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Gao X, Li J, Yin J, Zhao Y, Wu Z, Ma L, Zhang B, Zhang H, Huang J. The protein phosphatase qGL3/OsPPKL1 self-regulates its degradation to orchestrate brassinosteroid signaling in rice. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 5:100849. [PMID: 38384133 PMCID: PMC11211515 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100849] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a class of phytohormones that regulate plant growth and development. In previous studies, we cloned and identified PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE WITH KELCH-LIKE1 (OsPPKL1) as the causal gene for the quantitative trait locus GRAIN LENGTH3 (qGL3) in rice (Oryza sativa). We also showed that qGL3/OsPPKL1 is mainly located in the cytoplasm and nucleus and negatively regulates BR signaling and grain length. Because qGL3 is a negative regulator of BR signaling, its turnover is critical for rapid response to changes in BRs. Here, we demonstrate that qGL3 interacts with the WD40-domain-containing protein WD40-REPEAT PROTEIN48 (OsWDR48), which contains a nuclear export signal (NES). The NES signal is crucial for the cytosolic localization of OsWDR48 and also functions in the self-turnover of qGL3. We show that OsWDR48 physically interacts with and genetically acts through qGL3 to modulate BR signaling. Moreover, qGL3 may indirectly promote the phosphorylation of OsWDR48 at the Ser-379 and Ser-386 sites. Substitutions of both phosphorylation sites in OsWDR48 to non-phosphorylatable alanine enhanced the strength of the OsWDR48-qGL3 interaction. Furthermore, we found that brassinolide can promote the accumulation of non-phosphorylated OsWDR48, leading to strong interaction intensity between qGL3 and OsWDR48. Taken together, our results show that OsWDR48 facilitates qGL3 retention and induces degradation of qGL3 in the cytoplasm. These findings suggest that qGL3 self-modulates its turnover by binding to OsWDR48 to regulate its cytoplasmic localization and stability, leading to efficient orchestration of BR signal transduction in rice.
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- Xiuying Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed Industry Science and Technology, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Ambalavanan A, Mallikarjuna MG, Bansal S, Bashyal BM, Subramanian S, Kumar A, Prakash G. Genome-wide characterization of the NBLRR gene family provides evolutionary and functional insights into blast resistance in pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone). PLANTA 2024; 259:143. [PMID: 38704489 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04413-2] [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: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The investigation is the first report on genome-wide identification and characterization of NBLRR genes in pearl millet. We have shown the role of gene loss and purifying selection in the divergence of NBLRRs in Poaceae lineage and candidate CaNBLRR genes for resistance to Magnaporthe grisea infection. Plants have evolved multiple integral mechanisms to counteract the pathogens' infection, among which plant immunity through NBLRR (nucleotide-binding site, leucine-rich repeat) genes is at the forefront. The genome-wide mining in pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone) revealed 146 CaNBLRRs. The variation in the branch length of NBLRRs showed the dynamic nature of NBLRRs in response to evolving pathogen races. The orthology of NBLRRs showed a predominance of many-to-one orthologs, indicating the divergence of NBLRRs in the pearl millet lineage mainly through gene loss events followed by gene gain through single-copy duplications. Further, the purifying selection (Ka/Ks < 1) shaped the expansion of NBLRRs within the lineage of pear millet and other members of Poaceae. Presence of cis-acting elements, viz. TCA element, G-box, MYB, SARE, ABRE and conserved motifs annotated with P-loop, kinase 2, RNBS-A, RNBS-D, GLPL, MHD, Rx-CC and LRR suggests their putative role in disease resistance and stress regulation. The qRT-PCR analysis in pearl millet lines showing contrasting responses to Magnaporthe grisea infection identified CaNBLRR20, CaNBLRR33, CaNBLRR46 CaNBLRR51, CaNBLRR78 and CaNBLRR146 as putative candidates. Molecular docking showed the involvement of three and two amino acid residues of LRR domains forming hydrogen bonds (histidine, arginine and threonine) and salt bridges (arginine and lysine) with effectors. Whereas 14 and 20 amino acid residues of CaNBLRR78 and CaNBLRR20 showed hydrophobic interactions with 11 and 9 amino acid residues of effectors, Mg.00g064570.m01 and Mg.00g006570.m01, respectively. The present investigation gives a comprehensive overview of CaNBLRRs and paves the foundation for their utility in pearl millet resistance breeding through understanding of host-pathogen interactions.
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- Aruljothi Ambalavanan
- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
- Department of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, 201204, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Entomology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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Balamurugan A, Mallikarjuna MG, Bansal S, Nayaka SC, Rajashekara H, Chellapilla TS, Prakash G. Genome-wide identification and characterization of NBLRR genes in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) and their expression in response to Magnaporthe grisea infection. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:75. [PMID: 38281915 PMCID: PMC10823742 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04743-z] [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: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND The nucleotide binding site leucine rich repeat (NBLRR) genes significantly regulate defences against phytopathogens in plants. The genome-wide identification and analysis of NBLRR genes have been performed in several species. However, the detailed evolution, structure, expression of NBLRRs and functional response to Magnaporthe grisea are unknown in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.). RESULTS The genome-wide scanning of the finger millet genome resulted in 116 NBLRR (EcNBLRRs1-116) encompassing 64 CC-NB-LRR, 47 NB-LRR and 5 CCR-NB-LRR types. The evolutionary studies among the NBLRRs of five Gramineae species, viz., purple false brome (Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P.Beauv.), finger millet (E. coracana), rice (Oryza sativa L.), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv.) showed the evolution of NBLRRs in the ancestral lineage of the target species and subsequent divergence through gene-loss events. The purifying selection (Ka/Ks < 1) shaped the expansions of NBLRRs paralogs in finger millet and orthologs among the target Gramineae species. The promoter sequence analysis showed various stress- and phytohormone-responsive cis-acting elements besides growth and development, indicating their potential role in disease defence and regulatory mechanisms. The expression analysis of 22 EcNBLRRs in the genotypes showing contrasting responses to Magnaporthe grisea infection revealed four and five EcNBLRRs in early and late infection stages, respectively. The six of these nine candidate EcNBLRRs proteins, viz., EcNBLRR21, EcNBLRR26, EcNBLRR30, EcNBLRR45, EcNBLRR55 and EcNBLRR76 showed CC, NB and LRR domains, whereas the EcNBLRR23, EcNBLRR32 and EcNBLRR83 showed NB and LRR somains. CONCLUSION The identification and expression analysis of EcNBLRRs showed the role of EcNBLRR genes in assigning blast resistance in finger millet. These results pave the foundation for in-depth and targeted functional analysis of EcNBLRRs through genome editing and transgenic approaches.
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- Alexander Balamurugan
- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
- Department of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, 201204, India
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- Department of Studies in Applied Botany and Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Mysore, 570005, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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Wu J, Yang S, Chen N, Jiang Q, Huang L, Qi J, Xu G, Shen L, Yu H, Fan X, Gan Y. Nuclear translocation of OsMADS25 facilitated by OsNAR2.1 in reponse to nitrate signals promotes rice root growth by targeting OsMADS27 and OsARF7. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 4:100642. [PMID: 37353931 PMCID: PMC10721473 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100642] [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: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Nitrate is an important nitrogen source and signaling molecule that regulates plant growth and development. Although several components of the nitrate signaling pathway have been identified, the detailed mechanisms are still unclear. Our previous results showed that OsMADS25 can regulate root development in response to nitrate signals, but the mechanism is still unknown. Here, we try to answer two key questions: how does OsMADS25 move from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, and what are the direct target genes activated by OsMADS25 to regulate root growth after it moves to the nucleus in response to nitrate? Our results demonstrated that OsMADS25 moves from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in the presence of nitrate in an OsNAR2.1-dependent manner. Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing, chromatin immunoprecipitation qPCR, yeast one-hybrid, and luciferase experiments showed that OsMADS25 directly activates the expression of OsMADS27 and OsARF7, which are reported to be associated with root growth. Finally, OsMADS25-RNAi lines, the Osnar2.1 mutant, and OsMADS25-RNAi Osnar2.1 lines exhibited significantly reduced root growth compared with the wild type in response to nitrate supply, and expression of OsMADS27 and OsARF7 was significantly suppressed in these lines. Collectively, these results reveal a new mechanism by which OsMADS25 interacts with OsNAR2.1. This interaction is required for nuclear accumulation of OsMADS25, which promotes OsMADS27 and OsARF7 expression and root growth in a nitrate-dependent manner.
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- Junyu Wu
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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Qin Z, Wu YN, Sun TT, Ma T, Xu M, Pang C, Li SW, Li S. Arabidopsis RAN GTPases are critical for mitosis during male and female gametogenesis. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:1892-1903. [PMID: 35680649 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The development of male and female gametophytes is a prerequisite for successful propagation of angiosperms. The small GTPases RAN play fundamental roles in numerous cellular processes. Although RAN GTPases have been characterized in plants, their roles in cellular processes are far from understood. We report here that RAN GTPases in Arabidopsis are critical for gametophytic development. RAN1 loss-of-function showed no defects in gametophytic development likely due to redundancy. However, the expression of a dominant negative or constitutively active RAN1 resulted in gametophytic lethality. Genetic interference of RAN GTPases caused the arrest of pollen mitosis I and of mitosis of functional megaspores, implying a key role of properly regulated RAN activity in mitosis during gametophytic development.
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- Zheng Qin
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tian'jin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tian'jin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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Han J, Ma K, Li H, Su J, Zhou L, Tang J, Zhang S, Hou Y, Chen L, Liu Y, Zhu Q. All-in-one: a robust fluorescent fusion protein vector toolbox for protein localization and BiFC analyses in plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:1098-1109. [PMID: 35179286 PMCID: PMC9129086 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Fluorescent tagging protein localization (FTPL) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) are popular tools for in vivo analyses of the subcellular localizations of proteins and protein-protein interactions in plant cells. The efficiency of fluorescent fusion protein (FFP) expression analyses is typically impaired when the FFP genes are co-transformed on separate plasmids compared to when all are cloned and transformed in a single vector. Functional genomics applications using FFPs such as a gene family studies also often require the generation of multiple plasmids. Here, to address these needs, we developed an efficient, modular all-in-one (Aio) FFP (AioFFP) vector toolbox, including a set of fluorescently labelled organelle markers, FTPL and BiFC plasmids and associated binary vectors. This toolbox uses Gibson assembly (GA) and incorporates multiple unique nucleotide sequences (UNSs) to facilitate efficient gene cloning. In brief, this system enables convenient cloning of a target gene into various FFP vectors or the insertion of two or more target genes into the same FFP vector in a single-tube GA reaction. This system also enables integration of organelle marker genes or fluorescently fused target gene expression units into a single transient expression plasmid or binary vector. We validated the AioFFP system by testing genes encoding proteins known to be functional in FTPL and BiFC assays. In addition, we performed a high-throughput assessment of the accurate subcellular localizations of an uncharacterized rice CBSX protein subfamily. This modular UNS-guided GA-mediated AioFFP vector toolkit is cost-effective, easy to use and will promote functional genomics research in plants.
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- Jingluan Han
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern AgricultureGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern AgricultureGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant ProtectionPlant Protection Research InstituteGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Rice Research InstituteGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern AgricultureGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern AgricultureGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro‐BioresourcesSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern AgricultureGuangzhouChina
- College of Life ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Zhang F, Fang H, Wang M, He F, Tao H, Wang R, Long J, Wang J, Wang GL, Ning Y. APIP5 functions as a transcription factor and an RNA-binding protein to modulate cell death and immunity in rice. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:5064-5079. [PMID: 35524572 PMCID: PMC9122607 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Many transcription factors (TFs) in animals bind to both DNA and mRNA, regulating transcription and mRNA turnover. However, whether plant TFs function at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels remains unknown. The rice (Oryza sativa) bZIP TF AVRPIZ-T-INTERACTING PROTEIN 5 (APIP5) negatively regulates programmed cell death and blast resistance and is targeted by the effector AvrPiz-t of the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. We demonstrate that the nuclear localization signal of APIP5 is essential for APIP5-mediated suppression of cell death and blast resistance. APIP5 directly targets two genes that positively regulate blast resistance: the cell wall-associated kinase gene OsWAK5 and the cytochrome P450 gene CYP72A1. APIP5 inhibits OsWAK5 expression and thus limits lignin accumulation; moreover, APIP5 inhibits CYP72A1 expression and thus limits reactive oxygen species production and defense compounds accumulation. Remarkably, APIP5 acts as an RNA-binding protein to regulate mRNA turnover of the cell death- and defense-related genes OsLSD1 and OsRac1. Therefore, APIP5 plays dual roles, acting as TF to regulate gene expression in the nucleus and as an RNA-binding protein to regulate mRNA turnover in the cytoplasm, a previously unidentified regulatory mechanism of plant TFs at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels.
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- Fan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Importin/exportin-mediated nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of cucumber mosaic virus 2b protein is required for 2b's efficient suppression of RNA silencing. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010267. [PMID: 35081172 PMCID: PMC8820599 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The 2b protein (2b) of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), an RNA-silencing suppressor (RSS), is a major pathogenicity determinant of CMV. 2b is localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm, and its nuclear import is determined by two nuclear localization signals (NLSs); a carrier protein (importin [IMPα]) is predicted to be involved in 2b's nuclear transport. Cytoplasmic 2bs play a role in suppression of RNA silencing by binding to small RNAs and AGO proteins. A putative nuclear export signal (NES) motif was also found in 2b, but has not been proved to function. Here, we identified a leucine-rich motif in 2b's C-terminal half as an NES. We then showed that NES-deficient 2b accumulated abundantly in the nucleus and lost its RSS activity, suggesting that 2b exported from the nucleus can play a role as an RSS. Although two serine residues (S40 and S42) were previously found to be phosphorylated, we also found that an additional phosphorylation site (S28) alone can affect 2b's nuclear localization and RSS activity. Alanine substitution at S28 impaired the IMPα-mediated nuclear/nucleolar localization of 2b, and RSS activity was even stronger compared to wild-type 2b. In a subcellular fractionation assay, phosphorylated 2bs were detected in the nucleus, and comparison of the accumulation levels of nuclear phospho-2b between wild-type 2b and the NES mutant showed a greatly reduced level of the phosphorylated NES mutant in the nucleus, suggesting that 2bs are dephosphorylated in the nucleus and may be translocated to the cytoplasm in a nonphosphorylated form. These results suggest that 2b manipulates its nucleocytoplasmic transport as if it tracks down its targets, small RNAs and AGOs, in the RNA silencing pathway. We infer that 2b's efficient RSS activity is maintained by a balance of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, which are coupled to importin/exportin-mediated shuttling between the nucleus and cytoplasm.
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Xu P, Ma W, Liu J, Hu J, Cai W. Overexpression of a small GTP-binding protein Ran1 in Arabidopsis leads to promoted elongation growth and enhanced disease resistance against P. syringae DC3000. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 108:977-991. [PMID: 34312926 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plants resist infection through an innate immune response, which is usually associated with slowing of growth. The molecular mechanisms underlying the trade-off between plant growth and defense remain unclear. The present study reveals that growth/defense trade-offs mediated by gibberellin (GA) and salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathways are uncoupled during constitutive overexpression of transgenic AtRAN1 and AtRAN1Q72L (active, GTP-locked form) Arabidopsis plants. It is well known that the small GTP-binding protein Ran (a Ras-related nuclear protein) functions in the nucleus-cytoplasmic transport of proteins. Although there is considerable evidence indicating that nuclear-cytoplasmic partitioning of specific proteins can participate in hormone signaling, the role of Ran-dependent nuclear transport in hormone signaling is not yet fully understood. In this report, we used a combination of genetic and molecular methods to reveal whether AtRAN1 is involved in both GA and SA signaling pathways. Constitutively overexpressed AtRAN1 promoted both elongation growth and the disease resistance response, whereas overexpression of AtRAN1Q72L in the atran2atran3 double mutant background clearly inhibited elongation growth and the defense response. Furthermore, we found that AtRAN1 coordinated plant growth and defense by promoting the stability of the DELLA protein RGA in the nucleus and by modulating NPR1 nuclear localization. Interestingly, genetically modified rice (Oryza sativa) overexpressing AtRAN1 exhibited increased plant height and yield per plant. Altogether, the ability to achieve growth/defense trade-offs through AtRAN1 overexpression provides an approach to maximizing crop yield to meet rising global food demands.
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- Peipei Xu
- Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environment, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environment, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Microbiology and Immunity Department, The College of Medical Technology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, No. 279 Zhouzhu Road, Shanghai, 201318, China
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- Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environment, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environment, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Li Q, Shah N, Zhou X, Wang H, Yu W, Luo J, Liu Y, Li G, Liu C, Zhang C, Chen P. Identification of Micro Ribonucleic Acids and Their Targets in Response to Plasmodiophora brassicae Infection in Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:734419. [PMID: 34777417 PMCID: PMC8585624 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.734419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Clubroot disease, which is caused by the soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae War (P. brassicae), is one of the oldest and most destructive diseases of Brassica and cruciferous crops in the world. Plant microRNAs [micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs)] play important regulatory roles in several developmental processes. Although the role of plant miRNAs in plant-microbe interaction has been extensively studied, there are only few reports on the specific functions of miRNAs in response to P. brassicae. This study investigated the roles of miRNAs and their targets during P. brassicae infection in a pair of Brassica napus near-isogenic lines (NILs), namely clubroot-resistant line 409R and clubroot-susceptible line 409S. Small RNA sequencing (sRNA-seq) and degradome-seq were performed on root samples of 409R and 409S with or without P. brassicae inoculation. sRNA-seq identified a total of 48 conserved and 72 novel miRNAs, among which 18 had a significant differential expression in the root of 409R, while only one miRNA was differentially expressed in the root of 409S after P. brassicae inoculation. The degradome-seq analysis identified 938 miRNA target transcripts, which are transcription factors, enzymes, and proteins involved in multiple biological processes and most significantly enriched in the plant hormone signal transduction pathway. Between 409R and 409S, we found eight different degradation pathways in response to P. brassicae infection, such as those related to fatty acids. By combining published transcriptome data, we identified a total of six antagonistic miRNA-target pairs in 409R that are responsive to P. brassicae infection and involved in pathways associated with root development, hypersensitive cell death, and chloroplast metabolic synthesis. Our results reveal that P. brassicae infection leads to great changes in miRNA pool and target transcripts. More interestingly, these changes are different between 409R and 409S. Clarification of the crosstalk between miRNAs and their targets may shed new light on the possible mechanisms underlying the pathogen resistance against P. brassicae.
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- Qian Li
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Agricultural Technology Extension Station of Linxiang, Lincang, China
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- Agricultural Technology Extension Station of Lincang, Lincang, China
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- Industrial Crops Institute of Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Xu F, Jia M, Li X, Tang Y, Jiang K, Bao J, Gu Y. Exportin-4 coordinates nuclear shuttling of TOPLESS family transcription corepressors to regulate plant immunity. THE PLANT CELL 2021; 33:697-713. [PMID: 33955481 PMCID: PMC8136914 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaa047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The regulated nucleocytoplasmic exchange of macromolecules is essential for the eukaryotic cell. However, nuclear transport pathways defined by different nuclear transport receptors (NTRs), including importins and exportins, and their significance in activating distinct stress responses are poorly understood in plants. Here, we exploited a CRISPR/Cas9-based genetic screen to search for modifiers of CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSION OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENE 5 (cpr5), an Arabidopsis thaliana nucleoporin mutant that activates autoimmune responses that partially mimic effector-triggered immunity (ETI). We identified an NTR gene, Exportin-4 (XPO4), as a genetic interactor of CPR5. The xpo4 cpr5 double mutant activates catastrophic immune responses, which leads to seedling lethality. By leveraging the newly developed proximity-labeling proteomics, we profiled XPO4 substrates and identified TOPLESS (TPL) and TPL-related (TPR) transcription corepressors as XPO4-specific cargo. TPL/TPRs target negative regulators of immunity and are redundantly required for ETI induction. We found that loss-of-XPO4 promotes the nuclear accumulation of TPL/TPRs in the presence of elevated salicylic acid (SA), which contributes to the SA-mediated defense amplification and potentiates immune induction in the cpr5 mutant. We showed that TPL and TPRs are required for the enhanced immune activation observed in xpo4 cpr5 but not for the cpr5 single-mutant phenotype, underscoring the functional interplay between XPO4 and TPL/TPRs and its importance in cpr5-dependent immune induction. We propose that XPO4 coordinates the nuclear accumulation of TPL/TPRs, which plays a role in regulating SA-mediated defense feedback to modulate immune strength downstream of CPR5 during ETI induction.
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- Feifei Xu
- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Zhejiang Province and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Zhejiang Province and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Yan J, Kim YJ, Somers DE. Post-Translational Mechanisms of Plant Circadian Regulation. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:325. [PMID: 33668215 PMCID: PMC7995963 DOI: 10.3390/genes12030325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The molecular components of the circadian system possess the interesting feature of acting together to create a self-sustaining oscillator, while at the same time acting individually, and in complexes, to confer phase-specific circadian control over a wide range of physiological and developmental outputs. This means that many circadian oscillator proteins are simultaneously also part of the circadian output pathway. Most studies have focused on transcriptional control of circadian rhythms, but work in plants and metazoans has shown the importance of post-transcriptional and post-translational processes within the circadian system. Here we highlight recent work describing post-translational mechanisms that impact both the function of the oscillator and the clock-controlled outputs.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (J.Y.); (Y.J.K.)
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Allen JR, Strader LC. Nucleocytoplasmic partitioning as a mechanism to regulate Arabidopsis signaling events. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2021; 69:136-141. [PMID: 33618244 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The nucleus is the site of transcription events - compartmentalization of transcription in eukaryotes allows for regulated access to chromatin. The nucleopore, a complex of many intrinsically disorder proteins, acts as the gatekeeper for nuclear entry and exit, and receptors for nuclear localization signals and nuclear export signals interact with both cargo and nucleopore components to facilitate this movement. Thus, regulated occlusion of the nuclear localization signal or nuclear export signal, tethering of proteins, or sequestration in biomolecular condensates can be used to regulate nucleocytoplasmic partitioning. In plants, regulated nucleocytoplasmic partitioning is a key mechanism to regulate signaling pathways, including those involved in various phytohormones, environmental stimuli, and pathogen responses.
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- Jeffrey R Allen
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Center for Engineering MechanoBiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA; Center for Science and Engineering Living Systems (CSELS), Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Center for Engineering MechanoBiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA; Center for Science and Engineering Living Systems (CSELS), Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
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Zhang S, Liu H, Yuan L, Li X, Wang L, Xu X, Xie Q. Recognition of CCA1 alternative protein isoforms during temperature acclimation. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2021; 40:421-432. [PMID: 33398474 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02644-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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CCA1α and CCA1β protein variants respond to environmental light and temperature cues, and higher temperature promotes CCA1β protein production and causes its retention detectable in the cytoplasm. CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 (CCA1), as the core transcription factor of circadian clock, is involved in the regulation of endogenous circadian rhythm in Arabidopsis. Previous studies have shown that CCA1 consists of two abundant splice variants, fully spliced CCA1α and intron-retaining CCA1β. CCA1β is believed to form a nonfunctional heterodimer with CCA1α and its closed-related homolog LHY. Many studies have established that CCA1β is a transcription product, while how CCA1β protein is produced and how two CCA1 isoforms respond to environmental cues have not been elucidated. In this study, we identified CCA1α and CCA1β protein variants under different photoperiods with warm or cold temperature cycles, respectively. Our results showed that CCA1 protein production is regulated by prolonged light exposure and warm temperature. The protein levels of CCA1α and CCA1β peak in the morning, but the detection of CCA1β is dependent on immunoprecipitation enrichment at 22 °C. Higher temperature of 37 °C promotes CCA1β protein production and causes its retention to be detectable in the cytoplasm. Overall, our results indicate that two splice variants of the CCA1 protein respond to environmental light and temperature signals and may, therefore, maintain the circadian rhythms and give individuals the ability to adapt to environment.
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- Shijia Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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Zhang Z, Hu B, Chu C. Towards understanding the hierarchical nitrogen signalling network in plants. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 55:60-65. [PMID: 32304938 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) is the most abundant mineral elements in plants, and the application of inorganic N fertilizer makes huge contribution to the crop production and global food security. However, low N use efficiency (NUE) and overapplication of N fertilizers causes ever-growing environmental problems. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of N sensing and signalling in plants will provide molecular basis for NUE improvement of crops. Forward genetics screening and functional analysis have characterized the NRT1.1-NLP centered N signalling pathway at the cellular level. With the incorporation of systems biology approaches, a preliminary N regulatory network has been delineated. Meanwhile, long-distance N signalling has also been unveiled at the whole plant level. This review highlights most recent understanding of the N signalling network in plants, and also discusses how to further integrate hierarchical regulation of N signalling in plants.
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- Zhihua Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Singh J, Gupta SK, Devanna BN, Singh S, Upadhyay A, Sharma TR. Blast resistance gene Pi54 over-expressed in rice to understand its cellular and sub-cellular localization and response to different pathogens. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5243. [PMID: 32251298 PMCID: PMC7090074 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59027-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Rice blast resistance gene, Pi54 provides broad-spectrum resistance against different strains of Magnaporthe oryzae. Understanding the cellular localization of Pi54 protein is an essential step towards deciphering its place of interaction with the cognate Avr-gene. In this study, we investigated the sub-cellular localization of Pi54 with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as a molecular tag through transient and stable expression in onion epidermal cells (Allium cepa) and susceptible japonica cultivar rice Taipei 309 (TP309), respectively. Confocal microscopy based observations of the onion epidermal cells revealed nucleus and cytoplasm specific GFP signals. In the stable transformed rice plants, GFP signal was recorded in the stomata, upper epidermal cells, mesophyll cells, vascular bundle, and walls of bundle sheath and bulliform cells of leaf tissues. These observations were further confirmed by Immunocytochemical studies. Using GFP specific antibodies, it was found that there was sufficient aggregation of GFP::Pi54protein in the cytoplasm of the leaf mesophyll cells and periphery of the epidermal cells. Interestingly, the transgenic lines developed in this study could show a moderate level of resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae and Rhizoctonia solani, the causal agents of the rice bacterial blight and sheath blight diseases, respectively. This study is a first detailed report, which emphasizes the cellular and subcellular distribution of the broad spectrum blast resistance gene Pi54 in rice and the impact of its constitutive expression towards resistance against other fungal and bacterial pathogens of rice.
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- Jyoti Singh
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
- Hislop College, R.T.M Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Xu X, Wan W, Jiang G, Xi Y, Huang H, Cai J, Chang Y, Duan CG, Mangrauthia SK, Peng X, Zhu JK, Zhu G. Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking of the Arabidopsis WD40 Repeat Protein XIW1 Regulates ABI5 Stability and Abscisic Acid Responses. MOLECULAR PLANT 2019; 12:1598-1611. [PMID: 31295628 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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WD40 repeat-containing proteins (WD40 proteins) serve as versatile scaffolds for protein-protein interactions, modulating a variety of cellular processes such as plant stress and hormone responses. Here we report the identification of a WD40 protein, XIW1 (for XPO1-interacting WD40 protein 1), which positively regulates the abscisic acid (ABA) response in Arabidopsis. XIW1 is located in the cytoplasm and nucleus. We found that it interacts with the nuclear transport receptor XPO1 and is exported by XPO1 from the nucleus. Mutation of XIW1 reduces the induction of ABA-responsive genes and the accumulation of ABA Insensitive 5 (ABI5), causing mutant plants with ABA-insensitive phenotypes during seed germination and seedling growth, and decreased drought stress resistance. ABA treatment upregulates the expression of XIW1, and both ABA and abiotic stresses promote XIW1 accumulation in the nucleus, where it interacts with ABI5. Loss of XIW1 function results in rapid proteasomal degradation of ABI5. Taken together, these findings suggest that XIW1 is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein and plays a positive role in ABA responses by interacting with and maintaining the stability of ABI5 in the nucleus.
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- Xuezhong Xu
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center of Excellence for Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center of Excellence for Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center of Excellence for Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China; Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Trofimov K, Ivanov R, Eutebach M, Acaroglu B, Mohr I, Bauer P, Brumbarova T. Mobility and localization of the iron deficiency-induced transcription factor bHLH039 change in the presence of FIT. PLANT DIRECT 2019; 3:e00190. [PMID: 31879716 PMCID: PMC6927231 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Regulation of iron (Fe) acquisition and homeostasis is critical for plant survival. In Arabidopsis, Fe deficiency-induced bHLH039 forms a complex with the master regulator FIT and activates it to upregulate Fe acquisition genes. FIT is partitioned between cytoplasm and nucleus, whereby active FIT accumulates more in the nucleus than inactive FIT. At the same time, there is so far no information on the subcellular localization of bHLH039 protein and how it is controlled. We report here that the bHLH039 localization pattern changes depending on the presence of FIT in the cell. When expressed in cells lacking FIT, bHLH039 localizes predominantly in the cytoplasm, including cytoplasmic foci in close proximity to the plasma membrane. The presence of FIT enhances the mobility of bHLH039 and redirects the protein toward primarily nuclear localization, abolishing its accumulation in cytoplasmic foci. This FIT-dependent change in localization of bHLH039 found in transient fluorescent protein expression experiments was confirmed in both leaves and roots of Arabidopsis transgenic plants, stably expressing hemagglutinin-tagged bHLH039 in wild-type or fit mutant background. This posttranslational mechanism for intracellular partitioning of Fe-responsive transcription factors suggests a signaling cascade that translates Fe sensing at the plasma membrane to nuclear accumulation of the transcriptional regulators.
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- Ksenia Trofimov
- Institute of BotanyHeinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute of BotanyHeinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute of BotanyHeinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute of BotanyHeinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute of BotanyHeinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
- Cluster of Excellence on Plant SciencesHeinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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CIPK11-Dependent Phosphorylation Modulates FIT Activity to Promote Arabidopsis Iron Acquisition in Response to Calcium Signaling. Dev Cell 2019; 48:726-740.e10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kim YJ, Somers DE. Luciferase-Based Screen for Post-translational Control Factors in the Regulation of the Pseudo-Response Regulator PRR7. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:667. [PMID: 31191580 PMCID: PMC6540683 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Control of protein turnover is a key post-translational control point in the oscillatory network of the circadian clock. Some elements, such as TOC1 and PRR5 are engaged by a well-described F-box protein, ZEITLUPE, dedicated to their proteolytic turnover to shape their expression profile to a specific time of night. For most other clock components the regulation of their protein abundance is unknown, though turnover is often rapid and often lags the cycling of the respective mRNA. Here we report the design and results of an unbiased genetic screen in Arabidopsis to uncover proteolytic regulatory factors of PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR 7 (PRR7), a transcriptional repressor that peaks in the late afternoon. We performed EMS mutagenesis on a transgenic line expressing a PRR7::PRR7-luciferase (PRR7-LUC) translational fusion that accurately recapitulates the diurnal and circadian oscillations of the endogenous PRR7 protein. Using continuous luciferase imaging under constant light, we recovered mutants that alter the PRR7-LUC waveform and some that change period. We have identified novel alleles of ELF3 and ELF4, core components of the ELF3-ELF4-LUX Evening Complex (EC), that dampen the oscillation of PRR7-LUC. We report the characterization of two new hypomorphic alleles of ELF3 that help to understand the relationship between molecular potency and phenotype.
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Charpentier M. Calcium Signals in the Plant Nucleus: Origin and Function. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:4986421. [PMID: 29718301 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The universality of calcium as an intracellular messenger depends on the dynamics of its spatial and temporal release from calcium stores. Accumulating evidence over the past two decades supports an essential role for nuclear calcium signalling in the transduction of specific stimuli into cellular responses. This review focusses on mechanisms underpinning changes in nuclear calcium concentrations and discusses what is known so far, about the origin of the nuclear calcium signals identified, primarily in the context of microbial symbioses and abiotic stresses.
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- Myriam Charpentier
- John Innes Centre, Department of Cell and developmental Biology, Colney Lane, Norwich, UK
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Gai YP, Zhao HN, Zhao YN, Zhu BS, Yuan SS, Li S, Guo FY, Ji XL. MiRNA-seq-based profiles of miRNAs in mulberry phloem sap provide insight into the pathogenic mechanisms of mulberry yellow dwarf disease. Sci Rep 2018; 8:812. [PMID: 29339758 PMCID: PMC5770470 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19210-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A wide range of miRNAs have been identified as phloem-mobile molecules that play important roles in coordinating plant development and physiology. Phytoplasmas are associated with hundreds of plant diseases, and the pathogenesis involved in the interactions between phytoplasmas and plants is still poorly understood. To analyse the molecular mechanisms of phytoplasma pathogenicity, the miRNAs profiles in mulberry phloem saps were examined in response to phytoplasma infection. A total of 86 conserved miRNAs and 19 novel miRNAs were identified, and 30 conserved miRNAs and 13 novel miRNAs were differentially expressed upon infection with phytoplasmas. The target genes of the differentially expressed miRNAs are involved in diverse signalling pathways showing the complex interactions between mulberry and phytoplasma. Interestingly, we found that mul-miR482a-5p was up-regulated in the infected phloem saps, and grafting experiments showed that it can be transported from scions to rootstock. Based on the results, the complexity and roles of the miRNAs in phloem sap and the potential molecular mechanisms of their changes were discussed. It is likely that the phytoplasma-responsive miRNAs in the phloem sap modulate multiple pathways and work cooperatively in response to phytoplasma infection, and their expression changes may be responsible for some symptoms in the infected plants.
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- Ying-Ping Gai
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China. .,College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, People's Republic of China.
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Roth C, Lüdke D, Klenke M, Quathamer A, Valerius O, Braus GH, Wiermer M. The truncated NLR protein TIR-NBS13 is a MOS6/IMPORTIN-α3 interaction partner required for plant immunity. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 92:808-821. [PMID: 28901644 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Importin-α proteins mediate the translocation of nuclear localization signal (NLS)-containing proteins from the cytoplasm into the nucleus through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). Genetically, Arabidopsis IMPORTIN-α3/MOS6 (MODIFIER OF SNC1, 6) is required for basal plant immunity and constitutive disease resistance activated in autoimmune mutant snc1 (suppressor of npr1-1, constitutive 1), suggesting that MOS6 plays a role in the nuclear import of proteins involved in plant defense signaling. Here, we sought to identify and characterize defense-regulatory cargo proteins and interaction partners of MOS6. We conducted both in silico database analyses and affinity purification of functional epitope-tagged MOS6 from pathogen-challenged stable transgenic plants coupled with mass spectrometry. We show that among the 13 candidate MOS6 interactors we selected for further functional characterization, the TIR-NBS-type protein TN13 is required for resistance against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000 lacking the type-III effector proteins AvrPto and AvrPtoB. When expressed transiently in N. benthamiana leaves, TN13 co-immunoprecipitates with MOS6, but not with its closest homolog IMPORTIN-α6, and localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), consistent with a predicted N-terminal transmembrane domain in TN13. Our work uncovered the truncated NLR protein TN13 as a component of plant innate immunity that selectively binds to MOS6/IMPORTIN-α3 in planta. We speculate that the release of TN13 from the ER membrane in response to pathogen stimulus, and its subsequent nuclear translocation, is important for plant defense signal transduction.
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- Charlotte Roth
- RG Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- RG Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- RG Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- RG Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Genetics, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Goettingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Genetics, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Goettingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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- RG Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3, 37077, Goettingen, Germany
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Expression and regulation of ATL9, an E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in plant defense. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188458. [PMID: 29161311 PMCID: PMC5697834 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Plants are continually exposed to a variety of pathogenic organisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. In response to these assaults, plants have developed various defense pathways to protect themselves from pathogen invasion. An understanding of the expression and regulation of genes involved in defense signaling is essential to controlling plant disease. ATL9, an Arabidopsis RING zinc finger protein, is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that is induced by chitin and involved in basal resistance to the biotrophic fungal pathogen, Golovinomyces cichoracearum (G. cichoracearum). To better understand the expression and regulation of ATL9, we studied its expression pattern and the functions of its different protein domains. Using pATL9:GUS transgenic Arabidopsis lines we found that ATL9 is expressed in numerous tissues at various developmental stages and that GUS activity was induced rapidly upon wounding. Using a GFP control protein, we showed that ATL9 is a short-lived protein within plant cells and it is degraded via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. ATL9 contains two transmembrane domains (TM), a RING zinc-finger domain, and a PEST domain. Using a series of deletion mutants, we found that the PEST domain and the RING domain have effects on ATL9 degradation. Further infection assays with G. cichoracearum showed that both the RING domain and the TM domains are important for ATL9’s resistance phenotype. Interestingly, the PEST domain was also shown to be significant for resistance to fungal pathogens. This study demonstrates that the PEST domain is directly coupled to plant defense regulation and the importance of protein degradation in plant immunity.
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Goodin MM. Protein Localization and Interaction Studies in Plants: Toward Defining Complete Proteomes by Visualization. Adv Virus Res 2017; 100:117-144. [PMID: 29551133 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Protein interaction and localization studies in plants are a fundamental component of achieving mechanistic understanding of virus:plant interactions at the systems level. Many such studies are conducted using transient expression assays in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana, the most widely used experimental plant host in virology, examined by laser-scanning confocal microscopy. This chapter provides a workflow for protein interaction and localization experiments, with particular attention to the many control and supporting assays that may also need to be performed. Basic principles of microscopy are introduced to aid researchers in the early stages of adding imaging techniques to their experimental repertoire. Three major types of imaging-based experiments are discussed in detail: (i) protein localization using autofluorescent proteins, (ii) colocalization studies, and (iii) bimolecular fluorescence complementation, with emphasis on judicious interpretation of the data obtained from these approaches. In addition to establishing a general framework for protein localization experiments in plants, the need for proteome-scale localization projects is discussed, with emphasis on nuclear-localized proteins.
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Li Y, Xia C, Feng J, Yang D, Wu F, Cao Y, Li L, Ma L. The SNW Domain of SKIP Is Required for Its Integration into the Spliceosome and Its Interaction with the Paf1 Complex in Arabidopsis. MOLECULAR PLANT 2016; 9:1040-50. [PMID: 27130079 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Revised: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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SKIP is a conserved protein from yeasts to plants and humans. In plant cells, SKIP is a bifunctional regulator that works in the nucleus as a splicing factor by integrating into the spliceosome and as a transcriptional activator by interacting with the Paf1 complex. In this study, we identified two nuclear localization signals in SKIP and confirmed that each is sufficient to target SKIP to the nucleus. The SNW domain of SKIP is required for both its function as a splicing factor by promoting integration into the spliceosome in response to stress, and its function as a transcriptional activator by controlling its interaction with the Paf1 complex to participate in flowering. Truncated proteins that included the SNW domain and the N- or C-terminus of SKIP were still able to carry out the functions of the full-length protein in gene splicing and transcriptional activation in Arabidopsis. In addition, we found that SKIP undergoes 26S proteasome-mediated degradation, and that the C-terminus of SKIP is required to maintain the stability of the protein in plant cells. Together, our findings demonstrate the structural domain organization of SKIP and reveal the core domains and motifs underlying SKIP function in plants.
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- Yan Li
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050021, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Gene Resources and Biotechnology for Carbon Reduction and Environmental Improvement, Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing 100048, China; College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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Azizi P, Rafii MY, Abdullah SNA, Hanafi MM, Maziah M, Sahebi M, Ashkani S, Taheri S, Jahromi MF. Over-Expression of the Pikh Gene with a CaMV 35S Promoter Leads to Improved Blast Disease (Magnaporthe oryzae) Tolerance in Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:773. [PMID: 27379107 PMCID: PMC4911359 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Magnaporthe oryzae is a rice blast fungus and plant pathogen that causes a serious rice disease and, therefore, poses a threat to the world's second most important food security crop. Plant transformation technology has become an adaptable system for cultivar improvement and to functionally analyze genes in plants. The objective of this study was to determine the effects (through over-expressing and using the CaMV 35S promoter) of Pikh on MR219 resistance because it is a rice variety that is susceptible to the blast fungus pathotype P7.2. Thus, a full DNA and coding DNA sequence (CDS) of the Pikh gene, 3172 bp, and 1206 bp in length, were obtained through amplifying the gDNA and cDNA template from a PH9-resistant rice variety using a specific primer. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation technology was also used to introduce the Pikh gene into the MR219 callus. Subsequently, transgenic plants were evaluated from the DNA to protein stages using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), semi-quantitative RT-PCR, real-time quantitative PCR and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Transgenic plants were also compared with a control using a real-time quantification technique (to quantify the pathogen population), and transgenic and control plants were challenged with the local most virulent M. oryzae pathotype, P7.2. Based on the results, the Pikh gene encodes a hydrophilic protein with 18 sheets, 4 helixes, and 21 coils. This protein contains 401 amino acids, among which the amino acid sequence from 1 to 376 is a non-cytoplasmic region, that from 377 to 397 is a transmembrane region, and that from 398 to 401 is a cytoplasmic region with no identified disordered regions. The Pikh gene was up-regulated in the transgenic plants compared with the control plants. The quantity of the amino acid leucine in the transgenic rice plants increased significantly from 17.131 in the wild-type to 47.865 mg g(-1) in transgenic plants. The M. oryzae population was constant at 31, 48, and 72 h after inoculation in transgenic plants, while it was increased in the inoculated control plants. This study successfully clarified that over-expression of the Pikh gene in transgenic plants can improve their blast resistance against the M. oryzae pathotype P7.2.
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- Parisa Azizi
- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantation Crop, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantation Crop, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantation Crop, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityTehran, Iran
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- Depatment of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of animal production, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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Fang Z, Lai C, Zhang Y, Lai Z. Molecular cloning, structural and expression profiling of DlRan genes during somatic embryogenesis in Dimocarpus longan Lour. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:181. [PMID: 27026877 PMCID: PMC4766155 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-1887-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To clone and examine expression profiles of DlRan genes during somatic embryogenesis in Dimocarpus longan Lour. Thirty cDNA sequences and two genomic sequences encoding DlRan proteins were isolated from longan embryogenic cultures. Structural analysis of DlRan genes revealed that the longan Ran gene family is more expanded than that of Arabidopsis. Expression analysis of DlRan genes during somatic embryogenesis uncovered a high abundance of DlRan genes in early embryogenic cultures and heart- and torpedo-shaped embryos. The expression of DlRan genes in embryogenic calli was affected by exogenous 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid treatment. DlRan is involved in 2,4-D induced somatic embryogenesis and development of somatic embryos in longan.
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- Zhizhen Fang
- Institute of Horticultural Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, 350002 Fujian China
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- Institute of Horticultural Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, 350002 Fujian China
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- Institute of Horticultural Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, 350002 Fujian China
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- Institute of Horticultural Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, 350002 Fujian China
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Cui H, Tsuda K, Parker JE. Effector-triggered immunity: from pathogen perception to robust defense. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 66:487-511. [PMID: 25494461 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050213-040012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 757] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In plant innate immunity, individual cells have the capacity to sense and respond to pathogen attack. Intracellular recognition mechanisms have evolved to intercept perturbations by pathogen virulence factors (effectors) early in host infection and convert it to rapid defense. One key to resistance success is a polymorphic family of intracellular nucleotide-binding/leucine-rich-repeat (NLR) receptors that detect effector interference in different parts of the cell. Effector-activated NLRs connect, in various ways, to a conserved basal resistance network in order to transcriptionally boost defense programs. Effector-triggered immunity displays remarkable robustness against pathogen disturbance, in part by employing compensatory mechanisms within the defense network. Also, the mobility of some NLRs and coordination of resistance pathways across cell compartments provides flexibility to fine-tune immune outputs. Furthermore, a number of NLRs function close to the nuclear chromatin by balancing actions of defense-repressing and defense-activating transcription factors to program cells dynamically for effective disease resistance.
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- Haitao Cui
- Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany; , ,
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Kemp C, Coleman A, Wells G, Parry G. Overexpressing components of the nuclear transport apparatus causes severe growth symptoms in tobacco leaves. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2015; 10:e1000103. [PMID: 26039465 PMCID: PMC4623252 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2014.1000103] [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: 11/13/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Regulating nucleo-cytoplasmic transport of RNA and protein is a key cellular control point. Perturbing the function of plant nuclear transport components can cause significant developmental defects and in this report we add an important line to this evidence. Overexpression of AtRAN1 or AtNUP62 in Nicotiana benthamiana causes significant damage to leaf tissue. This demonstrates that the precise control of nuclear transport is an important aspect of maintaining tissue integrity.
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- Clare Kemp
- Institute of Integrative Biology; University of Liverpool; Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Integrative Biology; University of Liverpool; Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Integrative Biology; University of Liverpool; Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Integrative Biology; University of Liverpool; Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Devanna NB, Vijayan J, Sharma TR. The blast resistance gene Pi54of cloned from Oryza officinalis interacts with Avr-Pi54 through its novel non-LRR domains. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104840. [PMID: 25111047 PMCID: PMC4128725 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The dominant rice blast resistance gene Pi54 cloned by map-based cloning approach from indica rice cultivar Tetep confers broad spectrum resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae. In this investigation, an orthologue of Pi54 designated as Pi54of was cloned from Oryza officinalis conferring high degree of resistance to M. oryzae and is functionally validated. We have also characterized the Pi54of protein and demonstrate its interaction with AVR-Pi54 protein. The Pi54of encoded ∼43 kDa small and unique cytoplasmic LRR family of disease resistance protein having unique Zinc finger domain overlapped with the leucine rich repeat regions. Pi54of showed Magnaporthe-induced expression. The phylogenetic and western blot analysis confirmed orthologous nature of Pi54 and Pi54of genes, whereas the identity of protein was confirmed through MALDI-TOF analysis. The in silico analysis showed that Pi54of is structurally more stable than other cloned Pi54 proteins. The molecular docking revealed that Pi54of protein interacts with AVR-Pi54 through novel non-LRR domains such as STI1 and RhoGEF. The STI1 and GEF domains which interact with AVR-Pi54 are also components of rice defensome complex. The Pi54of protein showed differential domain specificity while interacting with the AVR protein. Functional complementation revealed that Pi54of transferred in two rice lines belonging to indica and japonica background imparts enhanced resistance against three highly virulent strains of M. oryzae. In this study, for the first time, we demonstrated that a rice blast resistance gene Pi54of cloned from wild species of rice provides high degree of resistance to M. oryzae and might display different molecular mechanism involved in AVRPi54-Pi54of interaction.
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- Navadagi B. Devanna
- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Grandperret V, Nicolas-Francès V, Wendehenne D, Bourque S. Type-II histone deacetylases: elusive plant nuclear signal transducers. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:1259-69. [PMID: 24236403 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Since the beginning of the 21st century, numerous studies have concluded that the plant cell nucleus is one of the cellular compartments that define the specificity of the cellular response to an external stimulus or to a specific developmental stage. To that purpose, the nucleus contains all the enzymatic machinery required to carry out a wide variety of nuclear protein post-translational modifications (PTMs), which play an important role in signal transduction pathways leading to the modulation of specific sets of genes. PTMs include protein (de)acetylation which is controlled by the antagonistic activities of histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs). Regarding protein deacetylation, plants are of particular interest: in addition to the RPD3-HDA1 and Sir2 HDAC families that they share with other eukaryotic organisms, plants have developed a specific family called type-II HDACs (HD2s). Interestingly, these HD2s are well conserved in plants and control fundamental biological processes such as seed germination, flowering or the response to pathogens. The aim of this review was to summarize current knowledge regarding this fascinating, but still poorly understood nuclear protein family.
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- Vincent Grandperret
- Pôle Mécanisme et Gestion des Interactions Plantes-microorganismes - ERL CNRS 6300, Université de Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, 17 rue Sully, BP 86510, Dijon cedex, 21065, France
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Marín M, Ott T. Intrinsic disorder in plant proteins and phytopathogenic bacterial effectors. Chem Rev 2014; 114:6912-32. [PMID: 24697726 DOI: 10.1021/cr400488d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Macarena Marín
- Genetics Institute, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich , Grosshaderner Strasse 2-4, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Tamura K, Hara-Nishimura I. Functional insights of nucleocytoplasmic transport in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:118. [PMID: 24765097 PMCID: PMC3980095 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plant nucleocytoplasmic transport beyond the nuclear envelope is important not only for basic cellular functions but also for growth, development, hormonal signaling, and responses to environmental stimuli. Key components of this transport system include nuclear transport receptors and nucleoporins. The functional and physical interactions between receptors and the nuclear pore in the nuclear membrane are indispensable for nucleocytoplasmic transport. Recently, several groups have reported various plant mutants that are deficient in factors involved in nucleocytoplasmic transport. Here, we summarize the current state of knowledge about nucleocytoplasmic transport in plants, and we review the plant-specific regulation and roles of this process in plants.
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- *Correspondence: Ikuko Hara-Nishimura, Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan e-mail:
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Chang C, Zhang L, Shen QH. Partitioning, repressing and derepressing: dynamic regulations in MLA immune receptor triggered defense signaling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:396. [PMID: 24115952 PMCID: PMC3792363 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Plants and animals have evolved intracellular nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing immune receptors (NLRs) to perceive non-self and trigger immune responses. Plant NLRs detect strain-specific pathogen effectors and activate immune signaling leading to extensive transcriptional reprogramming and termination of pathogen infection. Here we review the recent findings in barley MLA immune receptor mediated immune responses against the barley powdery mildew fungus. We focus on nucleocytoplasmic partitioning of immune receptor, bifurcation of immune signaling, transcriptional repression and derepression connecting receptor activation to immune responses. We also discuss similar findings from other plant NLRs where appropriate.
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- Cheng Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- *Correspondence: Qian-Hua Shen, State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China e-mail:
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Bahassou-Benamri R, Davin AH, Gaillard JC, Alonso B, Odorico M, Pible O, Armengaud J, Godon C. Subcellular localization and interaction network of the mRNA decay activator Pat1 upon UV stress. Yeast 2013; 30:353-63. [PMID: 23847025 DOI: 10.1002/yea.2968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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To identify nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttle proteins that relocate to the nucleus upon UV stress, we selected 18 targets on the basis of their conservation amongst eukaryotes and their relatively poor functional description. Their relocation was assayed using quantitative nuclear relocation assay (QNR). We focused on Pat1, a component of the cytoplasmic foci called processing bodies (p-bodies), because it had the strongest response to the stress. We verified that Pat1 accumulates in the nucleus after GFP tagging and fluorescence microscopy. Using tandem affinity purification coupled to a mass spectrometry shotgun detection and quantitation approach, we explored the dynamics of Pat1 protein-protein interaction network after UV stress. We have shown that Pat1 co-purifies with Dhh1 specifically upon UV stress. We observed that the nuclear accumulation of Pat1 upon UV stress is abolished in a dhh1∆ strain. These data provide the first evidence that Dhh1 is required for Pat1 nuclear relocation after UV stress.
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Lin YT, Jan FJ, Lin CW, Chung CH, Chen JC, Yeh SD, Ku HM. Differential gene expression in response to Papaya ringspot virus infection in Cucumis metuliferus using cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68749. [PMID: 23874746 PMCID: PMC3706314 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A better understanding of virus resistance mechanisms can offer more effective strategies to control virus diseases. Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV), Potyviridae, causes severe economical losses in papaya and cucurbit production worldwide. However, no resistance gene against PRSV has been identified to date. This study aimed to identify candidate PRSV resistance genes using cDNA-AFLP analysis and offered an open architecture and transcriptomic method to study those transcripts differentially expressed after virus inoculation. The whole genome expression profile of Cucumis metuliferus inoculated with PRSV was generated using cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) method. Transcript derived fragments (TDFs) identified from the resistant line PI 292190 may represent genes involved in the mechanism of PRSV resistance. C. metuliferus susceptible Acc. 2459 and resistant PI 292190 lines were inoculated with PRSV and subsequently total RNA was isolated for cDNA-AFLP analysis. More than 400 TDFs were expressed specifically in resistant line PI 292190. A total of 116 TDFs were cloned and their expression patterns and putative functions in the PRSV-resistance mechanism were further characterized. Subsequently, 28 out of 116 candidates which showed two-fold higher expression levels in resistant PI 292190 than those in susceptible Acc. 2459 after virus inoculation were selected from the reverse northern blot and bioinformatic analysis. Furthermore, the time point expression profiles of these candidates by northern blot analysis suggested that they might play roles in resistance against PRSV and could potentially provide valuable information for controlling PRSV disease in the future.
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- Yu-Tsung Lin
- Department of Agronomy, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Liu H, Stone SL. Cytoplasmic degradation of the Arabidopsis transcription factor abscisic acid insensitive 5 is mediated by the RING-type E3 ligase KEEP ON GOING. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:20267-79. [PMID: 23720747 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.465369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To mitigate the effects of environmental stress the abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive transcription factor ABI5 is required to delay growth of germinated seedlings. In the absence of stress, KEEP ON GOING (KEG) E3 is required to maintain low levels of ABI5. However, the mechanism underlying KEG-dependent turnover of ABI5 is not known. In addition, localization studies place KEG at the trans-Golgi network, whereas ABI5 is nuclear. Here we show that KEG interacts directly with ABI5 via its conserved C3 region. Interactions between KEG and ABI5 were observed in the cytoplasm and trans-Golgi network only when the RING domain of KEG was inactivated or when ABI5 was stabilized via mutations. Deletion of the C-terminal region of ABI5 or substituting lysine 344 for alanine (K344A) prohibited protein turnover. Furthermore, ABI5 is observed in the cytoplasm of Arabidopsis thaliana root cells when the K344A mutation is combined with the deletion of a nuclear localization signal. Other lysine mutations (K353A, K364A, and K376A) in conjunction with the nuclear localization signal deletion did not result in cytoplasmic accumulation of ABI5. Loss of lysine 344 did not affect the ability of ABI5 to promote ABA responses, which demonstrates that the mutant transcription factor is still functional. Based on the results, a model is suggested where KEG targets ABI5 for degradation in the cytoplasm, thus reducing nuclear accumulation of the transcription factor in the absence of ABA.
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- Hongxia Liu
- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
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Nuclear retention of the transcription factor NLP7 orchestrates the early response to nitrate in plants. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1713. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Marone D, Russo MA, Laidò G, De Leonardis AM, Mastrangelo AM. Plant nucleotide binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes: active guardians in host defense responses. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:7302-26. [PMID: 23549266 PMCID: PMC3645687 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14047302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The most represented group of resistance genes are those of the nucleotide binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) class. These genes are very numerous in the plant genome, and they often occur in clusters at specific loci following gene duplication and amplification events. To date, hundreds of resistance genes and relatively few quantitative trait loci for plant resistance to pathogens have been mapped in different species, with some also cloned. When these NBS-LRR genes have been physically or genetically mapped, many cases have shown co-localization between resistance loci and NBS-LRR genes. This has allowed the identification of candidate genes for resistance, and the development of molecular markers linked to R genes. This review is focused on recent genomics studies that have described the abundance, distribution and evolution of NBS-LRR genes in plant genomes. Furthermore, in terms of their expression, NBS-LRR genes are under fine regulation by cis- and trans-acting elements. Recent findings have provided insights into the roles of alternative splicing, the ubiquitin/ proteasome system, and miRNAs and secondary siRNAs in the regulation of NBS-LRR gene expression at the post-transcriptional, post-translational and epigenetic levels. The possibility to use this knowledge for genetic improvement of plant resistance to pathogens is discussed.
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- Daniela Marone
- Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Agricultural Research Council-Cereal Research Centre (CRA-CER), SS 16 km 675, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
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Kim Y, Lim J, Yeom M, Kim H, Kim J, Wang L, Kim WY, Somers DE, Nam HG. ELF4 regulates GIGANTEA chromatin access through subnuclear sequestration. Cell Rep 2013; 3:671-7. [PMID: 23523352 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Many organisms, including plants, use the circadian clock to measure the duration of day and night. Daily rhythms in the plant circadian system are generated by multiple interlocked transcriptional/translational loops and also by spatial regulations such as nuclear translocation. GIGANTEA (GI), one of the key clock components in Arabidopsis, makes distinctive nuclear bodies like other nuclear-localized circadian regulators. However, little is known about the dynamics or roles of GI subnuclear localization. Here, we characterize GI subnuclear compartmentalization and identify unexpected dynamic changes under diurnal conditions. We further identify EARLY FLOWERING 4 (ELF4) as a regulator of GI nuclear distribution through a physical interaction. ELF4 sequesters GI from the nucleoplasm, where GI binds the promoter of CONSTANS (CO), to discrete nuclear bodies. We suggest that the subnuclear compartmentalization of GI by ELF4 contributes to the regulation of photoperiodic flowering.
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- Yumi Kim
- Department of New Biology, DGIST, Daegu 711-873, Republic of Korea
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Šamajová O, Komis G, Šamaj J. Emerging topics in the cell biology of mitogen-activated protein kinases. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 18:140-8. [PMID: 23291243 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Signaling through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades is organized in complex interconnected subcellular networks. Upon MAPK activation, signals are transferred to targets in different subcellular compartments able to regulate various cellular processes. Therefore, subcellular dissection of individual MAPK modules is vital to understand how a single MAPK can simultaneously mediate many tasks and how a single stimulus can direct different MAPK modules to separated tasks. In this opinion article, we present a subcellular localization prediction of all members of Arabidopsis thaliana MAPK modules validated wherever possible with experimental data. Furthermore, we propose, that at least in part, the complexity of plant MAPK signaling can be explained by unique strategies of subcellular targeting, which will be worth investigating in the near future.
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- Olga Šamajová
- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Department of Cell Biology, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Parry G. Assessing the function of the plant nuclear pore complex and the search for specificity. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:833-45. [PMID: 23077202 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plant cells encounter a wide variety of molecules that influence their gene expression and development. A key component of most signal transduction pathways involves the regulated movement of molecules into and out of the nucleus. The plant nuclear pore complex (NPC) is a critical controlling element in this nucleocytoplasmic movement of protein and RNA. The NPC is comprised of approximately 30 nucleoporin proteins arranged in radial symmetry around the central pore. Over recent years our understanding of how the NPC impacts different signalling pathways has increased following the identification of a range of nucleoporin mutant plants. These mutants allow us to gain insight into how the response to hormonal, abiotic, and biotic stresses are effected by changes in nuclear transport. Importantly we have little information regarding the specific molecules whose nuclear transport is altered in these processes and the identification of these proteins is a significant challenge. Here is presented an overview as to how the members of the plant NPC affect signalling pathways, highlighting the progress and difficulties within this research area.
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- Geraint Parry
- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK.
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Chang FP, Kuang LY, Huang CA, Jane WN, Hung Y, Hsing YIC, Mou CY. A simple plant gene delivery system using mesoporous silica nanoparticles as carriers. J Mater Chem B 2013; 1:5279-5287. [DOI: 10.1039/c3tb20529k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Bai S, Liu J, Chang C, Zhang L, Maekawa T, Wang Q, Xiao W, Liu Y, Chai J, Takken FLW, Schulze-Lefert P, Shen QH. Structure-function analysis of barley NLR immune receptor MLA10 reveals its cell compartment specific activity in cell death and disease resistance. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1002752. [PMID: 22685408 PMCID: PMC3369952 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Plant intracellular immune receptors comprise a large number of multi-domain proteins resembling animal NOD-like receptors (NLRs). Plant NLRs typically recognize isolate-specific pathogen-derived effectors, encoded by avirulence (AVR) genes, and trigger defense responses often associated with localized host cell death. The barley MLA gene is polymorphic in nature and encodes NLRs of the coiled-coil (CC)-NB-LRR type that each detects a cognate isolate-specific effector of the barley powdery mildew fungus. We report the systematic analyses of MLA10 activity in disease resistance and cell death signaling in barley and Nicotiana benthamiana. MLA10 CC domain-triggered cell death is regulated by highly conserved motifs in the CC and the NB-ARC domains and by the C-terminal LRR of the receptor. Enforced MLA10 subcellular localization, by tagging with a nuclear localization sequence (NLS) or a nuclear export sequence (NES), shows that MLA10 activity in cell death signaling is suppressed in the nucleus but enhanced in the cytoplasm. By contrast, nuclear localized MLA10 is sufficient to mediate disease resistance against powdery mildew fungus. MLA10 retention in the cytoplasm was achieved through attachment of a glucocorticoid receptor hormone-binding domain (GR), by which we reinforced the role of cytoplasmic MLA10 in cell death signaling. Together with our data showing an essential and sufficient nuclear MLA10 activity in disease resistance, this suggests a bifurcation of MLA10-triggered cell death and disease resistance signaling in a compartment-dependent manner.
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- Shiwei Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Microbe Interactions, Max-Planck Institut Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung, Cologne, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Molecular Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Centre for BioSystem Genomics, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Microbe Interactions, Max-Planck Institut Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung, Cologne, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Boruc J, Zhou X, Meier I. Dynamics of the plant nuclear envelope and nuclear pore. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 158:78-86. [PMID: 21949214 PMCID: PMC3252082 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.185256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bernoux M, Ellis JG, Dodds PN. New insights in plant immunity signaling activation. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 14:512-8. [PMID: 21723182 PMCID: PMC3191233 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Revised: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plant disease resistance can be triggered by specific recognition of microbial effectors by plant nucleotide binding-leucine rich repeat (NB-LRR) receptors. Over the last few years, many efforts have greatly improved the understanding of effector and NB-LRR function, but have left a lot of questions as to how effector perception activates NB-LRR induction of defense signaling. This review describes exciting new findings showing similarities and differences in function of diverse plant NB-LRR proteins in terms of pathogen recognition and where and how resistance proteins are activated. Localization studies have shown that some NB-LRRs can activate signaling from the cytosol while others act in the nucleus. Also, the structural determination of two NB-LRR signaling domains demonstrated that receptor oligomerization is fundamental for the activation of resistance signaling.
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- Maud Bernoux
- CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Gudesblat GE, Russinova E. Plants grow on brassinosteroids. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 14:530-7. [PMID: 21802346 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant steroid hormones known mainly for promoting organ growth through their combined effect on cell expansion and division. In addition, BRs regulate a broad spectrum of plant developmental and physiological responses, including plant architecture, vascular differentiation, male fertility, flowering, senescence, photomorphogenesis and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Recently, a complete core BR signaling pathway was defined in which BR signals are conveyed from the cell surface to the nucleus through sequential signaling modules. A major challenge now is to understand precisely how this signaling pathway controls the different BR-regulated actions. The current identification of direct targets of BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT1 (BRZ1) and BR-INSENSITIVE-EMS-SUPPRESSOR1 (BES1)/BZR2 transcription factors suggests that BR signaling pathway controls growth and interacts with other signaling pathways mainly at the transcriptional level.
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- Gustavo E Gudesblat
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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