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Ruan J, Yin Z, Yi P. Effects of fluorescent tags and activity status on the membrane localization of ROP GTPases. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2024; 19:2306790. [PMID: 38270144 PMCID: PMC10813580 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2024.2306790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Plant-specific Rho-type GTPases (ROPs) are master regulators of cell polarity and development. Over the past 30 years, their localization and dynamics have been largely examined with fluorescent proteins fused at the amino terminus without investigating their impact on protein function. The moss Physcomitrium patens genome encodes four rop genes. In this study, we introduce a fluorescent tag at the endogenous amino terminus of ROP4 in wild-type and rop1,2,3 triple mutant via homologous recombination and demonstrate that the fluorescent tag severely impairs ROP4 function and inhibits its localization on the plasma membrane. This phenotype is exacerbated in mutants lacking ROP-related GTPase-activating proteins. By comparing the localization of nonfunctional and functional ROP4 fusion reporters, we provide insight into the mechanism that governs the membrane association of ROPs.
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- Jingtong Ruan
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Zhou L, Asad MAU, Guan X, Pan G, Zhang Y, Cheng F. Rice myo-inositol-3-phosphate synthase 2 (RINO2) alleviates heat injury-induced impairment in pollen germination and tube growth by modulating Ca 2+ signaling and actin filament cytoskeleton. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38761097 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Low phytic acid (lpa) crop is considered as an effective strategy to improve crop nutritional quality, but a substantial decrease in phytic acid (PA) usually has negative effect on agronomic performance and its response to environment adversities. Myo-inositol-3-phosphate synthase (MIPS) is the rate-limiting enzyme in PA biosynthesis pathway, and regarded as the prime target for engineering lpa crop. In this paper, the rice MIPS gene (RINO2) knockout mutants and its wild type were performed to investigate the genotype-dependent alteration in the heat injury-induced spikelet fertility and its underlying mechanism for rice plants being imposed to heat stress at anthesis. Results indicated that RINO2 knockout significantly enhanced the susceptibility of rice spikelet fertility to heat injury, due to the severely exacerbated obstacles in pollen germination and pollen tube growth in pistil for RINO2 knockout under high temperature (HT) at anthesis. The loss of RINO2 function caused a marked reduction in inositol and phosphatidylinositol derivative concentrations in the HT-stressed pollen grains, which resulted in the strikingly lower content of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-diphosphate (PI (4,5) P2) in germinating pollen grain and pollen tube. The insufficient supply of PI (4,5) P2 in the HT-stressed pollen grains disrupted normal Ca2+ gradient in the apical region of pollen tubes and actin filament cytoskeleton in growing pollen tubes. The severely repressed biosynthesis of PI (4,5) P2 was among the regulatory switch steps leading to the impaired pollen germination and deformed pollen tube growth for the HT-stressed pollens of RINO2 knockout mutants.
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- Lujian Zhou
- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Modern Crop Production Co-sponsored by Province and Ministry, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Wang Y, Xie D, Zheng X, Guo M, Qi Z, Yang P, Yu J, Zhou J. MAPK20-mediated ATG6 phosphorylation is critical for pollen development in Solanum lycopersicum L. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2024; 11:uhae069. [PMID: 38725462 PMCID: PMC11079483 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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In flowering plants, male gametogenesis is tightly regulated by numerous genes. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) plays a critical role in plant development and stress response, while its role in plant reproductive development is largely unclear. The present study demonstrated MAPK20 phosphorylation of ATG6 to mediate pollen development and germination in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). MAPK20 was preferentially expressed in the stamen of tomato, and mutation of MAPK20 resulted in abnormal pollen grains and inhibited pollen viability and germination. MAPK20 interaction with ATG6 mediated the formation of autophagosomes. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis showed that ATG6 was phosphorylated by MAPK20 at Ser-265. Mutation of ATG6 in wild-type (WT) or in MAPK20 overexpression plants resulted in malformed and inviable pollens. Meanwhile, the number of autophagosomes in mapk20 and atg6 mutants was significantly lower than that of WT plants. Our results suggest that MAPK20-mediated ATG6 phosphorylation and autophagosome formation are critical for pollen development and germination.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya 572000, China
- Agricultural Experiment Station, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Agricultural Experiment Station, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya 572000, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya 572000, China
- Shandong (Linyi) Institute of Modern Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Linyi 276000, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Zhong S, Zhao P, Peng X, Li HJ, Duan Q, Cheung AY. From gametes to zygote: Mechanistic advances and emerging possibilities in plant reproduction. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:4-35. [PMID: 38431529 PMCID: PMC11060694 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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- Sheng Zhong
- State Key Laboratory for Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Molecular Agrobiology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Kim YJ, Jung KH. WD40-domain protein GORI is an integrative scaffold that is required for pollen tube growth in rice. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2023; 18:2082678. [PMID: 35642508 PMCID: PMC9851197 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2082678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The pollen tube plays a critical role in angiosperm plants by delivering sperm gametes for double fertilization. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying pollen tube germination and growth are crucial to crop plants, they are poorly understood. Here, we describe recent advancements in the understanding of the role of the WD40-domain protein in regulating pollen germination and discuss future directions to investigate its role in rice. GORI encodes a seven-WD40-motif protein that interacts with an AP180 N-terminal homology (ANTH)-domain protein, which modulates clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), and regulates Rac6 activity in the apical plasma membrane of elongating pollen tubes. Loss of function of GORI or Rac6 reduces pollen germination and tube growth, thereby resulting in male sterility in rice. In contrast, overexpression of Rac6 increases pollen tube elongation, with this effect being rescued by GORI overexpression. In the absence of ANTH, pollen germination was reduced, similar to the results observed after inhibitor treatment, indicating that pollen germination partially requires CME. Our findings demonstrated that the GORI protein is a positive regulator of pollen germination and tube growth, serving as a link between Rac6 activity regulation and ANTH-mediated endocytosis.
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- Yu-Jin Kim
- Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University, Miryang, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology & Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea
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Liu X, Zhu D, Zhao F, Gao Y, Li J, Li Y. VAMP726 and VAMP725 regulate vesicle secretion and pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2023; 42:1951-1965. [PMID: 37805949 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-03075-w] [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: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE VAMP726/VAMP725 and SYP131 can form a part of a SNARE complex to mediate vesicle secretion at the pollen tube apex. Secretory vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane of the pollen tube tip is a key step in pollen tube growth. Membrane fusion was mediated by SNAREs. However, little is known about the composition and function of the SNARE complex during pollen tube tip growth. In this study, we constructed a double mutant vamp725 vamp726 via CRISPR‒Cas9. Fluorescence labeling combined with microscopic observation, luciferase complementation imaging, co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down were applied in the study. We show that double mutation of the R-SNAREs VAMP726 and VAMP725 significantly inhibits pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis and slows vesicle exocytosis at the apex of the pollen tube. GFP-VAMP726 and VAMP725-GFP localize mainly to secretory vesicles and the plasma membrane at the apex of the pollen tube. In addition, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) experiments showed that mCherry-VAMP726 colocalizes with Qa-SNARE SYP131 in the central region of the pollen tube apical plasma membrane. Furthermore, we found that VAMP726 and VAMP725 can interact with the SYP131. Based on these results, we suggest that VAMP726/VAMP725 and SYP131 can form a part of a SNARE complex to mediate vesicle secretion at the pollen tube apex, and vesicle secretion may mainly occur at the central region of the pollen tube apical plasma membrane.
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- Xinyan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Ruan H, Wang T, Ren H, Zhang Y. AtFH5-labeled secretory vesicles-dependent calcium oscillation drives exocytosis and stepwise bulge during pollen germination. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113319. [PMID: 37897722 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023] Open
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Pollen germination is an essential step for delivering sperm cells to the embryo sac for double fertilization in flowering plants. The cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) and vesicle dynamics are critical for pollen germination, but their potential correlation in pollen grains is not fully understood. Here, we report that [Ca2+]cyt oscillates periodically at the prospective germination sites during pollen germination. The [Ca2+]cyt is mainly from extracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]ext) influx, which implicates the Ca2+-permeable ion channel cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 18 (CNGC18). The [Ca2+]cyt oscillations spatiotemporally correlate with the accumulation of secretory vesicles labeled by a formin protein AtFH5, and disruption of vesicle accumulation inhibits the [Ca2+]cyt oscillations. In turn, the [Ca2+]cyt oscillations promote exocytosis, which leads to stepwise cell extension during pollen germination. Together, these data provide a timeline of vesicle dynamics, calcium oscillation, and exocytosis during pollen germination and highlight the importance of the correlation of these events for pollen germination.
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- Huaqiang Ruan
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Biological Science and Technology, Zhuhai-Macao Biotechnology Joint Laboratory, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Biological Science and Technology, Zhuhai-Macao Biotechnology Joint Laboratory, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Lai L, Ruan J, Xiao C, Yi P. The putative myristoylome of Physcomitrium patens reveals conserved features of myristoylation in basal land plants. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2023; 42:1107-1124. [PMID: 37052714 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-03016-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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KEYMESSAGE The putative myristoylome of moss P. patens opens an avenue for studying myristoylation substrates in non-canonical model plants. A myristoylation signal was shown sufficient for membrane targeting and useful for membrane dynamics visualization during cell growth. N-myristoylation (MYR) is one form of lipid modification catalyzed by N-myristoyltransferase that enables protein-membrane association. MYR is highly conserved in all eukaryotes. However, the study of MYR is limited to a few models such as yeasts, humans, and Arabidopsis. Here, using prediction tools, we report the characterization of the putative myristoylome of the moss Physcomitrium patens. We show that basal land plants display a similar signature of MYR to Arabidopsis and may have organism-specific substrates. Phylogenetically, MYR signals have mostly co-evolved with protein function but also exhibit variability in an organism-specific manner. We also demonstrate that the MYR motif of a moss brassinosteroid-signaling kinase is an efficient plasma membrane targeting signal and labels lipid-rich domains in tip-growing cells. Our results provide insights into the myristoylome in a basal land plant and lay the foundation for future studies on MYR and its roles in plant evolution.
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- Linyu Lai
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, People's Republic of China.
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Goldy C, Caillaud MC. Connecting the plant cytoskeleton to the cell surface via the phosphoinositides. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 73:102365. [PMID: 37084498 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plants have developed fine-tuned cellular mechanisms to respond to a variety of intracellular and extracellular signals. These responses often necessitate the rearrangement of the plant cytoskeleton to modulate cell shape and/or to guide vesicle trafficking. At the cell periphery, both actin filaments and microtubules associate with the plasma membrane that acts as an integrator of the intrinsic and extrinsic environments. At this membrane, acidic phospholipids such as phosphatidic acid, and phosphoinositides contribute to the selection of peripheral proteins and thereby regulate the organization and dynamic of the actin and microtubules. After recognition of the importance of phosphatidic acid on cytoskeleton dynamics and rearrangement, it became apparent that the other lipids might play a specific role in shaping the cytoskeleton. This review focuses on the emerging role of the phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate for the regulation of the peripherical cytoskeleton during cellular processes such as cytokinesis, polar growth, biotic and abiotic responses.
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- Camila Goldy
- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAe, F-69342, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAe, F-69342, Lyon, France.
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Weng X, Shen Y, Jiang L, Zhao L, Wang H. Spatiotemporal organization and correlation of tip-focused exocytosis and endocytosis in regulating pollen tube tip growth. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 330:111633. [PMID: 36775070 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Pollen tube polar growth is a key cellular process during plant fertilization and is regulated by tip-focused exocytosis and endocytosis. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics and localizations of apical exocytosis and endocytosis in the tip region are still a matter of debate. Here, we use a refined spinning-disk confocal microscope coupled with fluorescence recovery after photobleaching for sustained live imaging and quantitative analysis of rapid vesicular activities in growing pollen tube tips. We traced and analyzed the occurrence site of exocytic plasma membrane-targeting of Arabidopsis secretory carrier membrane protein 4 and its subsequent endocytosis in tobacco pollen tube tips. We demonstrated that the pollen tube apex is the site for both vesicle polar exocytic fusion and endocytosis to take place. In addition, we disrupted either tip-focused exocytosis or endocytosis and found that their dynamic activities are closely correlated with one another basing on the spatial organization of actin fringe. Collectively, our findings attempt to propose a new exocytosis and endocytosis-coordinated yin-yang working model underlying the apical membrane organization and dynamics during pollen tube tip growth.
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- Xun Weng
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Utahloy International School of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Mi Q, Pang H, Luan F, Gao P, Liu S. Integrated analysis of biparental and natural populations reveals CRIB domain-containing protein underlying seed coat crack trait in watermelon. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2023; 136:95. [PMID: 37014431 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The scc locus of the watermelon seed coat crack trait was fine mapped on chromosome 3. Cla97C03G056110 (annotated as CRIB domain-containing protein) was regarded as the most likely candidate gene Seed coat crack (scc) is a special characteristic of watermelon compared with other cucurbit crops. However, information regarding the genetic basis of this trait is limited. We conducted a genetic analysis of six generations derived from PI 192938 (scc) and Cream of Saskatchewan (COS) (non-scc) parental lines and found that the scc trait was regulated by a single recessive gene through two years. Bulk segregant analysis sequencing (BSA-seq) and initial mapping placed the scc locus into an 808.8 kb region on chromosome 3. Evaluation of another 1152 F2 plants narrowed the scc locus to a 277.11 kb region containing 37 candidate genes. Due to the lack of molecular markers in the fine-mapping interval, we extracted the genome sequence variations in this 277.11 kb region with in silico BSA among seventeen re-sequenced lines (6 scc and 11 non-scc) and finally delimited the scc locus to an 8.34 kb region with only one candidate gene Cla97C03G056110 (CRIB domain-containing protein). Three single nucleotide polymorphism loci in the promoter region of Cla97C03G056110 altered cis-acting elements that were highly correlated with the nature watermelon panel. The expression of Cla97C03G056110 in seed coat tissue was higher in non-scc than in scc lines and was specifically expressed in seed coat compared with fruit flesh.
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- Qi Mi
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China.
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China.
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China.
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Yan H, Zhuang M, Xu X, Li S, Yang M, Li N, Du X, Hu K, Peng X, Huang W, Wu H, Tse YC, Zhao L, Wang H. Autophagy and its mediated mitochondrial quality control maintain pollen tube growth and male fertility in Arabidopsis. Autophagy 2023; 19:768-783. [PMID: 35786359 PMCID: PMC9980518 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2095838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Macroautophagy/autophagy, a major catabolic pathway in eukaryotes, participates in plant sexual reproduction including the processes of male gametogenesis and the self-incompatibility response. Rapid pollen tube growth is another essential reproductive process that is metabolically highly demanding to drive the vigorous cell growth for delivery of male gametes for fertilization in angiosperms. Whether and how autophagy operates to maintain the homeostasis of pollen tubes remains unknown. Here, we provide evidence that autophagy is elevated in growing pollen tubes and critically required during pollen tube growth and male fertility in Arabidopsis. We demonstrate that SH3P2, a critical non-ATG regulator of plant autophagy, colocalizes with representative ATG proteins during autophagosome biogenesis in growing pollen tubes. Downregulation of SH3P2 expression significantly disrupts Arabidopsis pollen germination and pollen tube growth. Further analysis of organelle dynamics reveals crosstalk between autophagosomes and prevacuolar compartments following the inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. In addition, time-lapse imaging and tracking of ATG8e-labeled autophagosomes and depolarized mitochondria demonstrate that they interact specifically via the ATG8-family interacting motif (AIM)-docking site to mediate mitophagy. Ultrastructural identification of mitophagosomes and two additional forms of autophagosomes imply that multiple types of autophagy are likely to function simultaneously within pollen tubes. Altogether, our results suggest that autophagy is functionally crucial for mediating mitochondrial quality control and canonical cytoplasm recycling during pollen tube growth.Abbreviations: AIM: ATG8-family interacting motif; ATG8: autophagy related 8; ATG5: autophagy related 5; ATG7: autophagy related 7; BTH: acibenzolar-S-methyl; DEX: dexamethasone; DNP: 2,4-dinitrophenol; GFP: green fluorescent protein; YFP: yellow fluorescent protein; PtdIns3K: phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; PtdIns3P: phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate; PVC: prevacuolar compartment; SH3P2: SH3 domain-containing protein 2.
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- He Yan
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China.,State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou null China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China.,State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou null China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China.,State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou null China
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- Core Research Facilities, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, China
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Lubini G, Ferreira PB, Quiapim AC, Brito MS, Cossalter V, Pranchevicius MCS, Goldman MHS. Silencing of a Pectin Acetylesterase (PAE) Gene Highly Expressed in Tobacco Pistils Negatively Affects Pollen Tube Growth. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:329. [PMID: 36679042 PMCID: PMC9864977 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Successful plant reproduction and fruit formation depend on adequate pollen and pistil development, and pollen-pistil interactions. In Nicotiana tabacum, pollen tubes grow through the intercellular spaces of pistil-specialized tissues, stigmatic secretory zone, and stylar transmitting tissue (STT). These intercellular spaces are supposed to be formed by the modulation of cell wall pectin esterification. Previously we have identified a gene preferentially expressed in pistils encoding a putative pectin acetylesterase (PAE), named NtPAE1. Here, we characterized the NtPAE1 gene and performed genome-wide and phylogenetic analyses of PAEs. We identified 30 PAE sequences in the N. tabacum genome, distributed in four clades. The expression of NtPAE1 was assessed by RT-qPCR and in situ hybridization. We confirmed NtPAE1 preferential expression in stigmas/styles and ovaries and demonstrated its high expression in the STT. Structural predictions and comparisons between NtPAE1 and functional enzymes validated its identity as a PAE. Transgenic plants were produced, overexpressing and silencing the NtPAE1 gene. Overexpressed plants displayed smaller flowers while silencing plants exhibited collapsed pollen grains, which hardly germinate. NtPAE1 silencing plants do not produce fruits, due to impaired pollen tube growth in their STTs. Thus, NtPAE1 is an essential enzyme regulating pectin modifications in flowers and, ultimately, in plant reproduction.
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- Greice Lubini
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
- PPG-Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
- PPG-Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, SP, Brazil
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Stroppa N, Onelli E, Moreau P, Maneta-Peyret L, Berno V, Cammarota E, Ambrosini R, Caccianiga M, Scali M, Moscatelli A. Sterols and Sphingolipids as New Players in Cell Wall Building and Apical Growth of Nicotiana tabacum L. Pollen Tubes. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:8. [PMID: 36616135 PMCID: PMC9824051 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Pollen tubes are tip-growing cells that create safe routes to convey sperm cells to the embryo sac for double fertilization. Recent studies have purified and biochemically characterized detergent-insoluble membranes from tobacco pollen tubes. These microdomains, called lipid rafts, are rich in sterols and sphingolipids and are involved in cell polarization in organisms evolutionarily distant, such as fungi and mammals. The presence of actin in tobacco pollen tube detergent-insoluble membranes and the preferential distribution of these domains on the apical plasma membrane encouraged us to formulate the intriguing hypothesis that sterols and sphingolipids could be a "trait d'union" between actin dynamics and polarized secretion at the tip. To unravel the role of sterols and sphingolipids in tobacco pollen tube growth, we used squalestatin and myriocin, inhibitors of sterol and sphingolipid biosynthesis, respectively, to determine whether lipid modifications affect actin fringe morphology and dynamics, leading to changes in clear zone organization and cell wall deposition, thus suggesting a role played by these lipids in successful fertilization.
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- Nadia Stroppa
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5200, 71 Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5200, 71 Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- ALEMBIC Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy BioImaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT 1, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- ALEMBIC Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy BioImaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT 1, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Weng X, Wang H. Apical vesicles: Social networking at the pollen tube tip. REPRODUCTION AND BREEDING 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repbre.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Dauphin BG, Ranocha P, Dunand C, Burlat V. Cell-wall microdomain remodeling controls crucial developmental processes. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 27:1033-1048. [PMID: 35710764 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Plant cell walls display cellular and subcellular specificities. At the subcellular level, wall regional territories with specific compositions are necessary for macroscopic developmental processes. These regional specificities were named differently throughout the years, and are unified here under the term 'cell-wall microdomains' that define the local composition and organization of wall polymers underlying territories of wall loosening and/or softening or stiffening. We review the occurrence and developmental role of wall microdomains in different cell types. We primarily focus on the contribution of two categories of wall-remodeling molecular actors: fine-tuning of homogalacturonan (HG; pectin) demethylesterification patterns and two classes of oxidoreductases [class III peroxidases (CIII PRXs) and laccases (LACs)], but we also highlight two different molecular scaffolds recently identified for positioning specific CIII PRXs.
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- Bastien G Dauphin
- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, 31320 Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, 31320 Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, 31320 Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, 24 chemin de Borde Rouge, 31320 Auzeville-Tolosane, France.
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Li W, Li M, Li S, Zhang Y, Li X, Xu G, Yu L. Function of Rice High-Affinity Potassium Transporters in Pollen Development and Fertility. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:967-980. [PMID: 35536598 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plant High-affinity K+ transporters/K+ uptake permeases/K+ transporters (HAK/KUP/KT) transporters have been predicted as membrane H+-K+ symporters in facilitating K+ uptake and distribution, while their role in seed production remains to be elucidated. In this study, we report that OsHAK26 is preferentially expressed in anthers and seed husks and located in the Golgi apparatus. Knockout of either OsHAK26 or plasma membrane located H+-K+ symporter gene OsHAK1 or OsHAK5 in both Nipponbare and Dongjin cultivars caused distorted anthers, reduced number and germination rate of pollen grains. Seed-setting rate assay by reciprocal cross-pollination between the mutants of oshak26, oshak1, oshak5 and their wild types confirmed that each HAK transporter is foremost for pollen viability, seed-setting and grain yield. Intriguingly, the pollens of oshak26 showed much thinner wall and were more vulnerable to desiccation than those of oshak1 or oshak5. In vitro assay revealed that the pollen germination rate of oshak5 was dramatically affected by external K+ concentration. The results suggest that the role of OsHAK26 in maintaining pollen development and fertility may relate to its proper cargo sorting for construction of pollen walls, while the role of OsHAK1 and OsHAK5 in maintaining seed production likely relates to their transcellular K+ transport activity.
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- Weihong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- China MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Huaiyin Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Xuhuai Region in Jiangsu, Huaian, Jiangsu 223001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- China MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- China MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Xiao Z, Brunel N, Tian C, Guo J, Yang Z, Cui X. Constrained Nonlinear and Mixed Effects Integral Differential Equation Models for Dynamic Cell Polarity Signaling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:847671. [PMID: 35693156 PMCID: PMC9175011 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.847671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Polar cell growth is a process that couples the establishment of cell polarity with growth and is extremely important in the growth, development, and reproduction of eukaryotic organisms, such as pollen tube growth during plant fertilization and neuronal axon growth in animals. Pollen tube growth requires dynamic but polarized distribution and activation of a signaling protein named ROP1 to the plasma membrane via three processes: positive feedback and negative feedback regulation of ROP1 activation and its lateral diffusion along the plasma membrane. In this paper, we introduce a mechanistic integro-differential equation (IDE) along with constrained semiparametric regression to quantitatively describe the interplay among these three processes that lead to the polar distribution of active ROP1 at a steady state. Moreover, we introduce a population variability by a constrained nonlinear mixed model. Our analysis of ROP1 activity distributions from multiple pollen tubes revealed that the equilibrium between the positive and negative feedbacks for pollen tubes with similar shapes are remarkably stable, permitting us to infer an inherent quantitative relationship between the positive and negative feedback loops that defines the tip growth of pollen tubes and the polarity of tip growth.
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- Zhen Xiao
- Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Modélisation d'Evry, UMR CNRS 8071, ENSIIE, Évry-Courcouronnes, France
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- Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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Li X, Tang C, Li X, Zhu X, Cai Y, Wang P, Zhang S, Wu J. Cellulose accumulation mediated by PbrCSLD5, a cellulose synthase-like protein, results in cessation of pollen tube growth in Pyrus bretschneideri. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13700. [PMID: 35526262 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cellulose, a key component of the cell wall, plays an important role in maintaining the growth of pollen tubes. However, the molecular mechanism of cellulose participating in the cessation of pear pollen tube growth remains unclear. Here, we reported that at 15 h post-cultured (HPC), the slow-growth pear pollen tubes showed thickened cell walls and cellulose accumulation in the inner wall. Transcriptome data and quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that PbrCSLD5, a cellulose synthesis-like gene, was highly expressed in the 15 HPC pear pollen tubes. Knockdown of PbrCSLD5 caused a decrease in cellulose content in pear pollen tubes. Moreover, PbrCSLD5 overexpression in Arabidopsis resulted in the accumulation of cellulose and disruption of normal pollen tube growth. Transcription factor PbrMADS52 was found to bind to the promoter of PbrCSLD5 and enhanced its expression. Our results suggested that the PbrMADS52-PbrCSLD5 signaling pathway led to increased cellulose content in the pear pollen tube cell wall, thereby inhibiting pollen tube growth. These results provided new insights into the regulation of pollen tube growth.
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- Xian Li
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Lab, Sanya, China
- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Lab, Sanya, China
- Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Nanjing, China
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Shi C, Wang D, Guan Y, Qu H. Dissection and ultramicroscopic observation of an apical pollen tube of Pyrus. PLANT REPRODUCTION 2022; 35:1-8. [PMID: 34731307 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-021-00433-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The pollen tube is ideal for studying cell polar growth, and observing the ultrastructure of the pollen tube tip using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is the primary method for studying pollen tube growth. The preparation of ultrathin sections of the pollen tube tip sample is important for its successful microscopic observation. The direction of pollen tube growth in vitro is irregular, and it is difficult to dissect the tip of the pollen tube during ultrathin sectioning. Here, we used two methods to efficiently obtain an ultrathin section of the pollen tube tip of Pyrus. In the first method, laser micro-cutting was used to obtain the pollen tube tip, followed by ultrathin sectioning. In the other method, the pollen tubes were cultured in the same growth direction, followed by ultrathin sectioning. Ultrathin sections, which were observed via TEM, showed typical characteristics of the pollen tube tip, such as dense vesicles, numerous mitochondria, and secretory vesicles of the Golgi. We concluded that these two methods are effective in pollen tube tip sample preparation for ultrathin sectioning and provide the foundation for observing the ultrastructure of pollen tube tips.
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- Chenxi Shi
- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, No. 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao City, 266109, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, No. 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao City, 266109, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, No. 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao City, 266109, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, No. 700 Changcheng Road, Qingdao City, 266109, Shandong Province, China.
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Calcium (Ca2+) is a unique mineral that serves as both a nutrient and a signal in all eukaryotes. To maintain Ca2+ homeostasis for both nutrition and signaling purposes, the toolkit for Ca2+ transport has expanded across kingdoms of eukaryotes to encode specific Ca2+ signals referred to as Ca2+ signatures. In parallel, a large array of Ca2+-binding proteins has evolved as specific sensors to decode Ca2+ signatures. By comparing these coding and decoding mechanisms in fungi, animals, and plants, both unified and divergent themes have emerged, and the underlying complexity will challenge researchers for years to come. Considering the scale and breadth of the subject, instead of a literature survey, in this review we focus on a conceptual framework that aims to introduce to readers to the principles and mechanisms of Ca2+ signaling. We finish with several examples of Ca2+-signaling pathways, including polarized cell growth, immunity and symbiosis, and systemic signaling, to piece together specific coding and decoding mechanisms in plants versus animals. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, Volume 37 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Sheng Luan
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA;
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA;
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Fratini M, Krishnamoorthy P, Stenzel I, Riechmann M, Matzner M, Bacia K, Heilmann M, Heilmann I. Plasma membrane nano-organization specifies phosphoinositide effects on Rho-GTPases and actin dynamics in tobacco pollen tubes. THE PLANT CELL 2021; 33:642-670. [PMID: 33955493 PMCID: PMC8136918 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaa035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Pollen tube growth requires coordination of cytoskeletal dynamics and apical secretion. The regulatory phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2) is enriched in the subapical plasma membrane of pollen tubes of Arabidopsis thaliana and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and can influence both actin dynamics and secretion. How alternative PtdIns(4,5)P2 effects are specified is unclear. In tobacco pollen tubes, spinning disc microscopy (SD) reveals dual distribution of a fluorescent PtdIns(4,5)P2-reporter in dynamic plasma membrane nanodomains vs. apparent diffuse membrane labeling, consistent with spatially distinct coexisting pools of PtdIns(4,5)P2. Several PI4P 5-kinases (PIP5Ks) can generate PtdIns(4,5)P2 in pollen tubes. Despite localizing to one membrane region, the PIP5Ks AtPIP5K2-EYFP and NtPIP5K6-EYFP display distinctive overexpression effects on cell morphologies, respectively related to altered actin dynamics or membrane trafficking. When analyzed by SD, AtPIP5K2-EYFP associated with nanodomains, whereas NtPIP5K6-EYFP localized diffusely. Chimeric AtPIP5K2-EYFP and NtPIP5K6-EYFP variants with reciprocally swapped membrane-associating domains evoked reciprocally shifted effects on cell morphology upon overexpression. Overall, active PI4P 5-kinase variants stabilized actin when targeted to nanodomains, suggesting a role of nanodomain-associated PtdIns(4,5)P2 in actin regulation. This notion is further supported by interaction and proximity of nanodomain-associated AtPIP5K2 with the Rho-GTPase NtRac5, and by its functional interplay with elements of Rho of plants signaling. Plasma membrane nano-organization may thus aid the specification of PtdIns(4,5)P2 functions to coordinate cytoskeletal dynamics and secretion.
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- Marta Fratini
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Hayashi M, Palmgren M. The quest for the central players governing pollen tube growth and guidance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:682-693. [PMID: 33793904 PMCID: PMC8133568 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Recent insights into the mechanism of pollen tube growth and guidance point to the importance of H+ dynamics, which are regulated by the plasma membrane H+-ATPase.
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- Maki Hayashi
- Department for Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department for Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
- International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan 528000,China
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Liu Z, Gao J, Cui Y, Klumpe S, Xiang Y, Erdmann PS, Jiang L. Membrane imaging in the plant endomembrane system. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:562-576. [PMID: 33793889 PMCID: PMC8133680 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Recent studies on membrane imaging in the plant endomembrane system by 2-D/3-D CLSM and TEM provide future perspectives of whole-cell ET and cryo-FIB-aided cryo-ET analysis.
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- Zhiqi Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
- Author for communication: (L.J.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
- CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
- Author for communication: (L.J.)
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Zou X, Li L, Liao F, Chen W. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis reveals NtGNL1-dependent regulatory network underlying endosome trafficking for pollen tube polar growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 161:200-209. [PMID: 33636685 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Endosome trafficking has been reported to play an essential role in pollen tube polar growth and NtGNL1 (Nicotiana tabacum GNOM-LIKE 1) regulates the polar growth through endosome trafficking. However, the regulation network and detailed molecular mechanisms underlying endosome trafficking remain unclear. Here, comparative proteomic analysis was carried out to survey the overall effect of NtGNL1 on pollen tube polar growth and NtGNL1-dependent endosome trafficking. With multiple comparative systems (RNAi, Wild type, and BFA or wortmannin treatments), 481 distinct proteins were identified including 43 common DEPs (differentially expressed proteins), of which 16 significant DEPs were common among RNAi, BFA, and wortmannin treated pollen tubes, indicating their close relation to the endosome trafficking. GO annotation indicates that the vesicle trafficking of gnl1HE pollen tubes differs from that of the BFA and wortmannin treated pollen tubes in the COPII-coated vesicle budding process. KEGG pathway analysis suggests that the Pentose phosphate pathway is critical for the NtGNL1-dependent endosome trafficking. Yeast two-hybrid further confirmed that the NtGNL1-Sec7 domain interacted strongly with VPS32.2, TCTP, PIS2, and PDIL2-1, suggesting that the core functional region of NtGNL1 is the Sec7 domain. Therefore, NtGNL1 likely functions via its Sec7 binding with these proteins to affect endosome trafficking. Our results provide a clear outline of proteins involving in NtGNL1-dependent endosome trafficking and valuable clues for understanding the regulatory mechanism of NtGNL1 guided pollen tube polar growth.
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- Xinjian Zou
- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology on Specialty Economic Plants, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology on Specialty Economic Plants, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Yang H, You C, Yang S, Zhang Y, Yang F, Li X, Chen N, Luo Y, Hu X. The Role of Calcium/Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases Signal Pathway in Pollen Tube Growth. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:633293. [PMID: 33767718 PMCID: PMC7985351 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.633293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Pollen tube (PT) growth as a key step for successful fertilization is essential for angiosperm survival and especially vital for grain yield in cereals. The process of PT growth is regulated by many complex and delicate signaling pathways. Among them, the calcium/calcium-dependent protein kinases (Ca2+/CPKs) signal pathway has become one research focus, as Ca2+ ion is a well-known essential signal molecule for PT growth, which can be instantly sensed and transduced by CPKs to control myriad biological processes. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in understanding the Ca2+/CPKs signal pathway governing PT growth. We also discuss how this pathway regulates PT growth and how reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cyclic nucleotide are integrated by Ca2+ signaling networks.
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- Hao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Wheat & Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat & Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat & Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat & Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat & Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat & Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat & Maize Crop Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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Kim YJ, Kim MH, Hong WJ, Moon S, Kim EJ, Silva J, Lee J, Lee S, Kim ST, Park SK, Jung KH. GORI, encoding the WD40 domain protein, is required for pollen tube germination and elongation in rice. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:1645-1664. [PMID: 33345419 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Successful delivery of sperm cells to the embryo sac in higher plants is mediated by pollen tube growth. The molecular mechanisms underlying pollen germination and tube growth in crop plants remain rather unclear, although these mechanisms are crucial to plant reproduction and seed formation. By screening pollen-specific gene mutants in rice (Oryza sativa), we identified a T-DNA insertional mutant of Germinating modulator of rice pollen (GORI) that showed a one-to-one segregation ratio for wild type (WT) to heterozygous. GORI encodes a seven-WD40-motif protein that is homologous to JINGUBANG/REN4 in Arabidopsis. GORI is specifically expressed in rice pollen, and its protein is localized in the nucleus, cytosol and plasma membrane. Furthermore, a homozygous mutant, gori-2, created through CRISPR-Cas9 clearly exhibited male sterility with disruption of pollen tube germination and elongation. The germinated pollen tube of gori-2 exhibited decreased actin filaments and altered pectin distribution. Transcriptome analysis revealed that 852 pollen-specific genes were downregulated in gori-2 compared with the WT, and Gene Ontology enrichment analysis indicated that these genes are strongly associated with cell wall modification and clathrin coat assembly. Based on the molecular features of GORI, phenotypical observation of the gori mutant and its interaction with endocytic proteins and Rac GTPase, we propose that GORI plays key roles in forming endo-/exocytosis complexes that could mediate pollen tube growth in rice.
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- Yu-Jin Kim
- Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University, Miryang, 50463, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Bioscience, Pusan National University, Miryang, 50463, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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Ruan H, Li J, Wang T, Ren H. Secretory Vesicles Targeted to Plasma Membrane During Pollen Germination and Tube Growth. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:615447. [PMID: 33553150 PMCID: PMC7859277 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.615447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are important biological events in the sexual reproduction of higher plants, during which a large number of vesicle trafficking and membrane fusion events occur. When secretory vesicles are transported via the F-actin network in proximity to the apex of the pollen tube, the secretory vesicles are tethered and fused to the plasma membrane by tethering factors and SNARE proteins, respectively. The coupling and uncoupling between the vesicle membrane and plasma membrane are also regulated by dynamic cytoskeleton, proteins, and signaling molecules, including small G proteins, calcium, and PIP2. In this review, we focus on the current knowledge regarding secretory vesicle delivery, tethering, and fusion during pollen germination and tube growth and summarize the progress in research on how regulators and signaling molecules participate in the above processes.
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- Huaqiang Ruan
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Center for Biological Science and Technology, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Center for Biological Science and Technology, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Center for Biological Science and Technology, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Center for Biological Science and Technology, Advanced Institute of Natural Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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Adhikari PB, Liu X, Kasahara RD. Mechanics of Pollen Tube Elongation: A Perspective. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:589712. [PMID: 33193543 PMCID: PMC7606272 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.589712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Pollen tube (PT) serves as a vehicle that delivers male gametes (sperm cells) to a female gametophyte during double fertilization, which eventually leads to the seed formation. It is one of the fastest elongating structures in plants. Normally, PTs traverse through the extracellular matrix at the transmitting tract after penetrating the stigma. While the endeavor may appear simple, the molecular processes and mechanics of the PT elongation is yet to be fully resolved. Although it is the most studied "tip-growing" structure in plants, several features of the structure (e.g., Membrane dynamics, growth behavior, mechanosensing etc.) are only partially understood. In many aspects, PTs are still considered as a tissue rather than a "unique cell." In this review, we have attempted to discuss mainly on the mechanics behind PT-elongation and briefly on the molecular players involved in the process. Four aspects of PTs are particularly discussed: the PT as a cell, its membrane dynamics, mechanics of its elongation, and the potential mechanosensors involved in its elongation based on relevant findings in both plant and non-plant models.
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- Prakash Babu Adhikari
- School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center (HBMC), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center (HBMC), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Horticultural Plant Biology and Metabolomics Center (HBMC), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Kulich I, Vogler F, Bleckmann A, Cyprys P, Lindemeier M, Fuchs I, Krassini L, Schubert T, Steinbrenner J, Beynon J, Falter-Braun P, Längst G, Dresselhaus T, Sprunck S. ARMADILLO REPEAT ONLY proteins confine Rho GTPase signalling to polar growth sites. NATURE PLANTS 2020; 6:1275-1288. [PMID: 33020609 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-00781-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polar growth requires the precise tuning of Rho GTPase signalling at distinct plasma membrane domains. The activity of Rho of plant (ROP) GTPases is regulated by the opposing action of guanine nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). Whereas plant-specific ROPGEFs have been shown to be embedded in higher-level regulatory mechanisms involving membrane-bound receptor-like kinases, the regulation of GAPs has remained enigmatic. Here, we show that three Arabidopsis ARMADILLO REPEAT ONLY (ARO) proteins are essential for the stabilization of growth sites in root hair cells and trichomes. AROs interact with ROP1 enhancer GAPs (RENGAPs) and bind to the plasma membrane via a conserved polybasic region at the ARO amino terminus. The ectopic spreading of ROP2 in aro2/3/4 mutant root hair cells and the preferential interaction of AROs with active ROPs and anionic phospholipids suggests that AROs recruit RENGAPs into complexes with ROPs to confine ROP signalling to distinct membrane regions.
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- Ivan Kulich
- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, Warwick University, Coventry, UK
- Institute for Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, Warwick University, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
- Institute of Network Biology (INET), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Microbe-Host Interactions, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Munich, Germany
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- Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Centre Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Li H, Hu J, Pang J, Zhao L, Yang B, Kang X, Wang A, Xu T, Yang Z. Rho GTPase ROP1 Interactome Analysis Reveals Novel ROP1-Associated Pathways for Pollen Tube Polar Growth in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197033. [PMID: 32987815 PMCID: PMC7582345 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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ROP (Rho-like GTPases from plants) GTPases are polarly localized key regulators of polar growth in pollen tubes and other cells in plants. However, how ROP GTPases are regulated and how they control polar growth remains to be fully understood. To gain new insights into ROP-dependent mechanisms underlying polar cell growth, we characterized the interactome of ROP1 GTPase that controls Arabidopsis pollen tube (PT) tip growth, an extreme form of polar cell growth. We established an efficient method for culturing Arabidopsis pollen tubes in liquid medium, which was used for immunoprecipitation/mass spectrometry-based identification of ROP1-associated proteins. A total of 654 candidates were isolated from the ROP1 interactome in Arabidopsis pollen tubes, and GO (Gene Ontology) classification and pathway analysis revealed multiple uncharacterized ROP1-dependent processes including translation, cell wall modification, post transcriptional modification, and ion homeostasis, in addition to known ROP1-dependent pathways. The ROP1-interactome data was further supported by the co-expression of the candidate interactors in highly mature pollen with PT germination and growth defects being discovered in 25% (8/32) of the candidate mutant genes. Taken together, our work uncovers valuable information for the identification and functional elucidation of ROP-associated proteins in the regulation of polar growth, and provides a reliable reference to identify critical regulators of polar cell growth in the future.
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- Hui Li
- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Y.); (X.K.); (T.X.)
- Center for Plant Cell Biology, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, and Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92508, USA;
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Y.); (X.K.); (T.X.)
- Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China; (J.P.); (A.W.)
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Y.); (X.K.); (T.X.)
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Y.); (X.K.); (T.X.)
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Y.); (X.K.); (T.X.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China; (J.P.); (A.W.)
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Y.); (X.K.); (T.X.)
- FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Center for Plant Cell Biology, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, and Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92508, USA;
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Scholz P, Anstatt J, Krawczyk HE, Ischebeck T. Signalling Pinpointed to the Tip: The Complex Regulatory Network That Allows Pollen Tube Growth. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E1098. [PMID: 32859043 PMCID: PMC7569787 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Plants display a complex life cycle, alternating between haploid and diploid generations. During fertilisation, the haploid sperm cells are delivered to the female gametophyte by pollen tubes, specialised structures elongating by tip growth, which is based on an equilibrium between cell wall-reinforcing processes and turgor-driven expansion. One important factor of this equilibrium is the rate of pectin secretion mediated and regulated by factors including the exocyst complex and small G proteins. Critically important are also non-proteinaceous molecules comprising protons, calcium ions, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and signalling lipids. Among the latter, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and the kinases involved in its formation have been assigned important functions. The negatively charged headgroup of this lipid serves as an interaction point at the apical plasma membrane for partners such as the exocyst complex, thereby polarising the cell and its secretion processes. Another important signalling lipid is phosphatidic acid (PA), that can either be formed by the combination of phospholipases C and diacylglycerol kinases or by phospholipases D. It further fine-tunes pollen tube growth, for example by regulating ROS formation. How the individual signalling cues are intertwined or how external guidance cues are integrated to facilitate directional growth remain open questions.
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- Patricia Scholz
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences and Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Goettingen, Justus-von-Liebig Weg 11, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany; (J.A.); (H.E.K.)
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences and Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Goettingen, Justus-von-Liebig Weg 11, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany; (J.A.); (H.E.K.)
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Rui Q, Wang J, Li Y, Tan X, Bao Y. Arabidopsis COG6 is essential for pollen tube growth and Golgi structure maintenance. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 528:447-452. [PMID: 32499114 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The conserved oligomeric Golgi (COG) complex, which consists of eight subunits named COG1-COG8, is highly conserved with homologous subunits present in most eukaryotic species. In yeast and mammalian, the COG complex has been implicated in the tethering of retrograde intra-Golgi vesicles. Although homologs of COG subunits have been identified in Arabidopsis, the functions of the complex and its subunits remain to be fully elucidated. In this study, we have utilized genetic and cytologic approaches to characterize the role of the COG6 subunit. We showed that a mutation in COG6 caused male transmission defect due to aberrant pollen tube growth. At the subcellular level, Golgi bodies exhibited altered morphology in cog6 pollen and cell wall components were incorrectly deposited in pollen tubes. COG6 fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP), which complemented the aberrant growth of cog6 pollen tubes, was localized to the Golgi apparatus. We propose that COG6, as a subunit of the COG complex, modulates Golgi morphology and vesicle trafficking homeostasis during pollen tube growth.
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- Qingchen Rui
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China.
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Vissenberg K, Gonzalez N. Plant organ and tip growth. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:2363-2364. [PMID: 32324242 PMCID: PMC7178413 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Kris Vissenberg
- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Agriculture, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Zhao L, Rehmani MS, Wang H. Exocytosis and Endocytosis: Yin-Yang Crosstalk for Sculpting a Dynamic Growing Pollen Tube Tip. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:572848. [PMID: 33123182 PMCID: PMC7573165 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.572848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The growing pollen tube has become one of the most fascinating model cell systems for investigations into cell polarity and polar cell growth in plants. Rapidly growing pollen tubes achieve tip-focused cell expansion by vigorous anterograde exocytosis, through which various newly synthesized macromolecules are directionally transported and deposited at the cell apex. Meanwhile, active retrograde endocytosis counter balances the exocytosis at the tip which is believed to recycle the excessive exocytic components for multiple rounds of secretion. Therefore, apical exocytosis and endocytosis are the frontline cellular processes which drive the polar growth of pollen tubes, although they represent opposite vesicular trafficking events with distinct underpinning mechanisms. Nevertheless, the molecular basis governing the spatiotemporal crosstalk and counterbalance of exocytosis and endocytosis during pollen tube polarization and growth remains elusive. Here we discuss recent insight into exocytosis and endocytosis in sculpturing high rates of polarized pollen tube growth. In addition, we especially introduce the novel integration of mathematical modeling in uncovering the mysteries of cell polarity and polar cell growth.
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