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Hornstein ED, Charles M, Franklin M, Edwards B, Vintila S, Kleiner M, Sederoff H. IPD3, a master regulator of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, affects genes for immunity and metabolism of non-host Arabidopsis when restored long after its evolutionary loss. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 114:21. [PMID: 38368585 PMCID: PMC10874911 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-024-01422-3] [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: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (AM) is a beneficial trait originating with the first land plants, which has subsequently been lost by species scattered throughout the radiation of plant diversity to the present day, including the model Arabidopsis thaliana. To explore if elements of this apparently beneficial trait are still present and could be reactivated we generated Arabidopsis plants expressing a constitutively active form of Interacting Protein of DMI3, a key transcription factor that enables AM within the Common Symbiosis Pathway, which was lost from Arabidopsis along with the AM host trait. We characterize the transcriptomic effect of expressing IPD3 in Arabidopsis with and without exposure to the AM fungus (AMF) Rhizophagus irregularis, and compare these results to the AM model Lotus japonicus and its ipd3 knockout mutant cyclops-4. Despite its long history as a non-AM species, restoring IPD3 in the form of its constitutively active DNA-binding domain to Arabidopsis altered expression of specific gene networks. Surprisingly, the effect of expressing IPD3 in Arabidopsis and knocking it out in Lotus was strongest in plants not exposed to AMF, which is revealed to be due to changes in IPD3 genotype causing a transcriptional state, which partially mimics AMF exposure in non-inoculated plants. Our results indicate that molecular connections to symbiosis machinery remain in place in this nonAM species, with implications for both basic science and the prospect of engineering this trait for agriculture.
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- Eli D Hornstein
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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Font Farre M, Brown D, König M, Killinger BJ, Kaschani F, Kaiser M, Wright AT, Burton J, van der Hoorn RAL. Glutathione Transferase Photoaffinity Labeling Displays GST Induction by Safeners and Pathogen Infection. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 65:128-141. [PMID: 37924215 PMCID: PMC10799724 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcad132] [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: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Glutathione transferases (GSTs) represent a large and diverse enzyme family involved in the detoxification of small molecules by glutathione conjugation in crops, weeds and model plants. In this study, we introduce an easy and quick assay for photoaffinity labeling of GSTs to study GSTs globally in various plant species. The small-molecule probe contains glutathione, a photoreactive group and a minitag for coupling to reporter tags via click chemistry. Under UV irradiation, this probe quickly and robustly labels GSTs in crude protein extracts of different plant species. Purification and mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of labeled proteins from Arabidopsis identified 10 enriched GSTs from the Phi(F) and Tau(U) classes. Photoaffinity labeling of GSTs demonstrated GST induction in wheat seedlings upon treatment with safeners and in Arabidopsis leaves upon infection with avirulent bacteria. Treatment of Arabidopsis with salicylic acid (SA) analog benzothiadiazole (BTH) induces GST labeling independent of NPR1, the master regulator of SA. Six Phi- and Tau-class GSTs that are induced upon BTH treatment were identified, and their labeling was confirmed upon transient overexpression. These data demonstrate that GST photoaffinity labeling is a useful approach to studying GST induction in crude extracts of different plant species upon different types of stress.
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- Maria Font Farre
- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3TA, UK
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- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- ZMB Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen 45141, Germany
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- ZMB Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen 45141, Germany
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- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706, USA
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3TA, UK
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Wang X, Miao J, Kang W, Shi S. Exogenous application of salicylic acid improves freezing stress tolerance in alfalfa. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1091077. [PMID: 36968407 PMCID: PMC10034032 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1091077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Freezing stress is one of the most detrimental environmental factors that can seriously impact the growth, development, and distribution of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Exogenous salicylic acid (SA) has been revealed as a cost-effective method of improving defense against freezing stress due to its predominant role in biotic and abiotic stress resistance. However, how the molecular mechanisms of SA improve freezing stress resistance in alfalfa is still unclear. Therefore, in this study, we used leaf samples of alfalfa seedlings pretreatment with 200 μM and 0 μM SA, which were exposed to freezing stress (-10°C) for 0, 0.5, 1, and 2h and allowed to recover at normal temperature in a growth chamber for 2 days, after which we detect the changes in the phenotypical, physiological, hormone content, and performed a transcriptome analysis to explain SA influence alfalfa in freezing stress. The results demonstrated that exogenous SA could improve the accumulation of free SA in alfalfa leaves primarily through the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase pathway. Moreover, the results of transcriptome analysis revealed that the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway-plant play a critical role in SA alleviating freezing stress. In addition, the weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) found that MPK3, MPK9, WRKY22 (downstream target gene of MPK3), and TGACG-binding factor 1 (TGA1) are candidate hub genes involved in freezing stress defense, all of which are involved in the SA signaling pathway. Therefore, we conclude that SA could possibly induce MPK3 to regulate WRKY22 to participate in freezing stress to induced gene expression related to SA signaling pathway (NPR1-dependent pathway and NPR1-independent pathway), including the genes of non-expresser of pathogenesis-related gene 1 (NPR1), TGA1, pathogenesis-related 1 (PR1), superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and heat shock protein (HSP). This enhanced the production of antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, POD, and APX, which increases the freezing stress tolerance of alfalfa plants.
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Hornstein ED, Charles M, Franklin M, Edwards B, Vintila S, Kleiner M, Sederoff H. Re-engineering a lost trait: IPD3, a master regulator of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, affects genes for immunity and metabolism of non-host Arabidopsis when restored long after its evolutionary loss. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.06.531368. [PMID: 36945518 PMCID: PMC10028889 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.06.531368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (AM) is a beneficial trait originating with the first land plants, which has subsequently been lost by species scattered throughout the radiation of plant diversity to the present day, including the model Arabidopsis thaliana. To explore why an apparently beneficial trait would be repeatedly lost, we generated Arabidopsis plants expressing a constitutively active form of Interacting Protein of DMI3, a key transcription factor that enables AM within the Common Symbiosis Pathway, which was lost from Arabidopsis along with the AM host trait. We characterize the transcriptomic effect of expressing IPD3 in Arabidopsis with and without exposure to the AM fungus (AMF) Rhizophagus irregularis, and compare these results to the AM model Lotus japonicus and its ipd3 knockout mutant cyclops-4. Despite its long history as a non-AM species, restoring IPD3 in the form of its constitutively active DNA-binding domain to Arabidopsis altered expression of specific gene networks. Surprisingly, the effect of expressing IPD3 in Arabidopsis and knocking it out in Lotus was strongest in plants not exposed to AMF, which is revealed to be due to changes in IPD3 genotype causing a transcriptional state which partially mimics AMF exposure in non-inoculated plants. Our results indicate that despite the long interval since loss of AM and IPD3 in Arabidopsis, molecular connections to symbiosis machinery remain in place in this nonAM species, with implications for both basic science and the prospect of engineering this trait for agriculture.
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- Eli D Hornstein
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Isolation of Salvia miltiorrhiza Kaurene Synthase-like ( KSL) Gene Promoter and Its Regulation by Ethephon and Yeast Extract. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:genes14010054. [PMID: 36672795 PMCID: PMC9859234 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The presented study describes the regulation of the promoter region of the Salvia miltiorrhiza kaurene synthase-like gene (SmKSL) by ethylene and yeast extract. The isolated fragment is 897 bp and is composed of a promoter (763 bp), 5'UTR (109 bp), and a short CDS (25 bp). The initial in silico analysis revealed the presence of numerous putative cis-active sites for trans-factors responding to different stress conditions. However, this study examines the influence of ethylene and yeast extract on SmKSL gene expression and tanshinone biosynthesis regulation. The results of 72h RT-PCR indicate an antagonistic interaction between ethylene, provided as ethephon (0.05, 0.10, 0.25, and 0.50 mM), and yeast extract (0.5%) on SmKSL gene expression in callus cultures of S. miltiorrhiza. A similar antagonistic effect was observed on total tanshinone concentration for up to 60 days. Ethylene provided as ethephon (0.05, 0.10, 0.25, and 0.50 mM) is a weak inducer of total tanshinone biosynthesis, increasing them only up to the maximum value of 0.67 ± 0.04 mg g-1 DW (60-day induction with 0.50 mM ethephon). Among the tanshinones elicited by ethephon, cryptotanshinone (52.21%) dominates, followed by dihydrotanshinone (45.00%) and tanshinone IIA (3.79%). In contrast, the 0.5% yeast extract strongly increases the total tanshinone concentration up to a maximum value of 13.30 ± 1.09 mg g-1 DW, observed after 50 days of induction. Yeast extract and ethylene appear to activate different fragments of the tanshinone biosynthesis route; hence the primary tanshinones induced by yeast extract were cryptotanshinone (81.42%), followed by dihydrotanshinone (17.06%) and tanshinone IIA (1.52%).
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Majewska M, Szymczyk P, Gomulski J, Jeleń A, Grąbkowska R, Balcerczak E, Kuźma Ł. The Expression Profiles of the Salvia miltiorrhiza 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A Reductase 4 Gene and Its Influence on the Biosynthesis of Tanshinones. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144354. [PMID: 35889227 PMCID: PMC9317829 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144354] [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: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Salvia miltiorrhiza is a medicinal plant that synthesises biologically-active tanshinones with numerous therapeutic properties. An important rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of their precursors is 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGR). This study presents the organ-specific expression profile of the S. miltiorrhiza HMGR4 gene and its sensitivity to potential regulators, viz. gibberellic acid (GA3), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and salicylic acid (SA). In addition, it demonstrates the importance of the HMGR4 gene, the hormone used, the plant organ, and the culture environment for the biosynthesis of tanshinones. HMGR4 overexpression was found to significantly boost the accumulation of dihydrotanshinone I (DHTI), cryptotanshinone (CT), tanshinone I (TI) and tanshinone IIA (TIIA) in roots by 0.44 to 5.39 mg/g dry weight (DW), as well as TIIA in stems and leaves. S. miltiorrhiza roots cultivated in soil demonstrated higher concentrations of the examined metabolites than those grown in vitro. GA3 caused a considerable increase in the quantity of CT (by 794.2 µg/g DW) and TIIA (by 88.1 µg/g DW) in roots. In turn, IAA significantly inhibited the biosynthesis of the studied tanshinones in root material.
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- Małgorzata Majewska
- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland; (P.S.); (J.G.); (R.G.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (Ł.K.)
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland; (P.S.); (J.G.); (R.G.)
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland; (P.S.); (J.G.); (R.G.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Pharmacogenomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland; (A.J.); (E.B.)
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland; (P.S.); (J.G.); (R.G.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Pharmacogenomics, Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland; (A.J.); (E.B.)
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- Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lodz, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland; (P.S.); (J.G.); (R.G.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (Ł.K.)
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Nitrogen represses haustoria formation through abscisic acid in the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2976. [PMID: 35624089 PMCID: PMC9142502 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30550-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Parasitic plants are globally prevalent pathogens that withdraw nutrients from their host plants using an organ known as the haustorium. The external environment including nutrient availability affects the extent of parasitism and to understand this phenomenon, we investigated the role of nutrients and found that nitrogen is sufficient to repress haustoria formation in the root parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum. Nitrogen increases levels of abscisic acid (ABA) in P. japonicum and prevents the activation of hundreds of genes including cell cycle and xylem development genes. Blocking ABA signaling overcomes nitrogen’s inhibitory effects indicating that nitrogen represses haustoria formation by increasing ABA. The effect of nitrogen appears more widespread since nitrogen also inhibits haustoria in the obligate root parasite Striga hermonthica. Together, our data show that nitrogen acts as a haustoria repressing factor and suggests a mechanism whereby parasitic plants use nitrogen availability in the external environment to regulate the extent of parasitism. Parasitic plants obtain nutrients from their hosts. Here the authors show that nitrogen sufficiency suppresses parasitism in the root parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum by increasing levels of the phytohormone ABA suggesting that the degree of parasitism is regulated by nutrient availability.
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Huber M, Armbruster L, Etherington RD, De La Torre C, Hawkesford MJ, Sticht C, Gibbs DJ, Hell R, Wirtz M. Disruption of the N α-Acetyltransferase NatB Causes Sensitivity to Reductive Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:799954. [PMID: 35046984 PMCID: PMC8761761 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.799954] [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: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In Arabidopsis thaliana, the evolutionary conserved N-terminal acetyltransferase (Nat) complexes NatA and NatB co-translationally acetylate 60% of the proteome. Both have recently been implicated in the regulation of plant stress responses. While NatA mediates drought tolerance, NatB is required for pathogen resistance and the adaptation to high salinity and high osmolarity. Salt and osmotic stress impair protein folding and result in the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The ER-membrane resident E3 ubiquitin ligase DOA10 targets misfolded proteins for degradation during ER stress and is conserved among eukaryotes. In yeast, DOA10 recognizes conditional degradation signals (Ac/N-degrons) created by NatA and NatB. Assuming that this mechanism is preserved in plants, the lack of Ac/N-degrons required for efficient removal of misfolded proteins might explain the sensitivity of NatB mutants to protein harming conditions. In this study, we investigate the response of NatB mutants to dithiothreitol (DTT) and tunicamycin (TM)-induced ER stress. We report that NatB mutants are hypersensitive to DTT but not TM, suggesting that the DTT hypersensitivity is caused by an over-reduction of the cytosol rather than an accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER. In line with this hypothesis, the cytosol of NatB depleted plants is constitutively over-reduced and a global transcriptome analysis reveals that their reductive stress response is permanently activated. Moreover, we demonstrate that doa10 mutants are susceptible to neither DTT nor TM, ruling out a substantial role of DOA10 in ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD) in plants. Contrary to previous findings in yeast, our data indicate that N-terminal acetylation (NTA) does not inhibit ER targeting of a substantial amount of proteins in plants. In summary, we provide further evidence that NatB-mediated imprinting of the proteome is vital for the response to protein harming stress and rule out DOA10 as the sole recognin for substrates in the plant ERAD pathway, leaving the role of DOA10 in plants ambiguous.
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- Monika Huber
- Centre for Organismal Studies, Molecular Biology of Plants Group, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Organismal Studies, Molecular Biology of Plants Group, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, NGS Core Facility, Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, NGS Core Facility, Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Organismal Studies, Molecular Biology of Plants Group, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Organismal Studies, Molecular Biology of Plants Group, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Rossi FR, Gárriz A, Marina M, Pieckenstain FL. Modulation of polyamine metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana by salicylic acid. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:843-855. [PMID: 34109645 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polyamines (PAs) play important roles in plant defense against pathogens, but the regulation of PA metabolism by hormone-mediated defense signaling pathways has not been studied in depth. In this study, the modulation of PA metabolism by salicylic acid (SA) was analyzed in Arabidopsis by combining the exogenous application of this hormone with PA biosynthesis and SA synthesis/signaling mutants. SA induced notable modifications of PA metabolism, mainly consisting in putrescine (Put) accumulation both in whole-plant extracts and apoplastic fluids. Put was accumulated at the expense of increased biosynthesis by ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE 2 and decreased oxidation by copper amine oxidase. Enhancement of Put levels by SA was independent of the regulatory protein NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 1 (NPR1) and the signaling kinases MKK4 and MPK3, but depended on MPK6. However, plant infection by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 elicited Put accumulation in an SA-dependent way. The present study demonstrates a clear connection between SA signaling and plant PA metabolism in Arabidopsis and contributes to understanding the mechanisms by which SA modulates PA levels during plant-pathogen interactions.
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- Franco R Rossi
- Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Chascomús, Argentina
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Dong CJ, Liu XY, Xie LL, Wang LL, Shang QM. Salicylic acid regulates adventitious root formation via competitive inhibition of the auxin conjugation enzyme CsGH3.5 in cucumber hypocotyls. PLANTA 2020; 252:75. [PMID: 33026530 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Exogenous SA treatment at appropriate concentrations promotes adventitious root formation in cucumber hypocotyls, via competitive inhibiting the IAA-Asp synthetase activity of CsGH3.5, and increasing the local free IAA level. Adventitious root formation is critical for the cutting propagation of horticultural plants. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) has been shown to play a central role in regulating this process, while for salicylic acid (SA), its exact effects and regulatory mechanism have not been elucidated. In this study, we showed that exogenous SA treatment at the concentrations of both 50 and 100 µM promoted adventitious root formation at the base of the hypocotyl of cucumber seedlings. At these concentrations, SA could induce the expression of CYCLIN and Cyclin-dependent Kinase (CDK) genes during adventitious rooting. IAA was shown to be involved in SA-induced adventitious root formation in cucumber hypocotyls. Exposure to exogenous SA led to a slight increase in the free IAA content, and pre-treatment with the auxin transport inhibitor 1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) almost completely abolished the inducible effects of SA on adventitious root number. SA-induced IAA accumulation was also associated with the enhanced expression of Gretchen Hagen3.5 (CsGH3.5). The in vitro enzymatic assay indicated that CsGH3.5 has both IAA- and SA-amido synthetase activity and prefers aspartate (Asp) as the amino acid conjugate. The Asp concentration dictated the functional activity of CsGH3.5 on IAA. Both affinity and catalytic efficiency (Kcat/Km) increased when the Asp concentration increased from 0.3 to 1 mM. In contrast, CsGH3.5 showed equal catalytic efficiency for SA at low and high Asp concentrations. Furthermore, SA functioned as a competitive inhibitor of the IAA-Asp synthetase activity of CsGH3.5. During adventitious formation, SA application indeed repressed the IAA-Asp levels in the rooting zone. These data show that SA plays an inducible role in adventitious root formation in cucumber through competitive inhibition of the auxin conjugation enzyme CsGH3.5. SA reduces the IAA conjugate levels, thereby increasing the local free IAA level and ultimately enhancing adventitious root formation.
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- Chun-Juan Dong
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Innovation, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Cheng B, Smyth HE, Furtado A, Henry RJ. Slower development of lower canopy beans produces better coffee. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:4201-4214. [PMID: 32206798 PMCID: PMC7337091 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The production of high-quality coffee is being challenged by changing climates in coffee-growing regions. The coffee beans from the upper and lower canopy at different development stages of the same plants were analyzed to investigate the impact of the microenvironment on gene expression and coffee quality. Compared with coffee beans from the upper canopy, lower canopy beans displayed more intense aroma with higher caffeine, trigonelline, and sucrose contents, associated with greater gene expression in the representative metabolic pathways. Global gene expression indicated a longer ripening in the lower canopy, resulting from higher expression of genes relating to growth inhibition and suppression of chlorophyll degradation during early bean ripening. Selection of genotypes or environments that enhance expression of the genes slowing bean development may produce higher quality coffee beans, allowing coffee production in a broader range of available future environments.
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- Bing Cheng
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Deciphering the Binding of Salicylic Acid to Arabidopsis thaliana Chloroplastic GAPDH-A1. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21134678. [PMID: 32630078 PMCID: PMC7370300 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Salicylic acid (SA) has an essential role in the responses of plants to pathogens. SA initiates defence signalling via binding to proteins. NPR1 is a transcriptional co-activator and a key target of SA binding. Many other proteins have recently been shown to bind SA. Amongst these proteins are important enzymes of primary metabolism. This fact could stand behind SA’s ability to control energy fluxes in stressed plants. Nevertheless, only sparse information exists on the role and mechanisms of such binding. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was previously demonstrated to bind SA both in human and plants. Here, we detail that the A1 isomer of chloroplastic glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPA1) from Arabidopsis thaliana binds SA with a KD of 16.7 nM, as shown in surface plasmon resonance experiments. Besides, we show that SA inhibits its GAPDH activity in vitro. To gain some insight into the underlying molecular interactions and binding mechanism, we combined in silico molecular docking experiments and molecular dynamics simulations on the free protein and protein–ligand complex. The molecular docking analysis yielded to the identification of two putative binding pockets for SA. A simulation in water of the complex between SA and the protein allowed us to determine that only one pocket—a surface cavity around Asn35—would efficiently bind SA in the presence of solvent. In silico mutagenesis and simulations of the ligand/protein complexes pointed to the importance of Asn35 and Arg81 in the binding of SA to GAPA1. The importance of this is further supported through experimental biochemical assays. Indeed, mutating GAPA1 Asn35 into Gly or Arg81 into Leu strongly diminished the ability of the enzyme to bind SA. The very same cavity is responsible for the NADP+ binding to GAPA1. More precisely, modelling suggests that SA binds to the very site where the pyrimidine group of the cofactor fits. NADH inhibited in a dose-response manner the binding of SA to GAPA1, validating our data.
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Wu J, Zhang N, Liu Z, Liu S, Liu C, Lin J, Yang H, Li S, Yukawa Y. The AtGSTU7 gene influences glutathione-dependent seed germination under ABA and osmotic stress in Arabidopsis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 528:538-544. [PMID: 32507596 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play important roles in metabolism and detoxification of plant cells. However, their functions during development are less well understood. Arabidopsis AtGSTU7 (AT2G29420) encodes a Tau class GST. Here we provide the AtGSTU7 was abundantly expressed in seeds and in roots at an early stage of germination. AtGSTU7 expression was repressed by exogenous ABA and promoted by osmotic stress. A null mutant of AtGSTU7 (atgstu7) accumulated higher contents of reduced GSH and decreased amounts of endogenous H2O2 in seedlings. The atgstu7 plants showed decreased osmotic tolerance during seed germination, which was influenced by GSH and ABI3 gene expression. The results suggested that AtGSTU7 involvement in seed germination is mediated by GSH-ROS homeostasis and ABA signaling.
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- Juan Wu
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Husbandry of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, PR, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, 157011, Heilongjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130112, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, 467-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, 467-8501, Japan.
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Xu YQ, Wang H, Qin RL, Fang LJ, Liu Z, Yuan SS, Gai YP, Ji XL. Characterization of NPR1 and NPR4 genes from mulberry (Morus multicaulis) and their roles in development and stress resistance. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 167:302-316. [PMID: 30506684 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The quality and quantity of mulberry leaves are often affected by various environmental factors. The plant NPR1 and its homologous genes are important for plant systemic acquired resistance. Here, the full-length cDNAs encoding the NPR1 and NPR4 genes (designated MuNPR1 and MuNPR4, respectively) were isolated from Morus multicaulis. Sequence analysis of the amino acids and protein modeling of the MuNPR1 and MuNPR4 proteins showed that MuNPR1 shares some conserved characteristics with its homolog MuNPR4. MuNPR1 was shown to have different expression patterns than MuNPR4 in mulberry plants. Interestingly, MuNPR1 or MuNPR4 transgenic Arabidopsis produced an early flowering phenotype, and the expression of the pathogenesis-related 1a gene was promoted in MuNPR1 transgenic Arabidopsis. The MuNPR1 transgenic plants showed more resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst. DC3000) than did the wild-type Arabidopsis. Moreover, the ectopic expression of MuNPR1 might lead to enhanced scavenging ability and suppress collase accumulation. In contrast, the MuNPR4 transgenic Arabidopsis were hypersensitive to Pst. DC3000 infection. In addition, transgenic Arabidopsis with the ectopic expression of either MuNPR1 or MuNPR4 showed sensitivity to salt and drought stresses. Our data suggest that both the MuNPR1 and MuNPR4 genes play a role in the coordination between signaling pathways, and the information provided here enables the in-depth functional analysis of the MuNPR1 and MuNPR4 genes and may promote mulberry resistance breeding in the future.
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- Yu-Qi Xu
- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Pokotylo I, Kravets V, Ruelland E. Salicylic Acid Binding Proteins (SABPs): The Hidden Forefront of Salicylic Acid Signalling. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4377. [PMID: 31489905 PMCID: PMC6769663 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Salicylic acid (SA) is a phytohormone that plays important roles in many aspects of plant life, notably in plant defenses against pathogens. Key mechanisms of SA signal transduction pathways have now been uncovered. Even though details are still missing, we understand how SA production is regulated and which molecular machinery is implicated in the control of downstream transcriptional responses. The NPR1 pathway has been described to play the main role in SA transduction. However, the mode of SA perception is unclear. NPR1 protein has been shown to bind SA. Nevertheless, NPR1 action requires upstream regulatory events (such as a change in cell redox status). Besides, a number of SA-induced responses are independent from NPR1. This shows that there is more than one way for plants to perceive SA. Indeed, multiple SA-binding proteins of contrasting structures and functions have now been identified. Yet, all of these proteins can be considered as candidate SA receptors and might have a role in multinodal (decentralized) SA input. This phenomenon is unprecedented for other plant hormones and is a point of discussion of this review.
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- Igor Pokotylo
- V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine
- Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, 94010 Créteil, France
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- V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, 94010 Créteil, France.
- CNRS, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, UMR 7618, 94010 Créteil, France.
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Dutton C, Hõrak H, Hepworth C, Mitchell A, Ton J, Hunt L, Gray JE. Bacterial infection systemically suppresses stomatal density. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:2411-2421. [PMID: 31042812 PMCID: PMC6771828 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Many plant pathogens gain entry to their host via stomata. On sensing attack, plants close these pores to restrict pathogen entry. Here, we show that plants exhibit a second longer term stomatal response to pathogens. Following infection, the subsequent development of leaves is altered via a systemic signal. This reduces the density of stomata formed, thus providing fewer entry points for pathogens on new leaves. Arabidopsis thaliana leaves produced after infection by a bacterial pathogen that infects through the stomata (Pseudomonas syringae) developed larger epidermal pavement cells and stomata and consequently had up to 20% reductions in stomatal density. The bacterial peptide flg22 or the phytohormone salicylic acid induced similar systemic reductions in stomatal density suggesting that they might mediate this effect. In addition, flagellin receptors, salicylic acid accumulation, and the lipid transfer protein AZI1 were all required for this developmental response. Furthermore, manipulation of stomatal density affected the level of bacterial colonization, and plants with reduced stomatal density showed slower disease progression. We propose that following infection, development of new leaves is altered by a signalling pathway with some commonalities to systemic acquired resistance. This acts to reduce the potential for future infection by providing fewer stomatal openings.
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- Christian Dutton
- Department of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
- Grantham Centre for Sustainable FuturesUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
- Department of Animal and Plant SciencesUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
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- Department of Animal and Plant SciencesUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldS10 2TNUK
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Castelló MJ, Medina-Puche L, Lamilla J, Tornero P. NPR1 paralogs of Arabidopsis and their role in salicylic acid perception. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0209835. [PMID: 30592744 PMCID: PMC6310259 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Salicylic acid (SA) is responsible for certain plant defence responses and NON EXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS RELATED 1 (NPR1) is the master regulator of SA perception. In Arabidopsis thaliana there are five paralogs of NPR1. In this work we tested the role of these paralogs in SA perception by generating combinations of mutants and transgenics. NPR2 was the only paralog able to partially complement an npr1 mutant. The null npr2 reduces SA perception in combination with npr1 or other paralogs. NPR2 and NPR1 interacted in all the conditions tested, and NPR2 also interacted with other SA-related proteins as NPR1 does. The remaining paralogs behaved differently in SA perception, depending on the genetic background, and the expression of some of the genes induced by SA in an npr1 background was affected by the presence of the paralogs. NPR2 fits all the requirements of an SA receptor while the remaining paralogs also work as SA receptors with a strong hierarchy. According to the data presented here, the closer the gene is to NPR1, the more relevant its role in SA perception.
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- María José Castelló
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València -Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, SPAIN
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València -Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, SPAIN
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València -Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, SPAIN
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València -Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, SPAIN
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Eberl F, Hammerbacher A, Gershenzon J, Unsicker SB. Leaf rust infection reduces herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar and attracts a generalist herbivore. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 220:760-772. [PMID: 28418581 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Plants release complex volatile blends after separate attack by herbivores and pathogens, which play many roles in interactions with other organisms. Large perennials are often attacked by multiple enemies, but the effect of combined attacks on volatile emission is rarely studied, particularly in trees. We infested Populus nigra trees with a pathogen, the rust fungus Melampsora larici-populina, and Lymantria dispar caterpillars alone and in combination. We investigated poplar volatile emission and its regulation, as well as the behavior of the caterpillars towards volatiles from rust-infected and uninfected trees. Both the rust fungus and the caterpillars alone induced volatile emission from poplar trees. However, the herbivore-induced volatile emission was significantly reduced when trees were under combined attack by the herbivore and the fungus. Herbivory induced terpene synthase transcripts as well as jasmonate concentrations, but these increases were suppressed when the tree was additionally infected with rust. Caterpillars preferred volatiles from rust-infected over uninfected trees. Our results suggest a defense hormone crosstalk upon combined herbivore-pathogen attack in poplar trees which results in lowered emission of herbivore-induced volatiles. This influences the preference of herbivores, and might have other far-reaching consequences for the insect and pathogen communities in natural poplar forests.
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- Franziska Eberl
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745, Jena, Germany
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Yang G, Tang L, Gong Y, Xie J, Fu Y, Jiang D, Li G, Collinge DB, Chen W, Cheng J. A cerato-platanin protein SsCP1 targets plant PR1 and contributes to virulence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 217:739-755. [PMID: 29076546 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Cerato-platanin proteins (CPs), which are secreted by filamentous fungi, are phytotoxic to host plants, but their functions have not been well defined to date. Here we characterized a CP (SsCP1) from the necrotrophic phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Sscp1 transcripts accumulated during plant infection, and deletion of Sscp1 significantly reduced virulence. SsCP1 could induce significant cell death when expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana. Using yeast two-hybrid, GST pull-down, co-immunoprecipitation and bimolecular florescence complementation, we found that SsCP1 interacts with PR1 in the apoplast to facilitate infection by S. sclerotiorum. Overexpressing PR1 enhanced resistance to the wild-type strain, but not to the Sscp1 knockout strain of S. sclerotiorum. Sscp1-expressing transgenic plants showed increased concentrations of salicylic acid (SA) and higher levels of resistance to several plant pathogens (namely Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria brassicicola and Golovinomyces orontii). Our results suggest that SsCP1 is important for virulence of S. sclerotiorum and that it can be recognized by plants to trigger plant defense responses. Our results also suggest that the SA signaling pathway is involved in CP-mediated plant defense .
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- Guogen Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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Iizasa S, Iizasa E, Watanabe K, Nagano Y. Transcriptome analysis reveals key roles of AtLBR-2 in LPS-induced defense responses in plants. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:995. [PMID: 29284410 PMCID: PMC5747113 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-4372-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Gram-negative bacteria cause innate immune responses in animals and plants. The molecules involved in LPS signaling in animals are well studied, whereas those in plants are not yet as well documented. Recently, we identified Arabidopsis AtLBR-2, which binds to LPS from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (pLPS) directly and regulates pLPS-induced defense responses, such as pathogenesis-related 1 (PR1) expression and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. In this study, we investigated the pLPS-induced transcriptomic changes in wild-type (WT) and the atlbr-2 mutant Arabidopsis plants using RNA-Seq technology. RESULTS RNA-Seq data analysis revealed that pLPS treatment significantly altered the expression of 2139 genes, with 605 up-regulated and 1534 down-regulated genes in WT. Gene ontology (GO) analysis on these genes showed that GO terms, "response to bacterium", "response to salicylic acid (SA) stimulus", and "response to abscisic acid (ABA) stimulus" were enriched amongst only in up-regulated genes, as compared to the genes that were down-regulated. Comparative analysis of differentially expressed genes between WT and the atlbr-2 mutant revealed that 65 genes were up-regulated in WT but not in the atlbr-2 after pLPS treatment. Furthermore, GO analysis on these 65 genes demonstrated their importance for the enrichment of several defense-related GO terms, including "response to bacterium", "response to SA stimulus", and "response to ABA stimulus". We also found reduced levels of pLPS-induced conjugated SA glucoside (SAG) accumulation in atlbr-2 mutants, and no differences were observed in the gene expression levels in SA-treated WT and the atlbr-2 mutants. CONCLUSION These 65 AtLBR-2-dependent up-regulated genes appear to be important for the enrichment of some defense-related GO terms. Moreover, AtLBR-2 might be a key molecule that is indispensable for the up-regulation of defense-related genes and for SA signaling pathway, which is involved in defense against pathogens containing LPS.
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- Sayaka Iizasa
- Analytical Research Center for Experimental Sciences, Saga University, Saga, Japan.,Department of Biological Resource Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga, Japan.,Department of Biological Science and Technology, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Biological Resource Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga, Japan.,Department of Biological Science and Technology, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Analytical Research Center for Experimental Sciences, Saga University, Saga, Japan. .,Department of Biological Science and Technology, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Diaz-Vivancos P, Bernal-Vicente A, Cantabella D, Petri C, Hernández JA. Metabolomics and Biochemical Approaches Link Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis to Cyanogenesis in Peach Plants. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 58:2057-2066. [PMID: 29036663 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Despite the long-established importance of salicylic acid (SA) in plant stress responses and other biological processes, its biosynthetic pathways have not been fully characterized. The proposed synthesis of SA originates from chorismate by two distinct pathways: the isochorismate and phenylalanine (Phe) ammonia-lyase (PAL) pathways. Cyanogenesis is the process related to the release of hydrogen cyanide from endogenous cyanogenic glycosides (CNglcs), and it has been linked to plant plasticity improvement. To date, however, no relationship has been suggested between the two pathways. In this work, by metabolomics and biochemical approaches (including the use of [13C]-labeled compounds), we provide strong evidences showing that CNglcs turnover is involved, at least in part, in SA biosynthesis in peach plants under control and stress conditions. The main CNglcs in peach are prunasin and amygdalin, with mandelonitrile (MD), synthesized from phenylalanine, controlling their turnover. In peach plants MD is the intermediary molecule of the suggested new SA biosynthetic pathway and CNglcs turnover, regulating the biosynthesis of both amygdalin and SA. MD-treated peach plants displayed increased SA levels via benzoic acid (one of the SA precursors within the PAL pathway). MD also provided partial protection against Plum pox virus infection in peach seedlings. Thus, we propose a third pathway, an alternative to the PAL pathway, for SA synthesis in peach plants.
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- Pedro Diaz-Vivancos
- Biotechnology of Fruit Trees Group, Department Plant Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25. 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Fruit Trees Group, Department Plant Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25. 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Fruit Trees Group, Department Plant Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25. 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 48, 30203 Cartagena, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Fruit Trees Group, Department Plant Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25. 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Noman A, Liu Z, Aqeel M, Zainab M, Khan MI, Hussain A, Ashraf MF, Li X, Weng Y, He S. Basic leucine zipper domain transcription factors: the vanguards in plant immunity. Biotechnol Lett 2017; 39:1779-1791. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-017-2431-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Lee HY, Chen YC, Kieber JJ, Yoon GM. Regulation of the turnover of ACC synthases by phytohormones and heterodimerization in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 91:491-504. [PMID: 28440947 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Ethylene influences many aspects of plant growth and development. The biosynthesis of ethylene is highly regulated by a variety of internal and external cues. A key target of this regulation is 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthases (ACS), generally the rate-limiting step in ethylene biosynthesis, which is regulated both transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally. Prior studies have demonstrated that cytokinin and brassinosteroid (BR) act as regulatory inputs to elevate ethylene biosynthesis by increasing the stability of ACS proteins. Here, we demonstrate that several additional phytohormones also regulate ACS protein turnover. Abscisic acid, auxin, gibberellic acid, methyl jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid differentially regulate the stability of ACS proteins, with distinct effects on various isoforms. In addition, we demonstrate that heterodimerization influences the stability of ACS proteins. Heterodimerization between ACS isoforms from distinct subclades results in increased stability of the shorter-lived partner. Together, our study provides a comprehensive understanding of the roles of various phytohormones on ACS protein stability, which brings new insights into crosstalk between ethylene and other phytohormones, and a novel regulatory mechanism that controls ACS protein stability through a heterodimerization of ACS isoforms.
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- Han Yong Lee
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Järvi S, Isojärvi J, Kangasjärvi S, Salojärvi J, Mamedov F, Suorsa M, Aro EM. Photosystem II Repair and Plant Immunity: Lessons Learned from Arabidopsis Mutant Lacking the THYLAKOID LUMEN PROTEIN 18.3. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:405. [PMID: 27064270 PMCID: PMC4814454 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chloroplasts play an important role in the cellular sensing of abiotic and biotic stress. Signals originating from photosynthetic light reactions, in the form of redox and pH changes, accumulation of reactive oxygen and electrophile species or stromal metabolites are of key importance in chloroplast retrograde signaling. These signals initiate plant acclimation responses to both abiotic and biotic stresses. To reveal the molecular responses activated by rapid fluctuations in growth light intensity, gene expression analysis was performed with Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and the tlp18.3 mutant plants, the latter showing a stunted growth phenotype under fluctuating light conditions (Biochem. J, 406, 415-425). Expression pattern of genes encoding components of the photosynthetic electron transfer chain did not differ between fluctuating and constant light conditions, neither in wild type nor in tlp18.3 plants, and the composition of the thylakoid membrane protein complexes likewise remained unchanged. Nevertheless, the fluctuating light conditions repressed in wild-type plants a broad spectrum of genes involved in immune responses, which likely resulted from shade-avoidance responses and their intermixing with hormonal signaling. On the contrary, in the tlp18.3 mutant plants there was an imperfect repression of defense-related transcripts upon growth under fluctuating light, possibly by signals originating from minor malfunction of the photosystem II (PSII) repair cycle, which directly or indirectly modulated the transcript abundances of genes related to light perception via phytochromes. Consequently, a strong allocation of resources to defense reactions in the tlp18.3 mutant plants presumably results in the stunted growth phenotype under fluctuating light.
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- Sari Järvi
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Plant Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry—Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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Transcriptome Profiling of Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans in Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) Roots. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148048. [PMID: 26849436 PMCID: PMC4744058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans (FOC) is a destructive disease of Brassica crops, which results in severe yield losses. There is little information available about the mechanism of disease resistance. To obtain an overview of the transcriptome profiles in roots of R4P1, a Brassica oleracea variety that is highly resistant to fusarium wilt, we compared the transcriptomes of samples inoculated with FOC and samples inoculated with distilled water. RNA-seq analysis generated more than 136 million 100-bp clean reads, which were assembled into 62,506 unigenes (mean size = 741 bp). Among them, 49,959 (79.92%) genes were identified based on sequence similarity searches, including SwissProt (29,050, 46.47%), Gene Ontology (GO) (33,767, 54.02%), Clusters of Orthologous Groups (KOG) (14,721, 23.55%) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes Pathway database (KEGG) (12,974, 20.76%) searches; digital gene expression analysis revealed 885 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between infected and control samples at 4, 12, 24 and 48 hours after inoculation. The DEGs were assigned to 31 KEGG pathways. Early defense systems, including the MAPK signaling pathway, calcium signaling and salicylic acid-mediated hypersensitive response (SA-mediated HR) were activated after pathogen infection. SA-dependent systemic acquired resistance (SAR), ethylene (ET)- and jasmonic (JA)-mediated pathways and the lignin biosynthesis pathway play important roles in plant resistance. We also analyzed the expression of defense-related genes, such as genes encoding pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins, UDP-glycosyltransferase (UDPG), pleiotropic drug resistance, ATP-binding cassette transporters (PDR-ABC transporters), myrosinase, transcription factors and kinases, which were differentially expressed. The results of this study may contribute to efforts to identify and clone candidate genes associated with disease resistance and to uncover the molecular mechanism underlying FOC resistance in cabbage.
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Phylogenetic and stress-responsive expression analysis of 20 WRKY genes in Populus simonii × Populus nigra. Gene 2015; 565:130-9. [PMID: 25843624 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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WRKY transcription factors play important roles in regulating biotic and abiotic stress responses in plants. Although a plethora of studies have revealed the functions and mechanisms of some WRKYs in various plants, the studies of WRKYs in woody plants especially tree species under different abiotic and biotic stress conditions are still not well characterized. In this study, we selected 20 Populus simonii×Populus nigra WRKY genes based on our previous transcriptome study, and characterized these genes by phylogenetic analysis to investigate their evolutionary relations, then studied their expression patterns under NaCl, NaHCO3, PEG6000, CdCl2 and Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl treatments that mimic the salt, alkalinity, drought, heavy metal and fungal infection conditions. The phylogenetic analysis showed that these 20 genes can be divided into five clades (Groups I, IIa, IIb, IIc and III) and all of their WRKY domains are conserved except for an N-terminal single amino acid mutation in PsnWRKY8. Before conducting quantitative real time PCR calculation, we evaluated five candidate reference genes under different stress treatments, and chose At4g33380-like as the reference gene for salt stress, Actin for alkalinity stress, UBQ for drought stress, TUA for heavy metal stress, and 18S rRNA for pathogen infection stress. The final qRT-PCR analysis indicated that 20/20, 20/20, and 15/20 PsnWRKYs were downregulated under salt, alkali and drought stresses, and 14/20 and 19/20 PsnWRKYs were upregulated under heavy metal and pathogen stresses. Members from the same clade tended to present similar expression patterns. In addition, we observed noticeable changes in the expression of PsnWRKY11 (increased by 41 times) and PsnWRKY20 (increased by 141 times) under pathogen infection condition, implying that these two genes are potentially important for the disease resistance of P. simonii × P. nigra.
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Piisilä M, Keceli MA, Brader G, Jakobson L, Jõesaar I, Sipari N, Kollist H, Palva ET, Kariola T. The F-box protein MAX2 contributes to resistance to bacterial phytopathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 15:53. [PMID: 25849639 PMCID: PMC4340836 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0434-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Arabidopsis thaliana F-box protein MORE AXILLARY GROWTH2 (MAX2) has previously been characterized for its role in plant development. MAX2 appears essential for the perception of the newly characterized phytohormone strigolactone, a negative regulator of polar auxin transport in Arabidopsis. RESULTS A reverse genetic screen for F-box protein mutants altered in their stress responses identified MAX2 as a component of plant defense. Here we show that MAX2 contributes to plant resistance against pathogenic bacteria. Interestingly, max2 mutant plants showed increased susceptibility to the bacterial necrotroph Pectobacterium carotovorum as well as to the hemi-biotroph Pseudomonas syringae but not to the fungal necrotroph Botrytis cinerea. max2 mutant phenotype was associated with constitutively increased stomatal conductance and decreased tolerance to apoplastic ROS but also with alterations in hormonal balance. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that MAX2 previously characterized for its role in regulation of polar auxin transport in Arabidopsis, and thus plant development also significantly influences plant disease resistance. We conclude that the increased susceptibility to P. syringae and P. carotovorum is due to increased stomatal conductance in max2 mutants promoting pathogen entry into the plant apoplast. Additional factors contributing to pathogen susceptibility in max2 plants include decreased tolerance to pathogen-triggered apoplastic ROS and alterations in hormonal signaling.
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- Maria Piisilä
- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources, Health and Environment Department, Tulln an der Donau, 3430 Austria
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- />Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411 Estonia
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- />Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411 Estonia
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
- />Viikki Metabolomics Unit, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, Tartu, 50411 Estonia
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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- />Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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Park HC, Lee S, Park B, Choi W, Kim C, Lee S, Chung WS, Lee SY, Sabir J, Bressan RA, Bohnert HJ, Mengiste T, Yun DJ. Pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity is compromised under C-limited growth. Mol Cells 2015; 38:40-50. [PMID: 25387755 PMCID: PMC4314131 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2015.2165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In the interaction between plants and pathogens, carbon (C) resources provide energy and C skeletons to maintain, among many functions, the plant immune system. However, variations in C availability on pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMP) triggered immunity (PTI) have not been systematically examined. Here, three types of starch mutants with enhanced susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 hrcC were examined for PTI. In a dark period-dependent manner, the mutants showed compromised induction of a PTI marker, and callose accumulation in response to the bacterial PAMP flagellin, flg22. In combination with weakened PTI responses in wild type by inhibition of the TCA cycle, the experiments determined the necessity of C-derived energy in establishing PTI. Global gene expression analyses identified flg22 responsive genes displaying C supply-dependent patterns. Nutrient recycling-related genes were regulated similarly by C-limitation and flg22, indicating re-arrangements of expression programs to redirect resources that establish or strengthen PTI. Ethylene and NAC transcription factors appear to play roles in these processes. Under C-limitation, PTI appears compromised based on suppression of genes required for continued biosynthetic capacity and defenses through flg22. Our results provide a foundation for the intuitive perception of the interplay between plant nutrition status and pathogen defense.
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- Hyeong Cheol Park
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
- Bureau of Ecological Conservation Reseach, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 325-813,
Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907,
USA
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
- Bureau of Ecological Conservation Reseach, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 325-813,
Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907,
USA
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
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- College of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907,
USA
- College of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
Korea
- College of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Departments of Plant Biology and of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801,
USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907,
USA
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701,
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Herrera-Vásquez A, Carvallo L, Blanco F, Tobar M, Villarroel-Candia E, Vicente-Carbajosa J, Salinas P, Holuigue L. Transcriptional Control of Glutaredoxin GRXC9 Expression by a Salicylic Acid-Dependent and NPR1-Independent Pathway in Arabidopsis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER 2015; 33:624-637. [PMID: 26696694 PMCID: PMC4677692 DOI: 10.1007/s11105-014-0782-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Salicylic acid (SA) is a key hormone that mediates gene transcriptional reprogramming in the context of the defense response to stress. GRXC9, coding for a CC-type glutaredoxin from Arabidopsis, is an SA-responsive gene induced early and transiently by an NPR1-independent pathway. Here, we address the mechanism involved in this SA-dependent pathway, using GRXC9 as a model gene. We first established that GRXC9 expression is induced by UVB exposure through this pathway, validating its activation in a physiological stress condition. GRXC9 promoter analyses indicate that SA controls gene transcription through two activating sequence-1 (as-1)-like elements located in its proximal region. TGA2 and TGA3, but not TGA1, are constitutively bound to this promoter region. Accordingly, the transient recruitment of RNA polymerase II to the GRXC9 promoter, as well as the transient accumulation of gene transcripts detected in SA-treated WT plants, was abolished in a knockout mutant for the TGA class II factors. We conclude that constitutive binding of TGA2 is essential for controlling GRXC9 expression, while binding of TGA3 in a lesser extent contributes to this regulation. Finally, overexpression of GRXC9 indicates that the GRXC9 protein negatively controls its own gene expression, forming part of the complex bound to the as-1-containing promoter region. These findings are integrated in a model that explains how SA controls transcription of GRXC9 in the context of the defense response to stress.
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- Ariel Herrera-Vásquez
- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
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Bobik K, Burch-Smith TM. Chloroplast signaling within, between and beyond cells. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:781. [PMID: 26500659 PMCID: PMC4593955 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The most conspicuous function of plastids is the oxygenic photosynthesis of chloroplasts, yet plastids are super-factories that produce a plethora of compounds that are indispensable for proper plant physiology and development. Given their origins as free-living prokaryotes, it is not surprising that plastids possess their own genomes whose expression is essential to plastid function. This semi-autonomous character of plastids requires the existence of sophisticated regulatory mechanisms that provide reliable communication between them and other cellular compartments. Such intracellular signaling is necessary for coordinating whole-cell responses to constantly varying environmental cues and cellular metabolic needs. This is achieved by plastids acting as receivers and transmitters of specific signals that coordinate expression of the nuclear and plastid genomes according to particular needs. In this review we will consider the so-called retrograde signaling occurring between plastids and nuclei, and between plastids and other organelles. Another important role of the plastid we will discuss is the involvement of plastid signaling in biotic and abiotic stress that, in addition to influencing retrograde signaling, has direct effects on several cellular compartments including the cell wall. We will also review recent evidence pointing to an intriguing function of chloroplasts in regulating intercellular symplasmic transport. Finally, we consider an intriguing yet less widely known aspect of plant biology, chloroplast signaling from the perspective of the entire plant. Thus, accumulating evidence highlights that chloroplasts, with their complex signaling pathways, provide a mechanism for exquisite regulation of plant development, metabolism and responses to the environment. As chloroplast processes are targeted for engineering for improved productivity the effect of such modifications on chloroplast signaling will have to be carefully considered in order to avoid unintended consequences on plant growth and development.
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- *Correspondence: Tessa M. Burch-Smith, Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, 1414 Cumberland Avenue, M407 Walters Life Science, Knoxville, TN 37932, USA,
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Li W, Duan H, Chen F, Wang Z, Huang X, Deng X, Liu Y. Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling high Calcium response in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112511. [PMID: 25401959 PMCID: PMC4234421 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Natural variation for primary root growth response to high Ca stress in Arabidopsis thaliana was studied by screening a series of accessions (ecotypes) under high Calcium (40 mM CaCl2 ) conditions. The genetic basis of this variation was further investigated by QTL analysis using recombinant inbred lines from Landsberg erecta (Ler)×Cape Verde Islands (Cvi) cross. Four QTLs were identified in chromosome 1, 2 and 5,and named response to high Calcium (RHCA) 1–4. The three QTLs (RHCA1, RHCA2 and RHCA4) were further confirmed by analysis of near isogenic lines harboring Cvi introgression fragments in Ler background. Real-time PCR analysis showed that several genes associated with high Ca response including SMT1 and XHT25 have changed expression pattern between Ler and near isogenic lines. These results were useful for detecting molecular mechanisms of plants for high Ca adaption.
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- Wenlong Li
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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Veley KM, Maksaev G, Frick EM, January E, Kloepper SC, Haswell ES. Arabidopsis MSL10 has a regulated cell death signaling activity that is separable from its mechanosensitive ion channel activity. THE PLANT CELL 2014; 26:3115-31. [PMID: 25052715 PMCID: PMC4145136 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.114.128082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Members of the MscS superfamily of mechanosensitive ion channels function as osmotic safety valves, releasing osmolytes under increased membrane tension. MscS homologs exhibit diverse topology and domain structure, and it has been proposed that the more complex members of the family might have novel regulatory mechanisms or molecular functions. Here, we present a study of MscS-Like (MSL)10 from Arabidopsis thaliana that supports these ideas. High-level expression of MSL10-GFP in Arabidopsis induced small stature, hydrogen peroxide accumulation, ectopic cell death, and reactive oxygen species- and cell death-associated gene expression. Phosphomimetic mutations in the MSL10 N-terminal domain prevented these phenotypes. The phosphorylation state of MSL10 also regulated its ability to induce cell death when transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves but did not affect subcellular localization, assembly, or channel behavior. Finally, the N-terminal domain of MSL10 was sufficient to induce cell death in tobacco, independent of phosphorylation state. We conclude that the plant-specific N-terminal domain of MSL10 is capable of inducing cell death, this activity is regulated by phosphorylation, and MSL10 has two separable activities-one as an ion channel and one as an inducer of cell death. These findings further our understanding of the evolution and significance of mechanosensitive ion channels.
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- Kira M Veley
- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Breitenbach HH, Wenig M, Wittek F, Jordá L, Maldonado-Alconada AM, Sarioglu H, Colby T, Knappe C, Bichlmeier M, Pabst E, Mackey D, Parker JE, Vlot AC. Contrasting Roles of the Apoplastic Aspartyl Protease APOPLASTIC, ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY1-DEPENDENT1 and LEGUME LECTIN-LIKE PROTEIN1 in Arabidopsis Systemic Acquired Resistance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 165:791-809. [PMID: 24755512 PMCID: PMC4044859 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.239665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is an inducible immune response that depends on ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY1 (EDS1). Here, we show that Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) EDS1 is required for both SAR signal generation in primary infected leaves and SAR signal perception in systemic uninfected tissues. In contrast to SAR signal generation, local resistance remains intact in eds1 mutant plants in response to Pseudomonas syringae delivering the effector protein AvrRpm1. We utilized the SAR-specific phenotype of the eds1 mutant to identify new SAR regulatory proteins in plants conditionally expressing AvrRpm1. Comparative proteomic analysis of apoplast-enriched extracts from AvrRpm1-expressing wild-type and eds1 mutant plants led to the identification of 12 APOPLASTIC, EDS1-DEPENDENT (AED) proteins. The genes encoding AED1, a predicted aspartyl protease, and another AED, LEGUME LECTIN-LIKE PROTEIN1 (LLP1), were induced locally and systemically during SAR signaling and locally by salicylic acid (SA) or its functional analog, benzo 1,2,3-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester. Because conditional overaccumulation of AED1-hemagglutinin inhibited SA-induced resistance and SAR but not local resistance, the data suggest that AED1 is part of a homeostatic feedback mechanism regulating systemic immunity. In llp1 mutant plants, SAR was compromised, whereas the local resistance that is normally associated with EDS1 and SA as well as responses to exogenous SA appeared largely unaffected. Together, these data indicate that LLP1 promotes systemic rather than local immunity, possibly in parallel with SA. Our analysis reveals new positive and negative components of SAR and reinforces the notion that SAR represents a distinct phase of plant immunity beyond local resistance.
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- Heiko H Breitenbach
- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (H.H.B., M.W., F.W., C.K., M.B., E.P., A.C.V.), and Research Unit Protein Science (H.S.), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions (L.J., J.E.P., A.C.V.) and Mass Spectrometry Unit (T.C.), 50829 Cologne, Germany;John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (A.M.M.-A.); andOhio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (D.M.)
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Bruggeman Q, Garmier M, de Bont L, Soubigou-Taconnat L, Mazubert C, Benhamed M, Raynaud C, Bergounioux C, Delarue M. The Polyadenylation Factor Subunit CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR30: A Key Factor of Programmed Cell Death and a Regulator of Immunity in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 165:732-746. [PMID: 24706550 PMCID: PMC4044851 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.236083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) is essential for several aspects of plant life, including development and stress responses. Indeed, incompatible plant-pathogen interactions are well known to induce the hypersensitive response, a localized cell death. Mutational analyses have identified several key PCD components, and we recently identified the mips1 mutant of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), which is deficient for the key enzyme catalyzing the limiting step of myoinositol synthesis. One of the most striking features of mips1 is the light-dependent formation of lesions on leaves due to salicylic acid (SA)-dependent PCD, revealing roles for myoinositol or inositol derivatives in the regulation of PCD. Here, we identified a regulator of plant PCD by screening for mutants that display transcriptomic profiles opposing that of the mips1 mutant. Our screen identified the oxt6 mutant, which has been described previously as being tolerant to oxidative stress. In the oxt6 mutant, a transfer DNA is inserted in the CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR30 (CPSF30) gene, which encodes a polyadenylation factor subunit homolog. We show that CPSF30 is required for lesion formation in mips1 via SA-dependent signaling, that the prodeath function of CPSF30 is not mediated by changes in the glutathione status, and that CPSF30 activity is required for Pseudomonas syringae resistance. We also show that the oxt6 mutation suppresses cell death in other lesion-mimic mutants, including lesion-simulating disease1, mitogen-activated protein kinase4, constitutive expressor of pathogenesis-related genes5, and catalase2, suggesting that CPSF30 and, thus, the control of messenger RNA 3' end processing, through the regulation of SA production, is a key component of plant immune responses.
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- Quentin Bruggeman
- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8618, Saclay Plant Sciences, F-91405 Orsay, France (Q.B., M.G., L.d.B., C.M., M.B., C.R., C.B., M.D.);Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale-Unité Mixte de Recherche-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1165-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 8114, 91 057 Evry cedex, France (L.S.-T.); andDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (M.B.)
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Simon C, Langlois-Meurinne M, Didierlaurent L, Chaouch S, Bellvert F, Massoud K, Garmier M, Thareau V, Comte G, Noctor G, Saindrenan P. The secondary metabolism glycosyltransferases UGT73B3 and UGT73B5 are components of redox status in resistance of Arabidopsis to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:1114-29. [PMID: 24131360 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Secondary metabolism plant glycosyltransferases (UGTs) ensure conjugation of sugar moieties to secondary metabolites (SMs) and glycosylation contributes to the great diversity, reactivity and regulation of SMs. UGT73B3 and UGT73B5, two UGTs of Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), are involved in the hypersensitive response (HR) to the avirulent bacteria Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst-AvrRpm1), but their function in planta is unknown. Here, we report that ugt73b3, ugt73b5 and ugt73b3 ugt73b5 T-DNA insertion mutants exhibited an accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), an enhanced cell death during the HR to Pst-AvrRpm1, whereas glutathione levels increased in the single mutants. In silico analyses indicate that UGT73B3 and UGT73B5 belong to the early salicylic acid (SA)-induced genes whose pathogen-induced expression is co-regulated with genes related to cellular redox homeostasis and general detoxification. Analyses of metabolic alterations in ugt mutants reveal modification of SA and scopoletin contents which correlate with redox perturbation, and indicate quantitative modifications in the pattern of tryptophan-derived SM accumulation after Pst-AvrRpm1 inoculation. Our data suggest that UGT73B3 and UGT73B5 participate in regulation of redox status and general detoxification of ROS-reactive SMs during the HR to Pst-AvrRpm1, and that decreased resistance to Pst-AvrRpm1 in ugt mutants is tightly linked to redox perturbation.
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- Clara Simon
- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, CNRS-Université Paris-Sud 11, UMR 8618, Bâtiment 630, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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Takatsuji H. Development of disease-resistant rice using regulatory components of induced disease resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:630. [PMID: 25431577 PMCID: PMC4230042 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Infectious diseases cause huge crop losses annually. In response to pathogen attacks, plants activate defense systems that are mediated through various signaling pathways. The salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathway is the most powerful of these pathways. Several regulatory components of the SA signaling pathway have been identified, and are potential targets for genetic manipulation of plants' disease resistance. However, the resistance associated with these regulatory components is often accompanied by fitness costs; that is, negative effects on plant growth and crop yield. Chemical defense inducers, such as benzothiadiazole and probenazole, act on the SA pathway and induce strong resistance to various pathogens without major fitness costs, owing to their 'priming effect.' Studies on how benzothiadiazole induces disease resistance in rice have identified WRKY45, a key transcription factor in the branched SA pathway, and OsNPR1/NH1. Rice plants overexpressing WRKY45 were extremely resistant to rice blast disease caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and bacterial leaf blight disease caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), the two major rice diseases. Disease resistance is often accompanied by fitness costs; however, WRKY45 overexpression imposed relatively small fitness costs on rice because of its priming effect. This priming effect was similar to that of chemical defense inducers, although the fitness costs were amplified by some environmental factors. WRKY45 is degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and the dual role of this degradation partly explains the priming effect. The synergistic interaction between SA and cytokinin signaling that activates WRKY45 also likely contributes to the priming effect. With a main focus on these studies, I review the current knowledge of SA-pathway-dependent defense in rice by comparing it with that in Arabidopsis, and discuss potential strategies to develop disease-resistant rice using signaling components.
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- Hiroshi Takatsuji
- *Correspondence: Hiroshi Takatsuji, Disease Resistant Crops Research Unit, Genetically Modified Organism Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-8602, Japan e-mail:
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de Wit M, Spoel SH, Sanchez-Perez GF, Gommers CMM, Pieterse CMJ, Voesenek LACJ, Pierik R. Perception of low red:far-red ratio compromises both salicylic acid- and jasmonic acid-dependent pathogen defences in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 75:90-103. [PMID: 23578319 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In dense stands of plants, such as agricultural monocultures, plants are exposed simultaneously to competition for light and other stresses such as pathogen infection. Here, we show that both salicylic acid (SA)-dependent and jasmonic acid (JA)-dependent disease resistance is inhibited by a simultaneously reduced red:far-red light ratio (R:FR), the early warning signal for plant competition. Conversely, SA- and JA-dependent induced defences did not affect shade-avoidance responses to low R:FR. Reduced pathogen resistance by low R:FR was accompanied by a strong reduction in the regulation of JA- and SA-responsive genes. The severe inhibition of SA-responsive transcription in low R:FR appeared to be brought about by the repression of SA-inducible kinases. Phosphorylation of the SA-responsive transcription co-activator NPR1, which is required for full induction of SA-responsive transcription, was indeed reduced and may thus play a role in the suppression of SA-mediated defences by low R:FR-mediated phytochrome inactivation. Our results indicate that foraging for light through the shade-avoidance response is prioritised over plant immune responses when plants are simultaneously challenged with competition and pathogen attack.
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- Mieke de Wit
- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Daniel Rutherford Building, Mayfield Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3JR, UK
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- Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Plant bZIP transcription factors responsive to pathogens: a review. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:7815-28. [PMID: 23574941 PMCID: PMC3645718 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14047815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2013] [Revised: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Transcription factors of the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family control important processes in all eukaryotes. In plants, bZIPs are master regulators of many central developmental and physiological processes, including morphogenesis, seed formation, abiotic and biotic stress responses. Modulation of the expression patterns of bZIP genes and changes in their activity often contribute to the activation of various signaling pathways and regulatory networks of different physiological processes. However, most advances in the study of plant bZIP transcription factors are related to their involvement in abiotic stress and development. In contrast, there are few examples of functional research with regard to biotic stress, particularly in the defense against pathogens. In this review, we summarize the recent progress revealing the role of bZIP transcription factors in the biotic stress responses of several plant species, from Arabidopsis to cotton. Moreover, we summarize the interacting partners of bZIP proteins in molecular responses during pathogen attack and the key components of the signal transduction pathways with which they physically interact during plant defense responses. Lastly, we focus on the recent advances regarding research on the functional role of bZIPs in major agricultural cultivars and examine the studies performed in this field.
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Gatz C. From pioneers to team players: TGA transcription factors provide a molecular link between different stress pathways. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2013; 26:151-9. [PMID: 23013435 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-04-12-0078-ia] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The plant immune system encompasses an arsenal of defense genes that is activated upon recognition of a pathogen. Appropriate adjustment of gene expression is mediated by multiple interconnected signal transduction cascades that finally control the activity of transcription factors. These sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins act at the interface between the DNA and the regulatory protein network. In 1989, tobacco TGA1a was cloned as the first plant transcription factor. Since then, multiple studies have shown that members of the TGA family play important roles in defense responses against biotrophic and necrotrophic pathogens and against chemical stress. Here, we review 22 years of research on TGA factors which have yielded both consistent and conflicting results.
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- Christiane Gatz
- Georg-August-University of Göttingen (GAU), Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Sáenz-Mata J, Jiménez-Bremont JF. HR4 gene is induced in the Arabidopsis-Trichoderma atroviride beneficial interaction. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:9110-9128. [PMID: 22942755 PMCID: PMC3430286 DOI: 10.3390/ijms13079110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Plants are constantly exposed to microbes, for this reason they have evolved sophisticated strategies to perceive and identify biotic interactions. Thus, plants have large collections of so-called resistance (R) proteins that recognize specific microbe factors as signals of invasion. One of these proteins is codified by the Arabidopsis thaliana HR4 gene in the Col-0 ecotype that is homologous to RPW8 genes present in the Ms-0 ecotype. In this study, we investigated the expression patterns of the HR4 gene in Arabidopsis seedlings interacting with the beneficial fungus Trichoderma atroviride. We observed the induction of the HR4 gene mainly at 96 hpi when the fungus interaction was established. Furthermore, we found that the HR4 gene was differentially regulated in interactions with the beneficial bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens and the pathogenic bacterium P. syringae. When hormone treatments were applied to A. thaliana (Col-0), each hormone treatment induced changes in HR4 gene expression. On the other hand, the expression of the RPW8.1 and RPW8.2 genes of Arabidopsis ecotype Ms-0 in interaction with T. atroviride was assessed. Interestingly, these genes are interaction-responsive; in particular, the RPW8.1 gene shows a very high level of expression in the later stages of interaction. These results indicate that HR4 and RPW8 genes could play a role in the establishment of Arabidopsis interactions with beneficial microbes.
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- Jorge Sáenz-Mata
- Division of Molecular Biology, Institute Potosino of Scientific and Technological Research, Camino a la Presa de San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4 sección, C.P. 78216, Apartado Postal 3-74 Tangamanga, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78395, Mexico; E-Mail:
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Institute Potosino of Scientific and Technological Research, Camino a la Presa de San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4 sección, C.P. 78216, Apartado Postal 3-74 Tangamanga, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78395, Mexico; E-Mail:
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Rogers EE. Evaluation of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model host for Xylella fastidiosa. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2012; 25:747-754. [PMID: 22397407 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-11-10-0270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causes a number of plant diseases of significant economic impact. To date, progress determining mechanisms of host-plant susceptibility, tolerance, or resistance has been slow, due in large part to the long generation time and limited available genetic resources for grape, almond, and other known hosts of X. fastidiosa. To overcome many of these limitations, Arabidopsis thaliana has been evaluated as a host for X. fastidiosa. A pin-prick inoculation method has been developed to infect Arabidopsis with X. fastidiosa. Following infection, X. fastidiosa multiplies and can be detected by microscopy, polymerase chain reaction, and isolation. The ecotypes Van-0, LL-0, and Tsu-1 all allow more growth of strain X. fastidiosa Temecula than the reference ecotype Col-0. Affymetrix ATH1 microarray analysis of inoculated vs. noninoculated Tsu-1 reveals gene expression changes that differ greatly from changes seen after infection with apoplast-colonizing bacteria such as Psuedomonas syringae pvs. tomato or syringae. Many genes responsive to oxidative stress are differentially regulated, while classic pathogenesis-related genes are not induced by X. fastidiosa infection.
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- Elizabeth E Rogers
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Unit, Parlier, CA 93648, USA.
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Idrovo Espín FM, Peraza-Echeverria S, Fuentes G, Santamaría JM. In silico cloning and characterization of the TGA (TGACG MOTIF-BINDING FACTOR) transcription factors subfamily in Carica papaya. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2012; 54:113-22. [PMID: 22410205 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The TGA transcription factors belong to the subfamily of bZIP group D that play a major role in disease resistance and development. Most of the TGA identified in Arabidopsis interact with the master regulator of SAR, NPR1 that controls the expression of PR genes. As a first approach to determine the possible involvement of these transcription factors in papaya defense, we characterized Arabidopsis TGA orthologs from the genome of Carica papaya cv. SunUp. Six orthologs CpTGA1 to CpTGA6, were identified. The predicted CpTGA proteins were highly similar to AtTGA sequences and probably share the same DNA binding properties and transcriptional regulation features. The protein sequences alignment evidenced the presence of conserved domains, characteristic of this group of transcription factors. The phylogeny showed that CpTGA evolved into three different subclades associated with defense and floral development. This is the first report of basal expression patterns assessed by RT-PCR, from the whole subfamily of CpTGA members in different tissues from papaya cv. Maradol mature plants. Overall, CpTGA1, CpTGA3 CpTGA6 and CpTGA4 showed a basal expression in all tissues tested; CpTGA2 expressed strongly in all tissues except in petioles while CpTGA5 expressed only in petals and to a lower extent in petioles. Although more detailed studies in anthers and other floral structures are required, we suggest that CpTGA5 might be tissue-specific, and it might be involved in papaya floral development. On the other hand, we report here for the first time, the expression of the whole family of CpTGA in response to salicylic acid (SA). The expression of CpTGA3, CpTGA4 and CpTGA6 increased in response to SA, what would suggest its involvement in the SAR response in papaya.
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- Fabio Marcelo Idrovo Espín
- Unidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Calle 43 N° 130, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo, CP 97200, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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Peleg-Grossman S, Melamed-Book N, Levine A. ROS production during symbiotic infection suppresses pathogenesis-related gene expression. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:409-15. [PMID: 22499208 PMCID: PMC3443923 DOI: 10.4161/psb.19217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Leguminous plants have exclusive ability to form symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria of the genus Rhizobium. Symbiosis is a complex process that involves multiple molecular signaling activities, such as calcium fluxes, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and synthesis of nodulation genes. We analyzed the role of ROS in defense gene expression in Medicago truncatula during symbiosis and pathogenesis. Studies in Arabidopsis thaliana showed that the induction of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes during systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is regulated by NPR1 protein, which resides in the cytoplasm as an oligomer. After oxidative burst and return of reducing conditions, the NPR1 undergoes monomerization and becomes translocated to the nucleus, where it functions in PR genes induction. We show that ROS production is both stronger and longer during symbiotic interactions than during interactions with pathogenic, nonhost or common nonpathogenic soil bacteria. Moreover, root cells inoculated with Sinorhizobium meliloti accumulated ROS in the cytosol but not in vacuoles, as opposed to Pseudomonas putida inoculation or salt stress treatment. Furthermore, increased ROS accumulation by addition of H₂O₂ reduced the PR gene expression, while catalase had an opposite effect, establishing that the PR gene expression is opposite to the level of cytoplasmic ROS. In addition, we show that salicylic acid pretreatment significantly reduced ROS production in root cells during symbiotic interaction.
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- Smadar Peleg-Grossman
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem, Israel
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Sager R, Lee JY. To close or not to close: plasmodesmata in defense. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:431-436. [PMID: 22499206 PMCID: PMC3443928 DOI: 10.4161/psb.19151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cell death is a biological process that occurs during differentiation and maturation of certain cell types, during senescence, or as part of a defense mechanism against microbial pathogens. Intercellular coordination is thought to be necessary to restrict the spread of death signals, although little is known about how cell death is controlled at the tissue level. The recent characterization of a plasmodesmal protein, PDLP5, has revealed an important role for plasmodesmal control during salicylic acid-mediated cell death responses. Here, we discuss molecular factors that are potentially involved in PDLP5 expression, and explore possible signaling networks that PDLP5 interacts with during basal defense responses.
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Gillespie KM, Xu F, Richter KT, McGrath JM, Markelz RJC, Ort DR, Leakey ADB, Ainsworth EA. Greater antioxidant and respiratory metabolism in field-grown soybean exposed to elevated O3 under both ambient and elevated CO2. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2012; 35:169-84. [PMID: 21923758 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02427.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Antioxidant metabolism is responsive to environmental conditions, and is proposed to be a key component of ozone (O(3)) tolerance in plants. Tropospheric O(3) concentration ([O(3)]) has doubled since the Industrial Revolution and will increase further if precursor emissions rise as expected over this century. Additionally, atmospheric CO(2) concentration ([CO(2)]) is increasing at an unprecedented rate and will surpass 550 ppm by 2050. This study investigated the molecular, biochemical and physiological changes in soybean exposed to elevated [O(3) ] in a background of ambient [CO(2)] and elevated [CO(2)] in the field. Previously, it has been difficult to demonstrate any link between antioxidant defences and O(3) stress under field conditions. However, this study used principle components analysis to separate variability in [O(3)] from variability in other environmental conditions (temperature, light and relative humidity). Subsequent analysis of covariance determined that soybean antioxidant metabolism increased with increasing [O(3)], in both ambient and elevated [CO(2)]. The transcriptional response was dampened at elevated [CO(2)], consistent with lower stomatal conductance and lower O(3) flux into leaves. Energetically expensive increases in antioxidant metabolism and tetrapyrrole synthesis at elevated [O(3)] were associated with greater transcript levels of enzymes involved in respiratory metabolism.
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- Kelly M Gillespie
- Department of Plant Biology and Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Thiel J, Rolletschek H, Friedel S, Lunn JE, Nguyen TH, Feil R, Tschiersch H, Müller M, Borisjuk L. Seed-specific elevation of non-symbiotic hemoglobin AtHb1: beneficial effects and underlying molecular networks in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:48. [PMID: 21406103 PMCID: PMC3068945 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Seed metabolism is dynamically adjusted to oxygen availability. Processes underlying this auto-regulatory mechanism control the metabolic efficiency under changing environmental conditions/stress and thus, are of relevance for biotechnology. Non-symbiotic hemoglobins have been shown to be involved in scavenging of nitric oxide (NO) molecules, which play a key role in oxygen sensing/balancing in plants and animals. Steady state levels of NO are suggested to act as an integrator of energy and carbon metabolism and subsequently, influence energy-demanding growth processes in plants. RESULTS We aimed to manipulate oxygen stress perception in Arabidopsis seeds by overexpression of the non-symbiotic hemoglobin AtHb1 under the control of the seed-specific LeB4 promoter. Seeds of transgenic AtHb1 plants did not accumulate NO under transient hypoxic stress treatment, showed higher respiratory activity and energy status compared to the wild type. Global transcript profiling of seeds/siliques from wild type and transgenic plants under transient hypoxic and standard conditions using Affymetrix ATH1 chips revealed a rearrangement of transcriptional networks by AtHb1 overexpression under non-stress conditions, which included the induction of transcripts related to ABA synthesis and signaling, receptor-like kinase- and MAP kinase-mediated signaling pathways, WRKY transcription factors and ROS metabolism. Overexpression of AtHb1 shifted seed metabolism to an energy-saving mode with the most prominent alterations occurring in cell wall metabolism. In combination with metabolite and physiological measurements, these data demonstrate that AtHb1 overexpression improves oxidative stress tolerance compared to the wild type where a strong transcriptional and metabolic reconfiguration was observed in the hypoxic response. CONCLUSIONS AtHb1 overexpression mediates a pre-adaptation to hypoxic stress. Under transient stress conditions transgenic seeds were able to keep low levels of endogenous NO and to maintain a high energy status, in contrast to wild type. Higher weight of mature transgenic seeds demonstrated the beneficial effects of seed-specific overexpression of AtHb1.
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- Johannes Thiel
- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Science Park Golm, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Virus Surveillance and Diagnostic Branch, Influenza Division/NCIRD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Mail Stop G-16, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Science Park Golm, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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Daurelio LD, Petrocelli S, Blanco F, Holuigue L, Ottado J, Orellano EG. Transcriptome analysis reveals novel genes involved in nonhost response to bacterial infection in tobacco. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 168:382-91. [PMID: 20828873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plants are continuously exposed to pathogen challenge. The most common defense response to pathogenic microorganisms is the nonhost response, which is usually accompanied by transcriptional changes. In order to identify genes involved in nonhost resistance, we evaluated the tobacco transcriptome profile after infection with Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac), a nonhost phytopathogenic bacterium. cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism was used to identify differentially expressed transcripts in tobacco leaves infected with Xac at 2, 8 and 24h post-inoculation. From a total of 2087 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) screened (approximately 20% of the tobacco transcriptome), 316 TDFs showed differential expression. Based on sequence similarities, 82 differential TDFs were identified and assigned to different functional categories: 56 displayed homology to genes with known functions, 12 to proteins with unknown functions and 14 did not have a match. Real-time PCR was carried out with selected transcripts to confirm the expression pattern obtained. The results reveal novel genes associated with nonhost resistance in plant-pathogen interaction in tobacco. These novel genes could be included in future strategies of molecular breeding for nonhost disease resistance.
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- Lucas Damián Daurelio
- Molecular Biology Division, IBR (Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario, Argentina
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Robert-Seilaniantz A, Grant M, Jones JDG. Hormone crosstalk in plant disease and defense: more than just jasmonate-salicylate antagonism. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2011; 49:317-43. [PMID: 21663438 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-073009-114447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1041] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Until recently, most studies on the role of hormones in plant-pathogen interactions focused on salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA), and ethylene (ET). It is now clear that pathogen-induced modulation of signaling via other hormones contributes to virulence. A picture is emerging of complex crosstalk and induced hormonal changes that modulate disease and resistance, with outcomes dependent on pathogen lifestyles and the genetic constitution of the host. Recent progress has revealed intriguing similarities between hormone signaling mechanisms, with gene induction responses often achieved by derepression. Here, we report on recent advances, updating current knowledge on classical defense hormones SA, JA, and ET, and the roles of auxin, abscisic acid (ABA), cytokinins (CKs), and brassinosteroids in molding plant-pathogen interactions. We highlight an emerging theme that positive and negative regulators of these disparate hormone signaling pathways are crucial regulatory targets of hormonal crosstalk in disease and defense.
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Pape S, Thurow C, Gatz C. Exchanging the as-1-like element of the PR-1 promoter by the as-1 element of the CaMV 35S promoter abolishes salicylic acid responsiveness and regulation by NPR1 and SNI1. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:1669-1671. [PMID: 21139438 PMCID: PMC3115131 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.12.14033] [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: 10/26/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The plant defense hormone salicylic acid (SA) activates gene expression through a number of different mechanisms. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the SA-induced PATHOGENESIS RELATED (PR)-1 promoter is regulated through TGA transcription factors binding to the two TGACG motifs of the so called as-1 (activation sequence-1)-like element which is located between base pair positions -665 and -641. Activation is mediated by the transcriptional co-activator NPR1 (NON EXPRESSOR OF PR GENES1), which physically interacts with TGA factors. Moreover, the promoter is under the control of the negative regulator SNI1 (SUPPRESSOR OF NPR1, INDUCIBLE1). We have recently reported that SNI1-mediated repression of basal promoter activities and NPR1-dependent induction are maintained in a truncated PR-1 promoter that contains sequences between -816 and -573 upstream of the -68 promoter region. In this addendum, we report that the expression characteristics of this truncated PR-1 promoter is changed profoundly when its as-1-like element is replaced by the as-1 element of Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35S promoter which also contains two TGACG motifs. The resulting chimeric promoter showed high constitutive activity that was independent from SA, NPR1 and SNI1. Thus, the configuration of two TGA binding sites within the PR-1 promoter determines whether NPR1 can induce and whether SNI1 can repress the promoter.
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- Sebastian Pape
- Albrecht-von-Haller-Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Pape S, Thurow C, Gatz C. The Arabidopsis PR-1 promoter contains multiple integration sites for the coactivator NPR1 and the repressor SNI1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 154:1805-18. [PMID: 20935179 PMCID: PMC2996008 DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.165563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Systemic acquired resistance is a broad-spectrum plant immune response involving massive transcriptional reprogramming. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) PATHOGENESIS-RELATED-1 (PR-1) gene has been used in numerous studies to elucidate transcriptional control mechanisms regulating systemic acquired resistance. WRKY transcription factors and basic leucine zipper proteins of the TGA family regulate the PR-1 promoter by binding to specific cis-elements. In addition, the promoter is under the control of two proteins that do not directly contact the DNA: the positive regulator NONEXPRESSOR OF PR GENES1 (NPR1), which physically interacts with TGA factors, and the repressor SUPPRESSOR OF NPR1, INDUCIBLE1 (SNI1). In this study, we analyzed the importance of the TGA-binding sites LS5 and LS7 and the WKRY box LS4 for regulation by NPR1 and SNI1. In the absence of LS5 and LS7, NPR1 activates the PR-1 promoter through a mechanism that requires LS4. Since transcriptional activation of WRKY genes is under the control of NPR1 and since LS4 is not sufficient for the activation of a truncated PR-1 promoter by the effector protein NPR1-VP16 in transient assays, it is concluded that the LS4-dependent activation of the PR-1 promoter is indirect. In the case of NPR1 acting directly through TGA factors at its target promoters, two TGA-binding sites are necessary but not sufficient for NPR1 function in transgenic plants and in the NPR-VP16-based trans-activation assay in protoplasts. SNI1 exerts its negative effect in the noninduced state by targeting unknown proteins associated with sequences between bp -816 and -573. Under induced conditions, SNI1 negatively regulates the function of WRKY transcription factors binding to WKRY boxes between bp -550 and -510.
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