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Chocano-Coralla EJ, Vidali L. Myosin XI, a model of its conserved role in plant cell tip growth. Biochem Soc Trans 2024; 52:505-515. [PMID: 38629612 DOI: 10.1042/bst20220783] [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: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
In eukaryotic cells, organelle and vesicle transport, positioning, and interactions play crucial roles in cytoplasmic organization and function. These processes are governed by intracellular trafficking mechanisms. At the core of that trafficking, the cytoskeleton and directional transport by motor proteins stand out as its key regulators. Plant cell tip growth is a well-studied example of cytoplasm organization by polarization. This polarization, essential for the cell's function, is driven by the cytoskeleton and its associated motors. This review will focus on myosin XI, a molecular motor critical for vesicle trafficking and polarized plant cell growth. We will center our discussion on recent data from the moss Physcomitrium patens and the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. The biochemical properties and structure of myosin XI in various plant species are discussed, highlighting functional conservation across species. We further explore this conservation of myosin XI function in the process of vesicle transport in tip-growing cells. Existing evidence indicates that myosin XI actively organizes actin filaments in tip-growing cells by a mechanism based on vesicle clustering at their tips. A hypothetical model is presented to explain the essential function of myosin XI in polarized plant cell growth based on vesicle clustering at the tip. The review also provides insight into the in vivo localization and dynamics of myosin XI, emphasizing its role in cytosolic calcium regulation, which influences the polymerization of F-actin. Lastly, we touch upon the need for additional research to elucidate the regulation of myosin function.
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, U.S.A
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Kong SG, Yamazaki Y, Shimada A, Kijima ST, Hirose K, Katoh K, Ahn J, Song HG, Han JW, Higa T, Takano A, Nakamura Y, Suetsugu N, Kohda D, Uyeda TQP, Wada M. CHLOROPLAST UNUSUAL POSITIONING 1 is a plant-specific actin polymerization factor regulating chloroplast movement. THE PLANT CELL 2024; 36:1159-1181. [PMID: 38134410 PMCID: PMC10980345 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koad320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Plants have unique responses to fluctuating light conditions. One such response involves chloroplast photorelocation movement, which optimizes photosynthesis under weak light by the accumulation of chloroplasts along the periclinal side of the cell, which prevents photodamage under strong light by avoiding chloroplast positioning toward the anticlinal side of the cell. This light-responsive chloroplast movement relies on the reorganization of chloroplast actin (cp-actin) filaments. Previous studies have suggested that CHLOROPLAST UNUSUAL POSITIONING 1 (CHUP1) is essential for chloroplast photorelocation movement as a regulator of cp-actin filaments. In this study, we conducted comprehensive analyses to understand CHUP1 function. Functional, fluorescently tagged CHUP1 colocalized with and was coordinately reorganized with cp-actin filaments on the chloroplast outer envelope during chloroplast movement in Arabidopsis thaliana. CHUP1 distribution was reversibly regulated in a blue light- and phototropin-dependent manner. X-ray crystallography revealed that the CHUP1-C-terminal domain shares structural homology with the formin homology 2 (FH2) domain, despite lacking sequence similarity. Furthermore, the CHUP1-C-terminal domain promoted actin polymerization in the presence of profilin in vitro. Taken together, our findings indicate that CHUP1 is a plant-specific actin polymerization factor that has convergently evolved to assemble cp-actin filaments and enables chloroplast photorelocation movement.
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- Sam-Geun Kong
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, Chungnam 32588, Korea
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Structural Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, Chungnam 32588, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, Chungnam 32588, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, Chungnam 32588, Korea
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Structural Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Structural Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Division of Structural Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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Tournaire MD, Scharff LB, Kramer M, Goss T, Vuorijoki L, Rodriguez‐Heredia M, Wilson S, Kruse I, Ruban A, Balk L. J, Hase T, Jensen P, Hanke GT. Ferredoxin C2 is required for chlorophyll biosynthesis and accumulation of photosynthetic antennae in Arabidopsis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:3287-3304. [PMID: 37427830 PMCID: PMC10947542 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14667] [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: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Ferredoxins (Fd) are small iron-sulphur proteins, with sub-types that have evolved for specific redox functions. Ferredoxin C2 (FdC2) proteins are essential Fd homologues conserved in all photosynthetic organisms and a number of different FdC2 functions have been proposed in angiosperms. Here we use RNAi silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana to generate a viable fdC2 mutant line with near-depleted FdC2 protein levels. Mutant leaves have ~50% less chlorophyll a and b, and chloroplasts have poorly developed thylakoid membrane structure. Transcriptomics indicates upregulation of genes involved in stress responses. Although fdC2 antisense plants show increased damage at photosystem II (PSII) when exposed to high light, PSII recovers at the same rate as wild type in the dark. This contradicts literature proposing that FdC2 regulates translation of the D1 subunit of PSII, by binding to psbA transcript. Measurement of chlorophyll biosynthesis intermediates revealed a build-up of Mg-protoporphyrin IX, the substrate of the aerobic cyclase. We localise FdC2 to the inner chloroplast envelope and show that the FdC2 RNAi line has a disproportionately lower protein abundance of antennae proteins, which are nuclear-encoded and must be refolded at the envelope after import.
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science CentreUniversity of CopenhagenFrederiksbergDenmark
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- School of Biological and Behavioural sciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Plant PhysiologyOsnabrück UniversityOsnabrückGermany
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- School of Biological and Behavioural sciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Plant PhysiologyOsnabrück UniversityOsnabrückGermany
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- School of Biological and Behavioural sciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Institute for Protein ResearchOsaka UniversityOsakaJapan
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- Department of Food ScienceUniversity of CopenhagenFrederiksbergDenmark
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- School of Biological and Behavioural sciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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Zhang R, Xu Y, Yi R, Shen J, Huang S. Actin cytoskeleton in the control of vesicle transport, cytoplasmic organization, and pollen tube tip growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 193:9-25. [PMID: 37002825 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Pollen tubes extend rapidly via tip growth. This process depends on a dynamic actin cytoskeleton, which has been implicated in controlling organelle movements, cytoplasmic streaming, vesicle trafficking, and cytoplasm organization in pollen tubes. In this update review, we describe the progress in understanding the organization and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and the function of the actin cytoskeleton in controlling vesicle traffic and cytoplasmic organization in pollen tubes. We also discuss the interplay between ion gradients and the actin cytoskeleton that regulates the spatial arrangement and dynamics of actin filaments and the organization of the cytoplasm in pollen tubes. Finally, we describe several signaling components that regulate actin dynamics in pollen tubes.
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- Ruihui Zhang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Reimann TM, Müdsam C, Schachtler C, Ince S, Sticht H, Herrmann C, Stürzl M, Kost B. The large GTPase AtGBPL3 links nuclear envelope formation and morphogenesis to transcriptional repression. NATURE PLANTS 2023; 9:766-784. [PMID: 37095224 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01400-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Guanylate binding proteins (GBPs) are prominent regulators of immunity not known to be required for nuclear envelope formation and morphogenesis. Here we identify the Arabidopsis GBP orthologue AtGBPL3 as a lamina component with essential functions in mitotic nuclear envelope reformation, nuclear morphogenesis and transcriptional repression during interphase. AtGBPL3 is preferentially expressed in mitotically active root tips, accumulates at the nuclear envelope and interacts with centromeric chromatin as well as with lamina components transcriptionally repressing pericentromeric chromatin. Reduced expression of AtGBPL3 or associated lamina components similarly altered nuclear morphology and caused overlapping transcriptional deregulation. Investigating the dynamics of AtGBPL3-GFP and other nuclear markers during mitosis (1) revealed that AtGBPL3 accumulation on the surface of daughter nuclei precedes nuclear envelope reformation and (2) uncovered defects in this process in roots of AtGBPL3 mutants, which cause programmed cell death and impair growth. AtGBPL3 functions established by these observations are unique among dynamin-family large GTPases.
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- Theresa Maria Reimann
- Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry 1, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Bochum, Germany
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- Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry 1, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Bochum, Germany
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- Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
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Ren R, Bremner DH, Chen W, Shi A, Wang T, Wang Y, Wang C, Wu J, Zhu LM. A multifunctional nanocomposite coated with a BSA membrane for cascaded nitric oxide therapy. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 238:124087. [PMID: 36940766 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023]
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Gas therapy based on nitric oxide (NO) has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach for cancer, and in conjunction with multi-mode combination therapy, offers new possibilities for achieving significant hyperadditive effects. In this study, an integrated AI-MPDA@BSA nanocomposite for diagnosis and treatment was constructed for PDA based photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and cascade NO release. Natural NO donor L-arginine (L-Arg) and photosensitizer (PS) IR780 were loaded into mesoporous polydopamine (MPDA). Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was conjugated to the MPDA to increase the dispersibility and biocompatibility of the nanoparticles, as well as to serve as a gatekeeper controlling IR780 release from the MPDA pores. The AI-MPDA@BSA produced singlet oxygen (1O2) and converted it into NO through a chain reaction based on L-Arg, enabling a combination of photodynamic therapy and gas therapy. Moreover, due to the photothermal properties of MPDA, the AI-MPDA@BSA performed good photothermal conversion, which allowed photoacoustic imaging. As expected, both in vitro and in vivo studies have confirmed that the AI-MPDA@BSA nanoplatform has a significant inhibitory effect on cancer cells and tumors, and no apparent systemic toxicity or side effects were detected during the treatment period.
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- Rong Ren
- College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, Kydd Building, Dundee DD1 1HG, Scotland, UK
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Microcosmic Syndrome Differentiation, Education Department of Yunnan, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
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- College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Shanghai Laboratory Animal Research Center, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Microcosmic Syndrome Differentiation, Education Department of Yunnan, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China.
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- College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Braga T, Dias FV, Fratini M, Serrazina S, Heilmann I, Malhó R. Functional Analysis of Phospholipid Signaling and Actin Dynamics: The Use of Apical Growing Tobacco Pollen Tubes in a Case Study. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2604:237-247. [PMID: 36773238 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2867-6_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Signaling molecules are crucial to perceive and translate intra- and extracellular cues. Phosphoinositides and the proteins responsible for their biosynthesis (e.g., lipid kinases) are known to influence the (re)organization of cytoskeletal elements, namely, through interaction with actin and actin-binding proteins. Here we describe methods to functionally characterize lipid kinases and their phosphoinositide metabolites in relation to actin dynamics. These methods include GFP-tagged protein expression followed by time-resolved live imaging and quantitative image analysis. When combined with biochemical and interaction studies, these methods can be used to correlate signaling with actin dynamics, microfilament assembly, and intracellular trafficking, linking structure and function.
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- Teresa Braga
- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, BioISI, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, BioISI, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology/Plant Biochemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, BioISI, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology/Plant Biochemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, BioISI, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Stroppa N, Onelli E, Moreau P, Maneta-Peyret L, Berno V, Cammarota E, Ambrosini R, Caccianiga M, Scali M, Moscatelli A. Sterols and Sphingolipids as New Players in Cell Wall Building and Apical Growth of Nicotiana tabacum L. Pollen Tubes. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:8. [PMID: 36616135 PMCID: PMC9824051 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Pollen tubes are tip-growing cells that create safe routes to convey sperm cells to the embryo sac for double fertilization. Recent studies have purified and biochemically characterized detergent-insoluble membranes from tobacco pollen tubes. These microdomains, called lipid rafts, are rich in sterols and sphingolipids and are involved in cell polarization in organisms evolutionarily distant, such as fungi and mammals. The presence of actin in tobacco pollen tube detergent-insoluble membranes and the preferential distribution of these domains on the apical plasma membrane encouraged us to formulate the intriguing hypothesis that sterols and sphingolipids could be a "trait d'union" between actin dynamics and polarized secretion at the tip. To unravel the role of sterols and sphingolipids in tobacco pollen tube growth, we used squalestatin and myriocin, inhibitors of sterol and sphingolipid biosynthesis, respectively, to determine whether lipid modifications affect actin fringe morphology and dynamics, leading to changes in clear zone organization and cell wall deposition, thus suggesting a role played by these lipids in successful fertilization.
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- Nadia Stroppa
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5200, 71 Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5200, 71 Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- ALEMBIC Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy BioImaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT 1, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- ALEMBIC Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy BioImaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT 1, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Gong C, Yin X, Ye T, Liu X, Yu M, Dong T, Wu Y. The F-Box/DUF295 Brassiceae specific 2 is involved in ABA-inhibited seed germination and seedling growth in Arabidopsis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 323:111369. [PMID: 35820550 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To bear harsh environmental threats, plants have developed complex protection mechanisms involving phytohormones, counting abscisic acid (ABA). The function of the F-Box family containing the Domain of Unknown Function 295 (DUF295) has not yet been comprehensively characterized in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). In this study, we evaluated the function of a putative member of the F-Box/DUF295 family in Arabidopsis, F-box/DUF295 Brassiceae specific 2 (FDB2). We found that FDB2 expression was suppressed by ABA and abiotic stresses. FDB2 overexpression (OE) reduced ABA sensitivity during seed germination and seedling growth, but enhanced ABA-sensitivity of seed germination and seedling growth in fdb2 mutants was scored. When treated with ABA, expressions of ABI3, ABI4 and ABI5 showed decreased in OE lines but increased in fdb2 mutants. In addition, ABA-induced FDB2 degradation exhibited sensitive to MG132, suggesting that FDB2 degradation by ABA might be mediated by the ubiquitin-26S proteasome system. Moreover, ABA-induced significant over-accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the root tips of fdb2 mutants was observed, this phenomenon was correlated to reduced activities of a set of ROS scavengers in fdb2 mutants relative to Col-0. In summary, our results suggest that Arabidopsis FDB2 is involved in ABA-mediated inhibition of seed germination, seedling growth including modulation of ROS homeostasis in roots.
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- Chunyan Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Liu Z, Østerlund I, Ruhnow F, Cao Y, Huang G, Cai W, Zhang J, Liang W, Nikoloski Z, Persson S, Zhang D. Fluorescent cytoskeletal markers reveal associations between the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton in rice cells. Development 2022; 149:275467. [DOI: 10.1242/dev.200415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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ABSTRACT
Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of our main food crops, feeding ∼3.5 billion people worldwide. An increasing number of studies note the importance of the cytoskeleton, including actin filaments and microtubules, in rice development and environmental responses. Yet, reliable in vivo cytoskeleton markers are lacking in rice, which limits our knowledge of cytoskeletal functions in living cells. Therefore, we generated bright fluorescent marker lines of the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons in rice, suitable for live-cell imaging in a wide variety of rice tissues. Using these lines, we show that actin bundles and microtubules engage and co-function during pollen grain development, how the cytoskeletal components are coordinated during root cell development, and that the actin cytoskeleton is robust and facilitates microtubule responses during salt stress. Hence, we conclude that our cytoskeletal marker lines, highlighted by our findings of cytoskeletal associations and dynamics, will substantially further future investigations in rice biology.
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- Zengyu Liu
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
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- University of Copenhagen 2 Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PLEN) , , 1870 Frederiksberg , Denmark
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 3 Systems Biology and Mathematical Modelling , , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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- University of Copenhagen 2 Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PLEN) , , 1870 Frederiksberg , Denmark
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 3 Systems Biology and Mathematical Modelling , , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm , Germany
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
- University of Copenhagen 2 Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PLEN) , , 1870 Frederiksberg , Denmark
- Copenhagen Plant Science Center (CPSC) 4 , , 1870 Frederiksberg , Denmark
- University of Copenhagen 4 , , 1870 Frederiksberg , Denmark
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1 , Minhang 200240, Shanghai , China
- School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine 5 , , Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA 5064 , Australia
- University of Adelaide 5 , , Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA 5064 , Australia
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Scholz P, Pejchar P, Fernkorn M, Škrabálková E, Pleskot R, Blersch K, Munnik T, Potocký M, Ischebeck T. DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE 5 regulates polar tip growth of tobacco pollen tubes. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 233:2185-2202. [PMID: 34931304 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Pollen tubes require a tightly regulated pectin secretion machinery to sustain the cell wall plasticity required for polar tip growth. Involved in this regulation at the apical plasma membrane are proteins and signaling molecules, including phosphoinositides and phosphatidic acid (PA). However, the contribution of diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) is not clear. We transiently expressed tobacco DGKs in pollen tubes to identify a plasma membrane (PM)-localized isoform, and then to study its effect on pollen tube growth, pectin secretion and lipid signaling. In order to potentially downregulate DGK5 function, we overexpressed an inactive variant. Only one of eight DGKs displayed a confined localization at the apical PM. We could demonstrate its enzymatic activity and that a kinase-dead variant was inactive. Overexpression of either variant led to differential perturbations including misregulation of pectin secretion. One mode of regulation could be that DGK5-formed PA regulates phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinases, as overexpression of the inactive DGK5 variant not only led to a reduction of PA but also of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate levels and suppressed related growth phenotypes. We conclude that DGK5 is an additional player of polar tip growth that regulates pectin secretion probably in a common pathway with PI4P 5-kinases.
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- Patricia Scholz
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences and Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 16502, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences and Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 16502, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Charles University, Prague, 12844, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 16502, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences and Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
- Green Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), University of Münster, Münster, 48143, Germany
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- Plant Cell Biology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1000 BE, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 16502, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences and Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
- Green Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), University of Münster, Münster, 48143, Germany
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Bao L, Inoue N, Ishikawa M, Gotoh E, Teh OK, Higa T, Morimoto T, Ginanjar EF, Harashima H, Noda N, Watahiki M, Hiwatashi Y, Sekine M, Hasebe M, Wada M, Fujita T. A PSTAIRE-type cyclin-dependent kinase controls light responses in land plants. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabk2116. [PMID: 35089781 PMCID: PMC8797184 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abk2116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Light is a critical signal perceived by plants to adapt their growth rate and direction. Although many signaling components have been studied, how plants respond to constantly fluctuating light remains underexplored. Here, we showed that in the moss Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens, the PSTAIRE-type cyclin-dependent kinase PpCDKA is dispensable for growth. Instead, PpCDKA and its homolog in Arabidopsis thaliana control light-induced tropisms and chloroplast movements by probably influencing the cytoskeleton organization independently of the cell cycle. In addition, lower PpCDKA kinase activity was required to elicit light responses relative to cell cycle regulation. Thus, our study suggests that plant CDKAs may have been co-opted to control multiple light responses, and owing to the bistable switch properties of PSTAIRE-type CDKs, the noncanonical functions are widely conserved for eukaryotic environmental adaptation.
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- Liang Bao
- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Division of Evolutionary Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- School of Life Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0817, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Cell Function Research Team, RIKEN Centre for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- School of Food Industrial Sciences, Miyagi University, Sendai 982-0215, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Nonoichi 921-8836, Japan
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- Division of Evolutionary Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- School of Life Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Yin X, Bai YL, Ye T, Yu M, Wu Y, Feng YQ. Cinnamoyl coA: NADP oxidoreductase-like 1 regulates abscisic acid response by modulating phaseic acid homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:860-872. [PMID: 34718526 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phaseic acid (PA), a main catabolite of abscisic acid (ABA), is structurally related to ABA and possesses ABA-like hormonal activity. However, the comprehensive metabolism pathway and roles of PA are not well understood. Here, using homologous alignment and expression pattern analysis, we identified in Arabidopsis the previously named CRL1 (Cinnamoyl coA: NADP oxidoreductase-like 1) as a PA reductase that catalyses PA to dihydrophaseic acid. The function of CRL1 and the potential role of PA were studied in transgenic CRL1 plants. Overexpression of CRL1 resulted in decreased ABA sensitivity in seed germination and attenuated drought tolerance. In contrast, increased ABA sensitivity and elevated drought tolerance was observed in down-regulated and loss-of-function crl1 mutants. Tyr162 in the conserved motif is the key residue in CRL1 to catalyse PA. Accelerated seed germination and earlier flowering phenotype were also observed in overexpressing lines, while retarded seed germination and delayed flowering occurred in crl1 mutants which accumulated more PA, but less dihydrophaseic acid than the wild type. This study demonstrates that PA plays diverse functions in drought tolerance, seed germination and flowering in an ABA-like manner, which may increase the adaptive plasticity of plants.
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- Xiaoming Yin
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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Colin L, Martin-Arevalillo R, Bovio S, Bauer A, Vernoux T, Caillaud MC, Landrein B, Jaillais Y. Imaging the living plant cell: From probes to quantification. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:247-272. [PMID: 34586412 PMCID: PMC8774089 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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At the center of cell biology is our ability to image the cell and its various components, either in isolation or within an organism. Given its importance, biological imaging has emerged as a field of its own, which is inherently highly interdisciplinary. Indeed, biologists rely on physicists and engineers to build new microscopes and imaging techniques, chemists to develop better imaging probes, and mathematicians and computer scientists for image analysis and quantification. Live imaging collectively involves all the techniques aimed at imaging live samples. It is a rapidly evolving field, with countless new techniques, probes, and dyes being continuously developed. Some of these new methods or reagents are readily amenable to image plant samples, while others are not and require specific modifications for the plant field. Here, we review some recent advances in live imaging of plant cells. In particular, we discuss the solutions that plant biologists use to live image membrane-bound organelles, cytoskeleton components, hormones, and the mechanical properties of cells or tissues. We not only consider the imaging techniques per se, but also how the construction of new fluorescent probes and analysis pipelines are driving the field of plant cell biology.
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- Leia Colin
- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, 69342 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, 69342 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, 69342 Lyon, France
- LYMIC-PLATIM imaging and microscopy core facility, Univ Lyon, SFR Biosciences, ENS de Lyon, Inserm US8, CNRS UMS3444, UCBL-50 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, 69342 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, 69342 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, 69342 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, 69342 Lyon, France
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Bibeau JP, Galotto G, Wu M, Tüzel E, Vidali L. Quantitative cell biology of tip growth in moss. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 107:227-244. [PMID: 33825083 PMCID: PMC8492783 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-021-01147-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Here we review, from a quantitative point of view, the cell biology of protonemal tip growth in the model moss Physcomitrium patens. We focus on the role of the cytoskeleton, vesicle trafficking, and cell wall mechanics, including reviewing some of the existing mathematical models of tip growth. We provide a primer for existing cell biological tools that can be applied to the future study of tip growth in moss. Polarized cell growth is a ubiquitous process throughout the plant kingdom in which the cell elongates in a self-similar manner. This process is important for nutrient uptake by root hairs, fertilization by pollen, and gametophyte development by the protonemata of bryophytes and ferns. In this review, we will focus on the tip growth of moss cells, emphasizing the role of cytoskeletal organization, cytoplasmic zonation, vesicle trafficking, cell wall composition, and dynamics. We compare some of the existing knowledge on tip growth in protonemata against what is known in pollen tubes and root hairs, which are better-studied tip growing cells. To fully understand how plant cells grow requires that we deepen our knowledge in a variety of forms of plant cell growth. We focus this review on the model plant Physcomitrium patens, which uses tip growth as the dominant form of growth at its protonemal stage. Because mosses and vascular plants shared a common ancestor more than 450 million years ago, we anticipate that both similarities and differences between tip growing plant cells will provide mechanistic information of tip growth as well as of plant cell growth in general. Towards this mechanistic understanding, we will also review some of the existing mathematical models of plant tip growth and their applicability to investigate protonemal morphogenesis. We attempt to integrate the conclusions and data across cell biology and physical modeling to our current state of knowledge of polarized cell growth in P. patens and highlight future directions in the field.
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- Jeffrey P Bibeau
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Bioengineering Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.
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Methods to Visualize the Actin Cytoskeleton During Plant Cell Division. Methods Mol Biol 2021. [PMID: 34705230 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1744-1_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Cell division in plants consists of separating the mother cell in two daughter cells by the centrifugal growth of a new wall. This process involves the reorganization of the structural elements of the cell, namely the microtubules and actin cytoskeleton which allow the coordination, the orientation, and the progression of mitosis. In addition to its implication in those plant-specific structures, the actin cytoskeleton, in close association with the plasma membrane, exhibits specific patterning at the cortex of the dividing cells, and might act as a signaling component. This review proposes an overview of the techniques available to visualize the actin cytoskeleton in fixed tissues or living cells during division, including electron, fluorescent, and super-resolution microscopy techniques.
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Happle A, Jeske H, Kleinow T. Dynamic subcellular distribution of begomoviral nuclear shuttle and movement proteins. Virology 2021; 562:158-175. [PMID: 34339930 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2021.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Abutilon mosaic virus (AbMV) encodes a nuclear shuttle protein (NSP), and a movement protein (MP) which cooperatively accomplish viral DNA transport through the plant. Subcellular distribution patterns of fluorescent protein-tagged NSP and MP were tracked in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves in presence or absence of an AbMV infection using light microscopy. NSP was located within the nucleus and associated with early endosomes in the presence of MP. MP appeared at the plasma membrane, plasmodesmata and in motile vesicles, trafficking along the endoplasmic reticulum in an actin-dependent manner. MP and NSP did not co-localize and employed separate cellular pathways. Correspondingly, Förster resonance energy transfer analysis did not support physical interaction between NSP and MP. Time lapse movies illustrate the cellular dynamics of both proteins on their way around the nucleus and to the cell periphery and provide a first hint for the nuclear egress of NSP complexes.
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- Andrea Happle
- Molecular Biology and Plant Virology, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Molecular Biology and Plant Virology, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Molecular Biology and Plant Virology, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Ménesi D, Klement É, Ferenc G, Fehér A. The Arabidopsis Rho of Plants GTPase ROP1 Is a Potential Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase (CDPK) Substrate. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:2053. [PMID: 34685862 PMCID: PMC8539224 DOI: 10.3390/plants10102053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Plant Rho-type GTPases (ROPs) are versatile molecular switches involved in a number of signal transduction pathways. Although it is well known that they are indirectly linked to protein kinases, our knowledge about their direct functional interaction with upstream or downstream protein kinases is scarce. It is reasonable to suppose that similarly to their animal counterparts, ROPs might also be regulated by phosphorylation. There is only, however, very limited experimental evidence to support this view. Here, we present the analysis of two potential phosphorylation sites of AtROP1 and two types of potential ROP-kinases. The S74 site of AtROP1 has been previously shown to potentially regulate AtROP1 activation dependent on its phosphorylation state. However, the kinase phosphorylating this evolutionarily conserved site could not be identified: we show here that despite of the appropriate phosphorylation site consensus sequences around S74 neither the selected AGC nor CPK kinases phosphorylate S74 of AtROP1 in vitro. However, we identified several phosphorylation sites other than S74 for the CPK17 and 34 kinases in AtROP1. One of these sites, S97, was tested for biological relevance. Although the mutation of S97 to alanine (which cannot be phosphorylated) or glutamic acid (which mimics phosphorylation) somewhat altered the protein interaction strength of AtROP1 in yeast cells, the mutant proteins did not modify pollen tube growth in an in vivo test.
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- Dalma Ménesi
- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre of the Eötvös Lóránd Research Network, 6726 Szeged, Hungary; (D.M.); (G.F.)
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- Laboratory of Proteomics Research, Biological Research Centre of the Eötvös Lóránd Research Network, 6726 Szeged, Hungary; or
- Single Cell Omics ACF, Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre of the Eötvös Lóránd Research Network, 6726 Szeged, Hungary; (D.M.); (G.F.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre of the Eötvös Lóránd Research Network, 6726 Szeged, Hungary; (D.M.); (G.F.)
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Szeged, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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Plasma membrane phospholipid signature recruits the plant exocyst complex via the EXO70A1 subunit. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2105287118. [PMID: 34470819 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2105287118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Polarized exocytosis is essential for many vital processes in eukaryotic cells, where secretory vesicles are targeted to distinct plasma membrane domains characterized by their specific lipid-protein composition. Heterooctameric protein complex exocyst facilitates the vesicle tethering to a target membrane and is a principal cell polarity regulator in eukaryotes. The architecture and molecular details of plant exocyst and its membrane recruitment have remained elusive. Here, we show that the plant exocyst consists of two modules formed by SEC3-SEC5-SEC6-SEC8 and SEC10-SEC15-EXO70-EXO84 subunits, respectively, documenting the evolutionarily conserved architecture within eukaryotes. In contrast to yeast and mammals, the two modules are linked by a plant-specific SEC3-EXO70 interaction, and plant EXO70 functionally dominates over SEC3 in the exocyst recruitment to the plasma membrane. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we found that the C-terminal part of EXO70A1, the canonical EXO70 isoform in Arabidopsis, is critical for this process. In contrast to yeast and animal cells, the EXO70A1 interaction with the plasma membrane is mediated by multiple anionic phospholipids uniquely contributing to the plant plasma membrane identity. We identified several evolutionary conserved EXO70 lysine residues and experimentally proved their importance for the EXO70A1-phospholipid interactions. Collectively, our work has uncovered plant-specific features of the exocyst complex and emphasized the importance of the specific protein-lipid code for the recruitment of peripheral membrane proteins.
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Zhu X, Tang C, Li Q, Qiao X, Li X, Cai Y, Wang P, Sun Y, Zhang H, Zhang S, Wu J. Characterization of the pectin methylesterase inhibitor gene family in Rosaceae and role of PbrPMEI23/39/41 in methylesterified pectin distribution in pear pollen tube. PLANTA 2021; 253:118. [PMID: 33961146 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03638-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Pectin methylesterase inhibitor gene family in the seven Rosaceae species (including three pear cultivars) is characterized and three pectin methylesterase inhibitor genes are identified to regulate pollen tube growth in pear. Pectin methylesterase inhibitor (PMEI) participates in a variety of biological processes in plants. However, the information and function of PMEI genes in Rosaceae are largely unknown. In this study, a total of 423 PMEI genes are identified in the genomes of seven Rosaceae species. The PMEI genes in pear are categorized into five subfamilies based on structural analysis and evolutionary analysis. WGD and TD are the main duplication events in the PMEI gene family of pear. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis indicates that PbrPMEI23, PbrPMEI39, and PbrPMEI41 are increasingly expressed during pear pollen tube growth. Under the treatment of recombinant proteins PbrPMEI23, PbrPMEI39 or PbrPMEI41, the content of methylesterified pectin at the region 5-20 μm from the pollen tube tip significantly increases, and the growth of pear pollen tubes is promoted. These results indicate that PMEI regulates the growth of pollen tubes by changing the distribution of methylesterified pectin in the apex.
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- Xiaoxuan Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Shanghai Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Shanghai, 201699, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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Fratini M, Krishnamoorthy P, Stenzel I, Riechmann M, Matzner M, Bacia K, Heilmann M, Heilmann I. Plasma membrane nano-organization specifies phosphoinositide effects on Rho-GTPases and actin dynamics in tobacco pollen tubes. THE PLANT CELL 2021; 33:642-670. [PMID: 33955493 PMCID: PMC8136918 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaa035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Pollen tube growth requires coordination of cytoskeletal dynamics and apical secretion. The regulatory phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2) is enriched in the subapical plasma membrane of pollen tubes of Arabidopsis thaliana and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and can influence both actin dynamics and secretion. How alternative PtdIns(4,5)P2 effects are specified is unclear. In tobacco pollen tubes, spinning disc microscopy (SD) reveals dual distribution of a fluorescent PtdIns(4,5)P2-reporter in dynamic plasma membrane nanodomains vs. apparent diffuse membrane labeling, consistent with spatially distinct coexisting pools of PtdIns(4,5)P2. Several PI4P 5-kinases (PIP5Ks) can generate PtdIns(4,5)P2 in pollen tubes. Despite localizing to one membrane region, the PIP5Ks AtPIP5K2-EYFP and NtPIP5K6-EYFP display distinctive overexpression effects on cell morphologies, respectively related to altered actin dynamics or membrane trafficking. When analyzed by SD, AtPIP5K2-EYFP associated with nanodomains, whereas NtPIP5K6-EYFP localized diffusely. Chimeric AtPIP5K2-EYFP and NtPIP5K6-EYFP variants with reciprocally swapped membrane-associating domains evoked reciprocally shifted effects on cell morphology upon overexpression. Overall, active PI4P 5-kinase variants stabilized actin when targeted to nanodomains, suggesting a role of nanodomain-associated PtdIns(4,5)P2 in actin regulation. This notion is further supported by interaction and proximity of nanodomain-associated AtPIP5K2 with the Rho-GTPase NtRac5, and by its functional interplay with elements of Rho of plants signaling. Plasma membrane nano-organization may thus aid the specification of PtdIns(4,5)P2 functions to coordinate cytoskeletal dynamics and secretion.
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- Marta Fratini
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Averkina IO, Harris M, Asare EO, Hourdin B, Paponov IA, Lillo C. Pinpointing regulatory protein phosphatase 2A subunits involved in beneficial symbiosis between plants and microbes. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:183. [PMID: 33863284 PMCID: PMC8052836 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02960-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A (PP2A) expression is crucial for the symbiotic association between plants and various microbes, and knowledge on these symbiotic processes is important for sustainable agriculture. Here we tested the hypothesis that PP2A regulatory subunits, especially B'φ and B'θ, are involved in signalling between plants and mycorrhizal fungi or plant-growth promoting bacteria. RESULTS Treatment of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) with the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Azospirillum brasilense and Pseudomonas simiae indicated a role for the PP2A B'θ subunit in responses to PGPR. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influenced B'θ transcript levels in soil-grown plants with canonical arbuscular mycorrhizae. In plant roots, transcripts of B'φ were scarce under all conditions tested and at a lower level than all other PP2A subunit transcripts. In transformed tomato plants with 10-fold enhanced B'φ expression, mycorrhization frequency was decreased in vermiculite-grown plants. Furthermore, the high B'φ expression was related to abscisic acid and gibberellic acid responses known to be involved in plant growth and mycorrhization. B'φ overexpressor plants showed less vigorous growth, and although fruits were normal size, the number of seeds per fruit was reduced by 60% compared to the original cultivar. CONCLUSIONS Expression of the B'θ gene in tomato roots is strongly influenced by beneficial microbes. Analysis of B'φ overexpressor tomato plants and established tomato cultivars substantiated a function of B'φ in growth and development in addition to a role in mycorrhization.
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- Irina O Averkina
- IKBM, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036, Stavanger, Norway
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- IKBM, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036, Stavanger, Norway
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1433, Ås, Norway
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- IKBM, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036, Stavanger, Norway
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- IKBM, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036, Stavanger, Norway
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- NIBIO, Norwegian institute of Bioeconomy Research, Division of Food Production and Society, P.O. Box 115, NO-1431, Ås, Norway
- Current address: Department of Food Science, 8200 Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- IKBM, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036, Stavanger, Norway.
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Dong T, Yin X, Wang H, Lu P, Liu X, Gong C, Wu Y. ABA-INDUCED expression 1 is involved in ABA-inhibited primary root elongation via modulating ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 304:110821. [PMID: 33568311 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.110821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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To endure environmental stresses, plants have evolved complex regulatory mechanisms involving phytohormones, including abscisic acid (ABA). The function of the plant-specific AT-rich sequence zinc-binding protein (PLATZ) family has not yet been extensively characterized in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). In this report, we evaluated the function of a putative member of the PLATZ family in Arabidopsis, ABA-INDUCED expression 1 (AIN1). We determined that AIN1 expression was induced by ABA and abiotic stresses. AIN1 overexpression (OE) enhanced ABA sensitivity and inhibited primary root elongation, but reduced expression of AIN1 in RNA interference (RNAi) plants produced roots less sensitive to ABA. When treated with ABA, we observed a reduction of meristem size and over-accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the root tips of OE lines, demonstrating the importance of AIN1 in plant responses to ABA. A set of ROS scavenger genes showed reduced expression in the OE lines but improved in the RNAi plants relative to Col-0. In addition, we report that exogenous application of reduced glutathione (GSH) rescued the root growth defects seen in AIN1 overexpression lines treated with ABA. In summary, our results suggest that Arabidopsis AIN1 is involved in ABA-mediated inhibition of root elongation by modulating ROS homeostasis.
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- Tian Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Three cytosolic NAD-malate dehydrogenase isoforms of Arabidopsis thaliana: on the crossroad between energy fluxes and redox signaling. Biochem J 2021; 477:3673-3693. [PMID: 32897311 PMCID: PMC7538154 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In yeast and animal cells, mitochondrial disturbances resulting from imbalances in the respiratory chain require malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activities for re-directing fluxes of reducing equivalents. In plants, in addition to mitochondria, plastids use malate valves to counterbalance and maintain redox-homeostasis. Arabidopsis expresses three cytosolic MDH isoforms, namely cyMDH1, cyMDH2, and cyMDH3, the latter possessing an N-terminal extension carrying a unique cysteine residue C2. In this study, redox-effects on activity and structure of all three cyMDH isoforms were analyzed in vitro. cyMDH1 and cyMDH2 were reversibly inactivated by diamide treatment, accompanied by dimerization via disulfide-bridge formation. In contrast, cyMDH3 forms dimers and higher oligomers upon oxidation, but its low specific activity is redox-independent. In the presence of glutathione, cyMDH1 and cyMDH2 are protected from dimerization and inactivation. In contrast, cyMDH3 still dimerizes but does not form oligomers any longer. From analyses of single and double cysteine mutants and structural modeling of cyMDH3, we conclude that the presence of C2 and C336 allows for multiple cross-links in the higher molecular mass complexes comprising disulfides within the dimer as well as between monomers of two different dimers. Furthermore, nuclear localization of cyMDH isoforms was significantly increased under oxidizing conditions in isolated Arabidopsis protoplasts, in particular of isoform cyMDH3. The unique cyMDH3 C2-C2-linked dimer is, therefore, a good candidate as a redox-sensor taking over moonlighting functions upon disturbances of energy metabolism, as shown previously for the glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) where oxidative modification of the sensitive catalytic cysteine residues induces nuclear translocation.
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Hadar D, Gelkop S, Vaserman L, Amiram M. Efficient Incorporation of Clickable Unnatural Amino Acids Enables Rapid and Biocompatible Labeling of Proteins in Vitro and in Bacteria. Chembiochem 2021; 22:1379-1384. [PMID: 33350556 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Site-specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids (uAAs) bearing a bioorthogonal group has enabled the attachment - typically at a single site or at a few sites per protein - of chemical groups at precise locations for protein and biomaterial labeling, conjugation, and functionalization. Herein, we report the evolution of chromosomal Methanocaldococcus jannaschii tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (aaRS) for the alkyne-bearing uAA, 4-propargyloxy-l-phenylalanine (pPR), with ∼30-fold increased production of green fluorescent protein containing three instances of pPR compared with a previously described M. jannaschii-derived aaRS for pPR, when expressed from a single chromosomal copy. We show that when expressed from multicopy plasmids, the evolved aaRSs enable the production - using a genomically recoded Escherichia coli and the non-recoded BL21 E. coli strain - of elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) containing multiple pPR residues in high yields. We further show that the multisite incorporation of pPR in ELPs facilitates the rapid, robust, and nontoxic fluorescent labeling of these proteins in bacteria. The evolved variants described in this work can be used to produce a variety of protein and biomaterial conjugates and to create efficient minimal tags for protein labeling.
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- Dagan Hadar
- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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Saccomanno A, Potocký M, Pejchar P, Hála M, Shikata H, Schwechheimer C, Žárský V. Regulation of Exocyst Function in Pollen Tube Growth by Phosphorylation of Exocyst Subunit EXO70C2. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 11:609600. [PMID: 33519861 PMCID: PMC7840542 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.609600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Exocyst is a heterooctameric protein complex crucial for the tethering of secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane during exocytosis. Compared to other eukaryotes, exocyst subunit EXO70 is represented by many isoforms in land plants whose cell biological and biological roles, as well as modes of regulation remain largely unknown. Here, we present data on the phospho-regulation of exocyst isoform EXO70C2, which we previously identified as a putative negative regulator of exocyst function in pollen tube growth. A comprehensive phosphoproteomic analysis revealed phosphorylation of EXO70C2 at multiple sites. We have now performed localization and functional studies of phospho-dead and phospho-mimetic variants of Arabidopsis EXO70C2 in transiently transformed tobacco pollen tubes and stably transformed Arabidopsis wild type and exo70C2 mutant plants. Our data reveal a dose-dependent effect of AtEXO70C2 overexpression on pollen tube growth rate and cellular architecture. We show that changes of the AtEXO70C2 phosphorylation status lead to distinct outcomes in wild type and exo70c2 mutant cells, suggesting a complex regulatory pattern. On the other side, phosphorylation does not affect the cytoplasmic localization of AtEXO70C2 or its interaction with putative secretion inhibitor ROH1 in the yeast two-hybrid system.
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- Antonietta Saccomanno
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Plant Systems Biology, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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Xu Y, Huang S. Control of the Actin Cytoskeleton Within Apical and Subapical Regions of Pollen Tubes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:614821. [PMID: 33344460 PMCID: PMC7744591 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.614821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In flowering plants, sexual reproduction involves a double fertilization event, which is facilitated by the delivery of two non-motile sperm cells to the ovule by the pollen tube. Pollen tube growth occurs exclusively at the tip and is extremely rapid. It strictly depends on an intact actin cytoskeleton, and is therefore an excellent model for uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying dynamic actin cytoskeleton remodeling. There has been a long-term debate about the organization and dynamics of actin filaments within the apical and subapical regions of pollen tube tips. By combining state-of-the-art live-cell imaging with the usage of mutants which lack different actin-binding proteins, our understanding of the origin, spatial organization, dynamics and regulation of actin filaments within the pollen tube tip has greatly improved. In this review article, we will summarize the progress made in this area.
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Belyy A, Merino F, Sitsel O, Raunser S. Structure of the Lifeact-F-actin complex. PLoS Biol 2020; 18:e3000925. [PMID: 33216759 PMCID: PMC7717565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Lifeact is a short actin-binding peptide that is used to visualize filamentous actin (F-actin) structures in live eukaryotic cells using fluorescence microscopy. However, this popular probe has been shown to alter cellular morphology by affecting the structure of the cytoskeleton. The molecular basis for such artefacts is poorly understood. Here, we determined the high-resolution structure of the Lifeact-F-actin complex using electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM). The structure reveals that Lifeact interacts with a hydrophobic binding pocket on F-actin and stretches over 2 adjacent actin subunits, stabilizing the DNase I-binding loop (D-loop) of actin in the closed conformation. Interestingly, the hydrophobic binding site is also used by actin-binding proteins, such as cofilin and myosin and actin-binding toxins, such as the hypervariable region of TccC3 (TccC3HVR) from Photorhabdus luminescens and ExoY from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In vitro binding assays and activity measurements demonstrate that Lifeact indeed competes with these proteins, providing an explanation for the altering effects of Lifeact on cell morphology in vivo. Finally, we demonstrate that the affinity of Lifeact to F-actin can be increased by introducing mutations into the peptide, laying the foundation for designing improved actin probes for live cell imaging.
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- Alexander Belyy
- Department of Structural Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
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Westermann J, Koebke E, Lentz R, Hülskamp M, Boisson-Dernier A. A Comprehensive Toolkit for Quick and Easy Visualization of Marker Proteins, Protein-Protein Interactions and Cell Morphology in Marchantia polymorpha. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:569194. [PMID: 33178238 PMCID: PMC7593560 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.569194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Even though stable genomic transformation of sporelings and thalli of Marchantia polymorpha is straightforward and efficient, numerous problems can arise during critical phases of the process such as efficient spore production, poor selection capacity of antibiotics or low transformation efficiency. It is therefore also desirable to establish quick methods not relying on stable transgenics to analyze the localization, interactions and functions of proteins of interest. The introduction of foreign DNA into living cells via biolistic mechanisms has been first reported roughly 30 years ago and has been commonly exploited in established plant model species such as Arabidopsis thaliana or Nicotiana benthamiana. Here, we report the fast and reliable transient biolistic transformation of Marchantia thallus epidermal cells using fluorescent protein fusions. We present a catalog of fluorescent markers which can be readily used for tagging of a variety of subcellular compartments. Moreover, we report the functionality of the bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) in M. polymorpha with the example of the p-body markers MpDCP1/2. Finally, we provide standard staining procedures for live cell imaging in M. polymorpha, applicable to visualize cell boundaries or cellular structures, to complement or support protein localizations and to understand how results gained by transient transformations can be embedded in cell architecture and dynamics. Taken together, we offer a set of easy and quick tools for experiments that aim at understanding subcellular localization, protein-protein interactions and thus functions of proteins of interest in the emerging early diverging land plant model M. polymorpha.
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- Institute for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Pejchar P, Sekereš J, Novotný O, Žárský V, Potocký M. Functional analysis of phospholipase Dδ family in tobacco pollen tubes. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 103:212-226. [PMID: 32064689 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Phosphatidic acid (PA), an important signalling and metabolic phospholipid, is predominantly localized in the subapical plasma membrane (PM) of growing pollen tubes. PA can be produced from structural phospholipids by phospholipase D (PLD), but the isoforms responsible for production of PM PA were not identified yet and their functional roles remain unknown. Following genome-wide bioinformatic analysis of the PLD family in tobacco, we focused on the pollen-overrepresented PLDδ class. Combining live-cell imaging, gene overexpression, lipid-binding and structural bioinformatics, we characterized five NtPLDδ isoforms. Distinct PLDδ isoforms preferentially localize to the cytoplasm or subapical PM. Using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, domain deletion and swapping analyses we show that membrane-bound PLDδs are tightly bound to PM, primarily via the central catalytic domain. Overexpression analyses suggested isoform PLDδ3 as the most important member of the PLDδ subfamily active in pollen tubes. Moreover, only PLDδ3 shows significant constitutive PLD activity in vivo and, in turn, PA promotes binding of PLDδ3 to the PM. This forms a positive feedback loop leading to PA accumulation and the formation of massive PM invaginations. Tightly controlled production of PA generated by PLDδ3 at the PM is important for maintaining the balance between various membrane trafficking processes that are crucial for plant cell tip growth.
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- Přemysl Pejchar
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502, Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502, Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Charles University, 128 44, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Nowak J, Gennermann K, Persson S, Nikoloski Z. CytoSeg 2.0: automated extraction of actin filaments. Bioinformatics 2020; 36:2950-2951. [PMID: 31971582 PMCID: PMC7203740 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION Actin filaments (AFs) are dynamic structures that substantially change their organization over time. The dynamic behavior and the relatively low signal-to-noise ratio during live-cell imaging have rendered the quantification of the actin organization a difficult task. RESULTS We developed an automated image-based framework that extracts AFs from fluorescence microscopy images and represents them as networks, which are automatically analyzed to identify and compare biologically relevant features. Although the source code is freely available, we have now implemented the framework into a graphical user interface that can be installed as a Fiji plugin, thus enabling easy access by the research community. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION CytoSeg 2.0 is open-source software under the GPL and is available on Github: https://github.com/jnowak90/CytoSeg2.0. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Jacqueline Nowak
- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.,Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.,Systems Biology and Mathematical Modeling, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.,Systems Biology and Mathematical Modeling, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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González-Gutiérrez AG, Verdín J, Rodríguez-Garay B. Simple Whole-Mount Staining Protocol of F-Actin for Studies of the Female Gametophyte in Agavoideae and Other Crassinucellate Ovules. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:384. [PMID: 32328076 PMCID: PMC7161591 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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During plant sexual reproduction, F-actin takes part in the elongation of the pollen tube and the movement of sperm cells along with it. Moreover, F-actin is involved in the transport of sperm cells throughout the embryo sac when double fertilization occurs. Different techniques for analysis of F-actin in plant cells have been developed: from classical actin-immunolocalization in fixed tissues to genetically tagged actin with fluorescent proteins for live imaging of cells. Despite the implementation of live cell imaging tools, fixed plant tissue methods for cytoskeletal studies remain an essential tool for genetically intractable systems. Also, most of the work on live imaging of the cytoskeleton has been conducted on cells located on the plant's surface, such as epidermal cells, trichomes, and root hairs. In cells situated in the plant's interior, especially those from plant species with thicker organ systems, it is necessary to utilize conventional sectioning and permeabilization methods to allow the label access to the cytoskeleton. Studies about the role of F-actin cytoskeleton during double fertilization in plants with crassinucellate ovules (e.g., Agave, Yucca, Polianthes, Prochnyantes, and Manfreda) remain scarce due to the difficulties to access the female gametophyte. Here, we have developed a straightforward method for analysis of F-actin in the female gametophyte of different Agavoideae sub-family species. The procedure includes the fixation of whole ovules with formaldehyde, followed by membrane permeabilization with cold acetone, a prolonged staining step with rhodamine-phalloidin, and Hoechst 33342 as a counterstain and two final steps of dehydration of samples in increasing-concentration series of cold isopropanol and clarification of tissues with methyl salicylate. This technique allows the analysis of a large number of samples in a short period, cell positioning relative to neighbor cells is maintained, and, with the help of a confocal microscope, reconstruction of a single 3D image of F-actin structures into the embryo sac can be obtained.
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- Alejandra G González-Gutiérrez
- Unidad de Biotecnología Vegetal, CIATEJ, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Zapopan, Mexico
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- Unidad de Biotecnología Industrial, CIATEJ, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Zapopan, Mexico
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- Unidad de Biotecnología Vegetal, CIATEJ, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Zapopan, Mexico
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Lee SB, Yang SU, Pandey G, Kim MS, Hyoung S, Choi D, Shin JS, Suh MC. Occurrence of land-plant-specific glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases is essential for cuticle formation and gametophore development in Physcomitrella patens. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 225:2468-2483. [PMID: 31691980 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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During the evolution of land plants from aquatic to terrestrial environments, their aerial surfaces were surrounded by cuticle composed of cutin and cuticular waxes to protect them from environmental stresses. Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) harboring bifunctional sn-2 acyltransferase/phosphatase activity produces 2-monoacylglycerol, a precursor for cutin synthesis. Here, we report that bifunctional sn-2 GPATs play roles in cuticle biosynthesis and gametophore development of Physcomitrella patens. Land plant-type cuticle was observed in gametophores but not in protonema. The expression of endoplasmic reticulum-localized PpGPATs was significantly upregulated in gametophores compared with protonema. Floral organ fusion and permeable cuticle phenotypes of Arabidopsis gpat6-2 petals were rescued to the wild type (WT) by the expression of PpGPAT2 or PpGPAT4. Disruption of PpGPAT2 and PpGPAT4 caused a significant reduction of total cutin loads, and a prominent decrease in the levels of palmitic and 10,16-dihydroxydecanoic acids, which are major cutin monomers in gametophores. Δppgpat2 mutants displayed growth retardation, delayed gametophore development, increased cuticular permeability, and reduced tolerance to drought, osmotic and salt stresses compared to the WT. Genome-wide analysis of genes encoding acyltransferase or phosphatase domains suggested that the occurrence of sn-2 GPATs with both domains may be a key event in cuticle biogenesis of land plants.
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- Saet Buyl Lee
- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea
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- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Korea
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- Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Korea
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Liu X, Cai WJ, Yin X, Yang D, Dong T, Feng YQ, Wu Y. Two SLENDER AND CRINKLY LEAF dioxygenases play an essential role in rice shoot development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:1387-1401. [PMID: 31701152 PMCID: PMC7031069 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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It is clear that 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases have critical functions in salicylic acid (SA) metabolism in plants, yet their role in SA biosynthesis is poorly understood. Here, we report that two dioxygenase-encoding genes, SLENDER AND CRINKLY LEAF1 (SLC1) and SLC2, play essential roles in shoot development and SA production in rice. Overexpression of SLC1 (SLC1-OE) or SLC2 (SLC2-OE) in rice produced infertile plants with slender and crinkly leaves. Disruption of SLC1 or SLC2 led to dwarf plants, while simultaneous down-regulation of SLC1 and SLC2 resulted in a severe defect in early leaf development. Enhanced SA levels in SLC1-OE plants and decreased SA levels in slc1 and slc2 mutants were observed. Accordingly, these lines all showed altered expression of a set of SA-related genes. We demonstrated that SLC1 interacts with homeobox1 (OSH1), and that either the knotted1-like homeobox (KNOX1) or glutamate, leucine, and lysine (ELK) domain of OSH1 is sufficient for accomplishing this interaction. Collectively, our data reveal the importance of SLC1 and SLC2 in rice shoot development.
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- Xiong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Narasimhan M, Johnson A, Prizak R, Kaufmann WA, Tan S, Casillas-Pérez B, Friml J. Evolutionarily unique mechanistic framework of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants. eLife 2020; 9:52067. [PMID: 31971511 PMCID: PMC7012609 DOI: 10.7554/elife.52067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In plants, clathrin mediated endocytosis (CME) represents the major route for cargo internalisation from the cell surface. It has been assumed to operate in an evolutionary conserved manner as in yeast and animals. Here we report characterisation of ultrastructure, dynamics and mechanisms of plant CME as allowed by our advancement in electron microscopy and quantitative live imaging techniques. Arabidopsis CME appears to follow the constant curvature model and the bona fide CME population generates vesicles of a predominantly hexagonal-basket type; larger and with faster kinetics than in other models. Contrary to the existing paradigm, actin is dispensable for CME events at the plasma membrane but plays a unique role in collecting endocytic vesicles, sorting of internalised cargos and directional endosome movement that itself actively promote CME events. Internalized vesicles display a strongly delayed and sequential uncoating. These unique features highlight the independent evolution of the plant CME mechanism during the autonomous rise of multicellularity in eukaryotes.
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria.,Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Biological Information Processing, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Zhang C, Steinhorst L, Kudla J. Analyzing the Impact of Protein Overexpression on Ca 2+ Dynamics and Development in Tobacco Pollen Tubes. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2160:223-231. [PMID: 32529440 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0672-8_16] [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] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Overexpression of RFP-tagged proteins in growing tobacco pollen tubes together with the genetically encoded Ca2+ sensor YC3.6 allows to analyze localization and dynamics of the protein of interest, as well as the impact of its overexpression on Ca2+ dynamics and pollen tube growth. Here, we describe a step-by-step instruction for transient transformation of N. tabacum pollen and subsequent in vitro germination and Ca2+ imaging.
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- Chunxia Zhang
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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NAC-Like Gene GIBBERELLIN SUPPRESSING FACTOR Regulates the Gibberellin Metabolic Pathway in Response to Cold and Drought Stresses in Arabidopsis. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19226. [PMID: 31848381 PMCID: PMC6917810 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55429-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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To investigate the functions of NAC-like genes, we reported the characterization and functional analysis of one Arabidopsis NAC-like gene which showed a novel function in the regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis and named as GIBBERELLIN SUPPRESSING FACTOR (GSF). GSF acts as a transcriptional activator and has transactivation capacity based on yeast transcription activity assays. YFP + GSF-TM (lacking a transmembrane domain) fusion proteins accumulated in the nuclei, while the YFP + GSF fusion proteins only accumulated in the ER membrane and were absent from the nuclei. These results revealed that GSF requires processing and release from the ER and transportation into the nucleus to perform its function. The ectopic expression of GSF-TM caused a dwarfism phenotype, which was correlated with the upregulation of the gibberellin (GA) deactivation genes GA2-oxidases 2/6 (GA2ox2/6) and the downregulation of the GA biosynthetic genes GA20-oxidases 1–4 (GA20ox1-4). The external application of GA rescued the dwarfism in the 35 S::GSF-TM plants, indicating that GSF affects GA biosynthesis, rather than the GA signaling pathway. Further analysis indicated that the upregulation of GA2ox2/6 is a key factor for the GSF function to regulate the GA level, since 35 S::GA20ox1 could not rescue the dwarfism in the 35 S::GSF-TM plants. Cold treatment induced the processing of the YFP + GSF fusion proteins from the ER membrane and their entry into the nuclei, which is correlated with the cold-induced upregulation of GA2oxs. In addition, the expression of GA2oxs was induced by drought, and the 35 S::GSF-TM plants showed drought tolerance compared to the wild-type plants. Our data suggest a role for GSF in response to abiotic stresses, such as cold and drought, by suppressing the biosynthesis of GA in Arabidopsis.
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Chang J, Xu Z, Li M, Yang M, Qin H, Yang J, Wu S. Spatiotemporal cytoskeleton organizations determine morphogenesis of multicellular trichomes in tomato. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008438. [PMID: 31584936 PMCID: PMC6812842 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Plant trichomes originate from epidermal cell, forming protective structure from abiotic and biotic stresses. Different from the unicellular trichome in Arabidopsis, tomato trichomes are multicellular structure and can be classified into seven different types based on cell number, shape and the presence of glandular cells. Despite the importance of tomato trichomes in insect resistance, our understanding of the tomato trichome morphogenesis remains elusive. In this study, we quantitatively analyzed morphological traits of trichomes in tomato and further performed live imaging of cytoskeletons in stably transformed lines with actin and microtubule markers. At different developmental stages, two types of cytoskeletons exhibited distinct patterns in different trichome cells, ranging from transverse, spiral to longitudinal. This gradual transition of actin filament angle from basal to top cells could correlate with the spatial expansion mode in different cells. Further genetic screen for aberrant trichome morphology led to the discovery of a number of independent mutations in SCAR/WAVE and ARP2/3 complex, which resulted in actin bundling and distorted trichomes. Disruption of microtubules caused isotropic expansion while abolished actin filaments entirely inhibited axial extension of trichomes, indicating that microtubules and actin filaments may control distinct aspects of trichome cell expansion. Our results shed light on the roles of cytoskeletons in the formation of multicellular structure of tomato trichomes.
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- Jiang Chang
- College of Horticulture, FAFU-UCR Joint Center and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, FAFU-UCR Joint Center and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, FAFU-UCR Joint Center and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, FAFU-UCR Joint Center and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, FAFU-UCR Joint Center and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, FAFU-UCR Joint Center and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, FAFU-UCR Joint Center and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Falter C, Thu NBA, Pokhrel S, Reumann S. New guidelines for fluorophore application in peroxisome targeting analyses in transient plant expression systems. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 61:884-899. [PMID: 30791204 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Peroxisome research has been revolutionized by proteome studies combined with in vivo subcellular targeting analyses. Yellow and cyan fluorescent protein (YFP and CFP) are the classical fluorophores of plant peroxisome research. In the new transient expression system of Arabidopsis seedlings co-cultivated with Agrobacterium we detected the YFP fusion of one candidate protein in peroxisomes, but only upon co-transformation with the peroxisome marker, CFP-PTS1. The data suggested that the YFP fusion was directed to peroxisomes due to its weak heterodimerization ability with CFP-PTS1, allowing piggy-back import into peroxisomes. Indeed, if co-expressed with monomeric Cerulean-PTS1 (mCer-PTS1), the YFP fusion was no longer matrix localized. We systematically investigated the occurrence and extent of dimerization-based piggy-back import for different fluorophore combinations in five major transient plant expression systems. In Arabidopsis seedlings and tobacco leaves both untagged YFP and monomeric Venus were imported into peroxisomes if co-expressed with CFP-PTS1 but not with mCer-PTS1. By contrast, piggy-back import of cytosolic proteins was not observed in Arabidopsis and tobacco protoplasts or in onion epidermal cells for any fluorophore combination at any time point. Based on these important results we formulate new guidelines for fluorophore usage and experimental design to guarantee reliable identification of novel plant peroxisomal proteins.
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- Christian Falter
- Plant Biochemistry and Infection Biology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry and Infection Biology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry and Infection Biology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry and Infection Biology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Jimenez-Quesada MJ, Traverso JA, Potocký M, Žárský V, Alché JDD. Generation of Superoxide by OeRbohH, a NADPH Oxidase Activity During Olive ( Olea europaea L.) Pollen Development and Germination. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1149. [PMID: 31608092 PMCID: PMC6761571 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in the olive reproductive organs as the result of intense metabolism. ROS production and pattern of distribution depend on the developmental stage, supposedly playing a broad panel of functions, which include defense and signaling between pollen and pistil. Among ROS-producing mechanisms, plasma membrane NADPH-oxidase activity is being highlighted in plant tissues, and two enzymes of this type have been characterized in Arabidopsis thaliana pollen (RbohH and RbohJ), playing important roles in pollen physiology. Besides, pollen from different species has shown distinct ROS production mechanism and patterns of distribution. In the olive reproductive tissues, a significant production of superoxide has been described. However, the enzymes responsible for such generation are unknown. Here, we have identified an Rboh-type gene (OeRbohH), mainly expressed in olive pollen. OeRbohH possesses a high degree of identity with RbohH and RbohJ from Arabidopsis, sharing most structural features and motifs. Immunohistochemistry experiments allowed us to localize OeRbohH throughout pollen ontogeny as well as during pollen tube elongation. Furthermore, the balanced activity of tip-localized OeRbohH during pollen tube growth has been shown to be important for normal pollen physiology. This was evidenced by the fact that overexpression caused abnormal phenotypes, whereas incubation with specific NADPH oxidase inhibitor or gene knockdown lead to impaired ROS production and subsequent inhibition of pollen germination and pollen tube growth.
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- María José Jimenez-Quesada
- Plant Reproductive Biology and Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain
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- Plant Reproductive Biology and Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czechia
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- Plant Reproductive Biology and Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain
- *Correspondence: Juan de Dios Alché,
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Chen Z, Zheng W, Chen L, Li C, Liang T, Chen Z, Xu H, Han Y, Kong L, Zhao X, Wang F, Wang Z, Chen S. Green Fluorescent Protein- and Discosoma sp. Red Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Organelle Marker Lines for Protein Subcellular Localization in Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1421. [PMID: 31749824 PMCID: PMC6848374 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The subcellular localization of proteins is a fundamental aspect of protein functions. Determining the subcellular localization is important for understanding the biological functions of proteins. Here, we developed a set of rice organelle marker lines, in which the expressing fluorescent organelle markers could be used as comparative standards in determining the subcellular localization of the protein of interest. We constructed green fluorescent protein (GFP)- and/or Discosoma sp. red fluorescent protein (DsRed)-tagged organelle markers targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, peroxisome, actin cytoskeleton, plastid, tonoplast, plasma membrane, and nucleus, respectively. The utility of the rice marker lines for protein subcellular localization studies was demonstrated by detecting a nucleus-localized OsWRKY45 and a mitochondria-associated NbHxk1 in protoplasts of the GFP-OsH2B and the ScCOX4-DsRed lines, respectively. Using a sheath-inoculation method, followed by a live-cell imaging, we detected co-localization of a Magnaporthe oryzae PWL2:mCherry : NLS fusion with the nucleus marker in the GFP-OsH2B rice epidermal cells, confirming the translocation of the M. oryzae effector PWL2 into host cells, and further demonstrating the feasibility of using the organelle marker lines for studying dynamics of proteins in rice cells in the interactions between rice and pathogens. The set of organelle marker lines developed in the present study, provides a valuable resource for protein subcellular localization studies in rice.
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- Ziqiang Chen
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, and the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Marine and Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Marine and Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China
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- Marine and Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Wang, ; Zonghua Wang, ; Songbiao Chen,
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Marine and Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Wang, ; Zonghua Wang, ; Songbiao Chen,
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- Marine and Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Wang, ; Zonghua Wang, ; Songbiao Chen,
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Rosero A, Oulehlová D, Žárský V, Cvrčková F. Visualizing and Quantifying In Vivo Cortical Cytoskeleton Structure and Dynamics. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1992:135-149. [PMID: 31148036 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9469-4_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The cortical microtubule and actin meshworks play a central role in the shaping of plant cells. Transgenic plants expressing fluorescent protein markers specifically tagging the two main cytoskeletal systems are available, allowing noninvasive in vivo studies. Advanced microscopy techniques, in particular confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), spinning disk confocal microscopy (SDCM), and variable angle epifluorescence microscopy (VAEM), can be nowadays used for imaging the cortical cytoskeleton of living cells with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. With the aid of free computing tools based on the publicly available ImageJ software package, quantitative information can be extracted from microscopic images and video sequences, providing insight into both architecture and dynamics of the cortical cytoskeleton.
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- Amparo Rosero
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Coordinación de Innovación Regional, C.I. Turipaná, Montería, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Helizon H, Rösler-Dalton J, Gasch P, von Horsten S, Essen LO, Zeidler M. Arabidopsis phytochrome A nuclear translocation is mediated by a far-red elongated hypocotyl 1-importin complex. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 96:1255-1268. [PMID: 30256472 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Phytochrome A (phyA) is a red and far-red (FR) sensing photoreceptor regulating plant growth and development. Its biologically active FR-absorbing form Pfr translocates into the nucleus and subsequently regulates gene expression. Two transport facilitators, FR elongated hypocotyl 1 (FHY1) and FHY1-like (FHL), are crucial for its cytoplasmic-nuclear translocation. FHY1 interacts preferentially with activated phyA (Pfr) in assays with recombinant phyA and FHY1 and in vivo. Nuclear translocation of the phyA-FHY1 complex depends on a nuclear localization signal (NLS) of FHY1, which is recognized by IMPαs independently of phyA. The complex is guided along the actin cytoskeleton. Additionally, FHY1 has the ability to exit the nucleus via the exportin route, thus is able to repeatedly transport phyA molecules to the nucleus, balancing the nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution. The direction of FHY1s transport appears to depend on its phosphorylation state in different compartments. Phosphorylated serins close to the NLS prevent FHY1 binding to IMPα. The work presented here elucidates key steps of the mechanism by which photoactivated phyA translocates to the nucleus.
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- Hanna Helizon
- Institute for Plant Physiology, University Giessen, 35390, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Plant Physiology, University Bayreuth, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University Marburg, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University Marburg, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Physiology, University Giessen, 35390, Giessen, Germany
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Chang SH, Tan CM, Wu CT, Lin TH, Jiang SY, Liu RC, Tsai MC, Su LW, Yang JY. Alterations of plant architecture and phase transition by the phytoplasma virulence factor SAP11. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:5389-5401. [PMID: 30165491 PMCID: PMC6255702 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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As key mediators linking developmental processes with plant immunity, TCP (TEOSINTE-BRANCHED, CYCLOIDEA, PROLIFERATION FACTOR 1 and 2) transcription factors have been increasingly shown to be targets of pathogenic effectors. We report here that TB/CYC (TEOSINTE-BRANCHED/CYCLOIDEA)-TCPs are destabilized by phytoplasma SAP11 effectors, leading to the proliferation of axillary meristems. Although a high degree of sequence diversity was observed among putative SAP11 effectors identified from evolutionarily distinct clusters of phytoplasmas, these effectors acquired fundamental activity in destabilizing TB/CYC-TCPs. In addition, we demonstrate that miR156/SPLs and miR172/AP2 modules, which represent key regulatory hubs involved in plant phase transition, were modulated by Aster Yellows phytoplasma strain Witches' Broom (AY-WB) protein SAP11. A late-flowering phenotype with significant changes in the expression of flowering-related genes was observed in transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing SAP11AYWB. These morphological and molecular alterations were correlated with the ability of SAP11 effectors to destabilize CIN (CINCINNATA)-TCPs. Although not all putative SAP11 effectors display broad-spectrum activities in modulating morphological and physiological changes in host plants, they serve as core virulence factors responsible for the witches' broom symptom caused by phytoplasmas.
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- Shu Heng Chang
- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- PhD Program in Microbial Genomics, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Bachelor Program of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- PhD Program in Microbial Genomics, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taichung, Taiwan
- Bachelor Program of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wu SZ, Yamada M, Mallett DR, Bezanilla M. Cytoskeletal discoveries in the plant lineage using the moss Physcomitrella patens. Biophys Rev 2018; 10:1683-1693. [PMID: 30382556 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-018-0470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Advances in cell biology have been largely driven by pioneering work in model systems, the majority of which are from one major eukaryotic lineage, the opisthokonts. However, with the explosion of genomic information in many lineages, it has become clear that eukaryotes have incredible diversity in many cellular systems, including the cytoskeleton. By identifying model systems in diverse lineages, it may be possible to begin to understand the evolutionary origins of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton. Within the plant lineage, cell biological studies in the model moss, Physcomitrella patens, have over the past decade provided key insights into how the cytoskeleton drives cell and tissue morphology. Here, we review P. patens attributes that make it such a rich resource for cytoskeletal cell biological inquiry and highlight recent key findings with regard to intracellular transport, microtubule-actin interactions, and gene discovery that promises for many years to provide new cytoskeletal players.
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- Shu-Zon Wu
- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
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Onelli E, Scali M, Caccianiga M, Stroppa N, Morandini P, Pavesi G, Moscatelli A. Microtubules play a role in trafficking prevacuolar compartments to vacuoles in tobacco pollen tubes. Open Biol 2018; 8:180078. [PMID: 30381363 PMCID: PMC6223213 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.180078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Fine regulation of exocytosis and endocytosis plays a basic role in pollen tube growth. Excess plasma membrane secreted during pollen tube elongation is known to be retrieved by endocytosis and partially reused in secretory pathways through the Golgi apparatus. Dissection of endocytosis has enabled distinct degradation pathways to be identified in tobacco pollen tubes and has shown that microtubules influence the transport of plasma membrane internalized in the tip region to vacuoles. Here, we used different drugs affecting the polymerization state of microtubules together with SYP21, a marker of prevacuolar compartments, to characterize trafficking of prevacuolar compartments in Nicotiana tabacum pollen tubes. Ultrastructural and biochemical analysis showed that microtubules bind SYP21-positive microsomes. Transient transformation of pollen tubes with LAT52-YFP-SYP21 revealed that microtubules play a key role in the delivery of prevacuolar compartments to tubular vacuoles.
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- Elisabetta Onelli
- Department of Biosciences, Milan University, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Life Science, Siena University, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Milan University, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Milan University, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Milan University, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Milan University, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Cloning and characterization of EgGDSL, a gene associated with oil content in oil palm. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11406. [PMID: 30061629 PMCID: PMC6065316 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29492-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) is a key tropical oil crop, which provides over one third of the global vegetable oil production, but few genes related to oil yield have been characterized. In this study, a GDSL esterase/lipase gene, which was significantly associated with oil content, was isolated from oil palm and designated as EgGDSL. Its functional characterization was carried out through ectopic expression in Arabidopsis ecotype Col-0. It was shown that expression of EgGDSL in Arabidopsis led to the increased total fatty acid content by 9.5% compared with the wild type. Further analysis of the fatty acid composition revealed that stearic acid (18:0) increased in the seeds of the transgenic lines, but the levels of linoleic acid (18:2) plus 11-eicosenoic acid drastically declined. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) revealed that in oil palm, EgGDSL was highly expressed in mesocarp followed by leaf, and the expression level was very low in the root. The expression level of EgGDSL gene began to increase at two months after flowering (MAF) and reached its peak by four MAF, then declined rapidly, and reached its lowest level during the mature period (6 MAF). The EgGDSL gene was more highly expressed in oil palm trees with high oil content than that with low oil content, demonstrating that the transcription level of EgGDSL correlated with the amount of oil accumulation. The gene may be valuable for engineering fatty acid metabolism in crop improvement programmes and for marker-assisted breeding.
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Shen W, Yao X, Ye T, Ma S, Liu X, Yin X, Wu Y. Arabidopsis Aspartic Protease ASPG1 Affects Seed Dormancy, Seed Longevity and Seed Germination. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:1415-1431. [PMID: 29648652 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Seed storage proteins (SSPs) provide free amino acids and energy for the process of seed germination. Although degradation of SSPs by the aspartic proteases isolated from seeds has been documented in vitro, there is still no genetic evidence for involvement of aspartic proteases in seed germination. Here we report that the aspartic protease ASPG1 (ASPARTIC PROTEASE IN GUARD CELL 1) plays an important role in the process of dormancy, viability and germination of Arabidopsis seeds. We show that aspg1-1 mutants have enhanced seed dormancy and reduced seed viability. A significant increase in expression of DELLA genes which act as repressors in the gibberellic acid signal transduction pathway were detected in aspg1-1 during seed germination. Seed germination of aspg1-1 mutants was more sensitive to treatment with paclobutrazol (PAC; a gibberellic acid biosynthesis inhibitor). In contrast, seed germination of ASPG1 overexpression (OE) transgenic lines showed resistant to PAC. The degradation of SSPs in germinating seeds was severely impaired in aspg1-1 mutants. Moreover, the development of aspg1-1 young seedlings was arrested when grown on the nutrient-free medium. Thus ASPG1 is important for seed dormancy, seed longevity and seed germination, and its function is associated with degradation of SSPs and regulation of gibberellic acid signaling in Arabidopsis.
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- Wenzhong Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Lajkó DB, Valkai I, Domoki M, Ménesi D, Ferenc G, Ayaydin F, Fehér A. In silico identification and experimental validation of amino acid motifs required for the Rho-of-plants GTPase-mediated activation of receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2018; 37:627-639. [PMID: 29340786 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-018-2256-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Several amino acid motifs required for Rop-dependent activity were found to form a common surface on RLCKVI_A kinases. This indicates a unique mechanism for Rho-type GTPase-mediated kinase activation in plants. Rho-of-plants (Rop) G-proteins are implicated in the regulation of various cellular processes, including cell growth, cell polarity, hormonal and pathogen responses. Our knowledge about the signalling pathways downstream of Rops is continuously increasing. However, there are still substantial gaps in this knowledge. One reason for this is that these pathways are considerably different from those described for yeast and/or animal Rho-type GTPases. Among others, plants lack all Rho/Rac/Cdc42-activated kinase families. Only a small group of plant-specific receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases (RLCK VI_A) has been shown to exhibit Rop-binding-dependent in vitro activity. These kinases do not carry any known GTPase-binding motifs. Based on the sequence comparison of the Rop-activated RLCK VI_A and the closely related but constitutively active RLCK VI_B kinases, several distinguishing amino acid residues/motifs were identified. All but one of these were found to be required for the Rop-mediated regulation of the in vitro activity of two RLCK VI_A kinases. Structural modelling indicated that these motifs might form a common Rop-binding surface. Based on in silico data mining, kinases that have the identified Rop-binding motifs are present in Embryophyta but not in unicellular green algae. It can, therefore, be supposed that Rops recruited these plant-specific kinases for signalling at an early stage of land plant evolution.
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- Dézi Bianka Lajkó
- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62, P.O. Box 521, Szeged, 6701, Hungary
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62, P.O. Box 521, Szeged, 6701, Hungary
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62, P.O. Box 521, Szeged, 6701, Hungary
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62, P.O. Box 521, Szeged, 6701, Hungary
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62, P.O. Box 521, Szeged, 6701, Hungary
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62, P.O. Box 521, Szeged, 6701, Hungary
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- Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62, P.O. Box 521, Szeged, 6701, Hungary.
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, Szeged, 6726, Hungary.
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Arabidopsis vegetative actin isoforms, AtACT2 and AtACT7, generate distinct filament arrays in living plant cells. Sci Rep 2018. [PMID: 29531328 PMCID: PMC5847576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22707-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Flowering plants express multiple actin isoforms. Previous studies suggest that individual actin isoforms have specific functions; however, the subcellular localization of actin isoforms in plant cells remains obscure. Here, we transiently expressed and observed major Arabidopsis vegetative actin isoforms, AtACT2 and AtACT7, as fluorescent-fusion proteins. By optimizing the linker sequence between fluorescent protein and actin, we succeeded in observing filaments that contained these expressed actin isoforms fused with green fluorescent protein (GFP) in Arabidopsis protoplasts. Different colored fluorescent proteins fused with AtACT2 and AtACT7 and co-expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana mesophyll cells co-polymerized in a segregated manner along filaments. In epidermal cells, surprisingly, AtACT2 and AtACT7 tended to polymerize into different types of filaments. AtACT2 was incorporated into thinner filaments, whereas AtACT7 was incorporated into thick bundles. We conclude that different actin isoforms are capable of constructing unique filament arrays, depending on the cell type or tissue. Interestingly, staining patterns induced by two indirect actin filament probes, Lifeact and mTalin1, were different between filaments containing AtACT2 and those containing AtACT7. We suggest that filaments containing different actin isoforms bind specific actin-binding proteins in vivo, since the two probes comprise actin-binding domains from different actin-binding proteins.
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