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Wu Y, Hu L, Wu L, Yang Y, Li Y. Real-time monitoring abscisic acid release from single rice protoplast by amperometry at microelectrodes modified with abscisic acid receptor PYL2. Bioelectrochemistry 2024; 159:108733. [PMID: 38761493 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2024.108733] [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: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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It was previously reported that stress induces a cellular production of abscisic acid in plants, but no direct method shows the evidence. Here, an electrochemical microsensor involving an abscisic acid receptor PYL2 modified carbon fiber microelectrode was fabricated by self-assembly method, where the Cu2+ combined with the histidine tag of PYL2 on the surface of microelectrode was used as the detection probe, the mediated reaction between Cu+ and ferricyanide realized the amplification responses and provided the microsensor with a high sensitivity for detection of abscisic acid with a detection limit of 0.8 nM. With use of this microsensor, an increase of extracellular abscisic acid from single rice protoplast induced by sulfate, osmotic and salinity stress was real-time monitored. Direct measurement of free extracellular abscisic acid in single plant cells might offer important new insights into its role in plants challenged by abiotic stresses.
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- Yunhua Wu
- College of Life Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, PR China.
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- College of Life Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- College of Life Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- College of Life Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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Natale S, Peralta Ogorek LL, Caracciolo L, Morosinotto T, van Amerongen H, Casolo V, Pedersen O, Nardini A. Net O 2 exchange rates under dark and light conditions across different stem compartments. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 243:72-81. [PMID: 38703003 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19782] [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: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Woody plants display some photosynthetic activity in stems, but the biological role of stem photosynthesis and the specific contributions of bark and wood to carbon uptake and oxygen evolution remain poorly understood. We aimed to elucidate the functional characteristics of chloroplasts in stems of different ages in Fraxinus ornus. Our investigation employed diverse experimental approaches, including microsensor technology to assess oxygen production rates in whole stem, bark, and wood separately. Additionally, we utilized fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) to characterize the relative abundance of photosystems I and II (PSI : PSII chlorophyll ratio) in bark and wood. Our findings revealed light-induced increases in O2 production in whole stem, bark, and wood. We present the radial profile of O2 production in F. ornus stems, demonstrating the capability of stem chloroplasts to perform light-dependent electron transport. Younger stems exhibited higher light-induced O2 production and dark respiration rates than older ones. While bark emerged as the primary contributor to net O2 production under light conditions, our data underscored that wood chloroplasts are also photosynthetically active. The FLIM analysis unveiled a lower PSI abundance in wood than in bark, suggesting stem chloroplasts are not only active but also acclimate to the spectral composition of light reaching inner compartments.
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- Sara Natale
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, Trieste, 34127, Italy
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, Padova, 35121, Italy
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- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
- School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Wageningen University & Research, PO Box 8128, 6700 ET, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58B, Padova, 35121, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Wageningen University & Research, PO Box 8128, 6700 ET, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- MicroSpectroscopy Research Facility at Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università di Udine, Sezione di Biologia Vegetale, Via delle Scienze 91, Udine, 33100, Italy
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- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, Trieste, 34127, Italy
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Xiao H, Verboven P, Tong S, Pedersen O, Nicolaï B. Hypoxia in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit during ripening: Biophysical elucidation by a 3D reaction-diffusion model. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:1893-1905. [PMID: 38546393 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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Respiration provides energy, substrates, and precursors to support physiological changes of the fruit during climacteric ripening. A key substrate of respiration is oxygen that needs to be supplied to the fruit in a passive way by gas transfer from the environment. Oxygen gradients may develop within the fruit due to its bulky size and the dense fruit tissues, potentially creating hypoxia that may have a role in the spatial development of ripening. This study presents a 3D reaction-diffusion model using tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit as a test subject, combining the multiscale fruit geometry generated from magnetic resonance imaging and microcomputed tomography with varying respiration kinetics and contrasting boundary resistances obtained through independent experiments. The model predicted low oxygen levels in locular tissue under atmospheric conditions, and the oxygen level was markedly lower upon scar occlusion, aligning with microsensor profiling results. The locular region was in a hypoxic state, leading to its low aerobic respiration with high CO2 accumulation by fermentative respiration, while the rest of the tissues remained well oxygenated. The model further revealed that the hypoxia is caused by a combination of diffusion resistances and respiration rates of the tissue. Collectively, this study reveals the existence of the respiratory gas gradients and its biophysical causes during tomato fruit ripening, providing richer information for future studies on localized endogenous ethylene biosynthesis and fruit ripening.
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- Hui Xiao
- BIOSYST-MeBioS, KU Leuven, Leuven B-3001, Belgium
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- Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- BIOSYST-MeBioS, KU Leuven, Leuven B-3001, Belgium
- Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology (VCBT), Leuven B-3001, Belgium
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Jiménez JDLC, Armstrong W, Colmer TD, Pedersen O. Overcoming constraints to measuring O2 diffusivity and consumption of intact roots. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:283-286. [PMID: 38366585 PMCID: PMC11060671 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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A method using O2 microsensors enables detailed quantification of respiratory O2 consumption and diffusive resistance to O2 of individual root cell layers.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Fagerstedt KV, Pucciariello C, Pedersen O, Perata P. Recent progress in understanding the cellular and genetic basis of plant responses to low oxygen holds promise for developing flood-resilient crops. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:1217-1233. [PMID: 37991267 PMCID: PMC10901210 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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With recent progress in active research on flooding and hypoxia/anoxia tolerance in native and agricultural crop plants, vast knowledge has been gained on both individual tolerance mechanisms and the general mechanisms of flooding tolerance in plants. Research on carbohydrate consumption, ethanolic and lactic acid fermentation, and their regulation under stress conditions has been accompanied by investigations on aerenchyma development and the emergence of the radial oxygen loss barrier in some plant species under flooded conditions. The discovery of the oxygen-sensing mechanism in plants and unravelling the intricacies of this mechanism have boosted this very international research effort. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of oxygen availability as a signalling component during plant development. The latest developments in determining actual oxygen concentrations using minute probes and molecular sensors in tissues and even within cells have provided new insights into the intracellular effects of flooding. The information amassed during recent years has been used in the breeding of new flood-tolerant crop cultivars. With the wealth of metabolic, anatomical, and genetic information, novel holistic approaches can be used to enhance crop species and their productivity under increasing stress conditions due to climate change and the subsequent changes in the environment.
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- Kurt V Fagerstedt
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 65, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- PlantLab, Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa 56127, Italy
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- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, 6009 WA, Australia
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- PlantLab, Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa 56127, Italy
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Daniel K, Hartman S. How plant roots respond to waterlogging. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:511-525. [PMID: 37610936 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Plant submergence is a major abiotic stress that impairs plant performance. Under water, reduced gas diffusion exposes submerged plant cells to an environment that is enriched in gaseous ethylene and is limited in oxygen (O2) availability (hypoxia). The capacity for plant roots to avoid and/or sustain critical hypoxia damage is essential for plants to survive waterlogging. Plants use spatiotemporal ethylene and O2 dynamics as instrumental flooding signals to modulate potential adaptive root growth and hypoxia stress acclimation responses. However, how non-adapted plant species modulate root growth behaviour during actual waterlogged conditions to overcome flooding stress has hardly been investigated. Here we discuss how changes in the root growth rate, lateral root formation, density, and growth angle of non-flood adapted plant species (mainly Arabidopsis) could contribute to avoiding and enduring critical hypoxic conditions. In addition, we discuss current molecular understanding of how ethylene and hypoxia signalling control these adaptive root growth responses. We propose that future research would benefit from less artificial experimental designs to better understand how plant roots respond to and survive waterlogging. This acquired knowledge would be instrumental to guide targeted breeding of flood-tolerant crops with more resilient root systems.
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- Kevin Daniel
- Plant Environmental Signalling and Development, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Environmental Signalling and Development, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Tamaru S, Goto K, Sakagami JI. Spatial O 2 Profile in Coix lacryma-jobi and Sorghum bicolor along the Gas Diffusion Pathway under Waterlogging Conditions. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:3. [PMID: 38202311 PMCID: PMC10780499 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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While internal aeration in plants is critical for adaptation to waterlogging, there is a gap in understanding the differences in oxygen diffusion gradients from shoots to roots between hypoxia-tolerant and -sensitive species. This study aims to elucidate the differences in tissue oxygen concentration at various locations on the shoot and root between a hypoxia-tolerant species and a -sensitive species using a microneedle sensor that allows for spatial oxygen profiling. Job's tears, a hypoxia-tolerant species, and sorghum, a hypoxia-susceptible species, were tested. Plants aged 10 days were acclimated to a hypoxic agar solution for 12 days. Oxygen was profiled near the root tip, root base, root shoot junction, stem, and leaf. An anatomical analysis was also performed on the roots used for the O2 profile. The oxygen partial pressure (pO2) values at the root base and tip of sorghum were significantly lower than that of the root of Job's tears. At the base of the root of Job's tears, pO2 rapidly decreased from the root cortex to the surface, indicating a function to inhibit oxygen leakage. No significant differences in pO2 between the species were identified in the shoot part. The root cortex to stele ratio was significantly higher from the root tip to the base in Job's tears compared to sorghum. The pO2 gradient began to differ greatly at the root shoot junction and root base longitudinally, and between the cortex and stele radially, between Job's tears and sorghum. Differences in the root oxygen retention capacity and the cortex to stele ratio are considered to be related to differences in pO2.
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- Shotaro Tamaru
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City 890-0065, Japan; (S.T.)
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City 890-0065, Japan; (S.T.)
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City 890-0065, Japan; (S.T.)
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City 890-0065, Japan
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Nicolaï BM, Xiao H, Han Q, Tran DT, Crouch E, Hertog MLATM, Verboven P. Spatio-temporal dynamics of the metabolome of climacteric fruit during ripening and post-harvest storage. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:6321-6330. [PMID: 37317945 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad230] [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: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Fruit quality traits are determined to a large extent by their metabolome. The metabolite content of climacteric fruit changes drastically during ripening and post-harvest storage, and has been investigated extensively. However, the spatial distribution of metabolites and how it changes in time has received much less attention as fruit are usually considered as homogenous plant organs. Yet, spatio-temporal changes of starch, which is hydrolyzed during ripening, has been used for a long time as a ripening index. As vascular transport of water, and hence convective transport of metabolites, slows down in mature fruit and even stalls after detachment, spatio-temporal changes in their concentration are probably affected by diffusive transport of gaseous molecules that act as substrate (O2), inhibitor (CO2), or regulator (ethylene and NO) of the metabolic pathways that are active during climacteric ripening. In this review, we discuss such spatio-temporal changes of the metabolome and how they are affected by transport of metabolic gases and gaseous hormones. As there are currently no techniques available to measure the metabolite distribution repeatedly by non-destructive means, we introduce reaction-diffusion models as an in silico tool to compute it. We show how the different components of such a model can be integrated and used to better understand the role of spatio-temporal changes of the metabolome in ripening and post-harvest storage of climacteric fruit that is detached from the plant, and discuss future research needs.
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- Bart M Nicolaï
- BIOSYST-MeBioS, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- BIOSYST-MeBioS, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- BIOSYST-MeBioS, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Food Processing Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, Lombardi Building, c/o Victoria and Neethling Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- BIOSYST-MeBioS, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Herzog M, Pellegrini E, Pedersen O. A meta-analysis of plant tissue O 2 dynamics. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2023; 50:519-531. [PMID: 37160400 DOI: 10.1071/fp22294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Adequate tissue O2 supply is crucial for plant function. We aimed to identify the environmental conditions and plant characteristics that affect plant tissue O2 status. We extracted data and performed meta-analysis on >1500 published tissue O2 measurements from 112 species. Tissue O2 status ranged from anoxic conditions in roots to >53kPa in submerged, photosynthesising shoots. Using information-theoretic model selection, we identified 'submergence', 'light', 'tissue type' as well as 'light×submergence' interaction as significant drivers of tissue O2 status. Median O2 status were especially low (Solanum tuberosum ) tubers and root nodules. Mean shoot and root O2 were ~25% higher in light than in dark when shoots had atmospheric contact. However, light showed a significant interaction with submergence on plant O2 , with a submergence-induced 44% increase in light, compared with a 42% decline in dark, relative to plants with atmospheric contact. During submergence, ambient water column O2 and shoot tissue O2 correlated stronger in darkness than in light conditions. Although use of miniaturised Clark-type O2 electrodes has enhanced understanding of plant O2 dynamics, application of non-invasive methods in plants is still lacking behind its widespread use in mammalian tissues.
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- Max Herzog
- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 3rd Floor, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 3rd Floor, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark; and Department of Food, Agricultural, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze 206, Udine, Italy
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- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 3rd Floor, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark; and School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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de Smit S, Langedijk JJH, van Haalen LCA, Lin SH, Bitter JH, Strik DPBTB. Methodology for In Situ Microsensor Profiling of Hydrogen, pH, Oxidation-Reduction Potential, and Electric Potential throughout Three-Dimensional Porous Cathodes of (Bio)Electrochemical Systems. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2680-2689. [PMID: 36715453 PMCID: PMC9909735 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We developed a technique based on the use of microsensors to measure pH and H2 gradients during microbial electrosynthesis. The use of 3D electrodes in (bio)electrochemical systems likely results in the occurrence of gradients from the bulk conditions into the electrode. Since these gradients, e.g., with respect to pH and reactant/product concentrations determine the performance of the electrode, it is essential to be able to accurately measure them. Apart from these parameters, also local oxidation-reduction potential and electric field potential were determined in the electrolyte and throughout the 3D porous electrodes. Key was the realization that the presence of an electric field disturbed the measurements obtained by the potentiometric type of microsensor. To overcome the interference on the pH measure, a method was validated where the signal was corrected for the local electric field measured with the electric potential microsensor. The developed method provides a useful tool for studies about electrode design, reactor engineering, measuring gradients in electroactive biofilms, and flow dynamics in and around 3D porous electrodes of (bio)electrochemical systems.
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- Sanne
M. de Smit
- Environmental
Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708WG, The Netherlands,Biobased
Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University
and Research, Wageningen 6708WG, The Netherlands
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- Environmental
Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708WG, The Netherlands
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- Environmental
Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708WG, The Netherlands
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- Environmental
Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708WG, The Netherlands
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- Biobased
Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University
and Research, Wageningen 6708WG, The Netherlands,
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- Environmental
Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708WG, The Netherlands,
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Han M, Yang H, Yu G, Jiang P, You S, Zhang L, Lin H, Liu J, Shu Y. Application of Non-invasive Micro-test Technology (NMT) in environmental fields: A comprehensive review. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 240:113706. [PMID: 35659702 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Non-invasive Micro-test Technology (NMT) is a selective microelectrode technique which can detect the flux rates and three-dimensional motion directions of ions or molecules into and out of living organisms in situ without damaging the sample. It has the advantages of maintaining sample integrity, high temporal and spatial resolution, and being able to measure multiple sites simultaneously. In this paper we provide a comprehensive review on the development of NMT in recent years. Its principles, characteristics, and the differences with other microelectrode techniques are introduced. We discuss the applications of NMT in the field of phytoremediation, plant resistance, water quality monitoring, and toxicity mechanisms of heavy metals on organisms. Furthermore, the challenges and future prospects of NMT in the environmental field are presented.
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- Mengxuan Han
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China; Technical Innovation Center of Mine Geological Environmental Restoration Engineering in Southern Karst Area, MNR, Guilin, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China; Technical Innovation Center of Mine Geological Environmental Restoration Engineering in Southern Karst Area, MNR, Guilin, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
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Zhang Q, Ying Y, Ping J. Recent Advances in Plant Nanoscience. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103414. [PMID: 34761568 PMCID: PMC8805591 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Plants have complex internal signaling pathways to quickly adjust to environmental changes and harvest energy from the environment. Facing the growing population, there is an urgent need for plant transformation and precise monitoring of plant growth to improve crop yields. Nanotechnology, an interdisciplinary research field, has recently been boosting plant yields and meeting global energy needs. In this context, a new field, "plant nanoscience," which describes the interaction between plants and nanotechnology, emerges as the times require. Nanosensors, nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, and nano-plant genetic engineering are of great help in increasing crop yields. Nanogenerators are helping to develop the potential of plants in the field of energy harvesting. Furthermore, the uptake and internalization of nanomaterials in plants and the possible effects are also worthy of attention. In this review, a forward-looking perspective on the plant nanoscience is presented and feasible solutions for future food shortages and energy crises are provided.
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- Qi Zhang
- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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Shokoohi-Rad S, Heidarzadeh HR. In Vivo Imaging of Plant Oxygen Levels. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 62:1251-1258. [PMID: 33725087 PMCID: PMC8410434 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcab039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Oxygen is essential for multicellular aerobic life due to its central role in energy metabolism. The availability of oxygen can drop below the level to sustain oxidative phosphorylation when plants are flooded, posing a severe threat to survival. However, under non-stressful conditions, the internal oxygen concentration of most plant tissue is not in equilibrium with the environment, which is attributed to cellular respiration and diffusion constrains imposed by O2 barriers and bulky tissue. This is exemplified by the observations of steep oxygen gradients in roots, fruits, tubers, anthers and meristems. To adapt to a varying availability of oxygen, plants sense O2 via the conditional proteolysis of transcriptional regulators. This mechanism acts to switch oxidative metabolism to anaerobic fermentation, but it was also shown to play a role in plant development and pathogen defense. To investigate how dynamic and spatial distribution of O2 impacts on these processes, accurate mapping of its concentration in plants is essential. Physical oxygen sensors have been employed for decades to profile internal oxygen concentrations in plants, while genetically encoded oxygen biosensors have only recently started to see use. Driven by the critical role of hypoxia in human pathology and development, several novel oxygen-sensing devices have also been characterized in cell lines and animal model organisms. This review aims to provide an overview of available oxygen biosensors and to discuss their potential application to image oxygen levels in plants.
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- Saeed Shokoohi-Rad
- Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Jiménez JDLC, Pellegrini E, Pedersen O, Nakazono M. Radial Oxygen Loss from Plant Roots—Methods. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10112322. [PMID: 34834684 PMCID: PMC8622749 DOI: 10.3390/plants10112322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In flooded soils, an efficient internal aeration system is essential for root growth and plant survival. Roots of many wetland species form barriers to restrict radial O2 loss (ROL) to the rhizosphere. The formation of such barriers greatly enhances longitudinal O2 diffusion from basal parts towards the root tip, and the barrier also impedes the entry of phytotoxic compounds produced in flooded soils into the root. Nevertheless, ROL from roots is an important source of O2 for rhizosphere oxygenation and the oxidation of toxic compounds. In this paper, we review the methodological aspects for the most widely used techniques for the qualitative visualization and quantitative determination of ROL from roots. Detailed methodological approaches, practical set-ups and examples of ROL from roots with or without barriers to ROL are included. This paper provides practical knowledge relevant to several disciplines, including plant–soil interactions, biogeochemistry and eco-physiological aspects of roots and soil biota.
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- Juan de la Cruz Jiménez
- Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy;
- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, DK2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- The Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, DK2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;
- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan;
- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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Li JH, Fan LF, Zhao DJ, Zhou Q, Yao JP, Wang ZY, Huang L. Plant electrical signals: A multidisciplinary challenge. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 261:153418. [PMID: 33887526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Plant electrical signals, an early event in the plant-stimulus interaction, rapidly transmit information generated by the stimulus to other organs, and even the whole plant, to promote the corresponding response and trigger a regulatory cascade. In recent years, many promising state-of-the-art technologies applicable to study plant electrophysiology have emerged. Research focused on expression of genes associated with electrical signals has also proliferated. We propose that it is appropriate for plant electrical signals to be considered in the form of a "plant electrophysiological phenotype". This review synthesizes research on plant electrical signals from a novel, interdisciplinary perspective, which is needed to improve the efficient aggregation and use of plant electrical signal data and to expedite interpretation of plant electrical signals.
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- Jin-Hai Li
- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Precision Agriculture System Integration Research, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Precision Agriculture System Integration Research, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Future (IFF), Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Precision Agriculture System Integration Research, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Panicucci G, Iacopino S, De Meo E, Perata P, Weits DA. An Improved HRPE-Based Transcriptional Output Reporter to Detect Hypoxia and Anoxia in Plant Tissue. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2020; 10:bios10120197. [PMID: 33287141 PMCID: PMC7761731 DOI: 10.3390/bios10120197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Oxygen levels in plant tissues may vary, depending on metabolism, diffusion barriers, and environmental availability. Current techniques to assess the oxic status of plant cells rely primarily on invasive microoptodes or Clark-type electrodes, which are not optimally suited for experiments that require high spatial and temporal resolution. In this case, a genetically encoded oxygen biosensor is required instead. This article reports the design, test, and optimization of a hypoxia-signaling reporter, based on five-time repeated hypoxia-responsive promoter elements (HRPE) driving the expression of different reporter proteins. Specifically, this study aimed to improve its performance as a reporter of hypoxic conditions by testing the effect of different untranslated regions (UTRs) at the 5′ end of the reporter coding sequence. Next, we characterized an optimized version of the HRPE promoter (HRPE-Ω) in terms of hypoxia sensitivity and time responsiveness. We also observed that severe oxygen deficiency counteracted the reporter activity due to inhibition of GFP maturation, which requires molecular oxygen. To overcome this limitation, we therefore employed an oxygen-independent UnaG fluorescent protein-coupled to an O2-dependent mCherry fluorophore under the control of the optimized HRPE-Ω promoter. Remarkably, this sensor, provided a different mCherry/UnaG ratiometric output depending on the externally imposed oxygen concentration, providing a solution to distinguish between different degrees of tissue hypoxia. Moreover, a ubiquitously expressed UnaG-mCherry fusion could be used to image oxygen concentrations directly, albeit at a narrow range. The luminescent and fluorescent hypoxia-reporters described here can readily be used to conduct studies that involve anaerobiosis in plants.
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- Gabriele Panicucci
- Biology Department, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (S.I.)
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- Biology Department, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (G.P.); (S.I.)
- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-050-881913
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Isayenkov SV, Dabravolski SA, Pan T, Shabala S. Phylogenetic Diversity and Physiological Roles of Plant Monovalent Cation/H + Antiporters. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:573564. [PMID: 33123183 PMCID: PMC7573149 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.573564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The processes of plant nutrition, stress tolerance, plant growth, and development are strongly dependent on transport of mineral nutrients across cellular membranes. Plant membrane transporters are key components of these processes. Among various membrane transport proteins, the monovalent cation proton antiporter (CPA) superfamily mediates a broad range of physiological and developmental processes such as ion and pH homeostasis, development of reproductive organs, chloroplast operation, and plant adaptation to drought and salt stresses. CPA family includes plasma membrane-bound Na+/H+ exchanger (NhaP) and intracellular Na+/H+ exchanger NHE (NHX), K+ efflux antiporter (KEA), and cation/H+ exchanger (CHX) family proteins. In this review, we have completed the phylogenetic inventory of CPA transporters and undertaken a comprehensive evolutionary analysis of their development. Compared with previous studies, we have significantly extended the range of plant species, including green and red algae and Acrogymnospermae into phylogenetic analysis. Our data suggest that the multiplication and complexation of CPA isoforms during evolution is related to land colonisation by higher plants and associated with an increase of different tissue types and development of reproductive organs. The new data extended the number of clades for all groups of CPAs, including those for NhaP/SOS, NHE/NHX, KEA, and CHX. We also critically evaluate the latest findings on the biological role, physiological functions and regulation of CPA transporters in relation to their structure and phylogenetic position. In addition, the role of CPA members in plant tolerance to various abiotic stresses is summarized, and the future priority directions for CPA studies in plants are discussed.
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- Stanislav V. Isayenkov
- International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Department of Plant Food Products and Biofortification, Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Clinical Diagnostics, Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine [UO VGAVM], Vitebsk, Belarus
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- International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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