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Geng C, Cong QQ, Li XD, Mou AL, Gao R, Liu JL, Tian YP. DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED PLASMA MEMBRANE PROTEIN of Nicotiana benthamiana contributes to potyvirus movement and transports to plasmodesmata via the early secretory pathway and the actomyosin system. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 167:394-410. [PMID: 25540331 PMCID: PMC4326756 DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.252734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The intercellular movement of plant viruses requires both viral and host proteins. Previous studies have demonstrated that the frame-shift protein P3N-PIPO (for the protein encoded by the open reading frame [ORF] containing 5'-terminus of P3 and a +2 frame-shift ORF called Pretty Interesting Potyviridae ORF and embedded in the P3) and CYLINDRICAL INCLUSION (CI) proteins were required for potyvirus cell-to-cell movement. Here, we provide genetic evidence showing that a Tobacco vein banding mosaic virus (TVBMV; genus Potyvirus) mutant carrying a truncated PIPO domain of 58 amino acid residues could move between cells and induce systemic infection in Nicotiana benthamiana plants; mutants carrying a PIPO domain of seven, 20, or 43 amino acid residues failed to move between cells and cause systemic infection in this host plant. Interestingly, the movement-defective mutants produced progeny that eliminated the previously introduced stop codons and thus restored their systemic movement ability. We also present evidence showing that a developmentally regulated plasma membrane protein of N. benthamiana (referred to as NbDREPP) interacted with both P3N-PIPO and CI of the movement-competent TVBMV. The knockdown of NbDREPP gene expression in N. benthamiana impeded the cell-to-cell movement of TVBMV. NbDREPP was shown to colocalize with TVBMV P3N-PIPO and CI at plasmodesmata (PD) and traffic to PD via the early secretory pathway and the actomyosin motility system. We also show that myosin XI-2 is specially required for transporting NbDREPP to PD. In conclusion, NbDREPP is a key host protein within the early secretory pathway and the actomyosin motility system that interacts with two movement proteins and influences virus movement.
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- Chao Geng
- Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection (C.G., Q.-Q.C., X.-D.L., A.-L.M., R.G., J.-L.L., Y.-P.T.), and Collaborative Innovation Centre for Annually High Yield and High Efficiency Production of Wheat and Corn (C.G., X.-D.L.), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China; andCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China (J.-L.L.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection (C.G., Q.-Q.C., X.-D.L., A.-L.M., R.G., J.-L.L., Y.-P.T.), and Collaborative Innovation Centre for Annually High Yield and High Efficiency Production of Wheat and Corn (C.G., X.-D.L.), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China; andCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China (J.-L.L.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection (C.G., Q.-Q.C., X.-D.L., A.-L.M., R.G., J.-L.L., Y.-P.T.), and Collaborative Innovation Centre for Annually High Yield and High Efficiency Production of Wheat and Corn (C.G., X.-D.L.), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China; andCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China (J.-L.L.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection (C.G., Q.-Q.C., X.-D.L., A.-L.M., R.G., J.-L.L., Y.-P.T.), and Collaborative Innovation Centre for Annually High Yield and High Efficiency Production of Wheat and Corn (C.G., X.-D.L.), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China; andCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China (J.-L.L.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection (C.G., Q.-Q.C., X.-D.L., A.-L.M., R.G., J.-L.L., Y.-P.T.), and Collaborative Innovation Centre for Annually High Yield and High Efficiency Production of Wheat and Corn (C.G., X.-D.L.), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China; andCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China (J.-L.L.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection (C.G., Q.-Q.C., X.-D.L., A.-L.M., R.G., J.-L.L., Y.-P.T.), and Collaborative Innovation Centre for Annually High Yield and High Efficiency Production of Wheat and Corn (C.G., X.-D.L.), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China; andCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China (J.-L.L.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection (C.G., Q.-Q.C., X.-D.L., A.-L.M., R.G., J.-L.L., Y.-P.T.), and Collaborative Innovation Centre for Annually High Yield and High Efficiency Production of Wheat and Corn (C.G., X.-D.L.), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China; andCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China (J.-L.L.)
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Marín-González E, Suárez-López P. "And yet it moves": cell-to-cell and long-distance signaling by plant microRNAs. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 196:18-30. [PMID: 23017896 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Revised: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of numerous genes in many eukaryotes. Some plant miRNAs are involved in developmental and physiological processes that require intercellular or inter-organ signaling. Movement of other small RNAs within plants has been established. Recent findings also demonstrate intercellular signaling by miRNAs and strongly support that a subset of these regulatory molecules move from one cell to another or over long distances. Phloem exudates contain diverse miRNAs and at least two of them, involved in responses to nutrient availability, are transmitted through grafts, indicating long-distance movement. Two miRNAs that regulate developmental processes are present in cells outside their domains of expression. Several results strongly support that one of them moves from cell to cell. Research on a mutant affected in plasmodesmata trafficking indicates that these intercellular channels are required for transmission of miRNA activity to adjacent cells. Moreover, ARGONAUTE proteins might be involved in the regulation of miRNA trafficking. Hypothesis on the features and mechanisms that may determine miRNA mobility are presented. Future challenges include identifying other mobile miRNAs; demonstrating that miRNA movement is required for non-cell autonomous action; and characterizing the mechanisms of translocation and genetic pathways that regulate miRNA movement.
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- Esther Marín-González
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Bellaterra-Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Kozieradzka-Kiszkurno M, Płachno BJ. Are there symplastic connections between the endosperm and embryo in some angiosperms?--a lesson from the Crassulaceae family. PROTOPLASMA 2012; 249:1081-9. [PMID: 22120586 PMCID: PMC3459079 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0352-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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It is believed that there is symplastic isolation between the embryo (new sporophyte) and the endosperm (maternal-parental origin tissue, which nourishes the embryo) in angiosperms. However, in embryological literature there are rare examples in which plasmodesmata between the embryo suspensor and endosperm cells have been recorded (three species from Fabaceae). This study was undertaken in order to test the hypothesis that plasmodesmata between the embryo suspensor and the endosperm are not so rare but also occur in other angiosperm families; in order to check this, we used the Crassulaceae family because embryogenesis in Crassulaceae has been studied extensively at an ultrastructure level recently and also we tread members of this family as model for suspensor physiology and function studies. These plasmodesmata even occurred between the basal cell of the two-celled proembryo and endosperm cells. The plasmodesmata were simple at this stage of development. During the development of the embryo proper and the suspensor, the structure of plasmodesmata changes. They were branched and connected with electron-dense material. Our results suggest that in Crassulaceae with plasmodesmata between the endosperm and suspensor, symplastic connectivity at this cell-cell boundary is still reduced or blocked at a very early stage of embryo development (before the globular stage). The occurrence of plasmodesmata between the embryo suspensor and endosperm cells suggests possible symplastic transport between these different organs, at least at a very early stage of embryo development. However, whether this transport actually occurs needs to be proven experimentally. A broader analysis of plants from various families would show whether the occurrence of plasmodesmata between the embryo suspensor and the endosperm are typical embryological characteristics and if this is useful in discussions about angiosperm systematic and evolution.
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Fuchs M, Ehlers K, Will T, van Bel AJE. Immunolocalization indicates plasmodesmal trafficking of storage proteins during cambial reactivation in Populus nigra. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2010; 106:385-94. [PMID: 20584737 PMCID: PMC2924828 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cambium reactivation after dormancy and budbreak in deciduous trees requires a supply of mobilized reserve materials. The pathway and mode of transfer of these materials are poorly understood. METHODS Transport of reserve materials during cambium reactivation in Populus nigra was investigated by conventional and immunocytochemical TEM analyses, SDS-PAGE, western blotting and intracellular microinjection of fluorescent dyes. KEY RESULTS Proteinaceous compounds stored in vacuoles and protein bodies of vascular cells and ray cells disappeared within 3 weeks after cambial reactivation and budbreak. Some of these proteins (32 kDa, 30 kDa and 15 kDa) were labelled by lectin antibodies in SDS-PAGE. The same antibodies were localized to plasmodesmata (PDs) between phloem parenchyma, ray cells and fusiform cambial cells. In addition, proteinaceous particles were localized inside the cytoplasmic sleeves of these PDs during budbreak. During this period, the functional diameter of PDs was about 2.2 nm which corresponds approximately to the Stokes' radius of the detected 15-kDa protein. CONCLUSIONS Lectin-like reserve proteins or their degradation products seem to be transferred through PDs of phloem parenchyma and rays during cambial reactivation and budbreak. PD transfer of storage proteins is a novelty which supports the concept of symplasmic nutrient supply to the cambial region.
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- Maike Fuchs
- Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig-University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, D-35390 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig-University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, D-35390 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig-University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, D-35390 Giessen, Germany
- Department of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26–32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig-University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, D-35390 Giessen, Germany
- For correspondence. E-mail
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Plasmodesmata provide routes for communication and nutrient transfer between plant cells by interconnecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells. A simple fluorescent tracer-loading assay was developed to monitor patterns of cell to cell transport via plasmodesmata specifically during embryogenesis. A developmental transition in plasmodesmatal size exclusion limit was found to occur at the torpedo stage of embryogenesis in Arabidopsis; at this time, plasmodesmata are downregulated, allowing transport of small (approximately 0.5 kDa) but not large (approximately 10 kDa) tracers. This assay system was used to screen for embryo defective mutants, designated increased size exclusion limit of plasmodesmata that maintain dilated plasmodesmata at the torpedo stage.
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- Insoon Kim
- Department of Biology, Sungshin Women's University, Korea
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Faulkner CR, Blackman LM, Cordwell SJ, Overall RL. Proteomic identification of putative plasmodesmatal proteins from Chara corallina. Proteomics 2005; 5:2866-75. [PMID: 16075417 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Plasmodesmata are channels that bridge the cell walls of plant cells, allowing regulated transport of molecules between neighbouring cells. We have used a proteomic strategy to identify putative plasmodesmata-associated proteins in the giant-celled green alga Chara corallina. Proteins were extracted from the plasmodesmata-rich nodal complexes and the middle of the long internodal cells, which do not contain plasmodesmata. Comparison of protein spot patterns generated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of both the soluble and cell wall fractions from the two cell types was done. Fifty-eight spots that were common to the nodal and internodal soluble fractions were analysed by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry, and peptide mass fingerprint data were used to search the database. Matches were made to four of these spots, in each case to housekeeping proteins. Further, a number of nodal specific spots were identified, 11 from the soluble fraction and nine from the wall fraction. These spots were excised from the gels and analysed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to obtain peptide sequence. Database searches suggest that these spots include homologues to previously identified plasmodesmata-associated proteins cp-wap13 and heat shock cognate 70, as well as RNA-binding proteins, eukaryotic initiation factor 4A and a beta-1,3-glucanase. Several spots remained unidentified providing exciting new candidate plasmodesmata-associated proteins.
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Lee JY, Taoka KI, Yoo BC, Ben-Nissan G, Kim DJ, Lucas WJ. Plasmodesmal-associated protein kinase in tobacco and Arabidopsis recognizes a subset of non-cell-autonomous proteins. THE PLANT CELL 2005; 17:2817-31. [PMID: 16126836 PMCID: PMC1242275 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.034330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2005] [Revised: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 08/04/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Cell-to-cell communication in plants involves the trafficking of macromolecules through specialized intercellular organelles, termed plasmodesmata. This exchange of proteins and RNA is likely regulated, and a role for protein phosphorylation has been implicated, but specific components remain to be identified. Here, we describe the molecular characterization of a plasmodesmal-associated protein kinase (PAPK). A 34-kD protein, isolated from a plasmodesmal preparation, exhibits calcium-independent kinase activity and displays substrate specificity in that it recognizes a subset of viral and endogenous non-cell-autonomous proteins. This PAPK specifically phosphorylates the C-terminal residues of tobacco mosaic virus movement protein (TMV MP); this posttranslational modification has been shown to affect MP function. Molecular analysis of purified protein established that tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) PAPK is a member of the casein kinase I family. Subcellular localization studies identified a possible Arabidopsis thaliana PAPK homolog, PAPK1. TMV MP and PAPK1 are colocalized within cross-walls in a pattern consistent with targeting to plasmodesmata. Moreover, Arabidopsis PAPK1 also phosphorylates TMV MP in vitro at its C terminus. These results strongly suggest that Arabidopsis PAPK1 is a close homolog of tobacco PAPK. Thus, PAPK1 represents a novel plant protein kinase that is targeted to plasmodesmata and may play a regulatory role in macromolecular trafficking between plant cells.
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- Jung-Youn Lee
- Section of Plant Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Boevink P, Oparka KJ. Virus-host interactions during movement processes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 138:1815-21. [PMID: 16172094 PMCID: PMC1183373 DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.066761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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- Petra Boevink
- Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, United Kingdom
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Intercellular transport via plasmodesmata controls cell fate decisions in plants, and is of fundamental importance in viral movement, disease resistance, and the spread of RNAi signals. Although plasmodesmata appear to be unique to plant cells, they may have structural and functional similarities to the newly discovered tunneling nanotubes that connect animal cells. Recently, proteins that localize to plasmodesmata have been identified, and a microtubule-associated protein was found to negatively regulate the trafficking of viral movement proteins. Other advances have delivered new insights into the function and molecular nature of plasmodesmata and have shown that protein trafficking through plasmodesmata is developmentally regulated, opening up the possibility that the genetic control of plasmodesmal function will soon be understood.
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- Michelle Lynn Cilia
- Watson School of Biological Sciences, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA.
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Tian GW, Mohanty A, Chary SN, Li S, Paap B, Drakakaki G, Kopec CD, Li J, Ehrhardt D, Jackson D, Rhee SY, Raikhel NV, Citovsky V. High-throughput fluorescent tagging of full-length Arabidopsis gene products in planta. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2004; 135:25-38. [PMID: 15141064 PMCID: PMC429330 DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.040139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2004] [Revised: 03/09/2004] [Accepted: 03/12/2004] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We developed a high-throughput methodology, termed fluorescent tagging of full-length proteins (FTFLP), to analyze expression patterns and subcellular localization of Arabidopsis gene products in planta. Determination of these parameters is a logical first step in functional characterization of the approximately one-third of all known Arabidopsis genes that encode novel proteins of unknown function. Our FTFLP-based approach offers two significant advantages: first, it produces internally-tagged full-length proteins that are likely to exhibit native intracellular localization, and second, it yields information about the tissue specificity of gene expression by the use of native promoters. To demonstrate how FTFLP may be used for characterization of the Arabidopsis proteome, we tagged a series of known proteins with diverse subcellular targeting patterns as well as several proteins with unknown function and unassigned subcellular localization.
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- Guo-Wei Tian
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5215, USA
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Oparka KJ. Getting the message across: how do plant cells exchange macromolecular complexes? TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2004; 9:33-41. [PMID: 14729217 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2003.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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A major pathway for macromolecular exchange in plants involves plasmodesmata (PD), the small pores that connect adjoining cells. This article considers the nature of macromolecular complexes (MCs) that pass through PD and the pathways and mechanisms that guide them to the PD pore. Recent cell-biological studies have identified proteins involved in the directional trafficking of MCs to PD, and yeast two-hybrid studies have isolated novel host proteins that interact with viral movement proteins. Collectively, these studies are yielding important clues in the search for components that compose the plant intercellular MC trafficking pathway. Here, they are placed in the context of a functional model that links the cytoskeleton, chaperones and secretory pathway in the intercellular trafficking of MCs.
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- Karl J Oparka
- Cell-to-Cell Communication Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA, Dundee, UK.
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Frank MJ, Cartwright HN, Smith LG. Three Brick genes have distinct functions in a common pathway promoting polarized cell division and cell morphogenesis in the maize leaf epidermis. Development 2003; 130:753-62. [PMID: 12506005 DOI: 10.1242/dev.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have taken a genetic approach to investigating cytoskeleton-dependent mechanisms governing cell morphogenesis in the maize leaf epidermis. Previously, we showed that the Brick1 (Brk1) gene is required for the formation of epidermal cell lobes as well as for properly polarized divisions of stomatal subsidiary mother cells, and encodes an 8 kDa protein highly conserved in plants and animals. Here, we show that two additional Brick genes, Brk2 and Brk3, are involved in the same aspects of epidermal cell morphogenesis and division. As shown previously for Brk1, analysis of the cytoskeleton shows that Brk2 and Brk3 are required for the formation of local F-actin enrichments associated with lobe outgrowth in wild-type cells. Analysis of brk1;brk2, brk1;brk3 and brk2;brk3 double mutants shows that their phenotypes are the same as those of brk single mutants. Mosaic analysis shows that Brk1 acts non cell-autonomously over a short distance. By contrast, Brk2 and Brk3 act cell-autonomously to promote pavement cell lobe formation, but Brk3 acts non cell-autonomously, and Brk2 partially non cell-autonomously, to promote polarized subsidiary mother cell divisions. Together, these observations indicate that all three Brk genes act in a common pathway in which each Brk gene has a distinct function. Recent work demonstrating a function for the mammalian homolog of BRK1 (HSPC300) in activation of Arp2/3-dependent actin polymerization implicates the Brk pathway in local regulation of actin polymerization in plant cells.
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- Mary J Frank
- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0116, USA
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Jackson D. Double labeling of KNOTTED1 mRNA and protein reveals multiple potential sites of protein trafficking in the shoot apex. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 129:1423-9. [PMID: 12177455 PMCID: PMC1540245 DOI: 10.1104/pp.006049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Recent reports indicate that several plant mRNAs and proteins are able to traffic intercellularly through plasmodesmata. Localization studies can reveal differences between mRNA and protein localization that would be indicative of such a process. However, subtle differences could be missed when comparing localization in adjacent sections, especially in developmental studies where adjacent sections through immature apical regions may be one or more cells removed from each other. Therefore, we have developed a novel method for double localization of KNOTTED1 mRNA and protein in sections through the maize (Zea mays) shoot apex. The advantage of double labeling is revealed in our demonstration of novel potential sites of cell-to-cell trafficking of KNOTTED1 protein in the shoot apical region. The technique should be applicable to any gene products where the appropriate probes are available and will, therefore, help to determine the extent of protein and/or mRNA trafficking in plants.
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- David Jackson
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA.
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Ueki S, Citovsky V. The systemic movement of a tobamovirus is inhibited by a cadmium-ion-induced glycine-rich protein. Nat Cell Biol 2002; 4:478-86. [PMID: 12055637 DOI: 10.1038/ncb806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Systemic movement is central to plant viral infection. Exposure of tobacco plants to low levels of cadmium ions blocks the systemic spread of turnip vein-clearing tobamovirus (TVCV). We identified a tobacco glycine-rich protein, cdiGRP, specifically induced by low concentrations of cadmium and expressed in the cell walls of plant vascular tissues. Constitutive cdiGRP expression inhibited systemic transport of TVCV, whereas suppression of cdiGRP production allowed TVCV movement in the presence of cadmium. cdiGRP exerted its inhibitory effect on TVCV transport by enhancing callose deposits in the vasculature. So cdiGRP may function to control plant viral systemic movement.
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- Shoko Ueki
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5215, USA
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Kim JY, Yuan Z, Cilia M, Khalfan-Jagani Z, Jackson D. Intercellular trafficking of a KNOTTED1 green fluorescent protein fusion in the leaf and shoot meristem of Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:4103-8. [PMID: 11891300 PMCID: PMC122655 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.052484099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2001] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dominant mutations in the maize homeobox gene knotted1 (kn1) act nonautonomously during maize leaf development, indicating that Kn1 is involved in the generation or transmission of a developmental signal that passes from the inner layers of the leaf to epidermal cells. We previously found that this nonautonomous activity is correlated with the presence of KN1 protein in leaf epidermal cells, where KN1 mRNA could not be detected. Furthermore, KN1 protein expressed in Escherichia coli and labeled with a fluorescent dye can traffic between leaf mesophyll cells in microinjection assays. Here we show that green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged KN1 is able to traffic between epidermal cells of Arabidopsis and onion. When expressed in vivo, the GFP approximately KN1 fusion trafficked from internal tissues of the leaf to the epidermis, providing the first direct evidence, to our knowledge, that KN1 can traffic across different tissue layers in the leaf. Control GFP fusions did not show this intercellular trafficking ability. GFP approximately KN1 also trafficked in the shoot apical meristem, suggesting that cell-to-cell trafficking of KN1 may be involved in its normal function in meristem initiation and maintenance.
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- Jae Yean Kim
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Watson School of Biological Sciences, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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Kim I, Hempel FD, Sha K, Pfluger J, Zambryski PC. Identification of a developmental transition in plasmodesmatal function during embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 2002; 129:1261-72. [PMID: 11874921 DOI: 10.1242/dev.129.5.1261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Plasmodesmata provide routes for communication and nutrient transfer between plant cells by interconnecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells. A simple fluorescent tracer loading assay was developed to monitor patterns of cell-to-cell transport via plasmodesmata specifically during embryogenesis. A developmental transition in plasmodesmatal size exclusion limit was found to occur at the torpedo stage of embryogenesis in Arabidopsis; at this time, plasmodesmata are down-regulated, allowing transport of small (approx. 0.5 kDa) but not large (approx. 10 kDa) tracers. This assay system was used to screen for embryo-defective mutants, designated increased size exclusion limit of plasmodesmata(ise), that maintain dilated plasmodesmata at the torpedo stage. The morphology of ise1 and ise2 mutants discussed here resembled that of the wild-type during embryo development, although the rate of their embryogenesis was slower. The ISE1 gene was mapped to position 13 cM on chromosome I using PCR-based biallelic markers. ise2 was found to be allelic to the previously characterized mutant emb25 which maps to position 100 cM on chromosome I. The results presented have implications for intercellular signaling pathways that regulate embryonic development, and furthermore represent the first attempt to screen directly for mutants of Arabidopsis with altered size exclusion limit of plasmodesmata.
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- Insoon Kim
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, 111 Koshland Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Zamyatnin AA, Solovyev AG, Sablina AA, Agranovsky AA, Katul L, Vetten HJ, Schiemann J, Hinkkanen AE, Lehto K, Morozov SY. Dual-colour imaging of membrane protein targeting directed by poa semilatent virus movement protein TGBp3 in plant and mammalian cells. J Gen Virol 2002; 83:651-662. [PMID: 11842260 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-83-3-651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The movement function of poa semilatent hordeivirus (PSLV) is mediated by the triple gene block (TGB) proteins, of which two, TGBp2 and TGBp3, are membrane proteins. TGBp3 is localized to peripheral bodies in the vicinity of the plasma membrane and is able to re-direct TGBp2 from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the peripheral bodies. For imaging of TGBp3-mediated protein targeting, PSLV TGBp3 tagged with a red fluorescent protein (DsRed) was used. Coexpression of DsRed-TGBp3 with GFP targeted to the ER lumen (ER-GFP) demonstrated that ER-GFP was contained in typical ER structures and peripheral bodies formed by TGBp3 protein, suggesting an ER origin for these bodies. In transient coexpression with viral membrane proteins tagged with GFP, DsRed-TGBp3 directed to the peripheral bodies the homologous TGBp2 protein and two unrelated membrane proteins, the 6 kDa movement protein of beet yellows closterovirus and the putative movement protein encoded by the genome component 4 of faba bean necrotic yellows nanovirus. However, coexpression of TGBp3 with GFP derivatives targeted to the ER membranes by artificial hydrophobic tail sequences suggested that targeting to the ER membranes per se was not sufficient for TGBp3-directed protein trafficking to peripheral bodies. TGBp3-induced targeting of TGBp2 also occurred in mammalian cells, indicating the universal nature of the protein trafficking signals and the cotargeting mechanism.
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- A A Zamyatnin
- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology and Department of Virology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia1
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- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology and Department of Virology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia1
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- Institute of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Center, Moscow 115478, Russia2
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- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology and Department of Virology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia1
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Microbiology and Biosafety, Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Messeweg 11/12, D-38104 Braunschweig, Germany3
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Microbiology and Biosafety, Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Messeweg 11/12, D-38104 Braunschweig, Germany3
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- Institute of Plant Virology, Microbiology and Biosafety, Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Messeweg 11/12, D-38104 Braunschweig, Germany3
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Åbo Akademi University, 20521 Turku, Finland4
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- Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20500 Turku, Finland5
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- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology and Department of Virology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia1
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Vilar M, Esteve V, Pallas V, Marcos JF, Perez-Paya E. Structural properties of carnation mottle virus p7 movement protein and its RNA-binding domain. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:18122-9. [PMID: 11279121 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m100706200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Plant viral movement proteins (MPs) participate actively in the intra- and intercellular movement of RNA plant viruses to such an extent that MP dysfunction impairs viral infection. However, the molecular mechanism(s) of their interaction with cognate nucleic acids are not well understood, partly due to the lack of structural information. In this work, a protein dissection approach was used to gain information on the structural and RNA-binding properties of this class of proteins, as exemplified by the 61-amino acid residue p7 MP from carnation mottle virus (CarMV). Circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that CarMV p7 is an alpha/beta RNA-binding soluble protein. Using synthetic peptides derived from the p7 sequence, we have identified three distinct putative domains within the protein. EMSA showed that the central region, from residue 17 to 35 (represented by peptide p7(17-35)), is responsible for the RNA binding properties of CarMV p7. This binding peptide populates a nascent alpha-helix in water solution that is further stabilized in the presence of either secondary structure inducers, such as trifluoroethanol and monomeric SDS, or RNA (which also changes its conformation upon binding to the peptide). Thus, the RNA recognition appears to occur via an "adaptive binding" mechanism. Interestingly, the amino acid sequence and structural properties of the RNA-binding domain of p7 seem to be conserved among carmoviruses and some other RNA-binding proteins and peptides. The low conserved N terminus of p7 (peptide p7(1-16)) is unstructured in solution. In contrast, the highly conserved C terminus motif (peptide p7(40-61)) adopts a beta-sheet conformation in aqueous solution. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of the RNA-binding motif showed how selected positive charged amino acids are more relevant than others in the RNA binding process and how hydrophobic amino acid side chains would participate in the stabilization of the protein-RNA complex.
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- M Vilar
- Departament de Bioquimica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
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Baluska F, Cvrcková F, Kendrick-Jones J, Volkmann D. Sink plasmodesmata as gateways for phloem unloading. Myosin VIII and calreticulin as molecular determinants of sink strength? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2001; 126:39-46. [PMID: 11351069 PMCID: PMC1540107 DOI: 10.1104/pp.126.1.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- F Baluska
- Institute of Botany, Department of Plant Cell Biology, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Fedorkin ON, Solovyev AG, Yelina NE, Zamyatnin AA, Zinovkin RA, Mäkinen K, Schiemann J, Yu Morozov S. Cell-to-cell movement of potato virus X involves distinct functions of the coat protein. J Gen Virol 2001; 82:449-458. [PMID: 11161285 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-82-2-449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Complementation of movement-deficient potato virus X (PVX) coat protein (CP) mutants, namely PVX.CP-Xho lacking the 18 C-terminal amino acid residues and PVX.DeltaCP lacking the entire CP gene, was studied by transient co-expression with heterologous proteins. These data demonstrated that the potyvirus CPs and both the major and minor CPs of beet yellows closterovirus could complement cell-to-cell movement of PVX.CP-Xho but not PVX.DeltaCP. These data also indicated that the C-terminally truncated PVX CP lacked a movement function which could be provided in trans by the CPs of other filamentous viruses, whereas another movement determinant specified by some region outside the most C-terminal part of the PVX CP could not be complemented either by potyvirus or closterovirus CPs. Surprisingly, the CP of spherical cocksfoot mottle sobemovirus rescued all of the PVX CP movement functions, complementing the spread of PVX.CP-Xho and, to a lesser extent, PVX.DeltaCP. Both these mutants were also rescued by the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) movement protein (MP). To shed light on the movement function of PVX CP, attempts were made to complement PVX.CP-Xho by a series of TMV MP mutants. An internal deletion abolished complementation, suggesting that the internal region of TMV MP, which includes a number of overlapping functional domains important for cell-to-cell transport, provides an activity complementing movement determinant(s) specified by the C-terminal region of PVX CP.
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- O N Fedorkin
- Department of Virology and A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119899, Moscow, Russia1
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- Department of Virology and A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119899, Moscow, Russia1
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- Department of Virology and A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119899, Moscow, Russia1
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- Department of Virology and A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119899, Moscow, Russia1
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- Department of Virology and A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119899, Moscow, Russia1
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Program for Plant Molecular Biology, Viikki Biocentre, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56 (Viikinkaari 9), FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland2
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- Institute for Plant Virology, Microbiology and Biosafety, Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Messeweg 11/12, D-38104 Braunschweig, Germany3
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- Department of Virology and A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119899, Moscow, Russia1
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