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Matoušek J, Wüsthoff KP, Steger G. "Pathomorphogenic" Changes Caused by Citrus Bark Cracking Viroid and Transcription Factor TFIIIA-7ZF Variants Support Viroid Propagation in Tobacco. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097790. [PMID: 37175498 PMCID: PMC10178017 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Viroids are small, non-coding, pathogenic RNAs with the ability to disturb plant developmental processes. This dysregulation redirects the morphogenesis of plant organs, significantly impairing their functionality. Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) causes detrimental developmental distortions in infected hops (Humulus lupulus) and causes significant economic losses. CBCVd can infect cells and tissues of the model plant tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), provided it is delivered via transgenesis. The levels of CBCVd in tobacco were enhanced in plant hybrids expressing CBCVd cDNAs and either the tobacco or hop variant of TFIIIA-7ZF, a viroid-mediated splicing derivative of transcription factor IIIA, which is important for viroid replication by DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II. The TFIIIA-7ZF variants can change the tobacco morphogenesis if expressed in leaves and shoots. In addition to the splitting of shoots, the "pathomorphogenic" network in hybrid plants expressing CBCVd and HlTFIIIA-7ZF induced leaf fusions and malformations. Moreover, CBCVd can dramatically change another morphogenesis into teratomic and petal-like tissues if propagated above some limit in young transgenic tobacco microspores and anthers. By comparative RNA profiling of transgenic tobacco shoots bearing TFIIIA-7ZFs and CBCVd-transformed/infected anthers, we found a differential expression of many genes at p < 0.05. As the main common factor showing the differential up-regulation in shoot and anther tissues, a LITTLE ZIPPER 2-like transcription factor was found. We propose that this factor, which can interact as a competitive inhibitor of the also dysregulated homeobox-leucin zipper family protein (HD-ZIPIII) in apical meristem, is essential for a network responsible for some morphological changes and modifications of plant degradome within shoot meristem regulation and secondary xylem differentiation.
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- Jaroslav Matoušek
- Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institut für Pysikalische Biologie, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, D-40204 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Pysikalische Biologie, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, D-40204 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Fine mapping of a leaf flattening gene Bralcm through BSR-Seq in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis). Sci Rep 2020; 10:13924. [PMID: 32811880 PMCID: PMC7435182 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70975-2] [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: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Leaf flattening influences plant photosynthesis, thereby affecting product yield and quality. Here, we obtained a stably inherited leaf crinkled mutant (lcm), derived from the Chinese cabbage doubled haploid (DH) ‘FT’ line using EMS mutagenesis combined with isolated microspore culture. The crinkled phenotype was controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene, namely Bralcm, which was preliminarily mapped to chromosome A01 by bulked segregant analysis RNA-seq, and further between markers SSRS-1 and IndelD-20 using 1,575 recessive homozygous individuals in F2 population by a map-based cloning method. The target region physical distance was 126.69 kb, containing 23 genes; the marker SSRMG-4 co-segregated with the crinkled trait. Further, we found SSRMG-4 to be located on BraA01g007510.3C, a homolog of AHA2, which encodes H+-ATPase2, an essential enzyme in plant growth and development. Sequence analysis indicated a C to T transition in exon 7 of BraA01g007510.3C, resulting in a Thr (ACT) to Ile (ATT) amino acid change. Genotyping revealed that the leaf crinkled phenotype fully co-segregated with this SNP within the recombinants. qRT-PCR demonstrated that BraA01g007510.3C expression in lcm mutant leaves was dramatically higher than that in wild-type ‘FT’. Thus, BraA01g007510.3C is a strong candidate gene for Bralcm, and AHA2 is possibly associated with leaf flattening in Chinese cabbage.
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Yang C, Ma Y, He Y, Tian Z, Li J. OsOFP19 modulates plant architecture by integrating the cell division pattern and brassinosteroid signaling. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 93:489-501. [PMID: 29205590 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Characterization of OVATE family proteins (OFPs) has revealed that they exert functions by interacting with different types of transcription factor. However, the molecular bases of these processes are poorly understood. Here, we report that OsOFP19 negatively modulates brassinosteroid (BR) response and integrates it with the cell division pattern to affect plant architecture, including grain shape, through interaction with both DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING (DLT) and Oryza sativa homeobox1 (OSH1). Overexpression of OsOFP19 caused a semi-dwarf stature with thicker leaves and stronger culms and roots, which result from an increase in cell layers in the sub-epidermal tissue. Further studies revealed that OsOFP19 interacts with OSH1, and that this interaction mutually enhances the transcriptional activity of these proteins and leads to a transition from anticlinal to periclinal cell division. Furthermore, DLT interacts with both OsOFP19 and OSH1 and acts as an antagonist in the two interactions. Therefore, OsOFP19, OSH1 and DLT form a functional complex which plays a pivotal role in modulating BR signaling and determining the cell division pattern during plant growth and development.
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- Chao Yang
- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China
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Wuddineh WA, Mazarei M, Zhang JY, Turner GB, Sykes RW, Decker SR, Davis MF, Udvardi MK, Stewart CN. Identification and Overexpression of a Knotted1-Like Transcription Factor in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for Lignocellulosic Feedstock Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:520. [PMID: 27200006 PMCID: PMC4848298 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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High biomass production and wide adaptation has made switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) an important candidate lignocellulosic bioenergy crop. One major limitation of this and other lignocellulosic feedstocks is the recalcitrance of complex carbohydrates to hydrolysis for conversion to biofuels. Lignin is the major contributor to recalcitrance as it limits the accessibility of cell wall carbohydrates to enzymatic breakdown into fermentable sugars. Therefore, genetic manipulation of the lignin biosynthesis pathway is one strategy to reduce recalcitrance. Here, we identified a switchgrass Knotted1 transcription factor, PvKN1, with the aim of genetically engineering switchgrass for reduced biomass recalcitrance for biofuel production. Gene expression of the endogenous PvKN1 gene was observed to be highest in young inflorescences and stems. Ectopic overexpression of PvKN1 in switchgrass altered growth, especially in early developmental stages. Transgenic lines had reduced expression of most lignin biosynthetic genes accompanied by a reduction in lignin content suggesting the involvement of PvKN1 in the broad regulation of the lignin biosynthesis pathway. Moreover, the reduced expression of the Gibberellin 20-oxidase (GA20ox) gene in tandem with the increased expression of Gibberellin 2-oxidase (GA2ox) genes in transgenic PvKN1 lines suggest that PvKN1 may exert regulatory effects via modulation of GA signaling. Furthermore, overexpression of PvKN1 altered the expression of cellulose and hemicellulose biosynthetic genes and increased sugar release efficiency in transgenic lines. Our results demonstrated that switchgrass PvKN1 is a putative ortholog of maize KN1 that is linked to plant lignification and cell wall and development traits as a major regulatory gene. Therefore, targeted overexpression of PvKN1 in bioenergy feedstocks may provide one feasible strategy for reducing biomass recalcitrance and simultaneously improving plant growth characteristics.
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- Wegi A. Wuddineh
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationArdmore, OK, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, GoldenCO, USA
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- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
- Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationArdmore, OK, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge, TN, USA
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Box MS, Dodsworth S, Rudall PJ, Bateman RM, Glover BJ. Flower-specific KNOX phenotype in the orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:4811-9. [PMID: 22771852 PMCID: PMC3428008 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) genes are best known for maintaining a pluripotent stem-cell population in the shoot apical meristem that underlies indeterminate vegetative growth, allowing plants to adapt their development to suit the prevailing environmental conditions. More recently, the function of the KNOX gene family has been expanded to include additional roles in lateral organ development such as complex leaf morphogenesis, which has come to dominate the KNOX literature. Despite several reports implicating KNOX genes in the development of carpels and floral elaborations such as petal spurs, few authors have investigated the role of KNOX genes in flower development. Evidence is presented here of a flower-specific KNOX function in the development of the elaborate flowers of the orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, which have a three-lobed labellum petal with a prominent spur. Using degenerate PCR, four Class I KNOX genes (DfKN1-4) have been isolated, one from each of the four major Class I KNOX subclades and by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), it is demonstrated that DfKNOX transcripts are detectable in developing floral organs such as the spur-bearing labellum and inferior ovary. Although constitutive expression of the DfKN2 transcript in tobacco produces a wide range of floral abnormalities, including serrated petal margins, extra petal tissue, and fused organs, none of the vegetative phenotypes typical of constitutive KNOX expression were produced. These data are highly suggestive of a role for KNOX expression in floral development that may be especially important in taxa with elaborate flowers.
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- Mathew S. Box
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of CambridgeDowning Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of CambridgeDowning Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic GardensKew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK
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- Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic GardensKew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of CambridgeDowning Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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Rice APC/C(TE) controls tillering by mediating the degradation of MONOCULM 1. Nat Commun 2012; 3:752. [PMID: 22434195 PMCID: PMC3316886 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Rice MONOCULM 1 (MOC1) and its orthologues LS/LAS (lateral suppressor in tomato and Arabidopsis) are key promoting factors of shoot branching and tillering in higher plants. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating MOC1/LS/LAS have remained elusive. Here we show that the rice tiller enhancer (te) mutant displays a drastically increased tiller number. We demonstrate that TE encodes a rice homologue of Cdh1, and that TE acts as an activator of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) complex. We show that TE coexpresses with MOC1 in the axil of leaves, where the APC/CTE complex mediates the degradation of MOC1 by the ubiquitin–26S proteasome pathway, and consequently downregulates the expression of the meristem identity gene Oryza sativa homeobox 1, thus repressing axillary meristem initiation and formation. We conclude that besides having a conserved role in regulating cell cycle, APC/CTE has a unique function in regulating the plant-specific postembryonic shoot branching and tillering, which are major determinants of plant architecture and grain yield. The protein complex APC/C is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and its subunit Cdh1 determines substrate recognition. Lin et al. show that the transcriptional regulator MONOCULM1 is a substrate of the rice homologue of Cdh1 and that APC/C-mediated degradation of MONOCULM1 controls rice tillering, a determinant of grain yield.
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Mauriat M, Sandberg LG, Moritz T. Proper gibberellin localization in vascular tissue is required to control auxin-dependent leaf development and bud outgrowth in hybrid aspen. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 67:805-16. [PMID: 21569133 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04635.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Bioactive gibberellins (GAs) are involved in many developmental aspects in the life cycle of plants, acting either directly or through interaction with other hormones. One way to study the role of GA in specific mechanisms is to modify the levels of bioactive GA in specific tissues. We increased GA catabolism in different parts of the vascular tissue by overexpressing two different GA 2-oxidase genes that encode oxidases with affinity for C₂₀- or C₁₉-GA. We show that, irrespective of their localization in the vascular tissue, the expression of different members of this gene family leads to similar modifications in the primary and secondary growth of the stem of hybrid aspen. We also show that the precise localization of bioactive GA downregulation is important for the proper control of other developmental aspects, namely leaf shape and bud dormancy. Expression under the control of one of the studied promoters significantly affected both the shape of the leaves and the number of sylleptic branches. These phenotypic defects were correlated with alterations in the levels and repartitioning of auxins. We conclude that a precise localization of bioactive GA in the vasculature of the apex is necessary for the normal development of the plant through the effect of GAs on auxin transport.
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- Mélanie Mauriat
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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Hu F, Wang D, Zhao X, Zhang T, Sun H, Zhu L, Zhang F, Li L, Li Q, Tao D, Fu B, Li Z. Identification of rhizome-specific genes by genome-wide differential expression analysis in Oryza longistaminata. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:18. [PMID: 21261937 PMCID: PMC3036607 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rhizomatousness is a key component of perenniality of many grasses that contribute to competitiveness and invasiveness of many noxious grass weeds, but can potentially be used to develop perennial cereal crops for sustainable farmers in hilly areas of tropical Asia. Oryza longistaminata, a perennial wild rice with strong rhizomes, has been used as the model species for genetic and molecular dissection of rhizome development and in breeding efforts to transfer rhizome-related traits into annual rice species. In this study, an effort was taken to get insights into the genes and molecular mechanisms underlying the rhizomatous trait in O. longistaminata by comparative analysis of the genome-wide tissue-specific gene expression patterns of five different tissues of O. longistaminata using the Affymetrix GeneChip Rice Genome Array. RESULTS A total of 2,566 tissue-specific genes were identified in five different tissues of O. longistaminata, including 58 and 61 unique genes that were specifically expressed in the rhizome tips (RT) and internodes (RI), respectively. In addition, 162 genes were up-regulated and 261 genes were down-regulated in RT compared to the shoot tips. Six distinct cis-regulatory elements (CGACG, GCCGCC, GAGAC, AACGG, CATGCA, and TAAAG) were found to be significantly more abundant in the promoter regions of genes differentially expressed in RT than in the promoter regions of genes uniformly expressed in all other tissues. Many of the RT and/or RI specifically or differentially expressed genes were located in the QTL regions associated with rhizome expression, rhizome abundance and rhizome growth-related traits in O. longistaminata and thus are good candidate genes for these QTLs. CONCLUSION The initiation and development of the rhizomatous trait in O. longistaminata are controlled by very complex gene networks involving several plant hormones and regulatory genes, different members of gene families showing tissue specificity and their regulated pathways. Auxin/IAA appears to act as a negative regulator in rhizome development, while GA acts as the activator in rhizome development. Co-localization of the genes specifically expressed in rhizome tips and rhizome internodes with the QTLs for rhizome traits identified a large set of candidate genes for rhizome initiation and development in rice for further confirmation.
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- Fengyi Hu
- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
- Food Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
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- Food Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China
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- Food Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China
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- Food Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 South Zhong-Guan-Cun St., Beijing 100081, China
- International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, the Philippines
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Xu H, Li K, Yang F, Shi Q, Wang X. Overexpression of CsNMAPK in tobacco enhanced seed germination under salt and osmotic stresses. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 37:3157-63. [PMID: 19888676 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9895-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this research, biological function of CsNMAPK, encoding a mitogen-activated protein kinase of cucumber, was investigated under salt and osmotic stresses. Northern blot analysis showed that the expression of CsNMAPK was induced by salt and osmotic stresses in the cucumber root. In order to determine whether CsNMAPK was involved in plant tolerance to salt and osmotic stresses, transgenic tobacco plants constitutively overexpressing CsNMAPK were generated. Northern and Western blot analysis showed that strong signals were detected in the RNA and protein samples extracted from transgenic lines, whereas no signal was detected in the wild type tobacco, indicating that CsNMAPK was successfully transferred into tobacco genome and overexpressed. The results of seed germination showed that germination rates of transgenic lines were significantly higher than wild type under high salt and osmotic stresses. In addition, seed growth of transgenic lines was much better than wild type under salt and osmotic stresses. These results indicated that overexpression of CsNMAPK positively regulated plant tolerance to salt and osmotic stresses.
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- Huini Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, People's Republic of China
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Xue T, Li X, Zhu W, Wu C, Yang G, Zheng C. Cotton metallothionein GhMT3a, a reactive oxygen species scavenger, increased tolerance against abiotic stress in transgenic tobacco and yeast. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2008; 60:339-49. [PMID: 19033550 PMCID: PMC3071772 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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A cDNA clone encoding a 64-amino acid type 3 metallothionein protein, designated GhMT3a, was isolated from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) by cDNA library screening. Northern blot analysis indicated that mRNA accumulation of GhMT3a was up-regulated not only by high salinity, drought, and low temperature stresses, but also by heavy metal ions, abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cotton seedlings. Transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants overexpressing GhMT3a showed increased tolerance against abiotic stresses compared with wild-type plants. Interestingly, the induced expression of GhMT3a by salt, drought, and low-temperature stresses could be inhibited in the presence of antioxidants. H(2)O(2) levels in transgenic tobacco plants were only half of that in wild-type (WT) plants under such stress conditions. According to in vitro assay, recombinant GhMT3a protein showed an ability to bind metal ions and scavenge ROS. Transgenic yeast overexpressing GhMT3a also showed higher tolerance against ROS stresses. Taken together, these results indicated that GhMT3a could function as an effective ROS scavenger and its expression could be regulated by abiotic stresses through ROS signalling.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, PR China
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Lo SF, Yang SY, Chen KT, Hsing YI, Zeevaart JAD, Chen LJ, Yu SM. A novel class of gibberellin 2-oxidases control semidwarfism, tillering, and root development in rice. THE PLANT CELL 2008; 20:2603-18. [PMID: 18952778 PMCID: PMC2590730 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.060913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2008] [Revised: 09/19/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Gibberellin 2-oxidases (GA2oxs) regulate plant growth by inactivating endogenous bioactive gibberellins (GAs). Two classes of GA2oxs inactivate GAs through 2beta-hydroxylation: a larger class of C(19) GA2oxs and a smaller class of C(20) GA2oxs. In this study, we show that members of the rice (Oryza sativa) GA2ox family are differentially regulated and act in concert or individually to control GA levels during flowering, tillering, and seed germination. Using mutant and transgenic analysis, C(20) GA2oxs were shown to play pleiotropic roles regulating rice growth and architecture. In particular, rice overexpressing these GA2oxs exhibited early and increased tillering and adventitious root growth. GA negatively regulated expression of two transcription factors, O. sativa homeobox 1 and TEOSINTE BRANCHED1, which control meristem initiation and axillary bud outgrowth, respectively, and that in turn inhibited tillering. One of three conserved motifs unique to the C(20) GA2oxs (motif III) was found to be important for activity of these GA2oxs. Moreover, C(20) GA2oxs were found to cause less severe GA-defective phenotypes than C(19) GA2oxs. Our studies demonstrate that improvements in plant architecture, such as semidwarfism, increased root systems and higher tiller numbers, could be induced by overexpression of wild-type or modified C(20) GA2oxs.
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- Shuen-Fang Lo
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Srinivasan C, Liu Z, Heidmann I, Supena EDJ, Fukuoka H, Joosen R, Lambalk J, Angenent G, Scorza R, Custers JBM, Boutilier K. Heterologous expression of the BABY BOOM AP2/ERF transcription factor enhances the regeneration capacity of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). PLANTA 2007; 225:341-51. [PMID: 16924539 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0358-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Gain-of-function studies have shown that ectopic expression of the BABY BOOM (BBM) AP2/ERF domain transcription factor is sufficient to induce spontaneous somatic embryogenesis in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh) and Brassica napus (B. napus L.) seedlings. Here we examined the effect of ectopic BBM expression on the development and regenerative capacity of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) through heterologous expression of Arabidopsis and B. napus BBM genes. 35S::BBM tobacco lines exhibited a number of the phenotypes previously observed in 35S::BBM Arabidopsis and B. napus transgenics, including callus formation, leaf rumpling, and sterility, but they did not undergo spontaneous somatic embryogenesis. 35S::BBM plants with severe ectopic expression phenotypes could not be assessed for enhanced regeneration at the seedling stage due to complete male and female sterility of the primary transformants, therefore fertile BBM ectopic expression lines with strong misexpression phenotypes were generated by expressing a steroid-inducible, post-translationally controlled BBM fusion protein (BBM:GR) under the control of a 35S promoter. These lines exhibited spontaneous shoot and root formation, while somatic embryogenesis could be induced from in-vitro germinated seedling hypocotyls cultured on media supplemented with cytokinin. Together these results suggest that ectopic BBM expression in transgenic tobacco also activates cell proliferation pathways, but differences exist between Arabidopsis/B. napus and N. tabacum with respect to their competence to respond to the BBM signalling molecule.
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- Chinnathambi Srinivasan
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV 25430, USA.
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Shan DP, Huang JG, Yang YT, Guo YH, Wu CA, Yang GD, Gao Z, Zheng CC. Cotton GhDREB1 increases plant tolerance to low temperature and is negatively regulated by gibberellic acid. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2007; 176:70-81. [PMID: 17803642 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02160.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The transcription factors C-repeat binding factors/dehydration-responsive element binding proteins (CBFs/DREBs) control the expression of many stress-inducible genes in Arabidopsis. A cDNA clone, designated GhDREB1, was isolated from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) by cDNA library screening. Northern blot analysis indicated that mRNA accumulation of GhDREB1 was induced by low temperatures and salt stress, but was not induced by abscisic acid (ABA) or drought stress in cotton seedlings. Transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants overexpressing GhDREB1 displayed stronger chilling tolerance than wild-type plants. Their leaf chlorophyll fluorescence, net photosynthetic rate and proline concentrations were higher than those of control plants during low-temperature treatment. However, under normal growth conditions, the transgenic tobacco plants exhibited retarded growth and delayed flowering. Interestingly, GhDREB1 transcripts in cotton seedlings were negatively regulated by gibberellic acid (GA(3)) treatment. Analysis of the promoter of the GhDREB1 gene revealed the presence of one low-temperature and four gibberellin-responsive elements. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) signal intensity or beta-glucuronidase (GUS) activity driven by the GhDREB1 promoter was clearly enhanced by low temperature but repressed by GA(3). These results suggest that GhDREB1 functions as a transcription factor and plays an important role in improving cold tolerance, and also affects plant growth and development via GA(3).
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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Roig C, Pozzi C, Santi L, Müller J, Wang Y, Stile MR, Rossini L, Stanca M, Salamini F. Genetics of barley hooded suppression. Genetics 2005; 167:439-48. [PMID: 15166167 PMCID: PMC1470836 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.167.1.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The molecular basis of the barley dominant Hooded (K) mutant is a duplication of 305 bp in intron IV of the homeobox gene Bkn3. A chemical mutagenesis screen was carried out to identify genetical factors that participate in Bkn3 intron-mediated gene regulation. Plants from recurrently mutagenized KK seeds were examined for the suppression of the hooded awn phenotype induced by the K allele and, in total, 41 suK (suppressor of K) recessive mutants were identified. Complementation tests established the existence of five suK loci, and alleles suKB-4, suKC-33, suKD-25, suKE-74, and suKF-76 were studied in detail. All K-suppressed mutants showed a short-awn phenotype. The suK loci have been mapped by bulked segregant analysis nested in a standard mapping procedure based on AFLP markers. K suppressor loci suKB, B, E, and F all map in a short interval of chromosome 7H, while the locus suKD is assigned to chromosome 5H. A complementation test between the four suK mutants mapping on chromosome 7H and the short-awn mutant lks2, located nearby, excluded the allelism between suK loci and lks2. The last experiment made clear that the short-awn phenotype of suK mutants is due to a specific dominant function of the K allele, a function that is independent from the control on hood formation. The suK loci are discussed as candidate participants in the regulation of Bkn3 expression.
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- Cristina Roig
- Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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Wu CA, Yang GD, Meng QW, Zheng CC. The cotton GhNHX1 gene encoding a novel putative tonoplast Na(+)/H(+) antiporter plays an important role in salt stress. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2004; 45:600-7. [PMID: 15169942 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A cDNA clone was isolated from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) cDNA library and characterized with regard to its sequence, regulation in response to salt stress and functions in yeast mutants and transgenic tobacco plants. The clone, designated as GhNHX1, contains 2485 nucleotides with an open reading frame of 1629 nucleotides, and the deduced amino acid sequence showed high identities with other plant vacuolar-type Na(+)/H(+) antiporters. Northern blot analysis indicated that the mRNA accumulation of GhNHX1 was strongly induced by salt stress and abscisic acid in cotton seedlings. The expression of GhNHX1 in yeast Na(+)/H(+) antiporter mutant showed function complementation. The transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing GhNHX1 also had higher salt tolerance than the wild-type plants. The salt-induced mRNA level of GhNHX1 was 3 and 7 times higher in the salt-tolerant cotton cultivar ZM3 than those in the salt-sensitive cotton cultivars ZMS17 and ZMS12, respectively. Together, these results suggest that the products of the novel gene, GhNHX1, function as a tonoplast Na(+)/H(+) antiporter and play an important role in salt tolerance of cotton.
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- Chang-Ai Wu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, P.R. China
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Ito M, Sato Y, Matsuoka M. Involvement of homeobox genes in early body plan of monocot. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2003; 218:1-35. [PMID: 12199516 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(02)18010-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Homeobox genes are known as transcriptional regulators that are involved in various aspects of developmental processes in many organisms. In plants, many types of homeobox genes have been identified, and mutational or expression pattern analyses of these genes have indicated the involvement of several classes of homeobox genes in developmental processes. The fundamental body plan of plants is established during embryogenesis, whereas morphogenetic events in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) continue after embryogenesis. Knotted1-like homeobox genes (knox genes) are preferentially expressed in both the SAM and the immature embryo. Therefore, these genes are considered to be key regulators of plant morphogenesis. In this review, we discuss the regulatory role of knox genes and other types of homeobox genes in SAM establishment during embryogenesis and SAM maintenance after embryogenesis, mainly in rice.
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- Momoyo Ito
- BioScience Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Japan
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Sentoku N, Sato Y, Matsuoka M. Overexpression of rice OSH genes induces ectopic shoots on leaf sheaths of transgenic rice plants. Dev Biol 2000; 220:358-64. [PMID: 10753522 DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Five rice homeobox (OSH) genes were overexpressed under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter or the rice actin gene promoter in transgenic rice plants. Almost all of the transgenic plants showed abnormal phenotypes, which could be classified into three types according to their severity. Plants with the most severe phenotype formed only green organs, with many shoot apices on their adaxial sides. Plants with an intermediate phenotype formed bladeless leaves with normally developed leaf sheaths. Plants with a mild phenotype formed normal leaf sheaths and blades, but lacked ligules and showed diffusion of the blade-sheath boundary. The leaf structure of this phenotype was similar to that of dominant maize mutants, such as Kn1, Rs1, Lg3, and Lg4. Based on these phenotypes, we suggest that ectopic expression of the rice OSH genes interferes with the development of leaf blades and maintains leaves in less differentiated states. These results are discussed in relation to the leaf maturation schedule hypothesis (M. Freeling et al., 1992, BioEssays 14, 227-236).
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- N Sentoku
- BioScience Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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Chan RL, Gago GM, Palena CM, Gonzalez DH. Homeoboxes in plant development. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1442:1-19. [PMID: 9767075 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(98)00119-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The homeobox is a 180 bp consensus DNA sequence present in a number of genes involved in developmental processes. This review focuses on the structure and function of plant homeobox genes and of the proteins they encode. Plant homeobox genes have been identified in studies using mutants, degenerate oligonucleotides deduced from conserved sequences, differential screening or binding to known promoters. According to sequence conservation, plant homeoboxes can be subdivided into different families, each comprising several members. Evolutionary studies indicate that the different families have diverged prior to the separation of the branches leading to animals, plants and fungi. Accordingly, members of different families show characteristic structural and functional properties. As an example, kn1-like genes seem to be involved in different aspects of the control of cell fate determination in the shoot meristem; HD-Zip genes, which encode proteins containing a leucine zipper motif adjacent to the homeodomain, are believed to operate at later stages of development; and gl2-like genes are involved in epidermal cell differentiation. Future studies should be oriented to discern the precise function of the many homeobox genes present in plant genomes, and to evaluate their use as modifiers of plant development.
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- R L Chan
- Area Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas (UNR) and Programa Multidisciplinario de Biología Experimental (PROMUBIE, CONICET), Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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Sentoku N, Tamaoki M, Nishimura A, Matsuoka M. The homeobox gene NTH23 of tobacco is expressed in the basal region of leaf primordia. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1399:203-8. [PMID: 9765597 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(98)00100-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We reported isolation and characterization of a homeobox gene from tobacco, NTH23. The homeodomain structure of NTH23 was highly homologous to the same regions of class 2 genes of the KN1-type homeobox (sharing more than 85% amino acid identity), but was less similar to class 1 genes of KN1-type. RNA gel blot analysis revealed that NTH23 was expressed in all organs we tested although the gene is primarily expressed in young leaves. To determine more precisely the spatial expression pattern of NTH23 in tobacco, a chimeric NTH23::GUS fusion gene was introduced into tobacco. The signal of GUS activity was observed at the basal part of leaf blade primordia in the NTH23::GUS transgenic tobacco plants. This observation suggests the possibility that NTH23 may be important for the lateral growth of leaf blades.
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- N Sentoku
- BioScience Center, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
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Kusaba S, Fukumoto M, Honda C, Yamaguchi I, Sakamoto T, Kano-Murakami Y. Decreased GA1 content caused by the overexpression of OSH1 is accompanied by suppression of GA 20-oxidase gene expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 117:1179-84. [PMID: 9701574 PMCID: PMC34882 DOI: 10.1104/pp.117.4.1179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/1998] [Accepted: 04/25/1998] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We previously reported that overexpression of the rice homeobox gene OSH1 led to altered morphology and hormone levels in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) plants. Among the hormones whose levels were changed, GA1 was dramatically reduced. Here we report the results of our analysis on the regulatory mechanism(s) of OSH1 on GA metabolism. GA53 and GA20, precursors of GA1, were applied separately to transgenic tobacco plants exhibiting severely changed morphology due to overexpression of OSH1. Only treatment with the end product of GA 20-oxidase, GA20, resulted in a striking promotion of stem elongation in transgenic tobacco plants. The internal GA1 and GA20 contents in OSH1-transformed tobacco were dramatically reduced compared with those of wild-type plants, whereas the level of GA19, a mid-product of GA 20-oxidase, was 25% of the wild-type level. We have isolated a cDNA encoding a putative tobacco GA 20-oxidase, which is mainly expressed in vegetative stem tissue. RNA-blot analysis revealed that GA 20-oxidase gene expression was suppressed in stem tissue of OSH1-transformed tobacco plants. Based on these results, we conclude that overexpression of OSH1 causes a reduction of the level of GA1 by suppressing GA 20-oxidase expression.
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- S Kusaba
- Division of Pomology, National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8605, Japan.
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Kusaba S, Kano-Murakami Y, Matsuoka M, Tamaoki M, Sakamoto T, Yamaguchi I, Fukumoto M. Alteration of hormone levels in transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing the rice homeobox gene OSH1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 116:471-6. [PMID: 9489007 PMCID: PMC35103 DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.2.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/1997] [Accepted: 10/28/1997] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The rice (Oryza sativa L.) homeobox gene OSH1 causes morphological alterations when ectopically expressed in transgenic rice, Arabidopsis thaliana, and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) and is therefore believed to function as a morphological regulator gene. To determine the relationship between OSH1 expression and morphological alterations, we analyzed the changes in hormone levels in transgenic tobacco plants exhibiting abnormal morphology. Levels of the plant hormones indole-3-acetic acid, abscisic acid, gibberellin (GA), and cytokinin (zeatin and trans-zeatin [Z]) were measured in leaves of OSH1-transformed and wild-type tobacco. Altered plant morphology was found to correlate with changes in hormone levels. The more severe the alteration in phenotype of transgenic tobacco, the greater were the changes in endogenous hormone levels. Overall, GA1 and GA4 levels decreased and abscisic acid levels increased compared with wild-type plants. Moreover, in the transformants, Z (active form of cytokinin) levels were higher and the ratio of Z to Z riboside (inactive form) also increased. When GA3 was supplied to the shoot apex of transformants, internode extension was restored and normal leaf morphology was also partially restored. However, such GA3-treated plants still exhibited some morphological abnormalities compared with wild-type plants. Based on these data, we propose the hypothesis that OSH1 affects plant hormone metabolism either directly or indirectly and thereby causes changes in plant development.
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- S Kusaba
- Division of Pomology, National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kerstetter RA, Laudencia-Chingcuanco D, Smith LG, Hake S. Loss-of-function mutations in the maize homeobox gene, knotted1, are defective in shoot meristem maintenance. Development 1997; 124:3045-54. [PMID: 9272946 DOI: 10.1242/dev.124.16.3045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The product of the maize homeobox gene, knotted1 (kn1), localizes to the nuclei of cells in shoot meristems, but is absent from portions of the meristem where leaf primordia or floral organs initiate. Recessive mutant alleles of kn1 were obtained by screening for loss of the dominant leaf phenotype in maize. Mutant kn1 alleles carrying nonsense, splicing and frame shift mutations cause severe inflorescence and floral defects. Mutant tassels produce fewer branches and spikelets. Ears are often absent, and when present, are small with few spikelets. In addition, extra carpels form in female florets and ovule tissue proliferates abnormally. Less frequently, extra leaves form in the axils of vegetative leaves. These mutations reveal a role for kn1 in meristem maintenance, particularly as it affects branching and lateral organ formation.
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- R A Kerstetter
- Plant and Microbial Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA
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Yokoi S, Tsuchiya T, Toriyama K, Hinata K. Tapetum-specific expression of theOsg6B promoter-β-glucuronidase gene in transgenic rice. PLANT CELL REPORTS 1997; 16:363-367. [PMID: 30727642 DOI: 10.1007/bf01146774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/1996] [Revised: 05/30/1996] [Accepted: 08/21/1996] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The promoter of an anther tapetum-specific gene,Osg6B, was fused to aβ-glucuronidase (GUS) gene and introduced into rice byAgrobacterium-mediated gene transfer. Fluorometric and histochemical GUS assay showed that GUS was expressed exclusively within the tapetum of anthers from the uninucleate microspore stage (7 days before anthesis) to the tricellular pollen stage (3 days before anthesis). This is the first demonstration of an anther-specific promoter directing tapetum-specific expression in rice.
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- S Yokoi
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, 981, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, 981, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, 981, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, 981, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan
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Tamaoki M, Sato Y, Matsuoka M. Dorsoventral pattern formation of tobacco leaf involves spatial expression of a tobacco homeobox gene, NTH15. Genes Genet Syst 1997. [DOI: 10.1266/ggs.72.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mezitt LA, Lucas WJ. Plasmodesmal cell-to-cell transport of proteins and nucleic acids. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1996; 32:251-273. [PMID: 8980482 DOI: 10.1007/bf00039385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The complexity associated with post-translational processing, in terms of protein sorting and delivery is now well understood. Although such studies have been focused almost exclusively on the fate of proteins within the cell in which they are synthesized, recent studies indicate that it is time to broaden this focus to incorporate the concept of intercellular targeting of proteins. Direct evidence is now available that viral and endogenous proteins can be synthesized in a particular cell and subsequently transported into neighboring (or more distant) cells. Plasmodesmata, plasma membrane-lined cytoplasmic pores, are thought to establish the intercellular pathway responsible for this cell-to-cell trafficking of macromolecules (proteins and nucleic acids). These recent findings establish a new paradigm for understanding the manner in which higher plants exert control over developmental processes. We discuss the concept that programming of plant development involves supracellular control achieved by plasmodesmal trafficking of informational molecules, herein defined as supracellular control proteins (SCPs). This novel concept may explain why, in plants, cell fate is determined by position rather than cell lineage. Finally, the circulation of long-distance SCPs, within the phloem, may provide the mechanism by which the plant signals to the shoot apical meristem that it is time to switch to the reproductive phase of its development.
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- L A Mezitt
- Section of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
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Sato Y, Hong SK, Tagiri A, Kitano H, Yamamoto N, Nagato Y, Matsuoka M. A rice homeobox gene, OSH1, is expressed before organ differentiation in a specific region during early embryogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:8117-22. [PMID: 8755613 PMCID: PMC38885 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.15.8117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Homeobox genes encode a large family of homeodomain proteins that play a key role in the pattern formation of animal embryos. By analogy, homeobox genes in plants are thought to mediate important processes in their embryogenesis, but there is very little evidence to support this notion. Here we described the temporal and spatial expression patterns of a rice homeobox gene, OSH1, during rice embryogenesis. In situ hybridization analysis revealed that in the wild-type embryo, OSH1 was first expressed at the globular stage, much earlier than organogenesis started, in a ventral region where shoot apical meristem and epiblast would later develop. This localized expression of OSH1 indicates that the cellular differentiation has already occurred at this stage. At later stages after organogenesis had initiated, OSH1 expression was observed in shoot apical meristem [except in the L1 (tunica) layer], epiblast, radicle, and their intervening tissues in descending strength of expression level with embryonic maturation. We also performed in situ hybridization analysis with a rice organless embryo mutant, orl1, that develops no embryonic organs. In the orl1 embryo, the expression pattern of OSH1 was the same as that in the wild-type embryo in spite of the lack of embryonic organs. This shows that OSH1 is not directly associated with organ differentiation, but may be related to a regulatory process before or independent of the organ determination. The results described here strongly suggest that, like animal homeobox genes, OSH1 plays an important role in regionalization of cell identity during early embryogenesis.
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- Y Sato
- Nagoya Universiity, Bioscience Center, Chikusa, Japan
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Sato Y, Tamaoki M, Murakami T, Yamamoto N, Kano-Murakami Y, Matsuoka M. Abnormal cell divisions in leaf primordia caused by the expression of the rice homeobox gene OSH1 lead to altered morphology of leaves in transgenic tobacco. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1996; 251:13-22. [PMID: 8628242 DOI: 10.1007/bf02174339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Transgenic tobacco plants were generated carrying a rice homeobox gene, OSH1, controlled by the promoter of a gene encoding a tobacco pathogenesis-related protein (PR1a). These lines were morphologically abnormal, with wrinkled and/or lobed leaves. Histological analysis of shoot apex primordia indicates arrest of lateral leaf blade expansion, often resulting in asymmetric and anisotrophic growth of leaf blades. Other notable abnormalities included abnormal or arrested development of leaf lateral veins. Interestingly, OHS1 expression was undetectable in mature leaves with the aberrant morphological features. Thus, OSH1 expression in mature leaves is not necessary for abnormal leaf development. Northern blot and in situ hybridization analyses indicate that PR1a-OSH1 is expressed only in the shoot apical meristem and in very young leaf primordia. Therefore, the aberrant morphological features are an indirect consequence of ectopic OSH1 gene expression. The only abnormality observed in tissues expressing the transgene was periclinal (rather than anticlinal) division in mesophyll cells during leaf blade initiation. This generates thicker leaf blades and disrupts the mesophyll cell layers, from which vascular tissues differentiate. The OSH1 product appears to affect the mechanism controlling the orientation of the plane of cell division, resulting in abnormal periclinal division of mesophyll cell, which in turn results in the gross morphological abnormalities observed in the transgenic lines.
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- Y Sato
- Nagoya University, BioScience Center, Japan
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Kawahara R, Komamine A, Fukuda H. Isolation and characterization of homeobox-containing genes of carrot. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1995; 27:155-164. [PMID: 7865785 DOI: 10.1007/bf00019187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Homeodomains (HDs) are DNA-binding domains that have been well characterized in animals, and HD proteins are thought to be regulators of transcription. To investigate the regulation of gene expression during somatic embryogenesis in carrot, an attempt was made to isolate cDNA clones that encode HD proteins. A cDNA library from carrot somatic embryos was screened with a degenerate oligonucleotide probe that corresponded to a conserved amino acid sequence of HDs, and one cDNA clone (CHB1) encoding an HD protein was isolated. The amino acid sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence of this clone contained a putative leucine zipper motif adjacent to the anticipated HD. The homeodomain/leucine zipper (HD-Zip) sequence of this cDNA was used for further screening, and five additional independent clones (CHB2 through CHB6) were isolated. Although the HD-Zip sequences encoded by these clones were similar to each other, the sequences beyond the HD-Zip regions varied greatly. Transcripts corresponding to CHB1 through CHB6 were expressed at different times during somatic embryogenesis. In particular, transcripts corresponding to CHB2 were expressed in close association with the early development of embryos.
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- R Kawahara
- Biological Institute Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Abstract
The differentiation of plant cells depends on the regulation of cell fate and cell morphogenesis. Recent studies have led to the identification of mutants and the cloning of genes that influence these processes. In several instances, the genes encode products with homeodomains or Myb or Myc DNA-binding domains.
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Affiliation(s)
- J W Schiefelbein
- Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1048
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