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Liu Z, Wang P, Goh T, Nakajima K, Kang BH. Mucilage secretion from the root cap requires the NAC family transcription factor BEARSKIN2. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 196:1180-1195. [PMID: 39116186 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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The root cap secretes mucilage and sheds border cells (border-like cells, BLCs) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). These mucilage and root cap-derived cells form a defensive barrier against soil pathogens. BEARSKIN1 (BRN1) and BRN2 are 2 homologous NAM, ATAF1/2, and CUC2 (NAC) family transcription factors of Arabidopsis, and mucilage secretion is inhibited in the brn1/2 double mutant. BRN1 and BRN2 are also involved in the expression of a pectin-digesting enzyme, POLYGALACTURONASE (RCPG), that facilitates BLC shedding. To further explore the connection between mucilage secretion and BLC shedding, we examined mucilage production in Arabidopsis lines displaying altered BLC detachment. Inactivation of BRN2 blocked mucilage synthesis and secretion, while inactivation of BRN1 and RCPG did not. Interestingly, RCPG sorted into mucilage-carrying vesicles budding from the Golgi and inhibited mucilage secretion in brn2-delayed BLC detachment. The root cap of a germinating seedling is initially covered with a cuticle, which is replaced by mucilage from BLCs as the seedling begins to shed these cells. Ectopic expression of RCPG in germinating seedlings caused early BLC formation and accelerated the cuticle-to-mucilage transition, indicating that RCPG expression and mucilage secretion are co-regulated. Furthermore, brn2 roots exhibited slower growth and increased cell death when subjected to salt or osmotic stress. Our research suggests that BRN2-mediated mucilage secretion contributes to BLC release to build an extracellular defense zone surrounding the root cap.
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- Zhongyuan Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Gill AR, Burton RA. Saltbush seedlings ( Atriplex spp.) shed border-like cells from closed-type root apical meristems. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2024; 51:FP24178. [PMID: 39303059 DOI: 10.1071/fp24178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 09/04/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Australian saltbush (Atriplex spp.) survive in exceptionally saline environments and are often used for pasture in semi-arid areas. To investigate the impact of salinity on saltbush root morphology and root exudates, three Australian native saltbush species (Atriplex nummularia , Atriplex amnicola , and Atriplex vesicaria ) were grown in vitro in optimised sterile, semi-hydroponic systems in media supplemented with different concentrations of salt (NaCl). Histological stains and chromatographic techniques were used to characterise the root apical meristem (RAM) type and root exudate composition of the saltbush seedlings. We report that saltbush species have closed-type RAMs, which release border-like cells (BLCs). Monosaccharide content, including glucose and fructose, in the root mucilage of saltbush was found to be uniquely low, suggesting that saltbush may minimise carbon release in polysaccharides of root exudates. Root mucilage also contained notable levels of salt, plus increasing levels of unidentified compounds at peak salinity. Un-esterified homogalacturonan, xyloglucan, and arabinogalactan proteins between and on the surface of BLCs may aid intercellular adhesion. At the highest salinity levels, root cap morphology was altered but root:shoot ratio remained consistent. While questions remain about the identity of some components in saltbush root mucilage other than the key monosaccharides, this new information about root cap morphology and cell surface polysaccharides provides avenues for future research.
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- Alison R Gill
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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Xu F, Chen J, Li Y, Ouyang S, Yu M, Wang Y, Fang X, He K, Yu F. The soil emergence-related transcription factor PIF3 controls root penetration by interacting with the receptor kinase FER. Dev Cell 2024; 59:434-447.e8. [PMID: 38295794 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The cotyledons of etiolated seedlings from terrestrial flowering plants must emerge from the soil surface, while roots must penetrate the soil to ensure plant survival. We show here that the soil emergence-related transcription factor PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 3 (PIF3) controls root penetration via transducing external signals perceived by the receptor kinase FERONIA (FER) in Arabidopsis thaliana. The loss of FER function in Arabidopsis and soybean (Glycine max) mutants resulted in a severe defect in root penetration into agar medium or hard soil. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) profiling of Arabidopsis roots identified a distinct cell clustering pattern, especially for root cap cells, and identified PIF3 as a FER-regulated transcription factor. Biochemical, imaging, and genetic experiments confirmed that PIF3 is required for root penetration into soil. Moreover, FER interacted with and stabilized PIF3 to modulate the expression of mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO and the sloughing of outer root cap cells.
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- Fan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Biology, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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Shirakawa M, Matsushita N, Fukuda K. Visualization of root extracellular traps in an ectomycorrhizal woody plant (Pinus densiflora) and their interactions with root-associated bacteria. PLANTA 2023; 258:112. [PMID: 37935872 PMCID: PMC10630192 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04274-1] [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: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Extracellular traps in the primary root of Pinus densiflora contribute to root-associated bacterial colonization. Trapped rhizobacteria induce the production of reactive oxygen species in root-associated, cap-derived cells. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) woody plants, such as members of Pinaceae and Fagaceae, can acquire resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses through the formation of mycorrhiza with ECM fungi. However, germinated tree seedlings do not have mycorrhizae and it takes several weeks for ectomycorrhizae to form on their root tips. Therefore, to confer protection during the early growth stage, bare primary roots require defense mechanisms other than mycorrhization. Here, we attempted to visualize root extracellular traps (RETs), an innate root defense mechanism, in the primary root of Pinus densiflora and investigate the interactions with root-associated bacteria isolated from ECM and fine non-mycorrhizal roots. Histological and histochemical imaging and colony-forming unit assays demonstrated that RETs in P. densiflora, mainly consisting of root-associated, cap-derived cells (AC-DCs) and large amounts of root mucilage, promote bacterial colonization in the rhizosphere, despite also having bactericidal activity via extracellular DNA. Four rhizobacterial strains retarded the mycelial growth of a pathogenic strain belonging to the Fusarium oxysporum species complex in dual culture assay. They also induced the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from host tree AC-DCs without being excluded from the rhizosphere of P. densiflora. Applying three Paraburkholderia strains, especially PM O-EM8 and PF T-NM22, showed significant differences in the ROS levels from the control group. These results reveal the indirect contributions of rhizobacteria to host root defense and suggest that root-associated bacteria could be a component of RETs as a first line of defense against root pathogens in the early growth stage of ECM woody plants.
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- Makoto Shirakawa
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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Ganesh A, Shukla V, Mohapatra A, George AP, Bhukya DPN, Das KK, Kola VSR, Suresh A, Ramireddy E. Root Cap to Soil Interface: A Driving Force Toward Plant Adaptation and Development. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:1038-1051. [PMID: 35662353 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Land plants have developed robust roots to grow in diverse soil ecosystems. The distal end of the root tip has a specialized organ called the 'root cap'. The root cap assists the roots in penetrating the ground, absorbing water and minerals, avoiding heavy metals and regulating the rhizosphere microbiota. Furthermore, root-cap-derived auxin governs the lateral root patterning and directs root growth under varying soil conditions. The root cap formation is hypothesized as one of the key innovations during root evolution. Morphologically diversified root caps in early land plant lineage and later in angiosperms aid in improving the adaptation of roots and, thereby, plants in diverse soil environments. This review article presents a retrospective view of the root cap's important morphological and physiological characteristics for the root-soil interaction and their response toward various abiotic and biotic stimuli. Recent single-cell RNAseq data shed light on root cap cell-type-enriched genes. We compiled root cap cell-type-enriched genes from Arabidopsis, rice, maize and tomato and analyzed their transcription factor (TF) binding site enrichment. Further, the putative gene regulatory networks derived from root-cap-enriched genes and their TF regulators highlight the species-specific biological functions of root cap genes across the four plant species.
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- Alagarasan Ganesh
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Biology Division, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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Goh T, Sakamoto K, Wang P, Kozono S, Ueno K, Miyashima S, Toyokura K, Fukaki H, Kang BH, Nakajima K. Autophagy promotes organelle clearance and organized cell separation of living root cap cells in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 2022; 149:275183. [PMID: 35485417 PMCID: PMC9245187 DOI: 10.1242/dev.200593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The root cap is a multilayered tissue covering the tip of a plant root that directs root growth through its unique functions, such as gravity sensing and rhizosphere interaction. To maintain the structure and function of the root cap, its constituent cells are constantly turned over through balanced cell division and cell detachment in the inner and outer cell layers, respectively. Upon displacement toward the outermost layer, columella cells at the central root cap domain functionally transition from gravity-sensing cells to secretory cells, but the mechanisms underlying this drastic cell fate transition are largely unknown. Here, using live-cell tracking microscopy, we show that organelles in the outermost cell layer undergo dramatic rearrangements. This rearrangement depends, at least partially, on spatiotemporally regulated activation of autophagy. Notably, this root cap autophagy does not lead to immediate cell death, but is instead necessary for organized separation of living root cap cells, highlighting a previously undescribed role of developmentally regulated autophagy in plants. This article has an associated ‘The people behind the papers’ interview. Summary: Time-lapse microscopy reveals the spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular reorganization associated with the functional transition and cell separation in Arabidopsis root caps, and the roles of autophagy in these processes.
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- Tatsuaki Goh
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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Ninmanont P, Wongchai C, Pfeiffer W, Chaidee A. Salt stress of two rice varieties: root border cell response and multi-logistic quantification. PROTOPLASMA 2021; 258:1119-1131. [PMID: 33677735 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-021-01629-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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How to capture the rice varieties salt stress sensitivity? Here, we measure responses of root border cells (1 day, ± 60 mM NaCl) and apply multi-logistic quantification of growth variables (21 days, ± 60 mM NaCl) to two rice varieties, salt-sensitive IR29 and tolerant Pokkali. Thus, logistic models determine the maximum response velocities (Vmax) and times of half-maximum (T0) for root border cell (RBC) and growth parameters. Thereof, seven variables show logistic models (0.58 < R ≤ 1) and monotonous responses in both Pokkali and IR29: root to shoot ratio by water content, primary root length, shoot water, adventitious root number, shoot dry and fresh weight, and root dry weight. Moreover, the regression to lognormal distribution (R = 0.99) of these seven Vmax fractionated by T0 represents the rice variety's comprehensive response. Its quotient IR29/Pokkali is peaking at 98-fold higher velocity of IR29, thus capturing the variety's sensitivity. Consequently, our finding of 66-fold higher Vmax of primary root length response of IR29 indicates an essential salt sensor in the root, including RBC. Finally, the effects of salt stress on RBC confirm multi-logistic quantification, showing 36% decrease of RBC mucilage layer in IR29, without change in Pokkali. Inversely, RBC number of Pokkali increases 43% without change in IR29. Briefly, this suggests both RBC and multi-logistic quantification for the screening for salt tolerance in two thousand rice varieties.
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- Ployphilin Ninmanont
- Center of Excellence in Environment and Plant Physiology, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Biology, School of Science, University of Phayao, Phayao, 56000, Thailand
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- Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Universität Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Center of Excellence in Environment and Plant Physiology, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Wojciechowska N, Michalak KM, Bagniewska-Zadworna A. Autophagy-an underestimated coordinator of construction and destruction during plant root ontogeny. PLANTA 2021; 254:15. [PMID: 34184131 PMCID: PMC8238727 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03668-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Autophagy is a key but undervalued process in root ontogeny, ensuring both the proper development of root tissues as well as the senescence of the entire organ. Autophagy is a process which occurs during plant adaptation to changing environmental conditions as well as during plant ontogeny. Autophagy is also engaged in plant root development, however, the limitations of belowground studies make it challenging to understand the entirety of the developmental processes. We summarize and discuss the current data pertaining to autophagy in the roots of higher plants during their formation and degradation, from the beginning of root tissue differentiation and maturation; all the way to the aging of the entire organ. During root growth, autophagy participates in the processes of central vacuole formation in cortical tissue development, as well as vascular tissue differentiation and root senescence. At present, several key issues are still not entirely understood and remain to be addressed in future studies. The major challenge lies in the portrayal of the mechanisms of autophagy on subcellular events in belowground plant organs during the programmed control of cellular degradation pathways in roots. Given the wide range of technical areas of inquiry where root-related research can be applied, including cutting-edge cell biological methods to track, sort and screen cells from different root tissues and zones of growth, the identification of several lines of evidence pertaining to autophagy during root developmental processes is the most urgent challenge. Consequently, a substantial effort must be made to ensure whether the analyzed process is autophagy-dependent or not.
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- Natalia Wojciechowska
- Department of General Botany, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614, Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of General Botany, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of General Botany, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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A Medicago truncatula Metabolite Atlas Enables the Visualization of Differential Accumulation of Metabolites in Root Tissues. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11040238. [PMID: 33924579 PMCID: PMC8068785 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11040238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Plant roots are composed of many differentiated tissue types, with each tissue exhibiting differential quantitative and qualitative accumulation of metabolites. The large-scale nontargeted metabolite profiles of these differentiated tissues are complex, which complicates the interpretation and development of hypotheses relative to the biological roles of differentially localized metabolites. Thus, we created a data visualization tool to aid in the visualization and understanding of differential metabolite accumulations in Medicago truncatula roots. This was achieved through the development of the Medicago truncatula Metabolite Atlas based upon an adaptation of the Arabidopsis Electronic Fluorescent Pictograph (eFP) Browser. Medicago truncatula roots were dissected into border cells, root cap, elongation zone, mature root, and root secretions. Each tissue was then analyzed by UHPLC-QTOF-MS and GC-Q-MS. Data were uploaded into a MySQL database and displayed in the Medicago truncatula Metabolite Atlas. The data revealed unique differential spatial localization of many metabolites, some of which are discussed here. Ultimately, the Medicago truncatula Metabolite Atlas compiles metabolite data into a singular, useful, and publicly available web-based tool that enables the visualization and understanding of differential metabolite accumulation and spatial localization.
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Ropitaux M, Bernard S, Schapman D, Follet-Gueye ML, Vicré M, Boulogne I, Driouich A. Root Border Cells and Mucilage Secretions of Soybean, Glycine Max (Merr) L.: Characterization and Role in Interactions with the Oomycete Phytophthora Parasitica. Cells 2020; 9:E2215. [PMID: 33008016 PMCID: PMC7650559 DOI: 10.3390/cells9102215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Root border cells (BCs) and their associated secretions form a protective structure termed the root extracellular trap (RET) that plays a major role in root interactions with soil borne microorganisms. In this study, we investigated the release and morphology of BCs of Glycine max using light and cryo-scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We also examined the occurrence of cell-wall glycomolecules in BCs and secreted mucilage using immunofluorescence microscopy in conjunction with anti-glycan antibodies. Our data show that root tips released three populations of BCs defined as spherical, intermediate and elongated cells. The mechanism of shedding seemed to be cell morphotype-specific. The data also show that mucilage contained pectin, cellulose, extracellular DNA, histones and two hemicellulosic polysaccharides, xyloglucan and heteromannan. The latter has never been reported previously in any plant root secretions. Both hemicellulosic polysaccharides formed a dense fibrillary network embedding BCs and holding them together within the mucilage. Finally, we investigated the effect of the RET on the interactions of root with the pathogenic oomycete Phytophthora parasitica early during infection. Our findings reveal that the RET prevented zoospores from colonizing root tips by blocking their entry into root tissues and inducing their lysis.
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- Marc Ropitaux
- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal »-FED 4277, Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; (M.R.); (S.B.); (M.-L.F.-G.); (M.V.); (I.B.)
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal »-FED 4277, Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; (M.R.); (S.B.); (M.-L.F.-G.); (M.V.); (I.B.)
- Cell Imaging Platform (PRIMACEN-IRIB), Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France;
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- Cell Imaging Platform (PRIMACEN-IRIB), Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France;
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal »-FED 4277, Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; (M.R.); (S.B.); (M.-L.F.-G.); (M.V.); (I.B.)
- Cell Imaging Platform (PRIMACEN-IRIB), Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France;
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal »-FED 4277, Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; (M.R.); (S.B.); (M.-L.F.-G.); (M.V.); (I.B.)
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal »-FED 4277, Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; (M.R.); (S.B.); (M.-L.F.-G.); (M.V.); (I.B.)
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal »-FED 4277, Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; (M.R.); (S.B.); (M.-L.F.-G.); (M.V.); (I.B.)
- Cell Imaging Platform (PRIMACEN-IRIB), Université de ROUEN Normandie, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France;
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Kumar N, Iyer-Pascuzzi AS. Shedding the Last Layer: Mechanisms of Root Cap Cell Release. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9030308. [PMID: 32121604 PMCID: PMC7154840 DOI: 10.3390/plants9030308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The root cap, a small tissue at the tip of the root, protects the root from environmental stress and functions in gravity perception. To perform its functions, the position and size of the root cap remains stable throughout root growth. This occurs due to constant root cap cell turnover, in which the last layer of the root cap is released, and new root cap cells are produced. Cells in the last root cap layer are known as border cells or border-like cells, and have important functions in root protection against bacterial and fungal pathogens. Despite the importance of root cap cell release to root health and plant growth, the mechanisms regulating this phenomenon are not well understood. Recent work identified several factors including transcription factors, auxin, and small peptides with roles in the production and release of root cap cells. Here, we review the involvement of the known players in root cap cell release, compare the release of border-like cells and border cells, and discuss the importance of root cap cell release to root health and survival.
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Tao Q, Liu Y, Li M, Li J, Luo J, Lux A, Kováč J, Yuan S, Li B, Li Q, Li H, Li T, Wang C. Cd-induced difference in root characteristics along root apex contributes to variation in Cd uptake and accumulation between two contrasting ecotypes of Sedum alfredii. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 243:125290. [PMID: 31759213 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The root apex is the most active part for water and ions uptake, however, longitudinal alterations in root characteristics along root apex and consequences for metal uptake in hyperaccumulator are poorly understood. Here, we compared cadmium (Cd)-induced longitudinal alterations in root apex of two ecotypes of Sedum alfredii and assess their effects on Cd uptake. Under Cd treatment, cell death began from epidermis to the stele in non-hyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE) over time, and the number of dead cells was significantly higher than that in hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE). Cd-induced the presence of border-like cells (BLCs) surrounding the root tip of NHE prevented Cd from entering roots, however, almost no BLCs were observed in the root tip of in HE. Besides, Cd-treated NHE exhibited 76% and 52% decrease in the proportions of meristematic and elongation zone, respectively, resulting in lower Cd influx and less intensive Cd-fluorescence in these zones, as compared with HE. In the differentiation zone, Cd induced earlier initiation of root hairs (RHs), lower RHs-density, shorter RHs-length, thicker RHs-radius and less trichoblasts in NHE than those in HE. These remarkable variations led to less Cd influx and lower intensity of Cd-fluorescence in RHs of NHE than those of HE. Furthermore, decline in cell wall thickness under Cd exposure resulted in less cell-wall-bond Cd in the cell wall of HE. Therefore, Cd-induced alterations in root characteristics alongside root apex contributed to the difference in Cd uptake and accumulation between two ecotypes of S. alfredii.
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- Qi Tao
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynska dolina B2, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynska dolina B2, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Carreras A, Bernard S, Durambur G, Gügi B, Loutelier C, Pawlak B, Boulogne I, Vicré M, Driouich A, Goffner D, Follet-Gueye ML. In vitro characterization of root extracellular trap and exudates of three Sahelian woody plant species. PLANTA 2019; 251:19. [PMID: 31781905 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03302-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Arabinogalactan protein content in both root extracellular trap and root exudates varies in three Sahelian woody plant species that are differentially tolerant to drought. At the root tip, mature root cap cells, mainly border cells (BCs)/border-like cells (BLCs) and their associated mucilage, form a web-like structure known as the "Root Extracellular Trap" (RET). Although the RET along with the entire suite of root exudates are known to influence rhizosphere function, their features in woody species is poorly documented. Here, RET and root exudates were analyzed from three Sahelian woody species with contrasted sensitivity to drought stress (Balanites aegyptiaca, Acacia raddiana and Tamarindus indica) and that have been selected for reforestation along the African Great Green Wall in northern Senegal. Optical and transmission electron microscopy show that Balanites aegyptiaca, the most drought-tolerant species, produces only BC, whereas Acacia raddiana and Tamarindus indica release both BCs and BLCs. Biochemical analyses reveal that RET and root exudates of Balanites aegyptiaca and Acacia raddiana contain significantly more abundant arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) compared to Tamarindus indica, the most drought-sensitive species. Root exudates of the three woody species also differentially impact the plant soil beneficial bacteria Azospirillum brasilense growth. These results highlight the importance of root secretions for woody species survival under dry conditions.
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- Alexis Carreras
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, PRIMACEN, IRIB, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, COBRA CNRS UMR 6014, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- CNRS UMI 3189 ESS, Pôle France, 13344, Marseille Cedex 15, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Glyco-MEV EA4358, SFR NORVEGE FED 4277, 76821, Mont Saint-Aignan, France.
- Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » , FED 4277, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, PRIMACEN, IRIB, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
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Ropitaux M, Bernard S, Follet-Gueye ML, Vicré M, Boulogne I, Driouich A. Xyloglucan and cellulose form molecular cross-bridges connecting root border cells in pea (Pisum sativum). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2019; 139:191-196. [PMID: 30904720 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Pea (Pisum sativum) root cap releases a large number of living border cells that secrete abundant mucilage into the extracellular medium. Mucilage contains a complex mixture of polysaccharides, proteins and secondary metabolites important for its structure and function in defense. Unlike xyloglucan and cellulose, pectin and arabinogalactan proteins have been investigated in pea root and shown to be major components of border cell walls and mucilage. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of xyloglucan and cellulose in pea border cells and mucilage using cytochemical staining, immunocytochemistry and laser scanning confocal microscopy. Our data show that i) unlike cellulose, xyloglucan is highly present in the released mucilage as a dense fibrillary network enclosing border cells and ii) that xyloglucan and cellulose form molecular cross-bridges that tether cells and maintain them attached together. These findings suggest that secreted xyloglucan is essential for mucilage strengthening and border cell attachment and functioning.
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- Marc Ropitaux
- Université de ROUEN, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal », FED 4277, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
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- Université de ROUEN, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal », FED 4277, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; Cell Imaging Platform (PRIMACEN-IRIB), Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Université de ROUEN, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal », FED 4277, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; Cell Imaging Platform (PRIMACEN-IRIB), Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Université de ROUEN, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal », FED 4277, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Université de ROUEN, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal », FED 4277, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Université de ROUEN, UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, UPRES-EA 4358, Fédération de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal », FED 4277, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; Cell Imaging Platform (PRIMACEN-IRIB), Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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Driouich A, Smith C, Ropitaux M, Chambard M, Boulogne I, Bernard S, Follet-Gueye ML, Vicré M, Moore J. Root extracellular traps versus neutrophil extracellular traps in host defence, a case of functional convergence? Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2019; 94:1685-1700. [PMID: 31134732 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The root cap releases cells that produce massive amounts of mucilage containing polysaccharides, proteoglycans, extracellular DNA (exDNA) and a variety of antimicrobial compounds. The released cells - known as border cells or border-like cells - and mucilage secretions form networks that are defined as root extracellular traps (RETs). RETs are important players in root immunity. In animals, phagocytes are some of the most abundant white blood cells in circulation and are very important for immunity. These cells combat pathogens through multiple defence mechanisms, including the release of exDNA-containing extracellular traps (ETs). Traps of neutrophil origin are abbreviated herein as NETs. Similar to phagocytes, plant root cap-originating cells actively contribute to frontline defence against pathogens. RETs and NETs are thus components of the plant and animal immune systems, respectively, that exhibit similar compositional and functional properties. Herein, we describe and discuss the formation, molecular composition and functional similarities of these similar but different extracellular traps.
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- Azeddine Driouich
- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 1 Rue Thomas Becket, 76000, Rouen, France.,Structure Fédérative de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » - FED4277, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Science Faculty, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 1 Rue Thomas Becket, 76000, Rouen, France.,Structure Fédérative de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » - FED4277, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 1 Rue Thomas Becket, 76000, Rouen, France.,Structure Fédérative de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » - FED4277, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 1 Rue Thomas Becket, 76000, Rouen, France.,Structure Fédérative de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » - FED4277, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 1 Rue Thomas Becket, 76000, Rouen, France.,Structure Fédérative de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » - FED4277, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 1 Rue Thomas Becket, 76000, Rouen, France.,Structure Fédérative de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » - FED4277, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 1 Rue Thomas Becket, 76000, Rouen, France.,Structure Fédérative de Recherche « Normandie-Végétal » - FED4277, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Institute for Wine Biotechnology, Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Dubreuil C, Jin X, Grönlund A, Fischer U. A Local Auxin Gradient Regulates Root Cap Self-Renewal and Size Homeostasis. Curr Biol 2018; 28:2581-2587.e3. [PMID: 30078563 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Organ size homeostasis, compensatory growth to replace lost tissue, requires constant measurement of size and adjustment of growth rates. Morphogen gradients control organ and tissue sizes by regulating stem cell activity, cell differentiation, and removal in animals [1-3]. In plants, control of tissue size is of specific importance in root caps to protect the growing root tip from mechanical damage [4]. New root cap tissue is formed by the columella and lateral root-cap-epidermal stem cells, whose activity is regulated through non-dividing niche-like cells, the quiescent center (QC) [4, 5]. Columella daughter cells in contact with the QC retain the potency to divide, while derivatives oriented toward the mature cap undergo differentiation. The outermost columella layers are sequentially separated from the root body, involving remodeling of cell walls [6]. Factors regulating the balance between cell division, elongation, and separation to keep root cap size constant are currently unknown [4]. Here, we report that stem cell proliferation induced cell separation at the periphery of the root cap, resulting in tissue size homeostasis. An auxin response gradient with a maximum in the QC and a minimum in the detaching layer was established prior to the onset of cell separation. In agreement with a mathematical model, tissue size was positively regulated by the amount of auxin released from the source. Auxin transporters localized non-polarly to plasma membranes of the inner cap, partly isolating separating layers from the auxin source. Together, these results are in support of an auxin gradient measuring and regulating tissue size.
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- Carole Dubreuil
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå 901 83, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå 901 83, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå 907 36, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå 901 83, Sweden.
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Weiller F, Moore JP, Young P, Driouich A, Vivier MA. The Brassicaceae species Heliophila coronopifolia produces root border-like cells that protect the root tip and secrete defensin peptides. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2017; 119:803-813. [PMID: 27481828 PMCID: PMC5379576 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Background and Aims Root border cells and border-like cells (BLCs), the latter originally described in Arabidopsis thaliana , have been described as cells released at the root tips of the species in which they occur. BLCs are thought to provide protection to root meristems similar to classical root border cells. In addition, four defensin peptides (Hc-AFP1-4) have previously been characterized from Heliophila coronopifolia , a South African semi-desert flower, and found to be strongly antifungal. This provided an opportunity to evaluate if the BLCs of H. coronopifolia indeed produce these defensins, which would provide evidence towards a defence role for BLCs. Methods Fluorescence microscopy, using live-cell-imaging technology, was used to characterize the BLCs of H. coronopifolia . Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis and immunofluorescence microscopy was used to characterize these defensin peptides. Key Results BLCs originated at the root apical meristem and formed a protective sheath at the tip and along the sides as the root elongated in solid medium. BLCs have a cellulose-enriched cell wall, intact nuclei and are embedded in a layer of pectin-rich mucilage. Pectinase treatments led to the dissolution of the sheath and dissociation of the root BLCs. Hc-AFP1-4 genes were all expressed in root tissues, but Hc-AFP3 transcripts were the most abundant in these tissues as measured by qRT-PCR. A polyclonal antibody that was cross-reactive with all four defensins, and probably recognizing a general plant defensin epitope, was used in fluorescence microscopy analysis to examine the presence of the peptides in the root tip and BLCs. Data confirmed the peptides present in the root tip tissues, the mucilage sheath and the BLCs. Conclusions This study provides a link between defensin peptides and BLCs, both embedded in a protective pectin mucilage sheath, during normal plant growth and development. The presence of the Hc-AFP3 defensin peptides in the BLCs suggests a role for these cells in root protection.
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- Florent Weiller
- Institute for Wine Biotechnology, Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan cedex, France
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- Institute for Wine Biotechnology, Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Institute for Wine Biotechnology, Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan cedex, France
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- Institute for Wine Biotechnology, Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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Wu Y, Fan W, Li X, Chen H, Takáč T, Šamajová O, Fabrice MR, Xie L, Ma J, Šamaj J, Xu C. Expression and distribution of extensins and AGPs in susceptible and resistant banana cultivars in response to wounding and Fusarium oxysporum. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42400. [PMID: 28218299 PMCID: PMC5316987 DOI: 10.1038/srep42400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Banana Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) is soil-borne disease of banana (Musa spp.) causing significant economic losses. Extensins and arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are cell wall components important for pathogen defence. Their significance for Foc resistance in banana was not reported so far. In this study, two banana cultivars differing in Foc sensitivity were used to monitor the changes in transcript levels, abundance and distribution of extensins and AGPs after wounding and Foc inoculation. Extensins mainly appeared in the root cap and meristematic cells. AGPs recognized by JIM13, JIM8, PN16.4B4 and CCRC-M134 antibodies located in root hairs, xylem and root cap. Individual AGPs and extensins showed specific radial distribution in banana roots. At the transcript level, seven extensins and 23 AGPs were differentially expressed between two banana cultivars before and after treatments. Two extensins and five AGPs responded to the treatments at the protein level. Most extensins and AGPs were up-regulated by wounding and pathogen inoculation of intact plants but down-regulated by pathogen attack of wounded plants. Main components responsible for the resistance of banana were MaELP-2 and MaPELP-2. Our data revealed that AGPs and extensins represent dynamic cell wall components involved in wounding and Foc resistance.
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- Yunli Wu
- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Koroney AS, Plasson C, Pawlak B, Sidikou R, Driouich A, Menu-Bouaouiche L, Vicré-Gibouin M. Root exudate of Solanum tuberosum is enriched in galactose-containing molecules and impacts the growth of Pectobacterium atrosepticum. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2016; 118:797-808. [PMID: 27390353 PMCID: PMC5055634 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Background and aims Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an important food crop and is grown worldwide. It is, however, significantly sensitive to a number of soil-borne pathogens that affect roots and tubers, causing considerable economic losses. So far, most research on potato has been dedicated to tubers and hence little attention has been paid to root structure and function. Methods In the present study we characterized root border cells using histochemical staining, immunofluorescence labelling of cell wall polysaccharides epitopes and observation using laser confocal microscopy. The monosaccharide composition of the secreted exudates was determined by gas chromatography of trimethylsilyl methylglycoside derivatives. The effects of root exudates and secreted arabinogalactan proteins on bacterial growth were investigated using in vitro bioassays. Key Results Root exudate from S. tuberosum was highly enriched in galactose-containing molecules including arabinogalactan proteins as major components. Treatment of the root with an elicitor derived from Pectobacterium atrosepticum, a soil-borne pathogen of potato, altered the composition of the exudates and arabinogalactan proteins. We found that the growth of the bacterium in vitro was differentially affected by exudates from elicited and non-elicited roots (i.e. inhibition versus stimulation). Conclusions Taken together, these findings indicate that galactose-containing polymers of potato root exudates play a central role in root-microbe interactions.
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- Abdoul Salam Koroney
- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (EA 4358), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI ‘Végétal-Agronomie-Sol et Innovations’ et Plate-Forme d’Imagerie Cellulaire (PRIMACEN) de Haute-Normandie, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (EA 4358), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI ‘Végétal-Agronomie-Sol et Innovations’ et Plate-Forme d’Imagerie Cellulaire (PRIMACEN) de Haute-Normandie, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux Microenvironnement EA 4312, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université A.M. de Niamey, B.P. 12022 Niamey, Niger
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (EA 4358), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI ‘Végétal-Agronomie-Sol et Innovations’ et Plate-Forme d’Imagerie Cellulaire (PRIMACEN) de Haute-Normandie, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (EA 4358), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI ‘Végétal-Agronomie-Sol et Innovations’ et Plate-Forme d’Imagerie Cellulaire (PRIMACEN) de Haute-Normandie, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (EA 4358), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI ‘Végétal-Agronomie-Sol et Innovations’ et Plate-Forme d’Imagerie Cellulaire (PRIMACEN) de Haute-Normandie, Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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Gotté M, Bénard M, Kiefer-Meyer MC, Jaber R, Moore JP, Vicré-Gibouin M, Driouich A. Endoplasmic Reticulum Body-Related Gene Expression in Different Root Zones of Arabidopsis Isolated by Laser-Assisted Microdissection. THE PLANT GENOME 2016; 9. [PMID: 27898830 DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2015.08.0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) bodies are important organelles for root defense. However, little is known regarding the genetic control of their formation in root tissues. In the present study, (L.) Heynh. roots were dissected using laser-assisted microdissection (LAM) with minimal sample preparation (no fixation or embedding steps) and the expression of genes associated with ER body formation and function was assessed by real-time quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qRT-PCR) in the presence and absence of the defense phytohormone methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Zones of interest were identified in plants overexpressing a fluorescent construct; these being the root cap zone, meristematic zone, elongation zone, and differentiation zone. Given their role in ER body formation, the expression of the genes , , , , and was evaluated in the whole root and in the four dissected root zones using RT-qRT-PCR. Our data show that the expression level of all five genes differs in a root-zone-specific manner in untreated roots. They also reveal that all of them are overexpressed in response to MeJA with the two genes being the most highly overexpressed in the EZ. Finally, the gene, encoding for a transcription factor that regulates the expression of the four other genes, is the first to respond to MeJA, supporting its central role in ER body formation and function in root defense.
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Peng C, Wang Y, Sun L, Xu C, Zhang L, Shi J. Distribution and Speciation of Cu in the Root Border Cells of Rice by STXM Combined with NEXAFS. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2016; 96:408-414. [PMID: 26679325 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1716-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Root border cells (RBCs) serve plants in their initial line of defense against stress from the presence of heavy metals in the soil. In this research, light microscopy and synchrotron-based scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) combined with near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS) with a nanoscale spatial resolution were used to investigate the effects of copper (Cu) upon the RBCs, as well as its distribution and speciation within the RBCs of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under aeroponic culture. The results indicated that with increasing exposure time and concentration, the attached RBCs were surrounded by a thick mucilage layer which changed in form from an ellipse into a strip in response to Cu ion stress. Copper was present as Cu(II), which accumulated not only in the cell wall but also in the cytoplasm. To our knowledge, this is the first time that STXM has been used in combination with NEXAFS to provide new insight into the distribution and speciation of metal elements in isolated plant cells.
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- Cheng Peng
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Bagniewska-Zadworna A, Arasimowicz-Jelonek M. The mystery of underground death: cell death in roots during ontogeny and in response to environmental factors. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2016; 18:171-84. [PMID: 26332667 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12391] [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: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) is an essential part of the ontogeny of roots and their tolerance/resistance mechanisms, allowing adaptation and growth under adverse conditions. It occurs not only at the cellular and subcellular level, but also at the levels of tissues, organs and even whole plants. This process involves a wide spectrum of mechanisms, from signalling and the expression of specific genes to the degradation of cellular structures. The major goals of this review were to broaden current knowledge about PCD processes in roots, and to identify mechanisms associated with both developmental and stress-associated cell death in roots. Vacuolar cell death, when cell contents are removed by a combination of an autophagy-associated process and the release of hydrolases from a collapsed vacuole, is responsible for programming self-destruction. Regardless of the conditions and factors inducing PCD, its subcellular events usually include the accumulation of autophagosome-like structures, and the formation of massive lytic compartments. In some cases these are followed by the nuclear changes of chromatin condensation and DNA fragmentation. Tonoplast disruption and vacuole implosion occur very rapidly, are irreversible and constitute a definitive step toward cell death in roots. Active cell elimination plays an important role in various biological processes in the life history of plants, leading to controlled cellular death during adaptation to changing environmental conditions, and organ remodelling throughout development and senescence.
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- A Bagniewska-Zadworna
- Department of General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Plant Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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Baetz U. Root Exudates as Integral Part of Belowground Plant Defence. BELOWGROUND DEFENCE STRATEGIES IN PLANTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42319-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sun L, Song J, Peng C, Xu C, Yuan X, Shi J. Mechanistic study of programmed cell death of root border cells of cucumber (Cucumber sativus L.) induced by copper. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 97:412-419. [PMID: 26555899 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) in root border cells (RBCs) induced by Copper (Cu) has been little studied. This study explored whether Cu induced PCD in RBCs of cucumber or not and investigated the possible mechanisms. The results showed that the percentage of apoptotic and necrotic RBCs increased with increasing concentration of Cu treatment. A quick burst of ROS in RBCs was detected, while mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) decreased sharply with Cu treatment. Caspase-3 like protease activity showed a tendency of increase with Cu treatment. The potential of Cu to induce PCD in RBCs of cucumber was first proved. Our results showed that ROS generation and mitochondrial membrane potential loss played important roles in Cu-induced caspase-3-like activation and PCD in RBCs of cucumber, which provided new insight into the signaling cascades that modulate Cu phytotoxicity mechanism.
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- Lijuan Sun
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Kumpf RP, Nowack MK. The root cap: a short story of life and death. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:5651-62. [PMID: 26068468 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Over 130 years ago, Charles Darwin recognized that sensory functions in the root tip influence directional root growth. Modern plant biology has unravelled that many of the functions that Darwin attributed to the root tip are actually accomplished by a particular organ-the root cap. The root cap surrounds and protects the meristematic stem cells at the growing root tip. Due to this vanguard position, the root cap is predisposed to receive and transmit environmental information to the root proper. In contrast to other plant organs, the root cap shows a rapid turnover of short-lived cells regulated by an intricate balance of cell generation, differentiation, and degeneration. Thanks to these particular features, the root cap is an excellent developmental model system, in which generation, differentiation, and degeneration of cells can be investigated in a conveniently compact spatial and temporal frame. In this review, we give an overview of the current knowledge and concepts of root cap biology, focusing on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Robert P Kumpf
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Watson BS, Bedair MF, Urbanczyk-Wochniak E, Huhman DV, Yang DS, Allen SN, Li W, Tang Y, Sumner LW. Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal enhanced specialized metabolism in Medicago truncatula root border cells. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 167:1699-716. [PMID: 25667316 PMCID: PMC4378151 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.253054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics of Medicago truncatula seedling border cells and root tips revealed substantial metabolic differences between these distinct and spatially segregated root regions. Large differential increases in oxylipin-pathway lipoxygenases and auxin-responsive transcript levels in border cells corresponded to differences in phytohormone and volatile levels compared with adjacent root tips. Morphological examinations of border cells revealed the presence of significant starch deposits that serve as critical energy and carbon reserves, as documented through increased β-amylase transcript levels and associated starch hydrolysis metabolites. A substantial proportion of primary metabolism transcripts were decreased in border cells, while many flavonoid- and triterpenoid-related metabolite and transcript levels were increased dramatically. The cumulative data provide compounding evidence that primary and secondary metabolism are differentially programmed in border cells relative to root tips. Metabolic resources normally destined for growth and development are redirected toward elevated accumulation of specialized metabolites in border cells, resulting in constitutively elevated defense and signaling compounds needed to protect the delicate root cap and signal motile rhizobia required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Elevated levels of 7,4'-dihydroxyflavone were further increased in border cells of roots exposed to cotton root rot (Phymatotrichopsis omnivora), and the value of 7,4'-dihydroxyflavone as an antimicrobial compound was demonstrated using in vitro growth inhibition assays. The cumulative and pathway-specific data provide key insights into the metabolic programming of border cells that strongly implicate a more prominent mechanistic role for border cells in plant-microbe signaling, defense, and interactions than envisioned previously.
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- Bonnie S Watson
- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 (B.S.W., D.V.H., D.S.Y., S.N.A., W.L., Y.T., L.W.S.); andMonsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (M.F.B., E.U.-W.)
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Van Hautegem T, Waters AJ, Goodrich J, Nowack MK. Only in dying, life: programmed cell death during plant development. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 20:102-13. [PMID: 25457111 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Revised: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) is a fundamental process of life. During the evolution of multicellular organisms, the actively controlled demise of cells has been recruited to fulfil a multitude of functions in development, differentiation, tissue homeostasis, and immune systems. In this review we discuss some of the multiple cases of PCD that occur as integral parts of plant development in a remarkable variety of cell types, tissues, and organs. Although research in the last decade has discovered a number of PCD regulators, mediators, and executers, we are still only beginning to understand the mechanistic complexity that tightly controls preparation, initiation, and execution of PCD as a process that is indispensable for successful vegetative and reproductive development of plants.
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- Tom Van Hautegem
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, and Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, and Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium.
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Liu W, Wang S, Sun H, Zuo Q, Lai Y, Hou J. Impact of nanometer hydroxyapatite on seed germination and root border cell characteristics. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13187a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nanometer hydroxyapatite is beneficial to cucumber seeds and seedlings at concentrations less than 2000 mg L−1.
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- Wei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
- China
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- Land and Resources College
- Agricultural University of Hebei Province
- Baoding 071000
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
- China
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Mravec J, Kračun SK, Rydahl MG, Westereng B, Miart F, Clausen MH, Fangel JU, Daugaard M, Van Cutsem P, De Fine Licht HH, Höfte H, Malinovsky FG, Domozych DS, Willats WGT. Tracking developmentally regulated post-synthetic processing of homogalacturonan and chitin using reciprocal oligosaccharide probes. Development 2014; 141:4841-50. [DOI: 10.1242/dev.113365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Polysaccharides are major components of extracellular matrices and are often extensively modified post-synthetically to suit local requirements and developmental programmes. However, our current understanding of the spatiotemporal dynamics and functional significance of these modifications is limited by a lack of suitable molecular tools. Here, we report the development of a novel non-immunological approach for producing highly selective reciprocal oligosaccharide-based probes for chitosan (the product of chitin deacetylation) and for demethylesterified homogalacturonan. Specific reciprocal binding is mediated by the unique stereochemical arrangement of oppositely charged amino and carboxy groups. Conjugation of oligosaccharides to fluorophores or gold nanoparticles enables direct and rapid imaging of homogalacturonan and chitosan with unprecedented precision in diverse plant, fungal and animal systems. We demonstrated their potential for providing new biological insights by using them to study homogalacturonan processing during Arabidopsis thaliana root cap development and by analyzing sites of chitosan deposition in fungal cell walls and arthropod exoskeletons.
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- Jozef Mravec
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas NO-1432, Norway
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA/AgroParisTech, Saclay Plant Sciences, INRA Centre de Versailles, Versailles 78026, Cedex, France
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- Center for Nano medicine and Theranostics and Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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- Center for Nano medicine and Theranostics and Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Unité de Recherche en Biologie cellulaire végétale, University of Namur, Namur B-5000, Belgium
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA/AgroParisTech, Saclay Plant Sciences, INRA Centre de Versailles, Versailles 78026, Cedex, France
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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- Department of Biology and Skidmore Microscopy Imaging Center, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 1871, Denmark
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Gotté M, Ghosh R, Bernard S, Nguema-Ona E, Vicré-Gibouin M, Hara-Nishimura I, Driouich A. Methyl Jasmonate Affects Morphology, Number and Activity of Endoplasmic Reticulum Bodies in Raphanus sativus Root Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 56:61-72. [DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcu141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Haichar FEZ, Santaella C, Heulin T, Achouak W. Root exudates mediated interactions belowground. SOIL BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2014; 77:69-80. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Bennett T, van den Toorn A, Willemsen V, Scheres B. Precise control of plant stem cell activity through parallel regulatory inputs. Development 2014; 141:4055-64. [PMID: 25256342 DOI: 10.1242/dev.110148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The regulation of columella stem cell activity in the Arabidopsis root cap by a nearby organizing centre, the quiescent centre, has been a key example of the stem cell niche paradigm in plants. Here, we investigate interactions between transcription factors that have been shown to regulate columella stem cells using a simple quantification method for stem cell activity in the root cap. Genetic and expression analyses reveal that the RETINOBLASTOMA-RELATED protein, the FEZ and SOMBRERO NAC-domain transcription factors, the ARF10 and ARF16 auxin response factors and the quiescent centre-expressed WOX5 homeodomain protein each provide independent inputs to regulate the number of columella stem cells. Given the tight control of columella development, we found that these inputs act in a surprisingly parallel manner. Nevertheless, important points of interaction exist; for example, we demonstrate the repression of SMB activity by non-autonomous action of WOX5. Our results suggest that the developmental progression of columella stem cells may be quantitatively regulated by several more broadly acting transcription factors rather than by a single intrinsic stem cell factor, which raises questions about the special nature of the stem cell state in plants.
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- Tom Bennett
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands Plant Developmental Biology, Wageningen University Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands Plant Developmental Biology, Wageningen University Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands Plant Developmental Biology, Wageningen University Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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Peñuelas J, Asensio D, Tholl D, Wenke K, Rosenkranz M, Piechulla B, Schnitzler JP. Biogenic volatile emissions from the soil. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:1866-91. [PMID: 24689847 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Volatile compounds are usually associated with an appearance/presence in the atmosphere. Recent advances, however, indicated that the soil is a huge reservoir and source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (bVOCs), which are formed from decomposing litter and dead organic material or are synthesized by underground living organism or organs and tissues of plants. This review summarizes the scarce available data on the exchange of VOCs between soil and atmosphere and the features of the soil and particle structure allowing diffusion of volatiles in the soil, which is the prerequisite for biological VOC-based interactions. In fact, soil may function either as a sink or as a source of bVOCs. Soil VOC emissions to the atmosphere are often 1-2 (0-3) orders of magnitude lower than those from aboveground vegetation. Microorganisms and the plant root system are the major sources for bVOCs. The current methodology to detect belowground volatiles is described as well as the metabolic capabilities resulting in the wealth of microbial and root VOC emissions. Furthermore, VOC profiles are discussed as non-destructive fingerprints for the detection of organisms. In the last chapter, belowground volatile-based bi- and multi-trophic interactions between microorganisms, plants and invertebrates in the soil are discussed.
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- J Peñuelas
- Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-CSIC-UAB, CSIC, Catalonia, Spain; CREAF, Catalonia, Spain
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Balestri M, Ceccarini A, Forino LMC, Zelko I, Martinka M, Lux A, Ruffini Castiglione M. Cadmium uptake, localization and stress-induced morphogenic response in the fern Pteris vittata. PLANTA 2014; 239:1055-64. [PMID: 24519545 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2036-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Cadmium uptake, tissue localization and structural changes induced at cellular level are essential to understand Cd tolerance in plants. In this study we have exposed plants of Pteris vittata to different concentrations of CdCl2 (0, 30, 60, 100 μM) to evaluate the tolerance of the fern to cadmium. Cadmium content determination and its histochemical localization showed that P. vittata not only takes up, but also transports and accumulates cadmium in the aboveground tissues, delocalizing it mainly in the less bioactive tissues of the frond, the trichomes and the scales. Cadmium tolerance in P. vittata was strictly related to morphogenic response induced by the metal itself in the root system. Adaptive response regarded changes of the root apex size, the developmental pattern of root hairs, the differentiation of xylem elements and endodermal suberin lamellae. All the considered parameters suggest that, in our experimental conditions, 60 μM of Cd may represent the highest concentration that P. vittata can tolerate; indeed this Cd level even improves the absorbance features of the root and allows good transport and accumulation of the metal in the fronds. The results of this study can provide useful information for phytoremediation strategies of soils contaminated by Cd, exploiting the established ability of P. vittata to transport, delocalize in the aboveground biomass and accumulate polluting metals.
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- Mirko Balestri
- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, via L. Ghini 13, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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Fendrych M, Van Hautegem T, Van Durme M, Olvera-Carrillo Y, Huysmans M, Karimi M, Lippens S, Guérin C, Krebs M, Schumacher K, Nowack M. Programmed Cell Death Controlled by ANAC033/SOMBRERO Determines Root Cap Organ Size in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 2014; 24:931-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Baetz U, Martinoia E. Root exudates: the hidden part of plant defense. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 19:90-8. [PMID: 24332225 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The significance of root exudates as belowground defense substances has long been underestimated, presumably due to being buried out of sight. Nevertheless, this chapter of root biology has been progressively addressed within the past decade through the characterization of novel constitutively secreted and inducible phytochemicals that directly repel, inhibit, or kill pathogenic microorganisms in the rhizosphere. In addition, the complex transport machinery involved in their export has been considerably unraveled. It has become evident that the profile of defense root exudates is not only diverse in its composition, but also strikingly dynamic. In this review, we discuss current knowledge of the nature and regulation of root-secreted defense compounds and the role of transport proteins in modulating their release.
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- Ulrike Baetz
- Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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Plancot B, Santaella C, Jaber R, Kiefer-Meyer MC, Follet-Gueye ML, Leprince J, Gattin I, Souc C, Driouich A, Vicré-Gibouin M. Deciphering the responses of root border-like cells of Arabidopsis and flax to pathogen-derived elicitors. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:1584-97. [PMID: 24130195 PMCID: PMC3850203 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.222356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plant pathogens including fungi and bacteria cause many of the most serious crop diseases. The plant innate immune response is triggered upon recognition of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) such as flagellin22 and peptidoglycan. To date, very little is known of MAMP-mediated responses in roots. Root border cells are cells that originate from root caps and are released individually into the rhizosphere. Root tips of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and flax (Linum usitatissimum) release cells known as "border-like cells." Whereas root border cells of pea (Pisum sativum) are clearly involved in defense against fungal pathogens, the function of border-like cells remains to be established. In this study, we have investigated the responses of root border-like cells of Arabidopsis and flax to flagellin22 and peptidoglycan. We found that both MAMPs triggered a rapid oxidative burst in root border-like cells of both species. The production of reactive oxygen species was accompanied by modifications in the cell wall distribution of extensin epitopes. Extensins are hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins that can be cross linked by hydrogen peroxide to enhance the mechanical strength of the cell wall. In addition, both MAMPs also caused deposition of callose, a well-known marker of MAMP-elicited defense. Furthermore, flagellin22 induced the overexpression of genes involved in the plant immune response in root border-like cells of Arabidopsis. Our findings demonstrate that root border-like cells of flax and Arabidopsis are able to perceive an elicitation and activate defense responses. We also show that cell wall extensin is involved in the innate immunity response of root border-like cells.
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Nguema-Ona E, Vicré-Gibouin M, Cannesan MA, Driouich A. Arabinogalactan proteins in root-microbe interactions. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 18:440-9. [PMID: 23623239 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are among the most intriguing sets of macromolecules, specific to plants, structurally complex, and found abundantly in all plant organs including roots, as well as in root exudates. AGPs have been implicated in several fundamental plant processes such as development and reproduction. Recently, they have emerged as interesting actors of root-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere. Indeed, recent findings indicate that AGPs play key roles at various levels of interaction between roots and soil-borne microbes, either beneficial or pathogenic. Therefore, the focus of this review is the role of AGPs in the interactions between root cells and microbes. Understanding this facet of AGP function will undoubtedly improve plant health and crop protection.
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- Eric Nguema-Ona
- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV)-EA 4358, Plate-forme d'Imagerie Cellulaire (PRIMACEN) et Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, PRES Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, Cedex, France
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Carminati A, Vetterlein D. Plasticity of rhizosphere hydraulic properties as a key for efficient utilization of scarce resources. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2013; 112:277-90. [PMID: 23235697 PMCID: PMC3698379 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is known that the soil near roots, the so-called rhizosphere, has physical and chemical properties different from those of the bulk soil. Rhizosphere properties are the result of several processes: root and soil shrinking/swelling during drying/wetting cycles, soil compaction by root growth, mucilage exuded by root caps, interaction of mucilage with soil particles, mucilage shrinking/swelling and mucilage biodegradation. These processes may lead to variable rhizosphere properties, i.e. the presence of air-filled gaps between soil and roots; water repellence in the rhizosphere caused by drying of mucilage around the soil particles; or water accumulation in the rhizosphere due to the high water-holding capacity of mucilage. The resulting properties are not constant in time but they change as a function of soil condition, root growth rate and mucilage age. SCOPE We consider such a variability as an expression of rhizosphere plasticity, which may be a strategy for plants to control which part of the root system will have a facilitated access to water and which roots will be disconnected from the soil, for instance by air-filled gaps or by rhizosphere hydrophobicity. To describe such a dualism, we suggest classifying rhizosphere into two categories: class A refers to a rhizosphere covered with hydrated mucilage that optimally connects roots to soil and facilitates water uptake from dry soils. Class B refers to the case of air-filled gaps and/or hydrophobic rhizosphere, which isolate roots from the soil and may limit water uptake from the soil as well water loss to the soil. The main function of roots covered by class B will be long-distance transport of water. OUTLOOK This concept has implications for soil and plant water relations at the plant scale. Root water uptake in dry conditions is expected to shift to regions covered with rhizosphere class A. On the other hand, hydraulic lift may be limited in regions covered with rhizosphere class B. New experimental methods need to be developed and applied to different plant species and soil types, in order to understand whether such dualism in rhizosphere properties is an important mechanism for efficient utilization of scarce resources and drought tolerance.
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- Andrea Carminati
- Soil Hydrology, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Forino LMC, Ruffini Castiglione M, Bartoli G, Balestri M, Andreucci A, Tagliasacchi AM. Arsenic-induced morphogenic response in roots of arsenic hyperaccumulator fern Pteris vittata. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 235-236:271-278. [PMID: 22906843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 07/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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On the assumption that arsenic induces stress morphogenetic responses involved in As tolerance and hyperaccumulation in the Pteris vittata fern, we analyzed the root system of young sporophytes grown in 250, 334, and 500 μM As for five days and for 14 days. Anatomical and histological analyses were performed in plants grown for five days to evaluate the number, position, length and differentiation pattern of root hairs. AgNOR staining, employed to study nucleolus behavior in root apices, showed that arsenic influences nucleolar activity (evaluated by nucleolus size, number and absorbance) in the root meristem. In plants treated with 250 and 334 μM As an acropetal shift of root hair development and an increase in hair length and density were observed, linked to an ectopic pattern of differentiation. The opposite trend was recorded in plants treated with 500 μM As. It is worth noting the presence of living border-like cells, not yet observed in ferns, and their increase following As treatments. Analysis and vitality of border-like cells were surveyed after 14 days of treatments. In conclusion As treatments elicited a stress-induced morphogenic response which, by modifying the differentiation pattern, number and length of root hairs, modulating nucleolar activity and interacting with the rhizosphere by inducing border-like cell production, may adjust the rate of root uptake and its metabolic activity.
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Cannesan MA, Durand C, Burel C, Gangneux C, Lerouge P, Ishii T, Laval K, Follet-Gueye ML, Driouich A, Vicré-Gibouin M. Effect of arabinogalactan proteins from the root caps of pea and Brassica napus on Aphanomyces euteiches zoospore chemotaxis and germination. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 159:1658-70. [PMID: 22645070 PMCID: PMC3425204 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.198507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Root tips of many plant species release a number of border, or border-like, cells that are thought to play a major role in the protection of root meristem. However, little is currently known on the structure and function of the cell wall components of such root cells. Here, we investigate the sugar composition of the cell wall of the root cap in two species: pea (Pisum sativum), which makes border cells, and Brassica napus, which makes border-like cells. We find that the cell walls are highly enriched in arabinose and galactose, two major residues of arabinogalactan proteins. We confirm the presence of arabinogalactan protein epitopes on root cap cell walls using immunofluorescence microscopy. We then focused on these proteoglycans by analyzing their carbohydrate moieties, linkages, and electrophoretic characteristics. The data reveal (1) significant structural differences between B. napus and pea root cap arabinogalactan proteins and (2) a cross-link between these proteoglycans and pectic polysaccharides. Finally, we assessed the impact of root cap arabinogalactan proteins on the behavior of zoospores of Aphanomyces euteiches, an oomycetous pathogen of pea roots. We find that although the arabinogalactan proteins of both species induce encystment and prevent germination, the effects of both species are similar. However, the arabinogalactan protein fraction from pea attracts zoospores far more effectively than that from B. napus. This suggests that root arabinogalactan proteins are involved in the control of early infection of roots and highlights a novel role for these proteoglycans in root-microbe interactions.
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- Marc Antoine Cannesan
- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, Équipe d'Accueil 4358, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France (M.A.C., C.D., C.B., P.L., M.-L.F.-G., A.D., M.V.-G.)
- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (C.G., K.L.); and
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305–8687, Japan (T.I.)
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Nguema-Ona E, Coimbra S, Vicré-Gibouin M, Mollet JC, Driouich A. Arabinogalactan proteins in root and pollen-tube cells: distribution and functional aspects. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2012; 110:383-404. [PMID: 22786747 PMCID: PMC3394660 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are complex proteoglycans of the cell wall found in the entire plant kingdom and in almost all plant organs. AGPs encompass a large group of heavily glycosylated cell-wall proteins which share common features, including the presence of glycan chains especially enriched in arabinose and galactose and a protein backbone particularly rich in hydroxyproline residues. However, AGPs also exhibit strong heterogeneities among their members in various plant species. AGP ubiquity in plants suggests these proteoglycans are fundamental players for plant survival and development. SCOPE In this review, we first present an overview of current knowledge and specific features of AGPs. A section devoted to major tools used to study AGPs is also presented. We then discuss the distribution of AGPs as well as various aspects of their functional properties in root tissues and pollen tubes. This review also suggests novel directions of research on the role of AGPs in the biology of roots and pollen tubes.
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- Eric Nguema-Ona
- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, PRES Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Sexual Plant Reproduction and Development Laboratory, Departamento de Biologia, F.C. Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Center for Biodiversity, Functional & Integrative Genomics (BioFIG), http://biofig.fc.ul.pt
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, PRES Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, PRES Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale (Glyco-MEV), Grand Réseau de Recherche VASI de Haute Normandie, PRES Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
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Kopittke PM, de Jonge MD, Menzies NW, Wang P, Donner E, McKenna BA, Paterson D, Howard DL, Lombi E. Examination of the distribution of arsenic in hydrated and fresh cowpea roots using two- and three-dimensional techniques. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 159:1149-58. [PMID: 22635118 PMCID: PMC3387701 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.197277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is considered to be the environmental contaminant of greatest concern due to its potential accumulation in the food chain and in humans. Using novel synchrotron-based x-ray fluorescence techniques (including sequential computed tomography), short-term solution culture studies were used to examine the spatial distribution of As in hydrated and fresh roots of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata 'Red Caloona') seedlings exposed to 4 or 20 µm arsenate [As(V)] or 4 or 20 µm arsenite. For plants exposed to As(V), the highest concentrations were observed internally at the root apex (meristem), with As also accumulating in the root border cells and at the endodermis. When exposed to arsenite, the endodermis was again a site of accumulation, although no As was observed in border cells. For As(V), subsequent transfer of seedlings to an As-free solution resulted in a decrease in tissue As concentrations, but growth did not improve. These data suggest that, under our experimental conditions, the accumulation of As causes permanent damage to the meristem. In addition, we suggest that root border cells possibly contribute to the plant's ability to tolerate excess As(V) by accumulating high levels of As and limiting its movement into the root.
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- Peter M Kopittke
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Unity Is Strength: The Power of Border Cells and Border-Like Cells in Relation with Plant Defense. SIGNALING AND COMMUNICATION IN PLANTS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23047-9_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Takehisa H, Sato Y, Igarashi M, Abiko T, Antonio BA, Kamatsuki K, Minami H, Namiki N, Inukai Y, Nakazono M, Nagamura Y. Genome-wide transcriptome dissection of the rice root system: implications for developmental and physiological functions. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 69:126-40. [PMID: 21895812 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The root system is a crucial determinant of plant growth potential because of its important functions, e.g. uptake of water and nutrients, structural support and interaction with symbiotic organisms. Elucidating the molecular mechanism of root development and functions is therefore necessary for improving plant productivity, particularly for crop plants, including rice (Oryza sativa). As an initial step towards developing a comprehensive understanding of the root system, we performed a large-scale transcriptome analysis of the rice root via a combined laser microdissection and microarray approach. The crown root was divided into eight developmental stages along the longitudinal axis and three radial tissue types at two different developmental stages, namely: epidermis, exodermis and sclerenchyma; cortex; and endodermis, pericycle and stele. We analyzed a total of 38 microarray data and identified 22,297 genes corresponding to 17,010 loci that showed sufficient signal intensity as well as developmental- and tissue type-specific transcriptome signatures. Moreover, we clarified gene networks associated with root cap function and lateral root formation, and further revealed antagonistic and synergistic interactions of phytohormones such as auxin, cytokinin, brassinosteroids and ethylene, based on the expression pattern of genes related to phytohormone biosynthesis and signaling. Expression profiling of transporter genes defined not only major sites for uptake and transport of water and nutrients, but also distinct signatures of the radial transport system from the rhizosphere to the xylem vessel for each nutrient. All data can be accessed from our gene expression profile database, RiceXPro (http://ricexpro.dna.affrc.go.jp), thereby providing useful information for understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in root system development of crop plants.
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- Hinako Takehisa
- Genome Resource Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan
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Cannesan MA, Gangneux C, Lanoue A, Giron D, Laval K, Hawes M, Driouich A, Vicré-Gibouin M. Association between border cell responses and localized root infection by pathogenic Aphanomyces euteiches. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2011; 108:459-69. [PMID: 21807690 PMCID: PMC3158693 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The oomycete Aphanomyces euteiches causes up to 80 % crop loss in pea (Pisum sativum). Aphanomyces euteiches invades the root system leading to a complete arrest of root growth and ultimately to plant death. To date, disease control measures are limited to crop rotation and no resistant pea lines are available. The present study aims to get a deeper understanding of the early oomycete-plant interaction at the tissue and cellular levels. METHODS Here, the process of root infection by A. euteiches on pea is investigated using flow cytometry and microscopic techniques. Dynamic changes in secondary metabolism are analysed with high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection. KEY RESULTS Root infection is initiated in the elongation zone but not in the root cap and border cells. Border-cell production is significantly enhanced in response to root inoculation with changes in their size and morphology. The stimulatory effect of A. euteiches on border-cell production is dependent on the number of oospores inoculated. Interestingly, border cells respond to pathogen challenge by increasing the synthesis of the phytoalexin pisatin. CONCLUSIONS Distinctive responses to A. euteiches inoculation occur at the root tissue level. The findings suggest that root border cells in pea are involved in local defence of the root tip against A. euteiches. Root border cells constitute a convenient quantitative model to measure the molecular and cellular basis of plant-microbe interactions.
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- Marc Antoine Cannesan
- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, IFRMP 23, Plate-forme de Recherche en Imagerie Cellulaire de Haute Normandie, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 3, rue du Tronquet, BP40118, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France
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- Université François Rabelais de Tours. EA 2106 Plant Biotechnology and Biomolecules, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200 Tours, France
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, UMR CNRS 6035, Université François Rabelais, 37200 Tours, France
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- Laboratoire BioSol, Esitpa, 3, rue du Tronquet, BP40118, 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France
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- Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, IFRMP 23, Plate-forme de Recherche en Imagerie Cellulaire de Haute Normandie, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- Laboratoire de Glycobiologie et Matrice Extracellulaire Végétale, EA4358, IFRMP 23, Plate-forme de Recherche en Imagerie Cellulaire de Haute Normandie, Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont Saint Aignan, France
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Endo I, Tange T, Osawa H. A cell-type-specific defect in border cell formation in the Acacia mangium root cap developing an extraordinary sheath of sloughed-off cells. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2011; 108:279-90. [PMID: 21712296 PMCID: PMC3143049 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Root caps release border cells, which play central roles in microbe interaction and root protection against soil stresses. However, the number and connectivity of border cells differ widely among plant species. Better understanding of key border-cell phenotype across species will help define the total function of border cells and associated genes. METHODS The spatio-temporal detachment of border cells in the leguminous tree Acacia mangium was investigated by using light and fluorescent microscopy with fluorescein diacetate, and their number and structural connectivity compared with that in soybean (Glycine max). KEY RESULTS Border-like cells with a sheet structure peeled bilaterally from the lateral root cap of A. mangium. Hydroponic root elongation partially facilitated acropetal peeling of border-like cells, which accumulate as a sheath that covers the 0- to 4-mm tip within 1 week. Although root elongation under friction caused basipetal peeling, lateral root caps were minimally trimmed as compared with hydroponic roots. In the meantime, A. mangium columella caps simultaneously released single border cells with a number similar to those in soybean. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that cell type-specific inhibitory factors induce a distinct defective phenotype in single border-cell formation in A. mangium lateral root caps.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Cai MZ, Wang FM, Li RF, Zhang SN, Wang N, Xu GD. Response and tolerance of root border cells to aluminum toxicity in soybean seedlings. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:966-71. [PMID: 21549660 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Root border cells (RBCs) and their secreted mucilage are suggested to participate in the resistance against toxic metal cations, including aluminum (Al), in the rhizosphere. However, the mechanisms by which the individual cell populations respond to Al and their role in Al resistance still remain unclear. In this research, the response and tolerance of RBCs to Al toxicity were investigated in the root tips of two soybean cultivars [Zhechun No. 2 (Al-tolerant cultivar) and Huachun No. 18 (Al-sensitive cultivar)]. Al inhibited root elongation and increased pectin methylesterase (PME) activity in the root tip. Removal of RBCs from the root tips resulted in a more severe inhibition of root elongation, especially in Huachun No. 18. Increasing Al levels and treatment time decreased the relative percent viability of RBCs in situ and in vitro in both soybean cultivars. Al application significantly increased mucilage layer thickness around the detached RBCs of both cultivars. Additionally, a significantly higher relative percent cell viability of attached and detached RBCs and thicker mucilage layers were observed in Zhechun No. 2. The higher viability of attached and detached RBCs, as well as the thickening of the mucilage layer in separated RBCs, suggest that RBCs play an important role in protecting root apices from Al toxicity.
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- Miao-Zhen Cai
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.
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Cai M, Zhang S, Xing C, Wang F, Ning W, Lei Z. Developmental characteristics and aluminum resistance of root border cells in rice seedlings. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 180:702-708. [PMID: 21421421 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The developmental characteristics of root border cells (RBCs) and their role in protection of root apices of rice seedling from Al toxicity were evaluated in two rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars differing in Al tolerance. Root elongation and RBCs viability were used as indicators for Al effects. The formation of RBCs and the emergence of the root tip occurred almost simultaneously. Treatment of the root with Al inhibited root elongation and increased Al accumulation in the root tips. Physical removal of RBCs from root tips resulted in a more severe inhibition of root elongation and a higher Al accumulation in the root tips. These effects were more pronounced in the Al-sensitive rice cultivar (II You 6216) than that in the Al-tolerant rice cultivar (II You 838). The relative viability of attached and detached RBCs decreased with increasing Al concentrations. Al also induced a thicker mucilage layer surrounding attached RBCs of both cultivars, and detached RBCs did not. Maintaining the abundant live RBCs encapsulated root tip and enhancing their mucilage secretion, appear to be important in alleviating Al toxicity and in allowing exclusion of Al from the rice root apex.
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- MiaoZhen Cai
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang Province, China.
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