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Singh H, Sekhon BS, Kumar P, Dhall RK, Devi R, Dhillon TS, Sharma S, Khar A, Yadav RK, Tomar BS, Ntanasi T, Sabatino L, Ntatsi G. Genetic Mechanisms for Hybrid Breeding in Vegetable Crops. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2294. [PMID: 37375919 DOI: 10.3390/plants12122294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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To address the complex challenges faced by our planet such as rapidly changing climate patterns, food and nutritional insecurities, and the escalating world population, the development of hybrid vegetable crops is imperative. Vegetable hybrids could effectively mitigate the above-mentioned fundamental challenges in numerous countries. Utilizing genetic mechanisms to create hybrids not only reduces costs but also holds significant practical implications, particularly in streamlining hybrid seed production. These mechanisms encompass self-incompatibility (SI), male sterility, and gynoecism. The present comprehensive review is primarily focused on the elucidation of fundamental processes associated with floral characteristics, the genetic regulation of floral traits, pollen biology, and development. Specific attention is given to the mechanisms for masculinizing and feminizing cucurbits to facilitate hybrid seed production as well as the hybridization approaches used in the biofortification of vegetable crops. Furthermore, this review provides valuable insights into recent biotechnological advancements and their future utilization for developing the genetic systems of major vegetable crops.
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- Hira Singh
- Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342003, India
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- Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, IeraOdos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, IeraOdos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
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Gotelli M, Lattar E, Zini LM, Rosenfeldt S, Galati B. Review on tapetal ultrastructure in angiosperms. PLANTA 2023; 257:100. [PMID: 37084157 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04138-8] [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: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The appearance of new cellular structures and characteristics in the tapetum suggests that there is still much to discover that would help to better understand the tapetum functions. The ultrastructure of the tapetum provides important information for the understanding of the functions performed by this tissue. Since there are no reviews on the subject, we aim to collect all the detailed information about the tapetum ultrastructure present until this moment in order to lay the foundations for future research. Detailed information on the tapetal ultrastructure of 80 species from 45 different families: 2 species with invasive non-syncytial tapetum, 11 with plasmodial and 67 with a secretory tapetum was collected. These studies allowed to establish (a) the most usual cytological characteristics of this tissue, (b) unique characteristics and/or cellular structures in tapetum cells, (c) the ultrastructural changes that occur in different types of tapetum, during the progress of microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis, and (d) the most recognized ultrastructural traits of the tapetum that cause androsterility. The structure of these cells is related to their function in each developmental stage. Since most species present their particular ultrastructure and may sometimes, share some traits within families, there is not a model plant on tapetum ultrastructure. However, knowing the general cytological aspect of the tapetum may help distinguish between patterns of cytoplasmic disorganization due to tapetum degeneration from technical failures of the preparation. Moreover, as the amount of species analyzed increases, unknown tapetal organelles or traits may be identified that might be associated to particular functions of this tissue. On the other hand, different ultrastructural changes may be related to the metabolisms and the regulation of normal/abnormal tapetum development.
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- Marina Gotelli
- Cátedra de Botánica General, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Cátedra de Morfología de Plantas Vasculares, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA-UNNE), Sargento Cabral 2131, 3400, Corrientes, Argentina
- Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE-UNNE-CONICET), Sargento Cabral 2131, 3400, Corrientes, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Morfología de Plantas Vasculares, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA-UNNE), Sargento Cabral 2131, 3400, Corrientes, Argentina
- Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE-UNNE-CONICET), Sargento Cabral 2131, 3400, Corrientes, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2620, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Botánica General, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Liu G, Liu F, Jiang H, Li J, Jing J, Jin Q, Wang Y, Qian P, Xu Y. Cytological and Molecular Mechanism of Low Pollen Grain Viability in a Germplasm Line of Double Lotus. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:387. [PMID: 36679100 PMCID: PMC9867118 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Self-fertilization rate is an essential index of lotus reproductive system development, and pollen activity is a key factor affecting lotus seed setting rate. Based on cytology and molecular biology, this study addresses the main reasons for the low self-set rate of double lotus. It takes two different double lotus breeds into consideration, namely 'Sijingganshan' with a low self-crossing rate and 'Jinfurong' with a high self-crossing rate. Cytological analysis results showed that the pollen abortion caused by excessive degradation of tapetum during the single phase was the root cause for the low self-mating rate of double lotus. Subsequent transcriptome analysis revealed that the gene NnPTC1 related to programmed tapetum cell death was significantly differentially expressed during the critical period of abortion, which further verified the specific expression of NnPTC1 in anthers. It was found that the expression level of NnPTC1 in 'Sijingganshan' at the mononuclear stage of its microspore development was significantly higher than that of 'Jinfurong' at the same stage. The overexpression of NnPTC1 resulted in the premature degradation of the tapetum and significantly decreased seed setting rate. These results indicated that the NnPTC1 gene regulated the pollen abortion of double lotus. The mechanism causing a low seed setting rate for double lotus was preliminarily revealed, which provided a theoretical basis for cultivating lotus varieties with both flower and seed.
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- Guangyang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Landscape Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Suzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suzhou 215000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscape Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Suzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suzhou 215000, China
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- Suzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suzhou 215000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscape Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscape Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area Management Committee, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscape Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Biology of Ornamental Plants in East China, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Zhao W, Guo C, Yao W, Zhang L, Ding Y, Yang Z, Lin S. Comparative phylogenomic analyses and co-expression gene network reveal insights in flowering time and aborted meiosis in woody bamboo, Bambusa oldhamii 'Xia Zao' ZSX. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1023240. [PMID: 36438131 PMCID: PMC9681927 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1023240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Woody bamboos have peculiar flowering characteristics with intervals ranging from several years to more than 100 years. Elucidating flowering time and reproductive development in bamboo could be beneficial for both humans and wildlife. To identity the mechanisms responsible for flowering time and embryo abortion in Bambusa oldhamii 'Xia Zao' ZSX, a transcriptome sequencing project was initiated to characterize the genes involved in developing flowers in this bamboo species. Morphological studies showed that pollen abortion in this bamboo species was mainly caused by a delay in tapetum degradation and abnormal meiotic process. Differential expression (DE) and optimized hierarchical clustering analyses identified three of nine gene expression clusters with decreasing expression at the meiosis of flowering stages. Together with enriched Gene Ontology Biological Process terms for meiosis, this suggests that their expression pattern may be associated with aborted meiosis in B. oldhamii 'Xia Zao'. Moreover, our large-scale phylogenomic analyses comparing meiosis-related transcripts of B. oldhamii 'Xia Zao' with well annotated genes in 22 representative angiosperms and sequence evolution analyses reveal two core meiotic genes NO EXINE FORMATION 1 (NFE1) and PMS1 with nonsense mutations in their coding regions, likely providing another line of evidence supporting embryo abortion in B. oldhamii 'Xia Zao'. Similar analyses, however, reveal conserved sequence evolution in flowering pathways such as LEAFY (LFY) and FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT). Seventeen orthogroups associated with flowering were identified by DE analyses between nonflowering and flowering culm buds. Six regulators found primarily in several connected network nodes of the photoperiod pathway were confirmed by mapping to the flowering time network in rice, such as Heading date (Hd3a) and Rice FT-like 1 (RFT1) which integrate upstream signaling into the downstream effectors. This suggests the existence of an intact photoperiod pathway is likely the key regulators that switch on/off flowering in B. oldhamii 'Xia Zao'.
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- Wanqi Zhao
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Bamboo Research Institute, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Bamboo Germplasm Resources and Utilization, Forestry College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Bamboo Research Institute, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Bamboo Research Institute, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Bamboo Research Institute, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS), ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Bamboo Research Institute, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Kim S, Kim S. An insertion mutation located on putative enhancer regions of the MYB26-like gene induces inhibition of anther dehiscence resulting in novel genic male sterility in radish ( Raphanus sativus L.). MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2021; 41:67. [PMID: 37309318 PMCID: PMC10236041 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-021-01254-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A novel male-sterility trait was identified in a radish (Raphanus sativus L.) population. Although the size of male-sterile anthers was comparable to that of normal flowers, no pollen grain was observed during anther dehiscence. However, dissection of male-sterile anthers revealed an abundance of normal pollen grains. Analysis of segregating populations showed that a single recessive locus, designated RsMs1, conferred male sterility. Based on two radish draft genome sequences, molecular markers were developed to delimit the genomic region harboring the RsMs1. The region was narrowed down to approximately 24 kb after analyzing recombinants selected from 7511 individuals of a segregating population. Sequencing of the delimited region yielded six putative genes including four genes expressed in the floral tissue, and one gene with significant differential expression between male-fertile and male-sterile individuals of a segregating population. This differentially expressed gene was orthologous to the Arabidopsis MYB26 gene, which played a critical role in anther dehiscence. Excluding a synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in exon3, no polymorphism involving coding and putative promoter regions was detected between alleles. A 955-bp insertion was identified 7.5 kb upstream of the recessive allele. Highly conserved motifs among four Brassicaceae species were identified around this insertion site, suggesting the presence of putative enhancer sequences. A functional marker was developed for genotyping of the RsMs1 based on the 955-bp insertion. A total of 120 PI accessions were analyzed using this marker, and 11 accessions were shown to carry the recessive rsms1 allele. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-021-01254-9.
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- Seongjun Kim
- Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research and Extension Service, Naju-si, 58213 Republic of Korea
- Department of Horticulture, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186 Republic of Korea
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Sutthinon P, Samuels L, Meesawat U. Pollen development in male sterile mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) and male fertile seashore mangosteen (Garcinia celebica L.). PROTOPLASMA 2019; 256:1545-1556. [PMID: 31201531 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-019-01397-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) is an economically important tropical fruit, yet the reproductive biology of this dioecious plant is complex. Male trees are not known, and female trees have sterile anthers leading to apomixis. We hypothesized that pollen abortion in mangosteen is due to altered tapetum activity during microgametogenesis. Developmental events at the cellular and sub-cellular levels during pollen development in G. mangostana were therefore examined and compared with seashore mangosteen (G. celebica L.), a closely related species with fertile anthers. In G. mangostana, the microspore mother cell had disorganized cytoplasm, including lack of Golgi apparatus and its vesicles, as well as abnormal callose wall accumulation. Globular droplets, which resembled orbicules or Ubisch bodies, were abundant in the locule, including pre-Ubisch bodies found along the tapetal plasma membrane. The tapetum of G. mangostana underwent cell death earlier than the fertile G. celebica, and during the premature death, the mitochondria had dramatically altered shapes. Low accumulation of starch in collapsed microspore mother cells and tetrad cell remnants also suggested that altered cell metabolism is related to pollen abortion in mangosteen. The present results demonstrate the importance of coordinated development between the tapetum and microspores in pollen development and provide new insights into male sterility in mangosteen (G. mangostana).
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- Pornsawan Sutthinon
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand.
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Haddad IVN, de Sá-Haiad B, de Santiago-Fernandes LDR, Machado SR. Pollen grain development and male sterility in the perfect flowers of Maytenus obtusifolia Mart. (Celastraceae). PROTOPLASMA 2019; 256:745-761. [PMID: 30554375 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-018-01336-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Perfect flowers of Maytenus obtusifolia have partial sterility of pollen grains, resulting in collapsed and developed free microspores. However, the cellular events resulting in partial male sterility have not been determined. In pistillate flowers of this species, male sterility is related to the premature programmed cell death (PCD) in tapetum and sporogenic cells. The process occurs through autophagy via macroautophagy and massive autophagy and is associated with sporophytic cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS). Here, we characterised the development of pollen grains and investigated the cellular events that result in tapetum cells and free microspores PCD in perfect flowers, using light and transmission electron microscopy combined with the TUNEL (Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUDP end-Labeling) assay and the ZIO (Zinc iodide-osmium tetroxide) method. Pollen grain development in perfect flowers was divided into eight developmental stages based on the characteristics of the pollen grains. Tapetum cells undergo PCD at the free microspore stage, through a macroautophagic process, by formation of autophagosomes and by autophagosomes giving rise to lytic vacuoles at maturity. In the final stage of PCD, massive autophagy occurs by rupture of the tonoplast. The development of viable and inviable microspores diverges at the vacuolated microspore stage, when PCD occurs in some free microspores, causing interruption of pollen development through necrosis. These events result in the observed partial male sterility. Viable microspores undergo mitosis and develop into tricellular pollen grains. Male sterility in hermaphrodite individuals is here interpreted as gametophytic CMS.
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- Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22940-040, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, 18618-000, Brazil
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Tütüncü Konyar S. Ultrastructural aspects of pollen ontogeny in an endangered plant species, Pancratium maritimum L. (Amaryllidaceae). PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:881-900. [PMID: 27460470 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-016-0998-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Pollen ontogeny in Pancratium maritimum L. was studied from the sporogenous cell to mature pollen grain stages using transmission electron, scanning electron, and light microscopy to determine whether the pollen development in P. maritimum follows the basic scheme in angiosperms or not. In the course of microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis, special attention was given to the considerable ultrastructural changes that are observed in the cytoplasm of microsporocytes, microspores, and mature pollen grains throughout the successive stages of pollen development. Microsporocyte differentiation concerning number and ultrastructure of organelles facilitates the transition of microsporocytes from the sporophytic phase to the gametophytic phase. However, cytoplasmic differentiation of generative and vegetative cells supports their functional distinctness and pollen maturation. Although microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis in P. maritimum generally follow the usual angiosperm pattern, abnormalities such as formation of unreduced gametes were observed. During normal microsporogenesis, meiocytes undergo meiosis and successive cytokinesis, resulting in the formation of isobilateral, decussate, and linear tetrads. Subsequent to the development of free and vacuolated microspores, the first mitotic division occurs and bicellular monosulcate pollen grains are produced. Pollen grains are shed from the anther at binucleate stage. During pollen ontogeny, three periods of vacuolization were observed: in meiocytes, in mononucleate free microspores, and in the generative cell.
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- Sevil Tütüncü Konyar
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Trakya University, 22030, Edirne, Turkey.
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Falasca G, D'Angeli S, Biasi R, Fattorini L, Matteucci M, Canini A, Altamura MM. Tapetum and middle layer control male fertility in Actinidia deliciosa. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2013; 112:1045-55. [PMID: 23965617 PMCID: PMC3783237 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Dioecism characterizes many crop species of economic value, including kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa). Kiwifruit male sterility occurs at the microspore stage. The cell walls of the microspores and the pollen of the male-sterile and male-fertile flowers, respectively, differ in glucose and galactose levels. In numerous plants, pollen formation involves normal functioning and degeneration timing of the tapetum, with calcium and carbohydrates provided by the tapetum essential for male fertility. The aim of this study was to determine whether the anther wall controls male fertility in kiwifruit, providing calcium and carbohydrates to the microspores. METHODS The events occurring in the anther wall and microspores of male-fertile and male-sterile anthers were investigated by analyses of light microscopy, epifluorescence, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labelling (TUNEL assay) and transmission electron microscopy coupled with electron spectroscopy. The possibility that male sterility was related to anther tissue malfunctioning with regard to calcium/glucose/galactose provision to the microspores was also investigated by in vitro anther culture. KEY RESULTS Both tapetum and the middle layer showed secretory activity and both degenerated by programmed cell death (PCD), but PCD was later in male-sterile than in male-fertile anthers. Calcium accumulated in cell walls of the middle layer and tapetum and in the exine of microspores and pollen, reaching higher levels in anther wall tissues and dead microspores of male-sterile anthers. A specific supply of glucose and calcium induced normal pollen formation in in vitro-cultured anthers of the male-sterile genotype. CONCLUSIONS The results show that male sterility in kiwifruit is induced by anther wall tissues through prolonged secretory activity caused by a delay in PCD, in the middle layer in particular. In vitro culture results support the sporophytic control of male fertility in kiwifruit and open the way to applications to overcome dioecism and optimize kiwifruit production.
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- Giuseppina Falasca
- Department of Environmental Biology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forests, Nature and Energy, Viterbo, Tuscia University, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- For correspondence. E-mail
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Wang ZW, Wang C, Gao L, Mei SY, Zhou Y, Xiang CP, Wang T. Heterozygous alleles restore male fertility to cytoplasmic male-sterile radish (Raphanus sativus L.): a case of overdominance. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:2041-2048. [PMID: 23630327 PMCID: PMC3638831 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The practice of hybridization has greatly contributed to the increase in crop productivity. A major component that exploits heterosis in crops is the cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS)/nucleus-controlled fertility restoration (Rf) system. Through positional cloning, it is shown that heterozygous alleles (RsRf3-1/RsRf3-2) encoding pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are responsible for restoring fertility to cytoplasmic male-sterile radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Furthermore, it was found that heterozygous alleles (RsRf3-1/RsRf3-2) show higher expression and RNA polymerase II occupancy in the CMS cytoplasmic background compared with their homozygous alleles (RsRf3-1/RsRf3-1 or RsRf3-2/RsRf3-2). These data provide new insights into the molecular mechanism of fertility restoration to cytoplasmic male-sterile plants and illustrate a case of overdominance.
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- Zhi Wei Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China
- Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Horticultural Plant Biology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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Dong X, Kim WK, Lim YP, Kim YK, Hur Y. Ogura-CMS in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) causes delayed expression of many nuclear genes. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 199-200:7-17. [PMID: 23265314 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
We investigated the mechanism regulating cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis using floral bud transcriptome analyses of Ogura-CMS Chinese cabbage and its maintainer line in B. rapa 300-K oligomeric probe (Br300K) microarrays. Ogura-CMS Chinese cabbage produced few and infertile pollen grains on indehiscent anthers. Compared to the maintainer line, CMS plants had shorter filaments and plant growth, and delayed flowering and pollen development. In microarray analysis, 4646 genes showed different expression, depending on floral bud size, between Ogura-CMS and its maintainer line. We found 108 and 62 genes specifically expressed in Ogura-CMS and its maintainer line, respectively. Ogura-CMS line-specific genes included stress-related, redox-related, and B. rapa novel genes. In the maintainer line, genes related to pollen coat and germination were specifically expressed in floral buds longer than 3mm, suggesting insufficient expression of these genes in Ogura-CMS is directly related to dysfunctional pollen. In addition, many nuclear genes associated with auxin response, ATP synthesis, pollen development and stress response had delayed expression in Ogura-CMS plants compared to the maintainer line, which is consistent with the delay in growth and development of Ogura-CMS plants. Delayed expression may reduce pollen grain production and/or cause sterility, implying that mitochondrial, retrograde signaling delays nuclear gene expression.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiangshu Dong
- Department of Biology, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Kotchoni SO, Jimenez-Lopez JC, Gachomo EW, Seufferheld MJ. A new and unified nomenclature for male fertility restorer (RF) proteins in higher plants. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15906. [PMID: 21203394 PMCID: PMC3011004 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 11/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The male fertility restorer (RF) proteins belong to extended protein families associated with the cytoplasmic male sterility in higher plants. Up till now, there is no devised nomenclature for naming the RF proteins. The systematic sequencing of new plant species in recent years has uncovered the existence of several novel RF genes and their encoded proteins. Their naming has been simply arbitrary and could not be adequately handled in the context of comparative functional genomics. We propose in this study a unified nomenclature for the RF extended protein families across all plant species. This new and unified nomenclature relies upon previously developed nomenclature for the first ever characterized RF gene, RF2A/ALDH2B2, a member of ALDH gene superfamily, and adheres to the guidelines issued by the ALDH Genome Nomenclature Committees. The proposed nomenclature reveals that RF gene superfamily encodes currently members of 51 families. This unified nomenclature accommodates functional RF genes and pseudogenes, and offers the flexibility needed to incorporate additional RFs as they become available in future. In addition, we provide a phylogenetic relationship between the RF extended families and use computational protein modeling to demonstrate the high divergence of RF functional specializations through specific structural features of selected members of RF superfamily.
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- Simeon O Kotchoni
- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
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