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Wang H, Wang X, Li Y, Cui Y, Yan X, Gao J, Ouyang J, Li S. Pleiotropic Effects of miR5504 Underlying Plant Height, Grain Yield and Quality in Rice. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 65:781-789. [PMID: 38447119 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcae015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to play critical roles in regulating rice agronomic traits through mRNA cleavage or translational repression. Our previous study indicated that miR5504 regulates plant height by affecting cell proliferation and expansion. Here, the two independent homozygous mir5504 mutants (CR1 and CR2) and overexpression lines (OE1 and OE2) were further used to investigate the functions of miR5504. The panicle length, 1000-grain weight and grain yield per plant of miR5504-OE lines were identical to those of Nipponbare (NIP), but the 1000-grain weight of mir5504 mutants was reduced by about 10% and 9%, respectively. Meanwhile, the grain width and thickness of mir5504 mutants decreased significantly by approximately 10% and 11%, respectively. Moreover, the cytological results revealed a significant decrease in cell number along grain width direction and cell width in spikelet in mir5504, compared with those in NIP. In addition, several major storage substances of the rice seeds were measured. Compared to NIP, the amylose content of the mir5504 seeds was noticeably decreased, leading to an increase of nearly 10 mm in gel consistency (GC) in mir5504 lines. Further investigation confirmed that LOC_Os08g16914 was the genuine target of miR5504: LOC_Os08g16914 over-expression plants phenocopied the mir5504 mutants. This study provides insights into the role of miR5504 in rice seed development.
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- Huihui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources Preservation and Utilization, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Agro-biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510555, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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Chen Z, Zhou W, Guo X, Ling S, Li W, Wang X, Yao J. Heat Stress Responsive Aux/IAA Protein, OsIAA29 Regulates Grain Filling Through OsARF17 Mediated Auxin Signaling Pathway. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 17:16. [PMID: 38374238 PMCID: PMC10876508 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-024-00694-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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High temperature during grain filling considerably reduces yield and quality in rice, but its molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. We investigated the functions of a seed preferentially expressed Aux/IAA gene, OsIAA29, under high temperature-stress in grain filling using CRISPR/Cas9, RNAi, and overexpression. We observed that the osiaa29 had a higher percentage of shrunken and chalkiness seed, as well as lower 1000-grain weight than ZH11 under high temperature. Meanwhile, the expression of OsIAA29 was induced and the IAA content was remarkably reduced in the ZH11 seeds under high temperature. In addition, OsIAA29 may enhance the transcriptional activation activity of OsARF17 through competition with OsIAA21 binding to OsARF17. Finally, chromatin immunoprecipitation quantitative real-time PCR (ChIP-qPCR) results proved that OsARF17 regulated expression of several starch and protein synthesis related genes (like OsPDIL1-1, OsSS1, OsNAC20, OsSBE1, and OsC2H2). Therefore, OsIAA29 regulates seed development in high temperature through competition with OsIAA21 in the binding to OsARF17, mediating auxin signaling pathway in rice. This study provides a theoretical basis and gene resources for auxin signaling and effective molecular design breeding.
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- Zhanghao Chen
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Li Y, Guo L, Cui Y, Yan X, Ouyang J, Li S. Lipid transfer protein, OsLTPL18, is essential for grain weight and seed germination in rice. Gene 2023; 883:147671. [PMID: 37506985 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) promote the intermembrane transportation of phospholipids, fatty acids, and steroids, and play diverse roles in various biological processes. However, the potential roles of the rice nsLTPs have not been well elucidated yet. Here, the functions of OsLTPL18 were analyzed using CRISPR/Cas9 strategy and cytological analysis. The osltpl18 (osltpl18-1, osltpl18-2, and osltpl18-3) seeds were thinner, and 1000-grain weight and grain thickness of osltpl18 plants were decreased obviously, compared to the ZH11. Meanwhile, the results of germination assay and 1 % TTC staining showed that vigor of osltpl18 seeds decreased significantly. Furthermore, the results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the cell width of spikelet hull in osltpl18 lines was significantly reduced than that in WT, as well as cell number in grain-width direction. Finally, we found that co-expressed genes were enriched in glucan biosynthesis, protein transporter activity, serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity, and nutrient reservoir activity. In this study, we discussed that OsLTPL18 might have coordinating functions in regulation of grain weight and germination in rice.
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- Yangyang Li
- School of Basic Medical Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
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Dong X, Luo H, Bi W, Chen H, Yu S, Zhang X, Dai Y, Cheng X, Xing Y, Fan X, Zhu Y, Guo Y, Meng D. Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of genes exhibit allele-specific imprinting in maize embryo and endosperm. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:470. [PMID: 37803280 PMCID: PMC10557216 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04473-8] [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: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genomic imprinting refers to a subset of genes that are expressed from only one parental allele during seed development in plants. Studies on genomic imprinting have revealed that intraspecific variations in genomic imprinting expression exist in naturally genetic varieties. However, there have been few studies on the functional analysis of allele-specific imprinted genes. RESULTS Here, we generated three reciprocal crosses among the B73, Mo17 and CAU5 inbred lines. Based on the transcriptome-wide analysis of allele-specific expression using RNA sequencing technology, 305 allele-specific imprinting genes (ASIGs) were identified in embryos, and 655 ASIGs were identified in endosperms from three maize F1 hybrids. Of these ASIGs, most did not show consistent maternal or paternal bias between the same tissue from different hybrids or different tissues from one hybrid cross. By gene ontology (GO) analysis, five and eight categories of GO exhibited significantly higher functional enrichments for ASIGs identified in embryo and endosperm, respectively. These functional categories indicated that ASIGs are involved in intercellular nutrient transport, signaling pathways, and transcriptional regulation of kernel development. Finally, the mutation and overexpression of one ASIG (Zm305) affected the length and width of the kernel. CONCLUSION In this study, our data will be helpful in gaining further knowledge of genes exhibiting allele-specific imprinting patterns in seeds. The gain- and loss-of-function phenotypes of ASIGs associated with agronomically important seed traits provide compelling evidence for ASIGs as crucial targets to optimize seed traits in crop plants.
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- Xiaomei Dong
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Shenyang City Key Laboratory of Maize Genomic Selection Breeding, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Shenyang City Key Laboratory of Maize Genomic Selection Breeding, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Shenyang City Key Laboratory of Maize Genomic Selection Breeding, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Shenyang City Key Laboratory of Maize Genomic Selection Breeding, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Shenyang City Key Laboratory of Maize Genomic Selection Breeding, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
- Shenyang City Key Laboratory of Maize Genomic Selection Breeding, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Manas Agricultural Experimental Station of Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji, 832200, Xinjiang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Maize Biological Breeding, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Main Crops in Northeast Region, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Liaoning Dongya Seed Industry Co., Ltd, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110164, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Maize Biological Breeding, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Main Crops in Northeast Region, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Liaoning Dongya Seed Industry Co., Ltd, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110164, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China.
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Wang X, Zhang Z, Peng W, Huang J, Yan X, Yao W, Ouyang J, Li S. Inositolphosphorylceramide synthases, OsIPCSs, regulate plant height in rice. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 335:111798. [PMID: 37467787 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Inositolphosphorylceramide synthase (IPCS) catalyses ceramides and phosphatidylinositol (PI) into inositolphosphorylceramide (IPC), which is involved in the regulation of plant growth and development. A total of three OsIPCS family genes have been identified in rice. However, most of their functions remain unknown. Here, the functions of OsIPCSs were analyzed by CRISPR/Cas9 technology, lipidomics analysis, and transcriptomics analysis. Single-gene mutation of OsIPCSs resulted in dwarf phenotype. Among them, the phenotype of osipcs3 mutant was more severe. Multi-gene mutation of OsIPCS genes led to more severe phenotypes, indicating the additive effects of OsIPCSs. We further determined that a significant decrease in epidermal cell elongation of internode in the mutants. There was a significant decrease in the content of IPC detected in the osipcs2/3 and osipcs1/2/3 mutants. The contents of glycosyl inositol phosphoryl ceramide (GIPC) were also decreased by 20% and 10% in osipcs2/3 and osipcs1/2/3, respectively. The results of RNA-seq showed that numerous DEGs found to be associated with cellular component organization, anatomical structure morphogenesis, and cell growth in the osipcs2, osipcs2/3, and osipcs1/2/3. Taken together, OsIPCSs may be involved in the regulation of plant height through affecting cell growth and sphingolipid metabolism in rice.
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- Xin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China; Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
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Wang H, Ouyang J, Jian W, Li M, Zhong J, Yan X, Gao J, Wang X, Li S. Rice miR5504 regulates plant height by affecting cell proliferation and expansion. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2023; 175:e14023. [PMID: 37882316 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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miRNAs play critical roles in the regulation of plant growth and development by cleaving mRNA or repressing transcription. In our previous study, miR5504 with unknown functions was captured by small RNA sequencing. Here, the function and characters of miR5504 were extensively analyzed using CRISPR/Cas9, overexpression strategy, Northern blot, cytological analysis, and transcriptomics analysis. We found that the dwarf phenotype of mir5504 mutants (mir5504-1 and mir5504-2) appeared on 35-day seedlings and became more apparent at the mature stage. The cytological results showed a substantial decrease in the vascular bundle number, cell number and cell length in the mir5504 mutant compared with NIP. In addition, we found that miR5504 regulated plant height by targeting LOC_Os08g16914. The results of RNA-seq revealed that numerous biological processes were mainly enriched, including DNA-binding transcription factor activity, transferase activity, regulation of transcription, metabolic process, and protein binding. Meanwhile, KEEG analysis showed that numerous proteins were associated with cellular processes and metabolism pathways. Taken together, miR5504 may be involved in the regulation of plant height by affecting cell expansion and division of internode in rice.
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- Huihui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources Preservation and Utilization, Guangzhou, China
- Agro-Biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Zhang Z, Tan J, Chen Y, Sun Z, Yan X, Ouyang J, Li S, Wang X. New Fructokinase, OsFRK3, Regulates Starch Accumulation and Grain Filling in Rice. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:1056-1066. [PMID: 36595531 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Plant fructokinase (FRK) guarantees the growth and development of higher plants by participating in carbohydrate metabolism. In this study, a new fructokinase, OsFRK3, was identified using bioinformatics analysis, enzyme assay, bacterial growth assay, and yeast complementation test. Then, we created OsFRK3 knockout transgenic lines (osfrk3-1 and osfrk3-2) by the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. We found that the 1000-grain weight decreased notably (approximately -3.6% and -6.1%, respectively) in osfrk3-1 and osfrk3-2. Evidently decreased grain width, grain thickness, and endosperm filling rate were detected in the osfrk3 mutants (osfrk3-1 and osfrk3-2) compared with those of the WT. In addition, the content of seed total starch was significantly decreased by 3.42 and 4.80% in osfrk3 lines, compared with that in the WT. The level of maltose was significantly reduced in the mutants, while that of sucrose and fructose was obviously increased in the mutants. The transcript levels of OsGBSS1, OsBEIIb, OsPFP1β, and OsAGPL1 were significantly decreased in the osfrk3 mutants. These results suggest that OsFRK3 may positively regulate the accumulation of starch through influencing the sugar metabolism.
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- Zongfei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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Liu K, Wang X, Liu H, Wu J, Liang F, Li S, Zhang J, Peng X. OsAT1, an anion transporter, negatively regulates grain size and yield in rice. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13692. [PMID: 35482934 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Improving the grain yield of rice is a central goal of basic and applied scientific research. Here, we identified an anion transporter, OsAT1, localized in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. OsAT1 is highly expressed in flag, stem, and sheath as monitored using qRT-PCR and pOsAT1::GUS. Thousand-grain weight, grain weight per plant, and content of starch were significantly increased in OsAT1 knock-down mutants (OsAT1-Ri) but significantly decreased in OsAT1 overexpressed lines (OsAT1-OE). In addition, the grain weight per plant increased by 6.17% to 6.78% in OsAT1-RNAi lines, whereas it decreased by 45.93% to 46.76% in OsAT1-OE lines, compared to wild-type. Moreover, the copper content was noticeably reduced in flag leaf of OsAT1-Ri lines and increased in OsAT1-OE lines. RNA-sequencing analysis of OsAT1-OE lines revealed that the genes related to starch biosynthesis and metabolism pathway were enriched in the down-regulated category. Thus, our results suggest that knock-down of OsAT1 in rice possibly reduces copper accumulation and improves the accumulation of storage starch, hence, increasing the grain size and weight. OsAT1 may be a useful gene to consider for cereal breeding programs.
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- Kun Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Gene Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Gene Engineering of Jiangxi Province, School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhou YH, Li G, Zhang YM. A compressed variance component mixed model framework for detecting small and linked QTL-by-environment interactions. Brief Bioinform 2022; 23:6527275. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbab596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Detecting small and linked quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and QTL-by-environment interactions (QEIs) for complex traits is a difficult issue in immortalized F2 and F2:3 design, especially in the era of global climate change and environmental plasticity research. Here we proposed a compressed variance component mixed model. In this model, a parametric vector of QTL genotype and environment combination effects replaced QTL effects, environmental effects and their interaction effects, whereas the combination effect polygenic background replaced the QTL and QEI polygenic backgrounds. Thus, the number of variance components in the mixed model was greatly reduced. The model was incorporated into our genome-wide composite interval mapping (GCIM) to propose GCIM-QEI-random and GCIM-QEI-fixed, respectively, under random and fixed models of genetic effects. First, potentially associated QTLs and QEIs were selected from genome-wide scanning. Then, significant QTLs and QEIs were identified using empirical Bayes and likelihood ratio test. Finally, known and candidate genes around these significant loci were mined. The new methods were validated by a series of simulation studies and real data analyses. Compared with ICIM, GCIM-QEI-random had 29.77 ± 18.20% and 24.33 ± 10.15% higher average power, respectively, in 0.5–3.0% QTL and QEI detection, 43.44 ± 9.53% and 51.47 ± 15.70% higher average power, respectively, in linked QTL and QEI detection, and identified 30 more known genes for four rice yield traits, because GCIM-QEI-random identified more small genes/loci, being 2.69 ± 2.37% for additional genes. GCIM-QEI-random was slightly better than GCIM-QEI-fixed. In addition, the new methods may be extended into backcross and genome-wide association studies. This study provides effective methods for detecting small-effect and linked QTLs and QEIs.
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- Ya-Hui Zhou
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Su B, Wu D, Xu X, Xu L, Wang L, Lin J. Design of a PL18 alginate lyase with flexible loops and broader entrance to enhance the activity and thermostability. Enzyme Microb Technol 2021; 151:109916. [PMID: 34649687 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Alginate oligosaccharides are enzymolysis products of alginate with versatile bioactivities and their industrial preparation was limited by the insufficient activity and unsatisfying thermostability of alginate lyases. The structure-function information about PL18 alginate lyases was seldom reported since which few positive mutants of PL18 alginate lyases were generated. In present study, a mutant of PL18 alginate lyase E226K was expressed intracellularly and taken as parent for further modification. Site I211 at the lid loop 1 and sites E276, Y292 and R294 at the predicted entrance were chosen as engineering targets based on the E226K-PM4 binding mode in prereaction-state MD simulation and 29 mutants were constructed, from those, the variant E226K/I211T/R294V was screened out as the best mutant (showing 4.78-fold increased catalytic efficiency and the half-time t1/245℃ increased up to 557 min from 89 min). MD simulations indicated that the affinity of E226K/I211T/R294V towards alginate was improved due to the optimized energy distribution of active center, more flexible loops around catalytic cleft and larger substrate entrance. The more efficient proton transmitting endowed E226K/I211T/R294V higher activity and the more complicated intraprotein interactions together with stronger backbone rigidity were responsible for the improved thermostability of E226K/I211T/R294V than E226K. The success in this study enriches the structure-function information of PL18 alginate lyases and provides hints for their further design.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bingmei Su
- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China; College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
| | - Xinqi Xu
- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
| | - Lian Xu
- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
| | - Lichao Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
| | - Juan Lin
- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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