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Zeng J, Wu C, Ye X, Zhou J, Chen Y, Li L, Lin M, Wang S, Liu S, Yan Y, Tie W, Yang J, Yan F, Zeng L, Liu Y, Hu W. MePP2C24, a cassava (Manihot esculenta) gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C, negatively regulates drought stress and abscisic acid responses in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 206:108291. [PMID: 38141400 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108291] [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: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
Abstract
Abscisic acid (ABA) signaling plays a crucial role in plant development and response to abiotic/biotic stress. However, the function and regulation of protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C), a key component of abscisic acid signaling, under abiotic stress are still unknown in cassava, a drought-tolerant crop. In this study, a cassava PP2C gene (MePP2C24) was cloned and characterized. The MePP2C24 transcripts increased in response to mannitol, NaCl, and ABA. Overexpression of MePP2C24 in Arabidopsis resulted in increased sensitivity to drought stress and decreased sensitivity to exogenous ABA. This was demonstrated by transgenic lines having higher levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), ion leakage (IL), and reactive oxygen species (ROS), lower activities of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD), and lower proline content than wild type (WT) under drought stress. Moreover, MePP2C24 overexpression caused decrease in expression of drought-responsive genes related to ABA signaling pathway. In addition, MePP2C24 was localized in the cell nucleus and showed self-activation. Furthermore, many MePYLs (MePYL1, MePYL4, MePYL7-9, and MePYL11-13) could interact with MePP2C24 in the presence of ABA, and MePYL1 interacted with MePP2C24 in both the presence and absence of ABA. Additionally, MebZIP11 interacted with the promoter of MePP2C24 and exerted a suppressive effect. Taken together, our results suggest that MePP2C24 acts as a negative regulator of drought tolerance and ABA response.
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- Jian Zeng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China.
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- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China; The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China; Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China; Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China; State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Bioresource Key Laboratory, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, 723000, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region, School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China.
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- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China; Hainan Key Laboratory for Protection and Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 517101, China.
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Muñiz García MN, Baroli I, Cortelezzi JI, Zubillaga M, Capiati DA. Genetic manipulation of protein phosphatase 2A affects multiple agronomic traits and physiological parameters in potato ( Solanum tuberosum). FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2023; 50:1117-1129. [PMID: 37899005 DOI: 10.1071/fp23163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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In this study, agronomic and functional characteristics of potato (Solanum tuberosum ) plants constitutively overexpressing the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) catalytic subunit StPP2Ac2b (StPP2Ac2b-OE) were evaluated. StPP2Ac2b-OE plants display reduced vegetative growth, tuber yield and tuber weight under well-watered and drought conditions. Leaves of StPP2Ac2b-OE plants show an increased rate of water loss, associated with an impaired ability to close stomata in response to abscisic acid. StPP2Ac2b-OE lines exhibit larger stomatal size and reduced stomatal density. These altered stomatal characteristics might be responsible for the impaired stomatal closure and the elevated transpiration rates, ultimately leading to increased sensitivity to water-deficit stress and greater yield loss under drought conditions. Overexpression of StPP2Ac2b accelerates senescence in response to water-deficit stress, which could also contribute to the increased sensitivity to drought. Actively photosynthesising leaves of StPP2Ac2b-OE plants exhibit elevated levels of carbohydrates and a down-regulation of the sucrose transporter StSWEET11 , suggesting a reduced sucrose export from leaves to developing tubers. This effect, combined with the hindered vegetative development, may contribute to the reduced tuber weight and yield in StPP2Ac2b-OE plants. These findings offer novel insights into the physiological functions of PP2A in potato plants and provide valuable information for enhancing potato productivity by modulating the expression of StPP2Ac2b .
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- María N Muñiz García
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular 'Dr. Héctor N. Torres' (INGEBI), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Vuelta de Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental and Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada (IBBEA), Universidad de Buenos Aires and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Int. Güiraldes y Cantilo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular 'Dr. Héctor N. Torres' (INGEBI), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Vuelta de Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular 'Dr. Héctor N. Torres' (INGEBI), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Vuelta de Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular 'Dr. Héctor N. Torres' (INGEBI), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Vuelta de Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Mathura SR, Sutton F, Bowrin V. Characterization and expression analysis of SnRK2, PYL, and ABF/ AREB/ ABI5 gene families in sweet potato. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0288481. [PMID: 37922280 PMCID: PMC10624305 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/05/2023] Open
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Abscisic acid (ABA) signaling in plants is essential to several aspects of plant development, such as tolerance to environmental stresses and growth. ABA signaling is also important for storage organ formation in crops, such as sweet potato. However, the repertoire of I. batatas ABA signaling gene families has not yet been fully characterized, so that it is unclear which members of these families are necessary for tuberization. Therefore, genome-wide identification of the sweet potato ABF/ AREB/ ABI5, SnRK2, and PYL gene families was performed, along with phylogenetic, motif, cis-regulatory element (CRE), and expression analyses. Nine ABF, eight SnRK2, and eleven PYL gene family members were identified, and there was high sequence conservation among these proteins that were revealed by phylogenetic and motif analyses. The promoter sequences of these genes had multiple CREs that were involved in hormone responses and stress responses. In silico and qRT-PCR expression analyses revealed that these genes were expressed in various tissues and that IbABF3, IbABF4, IbDPBF3, IbDPBF4, IbPYL4, IbSnRK2.1, and IbSnRK2.2 were significantly expressed during storage root development. These results are an important reference that can be used for functional validation studies to better understand how ABA signaling elicits storage root formation at the molecular level.
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- Sarah R. Mathura
- Biochemistry Research Laboratory (Rm 216), Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- ScienceVisions Inc., Brookings, South Dakota, United States of America
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- Biochemistry Research Laboratory (Rm 216), Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Lv M, Hou D, Wan J, Ye T, Zhang L, Fan J, Li C, Dong Y, Chen W, Rong S, Sun Y, Xu J, Cai L, Gao X, Zhu J, Huang Z, Xu Z, Li L. OsWRKY97, an Abiotic Stress-Induced Gene of Rice, Plays a Key Role in Drought Tolerance. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3338. [PMID: 37765501 PMCID: PMC10536077 DOI: 10.3390/plants12183338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Drought stress is one of the major causes of crop losses. The WRKY families play important roles in the regulation of many plant processes, including drought stress response. However, the function of individual WRKY genes in plants is still under investigation. Here, we identified a new member of the WRKY families, OsWRKY97, and analyzed its role in stress resistance by using a series of transgenic plant lines. OsWRKY97 positively regulates drought tolerance in rice. OsWRKY97 was expressed in all examined tissues and could be induced by various abiotic stresses and abscisic acid (ABA). OsWRKY97-GFP was localized to the nucleus. Various abiotic stress-related cis-acting elements were observed in the promoters of OsWRKY97. The results of OsWRKY97-overexpressing plant analyses revealed that OsWRKY97 plays a positive role in drought stress tolerance. In addition, physiological analyses revealed that OsWRKY97 improves drought stress tolerance by improving the osmotic adjustment ability, oxidative stress tolerance, and water retention capacity of the plant. Furthermore, OsWRKY97-overexpressing plants also showed higher sensitivity to exogenous ABA compared with that of wild-type rice (WT). Overexpression of OsWRKY97 also affected the transcript levels of ABA-responsive genes and the accumulation of ABA. These results indicate that OsWRKY97 plays a crucial role in the response to drought stress and may possess high potential value in improving drought tolerance in rice.
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- Miaomiao Lv
- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 611130, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China (S.R.); (Z.H.)
- Crop Ecophysiology and Cultivation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 611130, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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Abbas K, Li J, Gong B, Lu Y, Wu X, Lü G, Gao H. Drought Stress Tolerance in Vegetables: The Functional Role of Structural Features, Key Gene Pathways, and Exogenous Hormones. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13876. [PMID: 37762179 PMCID: PMC10530793 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The deleterious effects of drought stress have led to a significant decline in vegetable production, ultimately affecting food security. After sensing drought stress signals, vegetables prompt multifaceted response measures, eventually leading to changes in internal cell structure and external morphology. Among them, it is important to highlight that the changes, including changes in physiological metabolism, signal transduction, key genes, and hormone regulation, significantly influence drought stress tolerance in vegetables. This article elaborates on vegetable stress tolerance, focusing on structural adaptations, key genes, drought stress signaling transduction pathways, osmotic adjustments, and antioxidants. At the same time, the mechanisms of exogenous hormones such as abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA), and ethylene (ET) toward improving the adaptive drought tolerance of vegetables were also reviewed. These insights can enhance the understanding of vegetable drought tolerance, supporting vegetable tolerance enhancement by cultivation technology improvements under changing climatic conditions, which provides theoretical support and technical reference for innovative vegetable stress tolerance breeding and food security.
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- Key Laboratory of North China Water-Saving Irrigation Engineering, Ministry of Education of China-Hebei Province Joint Innovation Center for Efficient Green Vegetable Industry, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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Han X, Yang R, Zhang L, Wei Q, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Shi Y. A Review of Potato Salt Tolerance. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10726. [PMID: 37445900 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Potato is the world's fourth largest food crop. Due to limited arable land and an ever-increasing demand for food from a growing population, it is critical to increase crop yields on existing acreage. Soil salinization is an increasing problem that dramatically impacts crop yields and restricts the growing area of potato. One possible solution to this problem is the development of salt-tolerant transgenic potato cultivars. In this work, we review the current potato planting distribution and the ways in which it overlaps with salinized land, in addition to covering the development and utilization of potato salt-tolerant cultivars. We also provide an overview of the current progress toward identifying potato salt tolerance genes and how they may be deployed to overcome the current challenges facing potato growers.
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- Xue Han
- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Muñiz García MN, Cortelezzi JI, Capiati DA. The protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit StPP2Ac2b is involved in the control of potato tuber sprouting and source-sink balance in tubers and sprouts. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:6784-6799. [PMID: 35925650 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sprouting negatively affects the quality of stored potato tubers. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that control this process is important for the development of potato varieties with desired sprouting characteristics. Serine/threonine protein phosphatase type 2A (PP2A) has been implicated in several developmental programs and stress responses in plants. PP2A comprises a catalytic (PP2Ac), a scaffolding (A), and a regulatory (B) subunit. In cultivated potato, six PP2Ac isoforms were identified, named StPP2Ac1, 2a, 2b, 3, 4, and 5. In this study we evaluated the sprouting behavior of potato tubers overexpressing the catalytic subunit 2b (StPP2Ac2b-OE). The onset of sprouting and initial sprout elongation is significantly delayed in StPP2Ac2b-OE tubers; however, sprout growth is accelerated during the late stages of development, due to a high degree of branching. StPP2Ac2b-OE tubers also exhibit a pronounced loss of apical dominance. These developmental characteristics are accompanied by changes in carbohydrate metabolism and response to gibberellic acid, and a differential balance between abscisic acid, gibberellic acid, cytokinins, and auxin. Overexpression of StPP2Ac2b alters the source-sink balance, increasing the source capacity of the tuber, and the sink strength of the sprout to support its accelerated growth.
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- María N Muñiz García
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular 'Dr. Héctor Torres', Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular 'Dr. Héctor Torres', Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular 'Dr. Héctor Torres', Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Vuelta de Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zheng W, Shi J, Zhu ZY, Jin P, Chen JH, Zhang L, Zhang E, Lin T, Zhu ZJ, Zang YX, Wu JG. Transcriptomic analysis of succulent stem development of Chinese kale ( Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra Bailey) and its synthetic allotetraploid via RNA sequencing. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1004590. [PMID: 36340371 PMCID: PMC9630916 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1004590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Chinese kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra Bailey, CC) is a succulent stem vegetable in the Brassica family. Its allotetraploid (AACC) vegetable germplasm, which was synthesized via distant hybridization with the colloquially named 'yellow turnip' (B. rapa L. ssp. rapifera Matzg., AA), has a swelling stem similar to CC. To address the molecular mechanism of stem development for CC and AACC, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was used to investigate transcriptional regulation of their stem development at three key stages including 28 days, 42 days and the bolting stage (BS) after sowing. As a result, 32,642, 32,665, 33,816, 32,147, 32,293 and 32,275 genes were identified in six corresponding cDNA libraries. Among them, 25,459 genes were co-expressed, while 7,183, 7,206, 8,357, 6,688, 6,834 and 6,814 genes were specifically expressed. Additionally, a total of 29,222 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found for functional enrichment as well as many genes involved in plant hormones including gibberellin (GA), abscisic acid (ABA), cytokinin (CTK) and auxin (AUX). Based on gene expression consistency between CC and AACC, the gene families including DELLA, GID, PYR/PYL, PP2C, A-ARR and AUX/IAA might be related to stem development. Among these, eight genes including Bo00834s040, Bo5g093140, Bo6g086770, Bo9g070200, Bo7g116570, Bo3g054410, Bo7g093470 and Bo5g136600 may play important roles in stem development based on their remarkable expression levels as confirmed by qRT-PCR. These findings provide a new theoretical basis for understanding the molecular mechanism of stem development in Brassica vegetable stem breeding.
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- Wen Zheng
- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory for Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Health and Agriculture, Hangzhou Wanxiang Polytechnic, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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An integrated transcriptome mapping the regulatory network of coding and long non-coding RNAs provides a genomics resource in chickpea. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1106. [PMID: 36261617 PMCID: PMC9581958 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04083-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Large-scale transcriptome analysis can provide a systems-level understanding of biological processes. To accelerate functional genomic studies in chickpea, we perform a comprehensive transcriptome analysis to generate full-length transcriptome and expression atlas of protein-coding genes (PCGs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) from 32 different tissues/organs via deep sequencing. The high-depth RNA-seq dataset reveal expression dynamics and tissue-specificity along with associated biological functions of PCGs and lncRNAs during development. The coexpression network analysis reveal modules associated with a particular tissue or a set of related tissues. The components of transcriptional regulatory networks (TRNs), including transcription factors, their cognate cis-regulatory motifs, and target PCGs/lncRNAs that determine developmental programs of different tissues/organs, are identified. Several candidate tissue-specific and abiotic stress-responsive transcripts associated with quantitative trait loci that determine important agronomic traits are also identified. These results provide an important resource to advance functional/translational genomic and genetic studies during chickpea development and environmental conditions. A full-length transcriptome and expression atlas of protein-coding genes and long non-coding RNAs is generated in chickpea. Components of transcriptional regulatory networks and candidate tissue-specific transcripts associated with quantitative trait loci are identified.
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Du P, Wu Q, Liu Y, Cao X, Yi W, Jiao T, Hu M, Huang Y. WRKY transcription factor family in lettuce plant ( Lactuca sativa): Genome-wide characterization, chromosome location, phylogeny structures, and expression patterns. PeerJ 2022; 10:e14136. [PMID: 36275470 PMCID: PMC9586095 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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WRKY transcription factors (TF) have been identified in many plant species and play critical roles in multiple stages of growth and development and under various stress conditions. As one of the most popular vegetable crops, asparagus lettuce has important medicinal and nutritional value. However, study of WRKY TFs family in asparagus lettuce is limited. With the lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) genome publication, we identified 76 WRKY TFs and analyzed structural characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, chromosomal distribution, interaction network, and expression profiles. The 76 LsWRKY TFs were phylogenetically classified as Groups I, II (IIa-IIe), and III. Cis element analysis revealed complex regulatory relationships of LsWRKY genes in response to different biological progresses. Interaction network analysis indicated that LsWRKY TFs could interact with other proteins, such as SIB (sigma factor binding protein), WRKY TFs, and MPK. The WRKYIII subfamily genes showed different expression patterns during the progress of asparagus lettuce stem enlargement. According to qRT-PCR analysis, abiotic stresses (drought, salt, low temperature, and high temperature) and phytohormone treatment could induce specific LsWRKYIII gene expression. These results will provide systematic and comprehensive information on LsWRKY TFs and lay the foundation for further clarification of the regulatory mechanism of LsWRKY, especially LsWRKYIII TFs, involved in stress response and the progress of plant growth and development.
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- Ping Du
- Linyi University, Linyi, China
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- Linyi University, Linyi, China
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Muñiz García MN, Grossi C, Ulloa RM, Capiati DA. The protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit StPP2Ac2b enhances susceptibility to Phytophthora infestans and senescence in potato. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275844. [PMID: 36215282 PMCID: PMC9550054 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The serine/threonine protein phosphatases type 2A (PP2A) are involved in several physiological responses in plants, playing important roles in developmental programs, stress responses and hormone signaling. Six PP2A catalytic subunits (StPP2Ac) were identified in cultivated potato. Transgenic potato plants constitutively overexpressing the catalytic subunit StPP2Ac2b (StPP2Ac2b-OE) were developed to determine its physiological roles. The response of StPP2Ac2b-OE plants to the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, was evaluated. We found that overexpression of StPP2Ac2b enhances susceptibility to the pathogen. Further bioinformatics, biochemical, and molecular analyses revealed that StPP2Ac2b positively regulates developmental and pathogen-induced senescence, and that P. infestans infection promotes senescence, most likely through induction of StPP2Ac2b expression.
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- María N. Muñiz García
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular “Dr. Héctor Torres”, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular “Dr. Héctor Torres”, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular “Dr. Héctor Torres”, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular “Dr. Héctor Torres”, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zhu X, Wang F, Li S, Feng Y, Yang J, Zhang N, Si H. Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase 28 Maintains Potato Photosynthesis and Its Tolerance under Water Deficiency and Osmotic Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158795. [PMID: 35955930 PMCID: PMC9368905 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPK) are implicated in signaling transduction in eukaryotic organisms. It is largely unknown whether StCDPK28 plays a role in the response to water deficiency and osmotic stress in potato plants (Solanum tuberosum L.). Potato cv. Zihuabai was cultivated under natural, moderate, and severe water deficiency conditions; to induce osmotic stress, potato plants were treated with 10% or 20% PEG. StCDPK28-overexpression and StCDPK28-knockdown plants were constructed. StCDPKs were evaluated by qRT-PCR. The subcellular location of the StCDPK28 protein was observed with confocal scanning laser microscopy. Phenotypic changes were indicated by photosynthetic activity, the contents of H2O2, MDA and proline, and the activities of CAT, SOD and POD. Results showed water deficiency and osmotic stress altered StCDPK expression patterns. StCDPK28 exhibited a membrane, cytosolic and nuclear localization. Water deficiency and osmotic stress induced StCDPK28 upregulation. Photosynthetic activity was enhanced by StCDPK28 overexpression, while decreased by StCDPK2 knockdown under water deficiency and osmotic stress. StCDPK28 overexpression decreased H2O2 and MDA, and increased proline, while StCDPK28 knockdown showed reverse results, compared with the wild type, in response to water deficiency and osmotic stress. StCDPK28 overexpression increased the activities of CAT, SOD and POD, while StCDPK28-knockdown plants indicated the reverse trend under water deficiency and osmotic stress conditions. Regulation of StCDPK28 expression could be a promising approach to improve the tolerance ability of potato plants in response to drought or high salt media.
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- Xi Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang 524091, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Chen P, Yang R, Bartels D, Dong T, Duan H. Roles of Abscisic Acid and Gibberellins in Stem/Root Tuber Development. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23094955. [PMID: 35563355 PMCID: PMC9102914 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Root and tuber crops are of great importance. They not only contribute to feeding the population but also provide raw material for medicine and small-scale industries. The yield of the root and tuber crops is subject to the development of stem/root tubers, which involves the initiation, expansion, and maturation of storage organs. The formation of the storage organ is a highly intricate process, regulated by multiple phytohormones. Gibberellins (GAs) and abscisic acid (ABA), as antagonists, are essential regulators during stem/root tuber development. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the roles of GA and ABA during stem/root tuber development in various tuber crops.
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- Peilei Chen
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; (P.C.); (R.Y.); (T.D.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; (P.C.); (R.Y.); (T.D.)
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany;
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; (P.C.); (R.Y.); (T.D.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; (P.C.); (R.Y.); (T.D.)
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Drought-Responsive NAC Transcription Factor RcNAC72 Is Recognized by RcABF4, Interacts with RcDREB2A to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031755. [PMID: 35163676 PMCID: PMC8915184 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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RcNAC72, a key transcription factor that may respond to drought stress in Rosa chinensis 'Old Blush', was selected in our previous study. In the present study, we found that RcNAC72 is localized in the nucleus and is a transcriptional activator. RcNAC72 expression could be significantly induced by drought, low temperature, salt as well as abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. Analysis of the promoter revealed that multiple abiotic stress and hormone response elements were located in the promoter region. The promoter could respond to drought, low temperature, salt and ABA treatments to activate GUS gene expression. Overexpressing RcNAC72 in Arabidopsis thaliana enhanced sensitivity to ABA and tolerance to drought stress. Silencing of RcNAC72 by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in rose leaves significantly reduced leaf water loss tolerance and leaf extension capacity. Physical interaction of RcNAC72 with RcDREB2A was shown by means of the yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays. RcABF4 was demonstrated to be able to bind to the promoter of RcNAC72 by means of the yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) assay. These results provide new insights into the regulatory network of RcNAC72 response to drought stress in roses.
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Jiménez VM, Carvajal-Campos P. Ingeniería genética contra estrés abiótico en cultivos neotropicales: osmolitos, factores de transcripción y CRISPR/Cas9. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA 2021. [DOI: 10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v23n2.88487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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El neotrópico es sitio de origen de gran variedad de plantas que actualmente son cultivadas con éxito en diferentes regiones del mundo. Sin embargo, condiciones climáticas adversas, que se pueden ver acrecentadas por efectos del cambio climático antropogénico, pueden afectar su rendimiento y productividad debido a las situaciones de estrés abiótico que se pueden generar. Como alternativa para contrarrestar estos efectos, se ha experimentado con modificaciones genéticas, particularmente en genes relacionados con la producción de osmolitos y factores de transcripción que han llevado a que estas plantas, a nivel experimental, tengan mayor tolerancia a estrés oxidativo, altas y bajas temperaturas y fotoinhibición, sequía y salinidad, mediante la acumulación de osmoprotectores, la regulación en la expresión de genes y cambios en el fenotipo. En este trabajo se presentan y describen las estrategias metodológicas planteadas con estos fines y se complementan con ejemplos de trabajos realizados en cultivos de origen neotropical de importancia económica, como maíz, algodón, papa y tomate. Además, y debido a la novedad y potencial que ofrece la edición génica por medio del sistema CRISPR/Cas9, también se mencionan trabajos realizados en plantas con origen neotropical, enfocados en comprender e implementar mecanismos de tolerancia a sequía. Las metodologías aquí descritas podrían constituirse en opciones prácticas para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria con miras a contrarrestar las consecuencias negativas del cambio climático antropogénico.
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Singh B, Goutam U, Kukreja S, Sharma J, Sood S, Bhardwaj V. Potato biofortification: an effective way to fight global hidden hunger. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:2297-2313. [PMID: 34744367 PMCID: PMC8526655 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01081-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hidden hunger is leading to extensive health problems in the developing world. Several strategies could be used to reduce the micronutrient deficiencies by increasing the dietary uptake of essential micronutrients. These include diet diversification, pharmaceutical supplementation, food fortification and crop biofortification. Among all, crop biofortification is the most sustainable and acceptable strategy to overcome the global issue of hidden hunger. Since most of the people suffering from micronutrient deficiencies, have monetary issues and are dependent on staple crops to fulfil their recommended daily requirements of various essential micronutrients. Therefore, increasing the micronutrient concentrations in cost effective staple crops seems to be an effective solution. Potato being the world's most consumed non-grain staple crop with enormous industrial demand appears to be an ideal candidate for biofortification. It can be grown in different climatic conditions, provide high yield, nutrition and dry matter in lesser time. In addition, huge potato germplasm have natural variations related to micronutrient concentrations, which can be utilized for its biofortification. This review discuss the current scenario of micronutrient malnutrition and various strategies that could be used to overcome it. The review also shed a light on the genetic variations present in potato germplasm and suggest effective ways to incorporate them into modern high yielding potato varieties.
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- Baljeet Singh
- Division of Crop Improvement and Seed Technology, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- Division of Crop Production, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement and Seed Technology, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement and Seed Technology, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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Warsi MK, Howladar SM, Alsharif MA. Regulon: An overview of plant abiotic stress transcriptional regulatory system and role in transgenic plants. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 83:e245379. [PMID: 34495147 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.245379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Population growth is increasing rapidly around the world, in these consequences we need to produce more foods to full fill the demand of increased population. The world is facing global warming due to urbanizations and industrialization and in this concerns plants exposed continuously to abiotic stresses which is a major cause of crop hammering every year. Abiotic stresses consist of Drought, Salt, Heat, Cold, Oxidative and Metal toxicity which damage the crop yield continuously. Drought and salinity stress severally affected in similar manner to plant and the leading cause of reduction in crop yield. Plants respond to various stimuli under abiotic or biotic stress condition and express certain genes either structural or regulatory genes which maintain the plant integrity. The regulatory genes primarily the transcription factors that exert their activity by binding to certain cis DNA elements and consequently either up regulated or down regulate to target expression. These transcription factors are known as masters regulators because its single transcript regulate more than one gene, in this context the regulon word is fascinating more in compass of transcription factors. Progress has been made to better understand about effect of regulons (AREB/ABF, DREB, MYB, and NAC) under abiotic stresses and a number of regulons reported for stress responsive and used as a better transgenic tool of Arabidopsis and Rice.
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- M K Warsi
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering. Albaha University, Albaha, Saudi Arabia
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Updates on the Role of ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) and ABSCISIC ACID-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING FACTORs (ABFs) in ABA Signaling in Different Developmental Stages in Plants. Cells 2021; 10:cells10081996. [PMID: 34440762 PMCID: PMC8394461 DOI: 10.3390/cells10081996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The core abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway consists of receptors, phosphatases, kinases and transcription factors, among them ABA INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) and ABRE BINDING FACTORs/ABRE-BINDING PROTEINs (ABFs/AREBs), which belong to the BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER (bZIP) family and control expression of stress-responsive genes. ABI5 is mostly active in seeds and prevents germination and post-germinative growth under unfavorable conditions. The activity of ABI5 is controlled at transcriptional and protein levels, depending on numerous regulators, including components of other phytohormonal pathways. ABFs/AREBs act redundantly in regulating genes that control physiological processes in response to stress during vegetative growth. In this review, we focus on recent reports regarding ABI5 and ABFs/AREBs functions during abiotic stress responses, which seem to be partially overlapping and not restricted to one developmental stage in Arabidopsis and other species. Moreover, we point out that ABI5 and ABFs/AREBs play a crucial role in the core ABA pathway’s feedback regulation. In this review, we also discuss increased stress tolerance of transgenic plants overexpressing genes encoding ABA-dependent bZIPs. Taken together, we show that ABI5 and ABFs/AREBs are crucial ABA-dependent transcription factors regulating processes essential for plant adaptation to stress at different developmental stages.
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Li J, Seng S, Li D, Zhang F, Liu Y, Yao T, Liang J, Yi M, Wu J. Antagonism between abscisic acid and gibberellin regulates starch synthesis and corm development in Gladiolus hybridus. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:155. [PMID: 34193854 PMCID: PMC8245626 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00589-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Understanding corm development in flower bulbs is of importance for securing the quality of cut flowers and propagation of commercial stocks. Gladiolus is one of the most popular bulb plants worldwide. Its corm development is characterized by starch accumulation. Previous research has shown that phytohormones (especially gibberellin (GA)) are involved in tuber development. However, the relationship between abscisic acid (ABA)/GA and starch during corm development remains unclear. To gain deeper insights into the biological process of corm development, we performed a detailed anatomical characterization of different stages of corm development and analyzed phytohormone levels. Our study showed that corm development is linked to hormones (ABA and GA) and carbohydrates (sucrose and starch). Exogenous hormone treatment and silencing of endogenous hormone biosynthesis genes indicated that ABA positively regulates corm development, while GA acts as an antagonist of ABA function. A sucrose synthase gene (GhSUS2) was shown to be involved in the antagonism between ABA and GA. GhSUS2 was upregulated by ABA and downregulated by GA. The increase in the transcript level of GhSUS2 coincided with the development of corm/cormels. Silencing of GhSUS2 repressed corm development and starch accumulation. In conclusion, we propose that GhSUS2, an essential enzyme in sucrose degradation, is differentially regulated by ABA and GA and controls corm development in Gladiolus.
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- Jingru Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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Sadau SB, Ahmad A, Tajo SM, Ibrahim S, Kazeem BB, Wei H, Yu S. Overexpression of GhMPK3 from Cotton Enhances Cold, Drought, and Salt Stress in Arabidopsis. AGRONOMY 2021; 11:1049. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11061049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Cotton production is hampered by a variety of abiotic stresses that wreak havoc on the growth and development of plants, resulting in significant financial losses. According to reports, cotton production areas have declined around the world as a result of the ongoing stress. Therefore, plant breeding programs are concentrating on abiotic stress-tolerant cotton varieties. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are involved in plant growth, stress responses, and the hormonal signaling pathway. In this research, three abiotic stresses (cold, drought, and salt) were analyzed on GhMPK3 transformed Arabidopsis plants. The transgenic plant’s gene expression and morphologic analysis were studied under cold, drought, and salt stress. Physiological parameters such as relative leaf water content, excised leaf water loss, chlorophyll content, and ion leakage showed that overexpressed plants possess more stable content under stress conditions compared with the WT plants. Furthermore, GhMPK3 overexpressed plants had greater antioxidant activities and weaker oxidant activities. Silencing GhMPK3 in cotton inhibited its tolerance to drought stress. Our research findings strongly suggest that GhMPK3 can be regarded as an essential gene for abiotic stress tolerance in cotton plants.
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Li W, Geng Z, Zhang C, Wang K, Jiang X. Whole-genome characterization of Rosa chinensis AP2/ERF transcription factors and analysis of negative regulator RcDREB2B in Arabidopsis. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:90. [PMID: 33509074 PMCID: PMC7844920 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07396-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rose (Rosa chinensis) is a traditional famous flower with valuable ornamental characteristics. However, drought stress restricts its growth and development, leading to an abnormal phenotype. One of the main transcription factor (TF) protein groups in the plant kingdom are the APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor (AP2/ERF) proteins and are potentially involved in the growth and stress responses of various plants. RESULTS Our investigation mainly focused on exploring the genome of rose and thereby we discovered 135 apparent AP2/ERF TFs. Phylogenic analyses revealed that RcAP2/ERF genes are categorized into DREB, Soloist, AP2, and ERF subfamilies, and are further classified these into 17 groups, with the same as Malus domestica and Arabidopsis thaliana. The analysis of the gene structure revealed that the introns ranged from 0 to 9 in number. Pattern examination demonstrated that the RcAP2/ERF predominantly consists of typical AP2 domains, of which the 2nd motif is the most ubiquitous. Distributions of cis-acting elements indicated that members of the AP2/ERF family are frequently involved in growth and development, phytohormone and stress response in rose species. Also, the distribution mapping of the rose chromosomes indicated that AP2/ERF class genes are dispersed among all seven chromosomes. Additionally, we isolated a novel DREB A2 subgroup gene and named it RcDREB2B. Subsequently, the RcDREB2B transcript accumulation was repressed under the mild and severe drought stress in the root samples of rose. RcDREB2B was targeted to the nucleus and exhibited transactivation in yeast cells. The overexpression of RcDREB2B was found to promote sensitivity to a higher salt concentration, ABA, and PEG at the germination and post-germination stages. Twelve putative osmotic and ABA-related genes were impaired in RcDREB2B-overexpressing plants. CONCLUSIONS The results provide comprehensive information regarding the gene structure, phylogenic, and distribution of the rose AP2/ERF family and bring insight into the complex transcriptional gene regulation of RcAP2/ERF. Findings in this study would also contribute to further understanding of the RcDREB2B gene in rose.
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- Wei Li
- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China.
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Xiang Q, Hu S, Ligaba-Osena A, Yang J, Tong F, Guo W. Seasonal Variation in Transcriptomic Profiling of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Fully Developed Tuberous Roots Enriches Candidate Genes in Essential Metabolic Pathways and Phytohormone Signaling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:659645. [PMID: 34305963 PMCID: PMC8300961 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.659645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg (Sanyeqing, SYQ) is a perennial climbing liana and an endemic plant to southern China. Its tuberous roots (TRs) are used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating some diseases such as high fever, pneumonia, asthma, hepatitis, and cancers. However, the mechanisms underlying the development of TR and the content of flavonoids and phenylpropanoids (FPs) are not well-understood. In this study, we performed a transcriptomic analysis of 12 fully developed TR (FD-TR) samples harvested in four seasons [spring (Sp), summer (Su), autumn (Au), and winter (Wi)] using the RNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq). We obtained a total of 78.54 Gb raw data and 65,578 unigenes. Then, the unigenes were annotated by using six databases such as non-redundant protein database (NR), Pfam, eggNOG, SWISSProt, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and gene ontology (GO). The transcriptomic profiling showed closer relationships between the samples obtained in Su and Au than those obtained in Sp and Wi based on the results of both total unigenes and differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Three pathways, including the biosynthesis of FPs, metabolism of starch and sucrose, and signaling of phytohormones, were highly enriched, suggesting a gene-level seasonal variation. Based on the numbers of DEGs, brassinosteroid (BR) signal transduction factors appeared to play a key role in modulating the development of TRs while most of the auxin signaling genes were mainly activated in Wi and Sp FD-TRs. Most genes in the biosynthesis and biodegradation of starch and biodegradation of cellulose were activated in Wi FD-TRs. As determined by the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and aluminum nitrate colorimetric method, the contents of total flavonoids and most detected FP components increased from Sp to Au but decreased in Wi. Enhanced expression levels of some genes in the biosynthetic pathways of FPs were detected in Su and Au samples, which corroborated well with metabolite content. Our findings provide the first transcriptomic and biochemical data on a seasonal variation in the composition of medically important metabolites in SYQ FD-TRs.
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- Qianqian Xiang
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, United States
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Wanli Guo ;
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Karlusich JJP, Arce RC, Shahinnia F, Sonnewald S, Sonnewald U, Zurbriggen MD, Hajirezaei MR, Carrillo N. Transcriptional and Metabolic Profiling of Potato Plants Expressing a Plastid-Targeted Electron Shuttle Reveal Modulation of Genes Associated to Drought Tolerance by Chloroplast Redox Poise. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E7199. [PMID: 33003500 PMCID: PMC7582712 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Water limitation represents the main environmental constraint affecting crop yield worldwide. Photosynthesis is a primary drought target, resulting in over-reduction of the photosynthetic electron transport chain and increased production of reactive oxygen species in plastids. Manipulation of chloroplast electron distribution by introducing alternative electron transport sinks has been shown to increase plant tolerance to multiple environmental challenges including hydric stress, suggesting that a similar strategy could be used to improve drought tolerance in crops. We show herein that the expression of the cyanobacterial electron shuttle flavodoxin in potato chloroplasts protected photosynthetic activities even at a pre-symptomatic stage of drought. Transcriptional and metabolic profiling revealed an attenuated response to the adverse condition in flavodoxin-expressing plants, correlating with their increased stress tolerance. Interestingly, 5-6% of leaf-expressed genes were affected by flavodoxin in the absence of drought, representing pathways modulated by chloroplast redox status during normal growth. About 300 of these genes potentially contribute to stress acclimation as their modulation by flavodoxin proceeds in the same direction as their drought response in wild-type plants. Tuber yield losses under chronic water limitation were mitigated in flavodoxin-expressing plants, indicating that the flavoprotein has the potential to improve major agronomic traits in potato.
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- Juan J. Pierella Karlusich
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-UNR/CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario 2000, Argentina; (J.J.P.K.); (R.C.A.)
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-UNR/CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario 2000, Argentina; (J.J.P.K.); (R.C.A.)
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, OT Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, D-06466 Stadt Seeland, Germany;
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurenberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; (S.S.); (U.S.)
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurenberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; (S.S.); (U.S.)
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- Institute of Synthetic Biology and CEPLAS, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr, 1 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, OT Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse, D-06466 Stadt Seeland, Germany;
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-UNR/CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario 2000, Argentina; (J.J.P.K.); (R.C.A.)
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Zhang YF, Tang YL, Jiang MJ, Ji Q. Effect of glgB/GASBD fusion gene expression on increased branching degree of potato starch and changes in physicochemical properties of starch. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2020.1734614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Yun-Feng Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai’an, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai’an, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai’an, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai’an, China
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