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Wang Y, Liu C, Qin Y, Du Y, Song C, Kang Z, Guo J, Guo J. Stripe rust effector Pst03724 modulates host immunity by inhibiting NAD kinase activation by a calmodulin. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:1624-1641. [PMID: 38441329 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) secretes effector proteins that enter plant cells to manipulate host immune processes. In this report, we present an important Pst effector, Pst03724, whose mRNA expression level increases during Pst infection of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Silencing of Pst03724 reduced the growth and development of Pst. Pst03724 targeted the wheat calmodulin TaCaM3-2B, a positive regulator of wheat immunity. Subsequent investigations revealed that Pst03724 interferes with the TaCaM3-2B-NAD kinase (NADK) TaNADK2 association and thus inhibits the enzyme activity of TaNADK2 activated by TaCaM3-2B. Knocking down TaNADK2 expression by virus-mediated gene silencing significantly increased fungal growth and development, suggesting a decrease in resistance against Pst infection. In conclusion, our findings indicate that Pst effector Pst03724 inhibits the activity of NADK by interfering with the TaCaM3-2B-TaNADK2 association, thereby facilitating Pst infection.
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- Yanfeng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Zeng H, Zhu Q, Yuan P, Yan Y, Yi K, Du L. Calmodulin and calmodulin-like protein-mediated plant responses to biotic stresses. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:3680-3703. [PMID: 37575022 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14686] [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: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Plants have evolved a set of finely regulated mechanisms to respond to various biotic stresses. Transient changes in intracellular calcium (Ca2+ ) concentration have been well documented to act as cellular signals in coupling environmental stimuli to appropriate physiological responses with astonishing accuracy and specificity in plants. Calmodulins (CaMs) and calmodulin-like proteins (CMLs) are extensively characterized as important classes of Ca2+ sensors. The spatial-temporal coordination between Ca2+ transients, CaMs/CMLs and their target proteins is critical for plant responses to environmental stresses. Ca2+ -loaded CaMs/CMLs interact with and regulate a broad spectrum of target proteins, such as ion transporters (including channels, pumps, and antiporters), transcription factors, protein kinases, protein phosphatases, metabolic enzymes and proteins with unknown biological functions. This review focuses on mechanisms underlying how CaMs/CMLs are involved in the regulation of plant responses to diverse biotic stresses including pathogen infections and herbivore attacks. Recent discoveries of crucial functions of CaMs/CMLs and their target proteins in biotic stress resistance revealed through physiological, molecular, biochemical, and genetic analyses have been described, and intriguing insights into the CaM/CML-mediated regulatory network are proposed. Perspectives for future directions in understanding CaM/CML-mediated signalling pathways in plant responses to biotic stresses are discussed. The application of accumulated knowledge of CaM/CML-mediated signalling in biotic stress responses into crop cultivation would improve crop resistance to various biotic stresses and safeguard our food production in the future.
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- Houqing Zeng
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Khan FS, Goher F, Paulsmeyer MN, Hu CG, Zhang JZ. Calcium (Ca 2+ ) sensors and MYC2 are crucial players during jasmonates-mediated abiotic stress tolerance in plants. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2023; 25:1025-1034. [PMID: 37422725 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Plants evolve stress-specific responses that sense changes in their external environmental conditions and develop various mechanisms for acclimatization and survival. Calcium (Ca2+ ) is an essential stress-sensing secondary messenger in plants. Ca2+ sensors, including calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs), calmodulins (CaMs), CaM-like proteins (CMLs), and calcineurin B-like proteins (CBLs), are involved in jasmonates (JAs) signalling and biosynthesis. Moreover, JAs are phospholipid-derived phytohormones that control plant response to abiotic stresses. The JAs signalling pathway affects hormone-receptor gene transcription by binding to the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor. MYC2 acts as a master regulator of JAs signalling module assimilated through various genes. The Ca2+ sensor CML regulates MYC2 and is involved in a distinct mechanism mediating JAs signalling during abiotic stresses. This review highlights the pivotal role of the Ca2+ sensors in JAs biosynthesis and MYC2-mediated JAs signalling during abiotic stresses in plants.
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- F S Khan
- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Calcium decoders and their targets: The holy alliance that regulate cellular responses in stress signaling. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2023; 134:371-439. [PMID: 36858741 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Calcium (Ca2+) signaling is versatile communication network in the cell. Stimuli perceived by cells are transposed through Ca2+-signature, and are decoded by plethora of Ca2+ sensors present in the cell. Calmodulin, calmodulin-like proteins, Ca2+-dependent protein kinases and calcineurin B-like proteins are major classes of proteins that decode the Ca2+ signature and serve in the propagation of signals to different parts of cells by targeting downstream proteins. These decoders and their targets work together to elicit responses against diverse stress stimuli. Over a period of time, significant attempts have been made to characterize as well as summarize elements of this signaling machinery. We begin with a structural overview and amalgamate the newly identified Ca2+ sensor protein in plants. Their ability to bind Ca2+, undergo conformational changes, and how it facilitates binding to a wide variety of targets is further embedded. Subsequently, we summarize the recent progress made on the functional characterization of Ca2+ sensing machinery and in particular their target proteins in stress signaling. We have focused on the physiological role of Ca2+, the Ca2+ sensing machinery, and the mode of regulation on their target proteins during plant stress adaptation. Additionally, we also discuss the role of these decoders and their mode of regulation on the target proteins during abiotic, hormone signaling and biotic stress responses in plants. Finally, here, we have enumerated the limitations and challenges in the Ca2+ signaling. This article will greatly enable in understanding the current picture of plant response and adaptation during diverse stimuli through the lens of Ca2+ signaling.
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Hu C, Wu S, Li J, Dong H, Zhu C, Sun T, Hu Z, Foyer CH, Yu J. Herbivore-induced Ca 2+ signals trigger a jasmonate burst by activating ERF16-mediated expression in tomato. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 236:1796-1808. [PMID: 36052744 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Herbivory severely affects plant growth, posing a threat to crop production. Calcium ion (Ca2+ ) signaling and accumulation of jasmonates (JAs) are activated in plant response to herbivore attack, leading to the expression of defense pathways. However, little is known about how the Ca2+ signal modulates JA biosynthesis. We used diverse techniques, including CRISPR/Cas9, UPLC-MS/MS and molecular biology methods to explore the role of ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR 16 in Ca2+ signal-triggered JA burst during herbivore defense in tomato. Here we show that simulated herbivory induces GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR LIKE3.3/3.5 (GLR3.3/3.5)-dependent increases in electrical activity, Ca2+ influx and increases the abundance of CALMODULIN2 (CaM2) and ERF16 transcripts in tomato. The interaction between CaM2 and ERF16 promotes JA biosynthesis by enhancing the transcriptional activity of ERF16, which increases the activation of ERF16 expression and causes expression of LIPOXYGENASE D (LOXD), AOC and 12-OXO-PHYTODIENOIC ACID REDUCTASE 3 (OPR3), the key genes in JA biosynthesis. Mutation of CaM2 results in decreased JA accumulation, together with the expression of JA biosynthesis-related genes, leading to reduced resistance to the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. These findings reveal a molecular mechanism underpinning the Ca2+ signal-initiated systemic JA burst and emphasize the pivotal role of Ca2+ signal/ERF16 crosstalk in herbivore defense.
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- Chaoyi Hu
- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Growth and Development, Agricultural Ministry of China, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Sun L, Qin J, Wu X, Zhang J, Zhang J. TOUCH 3 and CALMODULIN 1/4/6 cooperate with calcium-dependent protein kinases to trigger calcium-dependent activation of CAM-BINDING PROTEIN 60-LIKE G and regulate fungal resistance in plants. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:4088-4104. [PMID: 35863056 PMCID: PMC9516039 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plants utilize localized cell-surface and intracellular receptors to sense microbes and activate the influx of calcium, which serves as an important second messenger in eukaryotes to regulate cellular responses. However, the mechanisms through which plants decipher calcium influx to activate immune responses remain largely unknown. Here, we show that pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) trigger calcium-dependent phosphorylation of CAM-BINDING PROTEIN 60-LIKE G (CBP60g) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE5 (CPK5) phosphorylates CBP60g directly, thereby enhancing its transcription factor activity. TOUCH 3 (TCH3) and its homologs CALMODULIN (CAM) 1/4/6 and CPK4/5/6/11 are required for PAMP-induced CBP60g phosphorylation. TCH3 interferes with the auto-inhibitory region of CPK5 and promotes CPK5-mediated CBP60g phosphorylation. Furthermore, CPKs-mediated CBP60g phosphorylation positively regulates plant resistance to soil-borne fungal pathogens. These lines of evidence uncover a novel calcium signal decoding mechanism during plant immunity through which TCH3 relieves auto-inhibition of CPK5 to phosphorylate and activate CBP60g. The findings reveal cooperative interconnections between different types of calcium sensors in eukaryotes.
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- Lifan Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 710023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Takagi K, Tasaki K, Komori H, Katou S. Hypersensitivity-Related Genes HSR201 and HSR203J Are Regulated by Calmodulin-Binding Protein 60-Type Transcription Factors and Required for Pathogen Signal-Induced Salicylic Acid Synthesis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:1008-1022. [PMID: 35671166 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Salicylic acid (SA) plays a key role in plant resistance to pathogens. In Arabidopsis, the isochorismate synthase pathway mainly contributes to pathogen-induced SA synthesis, and the expression of SA synthesis genes is activated by two calmodulin (CaM)-binding protein 60 (CBP60)-type transcription factors, CBP60g and SARD1. In tobacco, the mechanisms underlying SA synthesis remain largely unknown. SA production is induced by wounding in tobacco plants in which the expression of two stress-related mitogen-activated protein kinases is suppressed. Using this phenomenon, we identified genes whose expression is associated with SA synthesis. One of the genes, NtCBP60g, showed 23% amino acid sequence identity with CBP60g. Transient overexpression of NtCBP60g as well as NtSARD1, a tobacco homolog of SARD1, induced SA accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. NtCBP60g and NtSARD1 bound CaM, and CaM enhanced SA accumulation induced by NtCBP60g and NtSARD1. Conversely, mutations in NtCBP60g and NtSARD1 that abolished CaM binding reduced their ability to induce SA. Expression profiling and promoter analysis identified two hypersensitivity-related genes, HSR201 and HSR203J as the targets of NtCBP60g and NtSARD1. Virus-induced gene silencing of both NtCBP60g and NtSARD1 homologs compromised SA accumulation and the expression of HSR201 and HSR203J homologs, which were induced by a pathogen-derived elicitor in N. benthamiana leaves. Moreover, elicitor-induced SA accumulation was compromised by silencing of the HSR201 homolog and the HSR203J homolog. These results suggested that HSR201 and HSR203J are regulated by NtCBP60g and NtSARD1 and are required for elicitor-induced SA synthesis.
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- Kumiko Takagi
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
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Aslam S, Gul N, Mir MA, Asgher M, Al-Sulami N, Abulfaraj AA, Qari S. Role of Jasmonates, Calcium, and Glutathione in Plants to Combat Abiotic Stresses Through Precise Signaling Cascade. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:668029. [PMID: 34367199 PMCID: PMC8340019 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.668029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Plant growth regulators have an important role in various developmental processes during the life cycle of plants. They are involved in abiotic stress responses and tolerance. They have very well-developed capabilities to sense the changes in their external milieu and initiate an appropriate signaling cascade that leads to the activation of plant defense mechanisms. The plant defense system activation causes build-up of plant defense hormones like jasmonic acid (JA) and antioxidant systems like glutathione (GSH). Moreover, calcium (Ca2+) transients are also seen during abiotic stress conditions depicting the role of Ca2+ in alleviating abiotic stress as well. Therefore, these growth regulators tend to control plant growth under varying abiotic stresses by regulating its oxidative defense and detoxification system. This review highlights the role of Jasmonates, Calcium, and glutathione in abiotic stress tolerance and activation of possible novel interlinked signaling cascade between them. Further, phyto-hormone crosstalk with jasmonates, calcium and glutathione under abiotic stress conditions followed by brief insights on omics approaches is also elucidated.
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- Saima Aslam
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Srinagar, India
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- Department of Botany, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Science and Arts College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Central Laboratory (GMCL), Department of Biology, Aljumun University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Ghorbel M, Zribi I, Missaoui K, Drira-Fakhfekh M, Azzouzi B, Brini F. Differential regulation of the durum wheat Pathogenesis-related protein (PR1) by Calmodulin TdCaM1.3 protein. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 48:347-362. [PMID: 33313970 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-06053-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In plants, pathogenesis-related 1 protein (PR1) is considered as important defense protein. The production and accumulation of PR proteins in plants are one of the important responses to several biotic and abiotic stresses. In this regard, PR1 gene was isolated from Triticum turgidum ssp durum and was named as TdPR1.2. The amino acid sequence of TdPR1.2 protein showed 100%, 97.13%, and 44.41% with known PR1 proteins isolated from Triticum aestivum TdPR1-18, PRB1.2 of Aegilops tauschii subsp. tauschii and Arabidopsis thaliana respectively. qRT-PCR showed that TdPR1.2 was induced specially in leaves of durum wheat treated with Salicylic acid for 48 h. Besides, bioinformatic analysis showed that the durum wheat TdPR1.2 harbors a calmodulin binding domain located in it's C-terminal part and that this domain is conserved among different PR1 proteins isolated so far. However, no information is available about the regulation of PR genes by calmodulin and Ca2+ complex (CaM/Ca2+). Here, we showed that TdPR1.2 gene exhibits an antibacterial effect as revealed by the in vitro tests against 8 different bacteria and against the fungi Septoria tritici. In addition, we demonstrate for the first time that PR1 proteins are able to bind to CaM in a Ca2+-dependent manner via a GST-Pull down assay. Finally, in presence of Mn2+ cations, CaM/Ca2+ complex stimulated the antimicrobial effect of TdPR1.2. Such effects were not reported so far, and raise a possible role for CaM/Ca2+ complex in the regulation of plant PRs during cellular response to external signals.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
- Biology Departement, Faculty of Science, University of Ha'il, B.O. box, Ha'il city, 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, B.P ''1177'', 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Xu L, Zong X, Wang J, Wei H, Chen X, Liu Q. Transcriptomic analysis reveals insights into the response to Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) in sweet cherry ( Prunus avium L.) fruits. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10005. [PMID: 33005494 PMCID: PMC7513744 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) is a member of the genus Hostuviroid of the family Pospiviroidae and has been found in a wide range of herbaceous and woody hosts. It causes serious dapple fruit symptoms on infected sweet cherry, notably inducing cherry tree decay. In order to better understand the molecular mechanisms of HSVd infection in sweet cherry fruit, transcriptome analysis of HSVd-infected and healthy sweet cherry fruits was carried out. A total of 1,572 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, involving 961 upregulated DEGs and 611 downregulated DEGs. Functional analysis indicated that the DEGs were mainly involved in plant hormone signal transduction, plant-pathogen interactions, secondary metabolism, and the MAPK signaling pathway. In addition, C2H2 zinc finger, MYB, bHLH, AP2/ERF, C2C2-dof, NAC and WRKY transcription factors can respond to HSVd infection. In order to confirm the high-throughput sequencing results, 16 DEGs were verified by RT-qPCR analysis. The results provided insight into the pathways and genes of sweet cherry fruit in response to HSVd infection.
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- Li Xu
- Key Laboratory for Fruit Biotechnology Breeding of Shandong Province, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Fruit Biotechnology Breeding of Shandong Province, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Fruit Biotechnology Breeding of Shandong Province, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Fruit Biotechnology Breeding of Shandong Province, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Fruit Biotechnology Breeding of Shandong Province, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Fruit Biotechnology Breeding of Shandong Province, Shandong Institute of Pomology, Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Lyu S, Gao L, Zhang R, Zhang C, Hou X. Correlation Analysis of Expression Profile and Quantitative iTRAQ-LC-MS/MS Proteomics Reveals Resistance Mechanism Against TuMV in Chinese Cabbage ( Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis). Front Genet 2020; 11:963. [PMID: 32973883 PMCID: PMC7469979 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The arms race between plants and viruses never ceases. Chinese cabbage, an important type of Brassica vegetable crop, is vulnerable to plant virus infection, especially to Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV). To better examine the molecular mechanisms behind the virus infection, we conducted the correlation analysis of RNA-Seq and quantitative iTRAQ-LC-MS/MS in TuMV-infected and in healthy Chinese cabbage leaves. There were 757 differentially expressed genes and 75 differentially expressed proteins that were screened in Chinese cabbage plants infected with TuMV. These genes were enriched in many pathways, and among them, the plant hormone signal transduction, plant-pathogen interaction, and protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum pathways were suggested to be closely related pathways. The correlation analysis between RNA-Seq and quantitative iTRAQ-LC-MS/MS was then further explored. Finally, we obtained a preliminary network of several candidate genes associated with TuMV infection, and we found that they mainly belonged to calcium signaling pathways, heat shock proteins, WRKY transcription factors, and non-specific lipid transfer proteins. These results may lead to a better understanding of antiviral mechanisms and of disease-resistant breeding.
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- Shanwu Lyu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Liu L, Wang Z, Su Y, Wang T. Characterization and Analysis of the Full-Length Transcriptomes of Multiple Organs in Pseudotaxus chienii (W.C.Cheng) W.C.Cheng. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124305. [PMID: 32560294 PMCID: PMC7352595 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Pseudotaxus chienii, a rare tertiary relict species with economic and ecological value, is a representative of the monotypic genus Pseudotaxus that is endemic to China. P. chienii can adapt well to habitat isolation and ecological heterogeneity under a variety of climate and soil conditions, and is able to survive in harsh environments. However, little is known about the molecular and genetic resources of this long-lived conifer. Herein, we sequenced the transcriptomes of four organs of P. chienii using the PacBio Isoform Sequencing and Illumina RNA Sequencing platforms. Based on the PacBio Iso-Seq data, we obtained 44,896, 58,082, 50,485, and 67,638 full-length unigenes from the root, stem, leaf, and strobilus, respectively, with a mean length of 2692 bp, and a mean N50 length of 3010.75 bp. We then comprehensively annotated these unigenes. The number of organ-specific expressed unigenes ranged from 4393 in leaf to 9124 in strobilus, suggesting their special roles in physiological processes, organ development, and adaptability in the different four organs. A total of 16,562 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified among the four organs and clustered into six subclusters. The gene families related to biotic/abiotic factors, including the TPS, CYP450, and HSP families, were characterized. The expression levels of most DEGs in the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway and plant–pathogen interactions were higher in the root than in the three other organs, suggesting that root constitutes the main organ of defensive compound synthesis and accumulation and has a stronger ability to respond to stress. The sequences were analyzed to predict transcription factors, long non-coding RNAs, and alternative splicing events. The expression levels of most DEGs of C2H2, C3H, bHLH, and bZIP families in the root and stem were higher than those in the leaf and strobilus, indicating that these TFs may play a crucial role in the survival of the root and stem. These results comprise the first comprehensive gene expression profiles obtained for different organs of P. chienii. Our findings will facilitate further studies on the functional genomics, adaptive evolution, and phylogeny of P. chienii, and lay the foundation for the development of conservation strategies for this endangered conifer.
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- Li Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; (L.L.); (Z.W.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; (L.L.); (Z.W.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; (L.L.); (Z.W.)
- Research Institute of Sun Yat-sen University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518057, China
- Correspondence: (Y.S.); (T.W.); Tel.: +86-020-84111939 (Y.S.); +86-020-85280185 (T.W.)
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Correspondence: (Y.S.); (T.W.); Tel.: +86-020-84111939 (Y.S.); +86-020-85280185 (T.W.)
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Wang X, Zhu B, Jiang Z, Wang S. Calcium-mediation of jasmonate biosynthesis and signaling in plants. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 287:110192. [PMID: 31481228 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Jasmonates (JAs) play vital roles in regulating a range of plant growth and development processes including seed germination, seedling development, reproduction, formation and development of storage organs, and senescence. JAs are also involved in the regulation of plant responses to environmental stimuli. The biosynthesis of JAs takes place in three different subcellular compartments, namely, the chloroplast, peroxisome, and cytoplasm. JAs activate the expression of JA-responsive genes by degrading jasmonate zinc-finger-inflorescence meristem (Zim) domain (JAZ) repressors via the E3 ubiquitin-ligase Skp/Cullin/F-box protein CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 (COI1) complex (SCFCOI1) by using 26S proteasome. Calcium, reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and nitric oxide (NO) are involved in the regulation of the biosynthesis and signaling of JAs in plants. Among these signaling molecules, calcium is one of the most important within plant cells. In plants, intracellular calcium levels change in response to JAs, resulting in calcium signatures with temporal and spatial features. Calcium channels are involved in the generation of calcium signatures. Calcium sensors, including calmodulins (CaMs), CaM-like proteins (CMLs), calcineurin B-like proteins (CBLs), and calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs), can act to regulate the biosynthesis and signaling of JAs.
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- Xiaoping Wang
- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China; College of Life Science, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China.
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Zhang L, Shang J, Wang W, Du J, Li K, Wu X, Yu L, Liu C, Khaskheli MI, Yang W. Comparison of Transcriptome Differences in Soybean Response to Soybean Mosaic Virus under Normal Light and in the Shade. Viruses 2019; 11:E793. [PMID: 31470502 PMCID: PMC6784153 DOI: 10.3390/v11090793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Shading in the intercropping system is a major abiotic factor which influences soybean growth and development, while soybean mosaic virus (SMV) is a biotic factor that limits the yield and quality of soybean. However, little is known about the defense response of soybean to SMV in the shade. Thus, in the current study, both intensity and quality (red:far-red, R:FR) of the light were changed to simulate the shaded environment and comparative transcriptome analysis was performed. Morphologically, plant growth was inhibited by SMV, which decreased 35.93% of plant height and 8.97% of stem diameter in the shade. A total of 3548 and 4319 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in soybean plants infected with SMV under normal light and in the shade. Enrichment analysis showed that the plant defense-related genes were upregulated under normal light but downregulated in the shade. Pathways that were repressed include plant-pathogen interaction, secondary metabolism, sugar metabolism, and vitamin metabolism. In addition, genes associated with signaling pathways such as salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA), and ethylene (ETH) were also downregulated in the shade. A qRT-PCR assay of 15 DEGs was performed to confirm transcriptome results. According to our knowledge, this is the first report on soybean response to dual stress factors. These results provide insights into the molecular mechanisms in which soybean plants were infected with SMV in the shade.
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- Lei Zhang
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Department of Plant Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam 70060, Pakistan
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, College of Agronomy and Key Laboratory for Major Crop Diseases, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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Tai L, Li BB, Nie XM, Zhang PP, Hu CH, Zhang L, Liu WT, Li WQ, Chen KM. Calmodulin Is the Fundamental Regulator of NADK-Mediated NAD Signaling in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:681. [PMID: 31275331 PMCID: PMC6593290 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Calcium (Ca2+) signaling and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) signaling are two basic signal regulation pathways in organisms, playing crucial roles in signal transduction, energy metabolism, stress tolerance, and various developmental processes. Notably, calmodulins (CaMs) and NAD kinases (NADKs) are important hubs for connecting these two types of signaling networks, where CaMs are the unique activators of NADKs. NADK is a key enzyme for NADP (including NADP+ and NADPH) biosynthesis by phosphorylating NAD (including NAD+ and NADH) and therefore, maintains the balance between NAD pool and NADP pool through an allosteric regulation mode. In addition, the two respective derivatives from NAD+ (substrate of NADK) and NADP+ (product of NADK), cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP), have been considered to be the important messengers for intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis which could finally influence the combination between CaM and NADK, forming a feedback regulation mechanism. In this review article, we briefly summarized the major research advances related to the feedback regulation pathway, which is activated by the interaction of CaM and NADK during plant development and signaling. The theories and fact will lay a solid foundation for further studies related to CaM and NADK and their regulatory mechanisms as well as the NADK-mediated NAD signaling behavior in plant development and response to stress.
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- Li Tai
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Department of General Biology, College of Life Science and Agronomy, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Area/College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Sun Y, Fan M, He Y. Transcriptome Analysis of Watermelon Leaves Reveals Candidate Genes Responsive to Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus Infection. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20030610. [PMID: 30708960 PMCID: PMC6387395 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) is a member of the genus Tobamovirus, which cause diseases in cucurbits, especially watermelon. In watermelon, symptoms develop on the whole plant, including leaves, stems, peduncles, and fruit. To better understand the molecular mechanisms of watermelon early responses to CGMMV infection, a comparative transcriptome analysis of 24 h CGMMV-infected and mock-inoculated watermelon leaves was performed. A total of 1641 differently expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, with 886 DEGs upregulated and 755 DEGs downregulated after CGMMV infection. A functional analysis indicated that the DEGs were involved in photosynthesis, plant⁻pathogen interactions, secondary metabolism, and plant hormone signal transduction. In addition, a few transcription factor families, including WRKY, MYB, HLH, bZIP and NAC, were responsive to the CGMMV-induced stress. To confirm the high-throughput sequencing results, 15 DEGs were validated by qRT-PCR analysis. The results provide insights into the identification of candidate genes or pathways involved in the responses of watermelon leaves to CGMMV infection.
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- Yuyan Sun
- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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- Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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Lim HK, Lee JK, Kim GD, Jeong TH. Multiple calmodulin genes of the Pacific abalone, Haliotis discus hannai (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae). Anim Cells Syst (Seoul) 2018; 22:341-351. [PMID: 30460116 PMCID: PMC6171432 DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2018.1509126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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In this study, we identified four canonical calmodulin genes in the Pacific abalone, Haliotis discus hannai. Their full-length cDNAs were variable in the 5' and 3' untranslated regions, but highly similar (91-97%) in the coding region. Each of the genes encoded 149 amino acids, with 93-97% similarity among themselves and 94-98% similarity with human CAM I. There were 54 substitutions distributed unevenly throughout the coding regions, found mostly in the third codon position. Gene structure analysis revealed that each of the calmodulin genes comprised five exons and four introns. The intron positions and phases were identical and there were no introns in the fourth exon. The corresponding introns differed in their sequences and sizes. Expression profiles of nine tissues from abalone revealed that the calmodulin genes were transcribed in common in gill and mantle tissue, but differentially in the other tissues. A phylogenetic analysis based on the amino acid sequences revealed that calmodulin C was the most common isoform in Gastropoda and calmodulin was the most diverged isoform. An in silico analysis of the calmodulin genes identified paralogous genes in other Haliotis species, indicating that gene duplication might have occurred in the last common ancestor of Haliotis. Abbreviations: ORF: open reading frame; RACE: random amplification of cDNA end; TSA: transcriptome shotgun assembly; UTR: untranslated region.
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- Han Kyu Lim
- Department of Marine and Fisheries Resources, Mokpo National University, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University, Korea
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- Department of Marine and Fisheries Resources, Mokpo National University, Korea
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Harbaoui M, Ben Saad R, Ben Halima N, Choura M, Brini F. Structural and functional characterisation of two novel durum wheat annexin genes in response to abiotic stress. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2018; 45:542-552. [PMID: 32290993 DOI: 10.1071/fp17212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Abiotic stress results in massive loss of crop productivity throughout the world. Understanding the plant gene regulatory mechanisms involved in stress responses is very important. Annexins are a conserved multigene family of Ca-dependent, phospholipid-binding proteins with suggested functions in response to environmental stresses and signalling during plant growth and development. Annexins function to counteract oxidative stress, maintain cell redox homeostasis and enhance drought tolerance. A full-length cDNA of two genes (TdAnn6 and TdAnn12) encoding annexin proteins were isolated and characterised from Tunisian durum wheat varieties (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum cv. Mahmoudi). Analyses of the deduced proteins encoded by annexin cDNAs (TdAnn6 and TdAnn12) indicate the presence of the characteristic four repeats of 70-75 amino acids and the motifs proposed to be involved in Ca2+ binding. Gene expression patterns obtained by real-time PCR revealed differential temporal and spatial regulation of the two annexin genes in durum wheat under different abiotic stress conditions such as salt (NaCl 150mM), osmotic (10% polyethylene glycol 8000), ionic (LiCl 10mM), oxidative (H2O2), ABA (100µM), salicylic acid (10mM), cold (4°C) and heat (37°C) stress. The two annexin genes were not regulated by heavy metal stress (CdCl2 150µM). Moreover, heterologous expression of TdAnn6 and TdAnn12 in yeast improves its tolerance to abiotic stresses, suggesting annexin's involvement in theses stress tolerance mechanisms. Taken together, our results show that the two newly isolated wheat annexin might play an active role in modulating plant cell responses to abiotic stress responses.
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- Marwa Harbaoui
- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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- Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P "1177" 3018, Sfax,Tunisia
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Liao J, Deng J, Qin Z, Tang J, Shu M, Ding C, Liu J, Hu C, Yuan M, Huang Y, Yang R, Zhou Y. Genome-Wide Identification and Analyses of Calmodulins and Calmodulin-like Proteins in Lotus japonicas. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:482. [PMID: 28424729 PMCID: PMC5380670 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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L. japonicus, a model plant of legumes plants, is widely used in symbiotic nitrogen fixation. A large number of studies on it have been published based on the genetic, biochemical, structural studies. These results are secondhand reports that CaM is a key regulator during Rhizobial infection. In plants, there are multiple CaM genes encoding several CaM isoforms with only minor amino acid differences. Moreover, the regulation mechanism of this family of proteins during rhizobia infection is still unclear. In the current study, a family of genes encoding CaMs and CMLs that possess only the Ca2+-binding EF-hand motifs were analyzed. Using ML and BI tree based on amino acid sequence similarity, seven loci defined as CaMs and 19 CMLs, with at least 23% identity to CaM, were identified. The phylogenetics, gene structures, EF hand motif organization, and expression characteristics were evaluated. Seven CaM genes, encoding only 4 isoforms, were found in L. japonicus. According to qRT-PCR, four LjCaM isoforms are involved in different rhizobia infection stages. LjCaM1 might be involved in the early rhizobia infection epidermal cells stage. Furthermore, additional structural differences and expression behaviors indicated that LjCMLs may have different potential functions from LjCaMs.
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- Jinqiu Liao
- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Guizhou Education UniversityGuiyang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYaan, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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Munir S, Khan MRG, Song J, Munir S, Zhang Y, Ye Z, Wang T. Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of calmodulin-like (CML) proteins in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 102:167-79. [PMID: 26949025 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Calcium (Ca(2+)) has emerged as a significant secondary messenger that regulates the activities of hormonal and environmental signals that are associated with biotic and abiotic stresses. Ca(2+) binding proteins typically contain a Ca(2+) binding EF-hand (a helix-loop-helix structure) motif. In this study, tomato genes encoding calmodulin-like (CML) proteins that possess EF-hand motifs and no other identifiable functional domains were analyzed. Using genome analysis and BLAST searches in database, 52 CML genes were identified in tomato. Comprehensive analyses, including evolutionary relationships, gene structures, chromosomal locations, functional annotations, and gene duplications, were performed. Distribution mapping exhibited that 52 SlCML proteins containing different intron/exon patterns were unevenly distributed among ten chromosomes. In addition, 24 SlCML proteins were predicted as segmentally duplicated. Conserved motifs, promoter cis-regulatory elements, organ-based expression patterns and expression analyses indicated the potential responsiveness of SlCML proteins to abiotic stresses and phytohormones. These results illustrate the complexity of the CML gene family and indicate a potential vital role for these molecules in tomato growth and development as Ca(2+) signal transducers.
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- Shoaib Munir
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National R&D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Cheng HQ, Han LB, Yang CL, Wu XM, Zhong NQ, Wu JH, Wang FX, Wang HY, Xia GX. The cotton MYB108 forms a positive feedback regulation loop with CML11 and participates in the defense response against Verticillium dahliae infection. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:1935-50. [PMID: 26873979 PMCID: PMC4783372 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Accumulating evidence indicates that plant MYB transcription factors participate in defense against pathogen attack, but their regulatory targets and related signaling processes remain largely unknown. Here, we identified a defense-related MYB gene (GhMYB108) from upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and characterized its functional mechanism. Expression of GhMYB108 in cotton plants was induced by Verticillium dahliae infection and responded to the application of defense signaling molecules, including salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and ethylene. Knockdown of GhMYB108 expression led to increased susceptibility of cotton plants to V. dahliae, while ecotopic overexpression of GhMYB108 in Arabidopsis thaliana conferred enhanced tolerance to the pathogen. Further analysis demonstrated that GhMYB108 interacted with the calmodulin-like protein GhCML11, and the two proteins form a positive feedback loop to enhance the transcription of GhCML11 in a calcium-dependent manner. Verticillium dahliae infection stimulated Ca(2+) influx into the cytosol in cotton root cells, but this response was disrupted in both GhCML11-silenced plants and GhMYB108-silenced plants in which expression of several calcium signaling-related genes was down-regulated. Taken together, these results indicate that GhMYB108 acts as a positive regulator in defense against V. dahliae infection by interacting with GhCML11. Furthermore, the data also revealed the important roles and synergetic regulation of MYB transcription factor, Ca(2+), and calmodulin in plant immune responses.
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- Huan-Qing Cheng
- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Beijing 100101, China
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Campe R, Langenbach C, Leissing F, Popescu GV, Popescu SC, Goellner K, Beckers GJM, Conrath U. ABC transporter PEN3/PDR8/ABCG36 interacts with calmodulin that, like PEN3, is required for Arabidopsis nonhost resistance. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2016; 209:294-306. [PMID: 26315018 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nonhost resistance (NHR) is the most prevalent form of plant immunity. In Arabidopsis, NHR requires membrane-localized ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter PENETRATION (PEN) 3. Upon perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns, PEN3 becomes phosphorylated, suggestive of PEN3 regulation by post-translational modification. Here, we investigated the PEN3 protein interaction network. We probed the Arabidopsis protein microarray AtPMA-5000 with the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain of PEN3. Several of the proteins identified to interact with PEN3 in vitro represent cellular Ca(2+) sensors, including calmodulin (CaM) 3, CaM7 and several CaM-like proteins, pointing to the importance of Ca(2+) sensing to PEN3-mediated NHR. We demonstrated co-localization of PEN3 and CaM7, and we confirmed PEN3-CaM interaction in vitro and in vivo by PEN3 pull-down with CaM Sepharose, CaM overlay assay and bimolecular fluorescence complementation. We also show that just like in pen3, NHR to the nonadapted fungal pathogens Phakopsora pachyrhizi and Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei is compromised in the Arabidopsis cam7 and pen3 cam7 mutants. Our study discloses CaM7 as a PEN3-interacting protein crucial to Arabidopsis NHR and emphasizes the importance of Ca(2+) sensing to plant immunity.
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- Ruth Campe
- Department of Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52056, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52056, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52056, Germany
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853-1801, USA
- National Institute for Laser, Plasma & Radiation Physics, Str. Atomistilor, Nr. 409, Magurele, 077125, Bucharest, Romania
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853-1801, USA
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- Department of Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52056, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52056, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52056, Germany
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Trapet P, Kulik A, Lamotte O, Jeandroz S, Bourque S, Nicolas-Francès V, Rosnoblet C, Besson-Bard A, Wendehenne D. NO signaling in plant immunity: a tale of messengers. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2015; 112:72-9. [PMID: 24713571 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical gas involved in a myriad of plant physiological processes including immune responses. How NO mediates its biological effects in plant facing microbial pathogen attack is an unresolved question. Insights into the molecular mechanisms by which it propagates signals reveal the contribution of this simple gas in complex signaling pathways shared with reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the second messenger Ca(2+). Understanding of the subtle cross-talks operating between these signals was greatly improved by the recent identification and the functional analysis of proteins regulated through S-nitrosylation, a major NO-dependent post-translational protein modification. Overall, these findings suggest that NO is probably an important component of the mechanism coordinating and regulating Ca(2+) and ROS signaling in plant immunity.
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- Pauline Trapet
- Université de Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- INRA, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- CNRS, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- AgroSup Dijon, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Université de Bourgogne, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, F-21000 Dijon, France; ERL CNRS 6300, BP 86510, 21000 Dijon, France.
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Zhao Q, Zhang C, Jia Z, Huang Y, Li H, Song S. Involvement of calmodulin in regulation of primary root elongation by N-3-oxo-hexanoyl homoserine lactone in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 5:807. [PMID: 25628641 PMCID: PMC4292405 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Many bacteria use signal molecules of low molecular weight to monitor their local population density and to coordinate their collective behavior in a process called "quorum sensing" (QS). N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) are the primary QS signals among Gram-negative bacteria. AHL-mediated QS plays an essential role in diverse bacterial physiological processes. Recent evidence shows that plants are able to sense bacterial AHLs and respond to them appropriately. However, little is known about the mechanism by which plants perceive and transduce the bacterial AHLs within cells. In this study, we found that the stimulatory effect of N-3-oxo-hexanoyl homoserine lactone (3OC6-HSL) on primary root elongation of Arabidopsis was abolished by the calmodulin (CaM) antagonists N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalene sulfonamide (W-7) and trifluoperazine (TFP). Western-blot and ELISA analysis revealed that the concentration of CaM protein in Arabidopsis roots increased after treatment with 1 μM 3OC6-HSL. Results from quantitative RT-PCR demonstrated that the transcription of all nine CaM genes in Arabidopsis genome was up-regulated in the plants treated with 3OC6-HSL. The loss-of-function mutants of each AtCaM gene (AtCaM1-9) were insensitive to 3OC6-HSL-stimulation of primary root elongation. On the other hand, the genetic evidence showed that CaM may not participates the inhibition of primary root length caused by application of long-chained AHLs such as C10-HSL and C12-HSL. Nevertheless, our results suggest that CaM is involved in the bacterial 3OC6-HSL signaling in plant cells. These data offer new insight into the mechanism of plant response to bacterial QS signals.
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- Qian Zhao
- Department of Bioengineering, Biology Institute, Hebei Academy of SciencesShijiazhuang, China
- Hebei Engineering and Technology Center of Microbiological Control on Main Crop DiseaseShijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biology Institute, Hebei Academy of SciencesShijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biology Institute, Hebei Academy of SciencesShijiazhuang, China
- Hebei Engineering and Technology Center of Microbiological Control on Main Crop DiseaseShijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biology Institute, Hebei Academy of SciencesShijiazhuang, China
- Hebei Engineering and Technology Center of Microbiological Control on Main Crop DiseaseShijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biology Institute, Hebei Academy of SciencesShijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biology Institute, Hebei Academy of SciencesShijiazhuang, China
- Hebei Engineering and Technology Center of Microbiological Control on Main Crop DiseaseShijiazhuang, China
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Ghorbel M, Zaidi I, Robe E, Ranty B, Mazars C, Galaud JP, Hanin M. The activity of the wheat MAP kinase phosphatase 1 is regulated by manganese and by calmodulin. Biochimie 2014; 108:13-9. [PMID: 25447143 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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MAPK phosphatases (MKPs) are negative regulators of MAPKs in eukaryotes and play key roles in the regulation of different cellular processes. However in plants, little is known about the regulation of these Dual Specific Phosphatases (DSPs) by Ca(2+) and calmodulin (CaM). Here, we showed that the wheat MKP (TMKP1) harboring a calmodulin (CaM) binding domain, binds to CaM in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner. In addition, TMKP1 exhibited a phosphatase activity in vitro that is specifically enhanced by Mn(2+) and to a lesser extent by Mg(2+), but without any synergistic effect between the two bivalent cations. Most interestingly, CaM/Ca(2+) complex inhibits the catalytic activity of TMKP1 in a CaM-dose dependent manner. However, in the presence of Mn(2+) this activity is enhanced by CaM/Ca(2+) complex. These dual regulatory effects seem to be mediated via interaction of CaM/Ca(2+) to the CaM binding domain in the C-terminal part of TMKP1. Such effects were not reported so far, and raise a possible role for CaM and Mn(2+) in the regulation of plant MKPs during cellular response to external signals.
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- Mouna Ghorbel
- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia; Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; CNRS, UMR 5546, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; CNRS, UMR 5546, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; CNRS, UMR 5546, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; CNRS, UMR 5546, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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- Laboratory of Plant Protection and Improvement, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia; University of Sfax, Institute of Biotechnology, BP "1175", 3038 Sfax, Tunisia.
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Rao SS, El-Habbak MH, Havens WM, Singh A, Zheng D, Vaughn L, Haudenshield JS, Hartman GL, Korban SS, Ghabrial SA. Overexpression of GmCaM4 in soybean enhances resistance to pathogens and tolerance to salt stress. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2014; 15:145-60. [PMID: 24118726 PMCID: PMC6638926 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plant diseases inflict heavy losses on soybean yield, necessitating an understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying biotic/abiotic stress responses. Ca(2) (+) is an important universal messenger, and protein sensors, prominently calmodulins (CaMs), recognize cellular changes in Ca(2) (+) in response to diverse signals. Because the development of stable transgenic soybeans is laborious and time consuming, we used the Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV)-based vector for rapid and efficient protein expression and gene silencing. The present study focuses on the functional roles of the gene encoding the soybean CaM isoform GmCaM4. Overexpression of GmCaM4 in soybean resulted in enhanced resistance to three plant pathogens and increased tolerance to high salt conditions. To gain an understanding of the underlying mechanisms, we examined the potential defence pathways involved. Our studies revealed activation/increased expression levels of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes in GmCaM4-overexpressing plants and the accumulation of jasmonic acid (JA). Silencing of GmCaM4, however, markedly repressed the expression of PR genes. We confirmed the in vivo interaction between GmCaM4 and the CaM binding transcription factor Myb2, which regulates the expression of salt-responsive genes, using the yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) system and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays. GmCaM4 and Glycine max CaM binding receptor-like kinase (GmCBRLK) did not interact in the Y2H assays, but the interaction between GmCaM2 and GmCBRLK was confirmed. Thus, a GmCaM2-GmCBRLK-mediated salt tolerance mechanism, similar to that reported in Glycine soja, may also be functional in soybean. Confocal microscopy showed subcellular localization of the green fluorescent protein (GFP)-GmCaM4 fusion protein in the nucleus and cytoplasm.
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- Suryadevara S Rao
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40546-0091, USA
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Lee JH, Kim YC, Choi D, Park JM. Identification of novel pepper genes involved in Bax- or INF1-mediated cell death responses by high-throughput virus-induced gene silencing. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:22782-95. [PMID: 24256816 PMCID: PMC3856090 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141122782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Hot pepper is one of the economically important crops in Asia. A large number of gene sequences, including expressed sequence tag (EST) and genomic sequences are publicly available. However, it is still a daunting task to determine gene function due to difficulties in genetic modification of a pepper plants. Here, we show the application of the virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) repression for the study of 459 pepper ESTs selected as non-host pathogen-induced cell death responsive genes from pepper microarray experiments in Nicotiana benthamiana. Developmental abnormalities in N. benthamiana plants are observed in the 32 (7%) pepper ESTs-silenced plants. Aberrant morphological phenotypes largely comprised of three groups: stunted, abnormal leaf, and dead. In addition, by employing the combination of VIGS and Agrobacterium-mediated transient assays, we identified novel pepper ESTs that involved in Bax or INF1-mediated cell death responses. Silencing of seven pepper ESTs homologs suppressed Bax or INF1-induced cell death, five of which suppressed both cell death responses in N. benthamiana. The genes represented by these five ESTs encode putative proteins with functions in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and lipid signaling. The genes represented by the other two pepper ESTs showing only Bax-mediated cell death inhibition encode a CCCH-type zinc finger protein containing an ankyrin-repeat domain and a probable calcium-binding protein, CML30-like. Taken together, we effectively isolated novel pepper clones that are involved in hypersensitive response (HR)-like cell death using VIGS, and identified silenced clones that have different responses to Bax and INF1 exposure, indicating separate signaling pathways for Bax- and INF1-mediated cell death.
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- Jeong Hee Lee
- Infection and Immunity Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-600, Korea; E-Mails: (J.H.L.); (Y.C.K.); (D.C.)
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- Infection and Immunity Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-600, Korea; E-Mails: (J.H.L.); (Y.C.K.); (D.C.)
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- Infection and Immunity Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-600, Korea; E-Mails: (J.H.L.); (Y.C.K.); (D.C.)
- Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Infection and Immunity Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-600, Korea; E-Mails: (J.H.L.); (Y.C.K.); (D.C.)
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Jeandroz S, Lamotte O, Astier J, Rasul S, Trapet P, Besson-Bard A, Bourque S, Nicolas-Francès V, Ma W, Berkowitz GA, Wendehenne D. There's more to the picture than meets the eye: nitric oxide cross talk with Ca2+ signaling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:459-70. [PMID: 23749853 PMCID: PMC3793028 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.220624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Calcium and nitric oxide (NO) are two important biological messengers. Increasing evidence indicates that Ca(2+) and NO work together in mediating responses to pathogenic microorganisms and microbe-associated molecular patterns. Ca(2+) fluxes were recognized to account for NO production, whereas evidence gathered from a number of studies highlights that NO is one of the key messengers mediating Ca(2+) signaling. Here, we present a concise description of the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the cross talk between Ca(2+) and NO in plant cells exposed to biotic stress. Particular attention will be given to the involvement of cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels and Ca(2+) sensors. Notably, we provide new evidence that calmodulin might be regulated at the posttranslational level by NO through S-nitrosylation. Furthermore, we report original transcriptomic data showing that NO produced in response to oligogalacturonide regulates the expression of genes related to Ca(2+) signaling. Deeper insight into the molecules involved in the interplay between Ca(2+) and NO not only permits a better characterization of the Ca(2+) signaling system but also allows us to further understand how plants respond to pathogen attack.
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Suzuki N, Imai LF, Kato Y, Nagata K, Ohashi Y, Kuchitsu K, Tanokura M, Sakamoto A, Nara M, Nakano M, Yonezawa N. Coordination structures of Mg2+ and Ca2+ in three types of tobacco calmodulins in solution: Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic studies of side-chain COO- groups. Biopolymers 2013; 99:472-83. [PMID: 23616215 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 12/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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Calmodulin (CaM) is a Ca(2+)-binding protein that regulates a number of fundamental cellular activities. Nicotiana tabacum CaM (NtCaM) comprises 13 genes classified into three types, among which gene expression and target enzyme activation differ. We performed Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to compare the secondary and coordination structures of Mg(2+) and Ca(2+) among NtCaM1, NtCaM3, and NtCaM13 as representatives of the three types of NtCaMs. Data suggested that NtCaM13 has a different secondary structure due to the weak β-strand bands and the weak 1661 cm(-1) band. Coordination structures of Mg(2+) of NtCaM3 and NtCaM13 were similar but different from that of NtCaM1, while the Ca(2+)-binding manner was similar among the three CaMs. The amplitude differences of the band at 1554-1550 cm(-1) obtained by second-derivative spectra indicated that the intensity change of the band of NtCaM13 was smaller in response to [Ca(2+)] increases under low [Ca(2+)] conditions than were those of NtCaM1 and NtCaM3, while the intensity reached the same level under high [Ca(2+)]. Therefore, NtCaM13 has a characteristic secondary structure and specific Mg(2+)-binding manner and needs higher [Ca(2+)] for bidentate Ca(2+) coordination of 12th Glu in EF-hand motifs. The Ca(2+)-binding mechanisms of the EF-hand motifs of the three CaMs are similar; however, the cation-dependent conformational change in NtCaM13 is unique among the three NtCaMs.
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- Nanao Suzuki
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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Zhao Y, Liu W, Xu YP, Cao JY, Braam J, Cai XZ. Genome-wide identification and functional analyses of calmodulin genes in Solanaceous species. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 13:70. [PMID: 23621884 PMCID: PMC3751459 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Calmodulin (CaM) is a major calcium sensor in all eukaryotes. It binds calcium and modulates the activity of a wide range of downstream proteins in response to calcium signals. However, little is known about the CaM gene family in Solanaceous species, including the economically important species, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and the gene silencing model plant, Nicotiana benthamiana. Moreover, the potential function of CaM in plant disease resistance remains largely unclear. RESULTS We performed genome-wide identification of CaM gene families in Solanaceous species. Employing bioinformatics approaches, multiple full-length CaM genes were identified from tomato, N. benthamiana and potato (S. tuberosum) genomes, with tomato having 6 CaM genes, N. benthamiana having 7 CaM genes, and potato having 4 CaM genes. Sequence comparison analyses showed that three tomato genes, SlCaM3/4/5, two potato genes StCaM2/3, and two sets of N. benthamiana genes, NbCaM1/2/3/4 and NbCaM5/6, encode identical CaM proteins, yet the genes contain different intron/exon organization and are located on different chromosomes. Further sequence comparisons and gene structural and phylogenetic analyses reveal that Solanaceous species gained a new group of CaM genes during evolution. These new CaM genes are unusual in that they contain three introns in contrast to only a single intron typical of known CaM genes in plants. The tomato CaM (SlCaM) genes were found to be expressed in all organs. Prediction of cis-acting elements in 5' upstream sequences and expression analyses demonstrated that SlCaM genes have potential to be highly responsive to a variety of biotic and abiotic stimuli. Additionally, silencing of SlCaM2 and SlCaM6 altered expression of a set of signaling and defense-related genes and resulted in significantly lower resistance to Tobacco rattle virus and the oomycete pathogen, Pythium aphanidermatum. CONCLUSIONS The CaM gene families in the Solanaceous species tomato, N. benthamiana and potato were identified through a genome-wide analysis. All three plant species harbor a small set of genes that encode identical CaM proteins, which may manifest a strategy of plants to retain redundancy or enhanced quantitative gene function. In addition, Solanaceous species have evolved one new group of CaM genes during evolution. CaM genes play important roles in plant disease resistance to a variety of pathogens.
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- Yuan Zhao
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yu Hang Tang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yu Hang Tang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center of Analysis and Measurement, Zhejiang University, 866 Yu Hang Tang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yu Hang Tang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1892, USA
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yu Hang Tang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Chen HJ, Lin ZW, Huang GJ, Lin YH. Sweet potato calmodulin SPCAM is involved in salt stress-mediated leaf senescence, H₂O₂ elevation and senescence-associated gene expression. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:1892-902. [PMID: 22944321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2012] [Revised: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The sweet potato calmodulin gene, SPCAM, was previously cloned and shown to participate in ethephon-mediated leaf senescence, H₂O₂ elevation and senescence-associated gene expression. In this report, an association of SPCAM with NaCl stress is reported. Expression of SPCAM was significantly enhanced by NaCl on days 1 and 2 after salt treatment in a dose-dependent manner and drastically decreased again on the third day. Starting on day 6, salt stress also remarkably promoted leaf senescence, H₂O₂ elevation and senescence-associated gene expression in a dose-dependent manner. These salt stress-mediated effects were strongly inhibited by chlorpromazine, a calmodulin inhibitor, and the chlorpromazine-induced repression could be reversed by exogenous application of purified calmodulin fusion protein. These data suggest an involvement of calmodulin in salt stress-mediated leaf senescence, H₂O₂ elevation and senescence-associated gene expression in sweet potato. Exogenous application of SPCAM fusion protein alone, however, did not significantly accelerate leaf senescence and senescence-associated gene expression, but only showed a slight effect 12 days after treatment. These data suggest that additional components are involved in salt stress-mediated leaf senescence in sweet potato, possibly induced by and coordinated with SPCAM. In conclusion, the sweet potato calmodulin gene is NaCl-inducible and participates in salt stress-mediated leaf senescence, H₂O₂ elevation and senescence-associated gene expression.
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- Hsien-Jung Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, 804 Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Laluk K, Prasad K, Savchenko T, Celesnik H, Dehesh K, Levy M, Mitchell-Olds T, Reddy A. The calmodulin-binding transcription factor SIGNAL RESPONSIVE1 is a novel regulator of glucosinolate metabolism and herbivory tolerance in Arabidopsis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 53:2008-15. [PMID: 23072934 PMCID: PMC3516851 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The Arabidopsis Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-binding transcription factor SIGNAL RESPONSIVE1 (AtSR1/CAMTA3) was previously identified as a key negative regulator of plant immune responses. Here, we report a new role for AtSR1 as a critical component of plant defense against insect herbivory. Loss of AtSR1 function impairs tolerance to feeding by the generalist herbivore Trichoplusia ni as well as wound-induced jasmonate accumulation. The susceptibility of the atsr1 mutant is associated with decreased total glucosinolate (GS) levels. The two key herbivory deterrents, indol-3-ylmethyl (I3M) and 4-methylsulfinylbutyl (4MSOB), showed the most significant reductions in atsr1 plants. Further, changes in AtSR1 transcript levels led to altered expression of several genes involved in GS metabolism including IQD1, MYB51 and AtST5a. Overall, our results establish AtSR1 as an important component of plant resistance to insect herbivory as well as one of only three described proteins involved in Ca(2+)/CaM-dependent signaling to function in the regulation of GS metabolism, providing a novel avenue for future investigations of plant-insect interactions.
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- K. Laluk
- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
- Present address: Plant Science Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USA
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- Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 12 Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 12 Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- *Corresponding author: E-mail, ; Fax, +1-970-491-0649
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Lee JH, Yun HS, Kwon C. Molecular communications between plant heat shock responses and disease resistance. Mol Cells 2012; 34:109-16. [PMID: 22710621 PMCID: PMC3887810 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-012-0121-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2012] [Revised: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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As sessile, plants are continuously exposed to potential dangers including various abiotic stresses and pathogen attack. Although most studies focus on plant responses under an ideal condition to a specific stimulus, plants in nature must cope with a variety of stimuli at the same time. This indicates that it is critical for plants to fine-control distinct signaling pathways temporally and spatially for simultaneous and effective responses to various stresses. Global warming is currently a big issue threatening the future of humans. Reponses to high temperature affect many physiological processes in plants including growth and disease resistance, resulting in decrease of crop yield. Although plant heat stress and defense responses share important mediators such as calcium ions and heat shock proteins, it is thought that high temperature generally suppresses plant immunity. We therefore specifically discuss on interactions between plant heat and defense responses in this review hopefully for an integrated understanding of these responses in plants.
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- Jae-Hoon Lee
- Department of Biology Education, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735,
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701,
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Brain Korea 21 Graduate Program for RNA Biology, Dankook University, Yongin 448-701,
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Nakahara KS, Masuta C, Yamada S, Shimura H, Kashihara Y, Wada TS, Meguro A, Goto K, Tadamura K, Sueda K, Sekiguchi T, Shao J, Itchoda N, Matsumura T, Igarashi M, Ito K, Carthew RW, Uyeda I. Tobacco calmodulin-like protein provides secondary defense by binding to and directing degradation of virus RNA silencing suppressors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:10113-8. [PMID: 22665793 PMCID: PMC3382489 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201628109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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RNA silencing (RNAi) induced by virus-derived double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), which is in a sense regarded as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) of viruses, is a general plant defense mechanism. To counteract this defense, plant viruses express RNA silencing suppressors (RSSs), many of which bind to dsRNA and attenuate RNAi. We showed that the tobacco calmodulin-like protein, rgs-CaM, counterattacked viral RSSs by binding to their dsRNA-binding domains and sequestering them from inhibiting RNAi. Autophagy-like protein degradation seemed to operate to degrade RSSs with the sacrifice of rgs-CaM. These RSSs could thus be regarded as secondary viral PAMPs. This study uncovered a unique defense system in which an rgs-CaM-mediated countermeasure against viral RSSs enhanced host antiviral RNAi in tobacco.
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- Kenji S. Nakahara
- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Plant Breeding and Production Division, Agricultural Research Institute, Hokuren Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Naganuma, Hokkaido 069-1317, Japan
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- Plant Molecular Technology Research Group, Research Institute of Genome-Based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Sapporo 062-8517, Japan
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- Department of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Sapporo, 001-0020, Japan; and
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- Department of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Sapporo, 001-0020, Japan; and
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Plant Breeding Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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Qiu Y, Xi J, Du L, Suttle JC, Poovaiah BW. Coupling calcium/calmodulin-mediated signaling and herbivore-induced plant response through calmodulin-binding transcription factor AtSR1/CAMTA3. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 79:89-99. [PMID: 22371088 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9896-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Calcium/calmodulin (Ca(2+)/CaM) has long been considered a crucial component in wound signaling pathway. However, very few Ca(2+)/CaM-binding proteins have been identified which regulate plant responses to herbivore attack/wounding stress. We have reported earlier that a family of Ca(2+)/CaM-binding transcription factors designated as AtSRs (also known as AtCAMTAs) can respond differentially to wounding stress. Further studies revealed that AtSR1/CAMTA3 is a negative regulator of plant defense, and Ca(2+)/CaM-binding to AtSR1 is indispensable for the suppression of salicylic acid (SA) accumulation and disease resistance. Here we report that Ca(2+)/CaM-binding is also critical for AtSR1-mediated herbivore-induced wound response. Interestingly, atsr1 mutant plants are more susceptible to herbivore attack than wild-type plants. Complementation of atsr1 mutant plants by overexpressing wild-type AtSR1 protein can effectively restore plant resistance to herbivore attack. However, when mutants of AtSR1 with impaired CaM-binding ability were overexpressed in atsr1 mutant plants, plant resistance to herbivore attack was not restored, suggesting a key role for Ca(2+)/CaM-binding in wound signaling. Furthermore, it was observed that elevated SA levels in atsr1 mutant plants have a negative impact on both basal and induced biosynthesis of jasmonates (JA). These results revealed that Ca(2+)/CaM-mediated signaling regulates plant response to herbivore attack/wounding by modulating the SA-JA crosstalk through AtSR1.
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- Yongjian Qiu
- Molecular Plant Science, Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6414, USA
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Chen HJ, Wu SD, Lin ZW, Huang GJ, Lin YH. Cloning and characterization of a sweet potato calmodulin SPCAM that participates in ethephon-mediated leaf senescence, H2O2 elevation and senescence-associated gene expression. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:529-541. [PMID: 22226342 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this report a full-length cDNA, SPCAM, was isolated from ethephon-treated mature leaves of sweet potato. SPCAM contained 450 nucleotides (149 amino acids) in its open reading frame, and exhibited high amino acid sequence identities (ca. 76-100%) with several plant calmodulins, including Arabidopsis, carrot, ghost needle weed, pea, potato, soybean, sweet chestnut, and tobacco. Sweet potato SPCAM also contained four putative conserved calmodulin EF-hand motifs, which responded for Ca(2+) binding and cellular signalling. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that sweet potato SPCAM exhibited closely-related association with Arabidopsis AtCAM7, which functioned as a transcriptional regulator. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis showed that SPCAM gene expression was not significantly increased from L1 immature leaf to L3 mature leaf, however, was remarkably enhanced in L4 early senescent leaf, and then decreased in L5 late senescent leaf. In dark- and ethephon-treated mature leaves, SPCAM expression was significantly increased from 6 to 48h, then decreased gradually until 72h after treatment. Ethephon-mediated leaf senescence, H(2)O(2) elevation, and senescence-associated gene expression, however, was remarkably inhibited by chlorpromazine, a calmodulin inhibitor. Exogenous application of purified calmodulin SPCAM fusion protein reversed the chlorpromazine repression of ethephon-mediated leaf senescence, H(2)O(2) elevation and senescence-associated gene expression. Based on these data we conclude that sweet potato SPCAM is an ethephon-inducible calmodulin and its expression is enhanced in natural and induced senescent leaves. Calmodulin SPCAM may play a physiological role in ethephon-mediated leaf senescence, H(2)O(2) elevation and senescence-associated gene expression in sweet potato leaves.
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- Hsien-Jung Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, 804 Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Takahashi F, Mizoguchi T, Yoshida R, Ichimura K, Shinozaki K. Calmodulin-dependent activation of MAP kinase for ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Mol Cell 2011; 41:649-60. [PMID: 21419340 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Rapid recognition and signal transduction of mechanical wounding through various signaling molecules, including calcium (Ca²+), protein phosphorylation, and reactive oxygen species (ROS), are necessary early events leading to stress resistance in plants. Here we report that an Arabidopsis mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 (MPK8) connects protein phosphorylation, Ca²+, and ROS in the wound-signaling pathway. MPK8 is activated through mechanical wounding, and this activation requires direct binding of calmodulins (CaMs) in a Ca²+-dependent manner. MPK8 is also phosphorylated and activated by a MAPKK MKK3 in the prototypic kinase cascade, and full activation of MPK8 needs both CaMs and MKK3 in planta. The MPK8 pathway negatively regulates ROS accumulation through controlling expression of the Rboh D gene. These findings suggest that two major activation modes in eukaryotes, Ca²+/CaMs and the MAP kinase phosphorylation cascade, converge at MPK8 to monitor or maintain an essential part of ROS homeostasis.
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- Fuminori Takahashi
- Gene Discovery Research Group, RIKEN Plant Science Center, 3-1-1 Koyadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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Poutrain P, Guirimand G, Mahroug S, Burlat V, Melin C, Ginis O, Oudin A, Giglioli-Guivarc'h N, Pichon O, Courdavault V. Molecular cloning and characterisation of two calmodulin isoforms of the Madagascar periwinkle Catharanthus roseus. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2011; 13:36-41. [PMID: 21143723 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Involvement of Ca(2+) signalling in regulation of the biosynthesis of monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIA) in Catharanthus roseus has been extensively studied in recent years, albeit no protein of this signalling pathway has been isolated. Using a PCR strategy, two C. roseus cDNAs encoding distinct calmodulin (CAM) isoforms were cloned and named CAM1 and CAM2. The deduced 149 amino acid sequences possess four Ca(2+) binding domains and exhibit a close identity with Arabidopsis CAM isoforms (>91%). The ability of CAM1 and CAM2 to bind Ca(2+) was demonstrated following expression of the corresponding recombinant proteins. Furthermore, transient expression of CAM1-GFP and CAM2-GFP in C. roseus cells showed a typical nucleo-cytoplasm localisation of both CAMs, in agreement with the wide distribution of CAM target proteins. Using RNA blot analysis, we showed that CAM1 and CAM2 genes had a broad pattern of expression in C. roseus organs and are constitutively expressed during a C. roseus cell culture cycle, with a slight inhibitory effect of auxin for CAM1. Using RNA in situ hybridisation, we also detected CAM1 and CAM2 mRNA in the vascular bundle region of young seedling cotyledons. Finally, using specific inhibitors, we also showed that CAMs are required for MIA biosynthesis in C. roseus cells by acting on regulation of expression of genes encoding enzymes that catalyse early steps of MIA biosynthesis, such as 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase and geraniol 10-hydroxylase.
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- P Poutrain
- Université François Rabelais de Tours, EA 2106 Biomolécules et Biotechnologies Végétales, IFR 135 Imagerie fonctionnelle, Tours, France
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Park HC, Kim ML, Kim HS, Park JH, Jung MS, Shen M, Kang CH, Kim MC, Lee SY, Cho MJ, Chung WS, Yun DJ. Specificity of DNA sequences recognized by the zinc-finger homeodomain protein, GmZF-HD1 in soybean. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2010; 71:1832-8. [PMID: 20804996 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Revised: 06/01/2010] [Accepted: 07/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Zinc finger-homeodomain proteins (ZF-HDs) have been identified in many plant species. In soybean (Glycine max), GmZF-HD1 functions as a transcription factor that activates the soybean calmodulin isoform-4 (GmCaM-4) gene in response to pathogens. Recently, we reported specific binding of GmZF-HD1 to a 30-nt A/T-rich cis-element which constitutes two repeats of a conserved homeodomain binding site, ATTA, within -1207 to -1128bp of the GmCaM-4 promoter. Herein, homeodomain sequences of the GmZF-HD1 protein were compared to those of other homeodomain proteins and characterized the specificity of DNA sequences in the interaction of the GmCaM-4 promoter with GmZF-HD1 protein. Considering the conservation of homeodomains in plants, the AG sequence within a 30-nt A/T-rich cis-element is required for binding of the GmZF-HD1 protein. Approximately 25-bp of A/T-rich DNA sequences containing an AG sequence is necessary for effective binding to the GmZF-HD1 protein. Taken together, the results support the notion that the GmZF-HD1 protein specifically functions in plant stress signalling by interacting with the promoter of GmCaM-4.
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- Hyeong Cheol Park
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
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Park HC, Park CY, Koo SC, Cheong MS, Kim KE, Kim MC, Lim CO, Lee SY, Yun DJ, Chung WS. AtCML8, a calmodulin-like protein, differentially activating CaM-dependent enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2010; 29:1297-304. [PMID: 20820784 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0916-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plants express many calmodulins (CaMs) and calmodulin-like (CML) proteins that sense and transduce different Ca(2+) signals. Previously, we reported divergent soybean (Glycine max) CaM isoforms (GmCaM4/5) with differential abilities to activate CaM-dependent enzymes. To elucidate biological functions of divergent CaM proteins, we isolated a cDNA encoding a CML protein, AtCML8, from Arabidopsis. AtCML8 shows highest identity with GmCaM4 at the protein sequence level. Expression of AtCML8 was high in roots, leaves, and flowers but low in stems. In addition, the expression of AtCML8 was induced by exposure to salicylic acid or NaCl. AtCML8 showed typical characteristics of CaM such as Ca(2+)-dependent electrophoretic mobility shift and Ca(2+) binding ability. In immunoblot analyses, AtCML8 was recognized only by antiserum against GmCaM4 but not by GmCaM1 antibodies. Interestingly, AtCML8 was able to activate phosphodiesterase (PDE) but did not activate NAD kinase. These results suggest that AtCML8 acts as a CML protein in Arabidopsis with characteristics similar to soybean divergent GmCaM4 at the biochemical levels.
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- Hyeong Cheol Park
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Jinju, Korea.
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Kurusu T, Hamada J, Hamada H, Hanamata S, Kuchitsu K. Roles of calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinases in innate immunity in rice. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:1045-7. [PMID: 20724838 PMCID: PMC3115194 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.8.12407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Accepted: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Cytosolic free Ca(2+) mobilization induced by microbe/pathogen-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs/PAMPs) play key roles in plant innate immunity. However, components involved in Ca(2+) signaling pathways still remain to be identified and possible involvement of the CBL (calcineurin B-like proteins)-CIPK (CBL-interacting protein kinases) system in biotic defense signaling has yet to be clarified. Recently we identified two CIPKs, OsCIPK14 and OsCIPK15, which are rapidly induced by MAMPs, involved in various MAMP-induced immune responses including defense-related gene expression, phytoalexin biosynthesis and hypersensitive cell death. MAMP-induced production of reactive oxygen species as well as cell browning were also suppressed in OsCIPK14/15-RNAi transgenic cell lines. Possible molecular mechanisms and physiological functions of the CIPKs in plant innate immunity are discussed.
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- Takamitsu Kurusu
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan
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Al-Quraan NA, Locy RD, Singh NK. Expression of calmodulin genes in wild type and calmodulin mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana under heat stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2010; 48:697-702. [PMID: 20554213 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 04/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Calmodulin (CaM), a calcium-regulated protein, regulates the activity of a number of key enzymes and plays important roles in cellular responses to environmental changes. The Arabidopsis thaliana genome contains nine calmodulin (CAM) genes. To understand the role of specific CAM genes in heat stress, the steady-state level of mRNA for the nine CAM genes in root and shoot tissues of seedlings grown at normal growth temperature (25 degrees C) and during heat stress at 42 degrees C for 2h was compared in T-DNA insertional mutant lines of 7 CAM genes and the wild type using gene specific primers and RT-PCR. Compared to growth at 25 degrees C, the mRNA levels of all CAM genes were up-regulated in both root and shoot after heat treatment with the notable exception of CAM5 in root and shoot, and CAM1 in shoot where the mRNA levels were reduced. At 25 degrees C all cam mutants showed varying levels of mRNA for corresponding CAM genes with the highest levels of CAM5 gene mRNA being found in cam5-1 and cam5-3. CAM5 gene mRNA was not observed in the cam5-4 allele which harbors a T-DNA insertion in exon II. The level of respective CAM gene mRNAs were reduced in all cam alleles compared to levels in wild type except for increased expression of CAM5 in roots and shoots of cam5-1 and cam5-3. Compared to wild type, the level of mRNA for all CAM genes varied in each cam mutant, but not in a systematic way. In general, any non-exonic T-DNA insertion produced a decrease in the mRNA levels of the CAM2 and CAM3 genes, and the levels of CAM gene mRNAs were the same as wild type or lower in the cam1, cam4, cam5-2, and cam6-1 non-exonic mutant alleles. However, the level of mRNA for all genes except CAM2 and CAM3 genes was up-regulated in all cam2 and cam3 alleles and in the cam5-1 and cam5-3 alleles. During heat stress at 42 degrees C the level of CAM gene mRNAs were also variable between insertional mutants, but the level of CAM1 and CAM5 gene mRNAs were consistently greater in response to heat stress in both root and shoot. These results suggest differential tissue-specific expression of CAM genes in root and shoot tissues, and specific regulation of CAM gene mRNA levels by heat. Each of the CAM genes appears to contain noncoding regions that play regulatory roles resulting in interaction between CAM genes leading to changes in specific CAM gene mRNA levels in Arabidopsis. Only exonic insertion in CAM5 gene resulted in a loss-of-function of CAM5 gene among the mutants we surveyed in this study.
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Kurusu T, Hamada J, Nokajima H, Kitagawa Y, Kiyoduka M, Takahashi A, Hanamata S, Ohno R, Hayashi T, Okada K, Koga J, Hirochika H, Yamane H, Kuchitsu K. Regulation of microbe-associated molecular pattern-induced hypersensitive cell death, phytoalexin production, and defense gene expression by calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinases, OsCIPK14/15, in rice cultured cells. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 153:678-92. [PMID: 20357140 PMCID: PMC2879771 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.151852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Although cytosolic free Ca(2+) mobilization induced by microbe/pathogen-associated molecular patterns is postulated to play a pivotal role in innate immunity in plants, the molecular links between Ca(2+) and downstream defense responses still remain largely unknown. Calcineurin B-like proteins (CBLs) act as Ca(2+) sensors to activate specific protein kinases, CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs). We here identified two CIPKs, OsCIPK14 and OsCIPK15, rapidly induced by microbe-associated molecular patterns, including chitooligosaccharides and xylanase (Trichoderma viride/ethylene-inducing xylanase [TvX/EIX]), in rice (Oryza sativa). Although they are located on different chromosomes, they have over 95% nucleotide sequence identity, including the surrounding genomic region, suggesting that they are duplicated genes. OsCIPK14/15 interacted with several OsCBLs through the FISL/NAF motif in yeast cells and showed the strongest interaction with OsCBL4. The recombinant OsCIPK14/15 proteins showed Mn(2+)-dependent protein kinase activity, which was enhanced both by deletion of their FISL/NAF motifs and by combination with OsCBL4. OsCIPK14/15-RNAi transgenic cell lines showed reduced sensitivity to TvX/EIX for the induction of a wide range of defense responses, including hypersensitive cell death, mitochondrial dysfunction, phytoalexin biosynthesis, and pathogenesis-related gene expression. On the other hand, TvX/EIX-induced cell death was enhanced in OsCIPK15-overexpressing lines. Our results suggest that OsCIPK14/15 play a crucial role in the microbe-associated molecular pattern-induced defense signaling pathway in rice cultured cells.
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Zhu X, Caplan J, Mamillapalli P, Czymmek K, Dinesh-Kumar SP. Function of endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase in innate immunity-mediated programmed cell death. EMBO J 2010; 29:1007-18. [PMID: 20075858 PMCID: PMC2837167 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Programmed cell death (PCD) initiated at the pathogen-infected sites during the plant innate immune response is thought to prevent the development of disease. Here, we describe the identification and characterization of an ER-localized type IIB Ca(2+)-ATPase (NbCA1) that function as a regulator of PCD. Silencing of NbCA1 accelerates viral immune receptor N- and fungal-immune receptor Cf9-mediated PCD, as well as non-host pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and the general elicitor cryptogein-induced cell death. The accelerated PCD rescues loss-of-resistance phenotype of Rar1, HSP90-silenced plants, but not SGT1-silenced plants. Using a genetically encoded calcium sensor, we show that downregulation of NbCA1 results in the modulation of intracellular calcium signalling in response to cryptogein elicitor. We further show that NbCAM1 and NbrbohB function as downstream calcium decoders in N-immune receptor-mediated PCD. Our results indicate that ER-Ca(2+)-ATPase is a component of the calcium efflux pathway that controls PCD during an innate immune response.
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- Xiaohong Zhu
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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Jung KY, Kyung CE, In LS, Lim CO, Ju CY. Differential expression of rice calmodulin promoters in response to stimuli and developmental tissue in transgenic tobacco plants. BMB Rep 2010; 43:9-16. [PMID: 20132729 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2010.43.1.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The promoters of OsCaM1 and OsCaM3 were characterized after sequencing and fused to the reporter gene, GUS. The constructs were then transformed into the tobacco plant. Histochemical analysis of GUS showed different expression patterns in pOsCaM1::GUS and pOsCaM3:: GUS transgenic plants. The expression of pOsCaM1::GUS in 4- to 15-day-old seedlings in particular was observed only in the root, while the expression of pOsCaM3::GUS was detected in both the cotyledons and root. Also, pRCaM1::GUS was detected in all the tissues surrounding the root system, while the presence of pOsCaM3::GUS was observed in the root, except in the root meristem. However, in mature transgenic plants, the expression of pOsCaM1::GUS and OsRCaM3::GUS was scarcely detected. Under wounding stress, the GUS activity of pOsCaM1 and pOsCaM3 was strongly induced, and the activity of pOsCaM3 especially, was retained for long periods. In the phloem, pOsCaM3 activity induced by hormone treatments and abiotic stresses was also identified. [BMB reports 2010; 43(1): 9-16].
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- Kim Yu Jung
- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Medical Life Science, Silla University, Busan 617-736, Korea
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Choi HW, Lee DH, Hwang BK. The pepper calmodulin gene CaCaM1 is involved in reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide generation required for cell death and the defense response. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2009; 22:1389-400. [PMID: 19810808 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-22-11-1389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Calcium signaling has emerged as an important signal transduction pathway of higher plants in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Ca2+-bound calmodulin (CaM) plays a critical role in decoding and transducing stress signals by activating specific targets. Here, we isolated and functionally characterized the pathogen-responsive CaM gene, Capsicum annuum calmodulin 1 (CaCaM1), from pepper (C. annuum) plants. The cellular function of CaCaM1 was verified by Agrobacterium spp.-mediated transient expression in pepper and transgenic overexpression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Agrobacterium spp.-mediated transient expression of CaCaM1 activated reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO) generation, and hypersensitive response (HR)-like cell death in pepper leaves, ultimately leading to local acquired resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria. CaCaM1-overexpression (OX) Arabidopsis exhibited enhanced resistance to Pseudomonas syringae and Hyaloperonospora parasitica, which was accompanied by enhanced ROS and NO generation and HR-like cell death. Treatment with the calcium-channel blocker suppressed the oxidative and NO bursts and HR-like cell death that were triggered by CaCaM1 expression in pepper and Arabidopsis, suggesting that calcium influx is required for the activation of CaCaM1-mediated defense responses in plants. Upon treatment with the CaM antagonist, virulent P. syringae pv. tomato-induced NO generation was also compromised in CaCaM1-OX leaves. Together, these results suggest that the CaCaM1 gene functions in ROS and NO generation are essential for cell death and defense responses in plants.
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- Hyong Woo Choi
- Laboratory of Molecular Plant Pathology, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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Ishida H, Rainaldi M, Vogel HJ. Structural studies of soybean calmodulin isoform 4 bound to the calmodulin-binding domain of tobacco mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 provide insights into a sequential target binding mode. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:28292-28305. [PMID: 19667066 PMCID: PMC2788880 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.025080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2009] [Revised: 07/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The calcium regulatory protein calmodulin (CaM) binds in a calcium-dependent manner to numerous target proteins. The calmodulin-binding domain (CaMBD) region of Nicotiana tabacum MAPK phosphatase has an amino acid sequence that does not resemble the CaMBD of any other known Ca(2+)-CaM-binding proteins. Using a unique fusion protein strategy, we have been able to obtain a high resolution solution structure of the complex of soybean Ca(2+)-CaM4 (SCaM4) and this CaMBD. Complete isotope labeling of both parts of the complex in the fusion protein greatly facilitated the structure determination by NMR. The 12-residue CaMBD region was found to bind exclusively to the C-lobe of SCaM4. A specific Trp and Leu side chain are utilized to facilitate strong binding through a novel "double anchor" motif. Moreover, the orientation of the helical peptide on the surface of Ca(2+)-SCaM4 is distinct from other known complexes. The N-lobe of Ca(2+)-SCaM4 in the complex remains free for additional interactions and could possibly act as a calcium-dependent adapter protein. Signaling through the MAPK pathway and increases in intracellular Ca(2+) are both hallmarks of the plant stress response, and our data support the notion that coordination of these responses may occur through the formation of a unique CaM-MAPK phosphatase multiprotein complex.
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- Hiroaki Ishida
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Mitamura T, Shite M, Yamamura Y, Kurosaki F. Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding Rac/Rop-like monomeric guanosine 5'-triphosphate-binding protein from Scoparia dulcis. Biol Pharm Bull 2009; 32:1122-5. [PMID: 19483328 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.32.1122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A cDNA clone, designated Sd-racrop (969 bp), was isolated from seedlings of Scoparia dulcis. This gene contains an open reading frame encoding the protein of 197 amino acid residues with high homology to Rac/Rop small guanosine 5'-triphosphate-binding proteins from various plant sources. In Southern hybridization analysis, the restriction digests prepared from genomic DNA of S. dulcis showed a main signal together with a few weakly hybridized bands. The transcriptional level of Sd-racrop showed a transient decrease by exposure of the leaf tissues of S. dulcis to the ethylene-generating reagent 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid. However, an appreciable increase in gene expression was reproducibly observed upon treatment of the plant with methyl jasmonate. These results suggest that the Sd-racrop product plays roles in ethylene- and methyl jasmonate-induced responses of S. dulcis accompanying the change in the transcriptional level, however, the cellular events mediated by this protein toward these external stimuli would be regulated by various mechanisms.
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- Toshiaki Mitamura
- Laboratory of Plant Resource Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Park HC, Kim ML, Kang YH, Jeong JC, Cheong MS, Choi W, Lee SY, Cho MJ, Kim MC, Chung WS, Yun DJ. Functional analysis of the stress-inducible soybean calmodulin isoform-4 (GmCaM-4) promoter in transgenic tobacco plants. Mol Cells 2009; 27:475-80. [PMID: 19390829 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-009-0063-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Revised: 02/24/2009] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The transcription of soybean (Glycine max) calmodulin isoform-4 (GmCaM-4) is dramatically induced within 0.5 h of exposure to pathogen or NaCl. Core cis-acting elements that regulate the expression of the GmCaM-4 gene in response to pathogen and salt stress were previously identified, between -1,207 and -1,128 bp, and between -858 and -728 bp, in the GmCaM-4 promoter. Here, we characterized the properties of the DNA-binding complexes that form at the two core cis-acting elements of the GmCaM-4 promoter in pathogen-treated nuclear extracts. We generated GUS reporter constructs harboring various deletions of approximately 1.3-kb GmCaM-4 promoter, and analyzed GUS expression in tobacco plants transformed with these constructs. The GUS expression analysis suggested that the two previously identified core regions are involved in inducing GmCaM-4 expression in the heterologous system. Finally, a transient expression assay of Arabidopsis protoplasts showed that the GmCaM-4 promoter produced greater levels of GUS activity than did the CaMV35S promoter after pathogen or NaCl treatments, suggesting that the GmCaM-4 promoter may be useful in the production of conditional gene expression systems.
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- Hyeong Cheol Park
- Division of Applied Life Science, Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center and Environmental Biotechnology National Core Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
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Zhang W, Zhou RG, Gao YJ, Zheng SZ, Xu P, Zhang SQ, Sun DY. Molecular and genetic evidence for the key role of AtCaM3 in heat-shock signal transduction in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 149:1773-84. [PMID: 19211698 PMCID: PMC2663753 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.133744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2008] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Heat shock (HS) is a common form of stress suffered by plants. It has been proposed that calmodulin (CaM) is involved in HS signal transduction, but direct evidence has been lacking. To investigate the potential regulatory function of CaM in the HS signal transduction pathway, T-DNA knockout mutants for AtCaM2, AtCaM3, and AtCaM4 were obtained and their thermotolerance tested. Of the three knockout mutant plants, there were no differences compared with wild-type plants under normal conditions. However, the AtCaM3 knockout mutant showed a clear reduction in thermotolerance after heat treatment at 45 degrees C for 50 min. Overexpression of AtCaM3 in either the AtCaM3 knockout or wild-type background significantly rescued or increased the thermotolerance, respectively. Results from electrophoretic mobility-shift assays, real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and western-blot analyses revealed that, after HS, the DNA-binding activity of HS transcription factors, mRNA transcription of HS protein genes, and accumulation of HS protein were down-regulated in the AtCaM3 knockout mutant and up-regulated in the AtCaM3-overexpressing transgenic lines. Taken together, these results suggest that endogenous AtCaM3 is a key component in the Ca2+-CaM HS signal transduction pathway.
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- Wei Zhang
- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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