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Chen L, Wu X, Zhang M, Yang L, Ji Z, Chen R, Cao Y, Huang J, Duan Q. Genome-Wide Identification of BrCMF Genes in Brassica rapa and Their Expression Analysis under Abiotic Stresses. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1118. [PMID: 38674527 PMCID: PMC11054530 DOI: 10.3390/plants13081118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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CCT MOTIF FAMILY (CMF) genes belong to the CCT gene family and have been shown to play a role in diverse processes, such as flowering time and yield regulation, as well as responses to abiotic stresses. CMF genes have not yet been identified in Brassica rapa. A total of 25 BrCMF genes were identified in this study, and these genes were distributed across eight chromosomes. Collinearity analysis revealed that B. rapa and Arabidopsis thaliana share many homologous genes, suggesting that these genes have similar functions. According to sequencing analysis of promoters, several elements are involved in regulating the expression of genes that mediate responses to abiotic stresses. Analysis of the tissue-specific expression of BrCMF14 revealed that it is highly expressed in several organs. The expression of BrCMF22 was significantly downregulated under salt stress, while the expression of BrCMF5, BrCMF7, and BrCMF21 was also significantly reduced under cold stress. The expression of BrCMF14 and BrCMF5 was significantly increased under drought stress, and the expression of BrCMF7 was upregulated. Furthermore, protein-protein interaction network analysis revealed that A. thaliana homologs of BrCMF interacted with genes involved in the abiotic stress response. In conclusion, BrCMF5, BrCMF7, BrCMF14, BrCMF21, and BrCMF22 appear to play a role in responses to abiotic stresses. The results of this study will aid future investigations of CCT genes in B. rapa.
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- Luhan Chen
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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- Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271000, China; (L.C.); (X.W.); (M.Z.); (L.Y.); (Z.J.); (R.C.); (Y.C.)
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Petersen J, Rredhi A, Szyttenholm J, Mittag M. Evolution of circadian clocks along the green lineage. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 190:924-937. [PMID: 35325228 PMCID: PMC9516769 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Circadian clocks govern temporal programs in the green lineage (Chloroplastida) as they do in other photosynthetic pro- and eukaryotes, bacteria, fungi, animals, and humans. Their physiological properties, including entrainment, phase responses, and temperature compensation, are well conserved. The involvement of transcriptional/translational feedback loops in the oscillatory machinery and reversible phosphorylation events are also maintained. Circadian clocks control a large variety of output rhythms in green algae and terrestrial plants, adjusting their metabolism and behavior to the day-night cycle. The angiosperm Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) represents a well-studied circadian clock model. Several molecular components of its oscillatory machinery are conserved in other Chloroplastida, but their functions may differ. Conserved clock components include at least one member of the CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1/REVEILLE and one of the PSEUDO RESPONSE REGULATOR family. The Arabidopsis evening complex members EARLY FLOWERING3 (ELF3), ELF4, and LUX ARRHYTHMO are found in the moss Physcomitrium patens and in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. In the flagellate chlorophyte alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, only homologs of ELF4 and LUX (named RHYTHM OF CHLOROPLAST ROC75) are present. Temporal ROC75 expression in C. reinhardtii is opposite to that of the angiosperm LUX, suggesting different clock mechanisms. In the picoalga Ostreococcus tauri, both ELF genes are missing, suggesting that it has a progenitor circadian "green" clock. Clock-relevant photoreceptors and thermosensors vary within the green lineage, except for the CRYPTOCHROMEs, whose variety and functions may differ. More genetically tractable models of Chloroplastida are needed to draw final conclusions about the gradual evolution of circadian clocks within the green lineage.
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- Jan Petersen
- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena 07743, Germany
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Michael TP. Core circadian clock and light signaling genes brought into genetic linkage across the green lineage. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 190:1037-1056. [PMID: 35674369 PMCID: PMC9516744 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The circadian clock is conserved at both the level of transcriptional networks as well as core genes in plants, ensuring that biological processes are phased to the correct time of day. In the model plant Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), the core circadian SHAQKYF-type-MYB (sMYB) genes CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1) and REVEILLE (RVE4) show genetic linkage with PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR 9 (PRR9) and PRR7, respectively. Leveraging chromosome-resolved plant genomes and syntenic ortholog analysis enabled tracing this genetic linkage back to Amborella trichopoda, a sister lineage to the angiosperm, and identifying an additional evolutionarily conserved genetic linkage in light signaling genes. The LHY/CCA1-PRR5/9, RVE4/8-PRR3/7, and PIF3-PHYA genetic linkages emerged in the bryophyte lineage and progressively moved within several genes of each other across an array of angiosperm families representing distinct whole-genome duplication and fractionation events. Soybean (Glycine max) maintained all but two genetic linkages, and expression analysis revealed the PIF3-PHYA linkage overlapping with the E4 maturity group locus was the only pair to robustly cycle with an evening phase, in contrast to the sMYB-PRR morning and midday phase. While most monocots maintain the genetic linkages, they have been lost in the economically important grasses (Poaceae), such as maize (Zea mays), where the genes have been fractionated to separate chromosomes and presence/absence variation results in the segregation of PRR7 paralogs across heterotic groups. The environmental robustness model is put forward, suggesting that evolutionarily conserved genetic linkages ensure superior microhabitat pollinator synchrony, while wide-hybrids or unlinking the genes, as seen in the grasses, result in heterosis, adaptation, and colonization of new ecological niches.
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Hotta CT. The evolution and function of the PSEUDO RESPONSE REGULATOR gene family in the plant circadian clock. Genet Mol Biol 2022; 45:e20220137. [PMID: 36125163 PMCID: PMC9486492 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2022-0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
PSEUDO-RESPONSE PROTEINS (PRRs) are a gene
family vital for the generation of rhythms by the circadian clock. Plants have
circadian clocks, or circadian oscillators, to adapt to a rhythmic environment.
The circadian clock system can be divided into three parts: the core oscillator,
the input pathways, and the output pathways. The PRRs have a role in all three
parts. These nuclear proteins have an N-terminal pseudo receiver domain and a
C-terminal CONSTANS, CONSTANS-LIKE, and TOC1 (CCT) domain. The PRRs can be
identified from green algae to monocots, ranging from one to >5 genes per
species. Arabidopsis thaliana, for example, has five genes:
PRR9, PRR7, PRR5,
PRR3 and TOC1/PRR1. The
PRR genes can be divided into three clades using protein
homology: TOC1/PRR1, PRR7/3, and PRR9/5 expanded independently in eudicots and
monocots. The PRRs can make protein complexes and bind to DNA, and the wide
variety of protein-protein interactions are essential for the multiple roles in
the circadian clock. In this review, the history of PRR research is briefly
recapitulated, and the diversity of PRR genes in green and recent works about
their role in the circadian clock are discussed.
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- Carlos Takeshi Hotta
- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Zhao L, Guo L, Lu X, Malik WA, Zhang Y, Wang J, Chen X, Wang S, Wang J, Wang D, Ye W. Structure and character analysis of cotton response regulator genes family reveals that GhRR7 responses to draught stress. Biol Res 2022; 55:27. [PMID: 35974357 PMCID: PMC9380331 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-022-00394-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Cytokinin signal transduction is mediated by a two-component system (TCS). Two-component systems are utilized in plant responses to hormones as well as to biotic and abiotic environmental stimuli. In plants, response regulatory genes (RRs) are one of the main members of the two-component system (TCS). Method From the aspects of gene structure, evolution mode, expression type, regulatory network and gene function, the evolution process and role of RR genes in the evolution of the cotton genome were analyzed. Result A total of 284 RR genes in four cotton species were identified. Including 1049 orthologous/paralogous gene pairs were identified, most of which were whole genome duplication (WGD). The RR genes promoter elements contain phytohormone responses and abiotic or biotic stress-related cis-elements. Expression analysis showed that RR genes family may be negatively regulate and involved in salt stress and drought stress in plants. Protein regulatory network analysis showed that RR family proteins are involved in regulating the DNA-binding transcription factor activity (COG5641) pathway and HP kinase pathways. VIGS analysis showed that the GhRR7 gene may be in the same regulatory pathway as GhAHP5 and GhPHYB, ultimately negatively regulating cotton drought stress by regulating POD, SOD, CAT, H2O2 and other reactive oxygen removal systems. Conclusion This study is the first to gain insight into RR gene members in cotton. Our research lays the foundation for discovering the genes related to drought and salt tolerance and creating new cotton germplasm materials for drought and salt tolerance. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40659-022-00394-2.
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- Lanjie Zhao
- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang, 455000, Henan, China.
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Jalal A, Sun J, Chen Y, Fan C, Liu J, Wang C. Evolutionary Analysis and Functional Identification of Clock-Associated PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR (PRRs) Genes in the Flowering Regulation of Roses. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137335. [PMID: 35806340 PMCID: PMC9266954 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Pseudo-response regulators (PRRs) are the important genes for flowering in roses. In this work, clock PRRs were genome-wide identified using Arabidopsis protein sequences as queries, and their evolutionary analyses were deliberated intensively in Rosaceae in correspondence with angiosperms species. To draw a comparative network and flow of clock PRRs in roses, a co-expression network of flowering pathway genes was drawn using a string database, and their functional analysis was studied by silencing using VIGS and protein-to-protein interaction. We revealed that the clock PRRs were significantly expanded in Rosaceae and were divided into three major clades, i.e., PRR5/9 (clade 1), PRR3/7 (clade 2), and TOC1/PRR1 (clade 3), based on their phylogeny. Within the clades, five clock PRRs were identified in Rosa chinensis. Clock PRRs had conserved RR domain and shared similar features, suggesting the duplication occurred during evolution. Divergence analysis indicated the role of duplication events in the expansion of clock PRRs. The diverse cis elements and interaction of clock PRRs with miRNAs suggested their role in plant development. Co-expression network analysis showed that the clock PRRs from Rosa chinensis had a strong association with flowering controlling genes. Further silencing of RcPRR1b and RcPRR5 in Rosa chinensis using VIGS led to earlier flowering, confirming them as negative flowering regulators. The protein-to-protein interactions between RcPRR1a/RcPRR5 and RcCO suggested that RcPRR1a/RcPRR5 may suppress flowering by interfering with the binding of RcCO to the promoter of RcFT. Collectively, these results provided an understanding of the evolutionary profiles as well as the functional role of clock PRRs in controlling flowering in roses.
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Genome-Wide Characterization Analysis of CCT Genes in Raphanus sativus and Their Potential Role in Flowering and Abiotic Stress Response. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8050381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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CCT genes play vital roles in flowering, plant growth, development, and response to abiotic stresses. Although they have been reported in many plants, the characterization and expression pattern of CCT genes is still limited in R. sativus. In this study, a total of 58 CCT genes were identified in R. sativus. Phylogenetic tree, gene structure, and conserved domains revealed that all CCT genes were classified into three groups: COL, CMF, and PRR. Genome-wide identification and evolutionary analysis showed that segmental duplication expanded the CCT gene families considerably, with the LF subgenome retaining more CCT genes. We observed strong purifying selection pressure for CCT genes. RsCCT genes showed tissue specificity, and some genes (such as RsCCT22, RsCCT36, RsCCT42 and RsCCT51) were highly expressed in flowers. Promoter cis-elements and RNA-seq data analysis showed that RsCCT genes could play roles in controlling flowering through the photoperiodic pathway and vernalization pathway. The expression profiles of RsCCT genes under Cd, Cr, Pb, and heat and salt stresses revealed that many RsCCT genes could respond to one or more abiotic stresses. Our findings could provide essential information for further studies on the function of RsCCT genes.
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Lim J, Lim CW, Lee SC. Pepper Novel Pseudo Response Regulator Protein CaPRR2 Modulates Drought and High Salt Tolerance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:736421. [PMID: 34745170 PMCID: PMC8563698 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.736421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Plants modify their internal states to adapt to environmental stresses. Under environmental stress conditions, plants restrict their growth and development and activate defense responses. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a major phytohormone that plays a crucial role in the osmotic stress response. In osmotic stress adaptation, plants regulate stomatal closure, osmoprotectant production, and gene expression. Here, we isolated CaPRR2 - encoding a pseudo response regulator protein - from the leaves of pepper plants (Capsicum annuum). After exposure to ABA and environmental stresses, such as drought and salt stresses, CaPRR2 expression in pepper leaves was significantly altered. Under drought and salt stress conditions, CaPRR2-silenced pepper plants exhibited enhanced osmotic stress tolerance, characterized by an enhanced ABA-induced stomatal closing and high MDA and proline contents, compared to the control pepper plants. Taken together, our data indicate that CaPRR2 negatively regulates osmotic stress tolerance.
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Ma L, Liu Z, Cheng Z, Gou J, Chen J, Yu W, Wang P. Identification and Application of BhAPRR2 Controlling Peel Colour in Wax Gourd ( Benincasa hispida). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:716772. [PMID: 34659288 PMCID: PMC8517133 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.716772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Peel color is an important factor affecting commodity quality in vegetables; however, the genes controlling this trait remain unclear in wax gourd. Here, we used two F2 genetic segregation populations to explore the inheritance patterns and to clone the genes associated with green and white skin in wax gourd. The F2 and BC1 trait segregation ratios were 3:1 and 1:1, respectively, and the trait was controlled by nuclear genes. Bulked segregant analysis of both F2 plants revealed peaks on Chr5 exceeding the confidence interval. Additionally, 6,244 F2 plants were used to compress the candidate interval into a region of 179 Kb; one candidate gene, Bch05G003950 (BhAPRR2), encoding two-component response regulator-like protein Arabidopsis pseudo-response regulator2 (APRR2), which is involved in the regulation of peel color, was present in this interval. Two bases (GA) present in the coding sequence of BhAPRR2 in green-skinned wax gourd were absent from white-skinned wax gourd. The latter contained a frameshift mutation, a premature stop codon, and lacked 335 residues required for the protein functional region. The chlorophyll content and BhAPRR2 expression were significantly higher in green-skinned than in white-skinned wax gourd. Thus, BhAPRR2 may regulate the peel color of wax gourd. This study provides a theoretical foundation for further studies of the mechanism of gene regulation for the fruit peel color of wax gourd.
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- Lianlian Ma
- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Vegetable Research, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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Zhang J, Fan X, Hu Y, Zhou X, He Q, Liang L, Xing Y. Global analysis of CCT family knockout mutants identifies four genes involved in regulating heading date in rice. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:913-923. [PMID: 32889758 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Many genes encoding CCT domain-containing proteins regulate flowering time. In rice (Oryza sativa), 41 such genes have been identified, but only a few have been shown to regulate heading date. Here, to test whether and how additional CCT family genes regulate heading date in rice, we classified these genes into five groups based on their diurnal expression patterns. The expression patterns of genes in the same subfamily or in close phylogenetic clades tended to be similar. We generated knockout mutants of the entire gene family via CRISPR/Cas9. The heading dates of knockout mutants of only 4 of 14 genes previously shown to regulate heading date were altered, pointing to functional redundancy of CCT family genes in regulating this trait. Analysis of mutants of four other genes showed that OsCCT22, OsCCT38, and OsCCT41 suppress heading under long-day conditions and promote heading under short-day conditions. OsCCT03 promotes heading under both conditions and upregulates the expression of Hd1 and Ehd1, a phenomenon not previously reported for other such genes. To date, at least 18 CCT domain-containing genes involved in regulating heading have been identified, providing diverse, flexible gene combinations for generating rice varieties with a given heading date.
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- Jia Zhang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Singh D, Gupta P, Singla-Pareek SL, Siddique KHM, Pareek A. The Journey from Two-Step to Multi-Step Phosphorelay Signaling Systems. Curr Genomics 2021; 22:59-74. [PMID: 34045924 PMCID: PMC8142344 DOI: 10.2174/1389202921666210105154808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background The two-component signaling (TCS) system is an important signal transduction machinery in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, excluding animals, that uses a protein phosphorylation mechanism for signal transmission. Conclusion Prokaryotes have a primitive type of TCS machinery, which mainly comprises a membrane-bound sensory histidine kinase (HK) and its cognate cytoplasmic response regulator (RR). Hence, it is sometimes referred to as two-step phosphorelay (TSP). Eukaryotes have more sophisticated signaling machinery, with an extra component - a histidine-containing phosphotransfer (HPT) protein that shuttles between HK and RR to communicate signal baggage. As a result, the TSP has evolved from a two-step phosphorelay (His–Asp) in simple prokaryotes to a multi-step phosphorelay (MSP) cascade (His–Asp–His–Asp) in complex eukaryotic organisms, such as plants, to mediate the signaling network. This molecular evolution is also reflected in the form of considerable structural modifications in the domain architecture of the individual components of the TCS system. In this review, we present TCS system's evolutionary journey from the primitive TSP to advanced MSP type across the genera. This information will be highly useful in designing the future strategies of crop improvement based on the individual members of the TCS machinery.
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- Deepti Singh
- 1Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India; 2Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India; 3The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6001, Australia; 4National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Punjab, Ajitgarh 140306, India
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- 1Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India; 2Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India; 3The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6001, Australia; 4National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Punjab, Ajitgarh 140306, India
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- 1Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India; 2Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India; 3The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6001, Australia; 4National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Punjab, Ajitgarh 140306, India
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- 1Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India; 2Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India; 3The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6001, Australia; 4National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Punjab, Ajitgarh 140306, India
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- 1Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India; 2Plant Stress Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India; 3The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6001, Australia; 4National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Punjab, Ajitgarh 140306, India
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Errum A, Rehman N, Khan MR, Ali GM. Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of pseudo-response regulator gene family in wheat. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:2411-2427. [PMID: 33782785 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06276-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pseudo-response regulator (PRR) gene family members play a significant role in plant circadian clocks, flowering time inflorescence architecture development during transition from vegetative growth phase to reproductive phase. In current study, we analyzed the expression profiling, phylogenetic relationship, and molecular characterization of PRR gene family members of common wheat by using IWGSC Ref seq v1.1 wheat genome database with a coverage rate of 90%. By using bioinformatic approach total 20 candidate gene sequences were identified and divided into six groups and four clades. It was found that mostly genes have same number of exons and introns showed similar features because they originated through duplication events during evolution processes. Although all the proteins have conserved PRR domains, but some are distinct in their sequences suggesting functional divergence. By comparative synteny analysis it was revealed that Group 1, 2, 3 and 11-D of group 4 have duplication events while group 5 and TaPRR9-B,10-D showed conservation with previously identified PRR members from rice. While expression variation of six groups from each analysis matches with each other. Five groups highly expressed in leaf, spike, and roots in pattern like leaf > spike > root at all three stages booting, heading and anthesis of spike development. This suggests that TaPRR genes play important roles in different photoperiod signaling pathways in different organs at different stages of spike development and flowering via unknown pathway. These findings will also provide comprehensive knowledge about future investigations on wheat PRR family members involved in complex network of circadian system for plant development.
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- Aliya Errum
- Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Institute of Advanced Studies in Agriculture, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan. .,Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Institute of Advanced Studies in Agriculture, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan. .,Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Institute of Advanced Studies in Agriculture, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan.,Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Institute of Advanced Studies in Agriculture, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Hu R, Xiao J, Zhang Q, Gu T, Chang J, Yang G, He G. A light-regulated gene, TaLWD1L-A, affects flowering time in transgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 299:110623. [PMID: 32900433 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Flowering time is an important agronomic trait that greatly influences plant architecture and grain yield in cereal crops. The present study identified a light-regulated gene, TaLWD1L-A, from hexaploid wheat that encodes a WD40 domain-containing protein. TaLWD1L-A was localized in the nucleus. Phenotypic analysis demonstrated that TaLWD1L-A overexpression in transgenic wheat led to an obvious early flowering phenotype. Upregulation of the floral activator gene TaFT1 caused the early flowering phenotype in transgenic wheat plants. TaLWD1L-A also affected the expression of circadian clock genes, including TaTOC1, TaLHY, TaPRR59, TaPRR73 and TaPRR95, and indirectly regulated the expression of the TaFT1 in transgenic plants by affecting the expression of vernalization-related genes TaVRN1 and TaVRN2 and photoperiod-related genes TaPpd-1 and TaGI. The early flowering phenotype in TaLWD1L-A-overexpressing transgenic lines led to a relatively shorter phenotype and yield reduction. Our results revealed that TaLWD1L-A affected the expression of circadian clock-related genes and played an important role in wheat flowering regulation by influencing the expression of genes related to vernalization and photoperiod pathways.
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- Rui Hu
- The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China.
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- The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China.
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- The Genetic Engineering International Cooperation Base of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Chinese Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China.
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Wang L, Sun S, Wu T, Liu L, Sun X, Cai Y, Li J, Jia H, Yuan S, Chen L, Jiang B, Wu C, Hou W, Han T. Natural variation and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutation in GmPRR37 affect photoperiodic flowering and contribute to regional adaptation of soybean. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:1869-1881. [PMID: 31981443 PMCID: PMC7415786 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Flowering time is a critical determinant of the geographic distribution and regional adaptability of soybean (Glycine max) and is strongly regulated by photoperiod and temperature. In this study, quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and subsequent candidate gene analysis revealed that GmPRR37, encoding a pseudo-response regulator protein, is responsible for the major QTL qFT12-2, which was identified from a population of 308 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between a very late-flowering soybean cultivar, 'Zigongdongdou (ZGDD)', and an extremely early-flowering cultivar, 'Heihe27 (HH27)', in multiple environments. Comparative analysis of parental sequencing data confirmed that HH27 contains a non-sense mutation that causes the loss of the CCT domain in the GmPRR37 protein. CRISPR/Cas9-induced Gmprr37-ZGDD mutants in soybean exhibited early flowering under natural long-day (NLD) conditions. Overexpression of GmPRR37 significantly delayed the flowering of transgenic soybean plants compared with wild-type under long photoperiod conditions. In addition, both the knockout and overexpression of GmPRR37 in soybean showed no significant phenotypic alterations in flowering time under short-day (SD) conditions. Furthermore, GmPRR37 down-regulated the expression of the flowering-promoting FT homologues GmFT2a and GmFT5a, and up-regulated flowering-inhibiting FT homologue GmFT1a expression under long-day (LD) conditions. We analysed haplotypes of GmPRR37 among 180 cultivars collected across China and found natural Gmprr37 mutants flower earlier and enable soybean to be cultivated at higher latitudes. This study demonstrates that GmPRR37 controls soybean photoperiodic flowering and provides opportunities to breed optimized cultivars with adaptation to specific regions and farming systems.
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- Liwei Wang
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Jining Academy of Agricultural SciencesJiningShandongChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing)Institute of Crop SciencesChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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Matsuo T, Iida T, Ohmura A, Gururaj M, Kato D, Mutoh R, Ihara K, Ishiura M. The role of ROC75 as a daytime component of the circadian oscillator in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008814. [PMID: 32555650 PMCID: PMC7299327 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The circadian clocks in chlorophyte algae have been studied in two model organisms, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Ostreococcus tauri. These studies revealed that the chlorophyte clocks include some genes that are homologous to those of the angiosperm circadian clock. However, the genetic network architectures of the chlorophyte clocks are largely unknown, especially in C. reinhardtii. In this study, using C. reinhardtii as a model, we characterized RHYTHM OF CHLOROPLAST (ROC) 75, a clock gene encoding a putative GARP DNA-binding transcription factor similar to the clock proteins LUX ARRHYTHMO (LUX, also called PHYTOCLOCK 1 [PCL1]) and BROTHER OF LUX ARRHYTHMO (BOA, also called NOX) of the angiosperm Arabidopsis thaliana. We observed that ROC75 is a day/subjective day-phase-expressed nuclear-localized protein that associates with some night-phased clock genes and represses their expression. This repression may be essential for the gating of reaccumulation of the other clock-related GARP protein, ROC15, after its light-dependent degradation. The restoration of ROC75 function in an arrhythmic roc75 mutant under constant darkness leads to the resumption of circadian oscillation from the subjective dawn, suggesting that the ROC75 restoration acts as a morning cue for the C. reinhardtii clock. Our study reveals a part of the genetic network of C. reinhardtii clock that could be considerably different from that of A. thaliana.
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- Takuya Matsuo
- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- * E-mail:
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Linde A, Eklund DM, Kubota A, Pederson ERA, Holm K, Gyllenstrand N, Nishihama R, Cronberg N, Muranaka T, Oyama T, Kohchi T, Lagercrantz U. Early evolution of the land plant circadian clock. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 216:576-590. [PMID: 28244104 PMCID: PMC5638080 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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While angiosperm clocks can be described as an intricate network of interlocked transcriptional feedback loops, clocks of green algae have been modelled as a loop of only two genes. To investigate the transition from a simple clock in algae to a complex one in angiosperms, we performed an inventory of circadian clock genes in bryophytes and charophytes. Additionally, we performed functional characterization of putative core clock genes in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and the hornwort Anthoceros agrestis. Phylogenetic construction was combined with studies of spatiotemporal expression patterns and analysis of M. polymorpha clock gene mutants. Homologues to core clock genes identified in Arabidopsis were found not only in bryophytes but also in charophytes, albeit in fewer copies. Circadian rhythms were detected for most identified genes in M. polymorpha and A. agrestis, and mutant analysis supports a role for putative clock genes in M. polymorpha. Our data are in line with a recent hypothesis that adaptation to terrestrial life occurred earlier than previously expected in the evolutionary history of charophyte algae. Both gene duplication and acquisition of new genes was important in the evolution of the plant circadian clock, but gene loss has also contributed to shaping the clock of bryophytes.
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- Anna‐Malin Linde
- Department of Plant Ecology and EvolutionEvolutionary Biology CentreUppsala UniversityNorbyvägen 18DSE‐75236UppsalaSweden
- The Linnean Centre for Plant Biology in UppsalaUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Plant Ecology and EvolutionEvolutionary Biology CentreUppsala UniversityNorbyvägen 18DSE‐75236UppsalaSweden
- The Linnean Centre for Plant Biology in UppsalaUppsalaSweden
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- Graduate School of BiostudiesKyoto UniversityKyoto606‐8502Japan
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- Department of Plant Ecology and EvolutionEvolutionary Biology CentreUppsala UniversityNorbyvägen 18DSE‐75236UppsalaSweden
- The Linnean Centre for Plant Biology in UppsalaUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Plant Ecology and EvolutionEvolutionary Biology CentreUppsala UniversityNorbyvägen 18DSE‐75236UppsalaSweden
- The Linnean Centre for Plant Biology in UppsalaUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Plant Ecology and EvolutionEvolutionary Biology CentreUppsala UniversityNorbyvägen 18DSE‐75236UppsalaSweden
- The Linnean Centre for Plant Biology in UppsalaUppsalaSweden
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- Department of BiologyLund UniversityEcology BuildingSE‐22362LundSweden
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- Graduate School of ScienceKyoto UniversityKyoto606‐8502Japan
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- Graduate School of BiostudiesKyoto UniversityKyoto606‐8502Japan
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- Department of Plant Ecology and EvolutionEvolutionary Biology CentreUppsala UniversityNorbyvägen 18DSE‐75236UppsalaSweden
- The Linnean Centre for Plant Biology in UppsalaUppsalaSweden
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de los Reyes P, Romero-Campero FJ, Ruiz MT, Romero JM, Valverde F. Evolution of Daily Gene Co-expression Patterns from Algae to Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1217. [PMID: 28751903 PMCID: PMC5508029 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Daily rhythms play a key role in transcriptome regulation in plants and microalgae orchestrating responses that, among other processes, anticipate light transitions that are essential for their metabolism and development. The recent accumulation of genome-wide transcriptomic data generated under alternating light:dark periods from plants and microalgae has made possible integrative and comparative analysis that could contribute to shed light on the evolution of daily rhythms in the green lineage. In this work, RNA-seq and microarray data generated over 24 h periods in different light regimes from the eudicot Arabidopsis thaliana and the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Ostreococcus tauri have been integrated and analyzed using gene co-expression networks. This analysis revealed a reduction in the size of the daily rhythmic transcriptome from around 90% in Ostreococcus, being heavily influenced by light transitions, to around 40% in Arabidopsis, where a certain independence from light transitions can be observed. A novel Multiple Bidirectional Best Hit (MBBH) algorithm was applied to associate single genes with a family of potential orthologues from evolutionary distant species. Gene duplication, amplification and divergence of rhythmic expression profiles seems to have played a central role in the evolution of gene families in the green lineage such as Pseudo Response Regulators (PRRs), CONSTANS-Likes (COLs), and DNA-binding with One Finger (DOFs). Gene clustering and functional enrichment have been used to identify groups of genes with similar rhythmic gene expression patterns. The comparison of gene clusters between species based on potential orthologous relationships has unveiled a low to moderate level of conservation of daily rhythmic expression patterns. However, a strikingly high conservation was found for the gene clusters exhibiting their highest and/or lowest expression value during the light transitions.
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- Pedro de los Reyes
- Plant Development Unit, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSeville, Spain
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- Plant Development Unit, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSeville, Spain
- Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de SevillaSeville, Spain
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- Plant Development Unit, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSeville, Spain
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- Plant Development Unit, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSeville, Spain
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- Plant Development Unit, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSeville, Spain
- *Correspondence: Federico Valverde
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Liu H, Jiao J, Liang X, Liu J, Meng H, Chen S, Li Y, Cheng Z. Map-based cloning, identification and characterization of the w gene controlling white immature fruit color in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2016; 129:1247-1256. [PMID: 26934889 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-016-2700-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A single-nucleotide insertion resulted in a premature stop codon that is responsible for white immature fruit color in cucumber. Despite our previous progress in the mapping of the gene controlling white color in immature cucumber fruit and the identification of candidate genes, the specific gene that governs chlorophyll metabolism and its regulatory mechanism remains unknown. Here, we generated a mapping population consisting of 9497 F2 plants to delimit the controlling gene to an 8.2-kb physical interval that defines a sole candidate gene, APRR2. Sequencing the full-length DNA and cDNA of APRR2 allowed for identification of an allele, aprr2, encoding a truncated 101-amino acid protein due to a frameshift mutation and a premature stop codon. Gene structure prediction indicated that these 101 residues are located in a domain necessary for the function of the protein. The expression patterns of APRR2 were entirely consistent with the visual changes in green color intensity during fruit development. A microscopic observation of the fruit pericarp revealed fewer chloroplasts and a lower chloroplast chlorophyll storage capacity in Q24 (white) than in Q30 (green). A single-base insertion in the white color gene w, which leads to a premature stop codon, is hypothesized to have disabled the function of this gene in chlorophyll accumulation and chloroplast development. These findings contribute to basic research and the genetic improvement of fruit color.
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- Hanqiang Liu
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Ryo M, Matsuo T, Yamashino T, Ichinose M, Sugita M, Aoki S. Diversity of plant circadian clocks: Insights from studies of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Physcomitrella patens. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1116661. [PMID: 26645746 PMCID: PMC4871632 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2015.1116661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Arabidopsis thaliana has long been the model plant of choice for elucidating the mechanisms of the circadian clock. Recently, relevant results have accumulated in other species of green plant lineages, including green algae. This mini-review describes a comparison of the mechanism of the A. thaliana clock to those of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the moss Physcomitrella patens, focusing on commonalities and divergences of subsystems of the clock. The potential of such an approach from an evolutionary viewpoint is discussed.
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- Masashi Ryo
- Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Bendix C, Marshall CM, Harmon FG. Circadian Clock Genes Universally Control Key Agricultural Traits. MOLECULAR PLANT 2015; 8:1135-52. [PMID: 25772379 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Circadian clocks are endogenous timers that enable plants to synchronize biological processes with daily and seasonal environmental conditions in order to allocate resources during the most beneficial times of day and year. The circadian clock regulates a number of central plant activities, including growth, development, and reproduction, primarily through controlling a substantial proportion of transcriptional activity and protein function. This review examines the roles that alleles of circadian clock genes have played in domestication and improvement of crop plants. The focus here is on three groups of circadian clock genes essential to clock function in Arabidopsis thaliana: PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATORs, GIGANTEA, and the evening complex genes early flowering 3, early flowering 4, and lux arrhythmo. homologous genes from each group underlie quantitative trait loci that have beneficial influences on key agricultural traits, especially flowering time but also yield, biomass, and biennial growth habit. Emerging insights into circadian clock regulation of other fundamental plant processes, including responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, are discussed to highlight promising avenues for further crop improvement.
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- Claire Bendix
- Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA 94710, USA; Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA 94710, USA; Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA 94710, USA; Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Evolutionary relationships among barley and Arabidopsis core circadian clock and clock-associated genes. J Mol Evol 2015; 80:108-19. [PMID: 25608480 PMCID: PMC4320304 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-015-9665-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The circadian clock regulates a multitude of plant developmental and metabolic processes. In crop species, it contributes significantly to plant performance and productivity and to the adaptation and geographical range over which crops can be grown. To understand the clock in barley and how it relates to the components in the Arabidopsis thaliana clock, we have performed a systematic analysis of core circadian clock and clock-associated genes in barley, Arabidopsis and another eight species including tomato, potato, a range of monocotyledonous species and the moss, Physcomitrella patens. We have identified orthologues and paralogues of Arabidopsis genes which are conserved in all species, monocot/dicot differences, species-specific differences and variation in gene copy number (e.g. gene duplications among the various species). We propose that the common ancestor of barley and Arabidopsis had two-thirds of the key clock components identified in Arabidopsis prior to the separation of the monocot/dicot groups. After this separation, multiple independent gene duplication events took place in both monocot and dicot ancestors.
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Three CCT domain-containing genes were identified to regulate heading date by candidate gene-based association mapping and transformation in rice. Sci Rep 2015; 5:7663. [PMID: 25563494 PMCID: PMC4286927 DOI: 10.1038/srep07663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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CCT domain-containing genes generally control flowering in plants. Currently, only six of the 41 CCT family genes have been confirmed to control flowering in rice. To efficiently identify more heading date-related genes from the CCT family, we compared the positions of heading date QTLs and CCT genes and found that 25 CCT family genes were located in the QTL regions. Association mapping showed that a total of 19 CCT family genes were associated with the heading date. Five of the seven associated genes within QTL regions and two of four associated genes outside of the QTL regions were confirmed to regulate heading date by transformation. None of the seven non-associated genes outside of the QTL regions regulates heading date. Obviously, combination of candidate gene-based association mapping with linkage analysis could improve the identification of functional genes. Three novel CCT family genes, including one non-associated (OsCCT01) and two associated genes (OsCCT11 and OsCCT19) regulated the heading date. The overexpression of OsCCT01 delayed flowering through suppressing the expression of Ehd1, Hd3a and RFT1 under both long day and short day conditions. Potential functions in regulating heading date of some untested CCT family genes were discussed.
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Maize and millet transcription factors annotated using comparative genomic and transcriptomic data. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:818. [PMID: 25261191 PMCID: PMC4189582 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Transcription factors (TFs) contain DNA-binding domains (DBDs) and regulate gene expression by binding to specific DNA sequences. In addition, there are proteins, called transcription coregulators (TCs), which lack DBDs but can alter gene expression through interaction with TFs or RNA Polymerase II. Therefore, it is interesting to identify and classify the TFs and TCs in a genome. In this study, maize (Zea mays) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica), two important species for the study of C4 photosynthesis and kranz anatomy, were selected. Result We conducted a comprehensive genome-wide annotation of TFs and TCs in maize B73 and in two strains of foxtail millet, Zhang gu and Yugu1, and classified them into families. To gain additional support for our predictions, we searched for their homologous genes in Arabidopsis or rice and studied their gene expression level using RNA-seq and microarray data. We identified many new TF and TC families in these two species, and described some evolutionary and functional aspects of the 9 new maize TF families. Moreover, we detected many pseudogenes and transposable elements in current databases. In addition, we examined tissue expression preferences of TF and TC families and identified tissue/condition-specific TFs and TCs in maize and millet. Finally, we identified potential C4-related TF and TC genes in maize and millet. Conclusions Our results significantly expand current TF and TC annotations in maize and millet. We provided supporting evidence for our annotation from genomic and gene expression data and identified TF and TC genes with tissue preference in expression. Our study may facilitate the study of regulation of gene expression, tissue morphogenesis, and C4 photosynthesis in maize and millet. The data we generated in this study are available at http://sites.google.com/site/jjlmmtf. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-818) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Liu Z, Zhang M, Kong L, Lv Y, Zou M, Lu G, Cao J, Yu X. Genome-wide identification, phylogeny, duplication, and expression analyses of two-component system genes in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis). DNA Res 2014; 21:379-96. [PMID: 24585003 PMCID: PMC4131832 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsu004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In plants, a two component system (TCS) composed of sensor histidine kinases (HKs), histidine phosphotransfer proteins (HPs), and response regulators (RRs) has been employed in cytokinin signal transduction. A TCS exhibits important functions in diverse biological processes, including plant growth, development, and response to environmental stimuli. Conducting an exhaustive search of the Chinese cabbage genome, a total of 20 HK(L) (11 HKs and 9 HKLs), 8 HP (7 authentic and 1 pseudo), and 57 RR (21 Type-A, 17 Type-B, 4 Type-C, and 15 pseudo) proteins were identified. The structures, conserved domains, and phylogenetic relationships of these protein-coding genes were analysed in detail. The duplications, evolutionary patterns, and divergence of the TCS genes were investigated. The transcription levels of TCS genes in various tissues, organs, and developmental stages were further analysed to obtain information of the functions of these genes. Cytokinin-related binding elements were found in the putative promoter regions of Type-A BrRR genes. Furthermore, gene expression patterns to adverse environmental stresses (drought and high salinity) and exogenous phytohormones (tZ and ABA) were investigated. Numerous stress-responsive candidate genes were obtained. Our systematic analyses provided insights into the characterization of the TCS genes in Chinese cabbage and basis for further functional studies of such genes.
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- Zhenning Liu
- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Quality Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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Gyllenstrand N, Karlgren A, Clapham D, Holm K, Hall A, Gould PD, Källman T, Lagercrantz U. No time for spruce: rapid dampening of circadian rhythms in Picea abies (L. Karst). PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 55:535-50. [PMID: 24363286 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The identification and cloning of full-length homologs of circadian clock genes from Picea abies represent a first step to study the function and evolution of the circadian clock in gymnosperms. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that the sequences of key circadian clock genes are conserved between angiosperms and gymnosperms. though fewer homologous copies were found for most gene families in P. abies. We detected diurnal cycling of circadian clock genes in P. abies using quantitative real-time PCR; however, cycling appeared to be rapidly dampened under free-running conditions. Given the unexpected absence of transcriptional cycling during constant conditions, we employed a complementary method to assay circadian rhythmic outputs and measured delayed fluorescence in seedlings of Norway spruce. Neither of the two approaches to study circadian rhythms in Norway spruce could detect robust ∼24 h cycling behavior under constant conditions. These data suggest gene conservation but fundamental differences in clock function between gymnosperms and other plant taxa.
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- Niclas Gyllenstrand
- Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics, Uppsala Biocenter, Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, PO Box 7080, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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Aoki S, Okada R, Satbhai SB. Transformation and measurement of bioluminescence rhythms in the moss Physcomitrella patens. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1158:325-36. [PMID: 24792062 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0700-7_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Gene targeting is a highly effective and straightforward technique for the functional analysis of a gene of interest. However, its efficiency is not satisfactorily high in many model plants including Arabidopsis thaliana. In the moss Physcomitrella patens, a model species of basal plants, the efficiency of gene targeting is as high as in yeasts, and this moss is becoming widely recognized as an experimental model of choice in various areas of plant biology. Here we focus on the transformation of protoplast cells and on the measurement of bioluminescence rhythms from protonema tissues of luciferase reporter strains in P. patens, both of which are important for mechanistic studies of the circadian clock.
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- Setsuyuki Aoki
- Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan,
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Farré EM, Liu T. The PRR family of transcriptional regulators reflects the complexity and evolution of plant circadian clocks. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 16:621-9. [PMID: 23856081 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Circadian clocks are internal time-keeping mechanisms that provide an adaptive advantage by enabling organisms to anticipate daily changes and orchestrate biological processes accordingly. Circadian regulated pseudo-response regulators are key components of transcription/translation circadian networks in green alga and plants. Recent studies in Arabidopsis thaliana have shown that most of them act as transcriptional repressors and directly regulate output pathways suggesting a close relationship between the central oscillator and circadian regulated processes. Moreover, phylogenetic studies on this small gene family have shed light on the evolution of circadian clocks in the green lineage.
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- Eva M Farré
- Michigan State University, Department of Plant Biology, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Heyl A, Brault M, Frugier F, Kuderova A, Lindner AC, Motyka V, Rashotte AM, Schwartzenberg KV, Vankova R, Schaller GE. Nomenclature for members of the two-component signaling pathway of plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 161:1063-5. [PMID: 23324541 PMCID: PMC3585578 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.213207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- Alexander Heyl
- Institute of Biology/Applied Genetics, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Seung D, Risopatron JPM, Jones BJ, Marc J. Circadian clock-dependent gating in ABA signalling networks. PROTOPLASMA 2012; 249:445-57. [PMID: 21773710 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0304-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plant growth and development are intimately attuned to fluctuations in environmental variables such as light, temperature and water availability. A broad range of signalling and dynamic response mechanisms allows them to adjust their physiology so that growth and reproductive capacity are optimised for the prevailing conditions. Many of the response mechanisms are mediated by the plant hormones. The hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a dominant role in fundamental processes such as seed dormancy and germination, regulation of stomatal movements and enhancing drought tolerance in response to the osmotic stresses that result from water deficit, salinity and freezing. Whereas plants maintain a constant vigilance, there is emerging evidence that the capacity to respond is gated by the circadian clock so that it varies with diurnal fluctuations in light, temperature and water status. Clock regulation enables plants to anticipate regular diurnal fluctuations and thereby presumably to maximise metabolic efficiency. Circadian clock-dependent gating appears to regulate the ABA signalling network at numerous points, including metabolism, transport, perception and activity of the hormone. In this review, we summarise the basic principles and recent progress in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of circadian gating of the ABA response network and how it can affect fundamental processes in plant growth and development.
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- David Seung
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Circadian regulated changes in growth rates have been observed in numerous plants as well as in unicellular and multicellular algae. The circadian clock regulates a multitude of factors that affect growth in plants, such as water and carbon availability and light and hormone signalling pathways. The combination of high-resolution growth rate analyses with mutant and biochemical analysis is helping us elucidate the time-dependent interactions between these factors and discover the molecular mechanisms involved. At the molecular level, growth in plants is modulated through a complex regulatory network, in which the circadian clock acts at multiple levels.
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- E M Farré
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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