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Liu S, Magne K, Daniel S, Sibout R, Ratet P. Brachypodium distachyon UNICULME4 and LAXATUM-A are redundantly required for development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 188:363-381. [PMID: 34662405 PMCID: PMC8774750 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
In cultivated grasses, tillering, leaf, and inflorescence architecture, as well as abscission ability, are major agronomical traits. In barley (Hordeum vulgare), maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa), and brachypodium (Brachypodium distachyon), NOOT-BOP-COCH-LIKE (NBCL) genes are essential regulators of vegetative and reproductive development. Grass species usually possess 2-4 NBCL copies and until now a single study in O. sativa showed that the disruption of all NBCL genes strongly altered O. sativa leaf development. To improve our understanding of the role of NBCL genes in grasses, we extended the study of the two NBCL paralogs BdUNICULME4 (CUL4) and BdLAXATUM-A (LAXA) in the nondomesticated grass B. distachyon. For this, we applied reversed genetics and generated original B. distachyon single and double nbcl mutants by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats - CRISPR associated protein 9 (CRISPR-Cas9) approaches and genetic crossing between nbcl targeting induced local lesions in genomes (TILLING) mutants. Through the study of original single laxa CRISPR-Cas9 null alleles, we validated functions previously proposed for LAXA in tillering, leaf patterning, inflorescence, and flower development and also unveiled roles for these genes in seed yield. Furthermore, the characterization of cul4laxa double mutants revealed essential functions for nbcl genes in B. distachyon development, especially in the regulation of tillering, stem cell elongation and secondary cell wall composition as well as for the transition toward the reproductive phase. Our results also highlight recurrent antagonist interactions between NBCLs occurring in multiple aspects of B. distachyon development.
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- Shengbin Liu
- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, Université Evry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Orsay 91405, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Orsay 91405, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, Université Evry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Orsay 91405, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Orsay 91405, France
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- UR1268 BIA (Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages), INRAE, Nantes 44300, France
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- UR1268 BIA (Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages), INRAE, Nantes 44300, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, Université Evry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Orsay 91405, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Orsay 91405, France
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Cao Y, Mo W, Li Y, Li W, Dong X, Liu M, Jiang L, Zhang L. Deciphering the roles of leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein kinases (LRR-RLKs) in response to Fusarium wilt in the Vernicia fordii (Tung tree). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 185:112686. [PMID: 33582587 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein kinases (LRR-RLKs) are vital for plant growth and development, signal transduction, immunity, and play diverse roles in plant defense responses. However, the LRR-RLK genes have not been systematically studied in Vernicia fordii (tung tree), especially its response to Fusarium wilt. Here, we carried out an integrative analysis of LRR-RLKs among five Euphorbiaceae species: Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree), Manihot esculenta (cassava), Jatropha curcas (physic nut), Ricinus communis (castor bean), and V. fordii, which contained 223, 311, 186, 138, and 167 LRR-RLKs, respectively. Maximum-likelihood tree was estimated using LRR-RLKs of Arabidopsis thaliana as a template, and they allowed us to divide Euphorbiaceae LRR-RLKs into 22 groups. There are 126 segmental and 30 tandem duplications in these Euphorbiaceae genomes by synteny analysis. The tissue-specific expression patterns revealed that V. fordii LRR-RLKs (VfLRR-RLKs) were differentially expressed in various tissues, and some of them exhibited specific expression in meristems tissues, which suggested their potential functions during organ formation and cell fate specification. Two VfLRR-RLK pairs (Vf01G2125 and Vf03G1740, Vf06G2687 and Vf10G1659), which generated by tandem duplication events, were associated with possible resistance to Fusarium wilt infection. The qRT-PCR confirmed these four VfLRR-RLKs contained opposite expression profiles during pathogen infection in V. fordii and V. montana. Taken together, our data systematically analyzed the LRR-RLK family in Euphorbiaceae genomes for the first time. We highlight the putative roles of VfLRR-RLKs in response to Fusarium wilt infection, and VfLRR-RLKs may be further applied in marker-assisted breeding to control Fusarium wilt in V. fordii.
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- Yunpeng Cao
- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China; Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China; Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China; Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China; Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China; Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China; Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China
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- Central Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, China; Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution (Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China; Key Lab of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China.
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