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Kawada K, Saito T, Onoda S, Inayama T, Takahashi I, Seto Y, Nomura T, Sasaki Y, Asami T, Yajima S, Ito S. Synthesis of Carlactone Derivatives to Develop a Novel Inhibitor of Strigolactone Biosynthesis. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:13855-13862. [PMID: 37091382 PMCID: PMC10116532 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Strigolactones (SLs), phytohormones that inhibit shoot branching in plants, promote the germination of root-parasitic plants, such as Striga spp. and Orobanche spp., which drastically reduces the crop yield. Therefore, reducing SL production via chemical treatment may increase the crop yield. To design specific inhibitors, it is valid to utilize the substrate structure of the target proteins as lead compounds. In this study, we focused on Os900, a rice enzyme that oxidizes the SL precursor carlactone (CL) to 4-deoxyorobanchol (4DO), and synthesized 10 CL derivatives. The effects of the synthesized CL derivatives on SL biosynthesis were evaluated by the Os900 enzyme assay in vitro and by measuring 4DO levels in rice root exudates. We identified some CL derivatives that inhibited SL biosynthesis in vitro and in vivo.
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- Kojiro Kawada
- Department
of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
- Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department
of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department
of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1
Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan
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- Center
for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya
University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Department
of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department
of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department
of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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Brun G, Spallek T, Simier P, Delavault P. Molecular actors of seed germination and haustoriogenesis in parasitic weeds. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:1270-1281. [PMID: 33793893 PMCID: PMC8133557 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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One-sentence summary Recent advances provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying host-dependent seed germination and haustorium formation in parasitic plants.
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- Guillaume Brun
- Department for Systematic Botany and Biodiversity, Institute for Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Pathology, University of Nantes, F-44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Pathology, University of Nantes, F-44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Acanda Y, Martínez Ó, Prado MJ, González MV, Rey M. Changes in abscisic acid metabolism in relation to the maturation of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L., cv. Mencía) somatic embryos. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:487. [PMID: 33097003 PMCID: PMC7585196 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02701-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Somatic embryogenesis in grapevines is a complex process that depends on many physiological and genetic factors. One of its main limitations is the process of precocious germination of the somatic embryos in differentiation medium. This process lowers plant conversion rates from the somatic embryos, and it is probably caused by a low endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) content. RESULTS Precocious germination of the somatic embryos was successfully avoided by culturing grapevine cv. Mencía embryogenic aggregates over a semipermeable membrane extended on top of the differentiation medium. The weekly analysis of the endogenous ABA and ABA-glucosyl ester (ABA-GE) contents in the aggregates showed their rapid accumulation. The expression profiles of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (VvNCED1), 8'-hydroxylase (VvHyd2), UDP-glucosyltransferase (VvUGT) and β-glucosidase (VvBG2) genes in grapevine revealed that the occurrence of a first accumulation peak of endogenous ABA in the second week of culture over the semipermeable membrane was mainly dependent on the expression of the VvNCED1 gene. A second increase in the endogenous ABA content was observed in the fourth week of culture. At this point in the culture, our results suggest that of those genes involved in ABA accumulation, one (VvNCED1) was repressed, while another (VvBG2) was activated. Similarly, of those genes related to a reduction in ABA levels, one (VvUGT) was repressed while another (VvHyd2) was activated. The relative expression level of the VvNCED1 gene in embryogenic aggregates cultured under the same conditions and treated with exogenous ABA revealed the significant downregulation of this gene. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated the involvement of ABA metabolism in the control of the maturation of grapevine somatic embryos cultured over a semipermeable membrane and two important control points for their endogenous ABA levels. Thus, subtle differences in the expression of the antagonistic genes that control ABA synthesis and degradation could be responsible for the final level of ABA during the maturation of grapevine somatic embryos in vitro. In addition, the treatment of somatic embryos with exogenous ABA suggested the feedback-based control of the expression of the VvNCED1 gene by ABA during the maturation of grapevine somatic embryos.
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- Yosvanis Acanda
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ciencia del Suelo, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310, Vigo, Spain
- Present Address; Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF-IFAS, 700 Experiment Station Rd, Lake Alfred, FL, 33850, USA
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ciencia del Suelo, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ciencia del Suelo, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur, 15872, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ciencia del Suelo, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
- CITACA, Agri-Food Research and Transfer Cluster, Campus da Auga, Universidad de Vigo, 32004, Ourense, Spain.
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Hewage KAH, Yang J, Wang D, Hao G, Yang G, Zhu J. Chemical Manipulation of Abscisic Acid Signaling: A New Approach to Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management in Agriculture. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2001265. [PMID: 32999840 PMCID: PMC7509701 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is the best-known stress signaling molecule in plants. ABA protects sessile land plants from biotic and abiotic stresses. The conserved pyrabactin resistance/pyrabactin resistance-like/regulatory component of ABA receptors (PYR/PYL/RCAR) perceives ABA and triggers a cascade of signaling events. A thorough knowledge of the sequential steps of ABA signaling will be necessary for the development of chemicals that control plant stress responses. The core components of the ABA signaling pathway have been identified with adequate characterization. The information available concerning ABA biosynthesis, transport, perception, and metabolism has enabled detailed functional studies on how the protective ability of ABA in plants might be modified to increase plant resistance to stress. Some of the significant contributions to chemical manipulation include ABA biosynthesis inhibitors, and ABA receptor agonists and antagonists. Chemical manipulation of key control points in ABA signaling is important for abiotic and biotic stress management in agriculture. However, a comprehensive review of the current knowledge of chemical manipulation of ABA signaling is lacking. Here, a thorough analysis of recent reports on small-molecule modulation of ABA signaling is provided. The challenges and prospects in the chemical manipulation of ABA signaling for the development of ABA-based agrochemicals are also discussed.
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- Kamalani Achala H. Hewage
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationCollege of ChemistryCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
- International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and HealthCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationCollege of ChemistryCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
- International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and HealthCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationCollege of ChemistryCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
- International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and HealthCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationCollege of ChemistryCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
- International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and HealthCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationCollege of ChemistryCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
- International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and HealthCentral China Normal UniversityWuhan430079P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin300072P. R. China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biologyand CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai20032P. R. China
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape ArchitecturePurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIN47907USA
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Brun G, Thoiron S, Braem L, Pouvreau JB, Montiel G, Lechat MM, Simier P, Gevaert K, Goormachtig S, Delavault P. CYP707As are effectors of karrikin and strigolactone signalling pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana and parasitic plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:2612-2626. [PMID: 31134630 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Karrikins stimulate Arabidopsis thaliana germination, whereas parasitic weeds of the Orobanchaceae family have evolved to respond to host-exuded compounds such as strigolactones, dehydrocostus lactone, and 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate. In Phelipanche ramosa, strigolactone-induced germination was shown to require one of the CYP707A proteins involved in abscisic acid catabolism. Here, germination and gene expression were analysed to investigate the role of CYP707As in germination of both parasitic plants and Arabidopsis upon perception of germination stimulants, after using pharmacological inhibitors and Arabidopsis mutants disrupting germination signals. CYP707A genes were up-regulated upon treatment with effective germination stimulants in both parasitic plants and Arabidopsis. Obligate parasitic plants exhibited both intensified up-regulation of CYP707A genes and increased sensitivity to the CYP707A inhibitor abscinazole-E2B, whereas Arabidopsis cyp707a mutants still positively responded to germination stimulation. In Arabidopsis, CYP707A regulation required the canonical karrikin signalling pathway KAI2/MAX2/SMAX1 and the transcription factor WRKY33. Finally, CYP707As and WRKY33 also modulated Arabidopsis root architecture in response to the synthetic strigolactone rac-GR24, and wrky33-1 exhibited a shoot hyperbranched phenotype. This study suggests that the lack of host-independent germination in obligate parasites is associated with an exacerbated CYP707A induction and that CYP707As and WRKY33 are new players involved in a variety of strigolactone/karrikin responses.
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- Guillaume Brun
- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales LBPV, EA1157 F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales LBPV, EA1157 F-44000, Nantes, France
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark, 71, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
- VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology, Albert Baertsoenkaai, 3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales LBPV, EA1157 F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales LBPV, EA1157 F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales LBPV, EA1157 F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales LBPV, EA1157 F-44000, Nantes, France
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- VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology, Albert Baertsoenkaai, 3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark, 71, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales LBPV, EA1157 F-44000, Nantes, France
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3,3-Dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-yl)butan-2-One Derivatives as Plant Growth Regulators. Chem Res Chin Univ 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-019-8303-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Jiang K, Asami T. Chemical regulators of plant hormones and their applications in basic research and agriculture*. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2018; 82:1265-1300. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2018.1462693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT
Plant hormones are small molecules that play versatile roles in regulating plant growth, development, and responses to the environment. Classic methodologies, including genetics, analytic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology, have contributed to the progress in plant hormone studies. In addition, chemical regulators of plant hormone functions have been important in such studies. Today, synthetic chemicals, including plant growth regulators, are used to study and manipulate biological systems, collectively referred to as chemical biology. Here, we summarize the available chemical regulators and their contributions to plant hormone studies. We also pose questions that remain to be addressed in plant hormone studies and that might be solved with the help of chemical regulators.
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- Kai Jiang
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsuchiya Y. Small Molecule Toolbox for Strigolactone Biology. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:1511-1519. [PMID: 29931079 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Strigolactones (SLs) are plant hormones associated with diverse developmental processes including plant architecture and stress responses. SLs are exuded to the soil as an ecological signal to attract symbiotic arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi. This ecological mechanism is also used by parasitic plants to detect the presence of host plants and initiate germination. The functional diversity of SLs makes SL biology so extensive that a single methodology is not sufficient to comprehend it. This review describes the theoretical and practical aspects of the design of small molecule probes that have been used to elucidate the functions of SLs. The lessons from the development of small molecules to tackle the unique questions in SL biology might be instructive in the extending field of chemical biology in plants.
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- Yuichiro Tsuchiya
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan
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Saito T, Thunyamada S, Wang S, Ohkawa K, Ohara H, Kondo S. Exogenous ABA and endogenous ABA affects ‘Kyoho’ grape berry coloration in different pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Endo T, Shimada T, Nakata Y, Fujii H, Matsumoto H, Nakajima N, Ikoma Y, Omura M. Abscisic acid affects expression of citrus FT homologs upon floral induction by low temperature in Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.). TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 38:755-771. [PMID: 29182786 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpx145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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After a long juvenile period, citrus trees undergo seasonal flowering cycles. Under natural conditions, citrus flowering is regulated mainly by low ambient temperatures around 15-20 °C and water deficit stress. Recent studies have revealed that fluctuations in the expression of citrus homologs of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT, encoding a flowering integrator) are correlated with their presumed role as flower-promoting signals. Previous ectopic expression analyses have demonstrated the flower-promoting function of citrus FT homologs. In this study, we examined whether abscisic acid (ABA) affects the expression of FT homologs and the flowering induced by low ambient temperatures. Application of exogenous ABA to potted Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) trees resulted in transient accumulation of citrus FT homolog transcripts. The promoter of one citrus FT homolog, CiFT3, was active in transgenic A. thaliana (Arabidopsis thaliana) and responded to exogenous and endogenous ABA. CiFT3 is preferentially expressed in shoots, and its expression was affected by flower-inductive treatments. Endogenous ABA accumulated in mandarin shoots during the floral induction period at 15 °C and under field conditions. The accumulation of ABA was correlated with the accumulation of FT homolog transcripts and flowering intensity. It was consistent with changes in the expression of genes related to ABA metabolism. The abundance of carotenoid precursors that serve as substrates for ABA biosynthesis decreased in leaves during the accumulation of ABA. Our data indicate that ABA and carotenoid precursors in leaves influence the flowering of mandarin trees induced by low temperature.
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- Tomoko Endo
- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science (NIFTS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Shizuoka 424-0292, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science (NIFTS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Shizuoka 424-0292, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science (NIFTS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Shizuoka 424-0292, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science (NIFTS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Shizuoka 424-0292, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science (NIFTS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Shizuoka 424-0292, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science (NIFTS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Shizuoka 424-0292, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science (NIFTS), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Shizuoka 424-0292, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Brun G, Braem L, Thoiron S, Gevaert K, Goormachtig S, Delavault P. Seed germination in parasitic plants: what insights can we expect from strigolactone research? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:2265-2280. [PMID: 29281042 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Obligate root-parasitic plants belonging to the Orobanchaceae family are deadly pests for major crops all over the world. Because these heterotrophic plants severely damage their hosts even before emerging from the soil, there is an unequivocal need to design early and efficient methods for their control. The germination process of these species has probably undergone numerous selective pressure events in the course of evolution, in that the perception of host-derived molecules is a necessary condition for seeds to germinate. Although most of these molecules belong to the strigolactones, structurally different molecules have been identified. Since strigolactones are also classified as novel plant hormones that regulate several physiological processes other than germination, the use of autotrophic model plant species has allowed the identification of many actors involved in the strigolactone biosynthesis, perception, and signal transduction pathways. Nevertheless, many questions remain to be answered regarding the germination process of parasitic plants. For instance, how did parasitic plants evolve to germinate in response to a wide variety of molecules, while autotrophic plants do not? What particular features are associated with their lack of spontaneous germination? In this review, we attempt to illustrate to what extent conclusions from research into strigolactones could be applied to better understand the biology of parasitic plants.
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- Guillaume Brun
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, EA, Université de Nantes, BP Nantes Cedex, France
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- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark Zwijnaarde, Belgium
- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Albert Baertsoenkaai Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, EA, Université de Nantes, BP Nantes Cedex, France
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- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Albert Baertsoenkaai Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, EA, Université de Nantes, BP Nantes Cedex, France
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Takeuchi J, Okamoto M, Mega R, Kanno Y, Ohnishi T, Seo M, Todoroki Y. Abscinazole-E3M, a practical inhibitor of abscisic acid 8'-hydroxylase for improving drought tolerance. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37060. [PMID: 27841331 PMCID: PMC5107945 DOI: 10.1038/srep37060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is an essential phytohormone that regulates plant water use and drought tolerance. However, agricultural applications of ABA have been limited because of its rapid inactivation in plants, which involves hydroxylation of ABA by ABA 8′-hydroxylase (CYP707A). We previously developed a selective inhibitor of CYP707A, (−)-Abz-E2B, by structurally modifying S-uniconazole, which functions as an inhibitor of CYP707A and as a gibberellin biosynthetic enzyme. However, its synthetic yield is too low for practical applications. Therefore, we designed novel CYP707A inhibitors, Abz-T compounds, that have simpler structures in which the 1,2,3-triazolyl ring of (−)-Abz-E2B has been replaced with a triple bond. They were successfully synthesised in shorter steps, resulting in greater yields than that of (−)-Abz-E2B. In the enzymatic assays, one of the Abz-T compounds, (−)-Abz-E3M, acted as a strong and selective inhibitor of CYP707A, similar to (−)-Abz-E2B. Analysis of the biological effects in Arabidopsis revealed that (−)-Abz-E3M enhanced ABA’s effects more than (−)-Abz-E2B in seed germination and in the expression of ABA-responsive genes. Treatment with (−)-Abz-E3M induced stomatal closure and improved drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Furthermore, (−)-Abz-E3M also increased the ABA response in rice and maize. Thus, (−)-Abz-E3M is a more practical and effective inhibitor of CYP707A than (−)-Abz-E2B.
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- Jun Takeuchi
- College of Global-Interdisciplinary Studies, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, 1390 Hamasaka, Tottori 680-0001, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, 1390 Hamasaka, Tottori 680-0001, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- College of Agriculture, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan.,Reseach Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- College of Agriculture, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan.,Reseach Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan.,Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Yamashita Y, Ota M, Inoue Y, Hasebe Y, Okamoto M, Inukai T, Masuta C, Sakihama Y, Hashidoko Y, Kojima M, Sakakibara H, Inage Y, Takahashi K, Yoshihara T, Matsuura H. Chemical Promotion of Endogenous Amounts of ABA in Arabidopsis thaliana by a Natural Product, Theobroxide. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:986-99. [PMID: 26917631 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plant hormones are a group of structurally diverse small compounds that orchestrate the cellular processes governing proper plant growth and environmental adaptation. To understand the details of hormonal activity, we must study not only their inherent activities but also the cross-talk among plant hormones. In addition to their use in agriculture, plant chemical activators, such as probenazole and uniconazole, have made great contributions to understand hormonal cross-talk. However, the use of plant chemical activators is limited due to the lack of activators for certain hormones. For example, to the best of our knowledge, there are only a few chemical activators previously known to stimulate the accumulation of ABA in plants, such as absinazoles and proanthocyanidins. In many cases, antagonistic effects have been examined in experiments using exogenously applied ABA, although these studies did not account for biologically relevant concentrations. In this report, it was found that a natural product, theobroxide, had potential as a plant chemical activator for stimulating the accumulation of ABA. Using theobroxide, the antagonistic effect of ABA against GAs was proved without exogenously applying ABA or using mutant plants. Our results suggest that ABA levels could be chemically controlled to elicit ABA-dependent biological phenomena.
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- Yudai Yamashita
- Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Manipulation, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Manipulation, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Manipulation, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Ecological Biochemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Ecological Biochemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
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- Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Minami Sorachi, Kuriyama, Yubari-gun, Hokkaido, 069-1511 Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan
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Lechat MM, Brun G, Montiel G, Véronési C, Simier P, Thoiron S, Pouvreau JB, Delavault P. Seed response to strigolactone is controlled by abscisic acid-independent DNA methylation in the obligate root parasitic plant, Phelipanche ramosa L. Pomel. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:3129-40. [PMID: 25821070 PMCID: PMC4449535 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Seed dormancy release of the obligate root parasitic plant, Phelipanche ramosa, requires a minimum 4-day conditioning period followed by stimulation by host-derived germination stimulants, such as strigolactones. Germination is then mediated by germination stimulant-dependent activation of PrCYP707A1, an abscisic acid catabolic gene. The molecular mechanisms occurring during the conditioning period that silence PrCYP707A1 expression and regulate germination stimulant response are almost unknown. Here, global DNA methylation quantification associated with pharmacological approaches and cytosine methylation analysis of the PrCYP707A1 promoter were used to investigate the modulation and possible role of DNA methylation during the conditioning period and in the PrCYP707A1 response to GR24, a synthetic strigolactone analogue. Active global DNA demethylation occurs during the conditioning period and is required for PrCYP707A1 activation by GR24 and for subsequent seed germination. Treatment with 5-azacytidine, a DNA-hypomethylating molecule, reduces the length of the conditioning period. Conversely, hydroxyurea, a hypermethylating agent, inhibits PrCYP707A1 expression and seed germination. Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation followed by PCR experiments and bisulfite sequencing revealed that DNA demethylation particularly impacts a 78-nucleotide sequence in the PrCYP707A1 promoter. The results here demonstrate that the DNA methylation status during the conditioning period plays a crucial role independently of abscisic acid in the regulation of P. ramosa seed germination by controlling the strigolactone-dependent expression of PrCYP707A1.
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- Marc-Marie Lechat
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Seifert GJ, Xue H, Acet T. The Arabidopsis thaliana FASCICLIN LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN 4 gene acts synergistically with abscisic acid signalling to control root growth. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2014; 114:1125-33. [PMID: 24603604 PMCID: PMC4195540 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The putative FASCICLIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN 4 (At-FLA4) locus of Arabidopsis thaliana has previously been shown to be required for the normal growth of wild-type roots in response to moderately elevated salinity. However, the genetic and physiological pathway that connects At-FLA4 and normal root growth remains to be elucidated. METHODS The radial swelling phenotype of At-fla4 was modulated with growth regulators and their inhibitors. The relationship of At-FLA4 to abscisic acid (ABA) signalling was analysed by probing marker gene expression and the observation of the At-fla4 phenotype in combination with ABA signalling mutants. KEY RESULTS Application of ABA suppresses the non-redundant role of At-FLA4 in the salt response. At-FLA4 positively regulates the response to low ABA concentration in roots and is required for the normal expression of ABA- and abiotic stress-induced genes. The At-fla4 phenotype is enhanced in the At-abi4 background, while two genetic suppressors of ABA-induced gene expression are required for salt oversensitivity of At-fla4. Salt oversensitivity in At-fla4 is suppressed by the CYP707A inhibitor abscinazole E2B, and salt oversensitivity in At-fla4 roots is phenocopied by chemical inhibition of ABA biosynthesis. CONCLUSIONS The predicted lipid-anchored glycoprotein At-FLA4 positively regulates cell wall biosynthesis and root growth by modulating ABA signalling.
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- Georg J Seifert
- University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria; Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Muthgasse 18, A-1990 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria; Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Muthgasse 18, A-1990 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria; Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Muthgasse 18, A-1990 Vienna, Austria Gümüşhane University, School of Health & Nursing, 29100 Gümüşhane, Turkey Karadeniz Technical University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
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Takeuchi J, Okamoto M, Akiyama T, Muto T, Yajima S, Sue M, Seo M, Kanno Y, Kamo T, Endo A, Nambara E, Hirai N, Ohnishi T, Cutler SR, Todoroki Y. Designed abscisic acid analogs as antagonists of PYL-PP2C receptor interactions. Nat Chem Biol 2014; 10:477-82. [PMID: 24792952 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The plant stress hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is critical for several abiotic stress responses. ABA signaling is normally repressed by group-A protein phosphatases 2C (PP2Cs), but stress-induced ABA binds Arabidopsis PYR/PYL/RCAR (PYL) receptors, which then bind and inhibit PP2Cs. X-ray structures of several receptor-ABA complexes revealed a tunnel above ABA's 3' ring CH that opens at the PP2C binding interface. Here, ABA analogs with sufficiently long 3' alkyl chains were predicted to traverse this tunnel and block PYL-PP2C interactions. To test this, a series of 3'-alkylsulfanyl ABAs were synthesized with different alkyl chain lengths. Physiological, biochemical and structural analyses revealed that a six-carbon alkyl substitution produced a potent ABA antagonist that was sufficiently active to block multiple stress-induced ABA responses in vivo. This study provides a new approach for the design of ABA analogs, and the results validated structure-based design for this target class.
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- Jun Takeuchi
- 1] Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan. [2]
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- 1] Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan. [2] Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California, USA. [3]
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Kanagawa, Japan
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- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan
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- 1] Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [2]
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- 1] Graduate School of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan. [2] Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- 1] Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan. [2] Graduate School of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan. [3] Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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