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Iqbal Z, Memon AG, Ahmad A, Iqbal MS. Calcium Mediated Cold Acclimation in Plants: Underlying Signaling and Molecular Mechanisms. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:855559. [PMID: 35574126 PMCID: PMC9094111 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.855559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Exposure of plants to low temperatures adversely affects plant growth, development, and productivity. Plant response to cold stress is an intricate process that involves the orchestration of various physiological, signaling, biochemical, and molecular pathways. Calcium (Ca2+) signaling plays a crucial role in the acquisition of several stress responses, including cold. Upon perception of cold stress, Ca2+ channels and/or Ca2+ pumps are activated, which induces the Ca2+ signatures in plant cells. The Ca2+ signatures spatially and temporally act inside a plant cell and are eventually decoded by specific Ca2+ sensors. This series of events results in the molecular regulation of several transcription factors (TFs), leading to downstream gene expression and withdrawal of an appropriate response by the plant. In this context, calmodulin binding transcription activators (CAMTAs) constitute a group of TFs that regulate plant cold stress responses in a Ca2+ dependent manner. The present review provides a catalog of the recent progress made in comprehending the Ca2+ mediated cold acclimation in plants.
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- Zahra Iqbal
- Molecular Crop Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Lucknow, Lucknow, India
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Kim CW, Choi KC. Effects of anticancer drugs on the cardiac mitochondrial toxicity and their underlying mechanisms for novel cardiac protective strategies. Life Sci 2021; 277:119607. [PMID: 33992675 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mitochondria are organelles that play a pivotal role in the production of energy in cells, and vital to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis due to the regulation of many biochemical processes. The heart contains a lot of mitochondria because those muscles require a lot of energy to keep supplying blood through the circulatory system, implying that the energy generated from mitochondria is highly dependent. Thus, cardiomyocytes are sensitive to mitochondrial dysfunction and are likely to be targeted by mitochondrial toxic drugs. It has been reported that some anticancer drugs caused unwanted toxicity to mitochondria. Mitochondrial dysfunction is related to aging and the onset of many diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondrial toxic mechanisms can be mainly explained concerning reactive oxygen species (ROS)/redox status, calcium homeostasis, and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER) stress signaling. The toxic mechanisms of many anticancer drugs have been revealed, but more studying and understanding of the mechanisms of drug-induced mitochondrial toxicity is required to develop mitochondrial toxicity screening system as well as novel cardioprotective strategies for the prevention of cardiac disorders of drugs. This review focuses on the cardiac mitochondrial toxicity of commonly used anticancer drugs, i.e., doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, cisplatin, arsenic trioxide, and cyclophosphamide, and their possible chemopreventive agents that can prevent or alleviate cardiac mitochondrial toxicity.
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- Cho-Won Kim
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
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Gandin A, Dizengremel P, Jolivet Y. Integrative role of plant mitochondria facing oxidative stress: The case of ozone. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 159:202-210. [PMID: 33385703 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ozone is a secondary air pollutant, which causes oxidative stress in plants by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) starting by an external attack of leaf apoplast. ROS have a dual role, acting as signaling molecules, regulating different physiological processes and response to stress, but also inducing oxidative damage. The production of ROS in plant cells is compartmented and regulated by scavengers and specific enzyme pathways. Chronic doses of ozone are known to trigger an important increase of the respiratory process while decreasing photosynthesis. Mitochondria, which normally operate with usual levels of intracellular ROS, would have to play a prominent role to cope with an enhanced ozone-derived ROS production. It is thus needed to compile the available literature on the effects of ozone on mitochondria to precise their strategy facing oxidative stress. An overview of the mitochondrial fate in three steps is proposed, i) starting with the initial responses of the mitochondria for alleviating the overproduction of ROS by the enhancement of existing antioxidant metabolism and adjustments of the electron transport chain, ii) followed by the setting up of detoxifying processes through exchanges between mitochondria and the cell, and iii) ending by an accelerated senescence initiated by mitochondrial membrane permeability and leading to programmed cell death.
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- Anthony Gandin
- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Silva, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Silva, F-54000, Nancy, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Silva, F-54000, Nancy, France
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Iqbal Z, Shariq Iqbal M, Singh SP, Buaboocha T. Ca 2+/Calmodulin Complex Triggers CAMTA Transcriptional Machinery Under Stress in Plants: Signaling Cascade and Molecular Regulation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:598327. [PMID: 33343600 PMCID: PMC7744605 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.598327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Calcium (Ca2+) ion is a critical ubiquitous intracellular second messenger, acting as a lead currency for several distinct signal transduction pathways. Transient perturbations in free cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]cyt) concentrations are indispensable for the translation of signals into adaptive biological responses. The transient increase in [Ca2+]cyt levels is sensed by an array of Ca2+ sensor relay proteins such as calmodulin (CaM), eventually leading to conformational changes and activation of CaM. CaM, in a Ca2+-dependent manner, regulates several transcription factors (TFs) that are implicated in various molecular, physiological, and biochemical functions in cells. CAMTA (calmodulin-binding transcription activator) is one such member of the Ca2+-loaded CaM-dependent family of TFs. The present review focuses on Ca2+ as a second messenger, its interaction with CaM, and Ca2+/CaM-mediated CAMTA transcriptional regulation in plants. The review recapitulates the molecular and physiological functions of CAMTA in model plants and various crops, confirming its probable involvement in stress signaling pathways and overall plant development. Studying Ca2+/CaM-mediated CAMTA TF will help in answering key questions concerning signaling cascades and molecular regulation under stress conditions and plant growth, thus improving our knowledge for crop improvement.
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- Zahra Iqbal
- Molecular Crop Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (PG) College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India
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- Molecular Crop Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Omics Sciences and Bioinformatics Center, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Grzechowiak M, Sliwiak J, Jaskolski M, Ruszkowski M. Structural Studies of Glutamate Dehydrogenase (Isoform 1) From Arabidopsis thaliana, an Important Enzyme at the Branch-Point Between Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:754. [PMID: 32655590 PMCID: PMC7326016 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) releases ammonia in a reversible NAD(P)+-dependent oxidative deamination of glutamate that yields 2-oxoglutarate (2OG). In current perception, GDH contributes to Glu homeostasis and plays a significant role at the junction of carbon and nitrogen assimilation pathways. GDHs are members of a superfamily of ELFV (Glu/Leu/Phe/Val) amino acid dehydrogenases and are subdivided into three subclasses, based on coenzyme specificity: NAD+-specific, NAD+/NADP+ dual-specific, and NADP+-specific. We determined in this work that the mitochondrial AtGDH1 isozyme from A. thaliana is NAD+-specific. Altogether, A. thaliana expresses three GDH isozymes (AtGDH1-3) targeted to mitochondria, of which AtGDH2 has an extra EF-hand motif and is stimulated by calcium. Our enzymatic assays of AtGDH1 established that its sensitivity to calcium is negligible. In vivo the AtGDH1-3 enzymes form homo- and heterohexamers of varied composition. We solved the crystal structure of recombinant AtGDH1 in the apo-form and in complex with NAD+ at 2.59 and 2.03 Å resolution, respectively. We demonstrate also that both in the apo form and in 1:1 complex with NAD+, it forms D 3-symmetric homohexamers. A subunit of AtGDH1 consists of domain I, which is involved in hexamer formation and substrate binding, and of domain II which binds coenzyme. Most of the subunits in our crystal structures, including those in NAD+ complex, are in open conformation, with domain II forming a large (albeit variable) angle with domain I. One of the subunits of the AtGDH1-NAD+ hexamer contains a serendipitous 2OG molecule in the active site, causing a dramatic (∼25°) closure of the domains. We provide convincing evidence that the N-terminal peptide preceding domain I is a mitochondrial targeting signal, with a predicted cleavage site for mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) at Leu17-Leu18 that is followed by an unexpected potassium coordination site (Ser27, Ile30). We also identified several MPD [(+/-)-2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol] binding sites with conserved sequence. Although AtGDH1 is insensitive to MPD in our assays, the observation of druggable sites opens a potential for non-competitive herbicide design.
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- Marta Grzechowiak
- Center for Biocrystallographic Research Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Center for Biocrystallographic Research Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Center for Biocrystallographic Research Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Crystallography, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Center for Biocrystallographic Research Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Khalid MHB, Raza MA, Yu HQ, Khan I, Sun FA, Feng LY, Qu JT, Fu FL, Li WC. Expression, Subcellular Localization, and Interactions of CPK Family Genes in Maize. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E6173. [PMID: 31817801 PMCID: PMC6940914 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20246173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Calcium-dependent protein kinase (CPKs) is a key player in the calcium signaling pathway to decode calcium signals into various physiological responses. cDNA sequences of 9 ZmCPK genes were successfully cloned from all four phylogenetic groups in maize. qRT-PCR analysis showed the expression variation of these selected genes under abscisic acid (ABA) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) treatment. Due to the presence of N-myristoylation/palmitoylation sites, the selected ZmCPK members were localized in a plasma membrane. To clarify whether ZmCPK, a key player in calcium signaling, interacts with key players of ABA, protein phosphatase 2Cs (PP2Cs) and the SNF1-related protein kinase 2s (SnRK2s) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways in maize, we examined the interaction between 9 CPKs, 8 PP2Cs, 5 SnRKs, and 20 members of the MPK family in maize by using yeast two-hybrid assay. Our results showed that three ZmCPKs interact with three different members of ZmSnRKs while four ZmCPK members had a positive interaction with 13 members of ZmMPKs in different combinations. These four ZmCPK proteins are from three different groups in maize. These findings of physical interactions between ZmCPKs, ZmSnRKs, and ZmMPKs suggested that these signaling pathways do not only have indirect influence but also have direct crosstalk that may involve the defense mechanism in maize. The present study may improve the understanding of signal transduction in plants.
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- Muhammad Hayder Bin Khalid
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.H.B.K.); (H.Q.Y.); (F.A.S.); (J.T.Q.)
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.A.R.); (L.Y.F.)
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.H.B.K.); (H.Q.Y.); (F.A.S.); (J.T.Q.)
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- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.H.B.K.); (H.Q.Y.); (F.A.S.); (J.T.Q.)
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.A.R.); (L.Y.F.)
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.H.B.K.); (H.Q.Y.); (F.A.S.); (J.T.Q.)
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.H.B.K.); (H.Q.Y.); (F.A.S.); (J.T.Q.)
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (M.H.B.K.); (H.Q.Y.); (F.A.S.); (J.T.Q.)
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Vigani G, Costa A. Harnessing the new emerging imaging technologies to uncover the role of Ca 2+ signalling in plant nutrient homeostasis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:2885-2901. [PMID: 31286524 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Increasing crop yields by using ecofriendly practices is of high priority to tackle problems regarding food security and malnutrition worldwide. A sustainable crop production requires a limited use of fertilizer and the employment of plant varieties with improved ability to acquire nutrients from soil. To reach these goals, the scientific community aims to understand plant nutrients homeostasis by deciphering the nutrient sensing and signalling mechanisms of plants. Several lines of evidence about the involvement of Ca2+ as the signal of an impaired nutrient availability have been reported. Ca2+ signalling is a tightly regulated process that requires specific protein toolkits to perceive external stimuli and to induce the specific responses in the plant needed to survive. Here, we summarize both older and recent findings concerning the involvement of Ca2+ signalling in the homeostasis of nutrients. In this review, we present new emerging technologies, based on the use of genetically encoded Ca2+ sensors and advanced microscopy, which offer the chance to perform in planta analyses of Ca2+ dynamics at cellular resolution. The harnessing of these technologies with different genetic backgrounds and subjected to different nutritional stresses will provide important insights to the still little-known mechanisms of nutrient sensing in plants.
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- Gianpiero Vigani
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, 10135, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, 20133, Italy
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Mohanta TK, Yadav D, Khan AL, Hashem A, Abd Allah EF, Al-Harrasi A. Molecular Players of EF-hand Containing Calcium Signaling Event in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E1476. [PMID: 30909616 PMCID: PMC6471108 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Ca2+ is a universal second messenger that plays a pivotal role in diverse signaling mechanisms in almost all life forms. Since the evolution of life from an aquatic to a terrestrial environment, Ca2+ signaling systems have expanded and diversified enormously. Although there are several Ca2+ sensing molecules found in a cell, EF-hand containing proteins play a principal role in calcium signaling event in plants. The major EF-hand containing proteins are calmodulins (CaMs), calmodulin like proteins (CMLs), calcineurin B-like (CBL) and calcium dependent protein kinases (CDPKs/CPKs). CaMs and CPKs contain calcium binding conserved D-x-D motifs in their EF-hands (one motif in each EF-hand) whereas CMLs contain a D-x₃-D motif in the first and second EF-hands that bind the calcium ion. Calcium signaling proteins form a complex interactome network with their target proteins. The CMLs are the most primitive calcium binding proteins. During the course of evolution, CMLs are evolved into CaMs and subsequently the CaMs appear to have merged with protein kinase molecules to give rise to calcium dependent protein kinases with distinct and multiple new functions. Ca2+ signaling molecules have evolved in a lineage specific manner with several of the calcium signaling genes being lost in the monocot lineage.
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- Tapan Kumar Mohanta
- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman.
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
- Mycology and Plant Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza 12511, Egypt.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman.
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Shi S, Li S, Asim M, Mao J, Xu D, Ullah Z, Liu G, Wang Q, Liu H. The Arabidopsis Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases (CDPKs) and Their Roles in Plant Growth Regulation and Abiotic Stress Responses. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E1900. [PMID: 29958430 PMCID: PMC6073581 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19071900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As a ubiquitous secondary messenger in plant signaling systems, calcium ions (Ca2+) play essential roles in plant growth and development. Within the cellular signaling network, the accurate decoding of diverse Ca2+ signal is a fundamental molecular event. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs), identified commonly in plants, are a kind of vital regulatory protein deciphering calcium signals triggered by various developmental and environmental stimuli. This review chiefly introduces Ca2+ distribution in plant cells, the classification of Arabidopsis thaliana CDPKs (AtCDPKs), the identification of the Ca2+-AtCDPK signal transduction mechanism and AtCDPKs’ functions involved in plant growth regulation and abiotic stress responses. The review presents a comprehensive overview of AtCDPKs and may contribute to the research of CDPKs in other plants.
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- Sujuan Shi
- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
- College of Agriculture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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Costa A, Navazio L, Szabo I. The contribution of organelles to plant intracellular Calcium signalling. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:4996169. [PMID: 29767757 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Calcium (Ca2+) is among the most important intracellular messengers in living organisms. Understanding of the players and dynamics of Ca2+ signalling pathways in plants may help to unravel the molecular basis of their exceptional flexibility to respond and to adapt to different stimuli. In the present review we focus on new tools that have recently revolutionized our view of organellar Ca2+ signalling as well as on the current knowledge regarding the pathways mediating Ca2+ fluxes across intracellular membranes. The contribution of organelles and cellular subcompartments to the orchestrated response via Ca2+ signalling within a cell is also discussed, underlining the fact that one of the greatest challenges in the field is the elucidation of how influx and efflux Ca2+ transporters/channels are regulated in a concerted manner to translate specific information into a Ca2+ signature.
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- Alex Costa
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Via G. Celoria, Milan, Italy
- Institute of Biophysics, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via G. Celoria, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi, Padova, Italy
- Botanical Garden, University of Padova, Via Orto Botanico, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi, Padova, Italy
- Botanical Garden, University of Padova, Via Orto Botanico, Padova, Italy
- Institute of Neurosciences, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via U. Bassi, Padova, Italy
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Martins TV, Evans MJ, Wysham DB, Morris RJ. Nuclear pores enable sustained perinuclear calcium oscillations. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2016; 10:55. [PMID: 27449670 PMCID: PMC4957432 DOI: 10.1186/s12918-016-0289-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Calcium signalling relies on the flux of calcium ions across membranes yet how signals in different compartments are related remains unclear. In particular, similar calcium signals on both sides of the nuclear envelope have been reported and attributed to passive diffusion through nuclear pores. However, observed differing cytosolic and nucleosolic calcium signatures suggest that the signalling machinery in these compartments can act independently. Results We adapt the fire-diffuse-fire model to investigate the generation of perinuclear calcium oscillations. We demonstrate that autonomous spatio-temporal calcium patterns are still possible in the presence of nuclear and cytosolic coupling via nuclear pores. The presence or absence of this autonomy is dependent upon the strength of the coupling and the maximum firing rate of an individual calcium channel. In all cases, coupling through the nuclear pores enables robust signalling with respect to changes in the diffusion constant. Conclusions We show that contradictory interpretations of experimental data with respect to the autonomy of nuclear calcium oscillations can be reconciled within one model, with different observations being a consequence of varying nuclear pore permeabilities for calcium and refractory conditions of channels. Furthermore, our results provide an explanation for why calcium oscillations on both sides of the nuclear envelope may be beneficial for sustained perinuclear signaling. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12918-016-0289-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Teresa Vaz Martins
- Computational & Systems Biology and Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
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- Computational & Systems Biology and Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Mathematics Department, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, USA
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- Computational & Systems Biology and Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Carraretto L, Checchetto V, De Bortoli S, Formentin E, Costa A, Szabó I, Teardo E. Calcium Flux across Plant Mitochondrial Membranes: Possible Molecular Players. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:354. [PMID: 27065186 PMCID: PMC4814809 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plants, being sessile organisms, have evolved the ability to integrate external stimuli into metabolic and developmental signals. A wide variety of signals, including abiotic, biotic, and developmental stimuli, were observed to evoke specific spatio-temporal Ca(2+) transients which are further transduced by Ca(2+) sensor proteins into a transcriptional and metabolic response. Most of the research on Ca(2+) signaling in plants has been focused on the transport mechanisms for Ca(2+) across the plasma- and the vacuolar membranes as well as on the components involved in decoding of cytoplasmic Ca(2+) signals, but how intracellular organelles such as mitochondria are involved in the process of Ca(2+) signaling is just emerging. The combination of the molecular players and the elicitors of Ca(2+) signaling in mitochondria together with newly generated detection systems for measuring organellar Ca(2+) concentrations in plants has started to provide fruitful grounds for further discoveries. In the present review we give an updated overview of the currently identified/hypothesized pathways, such as voltage-dependent anion channels, homologs of the mammalian mitochondrial uniporter (MCU), LETM1, a plant glutamate receptor family member, adenine nucleotide/phosphate carriers and the permeability transition pore (PTP), that may contribute to the transport of Ca(2+) across the outer and inner mitochondrial membranes in plants. We briefly discuss the relevance of the mitochondrial Ca(2+) homeostasis for ensuring optimal bioenergetic performance of this organelle.
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- Department of Biology, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of FerraraFerrara, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of MilanMilan, Italy
- CNR, Institute of Biophysics, Consiglio Nazionale delle RicercheMilan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
- CNR, Institute of NeurosciencesPadova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
- CNR, Institute of NeurosciencesPadova, Italy
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Nomura H, Shiina T. Calcium signaling in plant endosymbiotic organelles: mechanism and role in physiology. MOLECULAR PLANT 2014; 7:1094-1104. [PMID: 24574521 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssu020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Recent studies have demonstrated that chloroplasts and mitochondria evoke specific Ca(2+) signals in response to biotic and abiotic stresses in a stress-dependent manner. The identification of Ca(2+) transporters and Ca(2+) signaling molecules in chloroplasts and mitochondria implies that they play roles in controlling not only intra-organellar functions, but also extra-organellar processes such as plant immunity and stress responses. It appears that organellar Ca(2+) signaling might be more important to plant cell functions than previously thought. This review briefly summarizes what is known about the molecular basis of Ca(2+) signaling in plant mitochondria and chloroplasts.
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- Hironari Nomura
- Department of Health and Nutrition, Gifu Women's University, 80 Taromaru, Gifu 501-2592, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
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Amelot N, Dorlhac de Borne F, San Clemente H, Mazars C, Grima-Pettenati J, Brière C. Transcriptome analysis of tobacco BY-2 cells elicited by cryptogein reveals new potential actors of calcium-dependent and calcium-independent plant defense pathways. Cell Calcium 2012; 51:117-30. [PMID: 22177386 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cryptogein is a proteinaceous elicitor secreted by the oomycete Phytophthora cryptogea, which induces a hypersensitive response in tobacco plants. We have previously reported that in tobacco BY-2 cells treated with cryptogein, most of the genes of the phenylpropanoid pathway were upregulated and cell wall-bound phenolics accumulated. Both events were Ca(2+) dependent. In this study, we designed a microarray covering a large proportion of the tobacco genome and monitored gene expression in cryptogein-elicited BY-2 cells to get a more complete view of the transcriptome changes and to assess their Ca(2+) dependence. The predominant functional gene categories affected by cryptogein included stress- and disease-related proteins, phenylpropanoid pathway, signaling components, transcription factors and cell wall reinforcement. Among the 3819 unigenes whose expression changed more than fourfold, 90% were Ca(2+) dependent, as determined by their sensitivity to lanthanum chloride. The most Ca(2+)-dependent transcripts upregulated by cryptogein were involved in defense responses or the oxylipin pathway. This genome-wide study strongly supports the importance of Ca(2+)-dependent transcriptional regulation of regulatory and defense-related genes contributing to cryptogein responses in tobacco.
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- Nicolas Amelot
- Université de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Recherches en Sciences Végétales, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Piszczek E, Dudkiewicz M, Mielecki M. Biochemical and Bioinformatic Characterization of Type II Metacaspase Protein (TaeMCAII) from Wheat. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER 2012; 30:1338-1347. [PMID: 24415839 PMCID: PMC3881575 DOI: 10.1007/s11105-012-0450-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The biochemical analysis and homology modeling of a tertiary structure of a cereal type II metacaspase protein from wheat (Triticum aestivum), TaeMCAII, are presented. The biochemical characterization of synthetic oligopeptides and protease inhibitors of Escherichia coli-produced and purified recombinant TaeMCAII revealed that this metacaspase protein, similar to other known plant metacaspases, is an arginine/lysine-specific cysteine protease. Thus, a model of a plant type II metacaspase structure based on newly identified putative metacaspase-like template was proposed. Homology modeling of the TaeMCAII active site tertiary structure showed two cysteine residues, Cys140 and 23, in close proximity to the catalytic histidine, most likely participating in proton exchange during the catalytic process. The autoprocessing that leads to activation of TaeMCAII was highly dependent on Cys140. TaeMCAII required high levels of calcium ions for activity, which could indicate its involvement in stress signaling pathways connected to programmed cell death.
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- E. Piszczek
- Department of Biochemistry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Design and Bioinformatics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Protein Biosynthesis Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02106 Warsaw, Poland
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Mazars C, Brière C, Bourque S, Thuleau P. Nuclear calcium signaling: an emerging topic in plants. Biochimie 2011; 93:2068-74. [PMID: 21683118 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The calcium ion is probably one of the most studied second messenger both in plant and animal fields. A large number of reviews have browsed the diversity of cytosolic calcium signatures and evaluated their pleiotropic roles in plant and animal cells. In the recent years, an increasing number of reviews has focused on nuclear calcium, especially on the possible roles of nuclear calcium concentration variations on nuclear activities. Experiments initially performed on animal cells gave conflicting results that brought about a controversy about the ability of the nucleus to generate its own calcium signals and to regulate its calcium level. But in plant cells, several converging scientific pieces of evidence support the hypothesis of nucleus autonomy. The present review briefly summarizes data supporting this hypothesis and tries to put forward some possible roles for these nucleus-generated calcium signals in controlling nuclear activity.
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- Christian Mazars
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences végétales, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Analysis of calcium signaling pathways in plants. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1820:1283-93. [PMID: 22061997 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Revised: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Calcium serves as a versatile messenger in many adaptation and developmental processes in plants. Ca2+ signals are represented by stimulus-specific spatially and temporally defined Ca2+ signatures. These Ca2+ signatures are detected, decoded and transmitted to downstream responses by a complex toolkit of Ca2+ binding proteins that function as Ca2+ sensors. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review will reflect on advancements in monitoring Ca2+ dynamics in plants. Moreover, it will provide insights in the extensive and complex toolkit of plant Ca2+ sensor proteins that relay the information presented in the Ca2+ signatures into phosphorylation events, changes in protein-protein interaction or regulation of gene expression. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Plants' response to signals is encoded by different Ca2+ signatures. The plant decoding Ca2+ toolkit encompasses different families of Ca2+ sensors like Calmodulins (CaM), Calmodulin-like proteins (CMLs), Ca2+-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs), Calcineurin B-like proteins (CBLs) and their interacting kinases (CIPKs). These Ca2+ sensors are encoded by complex gene families and form intricate signaling networks in plants that enable specific, robust and flexible information processing. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE This review provides new insights about the biochemical regulation, physiological functions and of newly identified target proteins of the major plant Ca2+ sensor families. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Biochemical, biophysical and genetic approaches to intracellular calcium signaling.
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Tozawa Y, Nomura Y. Signalling by the global regulatory molecule ppGpp in bacteria and chloroplasts of land plants. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2011; 13:699-709. [PMID: 21815973 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00484.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The hyperphosphorylated guanine ribonucleotide ppGpp mediates the stringent response in bacteria. Biochemical and genetic studies of this response in Escherichia coli have shown that the biosynthesis of ppGpp is catalysed by two homologous enzymes, RelA and SpoT. RelA is activated in response to amino acid starvation, and SpoT responds to abiotic physical stress beside nutritional stress. All free-living bacteria, including Gram-positive firmicutes, contain RelA-SpoT homologues (RSH). Further, novel ppGpp biosynthetic enzymes, designated small alarmone synthetases (SASs), were recently identified in a subset of bacteria, including the Gram-positive organism Bacillus subtilis, and were shown to consist only of a ppGpp synthetase domain. Studies suggest that these SAS proteins contribute to ppGpp signalling in response to stressful conditions in a manner distinct from that of RelA-SpoT enzymes. SAS proteins currently appear to always occur in addition to RSH enzymes in various combinations but never alone. RSHs have also been identified in chloroplasts, organelles of photosynthetic eukaryotes that originated from endosymbiotic photosynthetic bacteria. These chloroplast RSHs are exclusively encoded in nuclear DNA and targeted into chloroplasts. The findings suggest that ppGpp may regulate chloroplast functions similar to those regulated in bacteria, including transcription and translation. In addition, a novel ppGpp synthetase that is regulated by Ca²⁺ as a result of the presence of two EF-hand motifs at its COOH terminus was recently identified in chloroplasts of land plants. This finding indicates the existence of a direct connection between eukaryotic Ca²⁺ signalling and prokaryotic ppGpp signalling in chloroplasts. The new observations with regard to ppGpp signalling in land plants suggest that such signalling contributes to the regulation of a wider range of cellular functions than previously anticipated.
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- Y Tozawa
- Cell-Free Science and Technology Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.
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Perochon A, Aldon D, Galaud JP, Ranty B. Calmodulin and calmodulin-like proteins in plant calcium signaling. Biochimie 2011; 93:2048-53. [PMID: 21798306 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Calmodulin (CaM) is a primary calcium sensor in all eukaryotes. It binds calcium and regulates the activity of a wide range of effector proteins in response to calcium signals. The list of CaM targets includes plant-specific proteins whose functions are progressively being elucidated. Plants also possess numerous calmodulin-like proteins (CMLs) that appear to have evolved unique functions. Functional studies of CaM and CMLs in plants highlight the importance of this protein family in the regulation of plant development and stress responses by converting calcium signals into transcriptional responses, protein phosphorylation or metabolic changes. This review summarizes some of the significant progress made by biochemical and genetic studies in identifying the properties and physiological functions of plant CaMs and CMLs. We discuss emerging paradigms in the field and highlight the areas that need further investigation.
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- Alexandre Perochon
- UMR 5546 CNRS/Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Pole de biotechnologie vegetale, Auzeville, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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Amelot N, Carrouche A, Danoun S, Bourque S, Haiech J, Pugin A, Ranjeva R, Grima-Pettenati J, Mazars C, Briere C. Cryptogein, a fungal elicitor, remodels the phenylpropanoid metabolism of tobacco cell suspension cultures in a calcium-dependent manner. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2011; 34:149-61. [PMID: 20946589 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plant cells use calcium-based signalling pathways to transduce biotic and/or abiotic stimuli into adaptive responses. However, little is known about the coupling between calcium signalling, transcriptional regulation and the downstream biochemical processes. To understand these relationships better, we challenged tobacco BY-2 cells with cryptogein and evaluated how calcium transients (monitored through the calcium sensor aequorin) impact (1) transcript levels of phenylpropanoid genes (assessed by RT-qPCR); and (2) derived-phenolic compounds (analysed by mass spectrometry). Most genes of the phenylpropanoid pathway were up-regulated by cryptogein and cell wall-bound phenolic compounds accumulated (mainly 5-hydroxyferulic acid). The accumulation of both transcripts and phenolics was calcium-dependent. The transcriptional regulation of phenylpropanoid genes was correlated in a non-linear manner with stimulus intensity and with components of the cryptogein-induced calcium signature. In addition, calmodulin inhibitors increased the sensitivity of cells to low concentrations of cryptogein. These results led us to propose a model of coupling between the cryptogein signal, calcium signalling and the transcriptional response, exerting control of transcription through the coordinated action of two decoding modules exerting opposite effects.
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- Nicolas Amelot
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546 Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, BP 42617, F-31326, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Matzke AJM, Weiger TM, Matzke M. Ion channels at the nucleus: electrophysiology meets the genome. MOLECULAR PLANT 2010; 3:642-52. [PMID: 20410254 PMCID: PMC2910552 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssq013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Accepted: 03/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The nuclear envelope is increasingly viewed from an electrophysiological perspective by researchers interested in signal transduction pathways that influence gene transcription and other processes in the nucleus. Here, we describe evidence for ion channels and transporters in the nuclear membranes and for possible ion gating by the nuclear pores. We argue that a systems-level understanding of cellular regulation is likely to require the assimilation of nuclear electrophysiology into molecular and biochemical signaling pathways.
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- Antonius J M Matzke
- Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
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Mazars C, Thuleau P, Lamotte O, Bourque S. Cross-talk between ROS and calcium in regulation of nuclear activities. MOLECULAR PLANT 2010; 3:706-18. [PMID: 20522524 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssq024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Calcium and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are acknowledged as crucial second messengers involved in the response to various biotic and abiotic stresses. However, it is still not clear how these two compounds can play a role in different signaling pathways leading the plant to a variety of processes such as root development or defense against pathogens. Recently, it has been shown that the concept of calcium and ROS signatures, initially discovered in the cytoplasm, can also be extended to the nucleus of plant cells. In addition, it has been clearly proved that both ROS and calcium signals are intimately interconnected. How this cross-talk can finally modulate the translocation and/or the activity of nuclear proteins leading to the control of specific genes expression is the main focus of this review. We will especially focus on how calcium and ROS interact at the molecular level to modify their targets.
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- Christian Mazars
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546, Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Kader MA, Lindberg S. Cytosolic calcium and pH signaling in plants under salinity stress. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:233-8. [PMID: 20037468 PMCID: PMC2881266 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.3.10740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2009] [Accepted: 11/23/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Calcium is one of the essential nutrients for growth and development of plants. It is an important component of various structures in cell wall and membranes. Besides some fundamental roles under normal condition, calcium functions as a major secondary-messenger molecule in plants under different developmental cues and various stress conditions including salinity stress. Also changes in cytosolic pH, pH(cyt), either individually, or in coordination with changes in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration, [Ca(2+)](cyt), evoke a wide range of cellular functions in plants including signal transduction in plant-defense responses against stresses. It is believed that salinity stress, like other stresses, is perceived at cell membrane, either extra cellular or intracellular, which then triggers an intracellular-signaling cascade including the generation of secondary messenger molecules like Ca(2+) and protons. The variety and complexity of Ca(2+) and pH signaling result from the nature of the stresses as well as the tolerance level of the plant species against that specific stress. The nature of changes in [Ca(2+)](cyt) concentration, in terms of amplitude, frequency and duration, is likely very important for decoding the specific downstream responses for salinity stress tolerance in planta. It has been observed that the signatures of [Ca(2+)](cyt) and pH differ in various studies reported so far depending on the techniques used to measure them, and also depending on the plant organs where they are measured, such as root, shoot tissues or cells. This review describes the recent advances about the changes in [Ca(2+)](cyt) and pH(cyt) at both cellular and whole-plant levels under salinity stress condition, and in various salinity-tolerant and -sensitive plant species.
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- Md Abdul Kader
- Department of Botany, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Recent progress in understanding the plant NE (nuclear envelope) has resulted from significant advances in identifying and characterizing the protein constituents of the membranes and nuclear pores. Here, we review recent findings on the membrane integral and membrane-associated proteins of the key domains of the NE, the pore domain and inner and outer NEs, together with information on protein targeting and NE function.
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Meier I, Brkljacic J. The Arabidopsis nuclear pore and nuclear envelope. THE ARABIDOPSIS BOOK 2010; 8:e0139. [PMID: 22303264 PMCID: PMC3244964 DOI: 10.1199/tab.0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The nuclear envelope is a double membrane structure that separates the eukaryotic cytoplasm from the nucleoplasm. The nuclear pores embedded in the nuclear envelope are the sole gateways for macromolecular trafficking in and out of the nucleus. The nuclear pore complexes assembled at the nuclear pores are large protein conglomerates composed of multiple units of about 30 different nucleoporins. Proteins and RNAs traffic through the nuclear pore complexes, enabled by the interacting activities of nuclear transport receptors, nucleoporins, and elements of the Ran GTPase cycle. In addition to directional and possibly selective protein and RNA nuclear import and export, the nuclear pore gains increasing prominence as a spatial organizer of cellular processes, such as sumoylation and desumoylation. Individual nucleoporins and whole nuclear pore subcomplexes traffic to specific mitotic locations and have mitotic functions, for example at the kinetochores, in spindle assembly, and in conjunction with the checkpoints. Mutants of nucleoporin genes and genes of nuclear transport components lead to a wide array of defects from human diseases to compromised plant defense responses. The nuclear envelope acts as a repository of calcium, and its inner membrane is populated by functionally unique proteins connected to both chromatin and-through the nuclear envelope lumen-the cytoplasmic cytoskeleton. Plant nuclear pore and nuclear envelope research-predominantly focusing on Arabidopsis as a model-is discovering both similarities and surprisingly unique aspects compared to the more mature model systems. This chapter gives an overview of our current knowledge in the field and of exciting areas awaiting further exploration.
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- Iris Meier
- Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology Center, The Ohio State University, 520 Aronoff Laboratory, 318 W 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology Center, The Ohio State University, 520 Aronoff Laboratory, 318 W 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
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The versatility of Ca(2+) as an intracellular messenger derives largely from the spatial organization of cytosolic Ca(2+) signals, most of which are generated by regulated openings of Ca(2+)-permeable channels. Most Ca(2+) channels are expressed in the plasma membrane (PM). Others, including the almost ubiquitous inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP(3)R) and their relatives, the ryanodine receptors (RyR), are predominantly expressed in membranes of the sarcoplasmic or endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Targeting of these channels to appropriate destinations underpins their ability to generate spatially organized Ca(2+) signals. All Ca(2+) channels begin life in the cytosol, and the vast majority are then functionally assembled in the ER, where they may either remain or be dispatched to other membranes. Here, by means of selective examples, we review two issues related to this trafficking of Ca(2+) channels via the ER. How do cells avoid wayward activity of Ca(2+) channels in transit as they pass from the ER via other membranes to their final destination? How and why do some cells express small numbers of the archetypal intracellular Ca(2+) channels, IP(3)R and RyR, in the PM?
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- Colin W Taylor
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, UK.
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Atteia A, Adrait A, Brugière S, Tardif M, van Lis R, Deusch O, Dagan T, Kuhn L, Gontero B, Martin W, Garin J, Joyard J, Rolland N. A proteomic survey of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mitochondria sheds new light on the metabolic plasticity of the organelle and on the nature of the alpha-proteobacterial mitochondrial ancestor. Mol Biol Evol 2009; 26:1533-48. [PMID: 19349646 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mitochondria play a key role in the life and death of eukaryotic cells, yet the full spectrum of mitochondrial functions is far from being fully understood, especially in photosynthetic organisms. To advance our understanding of mitochondrial functions in a photosynthetic cell, an extensive proteomic survey of Percoll-purified mitochondria from the metabolically versatile, hydrogen-producing green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was performed. Different fractions of purified mitochondria from Chlamydomonas cells grown under aerobic conditions were analyzed by nano-liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry after protein separation on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis or on blue-native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Of the 496 nonredundant proteins identified, 149 are known or predicted to reside in other cellular compartments and were thus excluded from the molecular and evolutionary analyses of the Chlamydomonas proteome. The mitochondrial proteome of the photosynthetic alga reveals important lineage-specific differences with other mitochondrial proteomes, reflecting the high metabolic diversity of the organelle. Some mitochondrial metabolic pathways in Chlamydomonas appear to combine typical mitochondrial enzymes and bacterial-type ones, whereas others are unknown among mitochondriate eukaryotes. The comparison of the Chlamydomonas proteins to their identifiable homologs predicted from 354 sequenced genomes indicated that Arabidopsis is the most closely related nonalgal eukaryote. Furthermore, this phylogenomic analysis shows that free-living alpha-proteobacteria from the metabolically versatile orders Rhizobiales and Rhodobacterales better reflect the gene content of the ancestor of the chlorophyte mitochondria than parasitic alpha-proteobacteria with reduced and specialized genomes.
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- Ariane Atteia
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Végétale, Centre Nationale la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5168, Grenoble, France.
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Mazars C, Bourque S, Mithöfer A, Pugin A, Ranjeva R. Calcium homeostasis in plant cell nuclei. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2009; 181:261-274. [PMID: 19130634 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In plant cells, calcium-based signaling pathways are involved in a large array of biological processes, including cell division, polarity, growth, development and adaptation to changing biotic and abiotic environmental conditions. Free calcium changes are known to proceed in a nonstereotypical manner and produce a specific signature, which mirrors the nature, strength and frequency of a stimulus. The temporal aspects of calcium signatures are well documented, but their vectorial aspects also have a profound influence on biological output. Here, we will focus on the regulation of calcium homeostasis in the nucleus. We will discuss data and present hypotheses suggesting that, while interacting with other organelles, the nucleus has the potential to generate and regulate calcium signals on its own.
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- Christian Mazars
- UMR CNRS 5546/Université de Toulouse, Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, BP 42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan cédex, France;UMR INRA 1088/CNRS 5184/Université de Bourgogne Plante-Microbe-Environnement, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon cédex, France;Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany;GDR CNRS Calcium et Régulation des Gènes, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cédex, France
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- UMR CNRS 5546/Université de Toulouse, Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, BP 42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan cédex, France;UMR INRA 1088/CNRS 5184/Université de Bourgogne Plante-Microbe-Environnement, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon cédex, France;Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany;GDR CNRS Calcium et Régulation des Gènes, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cédex, France
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- UMR CNRS 5546/Université de Toulouse, Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, BP 42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan cédex, France;UMR INRA 1088/CNRS 5184/Université de Bourgogne Plante-Microbe-Environnement, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon cédex, France;Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany;GDR CNRS Calcium et Régulation des Gènes, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cédex, France
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- UMR CNRS 5546/Université de Toulouse, Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, BP 42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan cédex, France;UMR INRA 1088/CNRS 5184/Université de Bourgogne Plante-Microbe-Environnement, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon cédex, France;Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany;GDR CNRS Calcium et Régulation des Gènes, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cédex, France
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- UMR CNRS 5546/Université de Toulouse, Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Végétaux, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, BP 42617 Auzeville, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan cédex, France;UMR INRA 1088/CNRS 5184/Université de Bourgogne Plante-Microbe-Environnement, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon cédex, France;Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany;GDR CNRS Calcium et Régulation des Gènes, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cédex, France
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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Plant cells sensing pathogenic microorganisms evoke defence systems that can confer resistance to infection. This innate immune reaction can include triggering of basal defence responses as well as programmed cell death, or hypersensitive response (HR). In both cases (basal defence and HR), pathogen perception is translated into elevated cytosolic Ca(2+) (mediated by plasma membrane and intracellular channels) as an early step in a signalling cascade. Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels contribute to this influx of Ca(2+) into the cell. The molecular nature of other transport proteins contributing to the Ca(2+) elevation is unclear. Pathogen recognition occurs at two levels: the perception of pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) molecules widely present in microorganisms, and an interaction between pathogen avirulence gene products (if present) and corresponding plant R (resistance) gene products. The Ca(2+) elevation occurring in response to PAMP perception or R gene interactions could occur due to phosphorylation events, G-protein signalling and/or an increase in cyclic nucleotides. Downstream from the initial Ca(2+) rise, the signalling cascade includes: activation of calmodulin and protein kinases, and nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species generation. Some of these downstream events amplify the Ca(2+) signal by further activation of Ca(2+) transporters.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wei Ma
- Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Plant Science, University of Connecticut, 1390 Storrs Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-4163, USA
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Tuteja N, Mahajan S. Calcium signaling network in plants: an overview. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2007; 2:79-85. [PMID: 19516972 PMCID: PMC2633903 DOI: 10.4161/psb.2.2.4176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/22/2007] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Calcium ion (Ca(2+)) is one of the very important ubiquitous intracellular second messenger molecules involved in many signal transduction pathways in plants. The cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](cyt)) have been found to increased in response to many physiological stimuli such as light, touch, pathogenic elicitor, plant hormones and abiotic stresses including high salinity, cold and drought. This Ca(2+) spikes normally result from two opposing reactions, Ca(2+) influx through channels or Ca(2+) efflux through pumps. The removal of Ca(2+) from the cytosol against its electrochemical gradient to either the apoplast or to intracellular organelles requires energized 'active' transport. Ca(2+)-ATPases and H(+)/Ca(2+) antiporters are the key proteins catalyzing this movement. The increased level of Ca(2+) is recognised by some Ca(2+)-sensors or calcium-binding proteins, which can activate many calcium dependent protein kinases. These kinases regulate the function of many genes including stress responsive genes, resulted in the phenotypic response of stress tolerance. Calcium signaling is also involved in the regulation of cell cycle progression in response to abiotic stress. The regulation of gene expression by cellular calcium is also crucial for plant defense against various stresses. However, the number of genes known to respond to specific transient calcium signals is limited. This review article describes several aspects of calcium signaling such as Ca(2+) requiremant and its role in plants, Ca(2+) transporters, Ca(2+)-ATPases, H(+)/ Ca(2+)-antiporter, Ca(2+)-signature, Ca(2+)-memory and various Ca(2+)-binding proteins (with and without EF hand).
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Affiliation(s)
- Narendra Tuteja
- Plant Molecular Biology Group; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; New Delhi, India
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Finkler A, Kaplan B, Fromm H. Ca-Responsive cis-Elements in Plants. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2007; 2:17-9. [PMID: 19704800 PMCID: PMC2633890 DOI: 10.4161/psb.2.1.3611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2006] [Accepted: 11/22/2006] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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External physical and chemical stimuli are transduced via second messengers, following primary interaction with specific membrane or soluble receptors. Ca(2+) is an important second messenger in plants as in other eukaryotes, mediating responses to numerous environmental stimuli and affecting a multitude of cellular processes including gene expression. However, there is yet very little information concerning the cis-elements that mediate Ca(2+)-responsive gene expression. In this article we discuss a recent investigation combining bioinformatics with experimental data, revealing DNA regulatory elements that convey specific cytosolic Ca(2+) transients to the transcription machinery.
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- Aliza Finkler
- Department of Plant Sciences; Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Plant Sciences; Faculty of Life Sciences; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv, Israel
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