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Sun X, Kaleri GA, Mu Z, Feng Y, Yang Z, Zhong Y, Dou Y, Xu H, Zhou J, Luo J, Xiao Y. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Provides Insights into the Effect of Epicuticular Wax Accumulation on Salt Stress in Coconuts. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:141. [PMID: 38202449 PMCID: PMC10780918 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The coconut is an important tropical economical crop and exhibits high tolerance to various types of salinity stress. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism underlying its salt tolerance. In this study, RNA-Seq was applied to examine the different genes expressed in four coconut varieties when exposed to a salt environment, resulting in the generation of data for 48 transcriptomes. Comparative transcriptome analysis showed that some genes involved in cutin and wax biosynthesis were significantly upregulated in salt treatment compared to the control, including CYP86A4, HTH, CER1, CER2, CER3, DCR, GPAT4, LTP3, LTP4, and LTP5. In particular, the expression of CER2 was induced more than sixfold, with an RPKM value of up to 205 ten days after salt treatment in Hainan Tall coconut, demonstrating superior capacity in salt tolerance compared to dwarf coconut varieties. However, for yellow dwarf and red dwarf coconut varieties, the expression level of the CER2 gene was low at four different time points after exposure to salt treatment, suggesting that this gene may contribute to the divergence in salt tolerance between tall and dwarf coconut varieties. Cytological evidence showed a higher abundance of cuticle accumulation in tall coconut and severe damage to cuticular wax in dwarf coconut.
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- Xiwei Sun
- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Wenchang 571300, China; (X.S.); (Y.F.); (Y.Z.); (Y.D.)
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- College of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China; (G.A.K.); (Z.M.); (J.Z.)
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- College of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China; (G.A.K.); (Z.M.); (J.Z.)
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Wenchang 571300, China; (X.S.); (Y.F.); (Y.Z.); (Y.D.)
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- College of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China; (G.A.K.); (Z.M.); (J.Z.)
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Wenchang 571300, China; (X.S.); (Y.F.); (Y.Z.); (Y.D.)
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- Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Wenchang 571300, China; (X.S.); (Y.F.); (Y.Z.); (Y.D.)
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- College of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China; (G.A.K.); (Z.M.); (J.Z.)
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- College of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China; (G.A.K.); (Z.M.); (J.Z.)
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- College of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China; (G.A.K.); (Z.M.); (J.Z.)
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- College of Breeding and Multiplication, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China; (G.A.K.); (Z.M.); (J.Z.)
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Godínez-Mendoza PL, Rico-Chávez AK, Ferrusquía-Jimenez NI, Carbajal-Valenzuela IA, Villagómez-Aranda AL, Torres-Pacheco I, Guevara-González RG. Plant hormesis: Revising of the concepts of biostimulation, elicitation and their application in a sustainable agricultural production. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 894:164883. [PMID: 37348730 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Current research in basic and applied knowledge of plant science has aimed to unravel the role of the interaction between environmental factors and the genome in the physiology of plants to confer the ability to overcome challenges in a climate change scenario. Evidence shows that factors causing environmental stress (stressors), whether of biological, chemical, or physical origin, induce eustressing or distressing effects in plants depending on the dose. The latter suggests the induction of the "hormesis" phenomenon. Sustainable crop production requires a better understanding of hormesis, its basic concepts, and the input variables to make its management feasible. This implies that acknowledging hormesis in plant research could allow specifying beneficial effects to effectively manage environmental stressors according to cultivation goals. Several factors have been useful in this regard, which at low doses show beneficial eustressing effects (biostimulant/elicitor), while at higher doses, they show distressing toxic effects. These insights highlight biostimulants/elicitors as tools to be included in integrated crop management strategies for reaching sustainability in plant science and agricultural studies. In addition, compelling evidence on the inheritance of elicited traits in plants unfolds the possibility of implementing stressors as a tool in plant breeding.
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- Pablo L Godínez-Mendoza
- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico.
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico.
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Shohani F, Hosseinin Sarghein S, Fazeli A. Simultaneous application of salicylic acid and silicon in aerial parts of Scrophularia striata L. in response to drought stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 202:107936. [PMID: 37647821 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Plants respond to water shortage by regulating biochemical pathways which result in the biosynthesis of osmotic compounds. Active metabolites and compatible osmolytes control the inhibition of oxygen free radicals and dehydration. The physiological response of scrophularia striata to drought stress, a factorial completely randomized design (FCRD) experiment was conducted in three replication. Drought stress was induced at two levels (100% and 50% field capacity), and salicylic acid (SA) and silicon (Si) and Ecotype were also used at two levels of (0 and 100 PPM), (0 and 1 g/L) and (Ilam and Abdanan) respectively. Data analysis results indicated that the H2O2 content, Malondialdehyde (MDA), glycine betaine (GB) and the activity of the enzyme glutathione reductase (GR; EC 1.6.4.2) of aerial parts increased during the entire stress exposure period. Although the SA + Si + stress + ecotype interaction increased the content of soluble carbohydrate s and the GR activity in aerial parts of Ilam and Abdanan ecotypes, this interaction led to a decrease in MDA, H2O2 in Ilam ecotypes. The interaction between the stress + SA + Si + ecotype led to an increase in the phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL; EC 4.3.1.5) activity in the Abdanan ecotype, but no important difference was observed. As compared to the control treatment, the content of Polyphenol increased, The interaction between ecotype + stress + Si caused to increased the of proline content in the Abadanan ecotype. The results showed that the increase in antioxidant defense and compatible osmolytes due to the use of SA and Si can improve the drought tolerance in S.striata.
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- Fariba Shohani
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, 6939177111, Iran.
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Babacan EY, Zheleva-Dimitrova D, Gevrenova R, Bouyahya A, Balos MM, Cakilcioglu U, Sinan KI, Zengin G. Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry-Based Profiling of Secondary Metabolites in Two Unexplored Eminium Species and Bioactivity Potential. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2252. [PMID: 37375878 DOI: 10.3390/plants12122252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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The study aimed at the metabolite profiling and evaluation of antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory properties of methanol extracts from flowers, leaves, and tubers of unexplored Eminium intortum (Banks & Sol.) Kuntze and E. spiculatum (Blume) Schott (Araceae). A total of 83 metabolites, including 19 phenolic acids, 46 flavonoids, 11 amino, and 7 fatty acids were identified by UHPLC-HRMS in the studied extracts for the first time. E. intortum flower and leaf extracts had the highest total phenolic and flavonoid contents (50.82 ± 0.71 mg GAE/g and 65.08 ± 0.38 RE/g, respectively). Significant radical scavenging activity (32.20 ± 1.26 and 54.34 ± 0.53 mg TE/g for DPPH and ABTS) and reducing power (88.27 ± 1.49 and 33.13 ± 0.68 mg TE/g for CUPRAC and FRAP) were observed in leaf extracts. E. intortum flowers showed the maximum anticholinesterase activity (2.72 ± 0.03 mg GALAE/g). E. spiculatum leaves and tubers exhibited the highest inhibition towards α-glucosidase (0.99 ± 0.02 ACAE/g) and tirosinase (50.73 ± 2.29 mg KAE/g), respectively. A multivariate analysis revealed that O-hydroxycinnamoylglycosyl-C-flavonoid glycosides mostly accounted for the discrimination of both species. Thus, E. intortum and E. spiculatum can be considered as potential candidates for designing functional ingredients in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.
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- Ebru Yuce Babacan
- Pertek Sakine Genç Vocational School, Munzur University, Pertek, Tunceli 62500, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat 10106, Morocco
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- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of National Education, Karaköprü, Şanlıurfa 63320, Turkey
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- Pertek Sakine Genç Vocational School, Munzur University, Pertek, Tunceli 62500, Turkey
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, University Campus, Konya 42130, Turkey
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, University Campus, Konya 42130, Turkey
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CRISPRi-Mediated Down-Regulation of the Cinnamate-4-Hydroxylase (C4H) Gene Enhances the Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Nicotiana tabacum. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11081127. [PMID: 36009753 PMCID: PMC9404795 DOI: 10.3390/biology11081127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Simple Summary Flavonoids are natural compounds in plants. They play a critical role in plant growth and pathogen defense. Due to their health benefits, flavonoids have gained much attention as potent therapeutic agents. However, the low abundance of flavonoids in nature has limited their exploitation. Hence, this study aimed to enhance flavonoid production by silencing the cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H) enzyme using the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats interference (CRISPRi) technology. Our results showed that the C4H-silenced tobacco cells had a lower NtC4H expression level compared to wild-type. This was concurred by the flavonoid analysis, where the accumulation of C4H’s substrate in the C4H-silenced cells was significantly higher than in the wild-type. Our findings provide valuable insight into the future development of CRISPRi to manipulate plant metabolite biosynthesis. Abstract Flavonoids are an important class of natural compounds present in plants. However, despite various known biological activities and therapeutic potential, the low abundance of flavonoids in nature limits their development for industrial applications. In this study, we aimed to enhance flavonoid production by silencing cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H), an enzyme involved in the branch point of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway, using the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats interference (CRISPRi) approach. We designed three sgRNAs targeting the promoter region of NtC4H and cloned them into a CRISPRi construct. After being introduced into Nicotiana tabacum cell suspension culture, the transformed cells were sampled for qPCR and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses. Sixteen of 21 cell lines showed PCR-positive, confirming the presence of the CRISPRi transgene. The NtC4H transcript in the transgenic cells was 0.44-fold lower than in the wild-type. In contrast, the flavonoid-related genes in the other branching pathways, such as Nt4CL and NtCHS, in the C4H-silenced cells showed higher expression than wild-type. The upregulation of these genes increased their respective products, including pinostrobin, naringenin, and chlorogenic acid. This study provides valuable insight into the future development of CRISPRi-based metabolic engineering to suppress target genes in plants.
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