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Szlachtowska Z, Rurek M. Plant dehydrins and dehydrin-like proteins: characterization and participation in abiotic stress response. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1213188. [PMID: 37484455 PMCID: PMC10358736 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1213188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Abiotic stress has a significant impact on plant growth and development. It causes changes in the subcellular organelles, which, due to their stress sensitivity, can be affected. Cellular components involved in the abiotic stress response include dehydrins, widely distributed proteins forming a class II of late embryogenesis abundant protein family with characteristic properties including the presence of evolutionarily conserved sequence motifs (including lysine-rich K-segment, N-terminal Y-segment, and often phosphorylated S motif) and high hydrophilicity and disordered structure in the unbound state. Selected dehydrins and few poorly characterized dehydrin-like proteins participate in cellular stress acclimation and are also shown to interact with organelles. Through their functioning in stabilizing biological membranes and binding reactive oxygen species, dehydrins and dehydrin-like proteins contribute to the protection of fragile organellar structures under adverse conditions. Our review characterizes the participation of plant dehydrins and dehydrin-like proteins (including some organellar proteins) in plant acclimation to diverse abiotic stress conditions and summarizes recent updates on their structure (the identification of dehydrin less conserved motifs), classification (new proposed subclasses), tissue- and developmentally specific accumulation, and key cellular activities (including organellar protection under stress acclimation). Recent findings on the subcellular localization (with emphasis on the mitochondria and plastids) and prospective applications of dehydrins and dehydrin-like proteins in functional studies to alleviate the harmful stress consequences by means of plant genetic engineering and a genome editing strategy are also discussed.
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Pagano A, Macovei A, Balestrazzi A. Molecular dynamics of seed priming at the crossroads between basic and applied research. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2023; 42:657-688. [PMID: 36780009 PMCID: PMC9924218 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-02988-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The potential of seed priming is still not fully exploited. Our limited knowledge of the molecular dynamics of seed pre-germinative metabolism is the main hindrance to more effective new-generation techniques. Climate change and other recent global crises are disrupting food security. To cope with the current demand for increased food, feed, and biofuel production, while preserving sustainability, continuous technological innovation should be provided to the agri-food sector. Seed priming, a pre-sowing technique used to increase seed vigor, has become a valuable tool due to its potential to enhance germination and stress resilience under changing environments. Successful priming protocols result from the ability to properly act on the seed pre-germinative metabolism and stimulate events that are crucial for seed quality. However, the technique still requires constant optimization, and researchers are committed to addressing some key open questions to overcome such drawbacks. In this review, an update of the current scientific and technical knowledge related to seed priming is provided. The rehydration-dehydration cycle associated with priming treatments can be described in terms of metabolic pathways that are triggered, modulated, or turned off, depending on the seed physiological stage. Understanding the ways seed priming affects, either positively or negatively, such metabolic pathways and impacts gene expression and protein/metabolite accumulation/depletion represents an essential step toward the identification of novel seed quality hallmarks. The need to expand the basic knowledge on the molecular mechanisms ruling the seed response to priming is underlined along with the strong potential of applied research on primed seeds as a source of seed quality hallmarks. This route will hasten the implementation of seed priming techniques needed to support sustainable agriculture systems.
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- Andrea Pagano
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), 90133, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), 90133, Palermo, Italy.
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Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis in Spinacia oleracea under Abiotic Stress. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:4853632. [PMID: 33623781 PMCID: PMC7875621 DOI: 10.1155/2021/4853632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is an accurate and convenient method for mRNA quantification. Selection of optimal reference gene(s) is an important step in RT-qPCR experiments. However, the stability of housekeeping genes in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) under various abiotic stresses is unclear. Evaluating the stability of candidate genes and determining the optimal gene(s) for normalization of gene expression in spinach are necessary to investigate the gene expression patterns during development and stress response. In this study, ten housekeeping genes, 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA), actin, ADP ribosylation factor (ARF), cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5C (COX), cyclophilin (CYP), elongation factor 1-alpha (EF1α), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), histone H3 (H3), 50S ribosomal protein L2 (RPL2), and tubulin alpha chain (TUBα) from spinach, were selected as candidates in roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seedlings in response to high temperature, CdCl2, NaCl, NaHCO3, and Na2CO3 stresses. The expression of these genes was quantified by RT-qPCR and evaluated by NormFinder, BestKeeper, and geNorm. 18S rRNA, actin, ARF, COX, CYP, EF1α, GAPDH, H3, and RPL2 were detected as optimal reference genes for gene expression analysis of different organs and stress responses. The results were further confirmed by the expression pattern normalized with different reference genes of two heat-responsive genes. Here, we optimized the detection method of the gene expression pattern in spinach. Our results provide the optimal candidate reference genes which were crucial for RT-qPCR analysis.
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Barbosa Batista T, Javier Fernandez G, Alexandre da Silva T, Maia J, Amaral da Silva EA. Transcriptome analysis in osmo-primed tomato seeds with enhanced longevity by heat shock treatment. AOB PLANTS 2020; 12:plaa041. [PMID: 32968476 PMCID: PMC7494243 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plaa041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Seed priming is widely used in commercial seeds and its main function is to accelerate and synchronize seed germination. Undesirably, primed seeds show reduced longevity and treatments like heat shock have been shown to improve longevity in primed seeds. Nonetheless, the effect of heat shock treatment on primed seeds at the mRNA level is not known. Thus, the aim of this work was to investigate the effect of heat shock treatment on the longevity of primed tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds at the physiological and transcriptome levels. Tomato seeds were primed and dried (control). Alternatively, primed seeds were subjected to heat shock treatment (38 °C/32 % relative humidity) before drying. Germination, vigor and longevity were evaluated. Transcriptome analysis was performed by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) from biological samples collected immediately after priming and another samples collected from primed seeds followed by the heat shock treatments. The gene expression was validated by quantitative real time PCR (RT-qPCR). We showed that applying heat shock treatment after priming increased germination speed, enhanced seed longevity and preserved the vigor during storage of primed tomato seeds. Through transcriptome analysis, 368 differentially expressed genes were identified, from which 298 genes were up-regulated and 70 were down-regulated. We showed the increase of mRNA levels of HEAT SHOCK FACTOR-like and HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN-like chaperone genes, suggesting the involvement of the proteins coded by these transcripts in the enhancement of longevity in primed tomato seeds. The heat shock treatment after priming enhances and preserves the vigor of tomato primed seeds during storage. In addition, improves seed longevity through the increase in the expression of transcripts related to protection by response to stress.
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- Thiago Barbosa Batista
- Department of Plant Production, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Production, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Kamal MM, Erazo C, Tanino KK, Kawamura Y, Kasuga J, Laarveld B, Olkowski A, Uemura M. A single seed treatment mediated through reactive oxygen species increases germination, growth performance, and abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis and rice. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2020; 84:2597-2608. [PMID: 32856556 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2020.1808444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hydroxyl radical (•OH) is considered to be the most damaging among reactive oxygen species. Although afew studies have reported on its effects on growth and stress adaptation of plants, no detailed studies have been performed using •OH in germination and early seedling growth under abiotic stresses. Here we report a single seed treatment with •OH on germination and seedling growth of Arabidopsis and rice under non-stressed (ambient) and various abiotic-stressed conditions (chilling, high temperature, heat, and salinity). The treatment resulted in faster seed germination and early seedling growth under non-stressed conditions, and, interestingly, these effects were more prominent under abiotic stresses. In addition, Arabidopsis seedlings from treated seeds showed faster root growth and developed more lateral roots. These results show apositive and potential practical use for •OH in model and crop plants for direct seeding in the field, as well as improvement of tolerance against emerging stresses. Abbreviations: AUC: area under curve; MGT: mean germination time; t50: time to reach 50% germination; U7525: time for uniform germination from 25% to 75%; ROS: reactive oxygen species; GSI: germination speed index; SI: stress index; DI: dormancy index.
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- Md Mostafa Kamal
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University , Morioka, Japan
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Canada
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University , Morioka, Japan.,Department of Plant-bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University , Morioka, Japan
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- Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine , Obihiro, Japan
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Canada
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University , Morioka, Japan.,Department of Plant-bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University , Morioka, Japan
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Dehydrin Content in Fresh and Desiccated Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Seeds. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TRANSACTIONS A: SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s40995-019-00712-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UV-B priming of Oryza sativa var. Kanchana seedlings augments its antioxidative potential and gene expression of stress-response proteins under various abiotic stresses. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:375. [PMID: 31588399 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-1903-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Priming is one of the mechanisms for the induction of the antioxidant defense system and various stress-responsive proteins which help plants to survive under various abiotic stresses. Based on the observation that the rice seedlings primed with UV-B (low dose of UV-B irradiation-6 kJm-2) induced the acclimation against NaCl, PEG and UV-B stresses, it was of interest to see the augmentation of antioxidative potential and stress-responsive proteins accumulation in rice seedlings due to UV-B priming under these stresses. Various stresses result in production of ROS, which cause membrane degradation resulting in the accumulation of malondialdehyde. These negative impacts were observed exceedingly in rice seedlings from non-primed PEG stress (NP+P) condition than UV-B and NaCl stresses. The production of non-enzymatic antioxidants, activity/mRNA-level expressions of enzymatic antioxidants and stress-responsive proteins were effectively augmented in UV-B-primed rice seedlings subjected to NaCl stress (P+N) condition followed by UV-B stress (P+U) and PEG stress (P+P). The activation of stress-responsive proteins (HSP and LEA) in rice due to the UV-B priming of rice seedlings is being reported for the first time. The results revealed that the UV-B seedling priming was alleviating the effect of NaCl, PEG, and UV-B stresses in rice seedlings. The positive impacts of UV-B seedling priming were more prominent in rice seedlings subjected to NaCl stress, indicating the cross tolerance imparted by UV-B priming.
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Ferreira Ribas A, Volpi e Silva N, dos Santos TB, Lima Abrantes F, Castilho Custódio C, Barbosa Machado-Neto N, Esteves Vieira LG. Regulation of α-expansins genes in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds during post-osmopriming germination. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 25:511-522. [PMID: 30956432 PMCID: PMC6419704 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-018-0620-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Seed osmopriming is a pre-sowing treatment that involves limitation of the seed water imbibition, so that pre-germinative metabolic activities proceed without radicular protrusion. This technique is used for improving germination rate, uniformity of seedling growth and hastening the time to start germination. In Arabidopsis thaliana, seed germination has been associated with the induction of enzymes involved in cell wall modifications, such as expansins. The α-expansins (EXPAs) are involved in cell wall relaxation and extension during seed germination. We used online tools to identify AtEXPA genes with preferential expression during seed germination and RT-qPCR to study the expression of five EXPA genes at different germination stages of non-primed and osmoprimed seeds. In silico promoter analysis of these genes showed that motifs similar to cis-acting elements related to abiotic stress, light and phytohormone responses are the most overrepresented in promoters of these AtEXPA genes, showing that their expression is likely be regulated by intrinsic developmental and environmental signals during Arabidopsis seed germination. The osmopriming conditioning had a decreased time and mean to 50% germination without affecting the percentage of final seed germination. The dried PEG-treated seeds showed noticeable high mRNA levels earlier at the beginning of water imbibition (18 h), showing that transcripts of all five EXPA isoforms were significantly produced during the osmopriming process. The strong up-regulation of these AtEXPA genes, mainly AtEXPA2, were associated with the earlier germination of the osmoprimed seeds, which qualifies them to monitor osmopriming procedures and the advancement of germination.
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- Alessandra Ferreira Ribas
- Agronomy Graduate Program, Molecular Genetic Laboratory, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Rod. Raposo Tavares, km 572, Limoeiro, Presidente Prudente, SP 19067-175 Brazil
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferina Vaz, Campinas, SP 13083-970 Brazil
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- Agronomy Graduate Program, Molecular Genetic Laboratory, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Rod. Raposo Tavares, km 572, Limoeiro, Presidente Prudente, SP 19067-175 Brazil
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- Agronomy Graduate Program, Seed Reserach Laboratory, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Rod. Raposo Tavares, km 572, Limoeiro, Presidente Prudente, SP 19067-175 Brazil
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- Agronomy Graduate Program, Seed Reserach Laboratory, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Rod. Raposo Tavares, km 572, Limoeiro, Presidente Prudente, SP 19067-175 Brazil
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- Agronomy Graduate Program, Seed Reserach Laboratory, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Rod. Raposo Tavares, km 572, Limoeiro, Presidente Prudente, SP 19067-175 Brazil
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- Agronomy Graduate Program, Molecular Genetic Laboratory, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Rod. Raposo Tavares, km 572, Limoeiro, Presidente Prudente, SP 19067-175 Brazil
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Tabassum T, Farooq M, Ahmad R, Zohaib A, Wahid A, Shahid M. Terminal drought and seed priming improves drought tolerance in wheat. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 24:845-856. [PMID: 30150859 PMCID: PMC6103940 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-018-0547-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Plants retain the preceding abiotic stress memory that may aid in attainment of tolerance to subsequent stresses. This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of terminal drought memory (drought priming) and seed priming in improving drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). During first growing season, wheat was planted in field under optimal (well-watered) and drought stress imposed at reproductive stage (BBCH growth stage 49) until maturity (BBCH growth stage 83). Seeds collected from both sources were subjected to hydropriming or osmopriming (with 1.5% CaCl2 solution); while, dry seed was taken as control. Treated and control seeds, from both sources, were sown in soil filled pots. After the completion of seedling emergence, pots were maintained at 50% water holding capacity (drought) or 100% water holding capacity (well-watered). Drought stress suppressed the plant growth (2-44%), perturbed water relations (1-18%) and reduced yield (192%); however, osmolytes accumulation (3-14%) and malondialdehyde contents (26-29%) were increased under drought. The crop raised from the seeds collected from terminal drought stressed plants had better growth (5-63%), improved osmolyte accumulation (13-45%), and lower lipid peroxidation (3%) than the progeny of well-watered crop. Seed priming significantly improved the crop performance under drought stress as compared to control. However, osmopriming was more effective than hydropriming in this regard as it improved leaf area (9-43%), tissue water status (2-47%), osmolytes accumulation (6-48%) and grain yield (14-79%). In conclusion, terminal drought induced modifications in seed composition and seed priming improved transgenerational drought tolerance through improvement in tissue water status and osmolytes accumulation, and decrease in lipid peroxidation.
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- Tahira Tabassum
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001 Australia
- Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, 123 Al-Khoud, Oman
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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Tabassum T, Farooq M, Ahmad R, Zohaib A, Wahid A. Seed priming and transgenerational drought memory improves tolerance against salt stress in bread wheat. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 118:362-369. [PMID: 28711787 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This study was conducted to evaluate the potential of seed priming following terminal drought on tolerance against salt stress in bread wheat. Drought was imposed in field sown wheat at reproductive stage (BBCH growth stage 49) and was maintained till physiological maturity (BBCH growth stage 83). Seeds of bread wheat, collected from crop raised under terminal drought and/or well-watered conditions, were subjected to hydropriming and osmopriming (with 1.5% CaCl2) and were sown in soil-filled pots. After stand establishment, salt stress treatments viz. 10 mM NaCl (control) and 100 mM NaCl were imposed. Seed from terminal drought stressed source had less fat (5%), and more fibers (11%), proteins (22%) and total soluble phenolics (514%) than well-watered seed source. Salt stress reduced the plant growth, perturbed water relations and decreased yield. However, an increase in osmolytes accumulation (4-18%), malondialdehyde (MDA) (27-35%) and tissue Na+ contents (149-332%) was observed under salt stress. The seeds collected from drought stressed crop had better tolerance against salt stress as indicated by better yield (28%), improved water relations (3-18%), osmolytes accumulation (21-33%), and less MDA (8%) and Na contents (35%) than progeny of well-watered crop. Seed priming, osmopriming in particular, further improved the tolerance against salt stress through improvement in leaf area, water relations, leaf proline, glycine betaine and grain yield while lowering MDA and Na+ contents. In conclusion, changed seed composition during terminal drought and seed priming improved the salt tolerance in wheat by modulating the water relations, osmolytes accumulation and lipid peroxidation.
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- Tahira Tabassum
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan; The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, LB 5005 Perth, WA 6001, Australia; College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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Wojtyla Ł, Lechowska K, Kubala S, Garnczarska M. Molecular processes induced in primed seeds-increasing the potential to stabilize crop yields under drought conditions. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 203:116-126. [PMID: 27174076 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Environmental stress factors such as drought, salinity, temperature extremes and rising CO2 negatively affect crop growth and productivity. Faced with the scarcity of water resources, drought is the most critical threat to world food security. This is particularly important in the context of climate change and an increasing world population. Seed priming is a very promising strategy in modern crop production management. Although it has been known for several years that seed priming can enhance seed quality and the effectiveness of stress responses of germinating seeds and seedlings, the molecular mechanisms involved in the acquisition of stress tolerance by primed seeds in the germination process and subsequent plant growth remain poorly understood. This review provides an overview of the metabolic changes modulated by priming, such as the activation of DNA repair and the antioxidant system, accumulation of aquaporins and late embryogenesis abundant proteins that contribute to enhanced drought stress tolerance. Moreover, the phenomenon of "priming memory," which is established during priming and can be recruited later when seeds or plants are exposed to stress, is highlighted.
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- Łukasz Wojtyla
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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Mridha N, Chattaraj S, Chakraborty D, Anand A, Aggarwal P, Nagarajan S. Pre-sowing static magnetic field treatment for improving water and radiation use efficiency in chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) under soil moisture stress. Bioelectromagnetics 2016; 37:400-8. [DOI: 10.1002/bem.21994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Nilimesh Mridha
- Division of Agricultural Physics; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute; New Delhi India
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- Division of Agricultural Physics; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute; New Delhi India
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- Division of Agricultural Physics; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute; New Delhi India
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- Division of Plant Physiology; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute; New Delhi India
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- Division of Agricultural Physics; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute; New Delhi India
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- Division of Agricultural Physics; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute; New Delhi India
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Wojtyla Ł, Lechowska K, Kubala S, Garnczarska M. Different Modes of Hydrogen Peroxide Action During Seed Germination. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:66. [PMID: 26870076 PMCID: PMC4740362 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide was initially recognized as a toxic molecule that causes damage at different levels of cell organization and thus losses in cell viability. From the 1990s, the role of hydrogen peroxide as a signaling molecule in plants has also been discussed. The beneficial role of H2O2 as a central hub integrating signaling network in response to biotic and abiotic stress and during developmental processes is now well established. Seed germination is the most pivotal phase of the plant life cycle, affecting plant growth and productivity. The function of hydrogen peroxide in seed germination and seed aging has been illustrated in numerous studies; however, the exact role of this molecule remains unknown. This review evaluates evidence that shows that H2O2 functions as a signaling molecule in seed physiology in accordance with the known biology and biochemistry of H2O2. The importance of crosstalk between hydrogen peroxide and a number of signaling molecules, including plant phytohormones such as abscisic acid, gibberellins, and ethylene, and reactive molecules such as nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide acting on cell communication and signaling during seed germination, is highlighted. The current study also focuses on the detrimental effects of H2O2 on seed biology, i.e., seed aging that leads to a loss of germination efficiency. The dual nature of hydrogen peroxide as a toxic molecule on one hand and as a signal molecule on the other is made possible through the precise spatial and temporal control of its production and degradation. Levels of hydrogen peroxide in germinating seeds and young seedlings can be modulated via pre-sowing seed priming/conditioning. This rather simple method is shown to be a valuable tool for improving seed quality and for enhancing seed stress tolerance during post-priming germination. In this review, we outline how seed priming/conditioning affects the integrative role of hydrogen peroxide in seed germination and aging.
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- Łukasz Wojtyla
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznan, Poland
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Kubala S, Wojtyla Ł, Quinet M, Lechowska K, Lutts S, Garnczarska M. Enhanced expression of the proline synthesis gene P5CSA in relation to seed osmopriming improvement of Brassica napus germination under salinity stress. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 183:1-12. [PMID: 26070063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Osmopriming is a pre-sowing treatment that enhances germination performance and stress tolerance of germinating seeds. Brassica napus seeds showed osmopriming-improved germination and seedling growth under salinity stress. To understand the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of osmopriming-induced salinity tolerance, the accumulation of proline, gene expression and activity of enzymes involved in proline metabolism and the level of endogenous hydrogen peroxide were investigated in rape seeds during osmopriming and post-priming germination under control (H2O) and stress conditions (100 mM NaCl). The relationship between gene expression and enzymatic activity of pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS), ornithine-δ-aminotransferase (OAT) and proline dehydrogenase (PDH) was determined. The improved germination performance of osmoprimed seeds was accompanied by a significant increase in proline content. The accumulation of proline during priming and post-priming germination was associated with strong up-regulation of the P5CSA gene, down-regulation of the PDH gene and accumulation of hydrogen peroxide. The up-regulated transcript level of P5CSA was consistent with the increase in P5CS activity. This study shows, for the first time, the role of priming-induced modulation of activities of particular genes and enzymes of proline turnover, and its relationship with higher content of hydrogen peroxide, in improving seed germination under salinity stress. Following initial stress-exposure, the primed seeds acquired stronger salinity stress tolerance during post-priming germination, a feature likely linked to a 'priming memory'.
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- Szymon Kubala
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl von Linné Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute-Agronomy (ELI-A), Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-5, boîte L7.07.13, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute-Agronomy (ELI-A), Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-5, boîte L7.07.13, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Department of Plant Physiology, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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Kubala S, Garnczarska M, Wojtyla Ł, Clippe A, Kosmala A, Żmieńko A, Lutts S, Quinet M. Deciphering priming-induced improvement of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) germination through an integrated transcriptomic and proteomic approach. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 231:94-113. [PMID: 25575995 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Rape seeds primed with -1.2 MPa polyethylene glycol 6000 showed improved germination performance. To better understand the beneficial effect of osmopriming on seed germination, a global expression profiling method was used to compare, for the first time, transcriptomic and proteomic data for osmoprimed seeds at the crucial phases of priming procedure (soaking, drying), whole priming process and subsequent germination. Brassica napus was used here as a model to dissect the process of osmopriming into its essential components. A total number of 952 genes and 75 proteins were affected during the main phases of priming and post-priming germination. Transcription was not coordinately associated with translation resulting in a limited correspondence between mRNAs level and protein abundance. Soaking, drying and final germination of primed seeds triggered distinct specific pathways since only a minority of genes and proteins were involved in all phases of osmopriming while a vast majority was involved in only one single phase. A particular attention was paid to genes and proteins involved in the transcription, translation, reserve mobilization, water uptake, cell cycle and oxidative stress processes.
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- Szymon Kubala
- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 45, boîte L7.07.02, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Stress Biology, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Strzeszynska 34, 60-479 Poznan, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systems Biology, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, ul. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute-Agronomy (ELI-A), Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 45, boîte L7.07.13, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute-Agronomy (ELI-A), Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 45, boîte L7.07.13, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Tian Y, Guan B, Zhou D, Yu J, Li G, Lou Y. Responses of seed germination, seedling growth, and seed yield traits to seed pretreatment in maize (Zea mays L.). ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:834630. [PMID: 25093210 PMCID: PMC4100373 DOI: 10.1155/2014/834630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A series of seed priming experiments were conducted to test the effects of different pretreatment methods to seed germination, seedling growth, and seed yield traits in maize (Zea mays L.). Results indicated that the seeds primed by gibberellins (GA), NaCl, and polyethylene glycol (PEG) reagents showed a higher imbibitions rate compared to those primed with water. The final germination percentage and germination rate varied with different reagents significantly (P < 0.05). The recommended prime reagents were GA at 10 mg/L, NaCl at 50 mM, and PEG at 15% on account of germination experiment. 15% PEG priming reagent increased shoot and root biomass of maize seedling. The shoot biomass of seedlings after presoaking the seeds with NaCl reagent was significantly higher than the seedlings without priming treatment. No significant differences of plant height, leaf number, and hundred-grain weight were observed between control group and priming treatments. Presoaking with water, NaCl (50 mM), or PEG (15%) significantly increased the hundred-grain weight of maize. Therefore, seed pretreatment is proved to be an effective technique to improve the germination performance, seedling growth, and seed yield of maize. However, when compared with the two methods, if immediate sowing is possible, presoaking is recommended to harvest better benefits compared to priming method.
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- Yu Tian
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin 130118, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
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- Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (Alliance between NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Road, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin 130118, China
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Chen K, Arora R. Understanding the cellular mechanism of recovery from freeze-thaw injury in spinach: possible role of aquaporins, heat shock proteins, dehydrin and antioxidant system. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2014; 150:374-87. [PMID: 23981077 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Recovery from reversible freeze-thaw injury in plants is a critical component of ultimate frost survival. However, little is known about this aspect at the cellular level. To explore possible cellular mechanism(s) for post-thaw recovery (REC), we used Spinacia oleracea L. cv. Bloomsdale leaves to first determine the reversible freeze-thaw injury point. Freeze (-4.5°C)-thaw-injured tissues (32% injury vs <3% in unfrozen control) fully recovered during post-thaw, as assessed by an ion leakage-based method. Our data indicate that photosystem II efficiency (Fv/Fm) was compromised in injured tissues but recovered during post-thaw. Similarly, the reactive oxygen species (O2 (•-) and H2 O2 ) accumulated in injured tissues but dissipated during recovery, paralleled by the repression and restoration, respectively, of activities of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD) (EC. 1.14.1.1), and catalase (CAT) (EC.1.11.1.6) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) (EC.1.11.1.11). Restoration of CAT and APX activities during recovery was slower than SOD, concomitant with a slower depletion of H2 O2 compared to O2 (•-) . A hypothesis was also tested that the REC is accompanied by changes in the expression of water channels [aquaporines (AQPs)] likely needed for re-absorption of thawed extracellular water. Indeed, the expression of two spinach AQPs, SoPIP2;1 and SoδTIP, was downregulated in injured tissues and restored during recovery. Additionally, a notion that molecular chaperones [heat shock protein of 70 kDa (HSP70s)] and putative membrane stabilizers [dehydrins (DHNs)] are recruited during recovery to restore cellular homeostasis was also tested. We noted that, after an initial repression in injured tissues, the expression of three HSP70s (cytosolic, endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial) and a spinach DHN (CAP85) was significantly restored during the REC.
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- Keting Chen
- Department of Horticulture, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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Pochon S, Simoneau P, Pigné S, Balidas S, Bataillé-Simoneau N, Campion C, Jaspard E, Calmes B, Hamon B, Berruyer R, Juchaux M, Guillemette T. Dehydrin-like proteins in the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria brassicicola have a role in plant pathogenesis and stress response. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75143. [PMID: 24098369 PMCID: PMC3788798 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this study, the roles of fungal dehydrin-like proteins in pathogenicity and protection against environmental stresses were investigated in the necrotrophic seed-borne fungus Alternaria brassicicola. Three proteins (called AbDhn1, AbDhn2 and AbDhn3), harbouring the asparagine-proline-arginine (DPR) signature pattern and sharing the characteristic features of fungal dehydrin-like proteins, were identified in the A. brassicicola genome. The expression of these genes was induced in response to various stresses and found to be regulated by the AbHog1 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. A knock-out approach showed that dehydrin-like proteins have an impact mainly on oxidative stress tolerance and on conidial survival upon exposure to high and freezing temperatures. The subcellular localization revealed that AbDhn1 and AbDhn2 were associated with peroxisomes, which is consistent with a possible perturbation of protective mechanisms to counteract oxidative stress and maintain the redox balance in AbDhn mutants. Finally, we show that the double deletion mutant ΔΔabdhn1-abdhn2 was highly compromised in its pathogenicity. By comparison to the wild-type, this mutant exhibited lower aggressiveness on B. oleracea leaves and a reduced capacity to be transmitted to Arabidopsis seeds via siliques. The double mutant was also affected with respect to conidiation, another crucial step in the epidemiology of the disease.
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- Stéphanie Pochon
- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d’Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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Chen K, Arora R. Priming memory invokes seed stress-tolerance. ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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