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Canella Vieira C, Zhou J, Jarquin D, Zhou J, Diers B, Riechers DE, Nguyen HT, Shannon G. Genetic architecture of soybean tolerance to off-target dicamba. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1230068. [PMID: 37877091 PMCID: PMC10590897 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1230068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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The adoption of dicamba-tolerant (DT) soybean in the United States resulted in extensive off-target dicamba damage to non-DT vegetation across soybean-producing states. Although soybeans are highly sensitive to dicamba, the intensity of observed symptoms and yield losses are affected by the genetic background of genotypes. Thus, the objective of this study was to detect novel marker-trait associations and expand on previously identified genomic regions related to soybean response to off-target dicamba. A total of 551 non-DT advanced breeding lines derived from 232 unique bi-parental populations were phenotyped for off-target dicamba across nine environments for three years. Breeding lines were genotyped using the Illumina Infinium BARCSoySNP6K BeadChip. Filtered SNPs were included as predictors in Random Forest (RF) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) models in a forward stepwise selection loop to identify the combination of SNPs yielding the highest classification accuracy. Both RF and SVM models yielded high classification accuracies (0.76 and 0.79, respectively) with minor extreme misclassifications (observed tolerant predicted as susceptible, and vice-versa). Eight genomic regions associated with off-target dicamba tolerance were identified on chromosomes 6 [Linkage Group (LG) C2], 8 (LG A2), 9 (LG K), 10 (LG O), and 19 (LG L). Although the genetic architecture of tolerance is complex, high classification accuracies were obtained when including the major effect SNP identified on chromosome 6 as the sole predictor. In addition, candidate genes with annotated functions associated with phases II (conjugation of hydroxylated herbicides to endogenous sugar molecules) and III (transportation of herbicide conjugates into the vacuole) of herbicide detoxification in plants were co-localized with significant markers within each genomic region. Genomic prediction models, as reported in this study, can greatly facilitate the identification of genotypes with superior tolerance to off-target dicamba.
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- Caio Canella Vieira
- Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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Peng Z, Zhao C, Li S, Guo Y, Xu H, Hu G, Liu Z, Chen X, Chen J, Lin S, Su W, Yang X. Integration of genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics identifies candidate loci underlying fruit weight in loquat. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac037. [PMID: 35137085 PMCID: PMC9071381 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Fruit weight is an integral part of fruit-quality traits and directly influences commodity values and economic returns of fruit crops. Despite its importance, the molecular mechanisms underlying fruit weight remain understudied, especially for perennial fruit tree crops such as cultivated loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.). Auxin is known to regulate fruit development, whereas its role and metabolism in fruit development remain obscure in loquat. In this study, we applied a multi-omics approach, integrating whole-genome resequencing-based quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping with an F1 population, population genomics analysis using germplasm accessions, transcriptome analysis, and metabolic profiling to identify the genomic regions potentially associated with fruit weight in loquat. We identified three major loci associated with fruit weight, supported by both QTL mapping and comparative genomic analysis between small- and big-fruited loquat cultivars. Comparison between two genotypes with contrasting fruit weight performance through transcriptomic and metabolic profiling revealed an important role of auxin in regulating fruit development, especially at the fruit enlarging stage. The multi-omics approach identified two homologs of ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 4 (EjEIN4) and TORNADO 1 (EjTRN1) as promising candidates controlling fruit weight. Moreover, three single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were closely associated with fruit weight. Results from this study provided insights from multiple perspectives into the genetic and metabolic controls of fruit weight in loquat. The candidate genomic regions, genes, and sequence variants will facilitate understanding the molecular basis of fruit weight and lay a foundation for future breeding and manipulation of fruit weight in loquat.
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- Ze Peng
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Fruit Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350013, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
- Fruit Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350013, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crop Resources in South China (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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Gao C, Sheteiwy MS, Lin C, Guan Y, Ulhassan Z, Hu J. Spermidine Suppressed the Inhibitory Effects of Polyamines Inhibitors Combination in Maize ( Zea mays L.) Seedlings under Chilling Stress. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:plants10112421. [PMID: 34834784 PMCID: PMC8620270 DOI: 10.3390/plants10112421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Chilling stress greatly inhibited the seed germination, plant growth, development and productivity in this study. The current research aimed to study the effects of different polyamine (PA) inhibitor combinations (Co), e.g., D-arginine (D-Arg), difluoromethylormithine (DFMO), aminoguanidine (Ag) and methylglyoxyl-bis-(guanyhydrazone) (MGBG) at different doses, i.e., 10 µM Co, 100 µM Co, 500 µM Co, 1000 µM Co and 1000 µM Co + 1 mM Spd (Spermidine) in two inbred lines of maize (Zea mays L.), i.e., Mo17 and Huang C, a sensitive and tolerant chilling stress, respectively. The combination treatments of PA inhibitors reduced the biosynthesis of putrescine (Put) in the tissues of both studied inbred lines. Application with 500 µM Co and 1000 µM Co did not result in a significant difference in Put concentrations, except in the coleoptile of Mo17. However, combining Spd to 1000 μM of PA inhibitors enhanced the Put, Spd, spermine (Spm) and total PAs in the roots, coleoptile and mesocotyls. Put and total PAs were increased by 39.7% and 30.54%, respectively, when Spd + 1000 µM Co were applied relative to their controls. Chilling stress and PA inhibitors treatments affected both inbred lines and resulted in differences in the PA contents. Results showed that enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of PAs (ornithine decarboxylase as ODC and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase as SAMDC) were significantly downregulated by 1000 µM Co in the tissues of both inbred lines. In contrast, the activity of PAO, a Pas degradation enzyme, was significantly improved by 1000 µM Co under chilling stress. However, Spd + 1000 µM Co significantly improved the activities of ODC and SAMDC and their transcript levels (ODC and SAMDC2). While it significantly downregulated the PAO activity and their relative genes (PAO1, PAO2 and PAO3) under chilling stress. Overall, this study elucidates the specific roles of Spd on the pathway of PA inhibitors and PA biosynthesis metabolism in maize seed development in response to chilling stress. Moreover, the Huang C inbred line was more tolerant than Mo17, which was reflected by higher activities of PA biosynthesis-related enzymes and lower activities of PAs' degradative-related enzymes in Huang C.
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- Canhong Gao
- College of Agriculture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
- Seed Science Center, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt;
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- Seed Science Center, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
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- Seed Science Center, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
- Correspondence: (Y.G.); (J.H.)
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- Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Institute of Crop Science, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
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- Seed Science Center, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
- Correspondence: (Y.G.); (J.H.)
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Jia T, Hou J, Iqbal MZ, Zhang Y, Cheng B, Feng H, Li Z, Liu L, Zhou J, Feng G, Nie G, Ma X, Liu W, Peng Y. Overexpression of the white clover TrSAMDC1 gene enhanced salt and drought resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 165:147-160. [PMID: 34038811 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) mediates the biosynthesis of polyamines (PAs) and plays a positive role in plants' response to adversity stress tolerance. In this study, we isolated a SAMDC gene from white clover, which is located in mitochondria. It was strongly induced when white clover exposed to drought (15% PEG6000), salinity (200 mM NaCl), 20 μM spermidine, 100 μM abscisic acid, and 10 mM H2O2, especially in leaves. The INVSc1 yeast introduced with TrSAMDC1 had tolerance to drought, salt, and oxidative stress. Overexpression of TrSAMDC1 in Arabidopsis showed higher fresh weight and dry weight under drought and salt treatment and without growth inhibition under normal conditions. Leaf senescence induced by drought and saline was further delayed in transgenic plants, regardless of cultivation in 1/2 MS medium and soil. During drought and salt stress, transgenic plants exhibited a significant increase in relative water content, maximum photosynthesis efficiency (Fv/Fm), performance index on the absorption basis (PIABS), activities of antioxidant protective enzymes such as SOD, POD, CAT, and APX, and a significant decrease in accumulation of MDA and H2O2 as compared to the WT. The concentrations of total PAs, putrescine, spermidine, and spermidine in transgenic lines were higher in transgenic plants than in WT under normal and drought conditions. These results suggested that TrSAMDC1 could effectively mitigate abiotic stresses without the expense of production and be a potential candidate gene for improving the drought and salt resistance of crops.
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- Tong Jia
- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Majumdar R, Shao L, Turlapati SA, Minocha SC. Polyamines in the life of Arabidopsis: profiling the expression of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) gene family during its life cycle. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 17:264. [PMID: 29281982 PMCID: PMC5745906 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1208-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arabidopsis has 5 paralogs of the S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) gene. Neither their specific role in development nor the role of positive/purifying selection in genetic divergence of this gene family is known. While some data are available on organ-specific expression of AtSAMDC1, AtSAMDC2, AtSAMDC3 and AtSAMDC4, not much is known about their promoters including AtSAMDC5, which is believed to be non-functional. RESULTS (1) Phylogenetic analysis of the five AtSAMDC genes shows similar divergence pattern for promoters and coding sequences (CDSs), whereas, genetic divergence of 5'UTRs and 3'UTRs was independent of the promoters and CDSs; (2) while AtSAMDC1 and AtSAMDC4 promoters exhibit high activity (constitutive in the former), promoter activities of AtSAMDC2, AtSAMDC3 and AtSAMDC5 are moderate to low in seedlings (depending upon translational or transcriptional fusions), and are localized mainly in the vascular tissues and reproductive organs in mature plants; (3) based on promoter activity, it appears that AtSAMDC5 is both transcriptionally and translationally active, but based on it's coding sequence it seems to produce a non-functional protein; (4) though 5'-UTR based regulation of AtSAMDC expression through upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in the 5'UTR is well known, no such uORFs are present in AtSAMDC4 and AtSAMDC5; (5) the promoter regions of all five AtSAMDC genes contain common stress-responsive elements and hormone-responsive elements; (6) at the organ level, the activity of AtSAMDC enzyme does not correlate with the expression of specific AtSAMDC genes or with the contents of spermidine and spermine. CONCLUSIONS Differential roles of positive/purifying selection were observed in genetic divergence of the AtSAMDC gene family. All tissues express one or more AtSAMDC gene with significant redundancy, and concurrently, there is cell/tissue-specificity of gene expression, particularly in mature organs. This study provides valuable information about AtSAMDC promoters, which could be useful in future manipulation of crop plants for nutritive purposes, stress tolerance or bioenergy needs. The AtSAMDC1 core promoter might serve the need of a strong constitutive promoter, and its high expression in the gametophytic cells could be exploited, where strong male/female gametophyte-specific expression is desired; e.g. in transgenic modification of crop varieties.
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- Rajtilak Majumdar
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA
- USDA-ARS, SRRC, 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA
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Luo J, Liu M, Zhang C, Zhang P, Chen J, Guo Z, Lu S. Transgenic Centipedegrass ( Eremochloa ophiuroides [Munro] Hack.) Overexpressing S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase (SAMDC) Gene for Improved Cold Tolerance Through Involvement of H 2O 2 and NO Signaling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1655. [PMID: 29018465 PMCID: PMC5614975 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides [Munro] Hack.) is an important warm-season turfgrass species. Transgenic centipedgrass plants overexpressing S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase from bermudagrass (CdSAMDC1) that was induced in response to cold were generated in this study. Higher levels of CdSAMDC1 transcript and sperimidine (Spd) and spermin (Spm) concentrations and enhanced freezing and chilling tolerance were observed in transgenic plants as compared with the wild type (WT). Transgenic plants had higher levels of polyamine oxidase (PAO) activity and H2O2 than WT, which were blocked by pretreatment with methylglyoxal bis (guanylhydrazone) or MGBG, inhibitor of SAMDC, indicating that the increased PAO and H2O2 were a result of expression of CdSAMDC1. In addition, transgenic plants had higher levels of nitrate reductase (NR) activity and nitric oxide (NO) concentration. The increased NR activity were blocked by pretreatment with MGBG and ascorbic acid (AsA), scavenger of H2O2, while the increased NO level was blocked by MGBG, AsA, and inhibitors of NR, indicating that the enhanced NR-derived NO was dependent upon H2O2, as a result of expression CdSAMDC1. Elevated superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities were observed in transgenic plants than in WT, which were blocked by pretreatment with MGBG, AsA, inhibitors of NR and scavenger of NO, indicating that the increased activities of SOD and CAT depends on expression of CdSAMDC1, H2O2, and NR-derived NO. Our results suggest that the elevated cold tolerance was associated with PAO catalyzed production of H2O2, which in turn led to NR-derived NO production and induced antioxidant enzyme activities in transgenic plants.
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- Jianhao Luo
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Grassland Science, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Grassland Science, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Grassland Science, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Grassland Science, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- College of Grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Grassland Science, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou, China
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Liu Z, Liu P, Qi D, Peng X, Liu G. Enhancement of cold and salt tolerance of Arabidopsis by transgenic expression of the S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase gene from Leymus chinensis. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 211:90-99. [PMID: 28178573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Leymus chinensis is an important perennial forage grass natively distributed in the Eurasian Steppe. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism of its adaptation to extreme environmental conditions. Based on L. chinensis cold-treated sequence database, a highly expressed S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase gene (LcSAMDC1) was isolated from L. chinensis. Gene structure analysis showed that LcSAMDC1 has two introns and three exons as well as three non-overlapping ORFs in its mRNA sequence. One hour of cold exposure caused a significant up-regulation of LcSAMDC1, while abscisic acid (ABA), salt, and osmotic stresses slightly induced its expression. Analysis of gene expression in different tissues showed that LcSAMDC1 was expressed ubiquitously, with higher levels in the young spike and rhizome. Overexpression of the main ORF of LcSAMDC1 in transgenic Arabidopsis promoted increased tolerance to cold and salt stress relative to wild type Arabidopsis. The concentration of polyamines, proline, and chlorophyll was significantly higher in transgenic Arabidopsis, and spermine of polyamines increased more under cold than under salt stress. These results suggest that LcSAMDC1 was induced in response to cold and could influence the production of polyamines involved in stress tolerance of L. chinensis. Moreover, transgenic expression of LcSAMDC1 could be used to improve the abiotic resistance of crops.
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- Zhujiang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao M, Liu H, Deng Z, Chen J, Yang H, Li H, Xia Z, Li D. Molecular cloning and characterization of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase gene in rubber tree ( Hevea brasiliensis). PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 23:281-290. [PMID: 28461717 PMCID: PMC5391351 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-017-0417-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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S-Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) is a key rate-limiting enzyme involved in polyamines biosynthesis, and it plays important roles in plant growth, development and stresses response. However, no SAMDC gene was reported in rubber tree. Here we report characteristics of an SAMDC gene (HbSAMDC1) in rubber tree. HbSAMDC1 contains a 1080 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 359 amino acids. Quantitative real-time PCR analyses revealed that HbSAMDC1 exhibited distinct expression patterns in different tissues and was regulated by various stresses, including drought, cold, salt, wounding, and H2O2 treatments. HbSAMDC1 5' untranslated region (UTR) contains a highly conserved overlapping tiny and small upstream ORFs (uORFs), encoding 2 and 52 amino acid residues, respectively. No introns were located in the main ORF of HbSAMDC1, whereas two introns were found in the 5' UTR. In transgenic tobaccos, the highly conserved small uORF of HbSAMDC1 is found to be responsible for translational repression of downstream β-glucuronidase reporter. To our knowledge, this is the first report on molecular cloning, expression profiles, and 5' UTR characteristics of HbSAMDC1. These results lay solid foundation for further elucidating HbSAMDC1 function in rubber tree.
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- Manman Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Baodao Xincun, Danzhou, 571737 China
- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Baodao Xincun, Danzhou, 571737 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Baodao Xincun, Danzhou, 571737 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Baodao Xincun, Danzhou, 571737 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Baodao Xincun, Danzhou, 571737 China
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- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228 China
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- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Baodao Xincun, Danzhou, 571737 China
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Tsaniklidis G, Kotsiras A, Tsafouros A, Roussos PA, Aivalakis G, Katinakis P, Delis C. Spatial and temporal distribution of genes involved in polyamine metabolism during tomato fruit development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 100:27-36. [PMID: 26773542 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Polyamines are organic compounds involved in various biological roles in plants, including cell growth and organ development. In the present study, the expression profile, the accumulation of free polyamines and the transcript localisation of the genes involved in Put metabolism, such as Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), Arginine decarboxylase (ADC) and copper containing Amine oxidase (CuAO), were examined during Solanum lycopersicum cv. Chiou fruit development and maturation. Moreover, the expression of genes coding for enzymes involved in higher polyamine metabolism, including Spermidine synthase (SPDS), Spermine synthase (SPMS), S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) and Polyamine oxidase (PAO), were studied. Most genes participating in PAs biosynthesis and metabolism exhibited an increased accumulation of transcripts at the early stages of fruit development. In contrast, CuAO and SPMS were mostly expressed later, during the development stages of the fruits where a massive increase in fruit volume occurs, while the SPDS1 gene exhibited a rather constant expression with a peak at the red ripe stage. Although Put, Spd and Spm were all exhibited decreasing levels in developing immature fruits, Put levels maxed late during fruit ripening. In contrast to Put both Spd and Spm levels continue to decrease gradually until full ripening. It is worth noticing that in situ RNA-RNA hybridisation is reported for the first time in tomato fruits. The localisation of ADC2, ODC1 and CuAO gene transcripts at tissues such as the locular parenchyma and the vascular bundles fruits, supports the theory that all genes involved in Put biosynthesis and catabolism are mostly expressed in fast growing tissues. The relatively high expression levels of CuAO at the ImG4 stage of fruit development (fruits with a diameter of 3 cm), mature green and breaker stages could possibly be attributed to the implication of polyamines in physiological processes taking place during fruit ripening.
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- Georgios Tsaniklidis
- Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Votanikos, Athens, Greece.
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- Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese, School of Agricultural Technology and Food Technology and Nutrition, Department of Agricultural Technology, 24100 Antikalamos, Kalamata, Greece.
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- Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Votanikos, Athens, Greece.
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- Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Votanikos, Athens, Greece.
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- Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Votanikos, Athens, Greece.
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- Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Votanikos, Athens, Greece.
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- Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese, School of Agricultural Technology and Food Technology and Nutrition, Department of Agricultural Technology, 24100 Antikalamos, Kalamata, Greece.
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Do PT, Drechsel O, Heyer AG, Hincha DK, Zuther E. Changes in free polyamine levels, expression of polyamine biosynthesis genes, and performance of rice cultivars under salt stress: a comparison with responses to drought. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:182. [PMID: 24847340 PMCID: PMC4021140 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Soil salinity affects a large proportion of rural area and limits agricultural productivity. To investigate differential adaptation to soil salinity, we studied salt tolerance of 18 varieties of Oryza sativa using a hydroponic culture system. Based on visual inspection and photosynthetic parameters, cultivars were classified according to their tolerance level. Additionally, biomass parameters were correlated with salt tolerance. Polyamines have frequently been demonstrated to be involved in plant stress responses and therefore soluble leaf polyamines were measured. Under salinity, putrescine (Put) content was unchanged or increased in tolerant, while dropped in sensitive cultivars. Spermidine (Spd) content was unchanged at lower NaCl concentrations in all, while reduced at 100 mM NaCl in sensitive cultivars. Spermine (Spm) content was increased in all cultivars. A comparison with data from 21 cultivars under long-term, moderate drought stress revealed an increase of Spm under both stress conditions. While Spm became the most prominent polyamine under drought, levels of all three polyamines were relatively similar under salt stress. Put levels were reduced under both, drought and salt stress, while changes in Spd were different under drought (decrease) or salt (unchanged) conditions. Regulation of polyamine metabolism at the transcript level during exposure to salinity was studied for genes encoding enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of polyamines and compared to expression under drought stress. Based on expression profiles, investigated genes were divided into generally stress-induced genes (ADC2, SPD/SPM2, SPD/SPM3), one generally stress-repressed gene (ADC1), constitutively expressed genes (CPA1, CPA2, CPA4, SAMDC1, SPD/SPM1), specifically drought-induced genes (SAMDC2, AIH), one specifically drought-repressed gene (CPA3) and one specifically salt-stress repressed gene (SAMDC4), revealing both overlapping and specific stress responses under these conditions.
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- Phuc T. Do
- Infrastructure Group Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam, Germany
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- Infrastructure Group Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, University of StuttgartStuttgart, Germany
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- Infrastructure Group Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam, Germany
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- Infrastructure Group Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam, Germany
- *Correspondence: Ellen Zuther, Infrastructure Group Transcript Profiling, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany e-mail:
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Zhang J, John UP, Wang Y, Li X, Gunawardana D, Polotnianka RM, Spangenberg GC, Nan Z. Targeted mining of drought stress-responsive genes from EST resources in Cleistogenes songorica. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 168:1844-1851. [PMID: 21684035 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Revised: 04/02/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Cleistogenes songorica is an important perennial grass found in the pastoral steppe of Inner Mongolia. C. songorica flourishes in drought prone environments, and therefore provides an ideal candidate plant system for the identification of drought-tolerance conferring genes. We constructed cDNA libraries from leaves and roots of drought-stressed C. songorica seedlings. Expressed sequence tag (EST) sequencing of 5664 random cDNA clones produced 3579 high quality, trimmed sequences. The average read length of trimmed ESTs was 613bp. Clustering and assembly identified a non-redundant set of 1499 contigs, including 805 singleton unigenes and 694 multi-member unigenes. The resulting unigenes were functionally categorized according to the Gene Ontology (GO) hierarchy using the in house Bioinformatic Advanced Scientific Computing (BASC) annotation pipeline. Among the total 2.2Mbp of EST sequence data, 161 putative SSRs were found, a frequency similar to that previously observed in oat and Arabidopsis ESTs. Sixty-three unigenes were functionally annotated as being stress responsive, of which 22 were similar to genes implicated in drought stress response. Using quantitative real time RT-PCR, transcripts of 13 of these 22 genes were shown to be at least three fold more, or less abundant in drought-stressed leaves or roots, with 8 increased and 5 decreased in relative transcript abundance. The C. songorica EST and cDNA collections generated in this study are a valuable resource for microarray-based expression profiling, and functional genomics in order to elucidate their role, and to understand the underlying mechanisms of drought-tolerance in C. songorica.
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- Jiyu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agricultural Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
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Trénor M, Perez-Amador MA, Carbonell J, Blázquez MA. Expression of polyamine biosynthesis genes during parthenocarpic fruit development in Citrus clementina. PLANTA 2010; 231:1401-11. [PMID: 20336313 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1141-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Polyamines have been attributed a general role in fruit development in several plants like pea and tomato. To investigate the involvement of these compounds in parthenocarpic fruit development in Citrus clementina, we have isolated three genes encoding aminopropyl transferases in this species: CcSPDS, CcSPM1 and CcACL5. The unambiguous identity of the proteins encoded by these genes was confirmed by phylogenetic analysis and by heterologous expression in yeast mutants deficient in aminopropyl transferase activity. The expression of these genes in C. clementina is not restricted to ovaries and fruits, but it is also detectable all throughout the plant. More importantly, gibberellin-induced parthenocarpic fruit set caused a decrease in CcSPDS expression in ovaries, paralleled by a decrease in spermidine; while the expression of CcSPM1 and CcACL5 was basically unaffected, resulting in the maintenance of spermine concentration during early fruit development. In addition, the variation in putrescine content was paralleled by changes in the expression of one of the two putative CcODC paralogs.
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- Marta Trénor
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Micropropagation of apple--a review. Biotechnol Adv 2010; 28:462-88. [PMID: 20188809 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2009] [Revised: 02/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Micropropagation of apple has played an important role in the production of healthy, disease-free plants and in the rapid multiplication of scions and rootstocks with desirable traits. During the last few decades, in apple, many reliable methods have been developed for both rootstocks and scions from a practical, commercial point of view. Successful micropropagation of apple using pre-existing meristems (culture of apical buds or nodal segments) is influenced by several internal and external factors including ex vitro (e.g. genotype and physiological state) and in vitro conditions (e.g., media constituents and light). Specific requirements during stages of micropropagation, such as the establishment of in vitro cultures, shoot multiplication, rooting of microshoots and acclimatization are summarized in this review. New approaches for increasing shoot multiplication and rooting for apple and current use of micropropagated plantlets as tools in basic and applied research are also discussed.
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Hassan M, Oldach K, Baumann U, Langridge P, Sutton T. Genes mapping to boron tolerance QTL in barley identified by suppression subtractive hybridization. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2010; 33:188-98. [PMID: 19906153 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Boron tolerance is a quantitative trait controlled by multiple genes. Suppression subtractive hybridization was carried out on root cDNA from bulked boron tolerant and intolerant doubled haploid barley lines grown under moderate boron stress to identify genes associated with boron tolerance. One hundred and eleven clones representing known proteins were found to be up-regulated in the tolerant bulk upon boron stress. Nine clones were genetically mapped to previously reported boron tolerance QTL. These include a clone identical to the boron transporter gene Bot1 and a clone coding for a bromo-adjacent homology domain-containing protein, mapping to the 6H boron tolerance locus and co-segregating with reduced boron intake in a Clipper x Sahara-3771 mapping population. A third clone mapping to the 2H QTL region encoding an S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase precursor was found to provide tolerance to high boron by heterologous expression. Yeast cells expressing Sahara SAMDC were able to grow on 15 mm boron solid media and maintained cellular boron concentrations at 13% lower than control cells expressing empty vector. The data suggest that an antioxidative response mechanism involving polyamines and the ascorbate-glutathione pathway in Sahara barley may provide an advantage in tolerating high soil concentrations of boron.
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- Mahmood Hassan
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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Gill SS, Tuteja N. Polyamines and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:26-33. [PMID: 20592804 PMCID: PMC2835953 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.1.10291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 310] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Environmental stresses including climate change, especially global warming, are severely affecting plant growth and productivity worldwide. It has been estimated that two-thirds of the yield potential of major crops are routinely lost due to the unfavorable environmental factors. On the other hand, the world population is estimated to reach about 10 billion by 2050, which will witness serious food shortages. Therefore, crops with enhanced vigour and high tolerance to various environmental factors should be developed to feed the increasing world population. Maintaining crop yields under adverse environmental stresses is probably the major challenge facing modern agriculture where polyamines can play important role. Polyamines (PAs)(putrescine, spermidine and spermine) are group of phytohormone-like aliphatic amine natural compounds with aliphatic nitrogen structure and present in almost all living organisms including plants. Evidences showed that polyamines are involved in many physiological processes, such as cell growth and development and respond to stress tolerance to various environmental factors. In many cases the relationship of plant stress tolerance was noted with the production of conjugated and bound polyamines as well as stimulation of polyamine oxidation. Therefore, genetic manipulation of crop plants with genes encoding enzymes of polyamine biosynthetic pathways may provide better stress tolerance to crop plants. Furthermore, the exogenous application of PAs is also another option for increasing the stress tolerance potential in plants. Here, we have described the synthesis and role of various polyamines in abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
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- Sarvajeet Singh Gill
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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Legay S, Lamoureux D, Hausman JF, Hoffmann L, Evers D. Monitoring gene expression of potato under salinity using cDNA microarrays. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2009; 28:1799-816. [PMID: 19851774 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-009-0780-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The molecular response to salt exposure was studied in the leaves of a Solanum tuberosum clone using cDNA microarray. Differentially expressed genes were classified according to their known or predicted function and their expression ratio as compared to the control. The major changes upon a 150 mM NaCl exposure in potato leaves occurred in the photosystem apparatus and Calvin cycle: many transcripts coding for proteins belonging to photosystems I and II and chlorophyll synthesis were repressed. On the other hand, we observed the induction of various kinds of transcription factors implicated in osmotic stress response via ABA-dependent or ABA-independent pathways but also in plant defense pathways. This revealed a crosstalk between abiotic and biotic stress responses during salt exposure, which activated several adaptation mechanisms including heat shock proteins, late embryogenesis abundant, dehydrins and PR proteins. Gene expression changes related to carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism were also observed, pointing at putative modifications at the metabolic level.
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- Sylvain Legay
- Department EVA Environment and Agrobiotechnologies, Centre de Recherche Public-Gabriel Lippmann, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
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Analysis of genes differentially expressed during initial cellular dedifferentiation in cotton. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0468-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Efrose RC, Flemetakis E, Sfichi L, Stedel C, Kouri ED, Udvardi MK, Kotzabasis K, Katinakis P. Characterization of spermidine and spermine synthases in Lotus japonicus: induction and spatial organization of polyamine biosynthesis in nitrogen fixing nodules. PLANTA 2008; 228:37-49. [PMID: 18320213 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-008-0717-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2008] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The biosynthesis of the polyamines spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) from putrescine (Put) is catalysed by the consequent action of two aminopropyltransferases, spermidine synthase (SPDS EC: 2.5.1.16) and spermine synthase (SPMS EC: 2.5.1.22). Two cDNA clones coding for SPDS and SPMS homologues in the nitrogen-fixing nodules of the model legume Lotus japonicus were identified. Functionality of the encoded polypeptides was confirmed by their ability to complement spermidine and spermine deficiencies in yeast. The temporal and spatial expression pattern of the respective genes was correlated with the accumulation of total polyamines in symbiotic and non-symbiotic organs. Expression of both genes was maximal at early stages of nodule development, while at later stages the levels of both transcripts declined. Both genes were expressed in nodule inner cortical cells, vascular bundles, and central tissue. In contrast to gene expression, increasing amounts of Put, Spd, and Spm were found to accumulate during nodule development and after maturity. Interestingly, nodulated plants exhibited systemic changes in both LjSPDS and LjSPMS transcript levels and polyamine content in roots, stem and leaves, in comparison to uninoculated plants. These results give new insights into the neglected role of polyamines during nodule development and symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF).
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- R C Efrose
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece
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Bae H, Kim SH, Kim MS, Sicher RC, Lary D, Strem MD, Natarajan S, Bailey BA. The drought response of Theobroma cacao (cacao) and the regulation of genes involved in polyamine biosynthesis by drought and other stresses. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2008; 46:174-88. [PMID: 18042394 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2007] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Drought can negatively impact pod production despite the fact that cacao production usually occurs in tropical areas having high rainfall. Polyamines (PAs) have been associated with the response of plants to drought in addition to their roles in responses to many other stresses. The constitutive and drought inducible expression patterns of genes encoding enzymes involved in PA biosynthesis were determined: an ornithine decarboxylase (TcODC), an arginine decarboxylase (TcADC), an S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (TcSAMDC), a spermidine synthase (TcSPDS), and a spermine synthase (TcSPMS). Expression analysis using quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR (QPCR) results showed that the PA biosynthesis genes were expressed in all plant tissues examined. Constitutive expression of PA biosynthesis genes was generally highest in mature leaves and open flowers. Expression of TcODC, TcADC, and TcSAMDC was induced with the onset of drought and correlated with changes in stomatal conductance, photosynthesis, photosystem II efficiency, leaf water potential and altered emission of blue-green fluorescence from cacao leaves. Induction of TcSAMDC in leaves was most closely correlated with changes in water potential. The earliest measured responses to drought were enhanced expression of TcADC and TcSAMDC in roots along with decreases in stomatal conductance, photosynthesis, and photosystem II efficiency. Elevated levels of putrescine, spermidine, and spermine were detected in cacao leaves 13days after the onset of drought. Expression of all five PA associated transcripts was enhanced (1.5-3-fold) in response to treatment with abscisic acid. TcODC and TcADC, were also responsive to mechanical wounding, infection by Phytophthora megakarya (a causal agent of black pod disease in cacao), the necrosis- and ethylene-inducing protein (Nep1) of Fusarium oxysporum, and flower abscission. TcSAMDC expression was responsive to all stresses except flower abscission. TcODC, although constitutively expressed at much lower levels than TcADC, TcSAMDC, TcSPDS, and TcSPMS, was highly inducible by the fungal protein Nep1 (135-fold) and the cacao pathogen Phytophthora megakarya (671-fold). The full length cDNA for ODC was cloned and characterized. Among the genes studied, TcODC, TcADC, and TcSAMDC were most sensitive to induction by drought in addition to other abiotic and biotic stresses. TcODC, TcADC, and TcSAMDC may share signal transduction pathways and/or the stress induced signal induction pathways may converge at these three genes leading to similar although not identical patterns of expression. It is possible altering PA levels in cacao will result in enhanced tolerance to multiple stresses including drought and disease as has been demonstrated in other crops.
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- Hanhong Bae
- US Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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Belastegui-Macadam XM, Estavillo JM, García-Mina JM, González A, Bastias E, Gónzalez-Murua C. Clover and ryegrass are tolerant species to ammonium nutrition. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2007; 164:1583-94. [PMID: 17485140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Revised: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The application of nitrification inhibitors (NIs) together with nitrogen fertilizers in grasslands is an effective alternative to reduce nitrate leaching and nitrogenous gases emissions to the atmosphere. Nevertheless, the use of NIs increases the amount of ammonium available for the plant that, due to its reported toxic effect in plants, can have a direct effect on crop production. Grassland species have traditionally suffered from intensive grazing and urea deposition and, therefore, a tolerance to ammonium nutrition could be expected in these species. Plants of Trifolium repens L. var. huia and Lolium perenne L. var. Herbus were grown under two nitrogen nutrition regimes (nitrate or ammonium) and three different nitrogen concentrations (0.5, 2.5 and 5 mmol/L). The effect of nitrogen form was determined on biomass production parameters, gas-exchange and water relations parameters as well as polyamine (PA) and ion tissue contents. Both grassland species showed tolerance to ammonium nutrition due to their capacity to adjust several metabolic processes in a species-specific way. Gas exchange measurements and biomass production (expressed as dry weight (DW)) were unaffected by the nitrogen form or dose in both species except for a decrease in root total DW in ryegrass plants grown under ammonium nutrition. Hydraulic conductance (L(0)) increased in ryegrass with increasing ammonium doses but no change due to the nitrogen source was observed in water potential (Psi(w)) values. Both species, and specially ryegrass, accumulated free ammonium mainly in roots when grown under ammonium nutrition and its translocation to the shoot via xylem was also observed. A clear difference in cations and PAs pattern was observed in each species when comparing both nitrogen nutrition regimes.
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Tassoni A, Franceschetti M, Tasco G, Casadio R, Bagni N. Cloning, functional identification and structural modelling of Vitis vinifera S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2007; 164:1208-19. [PMID: 16982115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2006] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this paper we report the cloning and full sequencing of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC, EC 4.1.1.50) cDNA from Vitis vinifera L. (VV) leaves, an enzyme belonging to the polyamine biosynthetic pathway, which appears to play an important role in the regulation of plant growth and development. The presence of two overlapping ORFs (tiny ORF and small ORF) upstream of the main ORF is reported in the Vitis cDNA. When the Vitis SAMDC cDNA was expressed in yeast without the two upstream ORFs, the resulting activity was about 50 times higher than the activity obtained with the full cDNA. These results demonstrated the strong regulatory activity of the tiny and small ORFs. RT-PCR expression analysis showed evidence of a similar mRNA level in all the tissues tested, with the exception of the petioles. The VV SAMDC was also modelled using its homologues from Solanum tuberosum and Homo sapiens as template. The present work confirmed, for the first time in a woody plant of worldwide economic interest such as grapevine, the presence of a regulatory mechanism of SAMDC, enzyme that has a well-established importance in the modulation of plant growth and development.
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- Annalisa Tassoni
- Department of Biology e s and Interdepartmental Centre for Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, Bologna, Italy
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Wen XP, Pang XM, Matsuda N, Kita M, Inoue H, Hao YJ, Honda C, Moriguchi T. Over-expression of the apple spermidine synthase gene in pear confers multiple abiotic stress tolerance by altering polyamine titers. Transgenic Res 2007; 17:251-63. [PMID: 17549601 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9098-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An apple spermidine synthase (SPDS) gene (MdSPDS1) was verified to encode a functional protein by the complementation of the spe3 yeast mutant, which lacks the SPDS gene. To justify our hypothesis that apple SPDS is involved in abiotic stress responses and to obtain transgenic fruit trees tolerant to abiotic stresses as well, MdSPDS1-over-expressing transgenic European pear (Pyrus communis L. 'Ballad') plants were created by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. A total of 21 transgenic lines showing various spermidine (Spd) titers and MdSPDS1 expression levels were obtained. Selected lines were exposed to salt (150 mM NaCl), osmosis (300 mM mannitol), and heavy metal (500 microM CuSO4) stresses for evaluating their stress tolerances. Transgenic line no. 32, which was revealed to have the highest Spd accumulation and expression level of MdSPDS1, showed the strongest tolerance to these stresses. When growth increments, electrolyte leakage (EL), and values of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were monitored, line no. 32 showed the lowest growth inhibition and the least increase in EL or TBARS under stress conditions. Spd titers in wild-type and transgenic lines showed diverse changes upon stresses, and these changes were not consistent with the changes in MdSPDS1 expressions. Moreover, there were no differences in the sodium concentration in the shoots between the wild type and line no. 32, whereas the copper concentration was higher in the wild type than in line no. 32. Although the mechanism(s) underlying the involvement of polyamines in stress responses is not known, these results suggest that the over-expression of the SPDS gene substantially increased the tolerance to multiple stresses by altering the polyamine titers in pear. Thus, MdSPDS1-over-expressing transgenic pear plants could be used to improve desert land and/or to repair polluted environments.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Physiological/physiology
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- DNA Primers
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/physiology
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Malus/drug effects
- Malus/enzymology
- Malus/growth & development
- Metals, Heavy/pharmacology
- Osmosis
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/growth & development
- Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism
- Polyamines/metabolism
- Pyrus/enzymology
- Pyrus/growth & development
- RNA
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Sodium Chloride/pharmacology
- Spermidine Synthase/genetics
- Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances/metabolism
- Transformation, Genetic
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Suprunova T, Krugman T, Distelfeld A, Fahima T, Nevo E, Korol A. Identification of a novel gene (Hsdr4) involved in water-stress tolerance in wild barley. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2007; 64:17-34. [PMID: 17238046 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-9131-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Drought is one of the most severe stresses limiting plant growth and yield. Genes involved in water stress tolerance of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneoum), the progenitor of cultivated barley, were investigated using genotypes contrasting in their response to water stress. Gene expression profiles of water-stress tolerant vs. water-stress sensitive wild barley genotypes, under severe dehydration stress applied at the seedling stage, were compared using cDNA-AFLP analysis. Of the 1100 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) amplified about 70 displayed differential expression between control and stress conditions. Eleven of them showed clear difference (up- or down-regulation) between tolerant and susceptible genotypes. These TDFs were isolated, sequenced and tested by RT-PCR. The differential expression of seven TDFs was confirmed by RT-PCR, and TDF-4 was selected as a promising candidate gene for water-stress tolerance. The corresponding gene, designated Hsdr4 (Hordeum spontaneum dehydration-responsive), was sequenced and the transcribed and flanking regions were determined. The deduced amino acid sequence has similarity to the rice Rho-GTPase-activating protein-like with a Sec14 p-like lipid-binding domain. Analysis of Hsdr4 promoter region that was isolated by screening a barley BAC library, revealed a new putative miniature inverted-repeat transposable element (MITE), and several potential stress-related binding sites for transcription factors (MYC, MYB, LTRE, and GT-1), suggesting a role of the Hsdr4 gene in plant tolerance to dehydration stress. Furthermore, the Hsdr4 gene was mapped using wild barley mapping population to the long arm of chromosome 3H between markers EBmac541 and EBmag705, within a region that previously was shown to affect osmotic adaptation in barley.
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- Tatiana Suprunova
- Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
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Groppa MD, Benavides MP. Polyamines and abiotic stress: recent advances. Amino Acids 2007; 34:35-45. [PMID: 17356805 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0501-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 570] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2006] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In this review we will concentrate in the results published the last years regarding the involvement of polyamines in the plant responses to abiotic stresses, most remarkably on salt and drought stress. We will also turn to other types of abiotic stresses, less studied in relation to polyamine metabolism, such as mineral deficiencies, chilling, wounding, heavy metals, UV, ozone and paraquat, where polyamine metabolism is also modified. There is a great amount of data demonstrating that under many types of abiotic stresses, an accumulation of the three main polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine does occur. However, there are still many doubts concerning the role that polyamines play in stress tolerance. Several environmental challenges (osmotic stress, salinity, ozone, UV) are shown to induce ADC activity more than ODC. The rise in Put is mainly attributed to the increase in ADC activity as a consequence of the activation of ADC genes and their mRNA levels. On the other hand, free radicals are now accepted as important mediators of tissue injury and cell death. The polycationic nature of polyamines, positively charged at physiological pH, has attracted the attention of researchers and has led to the hypothesis that polyamines could affect physiological systems by binding to anionic sites, such as those associated with nucleic acids and membrane phospholipids. These amines, involved with the control of numerous cellular functions, including free radical scavenger and antioxidant activity, have been found to confer protection from abiotic stresses but their mode of action is not fully understood yet. In this review, we will also summarize information about the involvement of polyamines as antioxidants against the potential abiotic stress-derived oxidative damage.
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- M D Groppa
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Liu JH, Kitashiba H, Wang J, Ban Y, Moriguchi T. Polyamines and their ability to provide environmental stress tolerance to plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY 2007. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.24.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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- Ji-Hong Liu
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Crop Molecular Breeding, Huazhong Agricultural University
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Crop Molecular Breeding, Huazhong Agricultural University
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Tsukuba
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Freitas-Astúa J, Bastianel M, Locali-Fabris EC, Novelli VM, Silva-Pinhati AC, Basílio-Palmieri AC, Targon MLP, Machado MA. Differentially expressed stress-related genes in the compatible citrus-Citrus leprosis virus interaction. Genet Mol Biol 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572007000500026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Juliana Freitas-Astúa
- Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, Brazil; Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura Tropical, Brazil
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Ziosi V, Bregoli AM, Bonghi C, Fossati T, Biondi S, Costa G, Torrigiani P. Transcription of ethylene perception and biosynthesis genes is altered by putrescine, spermidine and aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) during ripening in peach fruit (Prunus persica). THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2006; 172:229-38. [PMID: 16995911 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The time course of ethylene biosynthesis and perception was investigated in ripening peach fruit (Prunus persica) following treatments with the polyamines putrescine (Pu) and spermidine (Sd), and with aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG). Fruit treatments were performed in planta. Ethylene production was measured by gas chromatography, and polyamine content by high-performance liquid chromatography; expression analyses were performed by Northern blot or real-time polymerase chain reaction. Differential increases in the endogenous polyamine pool in the epicarp and mesocarp were induced by treatments; in both cases, ethylene production, fruit softening and abscission were greatly inhibited. The rise in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase (PpACO1) mRNA was counteracted and delayed in polyamine-treated fruit, whereas transcript abundance of ethylene receptors PpETR1 (ethylene receptor 1) and PpERS1 (ethylene sensor 1) was enhanced at harvest. Transcript abundance of arginine decarboxylase (ADC) and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) was transiently reduced in both the epicarp and mesocarp. AVG, here taken as a positive control, exerted highly comparable effects to those of Pu and Sd. Thus, in peach fruit, increasing the endogenous polyamine pool in the epicarp or in the mesocarp strongly interfered, both at a biochemical and at a biomolecular level, with the temporal evolution of the ripening syndrome.
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- Vanina Ziosi
- Dip. di Biologia e.s., Università di Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Kitashiba H, Hao YJ, Honda C, Moriguchi T. Two types of spermine synthase gene: MdACL5 and MdSPMS are differentially involved in apple fruit development and cell growth. Gene 2005; 361:101-11. [PMID: 16182474 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2005] [Revised: 06/13/2005] [Accepted: 07/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Three cDNAs with high homology to spermine (Spm) synthases in Arabidopsis were isolated from apple [Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. var. domestica (Borkh.) Mansf.]. MdACL5-1 and MdACL5-2 have high homology with ACL5 and MdSPMS has high homology with AtSPMS. The similarity of MdSPMS to spermidine synthases (SPDSs) was higher than that of MdACL5s, despite the fact that both are putative Spm synthases. However, MdSPMS could be discriminated from SPDSs by the presence of several characteristic amino acids, i.e., Val-149, Ser-161, Ala-205, and Val-235, in the decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcSAM)-binding motif of MdSPMS. Both MdACL5-1 and MdSPMS complemented Spm biosynthesis in a yeast mutant deficient in Spm synthase, and ectopic expression of MdACL5-1 in the Arabidopsis dwarf mutant acl5 allowed recovery of the normal phenotype. RNA gel blot analysis showed that MdACL5 and MdSPMS are differentially expressed in tissues and suspension cells. These results suggest that functional MdACL5 and MdSPMS are independently involved in apple fruit development and cell growth.
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- Hiroyasu Kitashiba
- National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8605, Japan
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