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Pathak A, Willis KG, Bankaitis VA, McDermott MI. Mammalian START-like phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins - Physiological perspectives and roles in cancer biology. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2024:159529. [PMID: 38945251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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PtdIns and its phosphorylated derivatives, the phosphoinositides, are the biochemical components of a major pathway of intracellular signaling in all eukaryotic cells. These lipids are few in terms of cohort of unique positional isomers, and are quantitatively minor species of the bulk cellular lipidome. Nevertheless, phosphoinositides regulate an impressively diverse set of biological processes. It is from that perspective that perturbations in phosphoinositide-dependent signaling pathways are increasingly being recognized as causal foundations of many human diseases - including cancer. Although phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) are not enzymes, these proteins are physiologically significant regulators of phosphoinositide signaling. As such, PITPs are conserved throughout the eukaryotic kingdom. Their biological importance notwithstanding, PITPs remain understudied. Herein, we review current information regarding PITP biology primarily focusing on how derangements in PITP function disrupt key signaling/developmental pathways and are associated with a growing list of pathologies in mammals.
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- Adrija Pathak
- E.L. Wehner-Welch Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, 116 Reynolds Medical Bldg., Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114, United States of America
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- E.L. Wehner-Welch Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, 116 Reynolds Medical Bldg., Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114, United States of America
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- E.L. Wehner-Welch Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, 116 Reynolds Medical Bldg., Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114, United States of America
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- E.L. Wehner-Welch Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, 116 Reynolds Medical Bldg., Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114, United States of America.
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Pei M, Xie X, Peng B, Chen X, Chen Y, Li Y, Wang Z, Lu G. Identification and Expression Analysis of Phosphatidylinositol Transfer Proteins Genes in Rice. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12112122. [PMID: 37299101 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The family of phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) is able to bind specific lipids to carry out various biological functions throughout different stages of plant life. But the function of PITPs in rice plant is unclear. In this study, 30 PITPs were identified from rice genome, which showed differences in physicochemical properties, gene structure, conservation domains, and subcellular localization. The promoter region of the OsPITPs genes included at least one type of hormone response element, such as methyl jasmonate (Me JA) and salicylic acid (SA). Furthermore, the expression level of OsML-1, OsSEC14-3, OsSEC14-4, OsSEC14-15, and OsSEC14-19 genes were significantly affected by infection of rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. Based on these findings, it is possible that OsPITPs may be involved in rice innate immunity in response to M. oryzae infection through the Me JA and SA pathway.
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- Mengtian Pei
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Yang M, Sakruaba Y, Ishikawa T, Ohtsuki N, Kawai-Yamada M, Yanagisawa S. Chloroplastic Sec14-like proteins modulate growth and phosphate deficiency responses in Arabidopsis and rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023:kiad212. [PMID: 37021761 PMCID: PMC10400038 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Phosphorus is an essential nutrient acquired from soil as phosphate (Pi), and its deficiency severely reduces plant growth and crop yield. Here, we show that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL TRANSFER PROTEIN7 (AtPITP7) locus, which encodes a chloroplastic Sec14-like protein, are associated with genetic diversity regarding Pi uptake activity in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Inactivation of AtPITP7 and its rice (Oryza sativa) homolog (OsPITP6) through T-DNA insertion and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing, respectively, decreased Pi uptake and plant growth, regardless of Pi availability. By contrast, overexpression of AtPITP7 and OsPITP6 enhanced Pi uptake and plant growth, especially under limited Pi supply. Importantly, overexpression of OsPITP6 increased tiller number and grain yield in rice. Targeted metabolome analysis of glycerolipids in leaves and chloroplasts revealed that inactivation of OsPITP6 alters phospholipid contents, independent of Pi availability, diminishing the reduction in phospholipid content and increase in glycolipid content induced by Pi deficiency; meanwhile, overexpression of OsPITP6 enhanced Pi deficiency induced metabolic alterations. Together with transcriptome analysis of ospitp6 rice plants and phenotypic analysis of grafted Arabidopsis chimeras, these results suggest that chloroplastic Sec14-like proteins play an essential role in growth modulations in response to changes in Pi availability, although their function is critical for plant growth under any Pi condition. The superior traits of OsPITP6-overexpressing rice plants also highlight the potential of OsPITP6 and its homologs in other crops as additional tools for improving Pi uptake and plant growth in low Pi environments.
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- Mailun Yang
- Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Arabidopsis Sec14 proteins (SFH5 and SFH7) mediate interorganelle transport of phosphatidic acid and regulate chloroplast development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2221637120. [PMID: 36716376 PMCID: PMC9963013 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221637120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Lipids establish the specialized thylakoid membrane of chloroplast in eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms, while the molecular basis of lipid transfer from other organelles to chloroplast remains further elucidation. Here we revealed the structural basis of Arabidopsis Sec14 homology proteins AtSFH5 and AtSFH7 in transferring phosphatidic acid (PA) from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to chloroplast, and whose function in regulating the lipid composition of chloroplast and thylakoid development. AtSFH5 and AtSFH7 localize at both ER and chloroplast, whose deficiency resulted in an abnormal chloroplast structure and a decreased thickness of stacked thylakoid membranes. We demonstrated that AtSFH5, but not yeast and human Sec14 proteins, could specifically recognize and transfer PA in vitro. Crystal structures of the AtSFH5-Sec14 domain in complex with L-α-phosphatidic acid (L-α-PA) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate (DPPA) revealed that two PA ligands nestled in the central cavity with different configurations, elucidating the specific binding mode of PA to AtSFH5, different from the reported phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)/phosphatidylcholine (PC)/phosphatidylinositol (PI) binding modes. Quantitative lipidomic analysis of chloroplast lipids showed that PA and monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), particularly the C18 fatty acids at sn-2 position in MGDG were significantly decreased, indicating a disrupted ER-to-plastid (chloroplast) lipid transfer, under deficiency of AtSFH5 and AtSFH7. Our studies identified the role and elucidated the structural basis of plant SFH proteins in transferring PA between organelles, and suggested a model for ER-chloroplast interorganelle phospholipid transport from inherent ER to chloroplast derived from endosymbiosis of a cyanobacteriumproviding a mechanism involved in the adaptive evolution of cellular plastids.
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Saini MR, Chandran LP, Barbadikar KM, Sevanthi AMV, Chawla G, Kaushik M, Mulani E, Phule AS, Govindannagari R, Sonth B, Sinha SK, Sundaram RM, Mandal PK. Understanding plant-microbe interaction of rice and soybean with two contrasting diazotrophic bacteria through comparative transcriptome analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:939395. [PMID: 36483966 PMCID: PMC9724235 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.939395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Understanding the beneficial plant-microbe interactions is becoming extremely critical for deploying microbes imparting plant fitness and achieving sustainability in agriculture. Diazotrophic bacteria have the unique ability to survive without external sources of nitrogen and simultaneously promote host plant growth, but the mechanisms of endophytic interaction in cereals and legumes have not been studied extensively. We have studied the early interaction of two diazotrophic bacteria, Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus (GAB) and Bradyrhizobium japonicum (BRH), in 15-day-old seedlings of rice and soybean up to 120 h after inoculation (hai) under low-nitrogen medium. Root colonization of GAB in rice was higher than that of BRH, and BRH colonization was higher in soybean roots as observed from the scanning electron microscopy at 120 hai. Peroxidase enzyme was significantly higher at 24 hai but thereafter was reduced sharply in soybean and gradually in rice. The roots of rice and soybean inoculated with GAB and BRH harvested from five time points were pooled, and transcriptome analysis was executed along with control. Two pathways, "Plant pathogen interaction" and "MAPK signaling," were specific to Rice-Gluconacetobacter (RG), whereas the pathways related to nitrogen metabolism and plant hormone signaling were specific to Rice-Bradyrhizobium (RB) in rice. Comparative transcriptome analysis of the root tissues revealed that several plant-diazotroph-specific differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and metabolic pathways of plant-diazotroph-specific transcripts, viz., chitinase, brassinosteroid, auxin, Myeloblastosis (MYB), nodulin, and nitrate transporter (NRT), were common in all plant-diazotroph combinations; three transcripts, viz., nitrate transport accessory protein (NAR), thaumatin, and thionin, were exclusive in rice and another three transcripts, viz., NAC (NAM: no apical meristem, ATAF: Arabidopsis thaliana activating factor, and CUC: cup-shaped cotyledon), ABA (abscisic acid), and ammonium transporter, were exclusive in soybean. Differential expression of these transcripts and reduction in pathogenesis-related (PR) protein expression show the early interaction. Based on the interaction, it can be inferred that the compatibility of rice and soybean is more with GAB and BRH, respectively. We propose that rice is unable to identify the diazotroph as a beneficial microorganism or a pathogen from an early response. So, it expressed the hypersensitivity-related transcripts along with PR proteins. The molecular mechanism of diazotrophic associations of GAB and BRH with rice vis-à-vis soybean will shed light on the basic understanding of host responses to beneficial microorganisms.
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- Manish Ranjan Saini
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
- Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Nematology, ICAR- Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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Moon S, Kim YJ, Park HE, Kim J, Gho YS, Hong WJ, Kim EJ, Lee SK, Suh BC, An G, Jung KH. OsSNDP3 Functions for the Polar Tip Growth in Rice Pollen Together with OsSNDP2, a Paralog of OsSNDP3. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 15:39. [PMID: 35859217 PMCID: PMC9300783 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-022-00586-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Understanding pollen tube growth is critical for crop yield maintenance. The pollen tube provides a path for sperm cells for fertilization with egg cells. Cells must be subdivided into functionally and structurally distinct compartments for polar tip growth, and phosphoinositides are thought to be one of the facilitators for polarization during pollen tube growth. OsSNDP3 encodes Sec14-nodulin domain-containing protein and localizes in the nucleus and the microdomains of the plasma membrane in tobacco leaf epidermis cells. OsSNDP3 is thought to bind with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate based on the data including the information of basic amino acids in the C-terminal and colocalization with 2X Pleckstrin homology domain of Phospholipase C delta-1. OsSNDP3 interacts with a protein that contains a class I nodulin domain. We discovered that OsSNDP3 plays a significant role in pollen tube germination using CRISPR/Cas9 systems, whereas another pollen-preferential Sec14-nodulin domain-containing protein, OsSNDP2, additively functions with OsSNDP3 during pollen tube germination. Gene Ontology analysis using downregulated genes in ossndp3 indicated that the expression of genes involved in the phosphatidylinositol metabolic process and tip growth was significantly altered in ossndp3. OsSNDP3 aids pollen polar tip growth by binding with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. We can better understand the roles of phosphoinositides during pollen tube growth by studying the functions of OsSNDP3 and OsSNDP2. And downregulated genes in ossndp3 might be useful targets for future research on polar tip growth.
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- Sunok Moon
- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, and Life and Industry Convergence Research Institute, Pusan National University, Miryang-si, 50463, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea.
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Kim E, Poudyal RS, Lee K, Yu H, Gi E, Kim HU. Chloroplast-localized PITP7 is essential for plant growth and photosynthetic function in Arabidopsis. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13760. [PMID: 36004734 PMCID: PMC9546280 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Recent studies of chloroplast-localized Sec14-like protein (CPSFL1, also known as phosphatidylinositol transfer protein 7, PITP7) showed that CPSFL1 is necessary for photoautotropic growth and chloroplast vesicle formation in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Here, we investigated the functional roles of CPSFL1/PITP7 using two A. thaliana mutants carrying a putative null allele (pitp7-1) and a weak allele (pitp7-2), respectively. PITP7 transcripts were undetectable in pitp7-1 and less abundant in pitp7-2 than in the wild-type (WT). The severity of mutant phenotypes, such as plant developmental abnormalities, levels of plastoquinone-9 (PQ-9) and chlorophylls, photosynthetic protein complexes, and photosynthetic performance, were well related to PITP7 transcript levels. The pitp7-1 mutation was seedling lethal and was associated with significantly lower levels of PQ-9 and major photosynthetic proteins. pitp7-2 plants showed greater susceptibility to high-intensity light stress than the WT, attributable to defects in nonphotochemical quenching and photosynthetic electron transport. PITP7 is specifically bound to phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PIPs) in lipid-binding assays in vitro, and the point mutations R82, H125, E162, or K233 reduced the binding affinity of PITP7 to PIPs. Further, constitutive expression of PITP7H125Q or PITP7E162K in pitp7-1 homozygous plants restored autotrophic growth in soil but without fully complementing the mutant phenotypes. Consistent with a previous study, our results demonstrate that PITP7 is essential for plant development, particularly the accumulation of PQ-9 and photosynthetic complexes. We propose a possible role for PITP7 in membrane trafficking of hydrophobic ligands such as PQ-9 and carotenoids through chloroplast vesicle formation or direct binding involving PIPs.
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- Eun‐Ha Kim
- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologyNational Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development AdministrationJeonjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologyNational Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development AdministrationJeonjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologyNational Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development AdministrationJeonjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologyNational Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development AdministrationJeonjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologyNational Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development AdministrationJeonjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource EngineeringPlant Engineering Research Institute, Sejong UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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Mendes LFS, Costa-Filho AJ. A gold revision of the Golgi Dynamics (GOLD) domain structure and associated cell functionalities. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:973-990. [PMID: 35099811 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The classical secretory pathway is the key membrane-based delivery system in eukaryotic cells. Several families of proteins involved in the secretory pathway, with functionalities going from cargo sorting receptors to the maintenance and dynamics of secretory organelles, share soluble globular domains predicted to mediate protein-protein interactions. One of them is "Golgi Dynamics" (GOLD) domain, named after its strong association with the Golgi apparatus. There are many GOLD-containing protein families, such as the Transmembrane emp24 domain-containing proteins (TMED/p24 family), animal SEC14-like proteins, Human Golgi resident protein ACBD3, a splice variant of TICAM2 called TRAM with GOLD domain and FYCO1. Here, we critically review the state-of-the-art knowledge of the structures and functions of the main representatives of GOLD-containing proteins in vertebrates. We provide the first unified description of the GOLD domain structure across different families since the first high-resolution structure was determined. With a brand-new update on the definition of the GOLD domain, we also discuss how its tertiary structure fits the β-sandwich-like fold map and give exciting new directions for forthcoming studies.
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- Luis Felipe S Mendes
- Laboratório de Biofísica Molecular, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Biofísica Molecular, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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Wu Q, Fu J, Sun J, Wang X, Tang X, Lu W, Tan C, Li L, Deng X, Xu Q. A plant CitPITP1 protein-coding exon sequence serves as a promoter in bacteria. J Biotechnol 2021; 339:1-13. [PMID: 34298024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Genetic manipulation of plant genes in prokaryotes has been widely used in molecular biology, but the function of a DNA sequence is far from being fully known. Here, we discovered that a plant protein-coding gene containing the CRAL_TRIO domain serves as a promoter in bacteria. We firstly characterized CitPITP1 from Citrus, which contains the CRAL_TRIO domain, and identified a 64-bp sequence (key64) that is critical for prokaryotic promoter activity. In vitro experiments indicated that the bacterial RNA polymerase subunit RpoD specifically binds to key64. We then expanded our research to fungi, plant and animal species to identify key64-like sequences. Five such prokaryotic promoters were isolated from Amborella, Rice, Arabidopsis and Citrus. Two conserved motifs were identified, and mutation analysis indicated that the nucleotides at positions 7, 29 and 30 are crucial for key64-like transcription activity. We detected full-length recombinant CitPITP1 from E. coli, and visualized a CitPITP1-GFP fusion protein in plant cells, supporting the idea that CitPITP1 encodes a protein. However, although exon 4 of CitPITP1 contained key64, it did not demonstrate promoter activity in plants. Our study describes a new basal promoter, provides evidence for neofunction of gene elements across different kingdoms, and provides new knowledge for the modular design of promoters.
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- Qingjiang Wu
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA; Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China.
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de Jong F, Munnik T. Attracted to membranes: lipid-binding domains in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:707-723. [PMID: 33793907 PMCID: PMC8133573 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Membranes are essential for cells and organelles to function. As membranes are impermeable to most polar and charged molecules, they provide electrochemical energy to transport molecules across and create compartmentalized microenvironments for specific enzymatic and cellular processes. Membranes are also responsible for guided transport of cargoes between organelles and during endo- and exocytosis. In addition, membranes play key roles in cell signaling by hosting receptors and signal transducers and as substrates and products of lipid second messengers. Anionic lipids and their specific interaction with target proteins play an essential role in these processes, which are facilitated by specific lipid-binding domains. Protein crystallography, lipid-binding studies, subcellular localization analyses, and computer modeling have greatly advanced our knowledge over the years of how these domains achieve precision binding and what their function is in signaling and membrane trafficking, as well as in plant development and stress acclimation.
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- Femke de Jong
- Cluster Green Life Sciences, Section Plant Cell Biology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cluster Green Life Sciences, Section Plant Cell Biology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Oliver J, Fan M, McKinley B, Zemelis‐Durfee S, Brandizzi F, Wilkerson C, Mullet JE. The AGCVIII kinase Dw2 modulates cell proliferation, endomembrane trafficking, and MLG/xylan cell wall localization in elongating stem internodes of Sorghum bicolor. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:1053-1071. [PMID: 33211340 PMCID: PMC7983884 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Stems of bioenergy sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench.), a drought-tolerant C4 grass, contain up to 50 nodes and internodes of varying length that span 4-5 m and account for approximately 84% of harvested biomass. Stem internode growth impacts plant height and biomass accumulation and is regulated by brassinosteroid signaling, auxin transport, and gibberellin biosynthesis. In addition, an AGCVIII kinase (Dw2) regulates sorghum stem internode growth, but the underlying mechanism and signaling network are unknown. Here we provide evidence that mutation of Dw2 reduces cell proliferation in internode intercalary meristems, inhibits endocytosis, and alters the distribution of heteroxylan and mixed linkage glucan in cell walls. Phosphoproteomic analysis showed that Dw2 signaling influences the phosphorylation of proteins involved in lipid signaling (PLDδ), endomembrane trafficking, hormone, light, and receptor signaling, and photosynthesis. Together, our results show that Dw2 modulates endomembrane function and cell division during sorghum internode growth, providing insight into the regulation of monocot stem development.
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- Joel Oliver
- Department of Biochemistry & BiophysicsTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTexas77843USA
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- Department of Plant BiologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research CenterMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & BiophysicsTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTexas77843USA
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- MSU‐DOE Plant Research LabMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research CenterMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
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- MSU‐DOE Plant Research LabMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
- Department of Plant BiologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research CenterMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
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- Department of Plant BiologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research CenterMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & BiophysicsTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTexas77843USA
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Ramsey JS, Chin EL, Chavez JD, Saha S, Mischuk D, Mahoney J, Mohr J, Robison FM, Mitrovic E, Xu Y, Strickler SR, Fernandez N, Zhong X, Polek M, Godfrey KE, Giovannoni JJ, Mueller LA, Slupsky CM, Bruce JE, Heck M. Longitudinal Transcriptomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Analysis of Citrus limon Response to Graft Inoculation by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. J Proteome Res 2020; 19:2247-2263. [PMID: 32338516 PMCID: PMC7970439 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Presymptomatic detection of citrus trees infected with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the bacterial pathogen associated with Huanglongbing (HLB; citrus greening disease), is critical to controlling the spread of the disease. To test whether infected citrus trees produce systemic signals that may be used for indirect disease detection, lemon (Citrus limon) plants were graft-inoculated with either CLas-infected or control (CLas-) budwood, and leaf samples were longitudinally collected over 46 weeks and analyzed for plant changes associated with CLas infection. RNA, protein, and metabolite samples extracted from leaves were analyzed using RNA-Seq, mass spectrometry, and 1H NMR spectroscopy, respectively. Significant differences in specific transcripts, proteins, and metabolites were observed between CLas-infected and control plants as early as 2 weeks post graft (wpg). The most dramatic differences between the transcriptome and proteome of CLas-infected and control plants were observed at 10 wpg, including coordinated increases in transcripts and proteins of citrus orthologs of known plant defense genes. This integrated approach to quantifying plant molecular changes in leaves of CLas-infected plants supports the development of diagnostic technology for presymptomatic or early disease detection as part of efforts to control the spread of HLB into uninfected citrus groves.
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- John S Ramsey
- USDA Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, 538 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, 392 Old Davis Road, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, William H. Foege Hall, 3720 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, 392 Old Davis Road, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, William H. Foege Hall, 3720 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Contained Research Facility, University of California, 555 Hopkins Road, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, William H. Foege Hall, 3720 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Citrus Research Board, 217 N Encina Street, Visalia, California 93291, United States
- National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus, 1060 Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside, California 92507, United States
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- Contained Research Facility, University of California, 555 Hopkins Road, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- USDA Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Research Unit, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, 538 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, 236 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, 392 Old Davis Road, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, William H. Foege Hall, 3720 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- USDA Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, 538 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, 236 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Genome-Wide Association Study for Maize Leaf Cuticular Conductance Identifies Candidate Genes Involved in the Regulation of Cuticle Development. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2020; 10:1671-1683. [PMID: 32184371 PMCID: PMC7202004 DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The cuticle, a hydrophobic layer of cutin and waxes synthesized by plant epidermal cells, is the major barrier to water loss when stomata are closed at night and under water-limited conditions. Elucidating the genetic architecture of natural variation for leaf cuticular conductance (gc) is important for identifying genes relevant to improving crop productivity in drought-prone environments. To this end, we conducted a genome-wide association study of gc of adult leaves in a maize inbred association panel that was evaluated in four environments (Maricopa, AZ, and San Diego, CA, in 2016 and 2017). Five genomic regions significantly associated with gc were resolved to seven plausible candidate genes (ISTL1, two SEC14 homologs, cyclase-associated protein, a CER7 homolog, GDSL lipase, and β-D-XYLOSIDASE 4). These candidates are potentially involved in cuticle biosynthesis, trafficking and deposition of cuticle lipids, cutin polymerization, and cell wall modification. Laser microdissection RNA sequencing revealed that all these candidate genes, with the exception of the CER7 homolog, were expressed in the zone of the expanding adult maize leaf where cuticle maturation occurs. With direct application to genetic improvement, moderately high average predictive abilities were observed for whole-genome prediction of gc in locations (0.46 and 0.45) and across all environments (0.52). The findings of this study provide novel insights into the genetic control of gc and have the potential to help breeders more effectively develop drought-tolerant maize for target environments.
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Zander M, Lewsey MG, Clark NM, Yin L, Bartlett A, Saldierna Guzmán JP, Hann E, Langford AE, Jow B, Wise A, Nery JR, Chen H, Bar-Joseph Z, Walley JW, Solano R, Ecker JR. Integrated multi-omics framework of the plant response to jasmonic acid. NATURE PLANTS 2020; 6:290-302. [PMID: 32170290 PMCID: PMC7094030 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-0605-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Understanding the systems-level actions of transcriptional responses to hormones provides insight into how the genome is reprogrammed in response to environmental stimuli. Here, we investigated the signalling pathway of the hormone jasmonic acid (JA), which controls a plethora of critically important processes in plants and is orchestrated by the transcription factor MYC2 and its closest relatives in Arabidopsis thaliana. We generated an integrated framework of the response to JA, which spans from the activity of master and secondary regulatory transcription factors, through gene expression outputs and alternative splicing, to protein abundance changes, protein phosphorylation and chromatin remodelling. We integrated time-series transcriptome analysis with (phospho)proteomic data to reconstruct gene regulatory network models. These enabled us to predict previously unknown points of crosstalk of JA to other signalling pathways and to identify new components of the JA regulatory mechanism, which we validated through targeted mutant analysis. These results provide a comprehensive understanding of how a plant hormone remodels cellular functions and plant behaviour, the general principles of which provide a framework for analyses of cross-regulation between other hormone and stress signalling pathways.
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- Mark Zander
- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Centre for AgriBioscience, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
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- Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Centre for AgriBioscience, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Zander M, Lewsey MG, Clark NM, Yin L, Bartlett A, Saldierna Guzmán JP, Hann E, Langford AE, Jow B, Wise A, Nery JR, Chen H, Bar-Joseph Z, Walley JW, Solano R, Ecker JR. Integrated multi-omics framework of the plant response to jasmonic acid. NATURE PLANTS 2020; 6:290-302. [PMID: 32170290 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-0605-607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Understanding the systems-level actions of transcriptional responses to hormones provides insight into how the genome is reprogrammed in response to environmental stimuli. Here, we investigated the signalling pathway of the hormone jasmonic acid (JA), which controls a plethora of critically important processes in plants and is orchestrated by the transcription factor MYC2 and its closest relatives in Arabidopsis thaliana. We generated an integrated framework of the response to JA, which spans from the activity of master and secondary regulatory transcription factors, through gene expression outputs and alternative splicing, to protein abundance changes, protein phosphorylation and chromatin remodelling. We integrated time-series transcriptome analysis with (phospho)proteomic data to reconstruct gene regulatory network models. These enabled us to predict previously unknown points of crosstalk of JA to other signalling pathways and to identify new components of the JA regulatory mechanism, which we validated through targeted mutant analysis. These results provide a comprehensive understanding of how a plant hormone remodels cellular functions and plant behaviour, the general principles of which provide a framework for analyses of cross-regulation between other hormone and stress signalling pathways.
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- Mark Zander
- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Centre for AgriBioscience, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
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- Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Centre for AgriBioscience, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Genomic Analysis Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Chhetri HB, Furches A, Macaya-Sanz D, Walker AR, Kainer D, Jones P, Harman-Ware AE, Tschaplinski TJ, Jacobson D, Tuskan GA, DiFazio SP. Genome-Wide Association Study of Wood Anatomical and Morphological Traits in Populus trichocarpa. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:545748. [PMID: 33013968 PMCID: PMC7509168 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.545748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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To understand the genetic mechanisms underlying wood anatomical and morphological traits in Populus trichocarpa, we used 869 unrelated genotypes from a common garden in Clatskanie, Oregon that were previously collected from across the distribution range in western North America. Using GEMMA mixed model analysis, we tested for the association of 25 phenotypic traits and nine multitrait combinations with 6.741 million SNPs covering the entire genome. Broad-sense trait heritabilities ranged from 0.117 to 0.477. Most traits were significantly correlated with geoclimatic variables suggesting a role of climate and geography in shaping the variation of this species. Fifty-seven SNPs from single trait GWAS and 11 SNPs from multitrait GWAS passed an FDR threshold of 0.05, leading to the identification of eight and seven nearby candidate genes, respectively. The percentage of phenotypic variance explained (PVE) by the significant SNPs for both single and multitrait GWAS ranged from 0.01% to 6.18%. To further evaluate the potential roles of candidate genes, we used a multi-omic network containing five additional data sets, including leaf and wood metabolite GWAS layers and coexpression and comethylation networks. We also performed a functional enrichment analysis on coexpression nearest neighbors for each gene model identified by the wood anatomical and morphological trait GWAS analyses. Genes affecting cell wall composition and transport related genes were enriched in wood anatomy and stomatal density trait networks. Signaling and metabolism related genes were also common in networks for stomatal density. For leaf morphology traits (leaf dry and wet weight) the networks were significantly enriched for GO terms related to photosynthetic processes as well as cellular homeostasis. The identified genes provide further insights into the genetic control of these traits, which are important determinants of the suitability and sustainability of improved genotypes for lignocellulosic biofuel production.
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- Hari B. Chhetri
- Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Biosciences Division, and The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- The Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Biosciences Division, and The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Division, and The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- The Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Center, and National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
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- Biosciences Division, and The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Division, and The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- The Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Division, and The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- *Correspondence: Stephen P. DiFazio,
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A key gene bHLH115 in iron homeostasis: comprehensive bioinformatics analyses in Arabidopsis, tomato, rice, and maize. Biometals 2019; 32:641-656. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-019-00199-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zhou H, Duan H, Liu Y, Sun X, Zhao J, Lin H. Patellin protein family functions in plant development and stress response. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 234-235:94-97. [PMID: 30690193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The plant patellin (PATL) proteins are yeast Sec14 protein (Sec14p)-like phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs), which are widely distributed across the plant kingdom. The model plant Arabidopsis has six PATL members (designated as PATL1-PATL6). Accumulated evidence has indicated the involvement of Arabidopsis PATLs in various biological processes. This mini-review briefly summarizes our current knowledge on individual PATLs regarding their roles in plant development and stress tolerance regulation. The elucidation of PATLs' biological function in plants will provide new insights on plant membrane trafficking and its regulatory roles in either plant growth or environmental stress response signaling networks.
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- Huapeng Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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High-throughput sequencing and differential expression analysis of miRNAs in response to Brassinosteroid treatment in Arabidopsis thaliana. Funct Integr Genomics 2019; 19:597-615. [PMID: 30783808 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-019-00668-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Brassinosteroids are a class of phytohormones that play crucial roles in improving stress tolerance in plants. Many biochemical and physiological changes in response to abiotic stress are related to regulation of gene expression and accumulation of associated proteins. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are class of small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. Roles of these regulatory RNAs in brassinosteroid (BR) signalling have however remained elusive. In this study using high-throughput small RNA sequencing method, we present a comprehensive compilation of BR-induced differentially expressed microRNAs in root and shoots of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. We identified 229 known miRNAs belonging to 102 families and 27 novel miRNAs that express in response to exogenous BR treatment. Out of 102 families, miRNAs belonging to known 48 families and out of 27 novel miRNAs, 23 were observed to be differentially expressed in response to BR treatment. Among the conserved miRNAs, all members of miR169 were observed to be downregulated in both shoot and root samples. While, auxin-responsive factors were predicted to be direct targets of some novel miRNAs that are upregulated in shoots and suppressed in roots. The BR-responsive tissue-specific miRNome characterized in this study can be used as a starting point by investigators for functional validation studies that will shed light on the underlying molecular mechanism of BR-mediated stress tolerance at the level of post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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In Vitro Measurement of Sphingolipid Intermembrane Transport Illustrated by GLTP Superfamily Members. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1949:237-256. [PMID: 30790260 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9136-5_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Herein, we describe methodological approaches for measuring in vitro transfer of sphingolipids (SLs) between membranes. The approaches rely on direct tracking of the lipid. Typically, direct tracking involves lipid labeling via attachment of fluorophores or introduction of radioactivity. Members of the GlycoLipid Transfer Protein (GLTP) superfamily are used to illustrate two broadly applicable methods for direct lipid tracking. One method relies on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) that enables continuous assessment of fluorophore-labeled SL transfer in real time between lipid donor and acceptor vesicles. The second method relies on tracking of radiolabeled SL transfer by separation of lipid donor and acceptor vesicles at discrete time points. The assays are readily adjustable for assessing lipid transfer (1) between various model membrane assemblies (vesicles, micelles, bicelles, nanodiscs), (2) involving other lipid types by other lipid transfer proteins, (3) with protein preparations that are either crudely or highly purified, and (4) that is spontaneous and occurs in the absence of protein.
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Grabon A, Bankaitis VA, McDermott MI. The interface between phosphatidylinositol transfer protein function and phosphoinositide signaling in higher eukaryotes. J Lipid Res 2018; 60:242-268. [PMID: 30504233 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r089730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositides are key regulators of a large number of diverse cellular processes that include membrane trafficking, plasma membrane receptor signaling, cell proliferation, and transcription. How a small number of chemically distinct phosphoinositide signals are functionally amplified to exert specific control over such a diverse set of biological outcomes remains incompletely understood. To this end, a novel mechanism is now taking shape, and it involves phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) transfer proteins (PITPs). The concept that PITPs exert instructive regulation of PtdIns 4-OH kinase activities and thereby channel phosphoinositide production to specific biological outcomes, identifies PITPs as central factors in the diversification of phosphoinositide signaling. There are two evolutionarily distinct families of PITPs: the Sec14-like and the StAR-related lipid transfer domain (START)-like families. Of these two families, the START-like PITPs are the least understood. Herein, we review recent insights into the biochemical, cellular, and physiological function of both PITP families with greater emphasis on the START-like PITPs, and we discuss the underlying mechanisms through which these proteins regulate phosphoinositide signaling and how these actions translate to human health and disease.
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- Aby Grabon
- E. L. Wehner-Welch Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114
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- E. L. Wehner-Welch Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114
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- E. L. Wehner-Welch Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114
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Gorshkova T, Chernova T, Mokshina N, Gorshkov V, Kozlova L, Gorshkov O. Transcriptome Analysis of Intrusively Growing Flax Fibers Isolated by Laser Microdissection. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14570. [PMID: 30275452 PMCID: PMC6167358 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32869-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The intrusive growth, a type of plant cell elongation occurring in the depths of plant tissues, is characterized by the invasion of a growing cell between its neighbours due to a higher rate of elongation. In order to reveal the largely unknown molecular mechanisms of intrusive growth, we isolated primary flax phloem fibers specifically at the stage of intrusive growth by laser microdissection. The comparison of the RNA-Seq data from several flax stem parts enabled the characterization of those processes occurring specifically during the fiber intrusive elongation. The revealed molecular players are summarized as those involved in the supply of assimilates and support of turgor pressure, cell wall enlargement and modification, regulation by transcription factors and hormones, and responses to abiotic stress factors. The data obtained in this study provide a solid basis for developing approaches to manipulate fiber intrusive elongation, which is of importance both for plant biology and the yield of fiber crops.
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- Tatyana Gorshkova
- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of RAS" 420111, Lobachevsky Str., 2/31, Kazan, Russian Federation.
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of RAS" 420111, Lobachevsky Str., 2/31, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of RAS" 420111, Lobachevsky Str., 2/31, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of RAS" 420111, Lobachevsky Str., 2/31, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of RAS" 420111, Lobachevsky Str., 2/31, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of RAS" 420111, Lobachevsky Str., 2/31, Kazan, Russian Federation
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Kiba A, Nakano M, Ohnishi K, Hikichi Y. The SEC14 phospholipid transfer protein regulates pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 125:212-218. [PMID: 29475087 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We previously revealed that the SEC14 phospholipid transfer protein from Nicotiana benthamiana (NbSEC14) has a role in plant immune responses against phytopathogenic bacteria in a hypersensitive response-independent manner. To characterize the role of NbSEC14 on plant immunity, we analyzed the relationship between NbSEC14 and pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). NbSEC14-silenced plants exhibited down-regulated expression of PTI marker genes (NbAcre31 and NbPti5) after being inoculated with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci. Additionally, we observed accelerated bacterial growth and inhibited expression of PTI marker genes in NbSEC14-silenced plants infected with the hrp-deficient P. syringae pv. tabaci mutant. We used Pseudomonas fluorescens and flg22 as PTI inducers to further examine the association between NbSEC14 and the induction of PTI. The expression of PTI marker genes was compromised in NbSEC14-silenced plants infiltrated with P. fluorescens and flg22. Meanwhile, a cell death-based PTI assay indicated NbSEC14 was required for PTI. Furthermore, callose deposition and disease resistance induced by flg22 were compromised in NbSEC14-silenced plants. These results suggest that NbSEC14 may help regulate the induction of PTI.
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- Akinori Kiba
- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan; Okayama Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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Kf de Campos M, Schaaf G. The regulation of cell polarity by lipid transfer proteins of the SEC14 family. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 40:158-168. [PMID: 29017091 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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SEC14 lipid transfer proteins are important regulators of phospholipid metabolism. Structural, genetic and cell biological studies in yeast suggest that they help phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns)/phosphoinositide (PIP) kinases to overcome their intrinsic inefficiency to recognize membrane-embedded substrate, thereby playing a key role in PIP homeostasis. Genomes of higher plants encode a high number and diversity of SEC14 proteins, often in combination with other domains. The Arabidopsis SEC14-Nlj16 protein AtSFH1, an important regulator of root hair development, plays an important role in the establishment of PIP microdomains. Key to this mechanism is a highly specific interaction of the Nlj16 domain with PtdIns(4,5)P2 and an interaction-triggered oligomerization of the protein. Nlj16/PtdIns(4,5)P2 interaction depends on a polybasic motif similar to those identified in other regulatory proteins.
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- Marília Kf de Campos
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Department of Plant Nutrition, University of Bonn, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Strasse 13, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Department of Plant Nutrition, University of Bonn, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Strasse 13, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Ivakov A, Flis A, Apelt F, Fünfgeld M, Scherer U, Stitt M, Kragler F, Vissenberg K, Persson S, Suslov D. Cellulose Synthesis and Cell Expansion Are Regulated by Different Mechanisms in Growing Arabidopsis Hypocotyls. THE PLANT CELL 2017; 29:1305-1315. [PMID: 28550150 PMCID: PMC5502445 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.16.00782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Plant growth is sustained by two complementary processes: biomass biosynthesis and cell expansion. The cell wall is crucial to both as it forms the majority of biomass, while its extensibility limits cell expansion. Cellulose is a major component of the cell wall and cellulose synthesis is pivotal to plant cell growth, and its regulation is poorly understood. Using periodic diurnal variation in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyl growth, we found that cellulose synthesis and cell expansion can be uncoupled and are regulated by different mechanisms. We grew Arabidopsis plants in very short photoperiods and used a combination of extended nights, continuous light, sucrose feeding experiments, and photosynthesis inhibition to tease apart the influences of light, metabolic, and circadian clock signaling on rates of cellulose biosynthesis and cell wall biomechanics. We demonstrate that cell expansion is regulated by protein-mediated changes in cell wall extensibility driven by the circadian clock. By contrast, the biosynthesis of cellulose is controlled through intracellular trafficking of cellulose synthase enzyme complexes regulated exclusively by metabolic signaling related to the carbon status of the plant and independently of the circadian clock or light signaling.
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- Alexander Ivakov
- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Melbourne, Australia
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Biology Department, Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
- UASC-TEI, Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition, Stavromenos, 71 004 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Melbourne, Australia
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Biology Department, Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
- Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Huang J, Ghosh R, Tripathi A, Lönnfors M, Somerharju P, Bankaitis VA. Two-ligand priming mechanism for potentiated phosphoinositide synthesis is an evolutionarily conserved feature of Sec14-like phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine exchange proteins. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:2317-30. [PMID: 27193303 PMCID: PMC4945147 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-04-0221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The two-ligand priming mechanism for stimulated phosphoinositide synthesis described for Saccharomyces Sec14 is also a conserved feature of Sec14-like phosphatidylinositol- and phosphatidylcholine-transfer proteins of the most evolutionarily advanced plants. Lipid signaling, particularly phosphoinositide signaling, plays a key role in regulating the extreme polarized membrane growth that drives root hair development in plants. The Arabidopsis AtSFH1 gene encodes a two-domain protein with an amino-terminal Sec14-like phosphatidylinositol transfer protein (PITP) domain linked to a carboxy-terminal nodulin domain. AtSfh1 is critical for promoting the spatially highly organized phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate signaling program required for establishment and maintenance of polarized root hair growth. Here we demonstrate that, like the yeast Sec14, the AtSfh1 PITP domain requires both its phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns)- and phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho)-binding properties to stimulate PtdIns-4-phosphate [PtdIns(4)P] synthesis. Moreover, we show that both phospholipid-binding activities are essential for AtSfh1 activity in supporting polarized root hair growth. Finally, we report genetic and biochemical evidence that the two-ligand mechanism for potentiation of PtdIns 4-OH kinase activity is a broadly conserved feature of plant Sec14-nodulin proteins, and that this strategy appeared only late in plant evolution. Taken together, the data indicate that the PtdIns/PtdCho-exchange mechanism for stimulated PtdIns(4)P synthesis either arose independently during evolution in yeast and in higher plants, or a suitable genetic module was introduced to higher plants from a fungal source and subsequently exploited by them.
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- Jin Huang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, University of Helsinki, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128 Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840
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- Kent Chapman
- Center for Plant Lipid Research and Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, United States
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, Georg-August-University, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Department of Plant Biochemistry, Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), Georg-August-University, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.; Department of Plant Biochemistry, International Center for Advanced Studies of Energy Conversion (ICASEC), Georg-August-University, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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