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Wang D, Qiu Z, Xu T, Yao S, Chen M, Li Q, Agassin RH, Ji K. Transcriptomic Identification of Potential C2H2 Zinc Finger Protein Transcription Factors in Pinus massoniana in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8361. [PMID: 39125930 PMCID: PMC11312842 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Biotic and abiotic stresses have already seriously restricted the growth and development of Pinus massoniana, thereby influencing the quality and yield of its wood and turpentine. Recent studies have shown that C2H2 zinc finger protein transcription factors play an important role in biotic and abiotic stress response. However, the members and expression patterns of C2H2 TFs in response to stresses in P. massoniana have not been performed. In this paper, 57 C2H2 zinc finger proteins of P. massoniana were identified and divided into five subgroups according to a phylogenetic analysis. In addition, six Q-type PmC2H2-ZFPs containing the plant-specific motif 'QALGGH' were selected for further study under different stresses. The findings demonstrated that PmC2H2-ZFPs exhibit responsiveness towards various abiotic stresses, including drought, NaCl, ABA, PEG, H2O2, etc., as well as biotic stress caused by the pine wood nematode. In addition, PmC2H2-4 and PmC2H2-20 were nuclear localization proteins, and PmC2H2-20 was a transcriptional activator. PmC2H2-20 was selected as a potential transcriptional regulator in response to various stresses in P. massoniana. These findings laid a foundation for further study on the role of PmC2H2-ZFPs in stress tolerance.
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- Dengbao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (D.W.); (Z.Q.); (T.X.); (S.Y.); (M.C.); (Q.L.); (R.H.A.)
- Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering of National Forestry & Grassland Administration, Nanjing 210037, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Yin L, Wu R, An R, Feng Y, Qiu Y, Zhang M. Genome-wide identification, molecular evolution and expression analysis of the B-box gene family in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:532. [PMID: 38862892 PMCID: PMC11167828 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05236-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) is an important warm-season grain legume. Adaptation to extreme environmental conditions, supported by evolution, makes mung bean a rich gene pool for stress tolerance traits. The exploration of resistance genes will provide important genetic resources and a theoretical basis for strengthening mung bean breeding. B-box (BBX) proteins play a major role in developmental processes and stress responses. However, the identification and analysis of the mung bean BBX gene family are still lacking. RESULTS In this study, 23 VrBBX genes were identified through comprehensive bioinformatics analysis and named based on their physical locations on chromosomes. All the VrBBXs were divided into five groups based on their phylogenetic relationships, the number of B-box they contained and whether there was an additional CONSTANS, CO-like and TOC1 (CCT) domain. Homology and collinearity analysis indicated that the BBX genes in mung bean and other species had undergone a relatively conservative evolution. Gene duplication analysis showed that only chromosomal segmental duplication contributed to the expansion of VrBBX genes and that most of the duplicated gene pairs experienced purifying selection pressure during evolution. Gene structure and motif analysis revealed that VrBBX genes clustered in the same group shared similar structural characteristics. An analysis of cis-acting elements indicated that elements related to stress and hormone responses were prevalent in the promoters of most VrBBXs. The RNA-seq data analysis and qRT-PCR of nine VrBBX genes demonstrated that VrBBX genes may play a role in response to environmental stress. Moreover, VrBBX5, VrBBX10 and VrBBX12 are important candidate genes for plant stress response. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we systematically analyzed the genomic characteristics and expression patterns of the BBX gene family under ABA, PEG and NaCl treatments. The results will help us better understand the complexity of the BBX gene family and provide valuable information for future functional characteristics of specific genes in this family.
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- Lili Yin
- College of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, People's Republic of China
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- School of Landscape and Ecological Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, 037009, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100093, People's Republic of China.
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Tang H, Yuan C, Shi H, Liu F, Shan S, Wang Z, Sun Q, Sun J. Genome-Wide Identification of Peanut B-Boxs and Functional Characterization of AhBBX6 in Salt and Drought Stresses. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:955. [PMID: 38611484 PMCID: PMC11013918 DOI: 10.3390/plants13070955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The B-box (BBX) gene family includes zinc finger protein transcription factors that regulate a multitude of physiological and developmental processes in plants. While BBX gene families have been previously determined in various plants, the members and roles of peanut BBXs are largely unknown. In this research, on the basis of the genome-wide identification of BBXs in three peanut species (Arachis hypogaea, A. duranensis, and A. ipaensis), we investigated the expression profile of the BBXs in various tissues and in response to salt and drought stresses and selected AhBBX6 for functional characterization. We identified a total of 77 BBXs in peanuts, which could be grouped into five subfamilies, with the genes from the same branch of the same subgroup having comparable exon-intron structures. In addition, a significant number of cis-regulatory elements involved in the regulation of responses to light and hormones and abiotic stresses were found in the promoter region of peanut BBXs. Based on the analysis of transcriptome data and qRT-PCR, we identified AhBBX6, AhBBX11, AhBBX13, and AhBBX38 as potential genes associated with tolerance to salt and drought. Silencing AhBBX6 using virus-induced gene silencing compromised the tolerance of peanut plants to salt and drought stresses. The results of this study provide knowledge on peanut BBXs and establish a foundation for future research into their functional roles in peanut development and stress response.
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- Haohong Tang
- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China; (H.T.); (H.S.); (F.L.)
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao 266100, China; (C.Y.); (S.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China; (H.T.); (H.S.); (F.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China; (H.T.); (H.S.); (F.L.)
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao 266100, China; (C.Y.); (S.S.)
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shihezi 832000, China;
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- Shandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao 266100, China; (C.Y.); (S.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China; (H.T.); (H.S.); (F.L.)
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Sui C, Cheng S, Wang D, Lv L, Meng H, Du M, Li J, Su P, Guo S. Systematic identification and characterization of the soybean ( Glycine max) B-box transcription factor family. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2022.2155570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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- Chao Sui
- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Liaocheng University Crop Germplasm Innovation Research Institute, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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Liu Y, Wang Y, Liao J, Chen Q, Jin W, Li S, Zhu T, Li S. Identification and Characterization of the BBX Gene Family in Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis and Their Potential Role under Adverse Environmental Stresses. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13465. [PMID: 37686287 PMCID: PMC10488121 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Zinc finger protein (ZFP) transcription factors play a pivotal role in regulating plant growth, development, and response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Although extensively characterized in model organisms, these genes have yet to be reported in bamboo plants, and their expression information is lacking. Therefore, we identified 21 B-box (BBX) genes from a transcriptome analysis of Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis. Consequently, multiple sequence alignments and an analysis of conserved motifs showed that they all had highly similar structures. The BBX genes were divided into four subgroups according to their phylogenetic relationships and conserved domains. A GO analysis predicted multiple functions of the BBX genes in photomorphogenesis, metabolic processes, and biological regulation. We assessed the expression profiles of 21 BBX genes via qRT-PCR under different adversity conditions. Among them, eight genes were significantly up-regulated under water deficit stress (BBX4, BBX10, BBX11, BBX14, BBX15, BBX16, BBX17, and BBX21), nine under salt stress (BBX2, BBX3, BBX7, BBX9, BBX10, BBX12, BBX15, BBX16, and BBX21), twelve under cold stress (BBX1, BBX2, BBX4, BBX7, BBX10, BBX12, BBX14, BBX15, BBX17, BBX18, BBX19, and BBX21), and twelve under pathogen infestation stress (BBX1, BBX2, BBX4, BBX7, BBX10, BBX12, BBX14, BBX15, BBX17, BBX18, BBX19, and BBX21). Three genes (BBX10, BBX15, and BBX21) were significantly up-regulated under both biotic and abiotic stresses. These results suggest that the BBX gene family is integral to plant growth, development, and response to multivariate stresses. In conclusion, we have comprehensively analyzed the BDBBX genes under various adversity stress conditions, thus providing valuable information for further functional studies of this gene family.
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- Yi Liu
- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (J.L.); (Q.C.); (W.J.); (S.L.); (T.Z.)
- National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Chengdu 611130, China
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Chiriotto TS, Saura-Sánchez M, Barraza C, Botto JF. BBX24 Increases Saline and Osmotic Tolerance through ABA Signaling in Arabidopsis Seeds. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2392. [PMID: 37446954 DOI: 10.3390/plants12132392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Seed germination is a critical stage for survival during the life cycle of an individual plant. Genetic and environmental cues are integrated by individual seeds to determine germination, mainly achieved through regulation of the metabolism and signaling of gibberellins (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA), two phytohormones with antagonistic roles. Saline and drought conditions can arrest the germination of seeds and limit the seedling emergence and homogeneity of crops. This work aimed to study the function of BBX24, a B-Box transcription factor, in the control of germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds imbibed in saline and osmotic conditions. Seeds of mutant and reporter GUS lines of BBX24 were incubated at different doses of NaCl and polyethylene-glycol (PEG) solutions and with ABA, GA and their inhibitors to evaluate the rate of germination. We found that BBX24 promotes seed germination under moderated stresses. The expression of BBX24 is inhibited by NaCl and PEG. In addition, ABA suppresses BBX24-induced seed germination. Additional experiments suggest that BBX24 reduces ABA sensitivity, improving NaCl tolerance, and increases GA sensitivity in seeds imbibed in ABA. In addition, BBX24 inhibits the expression of ABI3 and ABI5 and genetically interacts upstream of HY5 and ABI5. This study demonstrates the relevance of BBX24 to induce drought and salinity tolerance in seed germination to ensure seedling emergence in sub-optimal environments.
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- Tai S Chiriotto
- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1417DSE, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1417DSE, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1417DSE, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1417DSE, Argentina
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Li S, Ou C, Wang F, Zhang Y, Ismail O, Elaziz YSA, Edris S, Jiang S, Li H. Mutant Ppbbx24-delgene positively regulates light-induced anthocyanin accumulation in the red pear.. [DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.19.541476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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AbstractAnthocyanins are pigments and nutrients in red pears regulated by BBX family genes. Herein, we characterized a 14-nucleotide deletion mutation in the coding region of thePpBBX24gene from ‘Red Zaosu’ pear (Pyrus pyrifoliaWhite Pear Group), namedPpbbx24-del. Genetic and biochemical approaches were used to compare the roles of PpBBX24 and Ppbbx24-del in anthocyanin accumulation.Ppbbx24-delplayed a positive role in anthocyanin biosynthesis of the ‘Red Zaosu’ pear peel by light treatment. Functional analyses based on overexpression in tobacco and transient overexpression in pear fruit peels showed thatPpbbx24-delpromoted anthocyanin accumulation. Cyanidin and peonidin were major differentially expressed anthocyanins, and transcript levels of some structural genes in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway were significantly increased. Protein interaction assays showed that PpBBX24 was located in the nucleus and interacted with PpHY5, whereas Ppbbx24-del was colocalized in the nucleoplasm and did not interact with PpHY5. PpHY5 and Ppbbx24-del had positive regulatory effects on the expression ofPpCHS,PpCHI, andPpMYB10when acting alone, but had cumulative effects on gene activation when acting simultaneously. Alone, PpBBX24 had no significant effect on the expression ofPpCHS,PpCHI, orPpMYB10, whereas it inhibited the activation effects of PpHY5 on downstream genes when it existed with PpHY5. Our study demonstrated that mutant Ppbbx24-del positively regulates the anthocyanin accumulation in pear. The results of this study clarify the mechanism and enrich the regulatory network of anthocyanin biosynthesis, which lays a theoretical foundation forPpbbx24-deluse to create red pear cultivars.
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Cao J, Yuan J, Zhang Y, Chen C, Zhang B, Shi X, Niu R, Lin F. Multi-layered roles of BBX proteins in plant growth and development. STRESS BIOLOGY 2023; 3:1. [PMID: 37676379 PMCID: PMC10442040 DOI: 10.1007/s44154-022-00080-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Light and phytohormone are external and internal cues that regulate plant growth and development throughout their life cycle. BBXs (B-box domain proteins) are a group of zinc finger proteins that not only directly govern the transcription of target genes but also associate with other factors to create a meticulous regulatory network to precisely regulate numerous aspects of growth and developmental processes in plants. Recent studies demonstrate that BBXs play pivotal roles in light-controlled plant growth and development. Besides, BBXs have been documented to regulate phytohormone-mediated physiological procedures. In this review, we summarize and highlight the multi-faced role of BBXs, with a focus in photomorphogenesis, photoperiodic flowering, shade avoidance, abiotic stress, and phytohormone-mediated growth and development in plant.
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- Jing Cao
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Moulick D, Bhutia KL, Sarkar S, Roy A, Mishra UN, Pramanick B, Maitra S, Shankar T, Hazra S, Skalicky M, Brestic M, Barek V, Hossain A. The intertwining of Zn-finger motifs and abiotic stress tolerance in plants: Current status and future prospects. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1083960. [PMID: 36684752 PMCID: PMC9846276 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1083960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Environmental stresses such as drought, high salinity, and low temperature can adversely modulate the field crop's ability by altering the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes of the plants. It is estimated that about 50% + of the productivity of several crops is limited due to various types of abiotic stresses either presence alone or in combination (s). However, there are two ways plants can survive against these abiotic stresses; a) through management practices and b) through adaptive mechanisms to tolerate plants. These adaptive mechanisms of tolerant plants are mostly linked to their signalling transduction pathway, triggering the action of plant transcription factors and controlling the expression of various stress-regulated genes. In recent times, several studies found that Zn-finger motifs have a significant function during abiotic stress response in plants. In the first report, a wide range of Zn-binding motifs has been recognized and termed Zn-fingers. Since the zinc finger motifs regulate the function of stress-responsive genes. The Zn-finger was first reported as a repeated Zn-binding motif, comprising conserved cysteine (Cys) and histidine (His) ligands, in Xenopus laevis oocytes as a transcription factor (TF) IIIA (or TFIIIA). In the proteins where Zn2+ is mainly attached to amino acid residues and thus espousing a tetrahedral coordination geometry. The physical nature of Zn-proteins, defining the attraction of Zn-proteins for Zn2+, is crucial for having an in-depth knowledge of how a Zn2+ facilitates their characteristic function and how proteins control its mobility (intra and intercellular) as well as cellular availability. The current review summarized the concept, importance and mechanisms of Zn-finger motifs during abiotic stress response in plants.
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- Debojyoti Moulick
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Molecular Breeding, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, India
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- School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty Centre for Integrated Rural Development and Management (IRDM), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India
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- School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty Centre for Integrated Rural Development and Management (IRDM), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, PUSA, Samastipur, Bihar, India
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Scottsbluff, NE, United States
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- Department of Agronomy and Agroforestry, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India
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- Department of Agronomy and Agroforestry, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czechia
- Institute of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Division of Agronomy, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Xuefen D, Wei X, Wang B, Xiaolin Z, Xian W, Jincheng L. Genome-wide identification and expression pattern analysis of quinoa BBX family. PeerJ 2022; 10:e14463. [PMID: 36523472 PMCID: PMC9745916 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BBX is a transcription factor encoding zinc finger protein that plays a key role in plant growth and development as well as in responding to abiotic stresses. However, in quinoa, which is known as a "super grain" and has extremely high nutritional value, this gene family has not yet been thoroughly studied. In this study, in order to fully understand the family function of the BBX in quinoa, a total of 31 BBX members were identified by bioinformatics methods. These BBX members were mainly acidic proteins, and most of their secondary structures were random coil s, 31 CqBBX members were unevenly distributed on 17 chromosomes, and the analysis of replication events found that quinoa BBX genes produced a total of 14 pairs of gene replication. The BBX genes were divided into five subfamilies according to phylogenetics, and its gene structure and conserved motif were basically consistent with the classification of its phylogenetic tree. In addition, a total of 43 light response elements, hormone response elements, tissue-specific expression response elements, and abiotic stress response elements were found in the promoter region, involving stress elements such as drought and low temperature. Finally, the expression patterns of CqBBX genes in different tissues and abiotic stresses were studied by combining transcriptome data and qRT-PCR , and all 13 genes responded to drought, salt, and low-temperature stress to varying degrees. This study is the first comprehensive study of the BBX family of quinoa, and its results provide important clues for further analysis of the function of the abiotic stress response.
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- Du Xuefen
- Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Agronomy, Gansu, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Agronomy, Gansu, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu, Lanzhou, China,Gansu Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu, Lanzhou, China
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Genome-Wide Identification of Strawberry C2H2-ZFP C1-2i Subclass and the Potential Function of FaZAT10 in Abiotic Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232113079. [PMID: 36361867 PMCID: PMC9654774 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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C2H2-type zinc finger proteins (C2H2-ZFPs) play a key role in various plant biological processes and responses to environmental stresses. In Arabidopsisthaliana, C2H2-ZFP members with two zinc finger domains have been well-characterized in response to abiotic stresses. To date, the functions of these genes in strawberries are still uncharacterized. Here, 126 C2H2-ZFPs in cultivated strawberry were firstly identified using the recently sequenced Fragaria × ananassa genome. Among these C2H2-ZFPs, 46 members containing two zinc finger domains in cultivated strawberry were further identified as the C1-2i subclass. These genes were unevenly distributed on 21 chromosomes and classified into five groups according to the phylogenetic relationship, with similar physicochemical properties and motif compositions in the same group. Analyses of conserved domains and gene structures indicated the evolutionary conservation of the C1-2i subclass. A Ka/Ks analysis indicated that the C1-2i members were subjected to purifying selection during evolution. Furthermore, FaZAT10, a typical C2H2-ZFP, was isolated. FaZAT10 was expressed the highest in roots, and it was induced by drought, salt, low-temperature, ABA, and MeJA treatments. It was localized in the nucleus and showed no transactivation activity in yeast cells. Overall, these results provide useful information for enriching the analysis of the ZFPs gene family in strawberry, and they provide support for revealing the mechanism of FaZAT10 in the regulatory network of abiotic stress.
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Kumar T, Tiwari N, Bharadwaj C, Roorkiwal M, Reddy SPP, Patil BS, Kumar S, Hamwieh A, Vinutha T, Bindra S, Singh I, Alam A, Chaturvedi SK, Kumar Y, Nimmy MS, Siddique KHM, Varshney RK. A comprehensive analysis of Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) gene for salinity tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Sci Rep 2022; 12:16315. [PMID: 36175531 PMCID: PMC9523030 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20771-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Soil salinity affects various crop cultivation but legumes are the most sensitive to salinity. Osmotic stress is the first stage of salinity stress caused by excess salts in the soil on plants which adversely affects the growth instantly. The Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) genes play a key role in the regulation of abiotic stresses resistance from the high expression of different isoform. Selected genotypes were evaluated to estimate for salt tolerance as well as genetic variability at morphological and molecular level. Allelic variations were identified in some of the selected genotypes for the TPS gene. A comprehensive analysis of the TPS gene from selected genotypes was conducted. Presence of significant genetic variability among the genotypes was found for salinity tolerance. This is the first report of allelic variation of TPS gene from chickpea and results indicates that the SNPs present in these conserved regions may contribute largely to functional distinction. The nucleotide sequence analysis suggests that the TPS gene sequences were found to be conserved among the genotypes. Some selected genotypes were evaluated to estimate for salt tolerance as well as for comparative analysis of physiological, molecular and allelic variability for salt responsive gene Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase through sequence similarity. Allelic variations were identified in some selected genotypes for the TPS gene. It is found that Pusa362, Pusa1103, and IG5856 are the most salt-tolerant lines and the results indicates that the identified genotypes can be used as a reliable donor for the chickpea improvement programs for salinity tolerance.
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- Tapan Kumar
- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India.,International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Amlaha, Madhya Pradesh, 466113, India
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- International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Amlaha, Madhya Pradesh, 466113, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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- Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India.,The UWA Institute of Agriculture, UWA, Perth, WA, Australia
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, 2 Port Said, Victoria Square, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Banathali Vidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan, India
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, UWA, Perth, WA, Australia
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- International Chair in Agriculture & Food Security, State Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Centre for Crop & Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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Cui L, Zheng F, Wang J, Zhang C, Zhang D, Gao S, Zhang C, Ye J, Zhang Y, Ouyang B, Wang T, Hong Z, Ye Z, Zhang J. The tomato CONSTANS-LIKE protein SlCOL1 regulates fruit yield by repressing SFT gene expression. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:429. [PMID: 36071376 PMCID: PMC9454169 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03813-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONSTANS (CO) and CONSTANS-LIKE (COL) transcription factors have been known to regulate a series of cellular processes including the transition from the vegetative growth to flower development in plants. However, their role in regulating fruit yield in tomato is poorly understood. RESULT In this study, the tomato ortholog of Arabidopsis CONSTANS, SlCOL1, was shown to play key roles in the control of flower development and fruit yield. Suppression of SlCOL1 expression in tomato was found to lead to promotion of flower and fruit development, resulting in increased tomato fruit yield. On the contrary, overexpression of SlCOL1 disturbed flower and fruit development, and significantly reduced tomato fruit yield. Genetic and biochemical evidence indicated that SlCOL1 controls inflorescence development by directly binding to the promoter region of tomato inflorescence-associated gene SINGLE-FLOWER TRUSS (SFT) and negatively regulating its expression. Additionally, we found that SlCOL1 can also negatively regulate fruit size in tomato. CONCLUSIONS Tomato SlCOL1 binds to the promoter of the SFT gene, down-regulates its expression, and plays a key role in reducing the fruit size.
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- Long Cui
- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Kiełbowicz-Matuk A, Grądzka K, Biegańska M, Talar U, Czarnecka J, Rorat T. The StBBX24 protein affects the floral induction and mediates salt tolerance in Solanum tuberosum. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:965098. [PMID: 36160990 PMCID: PMC9490078 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.965098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The transition from vegetative growth to reproductive development is a critical developmental switch in flowering plants to ensure a successful life cycle. However, while the genes controlling flowering are well-known in model plants, they are less well-understood in crops. In this work, we generated potato lines both silenced and overexpressed for the expression of StBBX24, a clock-controlled gene encoding a B-box protein located in the cytosol and nuclear chromatin fraction. We revealed that Solanum tuberosum lines silenced for StBBX24 expression displayed much earlier flowering than wild-type plants. Conversely, plants overexpressing StBBX24 mostly did not produce flower buds other than wild-type plants. In addition, RT-qPCR analyses of transgenic silenced lines revealed substantial modifications in the expression of genes functioning in flowering. Furthermore, S. tuberosum lines silenced for StBBX24 expression displayed susceptibility to high salinity with a lower capacity of the antioxidant system and strongly decreased expression of genes encoding Na+ transporters that mediate salt tolerance, contrary to the plants with StBBX24 overexpression. Altogether, these data reveal that StBBX24 participates in potato flowering repression and is involved in salt stress response.
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- Agnieszka Kiełbowicz-Matuk
- Department of Regulation of Gene Expression, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Bandara WW, Wijesundera WSS, Hettiarachchi C. Rice and Arabidopsis BBX proteins: toward genetic engineering of abiotic stress resistant crops. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:164. [PMID: 36092969 PMCID: PMC9452616 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03228-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Productivity of crop plants are enormously affected by biotic and abiotic stresses. The co-occurrence of several abiotic stresses may lead to death of crop plants. Hence, it is the responsibility of plant scientists to develop crop plants equipped with multistress tolerance pathways. A subgroup of zinc finger transcription factor family, known as B-box (BBX) proteins, play a key role in light and hormonal regulation pathways. In addition, BBX proteins act as key regulatory proteins in many abiotic stress regulatory pathways, including Ultraviolet-B (UV-B), salinity, drought, heat and cold, and heavy metal stresses. Most of the BBX proteins identified in Arabidopsis and rice respond to more than one abiotic stress. Considering the requirement of improving rice for multistress tolerance, this review discusses functionally characterized Arabidopsis and rice BBX proteins in the development of abiotic stress responses. Furthermore, it highlights the participation of BBX proteins in multistress regulation and crop improvement through genetic engineering.
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Ma J, Dai JX, Liu XW, Lin D. Genome-wide and expression analysis of B-box gene family in pepper. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:883. [PMID: 34872495 PMCID: PMC8650552 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-08186-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND BBX transcription factors are a kind of zinc finger transcription factors with one or two B-box domains, which partilant in plant growth, development and response to abiotic or biotic stress. The BBX family has been identified in Arabidopsis, rice, tomato and some other model plant genomes. RESULTS Here, 24 CaBBX genes were identified in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), and the phylogenic analysis, structures, chromosomal location, gene expression patterns and subcellular localizations were also carried out to understand the evolution and function of CaBBX genes. All these CaBBXs were divided into five classes, and 20 of them distributed in 11 of 12 pepper chromosomes unevenly. Most duplication events occurred in subgroup I. Quantitative RT-PCR indicated that several CaBBX genes were induced by abiotic stress and hormones, some had tissue-specific expression profiles or differentially expressed at developmental stages. Most of CaBBX members were predicated to be nucleus-localized in consistent with the transient expression assay by onion inner epidermis of the three tested CaBBX members (CaBBX5, 6 and 20). CONCLUSION Several CaBBX genes were induced by abiotic stress and exogenous phytohormones, some expressed tissue-specific and variously at different developmental stage. The detected CaBBXs act as nucleus-localized transcription factors. Our data might be a foundation in the identification of CaBBX genes, and a further understanding of their biological function in future studies.
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- Jing Ma
- Engineering Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of Shandong Province, Key laboratory of horticultural plant genetic improvement and breeding of Qingdao, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of Shandong Province, Key laboratory of horticultural plant genetic improvement and breeding of Qingdao, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of Shandong Province, Key laboratory of horticultural plant genetic improvement and breeding of Qingdao, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of Shandong Province, Key laboratory of horticultural plant genetic improvement and breeding of Qingdao, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Lee C, Chung CT, Hong WJ, Lee YS, Lee JH, Koh HJ, Jung KH. Transcriptional Changes in the Developing Rice Seeds Under Salt Stress Suggest Targets for Manipulating Seed Quality. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:748273. [PMID: 34819939 PMCID: PMC8606889 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.748273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Global sea-level rise, the effect of climate change, poses a serious threat to rice production owing to saltwater intrusion and the accompanying increase in salt concentration. The reclaimed lands, comprising 22.1% of rice production in Korea, now face the crisis of global sea-level rise and a continuous increase in salt concentration. Here, we investigated the relationship between the decrease in seed quality and the transcriptional changes that occur in the developing rice seeds under salt stress. Compared to cultivation on normal land, the japonica rice cultivar, Samgwang, grown on reclaimed land showed a greatly increased accumulation of minerals, including sodium, magnesium, potassium, and sulfur, in seeds and a reduced yield, delayed heading, decreased thousand grain weight, and decreased palatability and amylose content. Samgwang showed phenotypical sensitivity to salt stress in the developing seeds. Using RNA-seq technology, we therefore carried out a comparative transcriptome analysis of the developing seeds grown on reclaimed and normal lands. In the biological process category, gene ontology enrichment analysis revealed that the upregulated genes were closely associated with the metabolism of biomolecules, including amino acids, carboxylic acid, lignin, trehalose, polysaccharide, and chitin, and to stress responses. MapMan analysis revealed the involvement of upregulated genes in the biosynthetic pathways of abscisic acid and melatonin and the relationship of trehalose, raffinose, and maltose with osmotic stress. Interestingly, many seed storage protein genes encoding glutelins and prolamins were upregulated in the developing seeds under salt stress, indicating the negative effect of the increase of storage proteins on palatability. Transcription factors upregulated in the developing seeds under salt stress included, in particular, bHLH, MYB, zinc finger, and heat shock factor, which could act as potential targets for the manipulation of seed quality under salt stress. Our study aims to develop a useful reference for elucidating the relationship between seed response mechanisms and decreased seed quality under salt stress, providing potential strategies for the improvement of seed quality under salt stress.
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- Choonseok Lee
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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- Crop Research Division, Chungcheongnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Yesan, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Southern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, Miryang, South Korea
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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Singh S, Chhapekar SS, Ma Y, Rameneni JJ, Oh SH, Kim J, Lim YP, Choi SR. Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution, and Comparative Analysis of B-Box Genes in Brassica rapa, B. oleracea, and B. napus and Their Expression Profiling in B. rapa in Response to Multiple Hormones and Abiotic Stresses. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910367. [PMID: 34638707 PMCID: PMC8509055 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The B-box zinc-finger transcription factors are important for plant growth, development, and various physiological processes such as photomorphogenesis, light signaling, and flowering, as well as for several biotic and abiotic stress responses. However, there is relatively little information available regarding Brassica B-box genes and their expression. In this study, we identified 51, 52, and 101 non-redundant genes encoding B-box proteins in Brassica rapa (BrBBX genes), B. oleracea (BoBBX genes), and B. napus (BnBBX genes), respectively. A whole-genome identification, characterization, and evolutionary analysis (synteny and orthology) of the B-box gene families in the diploid species B. rapa (A genome) and B. oleracea (C genome) and in the allotetraploid species B. napus (AC genome) revealed segmental duplications were the major contributors to the expansion of the BrassicaBBX gene families. The BrassicaBBX genes were classified into five subgroups according to phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, and conserved domains. Light-responsive cis-regulatory elements were detected in many of the BBX gene promoters. Additionally, BrBBX expression profiles in different tissues and in response to various abiotic stresses (heat, cold, salt, and drought) or hormones (abscisic acid, methyl jasmonate, and gibberellic acid) were analyzed by qRT-PCR. The data indicated that many B-box genes (e.g., BrBBX13, BrBBX15, and BrBBX17) may contribute to plant development and growth as well as abiotic stress tolerance. Overall, the identified BBX genes may be useful as functional genetic markers for multiple stress responses and plant developmental processes.
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- Sonam Singh
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.S.); (S.S.C.); (Y.M.); (J.J.R.); (S.H.O.)
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.S.); (S.S.C.); (Y.M.); (J.J.R.); (S.H.O.)
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.S.); (S.S.C.); (Y.M.); (J.J.R.); (S.H.O.)
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.S.); (S.S.C.); (Y.M.); (J.J.R.); (S.H.O.)
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.S.); (S.S.C.); (Y.M.); (J.J.R.); (S.H.O.)
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- Breeding Research Institute, Dayi International Seed Co., Ltd., 16-35 Ssiat-gil, Baeksan-myeon, Gimje 54324, Jeollabuk-do, Korea;
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.S.); (S.S.C.); (Y.M.); (J.J.R.); (S.H.O.)
- Correspondence: (Y.P.L.); (S.R.C.); Tel.: +82-42-821-8846 (Y.P.L. & S.R.C.); Fax: +82-42-821-8847 (Y.P.L. & S.R.C.)
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea; (S.S.); (S.S.C.); (Y.M.); (J.J.R.); (S.H.O.)
- Correspondence: (Y.P.L.); (S.R.C.); Tel.: +82-42-821-8846 (Y.P.L. & S.R.C.); Fax: +82-42-821-8847 (Y.P.L. & S.R.C.)
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Rigal A, Doyle SM, Ritter A, Raggi S, Vain T, O’Brien JA, Goossens A, Pauwels L, Robert S. A network of stress-related genes regulates hypocotyl elongation downstream of selective auxin perception. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:430-445. [PMID: 34618142 PMCID: PMC8418399 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The plant hormone auxin, a master coordinator of development, regulates hypocotyl elongation during seedling growth. We previously identified the synthetic molecule RubNeddin 1 (RN1), which induces degradation of the AUXIN/INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID (AUX/IAA) transcriptional repressors INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID-INDUCIBLE3 (IAA3) and IAA7 in planta and strongly promotes hypocotyl elongation. In the present study, we show that despite the structural similarity of RN1 to the synthetic auxin 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic-acid (2,4-D), direct treatments with these compounds in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) result in distinct effects, possibly due to enhanced uptake of RN1 and low-level, chronic release of 2,4-D from RN1 in planta. We confirm RN1-induced hypocotyl elongation occurs via specific TRANSPORT INHIBITOR RESISTANT1 (TIR1)/AUXIN SIGNALING F-BOX (AFB) receptor-mediated auxin signaling involving TIR1, AFB2, and AFB5. Using a transcriptome profiling strategy and candidate gene approach, we identify the genes ZINC FINGER OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA10 (ZAT10), ARABIDOPSIS TOXICOS EN LEVADURA31 (ATL31), and WRKY DNA-BINDING PROTEIN33 (WRKY33) as being rapidly upregulated by RN1, despite being downregulated by 2,4-D treatment. RN1-induced expression of these genes also occurs via TIR1/AFB-mediated auxin signaling. Our results suggest both hypocotyl elongation and transcription of these genes are induced by RN1 via the promoted degradation of the AUX/IAA transcriptional repressor IAA7. Moreover, these three genes, which are known to be stress-related, act in an inter-dependent transcriptional regulatory network controlling hypocotyl elongation. Together, our results suggest ZAT10, ATL31, and WRKY33 take part in a common gene network regulating hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis downstream of a selective auxin perception module likely involving TIR1, AFB2, and AFB5 and inducing the degradation of IAA7.
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- Adeline Rigal
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Santiago, 8331150, Chile
- Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 340, Santiago, 8331150, Chile
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden
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Talar U, Kiełbowicz-Matuk A. Beyond Arabidopsis: BBX Regulators in Crop Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22062906. [PMID: 33809370 PMCID: PMC7999331 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22062906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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B-box proteins represent diverse zinc finger transcription factors and regulators forming large families in various plants. A unique domain structure defines them—besides the highly conserved B-box domains, some B-box (BBX) proteins also possess CCT domain and VP motif. Based on the presence of these specific domains, they are mostly classified into five structural groups. The particular members widely differ in structure and fulfill distinct functions in regulating plant growth and development, including seedling photomorphogenesis, the anthocyanins biosynthesis, photoperiodic regulation of flowering, and hormonal pathways. Several BBX proteins are additionally involved in biotic and abiotic stress response. Overexpression of some BBX genes stimulates various stress-related genes and enhanced tolerance to different stresses. Moreover, there is evidence of interplay between B-box and the circadian clock mechanism. This review highlights the role of BBX proteins as a part of a broad regulatory network in crop plants, considering their participation in development, physiology, defense, and environmental constraints. A description is also provided of how various BBX regulators involved in stress tolerance were applied in genetic engineering to obtain stress tolerance in transgenic crops.
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Han G, Lu C, Guo J, Qiao Z, Sui N, Qiu N, Wang B. C2H2 Zinc Finger Proteins: Master Regulators of Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:115. [PMID: 32153617 PMCID: PMC7044346 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity are major environmental factors that limit crop yields. Unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying abiotic stress resistance is crucial for improving crop performance and increasing productivity under adverse environmental conditions. Zinc finger proteins, comprising one of the largest transcription factor families, are known for their finger-like structure and their ability to bind Zn2+. Zinc finger proteins are categorized into nine subfamilies based on their conserved Cys and His motifs, including the Cys2/His2-type (C2H2), C3H, C3HC4, C2HC5, C4HC3, C2HC, C4, C6, and C8 subfamilies. Over the past two decades, much progress has been made in understanding the roles of C2H2 zinc finger proteins in plant growth, development, and stress signal transduction. In this review, we focus on recent progress in elucidating the structures, functions, and classifications of plant C2H2 zinc finger proteins and their roles in abiotic stress responses.
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- Guoliang Han
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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Wei H, Wang P, Chen J, Li C, Wang Y, Yuan Y, Fang J, Leng X. Genome-wide identification and analysis of B-BOX gene family in grapevine reveal its potential functions in berry development. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:72. [PMID: 32054455 PMCID: PMC7020368 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-2239-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The B-BOX (BBX) proteins are the class of zinc-finger transcription factors and can regulate plant growth, development, and endure stress response. In plants, the BBX gene family has been identified in Arabidopsis, rice, and tomato. However, no systematic analysis of BBX genes has been undertaken in grapevine. RESULTS In this study, 24 grapevine BBX (VvBBX) genes were identified by comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. Subsequently, the chromosomal localizations, gene structure, conserved domains, phylogenetic relationship, gene duplication, and cis-acting elements were analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis divided VvBBX genes into five subgroups. Numerous cis-acting elements related to plant development, hormone and/or stress responses were identified in the promoter of the VvBBX genes. The tissue-specific expressional dynamics of VvBBX genes demonstrated that VvBBXs might play important role in plant growth and development. The transcript analysis from transcriptome data and qRT-PCR inferred that 11 VvBBX genes were down-regulated in different fruit developmental stages, while three VvBBX genes were up-regulated. It is also speculated that VvBBX genes might be involved in multiple hormone signaling (ABA, ethylene, GA3, and CPPU) as transcriptional regulators to modulate berry development and ripening. VvBBX22 seems to be responsive to multiple hormone signaling, including ABA, ethylene GA3, and CPPU. Some VvBBX genes were strongly induced by Cu, salt, waterlogging, and drought stress treatment. Furthermore, the expression of VvBBX22 proposed its involvement in multiple functions, including leaf senescence, abiotic stress responses, fruit development, and hormone response. CONCLUSIONS Our results will provide the reference for functional studies of BBX gene family, and highlight its functions in grapevine berry development and ripening. The results will help us to better understand the complexity of the BBX gene family in abiotic stress tolerance and provide valuable information for future functional characterization of specific genes in grapevine.
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- Hongru Wei
- Qingdao Key Lab of Modern Agriculture Quality and Safety Engineering, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Qingdao Key Lab of Modern Agriculture Quality and Safety Engineering, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 People’s Republic of China
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- Qingdao Key Lab of Modern Agriculture Quality and Safety Engineering, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 People’s Republic of China
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- Qingdao Key Lab of Modern Agriculture Quality and Safety Engineering, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
- Institute of Grape Science and Engineering, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 People’s Republic of China
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- Qingdao Key Lab of Modern Agriculture Quality and Safety Engineering, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Grape Science and Engineering, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109 People’s Republic of China
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The Roles of Arabidopsis C1-2i Subclass of C2H2-type Zinc-Finger Transcription Factors. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10090653. [PMID: 31466344 PMCID: PMC6770587 DOI: 10.3390/genes10090653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The Cys2His2 (C2H2)-type zinc-finger protein (ZFP) family, which includes 176 members in Arabidopsis thaliana, is one of the largest families of putative transcription factors in plants. Of the Arabidopsis ZFP members, only 33 members are conserved in other eukaryotes, with 143 considered to be plant specific. C2H2-type ZFPs have been extensively studied and have been shown to play important roles in plant development and environmental stress responses by transcriptional regulation. The ethylene-responsive element binding-factor-associated amphiphilic repression (EAR) domain (GCC box) has been found to have a critical role in the tolerance response to abiotic stress. Many of the plant ZFPs containing the EAR domain, such as AZF1/2/3, ZAT7, ZAT10, and ZAT12, have been shown to function as transcriptional repressors. In this review, we mainly focus on the C1-2i subclass of C2H2 ZFPs and summarize the latest research into their roles in various stress responses. The role of C2H2-type ZFPs in response to the abiotic and biotic stress signaling network is not well explained, and amongst them, C1-2i is one of the better-characterized classifications in response to environmental stresses. These studies of the C1-2i subclass ought to furnish the basis for future studies to discover the pathways and receptors concerned in stress defense. Research has implied possible protein-protein interactions between members of C1-2i under various stresses, for which we have proposed a hypothetical model.
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Bai B, Lu N, Li Y, Guo S, Yin H, He Y, Sun W, Li W, Xie X. OsBBX14 promotes photomorphogenesis in rice by activating OsHY5L1 expression under blue light conditions. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 284:192-202. [PMID: 31084872 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In rice, OsBBX14, a B-box (BBX) transcription factor, reportedly delays heading. Here, we revealed that OsBBX14 positively regulates rice photomorphogenesis. The OsBBX14-overexpressing (OsBBX14-OX) seedlings were hypersensitive to light, especially blue light, and exhibited dwarfism, while the OsBBX14 knock-out plants (osbbx14) were taller than wild-type plants under blue light. Histological analyses indicated that the observed dwarfism was mainly due to decreased cell length. Additionally, OsBBX14 abundance (mRNA and protein levels) was influenced by different light wavelengths in a time-dependent manner. The expression levels of HY5Ls (LONG HYPOCOTYL 5 LIKE) and ELIPs (EARLY LIGHT-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN) genes, whose Arabidopsis thaliana homologs function as positive regulators in the light signaling pathway, were significantly upregulated in OsBBX14-OX lines. In contrast, the expression of genes related to cell wall organization and dwarfism was downregulated in OsBBX14-OX lines. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays confirmed that OsBBX14 binds to the T/G-box of HY5L1 (LONG HYPOCOTYL 5 LIKE 1) promoter. LUC complementation imaging (LCI) results suggested that OsBBX14 had physical interaction with OsCRY2 protein. Collectively, in response to blue light, OsBBX14 promotes photomorphogenesis, probably by directly or indirectly regulating the expression of HY5L1 or other genes related to cell wall organization and dwarfism.
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- Bo Bai
- Shandong Rice Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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- Shandong Rice Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, PR China.
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- Shandong Rice Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, PR China.
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- Shandong Rice Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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- Shandong Rice Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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- Shandong Rice Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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- Shandong Rice Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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Fang H, Dong Y, Yue X, Chen X, He N, Hu J, Jiang S, Xu H, Wang Y, Su M, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Wang N, Chen X. MdCOL4 Interaction Mediates Crosstalk Between UV-B and High Temperature to Control Fruit Coloration in Apple. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 60:1055-1066. [PMID: 30715487 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In many plants, anthocyanin biosynthesis is affected by environmental conditions. Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation promotes anthocyanin accumulation and fruit coloration in apple skin, whereas high temperature suppresses these processes. In this study, we characterized a B-box transcription factor, MdCOL4, from 'Fuji' apple, and identified its role in anthocyanin biosynthesis by overexpressing its encoding gene in apple red callus. The expression of MdCOL4 was reduced by UV-B, but promoted by high temperature. We explored the regulatory relationship between heat shock transcription factors (HSFs) and MdCOL4, and found that MdHSF3b and MdHSF4a directly bound to the heat shock element cis-element of the MdCOL4 promoter. MdCOL4 interacted with MdHY5 to synergistically inhibit the expression of MdMYB1, and MdCOL4 directly bound to the promoters of MdANS and MdUFGT, which encode genes in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway, to suppress their expression. Our findings shed light on the molecular mechanism by which MdCOL4 suppresses anthocyanin accumulation in apple skin under UV-B and high temperature.
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- Hongcheng Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- National Oceangraphic Center, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
- College of Horticulture Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road No.61, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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Noman A, Aqeel M, Khalid N, Islam W, Sanaullah T, Anwar M, Khan S, Ye W, Lou Y. Zinc finger protein transcription factors: Integrated line of action for plant antimicrobial activity. Microb Pathog 2019; 132:141-149. [PMID: 31051192 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The plants resist/tolerate unfavorable conditions in their natural habitats by using different but aligned and integrated defense mechanisms. Such defense responses include not only morphological and physiological adaptations but also the genomic and transcriptomic reconfiguration. Microbial attack on plants activates multiple pro-survival pathways such as transcriptional reprogramming, hypersensitive response (HR), antioxidant defense system and metabolic remodeling. Up-regulation of these processes during biotic stress conditions directly relates with plant survival. Over the years, hundreds of plant transcription factors (TFs) belonging to diverse families have been identified. Zinc finger protein (ZFP) TFs have crucial role in phytohormone response, plant growth and development, stress tolerance, transcriptional regulation, RNA binding and protein-protein interactions. Recent research progress has revealed regulatory and biological functions of ZFPs in incrementing plant resistance to pathogens. Integration of transcriptional activity with metabolic modulations has miniaturized plant innate immunity. However, the precise roles of different zinc finger TFs in plant immunity to pathogens have not been thoroughly analyzed. This review consolidates the pivotal functioning of zinc finger TFs and proposes the integrative understanding as foundation for the plant growth and development including the stress responses.
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- Ali Noman
- Institute of Insect Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China; Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan; College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of the Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahaud Din Zakria University, Multan, Pakistan
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- College of Life Science and Oceanology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Shangxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, PR China
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- Institute of Insect Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Insect Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
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Locascio A, Andrés-Colás N, Mulet JM, Yenush L. Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a Tool to Investigate Plant Potassium and Sodium Transporters. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E2133. [PMID: 31052176 PMCID: PMC6539216 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Sodium and potassium are two alkali cations abundant in the biosphere. Potassium is essential for plants and its concentration must be maintained at approximately 150 mM in the plant cell cytoplasm including under circumstances where its concentration is much lower in soil. On the other hand, sodium must be extruded from the plant or accumulated either in the vacuole or in specific plant structures. Maintaining a high intracellular K+/Na+ ratio under adverse environmental conditions or in the presence of salt is essential to maintain cellular homeostasis and to avoid toxicity. The baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been used to identify and characterize participants in potassium and sodium homeostasis in plants for many years. Its utility resides in the fact that the electric gradient across the membrane and the vacuoles is similar to plants. Most plant proteins can be expressed in yeast and are functional in this unicellular model system, which allows for productive structure-function studies for ion transporting proteins. Moreover, yeast can also be used as a high-throughput platform for the identification of genes that confer stress tolerance and for the study of protein-protein interactions. In this review, we summarize advances regarding potassium and sodium transport that have been discovered using the yeast model system, the state-of-the-art of the available techniques and the future directions and opportunities in this field.
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- Antonella Locascio
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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Wang K, Ding Y, Cai C, Chen Z, Zhu C. The role of C2H2 zinc finger proteins in plant responses to abiotic stresses. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 165:690-700. [PMID: 29572849 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Abiotic stresses are important factors affecting plant growth and development and limiting agricultural production worldwide. Plants have evolved complex regulatory mechanisms to respond and adapt to constantly changing environmental conditions. C2H2 zinc finger proteins form a relatively large family of transcriptional regulators in plants. Recent studies have revealed that C2H2 zinc finger proteins function as key transcriptional regulators in plant responses to a wide spectrum of stress conditions, including extreme temperatures, salinity, drought, oxidative stress, excessive light and silique shattering. Here, we summarize recent functional analysis on C2H2 zinc finger proteins in plant responses to abiotic stresses and discuss their roles as part of a large regulatory network in the perception and responses by plants to different environmental stimuli.
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- Ke Wang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Shalmani A, Jing XQ, Shi Y, Muhammad I, Zhou MR, Wei XY, Chen QQ, Li WQ, Liu WT, Chen KM. Characterization of B-BOX gene family and their expression profiles under hormonal, abiotic and metal stresses in Poaceae plants. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:27. [PMID: 30626335 PMCID: PMC6327500 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5336-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background B-box (BBX) proteins play important roles in plant growth regulation and development including photomorphogenesis, photoperiodic regulation of flowering, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Results In the present study we retrieved total 131 BBX members from five Poaceae species including 36 from maize, 30 from rice, 24 from sorghum, 22 from stiff brome, and 19 from Millet. All the BBX genes were grouped into five subfamilies on the basis of their phylogenetic relationships and structural features. The expression profiles of 12 OsBBX genes in different tissues were evaluated through qRT-PCR, and we found that most rice BBX members showed high expression level in the heading stage compared to seedling and booting stages. The expression of OsBBX1, OsBBX2, OsBBX8, OsBBX19, and OsBBX24 was strongly induced by abiotic stresses such as drought, cold and salt stresses. Furthermore, the expression of OsBBX2, OsBBX7, OsBBX17, OsBBX19, and OsBBX24 genes was up-regulated under GA, SA and MeJA hormones at different time points. Similarly, the transcripts level of OsBBX1, OsBBX7, OsBBX8, OsBBX17, and OsBBX19 genes were significantly affected by heavy metals such as Fe, Ni, Cr and Cd. Conclusion Change in the expression pattern of BBX members in response to abiotic, hormone and heavy metal stresses signifies their potential roles in plant growth and development and in response to multivariate stresses. The findings suggest that BBX genes could be used as potential genetic markers for the plants, particularly in functional analysis and determining their roles under multivariate stresses. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-018-5336-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Abdullah Shalmani
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
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Peethambaran PK, Glenz R, Höninger S, Shahinul Islam SM, Hummel S, Harter K, Kolukisaoglu Ü, Meynard D, Guiderdoni E, Nick P, Riemann M. Salt-inducible expression of OsJAZ8 improves resilience against salt-stress. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 18:311. [PMID: 30497415 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1521-1520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Productivity of important crop rice is greatly affected by salinity. The plant hormone jasmonate plays a vital role in salt stress adaptation, but also evokes detrimental side effects if not timely shut down again. As novel strategy to avoid such side effects, OsJAZ8, a negative regulator of jasmonate signalling, is expressed under control of the salt-inducible promoter of the transcription factor ZOS3-11, to obtain a transient jasmonate signature in response to salt stress. To modulate the time course of jasmonate signalling, either a full-length or a dominant negative C-terminally truncated version of OsJAZ8 driven by the ZOS3-11 promoter were expressed in a stable manner either in tobacco BY-2 cells, or in japonica rice. RESULTS The transgenic tobacco cells showed reduced mortality and efficient cycling under salt stress adaptation. This was accompanied by reduced sensitivity to Methyl jasmonate and increased responsiveness to auxin. In the case of transgenic rice, the steady-state levels of OsJAZ8 transcripts were more efficiently induced under salt stress compared to the wild type, this induction was more pronounced in the dominant-negative OsJAZ8 variant. CONCLUSIONS The result concluded that, more efficient activation of OsJAZ8 was accompanied by improved salt tolerance of the transgenic seedlings and demonstrates the impact of temporal signatures of jasmonate signalling for stress tolerance.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP), Plant Physiology, Tübingen, Germany
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- University Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP), Plant Physiology, Tübingen, Germany
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- University Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP), Plant Physiology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), unité mixte de recherche (UMR) Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales (AGAP), 34398, Montpellier, France
- Univ Montpellier, Cirad, Inra, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), unité mixte de recherche (UMR) Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales (AGAP), 34398, Montpellier, France
- Univ Montpellier, Cirad, Inra, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Peethambaran PK, Glenz R, Höninger S, Shahinul Islam SM, Hummel S, Harter K, Kolukisaoglu Ü, Meynard D, Guiderdoni E, Nick P, Riemann M. Salt-inducible expression of OsJAZ8 improves resilience against salt-stress. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 18:311. [PMID: 30497415 PMCID: PMC6267056 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1521-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Productivity of important crop rice is greatly affected by salinity. The plant hormone jasmonate plays a vital role in salt stress adaptation, but also evokes detrimental side effects if not timely shut down again. As novel strategy to avoid such side effects, OsJAZ8, a negative regulator of jasmonate signalling, is expressed under control of the salt-inducible promoter of the transcription factor ZOS3-11, to obtain a transient jasmonate signature in response to salt stress. To modulate the time course of jasmonate signalling, either a full-length or a dominant negative C-terminally truncated version of OsJAZ8 driven by the ZOS3-11 promoter were expressed in a stable manner either in tobacco BY-2 cells, or in japonica rice. RESULTS The transgenic tobacco cells showed reduced mortality and efficient cycling under salt stress adaptation. This was accompanied by reduced sensitivity to Methyl jasmonate and increased responsiveness to auxin. In the case of transgenic rice, the steady-state levels of OsJAZ8 transcripts were more efficiently induced under salt stress compared to the wild type, this induction was more pronounced in the dominant-negative OsJAZ8 variant. CONCLUSIONS The result concluded that, more efficient activation of OsJAZ8 was accompanied by improved salt tolerance of the transgenic seedlings and demonstrates the impact of temporal signatures of jasmonate signalling for stress tolerance.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP), Plant Physiology, Tübingen, Germany
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- University Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP), Plant Physiology, Tübingen, Germany
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- University Tübingen, Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP), Plant Physiology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), unité mixte de recherche (UMR) Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales (AGAP), 34398 Montpellier, France
- Univ Montpellier, Cirad, Inra, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), unité mixte de recherche (UMR) Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales (AGAP), 34398 Montpellier, France
- Univ Montpellier, Cirad, Inra, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Zhang M, Zhang H, Zheng JX, Mo H, Xia KF, Jian SG. Functional Identification of Salt-Stress-Related Genes Using the FOX Hunting System from Ipomoea pes-caprae. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19113446. [PMID: 30400210 PMCID: PMC6274920 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Ipomoea pes-caprae is a seashore halophytic plant and is therefore a good model for studying the molecular mechanisms underlying salt and stress tolerance in plant research. Here, we performed Full-length cDNA Over-eXpressor (FOX) gene hunting with a functional screening of a cDNA library using a salt-sensitive yeast mutant strain to isolate the salt-stress-related genes of I. pes-caprae (IpSR genes). The library was screened for genes that complemented the salt defect of yeast mutant AXT3 and could grow in the presence of 75 mM NaCl. We obtained 38 candidate salt-stress-related full-length cDNA clones from the I. pes-caprae cDNA library. The genes are predicted to encode proteins involved in water deficit, reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging, cellular vesicle trafficking, metabolic enzymes, and signal transduction factors. When combined with the quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses, several potential functional salt-tolerance-related genes were emphasized. This approach provides a rapid assay system for the large-scale screening of I. pes-caprae genes involved in the salt stress response and supports the identification of genes responsible for the molecular mechanisms of salt tolerance.
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- Mei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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Ipomoea pes-caprae IpASR Improves Salinity and Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082252. [PMID: 30071625 PMCID: PMC6121548 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Ipomoea pes-caprae L. is an extremophile halophyte with strong adaptability to seawater and drought. It is widely used in the ecological restoration of coastal areas or degraded islands in tropical and subtropical regions. In this study, a new abscisic acid, stressandripening (ASR) gene, IpASR, was reported, and is mainly associated with biological functions involved in salt and drought tolerance. Sequence analysis of IpASR showed that this protein contains an ABA/WDS (abscisic acid/water deficit stress) domain, which is a common feature of all plant ASR members. Overexpression of IpASR improved Escherichia coli growth performance compared with the control under abiotic stress treatment. The transgenic overexpressing IpASR Arabidopsis showed higher tolerance to salt and drought stress than the wild type and lower accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide (O2−) accompanied by increased antioxidant enzyme activity in vivo. IpASR exhibits transcription factor’s activity. Therefore, the overexpression of IpASR in Arabidopsis is supposed to influence the expression of some genes involved in anti-oxidative and abiotic stresses. The results indicate that IpASR is involved in the plant response to salt and drought and probably acts as a reactive oxygen species scavenger or transcription factor, and therefore influences physiological processes associated with various abiotic stresses in plants.
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Shiri Y, Solouki M, Ebrahimie E, Emamjomeh A, Zahiri J. Unraveling the transcriptional complexity of compactness in sistan grape cluster. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 270:198-208. [PMID: 29576073 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Yaghooti grape of Sistan is the earliest ripening grape in Iran, harvested every May annually. It is adapted to dry conditions in Sistan region and its water requirement is less than the other grape cultivars. The transcriptional complexity of this grape was studied in three stages of cluster development. Totally, 24121 genes were expressed in different cluster development steps (step 1: cluster formation, step 2: berry formation, step 3: final size of cluster) of which 3040 genes in the first stage, 2381 genes in the second stage and 2400 genes in the third stage showed a significant increase in expression. GO analysis showed that when the clusters are ripening, the activity of the nucleus, cytoplasmic, cytosol, membrane and chloroplast genes in the cluster architecture cells decreases. In contrast, the activity of the endoplasmic reticulum, vacuole and extracellular region genes enhances. When Yaghooti grape is growing and developing, some of metabolic pathways were activated in the response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Gene co-expression network reconstruction showed that AGAMOUS is a key gene in compactness of Sistan grape cluster, because it influences on expression of GA gene which leads to increase cluster length and berries size.
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- Yasoub Shiri
- PhD student of biotechnology, Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (PBB), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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- Laboratory of Computational Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (PBB), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran.
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- School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia; School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Laboratory of Computational Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (PBB), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Omics Lab (BioCOOL), Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Kiełbowicz-Matuk A, Czarnecka J, Banachowicz E, Rey P, Rorat T. Solanum tuberosum ZPR1 encodes a light-regulated nuclear DNA-binding protein adjusting the circadian expression of StBBX24 to light cycle. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2017; 40:424-440. [PMID: 27928822 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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ZPR1 proteins belong to the C4-type of zinc finger coordinators known in animal cells to interact with other proteins and participate in cell growth and proliferation. In contrast, the current knowledge regarding plant ZPR1 proteins is very scarce. Here, we identify a novel potato nuclear factor belonging to this family and named StZPR1. StZPR1 is specifically expressed in photosynthetic organs during the light period, and the ZPR1 protein is located in the nuclear chromatin fraction. From modelling and experimental analyses, we reveal the StZPR1 ability to bind the circadian DNA cis motif 'CAACAGCATC', named CIRC and present in the promoter of the clock-controlled double B-box StBBX24 gene, the expression of which peaks in the middle of the day. We found that transgenic lines silenced for StZPR1 expression still display a 24 h period for the oscillation of StBBX24 expression but delayed by 4 h towards the night. Importantly, other BBX genes exhibit altered circadian regulation in these lines. Our data demonstrate that StZPR1 allows fitting of the StBBX24 circadian rhythm to the light period and provide evidence that ZPR1 is a novel clock-associated protein in plants necessary for the accurate rhythmic expression of specific circadian-regulated genes.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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- Molecular Biophysics Department, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- CEA, DRF, BIAM, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, F-13108, France
- CNRS, UMR 7265 Biologie Végétale & Microbiologie Environnementale, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, F-13108, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, F-13108, France
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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Ma X, Ou YB, Gao YF, Lutts S, Li TT, Wang Y, Chen YF, Sun YF, Yao YA. Moderate salt treatment alleviates ultraviolet-B radiation caused impairment in poplar plants. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32890. [PMID: 27597726 PMCID: PMC5011775 DOI: 10.1038/srep32890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The effects of moderate salinity on the responses of woody plants to UV-B radiation were investigated using two Populus species (Populus alba and Populus russkii). Under UV-B radiation, moderate salinity reduced the oxidation pressure in both species, as indicated by lower levels of cellular H2O2 and membrane peroxidation, and weakened the inhibition of photochemical efficiency expressed by O-J-I-P changes. UV-B-induced DNA lesions in chloroplast and nucleus were alleviated by salinity, which could be explained by the higher expression levels of DNA repair system genes under UV-B&salt condition, such as the PHR, DDB2, and MutSα genes. The salt-induced increase in organic osmolytes proline and glycine betaine, afforded more efficient protection against UV-B radiation. Therefore moderate salinity induced cross-tolerance to UV-B stress in poplar plants. It is thus suggested that woody plants growing in moderate salted condition would be less affected by enhanced UV-B radiation than plants growing in the absence of salt. Our results also showed that UV-B signal genes in poplar plants PaCOP1, PaSTO and PaSTH2 were quickly responding to UV-B radiation, but not to salt. The transcripts of PaHY5 and its downstream pathway genes (PaCHS1, PaCHS4, PaFLS1 and PaFLS2) were differently up-regulated by these treatments, but the flavonoid compounds were not involved in the cross-tolerance since their concentration increased to the same extent in both UV-B and combined stresses.
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- Xuan Ma
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie végétale (GRPV), Earth and Life Institute–Agronomy (ELI-A), Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresources, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Science, Urumqi 830011, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresources, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Science, Urumqi 830011, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
- Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresources, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Science, Urumqi 830011, China
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Tanaka H, Hirakawa H, Kosugi S, Nakayama S, Ono A, Watanabe A, Hashiguchi M, Gondo T, Ishigaki G, Muguerza M, Shimizu K, Sawamura N, Inoue T, Shigeki Y, Ohno N, Tabata S, Akashi R, Sato S. Sequencing and comparative analyses of the genomes of zoysiagrasses. DNA Res 2016; 23:171-80. [PMID: 26975196 PMCID: PMC4833424 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsw006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Zoysia is a warm-season turfgrass, which comprises 11 allotetraploid species (2n = 4x = 40), each possessing different morphological and physiological traits. To characterize the genetic systems of Zoysia plants and to analyse their structural and functional differences in individual species and accessions, we sequenced the genomes of Zoysia species using HiSeq and MiSeq platforms. As a reference sequence of Zoysia species, we generated a high-quality draft sequence of the genome of Z. japonica accession ‘Nagirizaki’ (334 Mb) in which 59,271 protein-coding genes were predicted. In parallel, draft genome sequences of Z. matrella ‘Wakaba’ and Z. pacifica ‘Zanpa’ were also generated for comparative analyses. To investigate the genetic diversity among the Zoysia species, genome sequence reads of three additional accessions, Z. japonica ‘Kyoto’, Z. japonica ‘Miyagi’ and Z. matrella ‘Chiba Fair Green’, were accumulated, and aligned against the reference genome of ‘Nagirizaki’ along with those from ‘Wakaba’ and ‘Zanpa’. As a result, we detected 7,424,163 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and 852,488 short indels among these species. The information obtained in this study will be valuable for basic studies on zoysiagrass evolution and genetics as well as for the breeding of zoysiagrasses, and is made available in the ‘Zoysia Genome Database’ at http://zoysia.kazusa.or.jp.
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- Hidenori Tanaka
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Plant Technology Group, Biotechnology & Afforestation Laboratory, New Business Planning Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, 1099 Marune, Kurozasa-cho, Miyoshi, Aichi 470-0201, Japan
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- Plant Technology Group, Biotechnology & Afforestation Laboratory, New Business Planning Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, 1099 Marune, Kurozasa-cho, Miyoshi, Aichi 470-0201, Japan
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- Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd., 3-2-33 Higashi-nodamachi, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0024, Japan
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- Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd., 3-2-33 Higashi-nodamachi, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0024, Japan
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- Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd., 3-2-33 Higashi-nodamachi, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0024, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-Nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Sharma S, Kaur C, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK. OsSRO1a Interacts with RNA Binding Domain-Containing Protein (OsRBD1) and Functions in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Yeast. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:62. [PMID: 26870074 PMCID: PMC4737904 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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SRO1 is an important regulator of stress and hormonal response in plants and functions by interacting with transcription factors and several other proteins involved in abiotic stress response. In the present study, we report OsRBD1, an RNA binding domain 1- containing protein as a novel interacting partner of OsSRO1a from rice. The interaction of OsSRO1a with OsRBD1 was shown in yeast as well as in planta. Domain-domain interaction study revealed that C-terminal RST domain of OsSRO1a interacts with the N-terminal RRM1 domain of OsRBD1 protein. Both the proteins were found to co-localize in nucleus. Transcript profiling under different stress conditions revealed co-regulation of OsSRO1a and OsRBD1 expression under some abiotic stress conditions. Further, co-transformation of both OsSRO1a and OsRBD1 in yeast conferred enhanced tolerance toward salinity, osmotic, and methylglyoxal treatments. Our study suggests that the interaction of OsSRO1a with OsRBD1 confers enhanced stress tolerance in yeast and may play an important role under abiotic stress responses in plants.
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Park H, Kim WY, Pardo J, Yun DJ. Molecular Interactions Between Flowering Time and Abiotic Stress Pathways. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 327:371-412. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kang Y, Li M, Sinharoy S, Verdier J. A Snapshot of Functional Genetic Studies in Medicago truncatula. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1175. [PMID: 27555857 PMCID: PMC4977297 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In the current context of food security, increase of plant protein production in a sustainable manner represents one of the major challenges of agronomic research, which could be partially resolved by increased cultivation of legume crops. Medicago truncatula is now a well-established model for legume genomic and genetic studies. With the establishment of genomics tools and mutant populations in M. truncatula, it has become an important resource to answer some of the basic biological questions related to plant development and stress tolerance. This review has an objective to overview a decade of genetic studies in this model plant from generation of mutant populations to nowadays. To date, the three biological fields, which have been extensively studied in M. truncatula, are the symbiotic nitrogen fixation, the seed development, and the abiotic stress tolerance, due to their significant agronomic impacts. In this review, we summarize functional genetic studies related to these three major biological fields. We integrated analyses of a nearly exhaustive list of genes into their biological contexts in order to provide an overview of the forefront research advances in this important legume model plant.
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- Yun Kang
- Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationArdmore, OK, USA
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- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
- Shanghai Plant Stress Center, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of CalcuttaCalcutta, India
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- Shanghai Plant Stress Center, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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Chu Z, Wang X, Li Y, Yu H, Li J, Lu Y, Li H, Ouyang B. Genomic Organization, Phylogenetic and Expression Analysis of the B-BOX Gene Family in Tomato. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1552. [PMID: 27807440 PMCID: PMC5069294 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The B-BOX (BBX) proteins encode a class of zinc-finger transcription factors possessing one or two B-BOX domains and in some cases an additional CCT (CO, CO-like and TOC1) motif, which play important roles in regulating plant growth, development and stress response. Nevertheless, no systematic study of BBX genes has undertaken in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Here we present the results of a genome-wide analysis of the 29 BBX genes in this important vegetable species. Their structures, conserved domains, phylogenetic relationships, subcellular localizations, and promoter cis-regulatory elements were analyzed; their tissue expression profiles and expression patterns under various hormones and stress treatments were also investigated in detail. Tomato BBX genes can be divided into five subfamilies, and twelve of them were found to be segmentally duplicated. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed that most BBX genes exhibited different temporal and spatial expression patterns. The expression of most BBX genes can be induced by drought, polyethylene glycol-6000 or heat stress. Some BBX genes were induced strongly by phytohormones such as abscisic acid, gibberellic acid, or ethephon. The majority of tomato BBX proteins was predicted to be located in nuclei, and the transient expression assay using Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts demonstrated that all the seven BBX members tested (SlBBX5, 7, 15, 17, 20, 22, and 24) were localized in nucleus. Our analysis of tomato BBX genes on the genome scale would provide valuable information for future functional characterization of specific genes in this family.
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Changing scenario in plant UV-B research:UV-B from a generic stressor to a specific regulator. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2015; 153:334-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Imtiaz M, Yang Y, Liu R, Xu Y, Khan MA, Wei Q, Gao J, Hong B. Identification and functional characterization of the BBX24 promoter and gene from chrysanthemum in Arabidopsis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 89:1-19. [PMID: 26253592 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0347-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The B-box (BBX) family is a subgroup of zinc finger transcription factors that regulate flowering time, light-regulated morphogenesis, and abiotic stress in Arabidopsis. Overexpression of CmBBX24, a zinc finger transcription factor gene in chrysanthemum, results in abiotic stress tolerance. We have investigated and characterized the promoter of CmBBX24, isolating a 2.7-kb CmBBX24 promoter sequence and annotating a number of abiotic stress-related cis-regulatory elements, such as DRE, MYB, MYC, as well as cis-elements which respond to plant hormones, such as GARE, ABRE, and CARE. We also observed a number of cis-elements related to light, such as TBOX and GBOX, and some tissue-specific cis-elements, such as those for guard cells (TAAAG). Expression of the CmBBX24 promoter produced a clear response in leaves and a lower response in roots, based on β-glucuronidase histochemical staining and fluorometric analysis. The CmBBX24 promoter was induced by abiotic stresses (mannitol, cold temperature), hormones (gibberellic acid, abscisic acid), and different light treatments (white, blue, red); activation was measured by fluorometric analysis in the leaves and roots. The deletion of fragments from the 5'-end of the promoter led to different responses under various stress conditions. Some CmBBX24 promoter segments were found to be more important than others for regulating all stresses, while other segments were relatively more specific to stress type. D0-, D1-, D2-, D3-, and D4-proCmBBX24::CmBBX24 transgenic Arabidopsis lines developed for further study were found to be more tolerant to the low temperature and drought stresses than the controls. We therefore speculate that CmBBX24 is of prime importance in the regulation of abiotic stress in Arabidopsis and that the CmBBX24 promoter is inductive in abiotic stress conditions. Consequently, we suggest that CmBBX24 is a potential candidate for the use in breeding programs of important ornamental plants.
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- Muhammad Imtiaz
- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Comparative Analysis of the Brassica napus Root and Leaf Transcript Profiling in Response to Drought Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:18752-77. [PMID: 26270661 PMCID: PMC4581270 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160818752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Drought stress is one of the major abiotic factors affecting Brassica napus (B. napus) productivity. In order to identify genes of potential importance to drought stress and obtain a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms regarding the responses of B. napus to dehydration stress, we performed large-scale transcriptome sequencing of B. napus plants under dehydration stress using the Illumina sequencing technology. In this work, a relatively drought tolerant B. napus line, Q2, identified in our previous study, was used. Four cDNA libraries constructed from mRNAs of control and dehydration-treated root and leaf were sequenced by Illumina technology. A total of 6018 and 5377 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in root and leaf. In addition, 1745 genes exhibited a coordinated expression profile between the two tissues under drought stress, 1289 (approximately 74%) of which showed an inverse relationship, demonstrating different regulation patterns between the root and leaf. The gene ontology (GO) enrichment test indicated that up-regulated genes in root were mostly involved in “stimulus” “stress” biological process, and activated genes in leaf mainly functioned in “cell” “cell part” components. Furthermore, a comparative network related to plant hormone signal transduction and AREB/ABF, AP2/EREBP, NAC, WRKY and MYC/MYB transcription factors (TFs) provided a view of different stress tolerance mechanisms between root and leaf. Some of the DEGs identified may be candidates for future research aimed at detecting drought-responsive genes and will be useful for understanding the molecular mechanisms of drought tolerance in root and leaf of B. napus.
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Yong HY, Wang C, Bancroft I, Li F, Wu X, Kitashiba H, Nishio T. Identification of a gene controlling variation in the salt tolerance of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). PLANTA 2015; 242:313-26. [PMID: 25921693 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2310-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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By genome-wide association study, QTLs for salt tolerance in rapeseed were detected, and a TSN1 ortholog was identified as a candidate gene responsible for genetic variation in cultivars. Dissecting the genomic regions governing abiotic stress tolerance is necessary for marker-assisted breeding to produce elite breeding lines. In this study, a world-wide collection of rapeseed was evaluated for salt tolerance. These rapeseed accessions showed a large variation for salt tolerance index ranging from 0.311 to 0.999. Although no significant correlation between salt tolerance and Na(+) content was observed, there was a significant negative correlation between shoot biomass production under a control condition and salt tolerance. These rapeseed accessions were genotyped by DArTseq for a total of 51,109 genetic markers, which were aligned with 'pseudomolecules' representative of the genome of rapeseed to locate their hypothetical order for association mapping. A total of 62 QTLs for salt tolerance, shoot biomass, and ion-homeostasis-related traits were identified by association mapping using both the P and Q+K models. Candidate genes located within the QTL regions were also shortlisted. Sequence analysis showed many polymorphisms for BnaaTSN1. Three of them in the coding region resulting in a premature stop codon or frameshift were found in most of the sensitive lines. Loss-of-function mutations showed a significant association with salt tolerance in B. napus.
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- Hui-Yee Yong
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan,
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Chen Y, Zong J, Tan Z, Li L, Hu B, Chen C, Chen J, Liu J. Systematic mining of salt-tolerant genes in halophyte-Zoysia matrella through cDNA expression library screening. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 89:44-52. [PMID: 25689412 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Though a large number of salt-tolerant genes were identified from Glycophyte in previous study, genes involved in salt-tolerance of halophyte were scarcely studied. In this report, an important halophyte turfgrass, Zoysia matrella, was used for systematic excavation of salt-tolerant genes using full-length cDNA expression library in yeast. Adopting the Gateway-compatible vector system, a high quality entry library was constructed, containing 3 × 10(6) clones with an average inserted fragments length of 1.64 kb representing a 100% full-length rate. The yeast expression library was screened in a salt-sensitive yeast mutant. The screening yielded dozens of salt-tolerant clones harboring 16 candidate salt-tolerant genes. Under salt-stress condition, these 16 genes exhibited different transcription levels. According to the results, we concluded that the salt-tolerance of Z. matrella might result from known genes involved in ion regulation, osmotic adjustment, as well as unknown pathway associated with protein folding and modification, RNA metabolism, and mitochondrial membrane translocase, etc. In addition, these results shall provide new insight for the future researches with respect to salt-tolerance.
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- Yu Chen
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; College of Ago-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- College of Ago-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- College of Ago-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Ago-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China.
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Proteomic analysis of seedling roots of two maize inbred lines that differ significantly in the salt stress response. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116697. [PMID: 25659111 PMCID: PMC4320067 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 12/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Salinity is a major abiotic stress that limits plant productivity and quality throughout the world. Roots are the sites of salt uptake. To better understand salt stress responses in maize, we performed a comparative proteomic analysis of seedling roots from the salt-tolerant genotype F63 and the salt-sensitive genotype F35 under 160 mM NaCl treatment for 2 days. Under salinity conditions, the shoot fresh weight and relative water content were significantly higher in F63 than in F35, while the osmotic potential was significantly lower and the reduction of the K+/Na+ ratio was significantly less pronounced in F63 than in F35. Using an iTRAQ approach, twenty-eight proteins showed more than 2.0- fold changes in abundance and were regarded as salt-responsive proteins. Among them, twenty-two were specifically regulated in F63 but remained constant in F35. These proteins were mainly involved in signal processing, water conservation, protein synthesis and biotic cross-tolerance, and could be the major contributors to the tolerant genotype of F63. Functional analysis of a salt-responsive protein was performed in yeast as a case study to confirm the salt-related functions of detected proteins. Taken together, the results of this study may be helpful for further elucidating salt tolerance mechanisms in maize.
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Yu GH, Jiang LL, Ma XF, Xu ZS, Liu MM, Shan SG, Cheng XG. A soybean C2H2-type zinc finger gene GmZF1 enhanced cold tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109399. [PMID: 25286048 PMCID: PMC4186855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Zinc finger proteins were involved in response to different environmental stresses in plant species. A typical Cys2/His2-type (C2H2-type) zinc finger gene GmZF1 from soybean was isolated and was composed of 172 amino acids containing two conserved C2H2-type zinc finger domains. Phylogenetic analysis showed that GmZF1 was clustered on the same branch with six C2H2-type ZFPs from dicotyledonous plants excepting for GsZFP1, and distinguished those from monocotyledon species. The GmZF1 protein was localized at the nucleus, and has specific binding activity with EP1S core sequence, and nucleotide mutation in the core sequence of EPSPS promoter changed the binding ability between GmZF1 protein and core DNA element, implying that two amino acid residues, G and C boxed in core sequence TGACAGTGTCA possibly play positive regulation role in recognizing DNA-binding sites in GmZF1 proteins. High accumulation of GmZF1 mRNA induced by exogenous ABA suggested that GmZF1 was involved in an ABA-dependent signal transduction pathway. Over-expression of GmZF1 significantly improved the contents of proline and soluble sugar and decreased the MDA contents in the transgenic lines exposed to cold stress, indicating that transgenic Arabidopsis carrying GmZF1 gene have adaptive mechanisms to cold stress. Over-expression of GmZF1 also increased the expression of cold-regulated cor6.6 gene by probably recognizing protein-DNA binding sites, suggesting that GmZF1 from soybean could enhance the tolerance of Arabidopsis to cold stress by regulating expression of cold-regulation gene in the transgenic Arabidopsis.
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- Guo-Hong Yu
- Key Lab. of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab. of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab. of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute of Agro-Products Processing Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab. of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab. of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab. of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Han G, Wang M, Yuan F, Sui N, Song J, Wang B. The CCCH zinc finger protein gene AtZFP1 improves salt resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 86:237-53. [PMID: 25074582 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-014-0226-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The CCCH type zinc finger proteins are a super family involved in many aspects of plant growth and development. In this study, we investigated the response of one CCCH type zinc finger protein AtZFP1 (At2g25900) to salt stress in Arabidopsis. The expression of AtZFP1 was upregulated by salt stress. Compared to transgenic strains, the germination rate, emerging rate of cotyledons and root length of wild plants were significantly lower under NaCl treatments, while the inhibitory effect was significantly severe in T-DNA insertion mutant strains. At germination stage, it was mainly osmotic stress when treated with NaCl. Relative to wild plants, overexpression strains maintained a higher K(+), K(+)/Na(+), chlorophyll and proline content, and lower Na(+) and MDA content. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that the expression of stress related marker genes KIN1, RD29B and RD22 increased more significantly in transgenic strains by salt stress. Overexpression of AtZFP1 also enhanced oxidative and osmotic stress tolerance which was determined by measuring the expression of a set of antioxidant genes, osmotic stress genes and ion transport protein genes such as SOS1, AtP5CS1 and AtGSTU5. Overall, our results suggest that overexpression of AtZFP1 enhanced salt tolerance by maintaining ionic balance and limiting oxidative and osmotic stress.
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- Guoliang Han
- Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Research, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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