non-functional heterodimers with functional MaMYB16L. MaMYB16L-MaMYB16S heterodimers decrease the binding capacity and transrepression activity of MaMYB16L. The downregulation of MaMYB16L and the upregulation of MaMYB16S, that is, a decreased ratio of active to non-active isoforms, facilitates the activation of ripening-related genes and thereby promotes fruit ripening. Furthermore, the transient overexpression of MaMYB16S promotes banana fruit ripening, whereas the overexpression of MaMYB16L delays this process. Therefore, the alternative splicing of MaMYB16L might generate a self-controlled regulatory loop to regulate banana fruit ripening.
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- Guoxiang Jiang
- South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- Guangdong AIB Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 510507, China
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- South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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Leng B, Wang X, Yuan F, Zhang H, Lu C, Chen M, Wang B. Heterologous expression of the Limonium bicolor MYB transcription factor LbTRY in Arabidopsis thaliana increases salt sensitivity by modifying root hair development and osmotic homeostasis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 302:110704. [PMID: 33288017 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Arabidopsis thaliana TRY is a negative regulator of trichome differentiation that promotes root hair differentiation. Here, we established that LbTRY, from the recretohalophyte Limonium bicolor, is a typical MYB transcription factor that exhibits transcriptional activation activity and locates in nucleus. By in situ hybridization in L. bicolor, LbTRY may be specifically positioned in salt gland of the expanded leaves. LbTRY expression was the highest in mature leaves and lowest under NaCl treatment. For functional assessment, we heterologously expressed LbTRY in wild-type and try29760 mutant Arabidopsis plants. Epidermal differentiation was remarkably affected in the transgenic wild-type line, as was increased root hair development. Complementation of try29760 with LbTRY under both 35S and LbTRY specific promoter restored the wild-type phenotype. qRT-PCR analysis suggested that AtGL3 and AtZFP5 promote root hair cell fate in lines heterologously producing LbTRY. In addition, four genes (AtRHD6, AtRSL1, AtLRL2, and AtLRL3) involved in root hair initiation and elongation were upregulated in the transgenic lines. Furthermore, LbTRY specifically increased the salt sensitivity of the transgenic lines. The transgenic and complementation lines showed poor germination rates and reduced root lengths, whereas the mutant unexpectedly fared the best under a range of NaCl treatments. Under salt stress, the transgenic seedlings accumulated more MDA and Na+ and less proline and soluble sugar than try29760. Thus, when heterologously expressed in Arabidopsis, LbTRY participates in hair development, similar to other MYB proteins, and specifically reduces salt tolerance by increasing ion accumulation and reducing osmolytes. The expression of salt-tolerance marker genes (SOS1, SOS2, SOS3 and P5CS1) was significant reduced in the transgenic lines. More will be carried by downregulating expression of TRY homologs in crops to improve salt tolerance.
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- Bingying Leng
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China; Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China.
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