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Hirano S, Noguchi M, Thagun C, Nishio H, Kodama Y. Levels of photoactivated phototropin modulate signal transmission during the chloroplast accumulation response. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024; 47:3215-3226. [PMID: 38736289 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14948] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Chloroplasts accumulate in regions of plant cells exposed to irradiation to maximize light reception for efficient photosynthesis. This response is mediated by the blue-light receptor phototropin. Upon the perception of blue light, phototropin is photoactivated, an unknown signal is transmitted from the photoactivated phototropin to distant chloroplasts, and the chloroplasts begin their directional movement. How activated phototropin initiates this signal transmission is unknown. Here, using the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, we analysed whether increased photoactive phototropin levels mediate signal transmission and chloroplast behaviour during the accumulation response. The signal transmission rate was higher in transgenic cells overexpressing phototropin than in wild-type cells. However, the chloroplast directional movement was similar between wild-type and transgenic cells. Consistent with the observation, increasing the amount of photoactivated phototropin through higher blue-light intensity also accelerated signal transmission but did not affect chloroplast behaviour in wild-type cells. Photoactivation of phototropin under weak blue-light led to the greater protein level of phosphorylated phototropin in cells overexpressing phototropin than in wild-type cells, whereas the autophosphorylation level within each phototropin molecule was similar. These results indicate that the abundance of photoactivated phototropin modulates the signal transmission rate to distant chloroplasts but does not affect chloroplast behaviour during the accumulation response.
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- Satoyuki Hirano
- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Data Science and AI Innovation Research Promotion Center, Shiga University, Shiga, Japan
- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Shiga, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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Łabuz J, Banaś AK, Zgłobicki P, Bażant A, Sztatelman O, Giza A, Lasok H, Prochwicz A, Kozłowska-Mroczek A, Jankowska U, Hermanowicz P. Phototropin2 3'UTR overlaps with the AT5G58150 gene encoding an inactive RLK kinase. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:55. [PMID: 38238701 PMCID: PMC10795372 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04732-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study examines the biological implications of an overlap between two sequences in the Arabidopsis genome, the 3'UTR of the PHOT2 gene and a putative AT5G58150 gene, encoded on the complementary strand. AT5G58150 is a probably inactive protein kinase that belongs to the transmembrane, leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase family. Phot2 is a membrane-bound UV/blue light photoreceptor kinase. Thus, both proteins share their cellular localization, on top of the proximity of their loci. RESULTS The extent of the overlap between 3'UTR regions of AT5G58150 and PHOT2 was found to be 66 bp, using RACE PCR. Both the at5g58150 T-DNA SALK_093781C (with insertion in the promoter region) and 35S::AT5G58150-GFP lines overexpress the AT5G58150 gene. A detailed analysis did not reveal any substantial impact of PHOT2 or AT5G58150 on their mutual expression levels in different light and osmotic stress conditions. AT5G58150 is a plasma membrane protein, with no apparent kinase activity, as tested on several potential substrates. It appears not to form homodimers and it does not interact with PHOT2. Lines that overexpress AT5G58150 exhibit a greater reduction in lateral root density due to salt and osmotic stress than wild-type plants, which suggests that AT5G58150 may participate in root elongation and formation of lateral roots. In line with this, mass spectrometry analysis identified proteins with ATPase activity, which are involved in proton transport and cell elongation, as putative interactors of AT5G58150. Membrane kinases, including other members of the LRR RLK family and BSK kinases (positive regulators of brassinosteroid signalling), can also act as partners for AT5G58150. CONCLUSIONS AT5G58150 is a membrane protein that does not exhibit measurable kinase activity, but is involved in signalling through interactions with other proteins. Based on the interactome and root architecture analysis, AT5G58150 may be involved in plant response to salt and osmotic stress and the formation of roots in Arabidopsis.
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- Justyna Łabuz
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348, Kraków, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348, Kraków, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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Pang Y, Liao Q, Peng H, Qian C, Wang F. CO 2 mesophyll conductance regulated by light: a review. PLANTA 2023; 258:11. [PMID: 37289402 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04157-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Light quality and intensity regulate plant mesophyll conductance, which has played an essential role in photosynthesis by controlling leaf structural and biochemical properties. Mesophyll conductance (gm), a crucial physiological factor influencing the photosynthetic rate of leaves, is used to describe the resistance of CO2 from the sub-stomatal cavity into the chloroplast up to the carboxylation site. Leaf structural and biochemical components, as well as external environmental factors such as light, temperature, and water, all impact gm. As an essential factor of plant photosynthesis, light affects plant growth and development and plays a vital role in regulating gm as well as determining photosynthesis and yield. This review aimed to summarize the mechanisms of gm response to light. Both structural and biochemical perspectives were combined to reveal the effects of light quality and intensity on the gm, providing a guide for selecting the optimal conditions for intensifying photosynthesis in plants.
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- Yadan Pang
- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400712, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 610213, China.
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Waksman T, Suetsugu N, Hermanowicz P, Ronald J, Sullivan S, Łabuz J, Christie JM. Phototropin phosphorylation of ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2 and its role in mediating phototropism, leaf positioning, and chloroplast accumulation movement in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 114:390-402. [PMID: 36794876 PMCID: PMC10953443 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16144] [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: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Directional movements impact the ability of plants to respond and adjust their growth accordingly to the prevailing light environment. The plasma-membrane associated protein, ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2 (RPT2) is a key signalling component involved in chloroplast accumulation movement, leaf positioning, and phototropism, all of which are regulated redundantly by the ultraviolet/blue light-activated AGC kinases phototropin 1 and 2 (phot1 and phot2). We recently demonstrated that members of the NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3 (NPH3)/RPT2-like (NRL) family in Arabidopsis thaliana, including RPT2, are directly phosphorylated by phot1. However, whether RPT2 is a substrate for phot2, and the biological significance of phot phosphorylation of RPT2 remains to be determined. Here, we show that RPT2 is phosphorylated by both phot1 and phot2 at a conserved serine residue (S591) within the C-terminal region of the protein. Blue light triggered the association of 14-3-3 proteins with RPT2 consistent with S591 acting as a 14-3-3 binding site. Mutation of S591 had no effect on the plasma membrane localization of RPT2 but reduced its functionality for leaf positioning and phototropism. Moreover, our findings indicate that S591 phosphorylation within the C-terminus of RPT2 is required for chloroplast accumulation movement to low level blue light. Taken together, these findings further highlight the importance of the C-terminal region of NRL proteins and how its phosphorylation contributes to phot receptor signalling in plants.
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- Thomas Waksman
- School of Molecular BiosciencesCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of GlasgowBower BuildingGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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- School of Molecular BiosciencesCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of GlasgowBower BuildingGlasgowG12 8QQUK
- Graduate School of Arts and SciencesThe University of TokyoTokyo153‐8902Japan
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- Malopolska Centre of BiotechnologyJagiellonian UniversityGronostajowa 7A30‐387KrakówPoland
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- School of Molecular BiosciencesCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of GlasgowBower BuildingGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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- School of Molecular BiosciencesCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of GlasgowBower BuildingGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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- Malopolska Centre of BiotechnologyJagiellonian UniversityGronostajowa 7A30‐387KrakówPoland
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- School of Molecular BiosciencesCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of GlasgowBower BuildingGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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Karnatam KS, Chhabra G, Saini DK, Singh R, Kaur G, Praba UP, Kumar P, Goyal S, Sharma P, Ranjan R, Sandhu SK, Kumar R, Vikal Y. Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of QTLs Associated with Root Traits and Implications for Maize Breeding. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:6135. [PMID: 37047112 PMCID: PMC10093813 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Root system architecture (RSA), also known as root morphology, is critical in plant acquisition of soil resources, plant growth, and yield formation. Many QTLs associated with RSA or root traits in maize have been identified using several bi-parental populations, particularly in response to various environmental factors. In the present study, a meta-analysis of QTLs associated with root traits was performed in maize using 917 QTLs retrieved from 43 mapping studies published from 1998 to 2020. A total of 631 QTLs were projected onto a consensus map involving 19,714 markers, which led to the prediction of 68 meta-QTLs (MQTLs). Among these 68 MQTLs, 36 MQTLs were validated with the marker-trait associations available from previous genome-wide association studies for root traits. The use of comparative genomics approaches revealed several gene models conserved among the maize, sorghum, and rice genomes. Among the conserved genomic regions, the ortho-MQTL analysis uncovered 20 maize MQTLs syntenic to 27 rice MQTLs for root traits. Functional analysis of some high-confidence MQTL regions revealed 442 gene models, which were then subjected to in silico expression analysis, yielding 235 gene models with significant expression in various tissues. Furthermore, 16 known genes viz., DXS2, PHT, RTP1, TUA4, YUC3, YUC6, RTCS1, NSA1, EIN2, NHX1, CPPS4, BIGE1, RCP1, SKUS13, YUC5, and AW330564 associated with various root traits were present within or near the MQTL regions. These results could aid in QTL cloning and pyramiding in developing new maize varieties with specific root architecture for proper plant growth and development under optimum and abiotic stress conditions.
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- Krishna Sai Karnatam
- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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Breen S, McLellan H, Birch PRJ, Gilroy EM. Tuning the Wavelength: Manipulation of Light Signaling to Control Plant Defense. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043803. [PMID: 36835216 PMCID: PMC9958957 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The growth-defense trade-off in plants is a phenomenon whereby plants must balance the allocation of their resources between developmental growth and defense against attack by pests and pathogens. Consequently, there are a series of points where growth signaling can negatively regulate defenses and where defense signaling can inhibit growth. Light perception by various photoreceptors has a major role in the control of growth and thus many points where it can influence defense. Plant pathogens secrete effector proteins to manipulate defense signaling in their hosts. Evidence is emerging that some of these effectors target light signaling pathways. Several effectors from different kingdoms of life have converged on key chloroplast processes to take advantage of regulatory crosstalk. Moreover, plant pathogens also perceive and react to light in complex ways to regulate their own growth, development, and virulence. Recent work has shown that varying light wavelengths may provide a novel way of controlling or preventing disease outbreaks in plants.
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- Susan Breen
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, At James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, At James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, At James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-1382568827
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Xin GY, Li LP, Wang PT, Li XY, Han YJ, Zhao X. The action of enhancing weak light capture via phototropic growth and chloroplast movement in plants. STRESS BIOLOGY 2022; 2:50. [PMID: 37676522 PMCID: PMC10441985 DOI: 10.1007/s44154-022-00066-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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To cope with fluctuating light conditions, terrestrial plants have evolved precise regulation mechanisms to help optimize light capture and increase photosynthetic efficiency. Upon blue light-triggered autophosphorylation, activated phototropin (PHOT1 and PHOT2) photoreceptors function solely or redundantly to regulate diverse responses, including phototropism, chloroplast movement, stomatal opening, and leaf positioning and flattening in plants. These responses enhance light capture under low-light conditions and avoid photodamage under high-light conditions. NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3 (NPH3) and ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2 (RPT2) are signal transducers that function in the PHOT1- and PHOT2-mediated response. NPH3 is required for phototropism, leaf expansion and positioning. RPT2 regulates chloroplast accumulation as well as NPH3-mediated responses. NRL PROTEIN FOR CHLOROPLAST MOVEMENT 1 (NCH1) was recently identified as a PHOT1-interacting protein that functions redundantly with RPT2 to mediate chloroplast accumulation. The PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE (PKS) proteins (PKS1, PKS2, and PKS4) interact with PHOT1 and NPH3 and mediate hypocotyl phototropic bending. This review summarizes advances in phototropic growth and chloroplast movement induced by light. We also focus on how crosstalk in signaling between phototropism and chloroplast movement enhances weak light capture, providing a basis for future studies aiming to delineate the mechanism of light-trapping plants to improve light-use efficiency.
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- Guang-Yuan Xin
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
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Łabuz J, Sztatelman O, Hermanowicz P. Molecular insights into the phototropin control of chloroplast movements. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:6034-6051. [PMID: 35781490 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac271] [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: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chloroplast movements are controlled by ultraviolet/blue light through phototropins. In Arabidopsis thaliana, chloroplast accumulation at low light intensities and chloroplast avoidance at high light intensities are observed. These responses are controlled by two homologous photoreceptors, the phototropins phot1 and phot2. Whereas chloroplast accumulation is triggered by both phototropins in a partially redundant manner, sustained chloroplast avoidance is elicited only by phot2. Phot1 is able to trigger only a small, transient chloroplast avoidance, followed by the accumulation phase. The source of this functional difference is not fully understood at either the photoreceptor or the signalling pathway levels. In this article, we review current understanding of phototropin functioning and try to dissect the differences that result in signalling to elicit two distinct chloroplast responses. First, we focus on phototropin structure and photochemical and biochemical activity. Next, we analyse phototropin expression and localization patterns. We also summarize known photoreceptor systems controlling chloroplast movements. Finally, we focus on the role of environmental stimuli in controlling phototropin activity. All these aspects impact the signalling to trigger chloroplast movements and raise outstanding questions about the mechanism involved.
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- Justyna Łabuz
- Laboratory of Photobiology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego, Warszawa, Poland
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa, Kraków, Poland
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An G, Qi Y, Zhang W, Gao H, Qian J, Larkin RM, Chen J, Kuang H. LsNRL4 enhances photosynthesis and decreases leaf angles in lettuce. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:1956-1967. [PMID: 35748307 PMCID: PMC9491448 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is one of the most important vegetables worldwide and an ideal plant for producing protein drugs. Both well-functioning chloroplasts that perform robust photosynthesis and small leaf angles that enable dense planting are essential for high yields. In this study, we used an F2 population derived from a cross between a lettuce cultivar with pale-green leaves and large leaf angles to a cultivar with dark-green leaves and small leaf angles to clone LsNRL4, which encodes an NPH3/RPT2-Like (NRL) protein. Unlike other NRL proteins in lettuce, the LsNRL4 lacks the BTB domain. Knockout mutants engineered using CRISPR/Cas9 and transgenic lines overexpressing LsNRL4 verified that LsNRL4 contributes to chloroplast development, photosynthesis and leaf angle. The LsNRL4 gene was not present in the parent with pale-green leaves and enlarged leaf angles. Loss of LsNRL4 results in the enlargement of chloroplasts, decreases in the amount of cellular space allocated to chloroplasts and defects in secondary cell wall biosynthesis in lamina joints. Overexpressing LsNRL4 significantly improved photosynthesis and decreased leaf angles. Indeed, the plant architecture of the overexpressing lines is ideal for dense planting. In summary, we identified a novel NRL gene that enhances photosynthesis and influences plant architecture. Our study provides new approaches for the breeding of lettuce that can be grown in dense planting in the open field or in modern plant factories. LsNRL4 homologues may also be used in other crops to increase photosynthesis and improve plant architecture.
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- Guanghui An
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology & Hubei Hongshan LaboratoryHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology & Hubei Hongshan LaboratoryHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology & Hubei Hongshan LaboratoryHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research CentreHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology & Hubei Hongshan LaboratoryHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology & Hubei Hongshan LaboratoryHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology & Hubei Hongshan LaboratoryHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology & Hubei Hongshan LaboratoryHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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Talloji P, Nehlin L, Hüttel B, Winter N, Černý M, Dufková H, Hamali B, Hanczaryk K, Novák J, Hermanns M, Drexler N, Eifler K, Schlaich N, Brzobohatý B, Bachmair A. Transcriptome, metabolome and suppressor analysis reveal an essential role for the ubiquitin-proteasome system in seedling chloroplast development. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:183. [PMID: 35395773 PMCID: PMC8991883 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03536-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many regulatory circuits in plants contain steps of targeted proteolysis, with the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) as the mediator of these proteolytic events. In order to decrease ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis, we inducibly expressed a ubiquitin variant with Arg at position 48 instead of Lys (ubK48R). This variant acts as an inhibitor of proteolysis via the UPS, and allowed us to uncover processes that are particularly sensitive to UPS perturbation. RESULTS Expression of ubK48R during germination leads to seedling death. We analyzed the seedling transcriptome, proteome and metabolome 24 h post ubK48R induction and confirmed defects in chloroplast development. We found that mutations in single genes can suppress seedling lethality, indicating that a single process in seedlings is critically sensitive to decreased performance of the UPS. Suppressor mutations in phototropin 2 (PHOT2) suggest that a contribution of PHOT2 to chloroplast protection is compromised by proteolysis inhibition. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the results reveal protein turnover as an integral part of a signal transduction chain that protects chloroplasts during development.
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- Prabhavathi Talloji
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs/Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs/Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Max Planck Genome Centre Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs/Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs/Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
- Present address: Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, 3029 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs/Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Plant Physiology (Bio III), RWTH-Aachen, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- Vienna Biocenter Core Facilities, Electron Microscopy, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs/Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Physiology (Bio III), RWTH-Aachen, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, CZ-613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
- CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Mendel University in Brno, CZ-61300, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs/Center for Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
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Naqvi S, He Q, Trusch F, Qiu H, Pham J, Sun Q, Christie JM, Gilroy EM, Birch PRJ. Blue-light receptor phototropin 1 suppresses immunity to promote Phytophthora infestans infection. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 233:2282-2293. [PMID: 34923631 PMCID: PMC9255860 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Blue-light (BL) phototropin receptors (phot1 and phot2) regulate plant growth by activating NPH3/RPT2-like (NRL) family members. Little is known about roles for BL and phots in regulating plant immunity. We showed previously that Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector Pi02860 targets potato (St)NRL1, promoting its ability to enhance susceptibility by facilitating proteasome-mediated degradation of the immune regulator StSWAP70. This raises the question: do BL and phots negatively regulate immunity? We employed coimmunoprecipitation, virus-induced gene silencing, transient overexpression and targeted mutation to investigate contributions of phots to regulating immunity. Whereas transient overexpression of Stphot1 and Stphot2 enhances P. infestans colonization of Nicotiana benthamiana, silencing endogenous Nbphot1 or Nbphot2 reduces infection. Stphot1, but not Stphot2, suppressed the INF1-triggered cell death (ICD) immune response in a BL- and NRL1-dependent manner. Stphot1, when coexpressed with StNRL1, promotes degradation of StSWAP70, whereas Stphot2 does not. Kinase-dead Stphot1 fails to suppress ICD, enhance P. infestans colonization or promote StSWAP70 degradation. Critically, BL enhances P. infestans infection, which probably involves phots but not other BL receptors such as cryptochromes and F-box proteins ZTL1 and FKF1. We demonstrate that Stphot1 and Stphot2 play different roles in promoting susceptibility, and Stphot1 kinase activity is required for BL- and StNRL1-mediated immune suppression.
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- Shaista Naqvi
- Division of Plant SciencesJames Hutton InstituteUniversity of Dundee School of Life SciencesErrol RdInvergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DAUK
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- Division of Plant SciencesJames Hutton InstituteUniversity of Dundee School of Life SciencesErrol RdInvergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DAUK
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (HZAU)Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology (HZAU)Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- Division of Plant SciencesJames Hutton InstituteUniversity of Dundee School of Life SciencesErrol RdInvergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DAUK
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (HZAU)Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology (HZAU)Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- Division of Plant SciencesJames Hutton InstituteUniversity of Dundee School of Life SciencesErrol RdInvergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DAUK
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (HZAU)Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology (HZAU)Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems BiologyCollege of Medical, Veterinary, and Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowG12 8QQUK
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- Cell and Molecular ScienceJames Hutton InstituteInvergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DAUK
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- Division of Plant SciencesJames Hutton InstituteUniversity of Dundee School of Life SciencesErrol RdInvergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DAUK
- Cell and Molecular ScienceJames Hutton InstituteInvergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DAUK
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Naramoto S, Hata Y, Fujita T, Kyozuka J. The bryophytes Physcomitrium patens and Marchantia polymorpha as model systems for studying evolutionary cell and developmental biology in plants. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:228-246. [PMID: 34459922 PMCID: PMC8773975 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bryophytes are nonvascular spore-forming plants. Unlike in flowering plants, the gametophyte (haploid) generation of bryophytes dominates the sporophyte (diploid) generation. A comparison of bryophytes with flowering plants allows us to answer some fundamental questions raised in evolutionary cell and developmental biology. The moss Physcomitrium patens was the first bryophyte with a sequenced genome. Many cell and developmental studies have been conducted in this species using gene targeting by homologous recombination. The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha has recently emerged as an excellent model system with low genomic redundancy in most of its regulatory pathways. With the development of molecular genetic tools such as efficient genome editing, both P. patens and M. polymorpha have provided many valuable insights. Here, we review these advances with a special focus on polarity formation at the cell and tissue levels. We examine current knowledge regarding the cellular mechanisms of polarized cell elongation and cell division, including symmetric and asymmetric cell division. We also examine the role of polar auxin transport in mosses and liverworts. Finally, we discuss the future of evolutionary cell and developmental biological studies in plants.
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Ramalho JJ, Jones VAS, Mutte S, Weijers D. Pole position: How plant cells polarize along the axes. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:174-192. [PMID: 34338785 PMCID: PMC8774072 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Having a sense of direction is a fundamental cellular trait that can determine cell shape, division orientation, or function, and ultimately the formation of a functional, multicellular body. Cells acquire and integrate directional information by establishing discrete subcellular domains along an axis with distinct molecular profiles, a process known as cell polarization. Insight into the principles and mechanisms underlying cell polarity has been propelled by decades of extensive research mostly in yeast and animal models. Our understanding of cell polarity establishment in plants, which lack most of the regulatory molecules identified in other eukaryotes, is more limited, but significant progress has been made in recent years. In this review, we explore how plant cells coordinately establish stable polarity axes aligned with the organ axes, highlighting similarities in the molecular logic used to polarize both plant and animal cells. We propose a classification system for plant cell polarity events and nomenclature guidelines. Finally, we provide a deep phylogenetic analysis of polar proteins and discuss the evolution of polarity machineries in plants.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6703WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Sullivan S, Waksman T, Paliogianni D, Henderson L, Lütkemeyer M, Suetsugu N, Christie JM. Regulation of plant phototropic growth by NPH3/RPT2-like substrate phosphorylation and 14-3-3 binding. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6129. [PMID: 34675214 PMCID: PMC8531357 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26333-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Polarity underlies all directional growth responses in plants including growth towards the light (phototropism). The plasma-membrane associated protein, NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3 (NPH3) is a key determinant of phototropic growth which is regulated by phototropin (phot) AGC kinases. Here we demonstrate that NPH3 is directly phosphorylated by phot1 within a conserved C-terminal consensus sequence (RxS) that is necessary to promote phototropism and petiole positioning in Arabidopsis. RxS phosphorylation also triggers 14-3-3 binding combined with changes in NPH3 phosphorylation and localisation status. Mutants of NPH3 that are unable to bind or constitutively bind 14-3-3 s show compromised functionality consistent with a model where phototropic curvature is established by signalling outputs arising from a gradient of NPH3 RxS phosphorylation across the stem. Our findings therefore establish that NPH3/RPT2-Like (NRL) proteins are phosphorylation targets for plant AGC kinases. Moreover, RxS phosphorylation is conserved in other members of the NRL family, suggesting a common mechanism of regulating plant growth to the prevailing light environment.
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- Stuart Sullivan
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.,RNA Biology and Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.,Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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Wang J, Liang YP, Zhu JD, Wang YX, Yang MY, Yan HR, Lv QY, Cheng K, Zhao X, Zhang X. Phototropin 1 Mediates High-Intensity Blue Light-Induced Chloroplast Accumulation Response in a Root Phototropism 2-Dependent Manner in Arabidopsis phot2 Mutant Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:704618. [PMID: 34646282 PMCID: PMC8502927 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.704618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phototropins, namely, phototropin 1 (phot1) and phototropin 2 (phot2), mediate chloroplast movement to maximize photosynthetic efficiency and prevent photodamage in plants. Phot1 primarily functions in chloroplast accumulation process, whereas phot2 mediates both chloroplast avoidance and accumulation responses. The avoidance response of phot2-mediated chloroplasts under high-intensity blue light (HBL) limited the understanding of the function of phot1 in the chloroplast accumulation process at the HBL condition. In this study, we showed that the phot2 mutant exhibits a chloroplast accumulation response under HBL, which is defective when the root phototropism 2 (RPT2) gene is mutated in the phot2 background, mimicking the phenotype of the phot1 phot2 double mutant. A further analysis revealed that the expression of RPT2 was induced by HBL and the overexpression of RPT2 could partially enhance the chloroplast accumulation response under HBL. These results confirmed that RPT2 also participates in regulating the phot1-mediated chloroplast accumulation response under HBL. In contrast, RPT2 functions redundantly with neural retina leucine zipper (NRL) protein for chloroplast movement 1 (NCH1) under low-light irradiation. In addition, no chloroplast accumulation response was detected in the phot2 jac1 double mutant under HBL, which has been previously observed in phot2 rpt2 and phot1 phot2 double mutants. Taken together, our results indicated that phot1 mediates the HBL-induced chloroplast accumulation response in an RPT2-dependent manner and is also regulated by j-domain protein required for chloroplast accumulation response 1 (JAC1).
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Tan S, Luschnig C, Friml J. Pho-view of Auxin: Reversible Protein Phosphorylation in Auxin Biosynthesis, Transport and Signaling. MOLECULAR PLANT 2021; 14:151-165. [PMID: 33186755 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The phytohormone auxin plays a central role in shaping plant growth and development. With decades of genetic and biochemical studies, numerous core molecular components and their networks, underlying auxin biosynthesis, transport, and signaling, have been identified. Notably, protein phosphorylation, catalyzed by kinases and oppositely hydrolyzed by phosphatases, has been emerging to be a crucial type of post-translational modification, regulating physiological and developmental auxin output at all levels. In this review, we comprehensively discuss earlier and recent advances in our understanding of genetics, biochemistry, and cell biology of the kinases and phosphatases participating in auxin action. We provide insights into the mechanisms by which reversible protein phosphorylation defines developmental auxin responses, discuss current challenges, and provide our perspectives on future directions involving the integration of the control of protein phosphorylation into the molecular auxin network.
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- Shutang Tan
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190 Wien, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Ban Z, Estelle M. CUL3 E3 ligases in plant development and environmental response. NATURE PLANTS 2021; 7:6-16. [PMID: 33452490 PMCID: PMC8932378 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-00833-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Thirty years of research have revealed the fundamental role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in diverse aspects of cellular regulation in eukaryotes. The ubiquitin-protein ligases or E3s are central to the ubiquitin-proteasome system since they determine the specificity of ubiquitylation. The cullin-RING ligases (CRLs) constitute one large class of E3s that can be subdivided based on the cullin isoform and the substrate adapter. SCF complexes, composed of CUL1 and the SKP1/F-box protein substrate adapter, are perhaps the best characterized in plants. More recently, accumulating evidence has demonstrated the essential roles of CRL3 E3s, consisting of a CUL3 protein and a BTB/POZ substrate adaptor. In this Review, we describe the variety of CRL3s functioning in plants and the wide range of processes that they regulate. Furthermore, we illustrate how different classes of E3s may cooperate to regulate specific pathways or processes.
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- Zhaonan Ban
- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Krzeszowiec W, Novokreshchenova M, Gabryś H. Chloroplasts in C3 grasses move in response to blue-light. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2020; 39:1331-1343. [PMID: 32661816 PMCID: PMC7497455 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02567-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Brachypodium distachyon is a good model for studying chloropla st movements in the crop plants, wheat, rye and barley. The movements are activated only by blue light, similar to Arabidopsis. Chloroplast translocations are ubiquitous in photosynthetic organisms. On the one hand, they serve to optimize energy capture under limiting light, on the other hand, they minimize potential photodamage to the photosynthetic apparatus in excess light. In higher plants chloroplast movements are mediated by phototropins (phots), blue light receptors that also control other light acclimation responses. So far, Arabidopsis thaliana has been the main model for studying the mechanism of blue light signaling to chloroplast translocations in terrestrial plants. Here, we propose Brachypodium distachyon as a model in research into chloroplast movements in C3 cereals. Brachypodium chloroplasts respond to light in a similar way to those in Arabidopsis. The amino acid sequence of Brachypodium PHOT1 is 79.3% identical, and that of PHOT2 is 73.6% identical to the sequence of the corresponding phototropin in Arabidopsis. Both phototropin1 and 2 are expressed in Brachypodium, as shown using quantitative real-time PCR. Intriguingly, the light-expression pattern of BradiPHOT1 and BradiPHOT2 is the opposite of that for Arabidopsis phototropins, suggesting potential unique light signaling in C3 grasses. To investigate if Brachypodium is a good model for studying grass chloroplast movements we analyzed these movements in the leaves of three C3 crop grasses, namely wheat, rye and barley. Similarly to Brachypodium, chloroplasts only respond to blue light in all these species.
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- Weronika Krzeszowiec
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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Kimura T, Tsuchida-Mayama T, Imai H, Okajima K, Ito K, Sakai T. Arabidopsis ROOT PHOTOTROPISM2 Is a Light-Dependent Dynamic Modulator of Phototropin1. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:2004-2019. [PMID: 32213636 PMCID: PMC7268816 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) blue light photoreceptor phototropin1 (phot1) is a blue light-activated Ser/Thr protein kinase that mediates various light responses, including phototropism. The function of phot1 in hypocotyl phototropism is dependent on the light induction of ROOT PHOTOTROPISM2 (RPT2) proteins within a broad range of blue light intensities. It is not yet known however how RPT2 contributes to the photosensory adaptation of phot1 to high intensity blue light and the phototropic responses under bright light conditions. We show that RPT2 suppresses the activity of phot1 and demonstrate that RPT2 binds to the PHOT1 light, oxygen or voltage sensing1 (LOV1) domain that is required for its high photosensitivity. Our biochemical analyses revealed that RPT2 inhibits autophosphorylation of phot1, suggesting that it suppresses the photosensitivity and/or kinase activity of phot1 through the inhibition of LOV1 function. We found that RPT2 proteins are degraded via a ubiquitin-proteasome pathway when phot1 is inactive and are stabilized under blue light in a phot1-dependent manner. We propose that RPT2 is a molecular rheostat that maintains a moderate activation level of phot1 under any light intensity conditions.
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- Taro Kimura
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Kojimachi Business Center Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Keio University, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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Fujii Y, Ogasawara Y, Takahashi Y, Sakata M, Noguchi M, Tamura S, Kodama Y. The cold-induced switch in direction of chloroplast relocation occurs independently of changes in endogenous phototropin levels. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233302. [PMID: 32437457 PMCID: PMC7241815 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
When exposed to fluctuating light intensity, chloroplasts move towards weak light (accumulation response), and away from strong light (avoidance response). In addition, cold treatment (5°C) induces the avoidance response even under weak-light conditions (cold-avoidance response). These three responses are mediated by the phototropin (phot), which is a blue-light photoreceptor and has also been reported to act as a thermosensory protein that perceives temperature variation. Our previous report indicated that cold-induced changes in phot biochemical activity initiate the cold-avoidance response. In this study, we further explored the induction mechanism of the cold-avoidance response in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and examined the relationship between changes in the amount of phot and the induction of the cold-avoidance response. The switch between the accumulation and avoidance responses occurs at a so-called 'transitional' light intensity. Our physiological experiments revealed that a cold-mediated decrease in the transitional light intensity leads to the induction of the cold-avoidance response. While artificial overexpression of phot decreased the transitional light intensity as much as cold treatment did, the amount of endogenous phot was not increased by cold treatment in wild-type M. polymorpha. Taken together, these findings show that the cold-avoidance response is initiated by a cold-mediated reduction of the transitional light intensity, independent of the amount of endogenous phot. This study provides a clue to understanding the mechanism underlying the switch in direction of chloroplast relocation in response to light and temperature.
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- Yuta Fujii
- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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Ishishita K, Higa T, Tanaka H, Inoue SI, Chung A, Ushijima T, Matsushita T, Kinoshita T, Nakai M, Wada M, Suetsugu N, Gotoh E. Phototropin2 Contributes to the Chloroplast Avoidance Response at the Chloroplast-Plasma Membrane Interface. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 183:304-316. [PMID: 32193212 PMCID: PMC7210631 DOI: 10.1104/pp.20.00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Blue-light-induced chloroplast movements play an important role in maximizing light utilization for photosynthesis in plants. Under a weak light condition, chloroplasts accumulate to the cell surface to capture light efficiently (chloroplast accumulation response). Conversely, chloroplasts escape from strong light and move to the side wall to reduce photodamage (chloroplast avoidance response). The blue light receptor phototropin (phot) regulates these chloroplast movements and optimizes leaf photosynthesis by controlling other responses in addition to chloroplast movements. Seed plants such as Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) have phot1 and phot2. They redundantly mediate phototropism, stomatal opening, leaf flattening, and the chloroplast accumulation response. However, the chloroplast avoidance response is induced by strong blue light and regulated primarily by phot2. Phots are localized mainly on the plasma membrane. However, a substantial amount of phot2 resides on the chloroplast outer envelope. Therefore, differentially localized phot2 might have different functions. To determine the functions of plasma membrane- and chloroplast envelope-localized phot2, we tethered it to these structures with their respective targeting signals. Plasma membrane-localized phot2 regulated phototropism, leaf flattening, stomatal opening, and chloroplast movements. Chloroplast envelope-localized phot2 failed to mediate phototropism, leaf flattening, and the chloroplast accumulation response but partially regulated the chloroplast avoidance response and stomatal opening. Based on the present and previous findings, we propose that phot2 localized at the interface between the plasma membrane and the chloroplasts is required for the chloroplast avoidance response and possibly for stomatal opening as well.
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- Kazuhiro Ishishita
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Sakata M, Kimura S, Fujii Y, Sakai T, Kodama Y. Relationship between relocation of phototropin to the chloroplast periphery and the initiation of chloroplast movement in Marchantia polymorpha. PLANT DIRECT 2019; 3:e00160. [PMID: 31468027 PMCID: PMC6710648 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The blue-light photoreceptor kinase phototropin (phot) mediates chloroplast movement in response to light and temperature. Phot predominantly localizes at the plasma membrane, but also resides in the cytosol and the chloroplast periphery. Although the phot localized to the chloroplast periphery is thought to mediate chloroplast movement, the localization mechanism is unknown. In this study, we found that chloroplast movement does not occur in 0-day-old gemma cells of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha but that the movement is induced in 1-day-old gemmaling cells. Along with this physiological change, the subcellular localization of phot also changed: In 0-day-old gemma cells, phot localized at the plasma membrane and the cytosol, but in 1-day-old gemmaling cells, the phot disappeared from the cytosol and appeared at the chloroplast periphery. When the relocalization was tracked using a photoconvertible fluorescent protein, the cytosolic phot relocated to the plasma membrane, and the plasma membrane-resident phot relocated to the chloroplast periphery. The blue-light-dependent activation of phot kinase activity enhanced this relocalization. Mutated phot deficient in blue-light reception or kinase activity had a severely reduced ability to localize at the chloroplast periphery. These findings suggest that photoactivated phot localizes at the chloroplast periphery to initiate chloroplast movement.
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- Momoko Sakata
- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- United Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyoJapan
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of EngineeringThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and EducationUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceUtsunomiya UniversityTochigiJapan
- United Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyoJapan
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Komatsu A, Nishihama R, Kohchi T. Observation of Phototropic Responses in the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1924:53-61. [PMID: 30694467 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9015-3_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The liverwort species, Marchantia polymorpha, shows environment-dependent morphological plasticity throughout its life cycle. Thalli, representing the predominant body form throughout most of this bryophyte's life cycle, grow with repeated dichotomous branching at the apex and develop horizontally under sufficient light intensity. Spores, after germination, produce a mass of cells, called sporelings, which then grow into thalli. Both thalli and sporelings, if grown under weak light conditions, form narrow shapes, and their apices grow toward the light source. These phototropic responses are specific to blue light and dependent on the blue-light receptor phototropin. This chapter provides several basic procedures, along with some tips, for designing and performing experiments with M. polymorpha to observe their phototropic responses, as well as methods for observing the localization of the phototropin "Mpphot" with a fluorescent protein tag.
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- Aino Komatsu
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Kimura Y, Kimura I, Kanegae T. Phototropins of the moss Physcomitrella patens function as blue-light receptors for phototropism in Arabidopsis. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2018; 13:e1525995. [PMID: 30265188 PMCID: PMC6204831 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2018.1525995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Four phototropin genes (PHOTA1, PHOTA2, PHOTB1, PHOTB2) have been isolated in the moss Physcomitrella patens. These genes encode phototropins that mediate blue-light-induced chloroplast movement. However, the individual functions of these phototropins, including the function of mediating blue-light-induced phototropism, remain unclear. To elucidate the individual functions of P. patens phototropins, each of these phototropin genes was expressed in a phototropin-deficient mutant of Arabidopsis (phot1-5 phot2-1). In addition, fluorescence of GFP fused to these phototropins was examined to determine the subcellular localization of each phototropin. Our results demonstrate that all four P. patens phototropins mediate blue-light-induced phototropism and are associated with the plasma membrane in Arabidopsis. Abbreviations GFP: green fluorescent protein; Pp_phot: Physcomitrella patens phototropin.
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- Yuki Kimura
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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He Q, Naqvi S, McLellan H, Boevink PC, Champouret N, Hein I, Birch PRJ. Plant pathogen effector utilizes host susceptibility factor NRL1 to degrade the immune regulator SWAP70. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E7834-E7843. [PMID: 30049706 PMCID: PMC6099861 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808585115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Plant pathogens deliver effectors into plant cells to suppress immunity. Whereas many effectors inactivate positive immune regulators, other effectors associate with negative regulators of immunity: so-called susceptibility (S) factors. Little is known about how pathogens exploit S factors to suppress immunity. Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector Pi02860 interacts with host protein NRL1, which is an S factor whose activity suppresses INF1-triggered cell death (ICD) and is required for late blight disease. We show that NRL1 interacts in yeast and in planta with a guanine nucleotide exchange factor called SWAP70. SWAP70 associates with endosomes and is a positive regulator of immunity. Virus-induced gene silencing of SWAP70 in Nicotiana benthamiana enhances P. infestans colonization and compromises ICD. In contrast, transient overexpression of SWAP70 reduces P. infestans infection and accelerates ICD. Expression of Pi02860 and NRL1, singly or in combination, results in proteasome-mediated degradation of SWAP70. Degradation of SWAP70 is prevented by silencing NRL1, or by mutation of Pi02860 to abolish its interaction with NRL1. NRL1 is a BTB-domain protein predicted to form the substrate adaptor component of a CULLIN3 ubiquitin E3 ligase. A dimerization-deficient mutant, NRL1NQ, fails to interact with SWAP70 but maintains its interaction with Pi02860. NRL1NQ acts as a dominant-negative mutant, preventing SWAP70 degradation in the presence of effector Pi02860, and reducing P. infestans infection. Critically, Pi02860 enhances the association between NRL1 and SWAP70 to promote proteasome-mediated degradation of the latter and, thus, suppress immunity. Preventing degradation of SWAP70 represents a strategy to combat late blight disease.
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- Qin He
- Division of Plant Science, James Hutton Institute, University of Dundee, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant Science, James Hutton Institute, University of Dundee, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant Science, James Hutton Institute, University of Dundee, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant Science, James Hutton Institute, University of Dundee, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant Science, James Hutton Institute, University of Dundee, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom;
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, United Kingdom
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Christie JM, Suetsugu N, Sullivan S, Wada M. Shining Light on the Function of NPH3/RPT2-Like Proteins in Phototropin Signaling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 176:1015-1024. [PMID: 28720608 PMCID: PMC5813532 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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NRL proteins coordinate different aspects of phototropin signaling through signaling processes that are conserved in land plants and algae.
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- John M Christie
- Institute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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Gotoh E, Suetsugu N, Higa T, Matsushita T, Tsukaya H, Wada M. Palisade cell shape affects the light-induced chloroplast movements and leaf photosynthesis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1472. [PMID: 29367686 PMCID: PMC5784166 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19896-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Leaf photosynthesis is regulated by multiple factors that help the plant to adapt to fluctuating light conditions. Leaves of sun-light-grown plants are thicker and contain more columnar palisade cells than those of shade-grown plants. Light-induced chloroplast movements are also essential for efficient leaf photosynthesis and facilitate efficient light utilization in leaf cells. Previous studies have demonstrated that leaves of most of the sun-grown plants exhibited no or very weak chloroplast movements and could accomplish efficient photosynthesis under strong light. To examine the relationship between palisade cell shape, chloroplast movement and distribution, and leaf photosynthesis, we used an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant, angustifolia (an), which has thick leaves that contain columnar palisade cells similar to those in the sun-grown plants. In the highly columnar cells of an mutant leaves, chloroplast movements were restricted. Nevertheless, under white light condition (at 120 µmol m−2 s−1), the an mutant plants showed higher chlorophyll content per unit leaf area and, thus, higher light absorption by the leaves than the wild type, which resulted in enhanced photosynthesis per unit leaf area. Our findings indicate that coordinated regulation of leaf cell shape and chloroplast movement according to the light conditions is pivotal for efficient leaf photosynthesis.
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- Eiji Gotoh
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan. .,Institute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan.
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Bowman JL, Kohchi T, Yamato KT, Jenkins J, Shu S, Ishizaki K, Yamaoka S, Nishihama R, Nakamura Y, Berger F, Adam C, Aki SS, Althoff F, Araki T, Arteaga-Vazquez MA, Balasubrmanian S, Barry K, Bauer D, Boehm CR, Briginshaw L, Caballero-Perez J, Catarino B, Chen F, Chiyoda S, Chovatia M, Davies KM, Delmans M, Demura T, Dierschke T, Dolan L, Dorantes-Acosta AE, Eklund DM, Florent SN, Flores-Sandoval E, Fujiyama A, Fukuzawa H, Galik B, Grimanelli D, Grimwood J, Grossniklaus U, Hamada T, Haseloff J, Hetherington AJ, Higo A, Hirakawa Y, Hundley HN, Ikeda Y, Inoue K, Inoue SI, Ishida S, Jia Q, Kakita M, Kanazawa T, Kawai Y, Kawashima T, Kennedy M, Kinose K, Kinoshita T, Kohara Y, Koide E, Komatsu K, Kopischke S, Kubo M, Kyozuka J, Lagercrantz U, Lin SS, Lindquist E, Lipzen AM, Lu CW, De Luna E, Martienssen RA, Minamino N, Mizutani M, Mizutani M, Mochizuki N, Monte I, Mosher R, Nagasaki H, Nakagami H, Naramoto S, Nishitani K, Ohtani M, Okamoto T, Okumura M, Phillips J, Pollak B, Reinders A, Rövekamp M, Sano R, Sawa S, Schmid MW, Shirakawa M, Solano R, Spunde A, Suetsugu N, Sugano S, Sugiyama A, Sun R, Suzuki Y, Takenaka M, Takezawa D, Tomogane H, Tsuzuki M, Ueda T, Umeda M, Ward JM, Watanabe Y, Yazaki K, Yokoyama R, Yoshitake Y, Yotsui I, Zachgo S, Schmutz J. Insights into Land Plant Evolution Garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha Genome. Cell 2017; 171:287-304.e15. [PMID: 28985561 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 713] [Impact Index Per Article: 101.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
The evolution of land flora transformed the terrestrial environment. Land plants evolved from an ancestral charophycean alga from which they inherited developmental, biochemical, and cell biological attributes. Additional biochemical and physiological adaptations to land, and a life cycle with an alternation between multicellular haploid and diploid generations that facilitated efficient dispersal of desiccation tolerant spores, evolved in the ancestral land plant. We analyzed the genome of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, a member of a basal land plant lineage. Relative to charophycean algae, land plant genomes are characterized by genes encoding novel biochemical pathways, new phytohormone signaling pathways (notably auxin), expanded repertoires of signaling pathways, and increased diversity in some transcription factor families. Compared with other sequenced land plants, M. polymorpha exhibits low genetic redundancy in most regulatory pathways, with this portion of its genome resembling that predicted for the ancestral land plant. PAPERCLIP.
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- John L Bowman
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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- Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, 930 Nishimitani, Kinokawa, Wakayama 649-6493, Japan.
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA; HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Yata, Mishima 411-8540, Japan
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Botany Department, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastr. 11, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Universidad Veracruzana, INBIOTECA - Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas No.101, Colonia Emiliano Zapata, 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia
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- National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity, CINVESTAV-IPN, Km 9.6 Lib. Norte Carr. Irapuato-León, 36821, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 11-600, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia; Botany Department, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastr. 11, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Universidad Veracruzana, INBIOTECA - Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas No.101, Colonia Emiliano Zapata, 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia; Department of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, SE-75236 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia
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- National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Yata, Mishima 411-8540, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Bioinformatics & Scientific Computing, Vienna Biocenter Core Facilities (VBCF), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR232, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier 34394, France
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA; HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902 Japan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia; Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan; Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Tokyo 171-8588, Japan
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Chuo 2-20-1, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, 38 Nishigounaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan; Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Bank Organization, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8573, Japan
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, 321 Plant Science Building, 1405 Veterans Dr., Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan; Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Tokyo 171-8588, Japan; Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Yata, Mishima 411-8540, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioproduction Technology, Junior College of Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Botany Department, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastr. 11, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, SE-75236 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Instituto de Ecología, AC., Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Xalapa, Veracruz, 91000, México
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, 38 Nishigounaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan; Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department Genética Molecular de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia-CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- The School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ, USA
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- National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Yata, Mishima 411-8540, Japan; Department of Technology Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Cell Wall Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate school of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-39-1, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department Genética Molecular de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia-CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering and Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902 Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, 38 Nishigounaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Cell Wall Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Botany Department, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastr. 11, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA; HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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Two Coiled-Coil Proteins, WEB1 and PMI2, Suppress the Signaling Pathway of Chloroplast Accumulation Response that Is Mediated by Two Phototropin-Interacting Proteins, RPT2 and NCH1, in Seed Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18071469. [PMID: 28698471 PMCID: PMC5535960 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 06/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Chloroplast movement is induced by blue light in a broad range of plant species. Weak light induces the chloroplast accumulation response and strong light induces the chloroplast avoidance response. Both responses are essential for efficient photosynthesis and are mediated by phototropin blue-light receptors. J-DOMAIN PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR CHLOROPLAST ACCUMULATION RESPONSE 1 (JAC1) and two coiled-coil domain proteins WEAK CHLOROPLAST MOVEMENT UNDER BLUE LIGHT 1 (WEB1) and PLASTID MOVEMENT IMPAIRED 2 (PMI2) are required for phototropin-mediated chloroplast movement. Genetic analysis suggests that JAC1 is essential for the accumulation response and WEB1/PMI2 inhibit the accumulation response through the suppression of JAC1 activity under the strong light. We recently identified two phototropin-interacting proteins, ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2 (RPT2) and NPH3/RPT2-like (NRL) PROTEIN FOR CHLOROPLAST MOVEMENT 1 (NCH1) as the signaling components involved in chloroplast accumulation response. However, the relationship between RPT2/NCH1, JAC1 and WEB1/PMI2 remained to be determined. Here, we performed genetic analysis between RPT2/NCH1, JAC1, and WEB1/PMI2 to elucidate the signal transduction pathway.
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