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Negroni YL, Doro I, Tamborrino A, Luzzi I, Fortunato S, Hensel G, Khosravi S, Maretto L, Stevanato P, Lo Schiavo F, de Pinto MC, Krupinska K, Zottini M. The Arabidopsis Mitochondrial Nucleoid-Associated Protein WHIRLY2 Is Required for a Proper Response to Salt Stress. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 65:576-589. [PMID: 38591870 PMCID: PMC11094760 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcae025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
Abstract
In the last years, plant organelles have emerged as central coordinators of responses to internal and external stimuli, which can induce stress. Mitochondria play a fundamental role as stress sensors being part of a complex communication network between the organelles and the nucleus. Among the different environmental stresses, salt stress poses a significant challenge and requires efficient signaling and protective mechanisms. By using the why2 T-DNA insertion mutant and a novel knock-out mutant prepared by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing, this study revealed that WHIRLY2 is crucial for protecting mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) integrity during salt stress. Loss-of-function mutants show an enhanced sensitivity to salt stress. The disruption of WHIRLY2 causes the impairment of mtDNA repair that results in the accumulation of aberrant recombination products, coinciding with severe alterations in nucleoid integrity and overall mitochondria morphology besides a compromised redox-dependent response and misregulation of antioxidant enzymes. The results of this study revealed that WHIRLY2-mediated structural features in mitochondria (nucleoid compactness and cristae) are important for an effective response to salt stress.
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- Yuri L Negroni
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, Campus Universitario, Via Orabona, 4, Bari 70125, Italy
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- Plant Reproductive Biology, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, IPK, Corrensstraße 3, Seeland, Gatersleben D-06466, Germany
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- Plant Reproductive Biology, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, IPK, Corrensstraße 3, Seeland, Gatersleben D-06466, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animal and Environment, University of Padova, Viale Università 16, Legnaro, Padova 35020, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animal and Environment, University of Padova, Viale Università 16, Legnaro, Padova 35020, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, Campus Universitario, Via Orabona, 4, Bari 70125, Italy
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- Botanisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, Kiel D-24098, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, Padova 35131, Italy
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Shu L, Li L, Jiang YQ, Yan J. Advances in membrane-tethered NAC transcription factors in plants. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 342:112034. [PMID: 38365003 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
Transcription factors are central components in cell signal transduction networks and are critical regulators for gene expression. It is estimated that approximately 10% of all transcription factors are membrane-tethered. MTFs (membrane-bound transcription factors) are latent transcription factors that are inherently anchored in the cellular membrane in a dormant form. When plants encounter environmental stimuli, they will be released from the membrane by intramembrane proteases or by the ubiquitin proteasome pathway and then were translocated to the nucleus. The capacity to instantly activate dormant transcription factors is a critical strategy for modulating diverse cellular functions in response to external or internal signals, which provides an important transcriptional regulatory network in response to sudden stimulus and improves plant survival. NTLs (NTM1-like) are a small subset of NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, CUC2) transcription factors, which contain a conserved NAC domain at the N-terminus and a transmembrane domain at the C-terminus. In the past two decades, several NTLs have been identified from several species, and most of them are involved in both development and stress response. In this review, we review the reports and findings on NTLs in plants and highlight the mechanism of their nuclear import as well as their functions in regulating plant growth and stress response.
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- Lin Shu
- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan province 450002, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan province 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi province 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan province 450002, China.
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van Soest DMK, Polderman PE, den Toom WTF, Keijer JP, van Roosmalen MJ, Leyten TMF, Lehmann J, Zwakenberg S, De Henau S, van Boxtel R, Burgering BMT, Dansen TB. Mitochondrial H 2O 2 release does not directly cause damage to chromosomal DNA. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2725. [PMID: 38548751 PMCID: PMC10978998 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47008-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) derived from mitochondrial respiration are frequently cited as a major source of chromosomal DNA mutations that contribute to cancer development and aging. However, experimental evidence showing that ROS released by mitochondria can directly damage nuclear DNA is largely lacking. In this study, we investigated the effects of H2O2 released by mitochondria or produced at the nucleosomes using a titratable chemogenetic approach. This enabled us to precisely investigate to what extent DNA damage occurs downstream of near- and supraphysiological amounts of localized H2O2. Nuclear H2O2 gives rise to DNA damage and mutations and a subsequent p53 dependent cell cycle arrest. Mitochondrial H2O2 release shows none of these effects, even at levels that are orders of magnitude higher than what mitochondria normally produce. We conclude that H2O2 released from mitochondria is unlikely to directly damage nuclear genomic DNA, limiting its contribution to oncogenic transformation and aging.
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- Daan M K van Soest
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, Utrecht, 3584 CS, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, Utrecht, 3584 CS, The Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Jaarbeursplein 6, Utrecht, 3521 AL, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Jaarbeursplein 6, Utrecht, 3521 AL, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands.
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Porcher A, Kangasjärvi S. Plant biology: Unlocking mitochondrial stress signals. Curr Biol 2024; 34:R59-R61. [PMID: 38262360 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Environmental stress induces mitochondrial retrograde signals that prompt protective responses in plants. The elusive mitochondrial signal has now been uncovered in a new study, which identifies formation of reactive oxygen species inside mitochondria as the key trigger of stress signals.
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- Alexis Porcher
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Viikki Plant Science Center, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Viikki Plant Science Center, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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