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Villwock SS, Li L, Jannink JL. Carotenoid-carbohydrate crosstalk: evidence for genetic and physiological interactions in storage tissues across crop species. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024. [PMID: 39400352 DOI: 10.1111/nph.20196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 09/28/2024] [Indexed: 10/15/2024]
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Carotenoids play essential roles in photosynthesis, photoprotection, and human health. Efforts to increase carotenoid content in several staple crops have been successful through both conventional selection and genetic engineering methods. Interestingly, in some cases, altering carotenoid content has had unexpected effects on other aspects of plant metabolism, impacting traits like sugar content, dry matter percentage, fatty acid content, stress tolerance, and phytohormone concentrations. Studies across several diverse crop species have identified negative correlations between carotenoid and starch contents, as well as positive correlations between carotenoids and soluble sugars. Collectively, these reports suggest a metabolic interaction between carotenoids and carbohydrates. We synthesize evidence pointing to four hypothesized mechanisms: (1) direct competition for precursors; (2) physical interactions in plastids; (3) influences of sugar or apocarotenoid signaling networks; and (4) nonmechanistic population or statistical sources of correlations. Though the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway is well understood, the regulation and interactions of carotenoids, especially in nonphotosynthetic tissues, remain unclear. This topic represents an underexplored interplay between primary and secondary metabolism where further research is needed.
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- Seren S Villwock
- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Song LY, Xu CQ, Zhang LD, Li J, Jiang LW, Ma DN, Guo ZJ, Wang Q, Wang XX, Zheng HL. Trehalose along with ABA promotes the salt tolerance of Avicennia marina by regulating Na + transport. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 119:2349-2362. [PMID: 38981025 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Mangroves grow in tropical/subtropical intertidal habitats with extremely high salt tolerance. Trehalose and trehalose-6-phosphate (T6P) have an alleviating function against abiotic stress. However, the roles of trehalose in the salt tolerance of salt-secreting mangrove Avicennia marina is not documented. Here, we found that trehalose was significantly accumulated in A. marina under salt treatment. Furthermore, exogenous trehalose can enhance salt tolerance by promoting the Na+ efflux from leaf salt gland and root to reduce the Na+ content in root and leaf. Subsequently, eighteen trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (AmTPS) and 11 trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (AmTPP) genes were identified from A. marina genome. Abscisic acid (ABA) responsive elements were predicted in AmTPS and AmTPP promoters by cis-acting elements analysis. We further identified AmTPS9A, as an important positive regulator, that increased the salt tolerance of AmTPS9A-overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana by altering the expressions of ion transport genes and mediating Na+ efflux from the roots of transgenic A. thaliana under NaCl treatments. In addition, we also found that ABA could promote the accumulation of trehalose, and the application of exogenous trehalose significantly promoted the biosynthesis of ABA in both roots and leaves of A. marina. Ultimately, we confirmed that AmABF2 directly binds to the AmTPS9A promoter in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, we speculated that there was a positive feedback loop between trehalose and ABA in regulating the salt tolerance of A. marina. These findings provide new understanding to the salt tolerance of A. marina in adapting to high saline environment at trehalose and ABA aspects.
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- Ling-Yu Song
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
- Houji Laboratory in Shanxi Province, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Wu W, Zhong Y, Wang R, Hassan MU, Zhang S, Li X. Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase 58 reduces tolerance of maize seedlings to low magnesium via promoting H 2O 2 over-accumulation. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2024; 43:195. [PMID: 39008098 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03278-9] [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: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE ZmRLCK58, a negative growth regulator, reduces tolerance of maize seedlings to low Mg via enhancing H2O2 accumulation in the shoot. Magnesium (Mg) deficiency is one of critical limiting factors for crop production in widespread acidic soils worldwide. However, the molecular mechanism of crop response to Mg deficiency is still largely unclear. Here, we found higher concentrations of H2O2, soluble sugars, and starch (1.5-, 1.9-, and 1.4-fold, respectively) in the shoot of low-Mg-treated maize seedlings, compared with Mg sufficient plants under hydroponic culture. Consistent with over-accumulation of H2O2, transcriptome profiling revealed significant enrichment of 175 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in "response to oxygen-containing compound" out of 641 DEGs in the shoot under low Mg. Among 175 DEGs, a down-regulated receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase ZmRLCK58 underwent a recent duplication event before Poaceae divergence and was highly expressed in the maize shoot. ZmRLCK58 overexpression enhanced H2O2 accumulation in shoots by 21.3% and 29.8% under control and low-Mg conditions, respectively, while reducing biomass accumulation compared with wild-type plants. Low Mg further led to 39.7% less starch accumulation in the ZmRLCK58 overexpression shoot and lower Mg utilization efficiency. Compared with wild-type plants, overall down-regulated expression of genes related to response to carbohydrate, photosynthesis, H2O2 metabolic, oxidation-reduction, and ROS metabolic processes in ZmRLCK58 overexpression lines preconditioned aforementioned physiological alterations. Together, ZmRLCK58, as a negative growth regulator, reduces tolerance of maize seedlings to low Mg via enhancing H2O2 accumulation.
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- Yongqi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, Department of Vegetable Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, Center for crop functional genomics and molecular breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Hussein M, Mahboob MBH, Tait JR, Grace JL, Montembault V, Fontaine L, Quinn JF, Velkov T, Whittaker MR, Landersdorfer CB. Providing insight into the mechanism of action of cationic lipidated oligomers using metabolomics. mSystems 2024; 9:e0009324. [PMID: 38606960 PMCID: PMC11097639 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00093-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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The increasing resistance of clinically relevant microbes against current commercially available antimicrobials underpins the urgent need for alternative and novel treatment strategies. Cationic lipidated oligomers (CLOs) are innovative alternatives to antimicrobial peptides and have reported antimicrobial potential. An understanding of their antimicrobial mechanism of action is required to rationally design future treatment strategies for CLOs, either in monotherapy or synergistic combinations. In the present study, metabolomics was used to investigate the potential metabolic pathways involved in the mechanisms of antibacterial activity of one CLO, C12-o-(BG-D)-10, which we have previously shown to be effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ATCC 43300. The metabolomes of MRSA ATCC 43300 at 1, 3, and 6 h following treatment with C12-o-(BG-D)-10 (48 µg/mL, i.e., 3× MIC) were compared to those of the untreated controls. Our findings reveal that the studied CLO, C12-o-(BG-D)-10, disorganized the bacterial membrane as the first step toward its antimicrobial effect, as evidenced by marked perturbations in the bacterial membrane lipids and peptidoglycan biosynthesis observed at early time points, i.e., 1 and 3 h. Central carbon metabolism and the biosynthesis of DNA, RNA, and arginine were also vigorously perturbed, mainly at early time points. Moreover, bacterial cells were under osmotic and oxidative stress across all time points, as evident by perturbations of trehalose biosynthesis and pentose phosphate shunt. Overall, this metabolomics study has, for the first time, revealed that the antimicrobial action of C12-o-(BG-D)-10 may potentially stem from the dysregulation of multiple metabolic pathways.IMPORTANCEAntimicrobial resistance poses a significant challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. Novel anti-infective therapeutics are urgently needed to combat drug-resistant microorganisms. Cationic lipidated oligomers (CLOs) show promise as new antibacterial agents against Gram-positive pathogens like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Understanding their molecular mechanism(s) of antimicrobial action may help design synergistic CLO treatments along with monotherapy. Here, we describe the first metabolomics study to investigate the killing mechanism(s) of CLOs against MRSA. The results of our study indicate that the CLO, C12-o-(BG-D)-10, had a notable impact on the biosynthesis and organization of the bacterial cell envelope. C12-o-(BG-D)-10 also inhibits arginine, histidine, central carbon metabolism, and trehalose production, adding to its antibacterial characteristics. This work illuminates the unique mechanism of action of C12-o-(BG-D)-10 and opens an avenue to design innovative antibacterial oligomers/polymers for future clinical applications.
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- Maytham Hussein
- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR 6283 CNRS–Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR 6283 CNRS–Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Yuan P, Zhou G, Yu M, Hammond JP, Liu H, Hong D, Cai H, Ding G, Wang S, Xu F, Wang C, Shi L. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase 8 increases photosynthesis and seed yield in Brassica napus. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 118:437-456. [PMID: 38198218 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16617] [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: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Trehalose-6-phosphate (T6P) functions as a vital proxy for assessing carbohydrate status in plants. While class II T6P synthases (TPS) do not exhibit TPS activity, they are believed to play pivotal regulatory roles in trehalose metabolism. However, their precise functions in carbon metabolism and crop yield have remained largely unknown. Here, BnaC02.TPS8, a class II TPS gene, is shown to be specifically expressed in mature leaves and the developing pod walls of Brassica napus. Overexpression of BnaC02.TPS8 increased photosynthesis and the accumulation of sugars, starch, and biomass compared to wild type. Metabolomic analysis of BnaC02.TPS8 overexpressing lines and CRISPR/Cas9 mutants indicated that BnaC02.TPS8 enhanced the partitioning of photoassimilate into starch and sucrose, as opposed to glycolytic intermediates and organic acids, which might be associated with TPS activity. Furthermore, the overexpression of BnaC02.TPS8 not only increased seed yield but also enhanced seed oil accumulation and improved the oil fatty acid composition in B. napus under both high nitrogen (N) and low N conditions in the field. These results highlight the role of class II TPS in impacting photosynthesis and seed yield of B. napus, and BnaC02.TPS8 emerges as a promising target for improving B. napus seed yield.
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- Pan Yuan
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- National Research Center of Rapeseed Engineering and Technology, National Rapeseed Genetic Improvement Center (Wuhan Branch), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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Mota APZ, Dossa K, Lechaudel M, Cornet D, Mournet P, Santoni S, Lopez D, Chaïr H. Whole-genome sequencing and comparative genomics reveal candidate genes associated with quality traits in Dioscorea alata. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:248. [PMID: 38443859 PMCID: PMC10916269 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10135-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Quality traits are essential determinants of consumer preferences. Dioscorea alata (Greater Yam), is a starchy tuber crop in tropical regions. However, a comprehensive understanding of the genetic basis underlying yam tuber quality remains elusive. To address this knowledge gap, we employed population genomics and candidate gene association approaches to unravel the genetic factors influencing the quality attributes of boiled yam. METHODS AND RESULTS Comparative genomics analysis of 45 plant species revealed numerous novel genes absent in the existing D. alata gene annotation. This approach, adding 48% more genes, significantly enhanced the functional annotation of three crucial metabolic pathways associated with boiled yam quality traits: pentose and glucuronate interconversions, starch and sucrose metabolism, and flavonoid biosynthesis. In addition, the whole-genome sequencing of 127 genotypes identified 27 genes under selection and 22 genes linked to texture, starch content, and color through a candidate gene association analysis. Notably, five genes involved in starch content and cell wall composition, including 1,3-beta Glucan synthase, β-amylase, and Pectin methyl esterase, were common to both approaches and their expression levels were assessed by transcriptomic data. CONCLUSIONS The analysis of the whole-genome of 127 genotypes of D. alata and the study of three specific pathways allowed the identification of important genes for tuber quality. Our findings provide insights into the genetic basis of yam quality traits and will help the enhancement of yam tuber quality through breeding programs.
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- Ana Paula Zotta Mota
- UMR AGAP, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAe, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
- Université Côte d'Azur, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Sophia Antipolis, PACA, 06903, France
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- UMR AGAP, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, 97170, Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
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- UMR Qualisud, CIRAD, F97130, Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe, France
- QualiSud, Université Montpellier, Institut Agro, CIRAD, Avignon Université, Université de La Réunion, 34398, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAe, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAe, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAe, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier, France.
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAe, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
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- UMR AGAP, CIRAD, 34398, Montpellier, France.
- AGAP, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAe, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
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Miret JA, Griffiths CA, Paul MJ. Sucrose homeostasis: Mechanisms and opportunity in crop yield improvement. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 294:154188. [PMID: 38295650 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2024.154188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Sugar homeostasis is a critical feature of biological systems. In humans, raised and dysregulated blood sugar is a serious health issue. In plants, directed changes in sucrose homeostasis and allocation represent opportunities in crop improvement. Plant tissue sucrose varies more than blood glucose and is found at higher concentrations (cytosol and phloem ca. 100 mM v 3.9-6.9 mM for blood glucose). Tissue sucrose varies with developmental stage and environment, but cytosol and phloem exhibit tight sucrose control. Sucrose homeostasis is a consequence of the integration of photosynthesis, synthesis of storage end-products such as starch, transport of sucrose to sinks and sink metabolism. Trehalose 6-phosphate (T6P)-SnRK1 and TOR play central, still emerging roles in regulating and coordinating these processes. Overall, tissue sucrose levels are more strongly related to growth than to photosynthesis. As a key sucrose signal, T6P regulates sucrose levels, transport and metabolic pathways to coordinate source and sink at a whole plant level. Emerging evidence shows that T6P interacts with meristems. With careful targeting, T6P manipulation through exploiting natural variation, chemical intervention and genetic modification is delivering benefits for crop yields. Regulation of cereal grain set, filling and retention may be the most strategically important aspect of sucrose allocation and homeostasis for food security.
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- Javier A Miret
- Sustainable Soils and Crops, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Sustainable Soils and Crops, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Sustainable Soils and Crops, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK.
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Lee H, Depuydt S, Shin K, De Saeger J, Han T, Park J. Interactive Effects of Blue Light and Water Turbulence on the Growth of the Green Macroalga Ulva australis (Chlorophyta). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:266. [PMID: 38256819 PMCID: PMC10820934 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Macroalgal growth and yield are key to sustainable aquaculture. Although light and water turbulence are two important factors that affect algal productivity, research on their interaction is limited. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of different wavelengths of light and the presence or absence of water turbulence on the growth of the green macroalga Ulva australis. Water turbulence was found to enhance the growth of U. australis irrespective of photosynthetic performance, but only in blue light cultures. The quantum dose of blue light required to induce 50% growth promotion was 1.02 mol m-2, which is comparable to the reported values for cryptochrome-mediated effects in other macroalgae. The combined effect of blue light and water turbulence led to the accumulation of photosynthesis-related proteins that support plastid differentiation and facilitate efficient photosynthesis and growth. Our findings thus highlight the potential of harnessing blue light and water turbulence to maximise macroalgal cultivation for sustainable and profitable algal aquaculture.
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- Hojun Lee
- Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Nijverheidskaai 170, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Water Environmental Engineering Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), 42, Hwangyeong-ro, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
- Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653-Block F, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
- Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653-Block F, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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Sukko N, Kalapanulak S, Saithong T. Trehalose metabolism coordinates transcriptional regulatory control and metabolic requirements to trigger the onset of cassava storage root initiation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19973. [PMID: 37968317 PMCID: PMC10651926 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47095-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Cassava storage roots (SR) are an important source of food energy and raw material for a wide range of applications. Understanding SR initiation and the associated regulation is critical to boosting tuber yield in cassava. Decades of transcriptome studies have identified key regulators relevant to SR formation, transcriptional regulation and sugar metabolism. However, there remain uncertainties over the roles of the regulators in modulating the onset of SR development owing to the limitation of the widely applied differential gene expression analysis. Here, we aimed to investigate the regulation underlying the transition from fibrous (FR) to SR based on Dynamic Network Biomarker (DNB) analysis. Gene expression analysis during cassava root initiation showed the transition period to SR happened in FR during 8 weeks after planting (FR8). Ninety-nine DNB genes associated with SR initiation and development were identified. Interestingly, the role of trehalose metabolism, especially trehalase1 (TRE1), in modulating metabolites abundance and coordinating regulatory signaling and carbon substrate availability via the connection of transcriptional regulation and sugar metabolism was highlighted. The results agree with the associated DNB characters of TRE1 reported in other transcriptome studies of cassava SR initiation and Attre1 loss of function in literature. The findings help fill the knowledge gap regarding the regulation underlying cassava SR initiation.
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- Nattavat Sukko
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology and School of Information Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bang Khun Thian), Bangkok, 10150, Thailand
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology and School of Information Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bang Khun Thian), Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.
- School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bang Khun Thian), Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.
- Center for Agricultural Systems Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Research Group, Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bang Khun Thian), Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology and School of Information Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bang Khun Thian), Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.
- School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bang Khun Thian), Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.
- Center for Agricultural Systems Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Research Group, Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Bang Khun Thian), Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.
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Zhou Y, Cheng Z, Jiang S, Cen J, Yuan S, Yu C, Huo S, Zhang N, Wu D, Shu X. Inactivation of SSIIIa enhances the RS content through altering starch structure and accumulating C18:2 in japonica rice. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 318:121141. [PMID: 37479448 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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SSIIIa was the key gene responsible for RS formation in rice endosperm. The higher RS content in ssIIIa mutant has been proposed to be majorly due to the increased amylose-lipid complexes (RS5). However, the formation of RS5 elicited by ssIIIa mutation and the importance of RS5 for total RS content in rice are still unclear. With japonica ssIIIa loss-of-function mutants created by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, the effects of SSIIIa mutation on RS5 were furtherly evaluated through investigating the transcriptome and metabolites. Inactivation of SSIIIa caused significant enhancement in amylose and RS content but without depletion in starch reserves. SSIIIa mutation modulated the genes involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolisms and the redistribution of substances, led to accumulated protein, glucose, fructose, and C18:2. Besides the increased amylose content and altered amylopectin structure, the increased C18:2 contributed greatly to the enhancement in RS content in japonica ssIIIa mutants through complexing with amylose to form RS5, while the existence of lipid counted against the enhancement of RS content in indica rice. RS5 showed discrepant contributions for the total RS in rice with different genetic background. Inactivation of SSIIIa has great potential in improving RS5 content in japonica rice without great yield loss.
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- Yufeng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, China.
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Fan W, Wang Y, Zhang L, Fang Y, Yan M, Yuan L, Yang J, Wang H. Sweet potato ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase small subunit affects vegetative growth, starch content and storage root yield. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 200:107796. [PMID: 37269824 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The development of storage roots is a key factor determining the yields of crop plants, including sweet potato. Here, using combined bioinformatic and genomic approaches, we identified a sweet potato yield-related gene, ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) small subunit (IbAPS). We found that IbAPS positively affects AGP activity, transitory starch biosynthesis, leaf development, chlorophyll metabolism, and photosynthesis, ultimately affecting the source strength. IbAPS overexpression in sweet potato led to increased vegetative biomass and storage root yield. RNAi of IbAPS resulted in reduced vegetative biomass, accompanied with a slender stature and stunted root development. In addition to the effects on root starch metabolism, we found that IbAPS affects other storage root development-associated events, including lignification, cell expansion, transcriptional regulation, and production of the storage protein sporamins. A combinatorial analysis based on transcriptomes, as well as morphological and physiological data, revealed that IbAPS affects several pathways that determine development of vegetative tissues and storage roots. Our work establishes an important role of IbAPS in concurrent control of carbohydrate metabolism, plant growth, and storage root yield. We showed that upregulation of IbAPS results in superior sweet potato with increased green biomass, starch content, and storage root yield. The findings expand our understanding of the functions of AGP enzymes and advances our ability to increase the yield of sweet potato and, perhaps, other crop plants.
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- Weijuan Fan
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China; College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, 637002, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China; College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40546, USA.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China; National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China; National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Han W, Wang Y, Li H, Diao S, Suo Y, Li T, Sun P, Li F, Fu J. Transcriptome and Metabolome Reveal Distinct Sugar Accumulation Pattern between PCNA and PCA Mature Persimmon Fruit. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24108599. [PMID: 37239943 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) fruit have significant variation between pollination-constant non-astringent (PCNA) and pollination-constant astringent (PCA) persimmons. The astringency type affects not only the soluble tannin concentration but also the accumulation of individual sugars. Thus, we comprehensively investigate the gene expression and metabolite profiles of individual sugars to resolve the formation of flavor differences in PCNA and PCA persimmon fruit. The results showed that soluble sugar, starch content, sucrose synthase, and sucrose invertase were significantly different between PCNA and PCA persimmon fruit. The sucrose and starch metabolism pathway was considerably enriched, and six sugar metabolites involving this pathway were significantly differentially accumulated. In addition, the expression patterns of diferentially expressed genes (such as bglX, eglC, Cel, TPS, SUS, and TREH genes) were significantly correlated with the content of deferentially accumulated metabolites (such as starch, sucrose, and trehalose) in the sucrose and starch metabolism pathway. These results indicated that the sucrose and starch metabolism pathway maintained a central position of sugar metabolism between PCNA and PCA persimmon fruit. Our results provide a theoretical basis for exploring functional genes related to sugar metabolism and provide useful resources for future studies on the flavor differences between PCNA and PCA persimmon fruit.
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- Weijuan Han
- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Research Institute of Non-Timber Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Martínez-Peña R, Vergara-Díaz O, Schlereth A, Höhne M, Morcuende R, Nieto-Taladriz MT, Araus JL, Aparicio N, Vicente R. Analysis of durum wheat photosynthetic organs during grain filling reveals the ear as a water stress-tolerant organ and the peduncle as the largest pool of primary metabolites. PLANTA 2023; 257:81. [PMID: 36917306 PMCID: PMC10014764 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04115-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The pool of carbon- and nitrogen-rich metabolites is quantitatively relevant in non-foliar photosynthetic organs during grain filling, which have a better response to water limitation than flag leaves. The response of durum wheat to contrasting water regimes has been extensively studied at leaf and agronomic level in previous studies, but the water stress effects on source-sink dynamics, particularly non-foliar photosynthetic organs, is more limited. Our study aims to investigate the response of different photosynthetic organs to water stress and to quantify the pool of carbon and nitrogen metabolites available for grain filling. Five durum wheat varieties were grown in field trials in the Spanish region of Castile and León under irrigated and rainfed conditions. Water stress led to a significant decrease in yield, biomass, and carbon and nitrogen assimilation, improved water use efficiency, and modified grain quality traits in the five varieties. The pool of carbon (glucose, glucose-6-phosphate, fructose, sucrose, starch, and malate) and nitrogen (glutamate, amino acids, proteins and chlorophylls) metabolites in leaf blades and sheaths, peduncles, awns, glumes and lemmas were also analysed. The results showed that the metabolism of the blades and peduncles was the most susceptible to water stress, while ear metabolism showed higher stability, particularly at mid-grain filling. Interestingly, the total metabolite content per organ highlighted that a large source of nutrients, which may be directly involved in grain filling, are found outside the blades, with the peduncles being quantitatively the most relevant. We conclude that yield improvements in our Mediterranean agro-ecosystem are highly linked to the success of shoots in producing ears and a higher number of grains, while grain filling is highly dependent on the capacity of non-foliar organs to fix CO2 and N. The ear organs show higher stress resilience than other organs, which deserves our attention in future breeding programmes.
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- Raquel Martínez-Peña
- Cereals Group, Section of Herbaceous, Agro-Technological Institute of Castile and León, Junta de Castile and León, Valladolid, Spain
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- Plant Ecophysiology and Metabolism Group, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), Oeiras, Portugal
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca (IRNASA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Integrative Crop Ecophysiology Group, Section of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, and AGROTECNIO-CERCA Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Cereals Group, Section of Herbaceous, Agro-Technological Institute of Castile and León, Junta de Castile and León, Valladolid, Spain
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- Plant Ecophysiology and Metabolism Group, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), Oeiras, Portugal.
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany.
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Photosynthetic acclimation to changing environments. Biochem Soc Trans 2023; 51:473-486. [PMID: 36892145 DOI: 10.1042/bst20211245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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Plants are exposed to environments that fluctuate of timescales varying from seconds to months. Leaves that develop in one set of conditions optimise their metabolism to the conditions experienced, in a process called developmental acclimation. However, when plants experience a sustained change in conditions, existing leaves will also acclimate dynamically to the new conditions. Typically this process takes several days. In this review, we discuss this dynamic acclimation process, focussing on the responses of the photosynthetic apparatus to light and temperature. We briefly discuss the principal changes occurring in the chloroplast, before examining what is known, and not known, about the sensing and signalling processes that underlie acclimation, identifying likely regulators of acclimation.
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Wheat grain development is an important biological process to determine grain yield and quality, which is controlled by the interplay of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. Wheat grain development has been extensively characterized at the phenotypic and genetic levels. The advent of innovative molecular technologies allows us to characterize genes, proteins, and regulatory factors involved in wheat grain development, which have enhanced our understanding of the wheat seed development process. However, wheat is an allohexaploid with a large genome size, the molecular mechanisms underlying the wheat grain development have not been well understood as those in diploids. Understanding grain development, and how it is regulated, is of fundamental importance for improving grain yield and quality through conventional breeding or genetic engineering. Herein, we review the current discoveries on the molecular mechanisms underlying wheat grain development. Notably, only a handful of genes that control wheat grain development have, thus far, been well characterized, their interplay underlying the grain development remains elusive. The synergistic network-integrated genomics and epigenetics underlying wheat grain development and how the subgenome divergence dynamically and precisely regulates wheat grain development are unknown.
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- Yiling Wang
- College of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, China
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- Biology Department, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada
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Kumar P, Mishra A, Rahim MS, Sharma V, Madhawan A, Parveen A, Fandade V, Sharma H, Roy J. Comparative transcriptome analyses revealed key genes involved in high amylopectin biosynthesis in wheat. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:295. [PMID: 36276458 PMCID: PMC9519823 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03364-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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High amylopectin starch is an important modified starch for food processing industries. Despite a thorough understanding of starch biosynthesis pathway, the regulatory mechanism responsible for amylopectin biosynthesis is not well explored. The present study utilized transcriptome sequencing approach to understand the molecular basis of high amylopectin content in three high amylopectin mutant wheat lines ('TAC 6', 'TAC 358', and 'TAC 846') along with parent variety 'C 306'. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of high amylopectin starch identified a high thermal transition temperature and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed more spherical starch granules in mutant lines compared to parent variety. A set of 4455 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified at two-fold compared to the parent variety in high amylopectin wheat mutants. At ten-fold, 279 genes, including two starch branching genes (SBEIIa and SBEIIb), were up-regulated and only 30 genes, including the starch debranching enzyme (DBE), were down-regulated. Among the genes, different isoforms of sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-1 (TaSnRK1α2-3B and TaSnRK1α2-3D) and its regulatory subunit, sucrose non-fermenting-4 (SNF-4-2A, SNF-4-2B, and SNF-4-5D), were found to be highly up-regulated. Further, expression of the DEGs related to starch biosynthesis pathway and TaSnRK1α2 and SNF-4 was performed using qRT-PCR. High expression of TaSnRK1α2, SNF-4, and SBEII isoforms suggests their probable role in high amylopectin starch biosynthesis in grain endosperm. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03364-3.
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- Prashant Kumar
- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- Agri-Food Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Faridabad, 121001 India
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Liang G, Li Y, Wang P, Jiao S, Wang H, Mao J, Chen B. VaAPL1 Promotes Starch Synthesis to Constantly Contribute to Soluble Sugar Accumulation, Improving Low Temperature Tolerance in Arabidopsis and Tomato. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:920424. [PMID: 35812933 PMCID: PMC9257282 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.920424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) is a key rate-limiting enzyme involved in starch synthesis. APL1, an AGPase large subunit, plays an important role in the growth and development of grapes; however, its function in withstanding low temperature (LT) remains elusive. Hence, VaAPL1 was cloned from Vitis amurensis (Zuoshan I), and its function was characterized. The gene was highly expressed in the phloem of V. amurensis during winter dormancy (0, -5, and - 10°C). Phylogenetic relationships demonstrated that VaAPL1 was closely genetic related to SlAPL1 (from Solanum lycopersicum), and clustered into I group. Further, VaAPL1 was ectopically expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Columbia, Col) and tomato ("Micro-Tom" tomato) to characterize its function under LT. Compared with Col, the average survival rate of VaAPL1-overexpressing A. thaliana exceeded 75.47% after freezing treatment. Moreover, reactive oxygen species (ROS) content decreased in VaAPL1-overexpressing A. thaliana and tomato plants under LT stress. The activities of AGPase, and starch contents in VaAPL1-overexpressing A. thaliana were higher than in Col after LT stress. The contents of sucrose and glucose were accumulated in overexpressing plants compared with wild-type at 0 h and 24 h after LT stress. Transcriptome sequencing of overexpressing tomato plants revealed involvement in sugar metabolism and the hormone signal pathway, and Ca2+ signaling pathway-related genes were up-regulated. Hence, these results suggest that overexpression of VaAPL1 not only ensured sufficient starch converting into soluble sugars to maintain cell osmotic potential and provided energy, but also indirectly activated signal pathways involved in LT to enhance plant tolerance.
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MacIntyre AM, Meline V, Gorman Z, Augustine SP, Dye CJ, Hamilton CD, Iyer-Pascuzzi AS, Kolomiets MV, McCulloh KA, Allen C. Trehalose increases tomato drought tolerance, induces defenses, and increases resistance to bacterial wilt disease. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266254. [PMID: 35476629 PMCID: PMC9045674 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt disease, leading to severe crop losses. Xylem sap from R. solanacearum-infected tomato is enriched in the disaccharide trehalose. Water-stressed plants also accumulate trehalose, which increases drought tolerance via abscisic acid (ABA) signaling. Because R. solanacearum-infected plants suffer reduced water flow, we hypothesized that bacterial wilt physiologically mimics drought stress, which trehalose could mitigate. We found that R. solanacearum-infected plants differentially expressed drought-associated genes, including those involved in ABA and trehalose metabolism, and had more ABA in xylem sap. Consistent with this, treating tomato roots with ABA reduced both stomatal conductance and stem colonization by R. solanacearum. Treating roots with trehalose increased xylem sap ABA and reduced plant water use by lowering stomatal conductance and temporarily improving water use efficiency. Trehalose treatment also upregulated expression of salicylic acid (SA)-dependent tomato defense genes; increased xylem sap levels of SA and other antimicrobial compounds; and increased bacterial wilt resistance of SA-insensitive NahG tomato plants. Additionally, trehalose treatment increased xylem concentrations of jasmonic acid and related oxylipins. Finally, trehalose-treated plants were substantially more resistant to bacterial wilt disease. Together, these data show that exogenous trehalose reduced both water stress and bacterial wilt disease and triggered systemic disease resistance, possibly through a Damage Associated Molecular Pattern (DAMP) response pathway. This suite of responses revealed unexpected linkages between plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress and suggested that R. solanacearum-infected plants increase trehalose to improve water use efficiency and increase wilt disease resistance. The pathogen may degrade trehalose to counter these efforts. Together, these results suggest that treating tomatoes with exogenous trehalose could be a practical strategy for bacterial wilt management.
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- April M. MacIntyre
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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Li MH, Liu KW, Li Z, Lu HC, Ye QL, Zhang D, Wang JY, Li YF, Zhong ZM, Liu X, Yu X, Liu DK, Tu XD, Liu B, Hao Y, Liao XY, Jiang YT, Sun WH, Chen J, Chen YQ, Ai Y, Zhai JW, Wu SS, Zhou Z, Hsiao YY, Wu WL, Chen YY, Lin YF, Hsu JL, Li CY, Wang ZW, Zhao X, Zhong WY, Ma XK, Ma L, Huang J, Chen GZ, Huang MZ, Huang L, Peng DH, Luo YB, Zou SQ, Chen SP, Lan S, Tsai WC, Van de Peer Y, Liu ZJ. Genomes of leafy and leafless Platanthera orchids illuminate the evolution of mycoheterotrophy. NATURE PLANTS 2022; 8:373-388. [PMID: 35449401 PMCID: PMC9023349 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01127-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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To improve our understanding of the origin and evolution of mycoheterotrophic plants, we here present the chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two sibling orchid species: partially mycoheterotrophic Platanthera zijinensis and holomycoheterotrophic Platanthera guangdongensis. Comparative analysis shows that mycoheterotrophy is associated with increased substitution rates and gene loss, and the deletion of most photoreceptor genes and auxin transporter genes might be linked to the unique phenotypes of fully mycoheterotrophic orchids. Conversely, trehalase genes that catalyse the conversion of trehalose into glucose have expanded in most sequenced orchids, in line with the fact that the germination of orchid non-endosperm seeds needs carbohydrates from fungi during the protocorm stage. We further show that the mature plant of P. guangdongensis, different from photosynthetic orchids, keeps expressing trehalase genes to hijack trehalose from fungi. Therefore, we propose that mycoheterotrophy in mature orchids is a continuation of the protocorm stage by sustaining the expression of trehalase genes. Our results shed light on the molecular mechanism underlying initial, partial and full mycoheterotrophy.
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- Ming-He Li
- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gene and Antibody Therapy, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, State Key Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering (iBHE), Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Zijin Baixi Provincial Nature Reserve of Guangdong, Heyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Zijin Baixi Provincial Nature Reserve of Guangdong, Heyuan, China
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- Zijin Baixi Provincial Nature Reserve of Guangdong, Heyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Pingtung University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gene and Antibody Therapy, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, State Key Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering (iBHE), Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium.
- Center for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
- College of Horticulture, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
- Henry Fok College of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, China.
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Wingler A, Henriques R. Sugars and the speed of life-Metabolic signals that determine plant growth, development and death. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13656. [PMID: 35243645 PMCID: PMC9314607 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plant growth and development depend on the availability of carbohydrates synthesised in photosynthesis (source activity) and utilisation of these carbohydrates for growth (sink activity). External conditions, such as temperature, nutrient availability and stress, can affect source as well as sink activity. Optimal utilisation of resources is under circadian clock control. This molecular timekeeper ensures that growth responses are adjusted to different photoperiod and temperature settings by modulating starch accumulation and degradation accordingly. For example, during the night, starch degradation is required to provide sugars for growth. Under favourable growth conditions, high sugar availability stimulates growth and development, resulting in an overall accelerated life cycle of annual plants. Key signalling components include trehalose-6-phosphate (Tre6P), which reflects sucrose availability and stimulates growth and branching when the conditions are favourable. Under sink limitation, Tre6P does, however, inhibit night-time starch degradation. Tre6P interacts with Sucrose-non-fermenting1-Related Kinase1 (SnRK1), a protein kinase that inhibits growth under starvation and stress conditions and delays development (including flowering and senescence). Tre6P inhibits SnRK1 activity, but SnRK1 increases the Tre6P to sucrose ratio under favourable conditions. Alongside Tre6P, Target of Rapamycin (TOR) stimulates processes such as protein synthesis and growth when sugar availability is high. In annual plants, an accelerated life cycle results in early leaf and plant senescence, thus shortening the lifespan. While the availability of carbohydrates in the form of sucrose and other sugars also plays an important role in seasonal life cycle events (phenology) of perennial plants, the sugar signalling pathways in perennials are less well understood.
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- Astrid Wingler
- School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College Cork, Distillery FieldsCork
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- School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College Cork, Distillery FieldsCork
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Matiolli CC, Soares RC, Alves HLS, Abreu IA. Turning the Knobs: The Impact of Post-translational Modifications on Carbon Metabolism. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:781508. [PMID: 35087551 PMCID: PMC8787203 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.781508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plants rely on the carbon fixed by photosynthesis into sugars to grow and reproduce. However, plants often face non-ideal conditions caused by biotic and abiotic stresses. These constraints impose challenges to managing sugars, the most valuable plant asset. Hence, the precise management of sugars is crucial to avoid starvation under adverse conditions and sustain growth. This review explores the role of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in the modulation of carbon metabolism. PTMs consist of chemical modifications of proteins that change protein properties, including protein-protein interaction preferences, enzymatic activity, stability, and subcellular localization. We provide a holistic view of how PTMs tune resource distribution among different physiological processes to optimize plant fitness.
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Sarkar AK, Sadhukhan S. Imperative role of trehalose metabolism and trehalose-6-phosphate signaling on salt stress responses in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13647. [PMID: 35141895 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Sugar transport and distribution have a direct impact on the growth and development of plants. Many sugars significantly influence salt stress response. The sensing of salt stress signals triggers a wide array of complicated network transduction pathways in plants. Trehalose and its intermediate compounds effectively modulate salt response and salt tolerance. Sugars such as trehalose and its derivatives not only serve as metabolic resources and structural components of cells in plants but also exhibit hormone-like regulating properties. Trehalose has an important physiological role in improving plant tolerance against salinity stresses in different plants. Plants finely adjust their cytoplasmic compatible solute pool to cope with high salinity. Salt stress induces a variety of structural, anatomical, molecular, biochemical, and physiological changes in plants, all of which have a detrimental influence on plant growth and development. This review highlights the recent developments in understanding trehalose and trehalose-6-phosphate signaling processes in plants, especially their impacts on plants growing in salty environments.
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- Anup Kumar Sarkar
- Department of Botany, Dukhulal Nibaran Chandra College, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India
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Jia L, Hao K, Suyala Q, Qin Y, Yu J, Liu K, Fan M. Potato tuber degradation is regulated by carbohydrate metabolism: Results of transcriptomic analysis. PLANT DIRECT 2022; 6:e379. [PMID: 35059552 PMCID: PMC8758968 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Tuber number is an essential factor determining yield and commodity in potato production. The initiation number has long been considered the sole determinant of the final total tuber number. In this study, we observed that tuber numbers at harvest were lower than at the tuber bulking stage; some formed tubers that were smaller than 3 cm degraded during development. Carbohydrate metabolism plays a crucial role in tuber degradation by coordinating the source-sink relationship. The contents of starch and sucrose, and the C:N ratio, are dramatically reduced in degradating tubers. Transcriptomic study showed that "carbohydrate metabolic processes" are Gene Ontology (GO) terms associated with tuber degradation. A polysaccharide degradation-related gene, LOC102601831, and a sugar transport gene, LOC102587850 (SWEET6a), are dramatically up-regulated in degradating tubers according to transcriptomic analysis, as validated by qRT-PCT. The terms "peptidase inhibitor activity" and "hydrolase activity" refer to the changes in molecular functions that degradating tubers exhibit. Nitrogen supplementation during potato development alleviates tuber degradation to a certain degree. This study provides novel insight into potato tuber development and possible management strategies for improving potato cultivation.
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- Liguo Jia
- College of AgronomyInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of AgronomyInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of Grassland and resource environmentInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of AgronomyInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of AgronomyInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of AgronomyInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of AgronomyInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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Bal M, Østergaard L. Hormonal Influences on Pod-Seed Intercommunication during Pea Fruit Development. Genes (Basel) 2021; 13:49. [PMID: 35052390 PMCID: PMC8774696 DOI: 10.3390/genes13010049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Angiosperms (from the Greek "angeion"-vessel, and "sperma"-seed) are defined by the presence of specialised tissue surrounding their developing seeds. This tissue is known as the ovary and once a flower has been fertilised, it gives rise to the fruit. Fruits serve various functions in relation to the seeds they contain: they often form tough physical barriers to prevent mechanical damage, they may form specialised structures that aid in dispersal, and they act as a site of nutrient and signal exchange between the parent plant and its offspring. The close coordination of fruit growth and seed development is essential to successful reproduction. Firstly, fertilisation of the ovules is required in most angiosperm species to initiate fruit growth. Secondly, it is crucial that seed dispersal facilitated by, e.g., fruit opening or ripening occurs only once the seeds have matured. These highly coordinated events suggest that seeds and fruits are in close communication throughout development and represent a classical problem of interorgan signalling and organismic resource allocation. Here, we review the contribution of studies on the edible, unicarpellate legume Pisum sativum to our understanding of seed and fruit growth coregulation, and propose areas of new research in this species which may yield important advances for both pulse agronomy and natural science.
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Tominaga T, Miura C, Sumigawa Y, Hirose Y, Yamaguchi K, Shigenobu S, Mine A, Kaminaka H. Conservation and Diversity in Gibberellin-Mediated Transcriptional Responses Among Host Plants Forming Distinct Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Morphotypes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:795695. [PMID: 34975984 PMCID: PMC8718060 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.795695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Morphotypes of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis, Arum, Paris, and Intermediate types, are mainly determined by host plant lineages. It was reported that the phytohormone gibberellin (GA) inhibits the establishment of Arum-type AM symbiosis in legume plants. In contrast, we previously reported that GA promotes the establishment of Paris-type AM symbiosis in Eustoma grandiflorum, while suppressing Arum-type AM symbiosis in a legume model plant, Lotus japonicus. This raises a hitherto unexplored possibility that GA-mediated transcriptional reprogramming during AM symbiosis is different among plant lineages as the AM morphotypes are distinct. Here, our comparative transcriptomics revealed that several symbiosis-related genes were commonly upregulated upon AM fungal colonization in L. japonicus (Arum-type), Daucus carota (Intermediate-type), and E. grandiflorum (Paris-type). Despite of the similarities, the fungal colonization levels and the expression of symbiosis-related genes were suppressed in L. japonicus and D. carota but were promoted in E. grandiflorum in the presence of GA. Moreover, exogenous GA inhibited the expression of genes involved in biosynthetic process of the pre-symbiotic signal component, strigolactone, which resulted in the reduction of its endogenous accumulation in L. japonicus and E. grandiflorum. Additionally, differential regulation of genes involved in sugar metabolism suggested that disaccharides metabolized in AM roots would be different between L. japonicus and D. carota/E. grandiflorum. Therefore, this study uncovered the conserved transcriptional responses during mycorrhization regardless of the distinct AM morphotype. Meanwhile, we also found diverse responses to GA among phylogenetically distant AM host plants.
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- Takaya Tominaga
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Functional Genomics Facility, NIBB Core Research Facilities, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
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- Functional Genomics Facility, NIBB Core Research Facilities, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- JST, PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Japan
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What do we know about osmoadaptation of Yersinia pestis? Arch Microbiol 2021; 204:11. [PMID: 34878588 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02610-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The plague agent Yersinia pestis mainly spreads among mammalian hosts and their associated fleas. Production of a successful mammal-flea-mammal life cycle implies that Y. pestis senses and responds to distinct cues in both host and vector. Among these cues, osmolarity is a fundamental parameter. The plague bacillus lives in a tightly regulated environment in the mammalian host, while osmolarity fluctuates in the flea gut (300-550 mOsM). Here, we review the mechanisms that enable Y. pestis to perceive fluctuations in osmolarity, as well as genomic plasticity and physiological adaptation of the bacterium to this stress.
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Mukherjee S, Koramutla MK, Levin DB, Ayele BT. Genetic variation in transcriptional regulation of wheat seed starch content and its conversion to bioethanol. Food Energy Secur 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/fes3.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Shalini Mukherjee
- Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
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- Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
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Hu S, Wang M, Zhang X, Chen W, Song X, Fu X, Fang H, Xu J, Xiao Y, Li Y, Bai G, Li J, Yang X. Genetic basis of kernel starch content decoded in a maize multi-parent population. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2021; 19:2192-2205. [PMID: 34077617 PMCID: PMC8541773 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Starch is the most abundant storage carbohydrate in maize kernels and provides calories for humans and other animals as well as raw materials for various industrial applications. Decoding the genetic basis of natural variation in kernel starch content is needed to manipulate starch quantity and quality via molecular breeding to meet future needs. Here, we identified 50 unique single quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for starch content with 18 novel QTLs via single linkage mapping, joint linkage mapping and a genome-wide association study in a multi-parent population containing six recombinant inbred line populations. Only five QTLs explained over 10% of phenotypic variation in single populations. In addition to a few large-effect and many small-effect additive QTLs, limited pairs of epistatic QTLs also contributed to the genetic basis of the variation in kernel starch content. A regional association study identified five non-starch-pathway genes that were the causal candidate genes underlying the identified QTLs for starch content. The pathway-driven analysis identified ZmTPS9, which encodes a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the trehalose pathway, as the causal gene for the QTL qSTA4-2, which was detected by all three statistical analyses. Knockout of ZmTPS9 increased kernel starch content and, in turn, kernel weight in maize, suggesting potential applications for ZmTPS9 in maize starch and yield improvement. These findings extend our knowledge about the genetic basis of starch content in maize kernels and provide valuable information for maize genetic improvement of starch quantity and quality.
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- Shuting Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Agronomy CollegeXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumqiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Maize Research CenterBeijing Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences (BAAFS)BeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Crop Research InstituteGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesKey Laboratory of Crops Genetics and Improvement of Guangdong ProvinceGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- Agronomy CollegeXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumqiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryNational Maize Improvement Center of ChinaMOA Key Lab of Maize BiologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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Gabriel C, Fernhout J, Fichtner F, Feil R, Lunn JE, Kossmann J, Lloyd JR, van der Vyver C. Genetic manipulation of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase results in changes in the soluble sugar profile in transgenic sugarcane stems. PLANT DIRECT 2021; 5:e358. [PMID: 34765864 PMCID: PMC8573382 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide widely distributed in nature. The trehalose biosynthetic intermediate, trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P) is an essential regulatory and signaling molecule involved in both regulation of carbon metabolism and photosynthesis. To investigate the effect of altered trehalose synthesis on sucrose accumulation in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid), we independently overexpressed the Escherichia coli otsA (trehalose-6-phosphate synthase; TPS) and otsB (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase; TPP) genes and additionally partially silenced native TPS expression. In mature cane, sucrose levels in the otsA transgenic plants were lowered, whereas sucrose levels in the otsB transgenic plants were increased. Partial silencing of TPS expression in sugarcane transformed with a TPS-targeted microRNA recombinant construct was confirmed in leaf and mature internode tissue of transgenic plants. Most of the silencing transgenic lines accumulated trehalose at lower levels than the wild-type (WT) plants. The immature stalk tissue of these transgenic lines had lower levels of glucose and fructose, whereas the mature internode tissue had lower sucrose and glucose levels, when compared with the WT. Furthermore, various minor metabolites and sugars were detected in the sugarcane plants, which mostly decreased as the stalk tissue of the cane matured. The results demonstrate that manipulation of Tre6P/trehalose metabolism has the potential to modify the profile of soluble sugars accumulated in sugarcane stems.
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- Casey Gabriel
- Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of GeneticsUniversity of StellenboschStellenboschSouth Africa
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- Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of GeneticsUniversity of StellenboschStellenboschSouth Africa
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam‐GolmGermany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam‐GolmGermany
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- Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of GeneticsUniversity of StellenboschStellenboschSouth Africa
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- Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of GeneticsUniversity of StellenboschStellenboschSouth Africa
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- Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of GeneticsUniversity of StellenboschStellenboschSouth Africa
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Jiang Z, Chen Q, Chen L, Yang H, Zhu M, Ding Y, Li W, Liu Z, Jiang Y, Li G. Efficiency of Sucrose to Starch Metabolism Is Related to the Initiation of Inferior Grain Filling in Large Panicle Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:732867. [PMID: 34589107 PMCID: PMC8473919 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.732867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The poor grain-filling initiation often causes the poor development of inferior spikelets (IS) which limits the yield potential of large panicle rice (Oryza sativa L.). However, it remains unclear why IS often has poor grain-filling initiation. In addressing this problem, this study conducted a field experiment involving two large panicle rice varieties, namely CJ03 and W1844, in way of removing the superior spikelets (SS) during flowering to force enough photosynthate transport to the IS. The results of this study showed that the grain-filling initiation of SS was much earlier than the IS in CJ03 and W1844, whereas the grain-filling initiation of IS in W1844 was evidently more promoted compared with the IS of CJ03 by removing spikelets. The poor sucrose-unloading ability, i.e., carbohydrates contents, the expression patterns of OsSUTs, and activity of CWI, were highly improved in IS of CJ03 and W1844 by removing spikelets. However, there was a significantly higher rise in the efficiency of sucrose to starch metabolism, i.e., the expression patterns of OsSUS4 and OsAGPL1 and activities of SuSase and AGPase, for IS of W1844 than that of CJ03. Removing spikelets also led to the changes in sugar signaling of T6P and SnRK1 level. These changes might be related to the regulation of sucrose to starch metabolism. The findings of this study suggested that poor sucrose-unloading ability delays the grain-filling initiation of IS. Nonetheless, the efficiency of sucrose to starch metabolism is also strongly linked with the grain-filling initiation of IS.
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- Zhengrong Jiang
- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
- National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
- National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
- National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
- National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
- National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China
- National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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Hamilton CD, Steidl OR, MacIntyre AM, Hendrich CG, Allen C. Ralstonia solanacearum Depends on Catabolism of Myo-Inositol, Sucrose, and Trehalose for Virulence in an Infection Stage-Dependent Manner. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:669-679. [PMID: 33487004 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-10-20-0298-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The soilborne pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum causes a lethal bacterial wilt disease of tomato and many other crops by infecting host roots, then colonizing the water-transporting xylem vessels. Tomato xylem sap is nutritionally limiting but it does contain some carbon sources, including sucrose, trehalose, and myo-inositol. Transcriptomic analyses revealed that R. solanacearum expresses distinct catabolic pathways at low cell density (LCD) and high cell density (HCD). To investigate the links between bacterial catabolism, infection stage, and virulence, we measured in planta fitness of bacterial mutants lacking specific carbon catabolic pathways expressed at either LCD or HCD. We hypothesized that early in disease, during root infection, the bacterium depends on carbon sources catabolized at LCD, while HCD carbon sources are only required later in disease during stem colonization. A R. solanacearum ΔiolG mutant unable to use the LCD-catabolized nutrient myo-inositol was defective in tomato root colonization, but after it reached the stem this strain colonized and caused symptoms as well as wild type. In contrast, R. solanacearum mutants unable to use the HCD-catabolized nutrients sucrose (ΔscrA), trehalose (ΔtreA), or both (ΔscrA/treA), infected roots as well as wild-type R. solanacearum but were defective in colonization and competitive fitness in midstems and had reduced virulence. Further, xylem sap from tomato plants colonized by ΔscrA, ΔtreA, or ΔscrA/treA R. solanacearum mutants contained twice as much sucrose as sap from plants colonized by wild-type R. solanacearum. Together, these findings suggest that quorum sensing specifically adapts R. solanacearum metabolism for success in the different nutritional environments of plant roots and xylem sap.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Corri D Hamilton
- Department of Plant Pathology University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
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Ghassemi S, Delangiz N, Asgari Lajayer B, Saghafi D, Maggi F. Review and future prospects on the mechanisms related to cold stress resistance and tolerance in medicinal plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chnaes.2020.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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van Hoogdalem M, Shapulatov U, Sergeeva L, Busscher-Lange J, Schreuder M, Jamar D, van der Krol AR. A temperature regime that disrupts clock-controlled starch mobilization induces transient carbohydrate starvation, resulting in compact growth. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021:erab075. [PMID: 33617638 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In nature plants are usually subjected to a light/temperature regime of warm day and cold night (referred to as +DIF). Compared to growth under +DIF, Arabidopsis plants show compact growth under the same photoperiod, but with an inverse temperature regime (cold day and warm night: -DIF). Here we show that -DIF differentially affects the phase and amplitude of core clock gene expression. Under -DIF the phase of the morning clock gene CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1) is delayed, similar to that of plants grown on low sucrose. Indeed, under -DIF carbohydrate (CHO) starvation marker genes are specifically upregulated at the End of the Night (EN) in Arabidopsis rosettes. However, only in inner-rosette tissue (small sink leaves and petioles of older leaves) sucrose levels are lower under -DIF compared to under +DIF, suggesting that sucrose in source leaf blades is not sensed for CHO status and that sucrose transport from source to sink may be impaired at EN. CHO-starvation under -DIF correlated with increased starch breakdown during the night and decreased starch accumulation during the day. Moreover, we demonstrate that different ways of inducing CHO-starvation all link to reduced growth of sink leaves. Practical implications for control of plant growth in horticulture are discussed.
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- Mark van Hoogdalem
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Current Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Current Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Business Unit Bioscience, Wageningen Plant Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Hamooh BT, Sattar FA, Wellman G, Mousa MAA. Metabolomic and Biochemical Analysis of Two Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) Cultivars Exposed to In Vitro Osmotic and Salt Stresses. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10010098. [PMID: 33418964 PMCID: PMC7825055 DOI: 10.3390/plants10010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Globally, many crop production areas are threatened by drought and salinity. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is susceptible to these challenging environmental conditions. In this study, an in vitro approach was employed to compare the tolerance of potato cultivars ‘BARI-401’ (red skin) and ‘Spunta’ (yellow skin). To simulate ionic and osmotic stress, MS media was supplemented with lithium chloride (LiCl 20 mM) and mannitol (150 mM). GC-MS and spectrophotometry techniques were used to determine metabolite accumulation. Other biochemical properties, such as total phenols concentration (TPC), total flavonoids concentration (TFC), antioxidant capacity (DPPH free radical scavenging capacity), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), and peroxidase (POD) activities, were also measured. The two cultivars respond differently to ionic and osmotic stress treatments, with Spunta accumulating more defensive metabolites in response, indicating a higher level of tolerance. While further investigation of the physiological and biochemical responses of these varieties to drought and salinity is required, the approach taken in this paper provides useful information prior to open field evaluation.
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- Bahget Talat Hamooh
- Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
- Correspondence: or (F.A.S.); (M.A.A.M.)
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
- Department of Vegetables, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
- Correspondence: or (F.A.S.); (M.A.A.M.)
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Shah AN, Tanveer M, Abbas A, Yildirim M, Shah AA, Ahmad MI, Wang Z, Sun W, Song Y. Combating Dual Challenges in Maize Under High Planting Density: Stem Lodging and Kernel Abortion. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:699085. [PMID: 34868101 PMCID: PMC8636062 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.699085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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High plant density is considered a proficient approach to increase maize production in countries with limited agricultural land; however, this creates a high risk of stem lodging and kernel abortion by reducing the ratio of biomass to the development of the stem and ear. Stem lodging and kernel abortion are major constraints in maize yield production for high plant density cropping; therefore, it is very important to overcome stem lodging and kernel abortion in maize. In this review, we discuss various morphophysiological and genetic characteristics of maize that may reduce the risk of stem lodging and kernel abortion, with a focus on carbohydrate metabolism and partitioning in maize. These characteristics illustrate a strong relationship between stem lodging resistance and kernel abortion. Previous studies have focused on targeting lignin and cellulose accumulation to improve lodging resistance. Nonetheless, a critical analysis of the literature showed that considering sugar metabolism and examining its effects on lodging resistance and kernel abortion in maize may provide considerable results to improve maize productivity. A constructive summary of management approaches that could be used to efficiently control the effects of stem lodging and kernel abortion is also included. The preferred management choice is based on the genotype of maize; nevertheless, various genetic and physiological approaches can control stem lodging and kernel abortion. However, plant growth regulators and nutrient application can also help reduce the risk for stem lodging and kernel abortion in maize.
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- Adnan Noor Shah
- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Field Crop, Faculty of Agriculture, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Botany, University of Narowal, Narowal, Pakistan
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- *Correspondence: Youhong Song
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Gawarecka K, Ahn JH. Isoprenoid-Derived Metabolites and Sugars in the Regulation of Flowering Time: Does Day Length Matter? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:765995. [PMID: 35003159 PMCID: PMC8738093 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.765995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In plants, a diverse set of pathways regulate the transition to flowering, leading to remarkable developmental flexibility. Although the importance of photoperiod in the regulation of flowering time is well known, increasing evidence suggests the existence of crosstalk among the flowering pathways regulated by photoperiod and metabolic pathways. For example, isoprenoid-derived phytohormones (abscisic acid, gibberellins, brassinosteroids, and cytokinins) play important roles in regulating flowering time. Moreover, emerging evidence reveals that other metabolites, such as chlorophylls and carotenoids, as well as sugar metabolism and sugar accumulation, also affect flowering time. In this review, we summarize recent findings on the roles of isoprenoid-derived metabolites and sugars in the regulation of flowering time and how day length affects these factors.
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Zhai Z, Keereetaweep J, Liu H, Xu C, Shanklin J. The Role of Sugar Signaling in Regulating Plant Fatty Acid Synthesis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:643843. [PMID: 33828577 PMCID: PMC8020596 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.643843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Photosynthates such as glucose, sucrose, and some of their derivatives play dual roles as metabolic intermediates and signaling molecules that influence plant cell metabolism. Such sugars provide substrates for de novo fatty acid (FA) biosynthesis. However, compared with the well-defined examples of sugar signaling in starch and anthocyanin synthesis, until recently relatively little was known about the role of signaling in regulating FA and lipid biosynthesis. Recent research progress shows that trehalose 6-phosphate and 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG) play direct signaling roles in the regulation of FA biosynthesis by modulating transcription factor stability and enzymatic activities involved in FA biosynthesis. Specifically, mechanistic links between sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase 1 (SnRK1)-mediated trehalose 6-phosphate (T6P) sensing and its regulation by phosphorylation of WRI1 stability, diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) enzyme activity, and of 2-OG-mediated relief of inhibition of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) activity by protein PII are exemplified in detail in this review.
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Lee JG, Yi G, Choi JH, Lee EJ. Analyses of targeted/untargeted metabolites and reactive oxygen species of pepper fruits provide insights into seed browning induced by chilling. Food Chem 2020; 332:127406. [PMID: 32615387 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hot peppers are sensitive to low temperature, and seed browning significantly reduces the fruit quality. This study aims to clarify the mechanisms of seed browning in terms of metabolite changes. Metabolites were analysed during a 30-day-storage period at 2 °C and 10 °C. Gamma-aminobutyric acid, tyrosine, phenylalanine, and isoleucine concentrations were significantly higher at 2 °C storage than at 10 °C. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was associated with seed browning. Transcription of jasmonic acid synthesis and ROS scavenging genes were higher in hot peppers stored at 2 °C than those stored at 10 °C. This study elucidated the mechanisms underlying seed browning and chill damage in hot peppers during storage at low temperatures and our findings may help improve hot peppers' quality following harvesting.
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- Jeong Gu Lee
- Department of Plant Science, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Science, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Chadee A, Vanlerberghe GC. Distinctive mitochondrial and chloroplast components contributing to the maintenance of carbon balance during plant growth at elevated CO 2. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2020; 15:1795395. [PMID: 32705929 PMCID: PMC8550537 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1795395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plant carbon balance depends upon the difference between photosynthetic carbon gain and respiratory carbon loss. In C3 plants, growth at an elevated atmospheric concentration of CO2 (ECO2) stimulates photosynthesis and raises the leaf carbohydrate status, but how respiration responds is less understood. In this study, growth of Nicotiana tabacum at ECO2 increased the protein amount of the non-energy conserving mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX). Growth at ECO2 increased AOX1a transcript amount, and the transcript amount of a putative sugar-responsive gene encoding a chloroplast glucose-6-phosphate/phosphate translocator (GPT3). We suggest that the elevated amounts of AOX and GPT3 represent distinctive mitochondrial and chloroplast mechanisms to manage an excessive cytosolic pool of sugar phosphates. AOX respiration could consume cytosolic sugar phosphates, without this activity being restricted by rates of ATP turnover. GPT3 could allow accumulating cytosolic glucose-6-phosphate to return to the chloroplast. This could feed starch synthesis or a glucose-6-phosphate shunt in the Calvin cycle. AOX and GPT3 activities could buffer against Pi depletions that might otherwise disrupt mitochondrial and chloroplast electron transport chain activities. AOX and GPT3 activities could also buffer against a down-regulation of photosynthetic capacity by preventing a persistent imbalance between photosynthetic carbon gain and the activity of carbon utilizing sinks.
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- Avesh Chadee
- Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada
- CONTACT Greg C. Vanlerberghe Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ONM1C1A4, Canada
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Durán-Soria S, Pott DM, Osorio S, Vallarino JG. Sugar Signaling During Fruit Ripening. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:564917. [PMID: 32983216 PMCID: PMC7485278 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.564917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Sugars play a key role in fruit quality, as they directly influence taste, and thus consumer acceptance. Carbohydrates are the main resources needed by the plant for carbon and energy supply and have been suggested to be involved in all the important developmental processes, including embryogenesis, seed germination, stress responses, and vegetative and reproductive growth. Recently, considerable progresses have been made in understanding regulation of fruit ripening mechanisms, based on the role of ethylene, auxins, abscisic acid, gibberellins, or jasmonic acid, in both climacteric and non-climacteric fruits. However, the role of sugar and its associated molecular network with hormones in the control of fruit development and ripening is still poorly understood. In this review, we focus on sugar signaling mechanisms described up to date in fruits, describing their involvement in ripening-associated processes, such as pigments accumulation, and their association with hormone transduction pathways, as well as their role in stress-related responses.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea “La Mayora”, Universidad de Málaga – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea “La Mayora”, Universidad de Málaga – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Málaga, Spain
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Luo J, Peng F, Zhang S, Xiao Y, Zhang Y. The protein kinase FaSnRK1α regulates sucrose accumulation in strawberry fruits. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 151:369-377. [PMID: 32276220 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In strawberry, sucrose is the major form of carbohydrate translocated from the leaves to the fruits and plays an important role in fruit ripening. As a conserved energy sensor, sucrose nonfermenting-1 (SNF1)-related kinase 1 (SnRK1) plays an important role in plant carbon metabolism. However, evidence that SnRK1 regulates sucrose accumulation in fruits is lacking. In this study, we transiently expressed FaSnRK1α in strawberry fruits and found that overexpression (OE) of the FaSnRK1α gene significantly increased the sucrose content, whereas repression of FaSnRK1α by RNA interference (RNAi) decreased the sucrose content. Further analysis revealed that FaSnRK1α increased the expression of FaSUS1 and FaSUS3 as well as the activity of sucrose synthase (SUS; EC 2.4.1.13) and that FaSPS1 expression and sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS; EC 2.4.1.14) activity were strongly downregulated, which decreased the accumulation of sucrose. However, the expression of FaSPS3, which is reported to contribute to sucrose accumulation, was induced by FaSnRK1α, and FaNI expression and invertase (INV; EC 3.2.1.26) activity were upregulated by FaSnRK1α. In addition, FaSnRK1α positively upregulated the expression of the sucrose transporter (SUT) genes FaSUT1 and FaSUT5 and interacted with FaSUS1, FaSPS1 and FaSPS3 proteins but not with FaSUS3, FaNI, FaSUT1 or FaSUT5 proteins. Overall, FaSnRK1α systematically regulates the expression of the genes and activities of key enzymes involved in the sucrose metabolic pathway and promotes the long-distance transport of sucrose, thereby increasing sucrose accumulation and ultimately promoting fruit ripening. However, the mechanisms by which sucrose transport and degradation are regulated by SnRK1 warrant additional research.
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- Jingjing Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, China.
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Wang G, Li H, Gong Y, Yang J, Yi Y, Zhang J, Ye N. Expression profile of the carbon reserve remobilization from the source to sink in rice in response to soil drying during grain filling. Food Energy Secur 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/fes3.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Guanqun Wang
- Southern Regional Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain and Oil Crops in China College of Agriculture Hunan Agricultural University Changsha China
- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong
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- School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province Yangzhou University Yangzhou China
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- Southern Regional Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain and Oil Crops in China College of Agriculture Hunan Agricultural University Changsha China
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- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong
- School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin Hong Kong
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- Southern Regional Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain and Oil Crops in China College of Agriculture Hunan Agricultural University Changsha China
- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong
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MacIntyre AM, Barth JX, Pellitteri Hahn MC, Scarlett CO, Genin S, Allen C. Trehalose Synthesis Contributes to Osmotic Stress Tolerance and Virulence of the Bacterial Wilt Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2020; 33:462-473. [PMID: 31765286 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-08-19-0218-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The xylem-dwelling plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum changes the chemical composition of host xylem sap during bacterial wilt disease. The disaccharide trehalose, implicated in stress tolerance across all kingdoms of life, is enriched in sap from R. solanacearum-infected tomato plants. Trehalose in xylem sap could be synthesized by the bacterium, the plant, or both. To investigate the source and role of trehalose metabolism during wilt disease, we evaluated the effects of deleting the three trehalose synthesis pathways in the pathogen: TreYZ, TreS, and OtsAB, as well as its sole trehalase, TreA. A quadruple treY/treS/otsA/treA mutant produced 30-fold less intracellular trehalose than the wild-type strain missing the trehalase enzyme. This trehalose-nonproducing mutant had reduced tolerance to osmotic stress, which the bacterium likely experiences in plant xylem vessels. Following naturalistic soil-soak inoculation of tomato plants, this triple mutant did not cause disease as well as wild-type R. solanacearum. Further, the wild-type strain out-competed the trehalose-nonproducing mutant by over 600-fold when tomato plants were coinoculated with both strains, showing that trehalose biosynthesis helps R. solanacearum overcome environmental stresses during infection. An otsA (trehalose-6-phosphate synthase) single mutant behaved similarly to ΔtreY/treS/otsA in all experimental settings, suggesting that the OtsAB pathway is the dominant trehalose synthesis pathway in R. solanacearum.
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- April M MacIntyre
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A
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- Analytical Instrumentation Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A
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Phan TLCHB, Delorge I, Avonce N, Van Dijck P. Functional Characterization of Class I Trehalose Biosynthesis Genes in Physcomitrella patens. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 10:1694. [PMID: 32038675 PMCID: PMC6984353 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The function of trehalose metabolism in plants during growth and development has been extensively studied, mostly in the eudicot Arabidopsis thaliana. So far, however, not much is known about trehalose metabolism in the moss Physcomitrella patens. Here, we show that in P. patens, two active trehalose-6-phosphate synthase enzymes exist, PpTPS1 and PpTPS2. Expression of both enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae can complement the glucose-growth defect of the yeast tps1∆ mutant. Truncation of N-terminal extension in PpTPS1 and PpTPS2 resulted in higher TPS activity and high trehalose levels, upon expression in yeast. Physcomitrella knockout plants were generated and analyzed in various conditions to functionally characterize these proteins. tps1∆ and tps2∆ knockouts displayed a lower amount of caulonema filaments and were significantly reduced in size of gametophores as compared to the wild type. These phenotypes were more pronounced in the tps1∆ tps2∆ mutant. Caulonema formation is induced by factors such as high energy and auxins. Only high amounts of supplied energy were able to induce caulonema filaments in the tps1∆ tps2∆ mutant. Furthermore, this mutant was less sensitive to auxins as NAA-induced caulonema development was arrested in the tps1∆ tps2∆ mutant. In contrast, formation of caulonema filaments is repressed by cytokinins. This effect was more severe in the tps1∆ and tps1∆ tps2∆ mutants. Our results demonstrate that PpTPS1 and PpTPS2 are essential for sensing and signaling sugars and plant hormones to monitor the balance between caulonema and chloronema development.
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- Tran Le Cong Huyen Bao Phan
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Cantho University, Cantho, Vietnam
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Joshi R, Sahoo KK, Singh AK, Anwar K, Pundir P, Gautam RK, Krishnamurthy SL, Sopory SK, Pareek A, Singla-Pareek SL. Enhancing trehalose biosynthesis improves yield potential in marker-free transgenic rice under drought, saline, and sodic conditions. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:653-668. [PMID: 31626290 PMCID: PMC6946002 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Edaphic factors such as salinity, sodicity, and drought adversely affect crop productivity, either alone or in combination. Despite soil sodicity being reported as an increasing problem worldwide, limited efforts have been made to address this issue. In the present study, we aimed to generate rice with tolerance to sodicity in conjunction with tolerance to salinity and drought. Using a fusion gene from E. coli coding for trehalose-6-phosphate synthase/phosphatase (TPSP) under the control of an ABA-inducible promoter, we generated marker-free, high-yielding transgenic rice (in the IR64 background) that can tolerate high pH (~9.9), high EC (~10.0 dS m-1), and severe drought (30-35% soil moisture content). The transgenic plants retained higher relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll content, K+/Na+ ratio, stomatal conductance, and photosynthetic efficiency compared to the wild-type under these stresses. Positive correlations between trehalose overproduction and high-yield parameters were observed under drought, saline, and sodic conditions. Metabolic profiling using GC-MS indicated that overproduction of trehalose in leaves differently modulated other metabolic switches, leading to significant changes in the levels of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids in transgenic plants under control and stress conditions. Our findings reveal a novel potential technological solution to tackle multiple stresses under changing climatic conditions.
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- Rohit Joshi
- Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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Chen C, He B, Liu X, Ma X, Liu Y, Yao H, Zhang P, Yin J, Wei X, Koh H, Yang C, Xue H, Fang Z, Qiao Y. Pyrophosphate-fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase (PFP1) regulates starch biosynthesis and seed development via heterotetramer formation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:83-95. [PMID: 31131526 PMCID: PMC6920184 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Pyrophosphate-fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase (PFP1) reversibly converts fructose 6-phosphate and pyrophosphate to fructose 1, 6-bisphosphate and orthophosphate during glycolysis, and has diverse functions in plants. However, mechanisms underlying the regulation of starch metabolism by PFP1 remain elusive. This study addressed the function of PFP1 in rice floury endosperm and defective grain filling. Compared with the wild type, pfp1-3 exhibited remarkably low grain weight and starch content, significantly increased protein and lipid content, and altered starch physicochemical properties and changes in embryo development. Map-based cloning revealed that pfp1-3 is a novel allele and encodes the regulatory β-subunit of PFP1 (PFP1β). Measurement of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) showed that mutation of PFP1β markedly decreased its enzyme activity. PFP1β and three of four putative catalytic α-subunits of PFP1, PFP1α1, PFP1α2, and PFP1α4, interacted with each other to form a heterotetramer. Additionally, PFP1β, PFP1α1 and PFP1α2 also formed homodimers. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis revealed that mutation of PFP1β significantly altered expression of many essential enzymes in starch biosynthesis pathways. Concentrations of multiple lipid and glycolytic intermediates and trehalose metabolites were elevated in pfp1-3 endosperm, indicating that PFP1 modulates endosperm metabolism, potentially through reversible adjustments to metabolic fluxes. Taken together, these findings provide new insights into seed endosperm development and starch biosynthesis and will help in the breeding of rice cultivars with higher grain yield and quality.
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- Chen Chen
- College of AgricultureYangtze UniversityJingzhouChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular SciencesCollege of Life SciencesShanghai Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular SciencesCollege of Life SciencesShanghai Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
- Institute of Industrial CropsSongyuan Academy of Agricultural SciencesSongyuanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and ProcessingCollege of Food Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Finance and EconomicsNanjingChina
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic ImprovementInstitute of Crop ScienceChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- CAS‐Key Laboratory of Synthetic BiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesShanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular GeneticsCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesShanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- College of AgricultureYangtze UniversityJingzhouChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular SciencesCollege of Life SciencesShanghai Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
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- College of AgricultureYangtze UniversityJingzhouChina
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular SciencesCollege of Life SciencesShanghai Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Plant ScienceCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Plant Genomics and Breeding InstituteSeoul National UniversitySeoulKorea
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- CAS‐Key Laboratory of Synthetic BiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesShanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular GeneticsCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesShanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- School of Agriculture and BiologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- College of AgricultureYangtze UniversityJingzhouChina
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular SciencesCollege of Life SciencesShanghai Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
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Hou LY, Ehrlich M, Thormählen I, Lehmann M, Krahnert I, Obata T, Cejudo FJ, Fernie AR, Geigenberger P. NTRC Plays a Crucial Role in Starch Metabolism, Redox Balance, and Tomato Fruit Growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 181:976-992. [PMID: 31527089 PMCID: PMC6836810 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.00911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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NADPH-thioredoxin reductase C (NTRC) forms a separate thiol-reduction cascade in plastids, combining both NADPH-thioredoxin reductase and thioredoxin activities on a single polypeptide. While NTRC is an important regulator of photosynthetic processes in leaves, its function in heterotrophic tissues remains unclear. Here, we focus on the role of NTRC in developing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruits representing heterotrophic storage organs important for agriculture and human diet. We used a fruit-specific promoter to decrease NTRC expression by RNA interference in developing tomato fruits by 60% to 80% compared to the wild type. This led to a decrease in fruit growth, resulting in smaller and lighter fully ripe fruits containing less dry matter and more water. In immature fruits, NTRC downregulation decreased transient starch accumulation, which led to a subsequent decrease in soluble sugars in ripe fruits. The inhibition of starch synthesis was associated with a decrease in the redox-activation state of ADP-Glc pyrophosphorylase and soluble starch synthase, which catalyze the first committed and final polymerizing steps, respectively, of starch biosynthesis. This was accompanied by a decrease in the level of ADP-Glc. NTRC downregulation also led to a strong increase in the reductive states of NAD(H) and NADP(H) redox systems. Metabolite profiling of NTRC-RNA interference lines revealed increased organic and amino acid levels, but reduced sugar levels, implying that NTRC regulates the osmotic balance of developing fruits. These results indicate that NTRC acts as a central hub in regulating carbon metabolism and redox balance in heterotrophic tomato fruits, affecting fruit development as well as final fruit size and quality.
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- Liang-Yu Hou
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department Biology I, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department Biology I, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department Biology I, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department Biology I, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla, and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department Biology I, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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McCollum C, Geißelsöder S, Engelsdorf T, Voitsik AM, Voll LM. Deficiencies in the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Affect Redox Poise and Resistance Toward Colletotrichum higginsianum. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1262. [PMID: 31681368 PMCID: PMC6812661 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To investigate if and how the integrity of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC) influences susceptibility of Arabidopsis toward Colletotrichum higginsianum, we have selected previously characterized mutants with defects at different stages of the mETC, namely, the complex I mutant ndufs4, the complex II mutant sdh2-1, the complex III mutant ucr8-1, and a mutant of the uncoupling protein ucp1-2. Relative to wild type, the selected complex I, II, and III mutants showed decreased total respiration, increased alternative respiration, as well as increased redox charge of the NADP(H) pool and decreased redox charge of the NAD(H) pool in the dark. In the light, mETC mutants accumulated free amino acids, albeit to varying degrees. Glycine and serine, which are involved in carbon recycling from photorespiration, and N-rich amino acids were predominantly increased in mETC mutants compared to the wild type. Taking together the physiological phenotypes of all examined mutants, our results suggest a connection between the limitation in the re-oxidation of reducing equivalents in the mitochondrial matrix and the induction of nitrate assimilation into free amino acids in the cytosol, which seems to be engaged as an additional sink for reducing power. The sdh2-1 mutant was less susceptible to C. higginsianum and did not show hampered salicylic acid (SA) accumulation as previously reported for SDH1 knock-down plants. The ROS burst remained unaffected in sdh2-1, emonstrating that subunit SDH2 is not involved in the control of ROS production and SA signaling by complex II. Moreover, the ndufs4 mutant showed only 20% of C. higginsianum colonization compared to wild type, with the ROS burst and the production of callose papillae being significantly increased compared to wild type. This indicates that a restriction of respiratory metabolism can positively affect pre-penetration resistance of Arabidopsis. Taking metabolite profiling data from all investigated mETC mutants, a strong positive correlation of resistance toward C. higginsianum with NADPH pool size, pyruvate contents, and other metabolites associated with redox poise and energy charge was evident, which fosters the hypothesis that limitations in the mETC can support resistance at post-penetration stages by improving the availability of metabolic power.
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- Christopher McCollum
- Division of Biochemistry, Department Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Molecular Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Molecular Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Li W, Liu Y, Liu M, Zheng Q, Li B, Li Z, Li H. Sugar accumulation is associated with leaf senescence induced by long-term high light in wheat. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 287:110169. [PMID: 31481230 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
During the grain filling stage, high light (HL) usually results in premature leaf senescence and significant yield loss in wheat. To explore the responses of sugar metabolism and the association of sugar accumulation and leaf senescence in HL, the activity and gene expression of sugar metabolism-related enzymes were analyzed when two wheat cultivars Triticum aestivum L. Xiaoyan 54 (XY54, HL tolerant) and Jing 411 (J411, HL sensitive) were transferred from low light (LL) to HL for 28 d. The results showed that the CO2 assimilation rate, quantity of Rubisco and chlorophyll binding proteins decreased substantially for both cultivars in HL. However, the content of fructose, sucrose, and starch increased dramatically. In addition, the activity of hexokinase, pyruvate kinase, sucrose phosphate synthase, sucrose synthase, and alkaline/neutral invertase increased significantly while the expression of most of the sugar metabolism-related genes were repressed by long-term HL. Correlation analysis revealed that sugar content and sucrose phosphate synthase activity were negatively while the expression of most sugar metabolism-related genes were positively correlated with chlorophyll content during HL treatment. Comparatively, the HL tolerant cultivar XY54 accumulated less sugars than the HL sensitive cultivar J411, suggesting that sugar metabolism may be the regulation target for wheat improvement to cope with HL stress.
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- Wanchang Li
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, Henan, China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Wang S, Ouyang K, Wang K. Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution, and Expression Analysis of TPS and TPP Gene Families in Brachypodium distachyon. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E362. [PMID: 31547557 PMCID: PMC6843561 DOI: 10.3390/plants8100362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Trehalose biosynthesis enzyme homologues in plants contain two families, trehalose-6-phosphate synthases (TPSs) and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatases (TPPs). Both families participate in trehalose synthesis and a variety of stress-resistance processes. Here, nine BdTPS and ten BdTPP genes were identified based on the Brachypodium distachyon genome, and all genes were classified into three classes. The Class I and Class II members differed substantially in gene structures, conserved motifs, and protein sequence identities, implying varied gene functions. Gene duplication analysis showed that one BdTPS gene pair and four BdTPP gene pairs are formed by duplication events. The value of Ka/Ks (non-synonymous/synonymous) was less than 1, suggesting purifying selection in these gene families. The cis-elements and gene interaction network prediction showed that many family members may be involved in stress responses. The quantitative real-time reverse transcription (qRT-PCR) results further supported that most BdTPSs responded to at least one stress or abscisic acid (ABA) treatment, whereas over half of BdTPPs were downregulated after stress treatment, implying that BdTPSs play a more important role in stress responses than BdTPPs. This work provides a foundation for the genome-wide identification of the B. distachyon TPS-TPP gene families and a frame for further studies of these gene families in abiotic stress responses.
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- Song Wang
- Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China.
- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China.
- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China.
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